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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

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