troilus and criseyde-第9章
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Wo worth that herbe also that dooth no bote! 345
Wo worth that beautee that is routhelees!
Wo worth that wight that tret ech under fote!
And ye; that been of beautee crop and rote;
If therwith…al in you ther be no routhe;
Than is it harm ye liven; by my trouthe! 350
‘And also thenk wel that this is no gaude;
For me were lever; thou and I and he
Were hanged; than I sholde been his baude;
As heyghe; as men mighte on us alle y…see:
I am thyn eem; the shame were to me; 355
As wel as thee; if that I sholde assente;
Thorugh myn abet; that he thyn honour shente。
‘Now understond; for I yow nought requere;
To binde yow to him thorugh no beheste;
But only that ye make him bettre chere 360
Than ye han doon er this; and more feste;
So that his lyf be saved; at the leste;
This al and som; and playnly our entente;
God help me so; I never other mente。
‘Lo; this request is not but skile; y…wis; 365
Ne doute of reson; pardee; is ther noon。
I sette the worste that ye dredden this;
Men wolden wondren seen him come or goon:
Ther…ayeins answere I thus a…noon;
That every wight; but he be fool of kinde; 370
Wol deme it love of freendship in his minde。
‘What? Who wol deme; though he see a man
To temple go; that he the images eteth?
Thenk eek how wel and wysly that he can
Governe him…self; that he no…thing foryeteth; 375
That; wher he cometh; he prys and thank him geteth;
And eek ther…to; he shal come here so selde;
What fors were it though al the toun behelde?
‘Swich love of freendes regneth al this toun;
And wrye yow in that mantel ever…mo; 380
And god so wis be my savacioun;
As I have seyd; your beste is to do so。
But alwey; goode nece; to stinte his wo;
So lat your daunger sucred ben a lyte;
That of his deeth ye be nought for to wyte。' 385
Criseyde; which that herde him in this wyse;
Thoughte; ‘I shal fele what he meneth; y…wis。'
‘Now; eem;' quod she; ‘what wolde ye devyse?
What is your reed I sholde doon of this?'
‘That is wel seyd;' quod be。 ‘certayn; best is 390
That ye him love ayein for his lovinge;
As love for love is skilful guerdoninge。
‘Thenk eek; how elde wasteth every houre
In eche of yow a party of beautee;
And therfore; er that age thee devoure; 395
Go love; for; olde; ther wol no wight of thee。
Lat this proverbe a lore un…to yow be;
〃To late y…war; quod Beautee; whan it paste;〃
And elde daunteth daunger at the laste。
‘The kinges fool is woned to cryen loude; 400
Whan that him thinketh a womman bereth hir hye;
〃So longe mote ye live; and alle proude;
Til crowes feet be growe under your ye;
And sende yow thanne a mirour in to prye
In whiche that ye may see your face a…morwe!〃 405
Nece; I bidde wisshe yow no more sorwe。'
With this he stente; and caste adoun the heed;
And she bigan to breste a…wepe anoon;
And seyde; ‘Allas; for wo! Why nere I deed?
For of this world the feith is al agoon! 410
Allas! What sholden straunge to me doon;
Whan he; that for my beste freend I wende;
Ret me to love; and sholde it me defende?
‘Allas! I wolde han trusted; doutelees;
That if that I; thurgh my disaventure; 415
Had loved other him or Achilles;
Ector; or any mannes creature;
Ye nolde han had no mercy ne mesure
On me; but alwey had me in repreve;
This false world; allas! Who may it leve? 420
‘What? Is this al the Ioye and al the feste?
Is this your reed; is this my blisful cas?
Is this the verray mede of your beheste?
Is al this peynted proces seyd; allas!
Right for this fyn? O lady myn; Pallas! 425
Thou in this dredful cas for me purveye;
For so astonied am I that I deye!'
With that she gan ful sorwfully to syke;
‘A! May it be no bet?' quod Pandarus;
‘By god; I shal no…more come here this wyke; 430
And god to…forn; that am mistrusted thus;
I see ful wel that ye sette lyte of us;
Or of our deeth! Allas! I woful wrecche!
Mighte he yet live; of me is nought to recche。
‘O cruel god; O dispitouse Marte; 435
O Furies three of helle; on yow I crye!
