troilus and criseyde-第8章
按键盘上方向键 ← 或 → 可快速上下翻页,按键盘上的 Enter 键可回到本书目录页,按键盘上方向键 ↑ 可回到本页顶部!
————未阅读完?加入书签已便下次继续阅读!
A kinges sone in armes wel to do; 165
And been of good condiciouns ther…to;
For greet power and moral vertu here
Is selde y…seye in o persone y…fere。'
‘In good feith; that is sooth;' quod Pandarus;
‘But; by my trouthe; the king hath sones tweye; 170
That is to mene; Ector and Troilus;
That certainly; though that I sholde deye;
They been as voyde of vyces; dar I seye;
As any men that liveth under the sonne;
Hir might is wyde y…knowe; and what they conne。 175
‘Of Ector nedeth it nought for to telle:
In al this world ther nis a bettre knight
Than he; that is of worthinesse welle;
And he wel more vertu hath than might。
This knoweth many a wys and worthy wight。 180
The same prys of Troilus I seye;
God help me so; I knowe not swiche tweye。'
‘By god;' quod she; ‘of Ector that is sooth;
Of Troilus the same thing trowe I;
For; dredelees; men tellen that he dooth 185
In armes day by day so worthily;
And bereth him here at hoom so gentilly
To every wight; that al the prys hath he
Of hem that me were levest preysed be。'
‘Ye sey right sooth; y…wis;' quod Pandarus; 190
‘For yesterday; who…so hadde with him been;
He might have wondred up…on Troilus;
For never yet so thikke a swarm of been
Ne fleigh; as Grekes fro him gonne fleen;
And thorugh the feld; in everi wightes ere; 195
Ther nas no cry but 〃Troilus is there!〃
‘Now here; now there; he hunted hem so faste;
Ther nas but Grekes blood; and Troilus;
Now hem he hurte; and hem alle doun he caste;
Ay where he wente; it was arayed thus: 200
He was hir deeth; and sheld and lyf for us;
That as that day ther dorste noon with…stonde;
Whyl that he held his blody swerd in honde。
‘Therto he is the freendlieste man
Of grete estat; that ever I saw my lyve; 205
And wher him list; best felawshipe can
To suche as him thinketh able for to thryve。'
And with that word tho Pandarus; as blyve;
He took his leve; and seyde; ‘I wol go henne。'
‘Nay; blame have I; myn uncle;' quod she thenne。 210
‘What eyleth yow to be thus wery sone;
And namelich of wommen? Wol ye so?
Nay; sitteth down; by god; I have to done
With yow; to speke of wisdom er ye go。'
And every wight that was a…boute hem tho; 215
That herde that; gan fer a…wey to stonde;
Whyl they two hadde al that hem liste in honde。
Whan that hir tale al brought was to an ende;
Of hire estat and of hir governaunce;
Quod Pandarus; ‘Now is it tyme I wende; 220
But yet; I seye; aryseth; lat us daunce;
And cast your widwes habit to mischaunce:
What list yow thus your…self to disfigure;
Sith yow is tid thus fair an aventure?'
‘A! Wel bithought! For love of god;' quod she; 225
‘Shal I not witen what ye mene of this?'
‘No; this thing axeth layser;' tho quod he;
‘And eek me wolde muche greve; y…wis;
If I it tolde; and ye it toke amis。
Yet were it bet my tonge for to stille 230
Than seye a sooth that were ayeins your wille。
‘For; nece; by the goddesse Minerve;
And Iuppiter; that maketh the thonder ringe;
And by the blisful Venus that I serve;
Ye been the womman in this world livinge; 235
With…oute paramours; to my wittinge;
That I best love; and lothest am to greve;
And that ye witen wel your…self; I leve。'
‘Y…wis; myn uncle;' quod she; ‘grant mercy;
Your freendship have I founden ever yit; 240
I am to no man holden trewely;
So muche as yow; and have so litel quit;
And; with the grace of god; emforth my wit;
As in my gilt I shal you never offende;
And if I have er this; I wol amende。 245
‘But; for the love of god; I yow beseche;
As ye ben he that I love most and triste;
Lat be to me your fremde manere speche;
And sey to me; your nece; what yow liste:'
And with that word hir uncle anoon hir kiste; 250
And seyde; ‘Gladly; leve nece dere;
Tak it for good that I shal seye yow here。'
With that she gan hir eiyen doun to caste;
And Pandarus to coghe gan a lyte;
And seyde; ‘Nece; alwey; lo! To the laste; 255
How…so it be that som men hem delyte
With subtil art hir tales for to endyte;
Yet for al that; in hir entencioun
Hir tale is al for som conclusioun。
‘And sithen thende is every tales strengthe; 260
And this matere is so bihovely;
What sholde I peynte or drawen it on lengthe
To yow; that been my freend so feithfully?'
