卷二·第三十八章　莉莉自占购屋

If I should purchase Master B. his houses.

我是否该买下某先生（原书只记其姓的首字母）的房子。

The Inheritance of the house wherein at this present 1647. I live, and some others being proffered me to buy 1634. I had a desire to know if I should deal with the seller and procure Moneys in convenient time to pay for the Purchase, (my owne Money being in such hands as I could not call it in under six moneths warning) being desirous, I say,to purchase the said houses, and fully resolved upon it, I took my owne Question my selfe, at what time I found my mind was most perplexed and solicitous about it; the time of my Quere to my selfe fell out according to the position of Heaven aforesaid.

一六三四年，有人把我现在（一六四七年）所住这所房子的产业，连同另外几所，开价卖给我。我想知道，我是否该与卖主交易，并能及时筹到钱来付这笔买价（我自己的钱放在别人手里，不提前六个月通知就收不回来）；我说，我一心想买下这几所房子，也已下定决心，便亲自为自己起了这一问，时间取在我发觉自己心里为此事最困惑、最焦虑的那一刻；我向自己发问的时刻，天象正如前面所列。

THE Signe ascending is ♎ , the degree of the Signe is the same wherein ♃ was in my Radix ; I looked upon that as a good Omen in the first place.

上升的星座是天秤，上升的度数恰是我本命根盘里木星所在的那一度；我首先把这看作一个好兆头。

[* This was after I begun, and before I concluded.] ♀ Is for my selfe, the ☉ locally placed in the seventh is for the Seller; the ☉ receives ♀ in his Exaltation ; besides, ♀ is neer the cusp of the seventh, and no other Planet in the seventh ☉ excepted, which signified, there was at present no other purchaser about it but my selfe : the ☉ so exalted and angular prenoted the Seller to be high in his Demands, [and so he was ; ] nor was he necessitated to depart with it : finding, I say,my Significator received of ☉ , and so neer to the cusp of the Angle of the West, it was an argument I should proceed further in the matter, notwithstanding ♀ her many Debilities ; for as I found ☉ Lord of the seventh, so also was he Lord of the eleventh, signifying my hopes should not be frustrated : besides, ♀ was applying to a △ of ♄ , Lord of the fourth, viz. the houses enquired after, and had no abscission or frustation ere the perfect aspect; a maine strong argument that I should buy the houses: and indeed bothSignificators strongly applyed to a △ aspect,viz. ♄ and ♀ , for ♄ is Retrograde :

（页边注：这是在我开始洽谈之后、成交之前。）金星代表我自己；位于第七宫的太阳代表卖主；太阳在他的旺处接纳金星；此外，金星靠近第七宫的宫头，除了太阳以外，第七宫再无别的行星，这表示眼下除了我，没有别的买主在打这房子的主意：太阳如此得旺又居角，预示卖主开价很高（他确实如此），他也并非非卖不可：我说，既然发现我的征象星被太阳接纳，又如此靠近西方角宫的宫头，这就是我会把这事继续谈下去的论据，尽管金星有许多衰弱之处；因为我发现太阳是第七宫之主，同时也是第十一宫之主，这表示我的希望不会落空：此外，金星正入相于土星的三分，土星是第四宫之主，即所问的房子，而在相位成全之前，没有任何截断或挫阻；这是我会买下这房子的一个重要而有力的论据：而且两颗征象星，即土星与金星，确实都在有力地趋向三分相，因为土星在逆行：

I also considered the ☉ was in perfect △ with ♄ , the ☉ being, as I said,Lord of my eleventh, and he of the fourth ; ♄ hath also signification of me, as Querent, because he beholds the ascendant, and therein hath exaltation : now whether you consider him, as having Dignities in the ascendant, or as Lord of the fourth, the Lord of the eleventh and he applying unto each other by a △ ,argued,assuredly I should proceed further in the matter, and in the end conclude for them:

我还考虑到，太阳与土星成完全的三分，太阳如我所说是我第十一宫之主，土星是第四宫之主；土星也有象征我这个问卜者的意义，因为他照看上升点，又在那里有旺：现在不论你把他看作在上升点有尊贵者，还是看作第四宫之主，第十一宫之主与他以三分彼此入相，都确凿地表明我会把这件事谈下去，最后为这几所房子成交：

The ☽ in the next place translating the influence of ♂ , who hath Dignities in the seventh, to ♄ , having vertue in the ascendant, though by a □ aspect (yet out of Signes of long ascensions) did much facilitate the matter, and argued my going on, and probability of contracting, but with some leizure, and slowly, because of the □ aspect; for as the ☽ is afflicted, and ♀ unfortunate, so had I much to doe, and many meetings about it; the Seller not abating one penny of five hundred and thirty pounds, being the first penny he demanded :

其次，月亮把在第七宫有尊贵的火星的影响力，传递给在上升点有力量的土星，虽然是以四分相（但出自上升时间长的星座），这大大促成了此事，表示我会谈下去、有可能订约，但要费些时日、进展缓慢，因为是四分相；而正如月亮受损、金星不吉，我也费了许多周折，见了许多次面；卖主开价五百三十镑，一个便士也不肯少，那正是他最初的要价：