So lat me never out of this hous departe;
If that I mente harm or vilanye!
But sith I see my lord mot nedes dye;
And I with him; here I me shryve; and seye 440
That wikkedly ye doon us bothe deye。
‘But sith it lyketh yow that I be deed;
By Neptunus; that god is of the see;
Fro this forth shal I never eten breed
Til I myn owene herte blood may see; 445
For certayn; I wole deye as sone as he '
And up he sterte; and on his wey he raughte;
Til she agayn him by the lappe caughte。
Criseyde; which that wel neigh starf for fere;
So as she was the ferfulleste wight 450
That mighte be; and herde eek with hir ere;
And saw the sorwful ernest of the knight;
And in his preyere eek saw noon unright;
And for the harm that mighte eek fallen more;
She gan to rewe and dredde hir wonder sore; 455
And thoughte thus; ‘Unhappes fallen thikke
Alday for love; and in swich maner cas;
As men ben cruel in hem…self and wikke;
And if this man slee here him…self; allas!
In my presence; it wol be no solas。 460
What men wolde of hit deme I can nat seye;
It nedeth me ful sleyly for to pleye。'
And with a sorwful syk she seyde thrye;
‘A! Lord! What me is tid a sory chaunce!
For myn estat lyth in Iupartye; 465
And eek myn emes lyf lyth in balaunce;
But nathelees; with goddes governaunce;
I shal so doon; myn honour shal I kepe;
And eek his lyf;' and stinte for to wepe。
‘Of harmes two; the lesse is for to chese; 470
Yet have I lever maken him good chere
In honour; than myn emes lyf to lese;
Ye seyn; ye no…thing elles me requere?'
‘No; wis;' quod he; ‘myn owene nece dere。'
‘Now wel;' quod she; ‘and I wol doon my peyne; 475
I shal myn herte ayeins my lust constreyne。
‘But that I nil not holden him in honde;
Ne love a man; ne can I not; ne may
Ayeins my wil; but elles wol I fonde;
Myn honour sauf; plese him fro day to day; 480
Ther…to nolde I nought ones have seyd nay;
But that I dredde; as in my fantasye;
But cesse cause; ay cesseth maladye。
‘And here I make a protestacioun;
That in this proces if ye depper go; 485
That certaynly; for no savacioun
Of yow; though that ye sterve bothe two;
Though al the world on o day be my fo;
Ne shal I never on him han other routhe。 '
‘I graunte wel;' quod Pandare; ‘by my trouthe。 490
‘But may I truste wel ther…to;' quod he;
‘That of this thing that ye han hight me here;
Ye wol it holden trewly un…to me?'
‘Ye; doutelees;' quod she; ‘myn uncle dere。'
‘Ne that I shal han cause in this matere;' 495
Quod he; ‘to pleyne; or after yow to preche?'
‘Why; no; parde; what nedeth more speche?'
Tho fillen they in othere tales glade;
Til at the laste; ‘O good eem;' quod she tho;
‘For love of god; which that us bothe made; 500
Tel me how first ye wisten of his wo:
Wot noon of hit but ye?' He seyde; ‘No。'
‘Can he wel speke of love?' quod she; ‘I preye;
Tel me; for I the bet me shal purveye。'
Tho Pandarus a litel gan to smyle; 505
And seyde; ‘By my trouthe; I shal yow telle。
This other day; nought gon ful longe whyle;
In…with the paleys…gardyn; by a welle;
Gan he and I wel half a day to dwelle;
Right for to speken of an ordenaunce; 510
How we the Grekes myghte disavaunce。
‘Sone after that bigonne we to lepe;
And casten with our dartes to and fro;
Til at the laste he seyde he wolde slepe;
And on the gres a…doun he leyde him tho; 515
And I after gan rome to and fro
Til that I herde; as that I welk allone;
How he bigan ful wofully to grone。
‘Tho gan I stalke him softely bihinde;
And sikerly; the sothe for to seyne; 520
As I can clepe ayein now to my minde;
Right thus to Love he gan him for to pleyne;
He seyde; 〃Lord! Have routhe up…on my peyne;
Al have I been rebel in myn entente;
Now; MEA CULPA; lord! I me repente。 525
‘〃O god; that at thy disposicioun
Ledest the fyn by I