And with that word he gan right inwardly
Biholden hir; and loken on hir face; 265
And seyde; ‘On suche a mirour goode grace!'
Than thoughte he thus: ‘If I my tale endyte
Ought hard; or make a proces any whyle;
She shal no savour han ther…in but lyte;
And trowe I wolde hir in my wil bigyle。 270
For tendre wittes wenen al be wyle
Ther…as they can nat pleynly understonde;
For…thy hir wit to serven wol I fonde '
And loked on hir in a besy wyse;
And she was war that he byheld hir so; 275
And seyde; ‘Lord! So faste ye me avyse!
Sey ye me never er now? What sey ye; no?'
‘Yes; yes;' quod he; ‘and bet wole er I go;
But; by my trouthe; I thoughte now if ye
Be fortunat; for now men shal it see。 280
‘For to every wight som goodly aventure
Som tyme is shape; if he it can receyven;
And if that he wol take of it no cure;
Whan that it commeth; but wilfully it weyven;
Lo; neither cas nor fortune him deceyven; 285
But right his verray slouthe and wrecchednesse;
And swich a wight is for to blame; I gesse。
‘Good aventure; O bele nece; have ye
Ful lightly founden; and ye conne it take;
And; for the love of god; and eek of me; 290
Cacche it anoon; lest aventure slake。
What sholde I lenger proces of it make?
Yif me your hond; for in this world is noon;
If that yow list; a wight so wel begoon。
‘And sith I speke of good entencioun; 295
As I to yow have told wel here…biforn;
And love as wel your honour and renoun
As creature in al this world y…born;
By alle the othes that I have yow sworn;
And ye be wrooth therfore; or wene I lye; 300
Ne shal I never seen yow eft with ye。
‘Beth nought agast; ne quaketh nat; wher…to?
Ne chaungeth nat for fere so your hewe;
For hardely the werste of this is do;
And though my tale as now be to yow newe; 305
Yet trist alwey; ye shal me finde trewe;
And were it thing that me thoughte unsittinge;
To yow nolde I no swiche tales bringe。'
‘Now; my good eem; for goddes love; I preye;'
Quod she; ‘com of; and tel me what it is; 310
For bothe I am agast what ye wol seye;
And eek me longeth it to wite; y…wis。
For whether it be wel or be amis;
Say on; lat me not in this fere dwelle:'
‘So wol I doon; now herkneth; I shal telle: 315
‘Now; nece myn; the kinges dere sone;
The goode; wyse; worthy; fresshe; and free;
Which alwey for to do wel is his wone;
The noble Troilus; so loveth thee;
That; bot ye helpe; it wol his bane be。 320
Lo; here is al; what sholde I more seye?
Doth what yow list; to make him live or deye。
‘But if ye lete him deye; I wol sterve;
Have her my trouthe; nece; I nil not lyen;
Al sholde I with this knyf my throte kerve ' 325
With that the teres braste out of his yen;
And seyde; ‘If that ye doon us bothe dyen;
Thus giltelees; than have ye fisshed faire;
What mende ye; though that we bothe apeyre?
‘Allas! He which that is my lord so dere; 330
That trewe man; that noble gentil knight;
That nought desireth but your freendly chere;
I see him deye; ther he goth up…right;
And hasteth him; with al his fulle might;
For to be slayn; if fortune wol assente; 335
Allas! That god yow swich a beautee sente!
‘If it be so that ye so cruel be;
That of his deeth yow liste nought to recche;
That is so trewe and worthy; as ye see;
No more than of a Iapere or a wrecche; 340
If ye be swich; your beautee may not strecche
To make amendes of so cruel a dede;
Avysement is good bifore the nede。
‘Wo worth the faire gemme vertulees!
Wo worth that herbe also that dooth no bote! 345
Wo worth that beautee that is routhelees