The Head of the Class.

级长

Friday, 25th.

星期五，25日。

Garrone attracts the love of all; Derossi, the admiration. He has taken the first medal; he will always be the first, and this year also; no one can compete with him; all recognize his superiority in all points. He is the first in arithmetic, in grammar, in composition, in drawing; he understands everything on the instant; he has a marvellous memory; he succeeds in everything without effort; it seems as though study were play to him. The teacher said to him yesterday:

卡隆令人可爱，代洛西令人佩服。代洛西每次总是第一，取得一等赏，今年大约仍是如此的。可以敌得过代洛西的人，一个都没有。他什么都好，无论算术、作文、图画，总是他第一。他一学即会，有着惊人的记忆力，凡事不费什么力气。学问在他好像游戏一般。先生昨日向着他说；

"You have received great gifts from God; all you have to do is not to squander them."

“上帝给了你非常的恩赐，不要自暴自弃啊！”

He is, moreover, tall and handsome, with a great crown of golden curls; he is so nimble that he can leap over a bench by resting one hand on it; and he already understands fencing. He is twelve years old, and the son of a merchant; he is always dressed in blue, with gilt buttons; he is always lively, merry, gracious to all, and helps all he can in examinations; and no one has ever dared to do anything disagreeable to him, or to say a rough word to him. Nobis and Franti alone look askance at him, and Votini darts envy from his eyes; but he does not even perceive it. All smile at him, and take his hand or his arm, when he goes about, in his graceful way, to collect the work.

他身材高大，神情挺秀，黄金色的发蓬蓬地覆着额头。身体轻捷，只要用手一撑，就能轻松地跳过椅子。剑术也学会了。年纪十二岁，是个富商之子，穿着青色的金纽扣的衣服。平常总是高兴活泼，待什么人都和气，试验的时候育教导别人。对于他，谁都不曾说过无礼的言语。只有诺琵斯和勿兰谛白眼对他，华梯尼看他时，眼里也闪着嫉妒的光，可是他似乎毫不介意这些。同学见了他，谁也不能不微笑。他做了级长，来往桌位间收集作业的时候，大家都要去握他的手。