福楼拜终年辛勤写作,他喜欢独自一人静静地推敲思索,然而到了星期天他则有另外的安排。下午一点,门铃响了,这是朋友来访的信号。于是他将写字台上的文稿、纸页略作整理,然后蒙上一条他喜爱的红色绸巾。星期天,他的仆人也休息外出了,福楼拜不慌不忙地自己出来迎接朋友。福楼拜的朋友有不少是世界著名的作家、艺术家,他们中间有 Flaubert has been writing hard all his life, he likes to think quietly alone, but by Sunday he has other arrangements. At one o’clock in the afternoon, the doorbell rang. This is a sign of a friend’s visit. So he put the presentation on the desk, the page slightly finishing, and then covered with his favorite red silk dress. On Sunday, his servant also took a rest, and Flaubert went out of his way to greet his friend. Many of Flaubert’s friends are world famous writers and artists, among them