As the ☉ is neer to a ⚹ aspect of ♃ , so did a joviall man endeavour to procure the purchase unto himselfe * ; but ♃ is cadent, and in [* To hinder me.] detriment, shewing he should not prevaile, ♀ angular and in aspect with ♄ Lord of the thing sought after; and as ☉ is Lord of the eleventh, which is the fift from the seventh, so a Daughter of the Sellers was my very good friend in this businesse, and suffered no interloper to intervene,though some offered fair * ; for ♂ Lord of my second house Retrograde,argued I should get none of my owne Monies to supply my occasions ; nor did I : ♃ Lord of ⊗ in ⚹ with ☉ no wayes impedited, but by being in detriment, in ⚹ platick with ♀ Lady of my ascendant, shortly entring his exaltation, gave me such hopes as I doubted not of procuring Monies when he entred ♋ , and ♂ became direct, which he did twelve dayes after,at what time a friend lent me 500 l. the qualities of the Houses are signified by ♑ the Signe of the fourth,and ♄ Lord thereof, who having no materiall debilities, except Retrogradation and Cadency, being also in △ with ☉ ; the Houses were really old,but strong and able to stand many yeers.

太阳将与木星成六分，相应地也就有一个属木星性质的人设法把这笔买卖争到自己手里（旁注：为了阻碍我）；但木星在果宫，又在陷，表示他不会得逞，而金星居角，又与所求之物的主星土星有相位；太阳是第十一宫之主，而第十一宫是从第七宫数起的第五宫，所以卖主的一个女儿在这件事上是我很好的朋友，不让任何插手的人介入，尽管有人出价不错；火星是我第二宫之主，正在逆行，表示我收不回自己的钱来应付所需；我也确实没有收回来：木星是福点之主，与太阳成六分，除了身在陷处之外毫无受损，又与我的上升女主星金星成宽相六分，而且不久就要进入他的旺处，这给了我希望，使我确信等他进入巨蟹、火星转为顺行时，我能筹到钱；火星在十二天后转为顺行，那时有一位朋友借给我五百镑。房子的品质由第四宫的星座摩羯及其主星土星表示；土星除了逆行与在果宫之外，没有什么实质的衰弱，又与太阳成三分：这几所房子确实很旧，但很坚固，还能再立许多年。

When ♀ and ☉ came to ☌ in ♉ , that day I bargained,viz. die ♀ 25. Aprill following ; the seventeenth of May ♀ and ☽ in ☌ ; I paid in 530 l. and my Conveyance was Sealed.

当金星与太阳在金牛会合时，那一天我谈定了买卖，即随后四月二十五日，金星日；五月十七日，金星与月亮会合，我付了五百三十镑，我的产权转让契据也盖了印。

So that as ♀ wanted six degrees of the body of the ☉ , so was it six weekes and some dayes from the time of the Question ere I perfected what the Figure promised; as to the Moles and Scars of my body it doth exactly agree : for as ♀ is in ♈ ,which represents the face, so have I a Mole on my cheeke about the middle of it ; and as ♎ ascends, I have one on the reines of my backe, the ☽ in ♍ afflicted by ♂ , I have a red Mole below my Navell, ♃ Lord of the sixt in ♊ a Masculine Signe, I have a Mole neer my right hand visible on the outside ; so have I on the left foot, as ♓ the Signe of the sixt doth represent.

所以，正如金星距太阳本体还差六度，从问卜之时起，也过了六周又几天，我才把盘上所许诺的事办成：至于我身上的痣与疤，也与此盘完全吻合：金星在白羊，白羊代表脸，我脸颊正中就有一颗痣；天秤上升，我后腰上有一颗；月亮在处女受火星侵害，我肚脐下方有一颗红痣；第六宫之主木星在双子这个阳性星座，我右手附近外侧有一颗看得见的痣；正如第六宫的星座双鱼所示，我左脚上也有一颗。

Many things might be considered herein, besides what is written ; but I feare this Booke will increase beyond my first intention: Ergo. The truth of the matter is, I had a hard bargaine, as the Figure every way considered doth manifest, and shall never live to see many of the Leases yet in being, expired ; and as ♀ is in ♈ , viz. opposite to her owne House, so did I doe my selfe injury by the Bargaine, I meane, in matter of Money ; but the love I bore to the House I now live in, wherein I lived happily with a good Master full seven yeers, and therein obtained my first Wife, and was bountifully blessed by God with the Goods of this World therein,made me neglect a small hinderance, nor now, I thanke God, doe I repent it ; finding Gods blessing in a plentifull measure upon my Labours: yet was I no Taylor or Scrivener, as Wharton affirmes, or indeed any profession at all ; nor was my Master a Taylor, or my Wife a Scriveners Widdow.

这里还有许多事可以考虑，不止上面所写的；但我担心这本书会超出我原先的打算，所以就此打住。实情是：这笔买卖我吃了亏，从盘的各方面综合来看也正是如此；那些现存的租约，有许多我活不到看它们期满；而正如金星在白羊，即在她自己的庙的对面，我在这笔买卖上也伤了自己，我是说在钱的方面；但我爱我现在住的这所房子，我曾在这里跟着一位好主人足足过了七年，在这里娶到我的第一位妻子，也在这里蒙神慷慨赐福，得到这世上的财物，这使我不在意这一点小小的损失，如今我也感谢神，并不后悔；我发现神的祝福丰丰富富地临在我的劳作之上：然而我并不是沃顿所说的裁缝或文书，其实我根本没有什么行业；我的主人也不是裁缝，我的妻子也不是文书的遗孀。