首页 >出版文学> Le Mort d’Arthur>第47章
  HowKngMarksentSrTrstramforLaBealesoudtowardreland,andhowbyfortunehearrvedntoEngland。
  THENwhenthswasdoneKngMarkcastalwaysnhshearthowhemghtdestroySrTrstram。AndthenhemagnednhmselftosendSrTrstramntorelandforLaBealesoud。ForSrTrstramhadsoprasedherbeautyandhergoodnessthatKngMarksadthathewouldwedher,whereuponheprayedSrTrstramtotakehswayntorelandforhmonmessage。AndallthswasdonetothententtoslaySrTrstram。Notwthstandng,SrTrstramwouldnotrefusethemessagefornodangernorperlthatmghtfall,forthepleasureofhsuncle,buttogohemadehmreadynthemostgoodlestwsethatmghtbedevsed。ForSrTrstramtookwthhmthemostgoodlestknghtsthathemghtfndnthecourt;andtheywerearrayed,afterthegusethatwasthenused,nthegoodlestmanner。SoSrTrstramdepartedandtooktheseawthallhsfellowshp。Andanon,ashewasnthebroadseaatempesttookhmandhsfellowshp,anddrovethembackntothecoastofEngland;andtheretheyarrvedfastbyCamelot,andfullfantheyweretotaketheland。
  AndwhentheywerelandedSrTrstramsetuphspavlonuponthelandofCamelot,andtherehelethanghsshelduponthepavlon。AndthatsamedaycametwoknghtsofKngArthur’s,thatonewasSrEctordeMars,andSrMorganor。Andtheytouchedthesheld,andbadehmcomeoutofthepavlonfortojoust,anhewouldjoust。Yeshallbeanswered,sadSrTrstram,anyewlltarryalttlewhle。Sohemadehmready,andfrsthesmotedownSrEctordeMars,andafterhesmotedownSrMorganor,allwthonespear,andsorebrusedthem。
  AndwhentheylayupontheearththeyaskedSrTrstramwhathewas,andofwhatcountryhewasknght。Farlords,sadSrTrstram,wtyewellthatamofCornwall。Alas,sadSrEctor,nowamashamedthateveranyCornshknghtshouldovercomeme。AndthenfordespteSrEctorputoffhsarmourfromhm,andwentonfoot,andwouldnotrde。
  HowKngAngushofrelandwassummonedtocometoKngArthur’scourtfortreason。
  THENtfellthatSrBleobersandSrBlamoredeGans,thatwerebrethren,theyhadsummonedtheKngAngushofrelandfortocometoArthur’scourtuponpanofforfetureofKngArthur’sgoodgrace。AndftheKngofrelandcamenotn,atthedayassgnedandset,thekngshouldlosehslands。Sothappenedthatatthedayassgned,KngArthurnetherSrLauncelotmghtnotbetherefortogvethejudgment,forKngArthurwaswthSrLauncelotattheCastleJoyousGarde。AndsoKngArthurassgnedKngCaradosandtheKngofScotstobetherethatdayasjudges。SowhenthekngswereatCamelotKngAngushofrelandwascometoknowhsaccusers。ThenwasthereSrBlamoredeGans,andappealedtheKngofrelandoftreason,thathehadslanacousnofhsnhscourtnrelandbytreason。Thekngwassoreabashedofhsaccusaton,for-whyhewascomeatthesummonsofKngArthur,andorhecameatCamelothewstnotwhereforehewassentafter。AndwhenthekngheardSrBlamoresayhswll,heunderstoodwelltherewasnoneotherremedybutfortoanswerhmknghtly;forthecustomwassuchnthosedays,thatananymanwereappealedofanytreasonormurderheshouldfghtbodyforbody,orelsetofndanotherknghtforhm。Andallmannerofmurdersnthosedayswerecalledtreason。
  SowhenKngAngushunderstoodhsaccusnghewaspassngheavy,forheknewSrBlamoredeGansthathewasanobleknght,andofnobleknghtscome。ThentheKngofrelandwassmplypurveyedofhsanswer;thereforethejudgesgavehmresptebythethrddaytogvehsanswer。Sothekngdeparteduntohslodgng。ThemeanwhletherecamealadybySrTrstram’spavlonmaknggreatdole。Whatalethyou,sadSrTrstram,thatyemakesuchdole?Ah,farknght,sadthelady,amashamedunlessthatsomegoodknghthelpme;foragreatladyofworshpsentbymeafarchldandarch,untoSrLauncelotduLake,andherebytheremetwthmeaknght,andthrewmedownfrommypalfrey,andtookawaythechldfromme。
  Well,mylady,sadSrTrstram,andformylordSrLauncelot’ssakeshallgetyouthatchldagan,orelseshallbebeatenfort。AndsoSrTrstramtookhshorse,andaskedtheladywhchwaytheknghtrode;andthenshetoldhm。Andherodeafterhm,andwthnawhleheovertookthatknght。AndthenSrTrstrambadehmturnandgveaganthechld。
  HowSrTrstramrescuedachldfromaknght,andhowGouvernaltoldhmofKngAngush。
  THEknghtturnedhshorseandmadehmreadytofght。AndthenSrTrstramsmotehmwthaswordsuchabuffetthathetumbledtotheearth。AndthenheyeldedhmuntoSrTrstram。
  Thencomethyway,sadSrTrstram,andbrngthechldtotheladyagan。SohetookhshorsemeeklyandrodewthSrTrstram;andthenbythewaySrTrstramaskedhmhsname。
  Thenhesad,MynamesBreuseSauncePte。Sowhenhehaddelveredthatchldtothelady,hesad:Sr,asnthsthechldswellremeded。ThenSrTrstramlethmgoaganthatsorerepentedhmafter,forhewasagreatfoeuntomanygoodknghtsofKngArthur’scourt。
  ThenwhenSrTrstramwasnhspavlonGouvernal,hsman,cameandtoldhmhowthatKngAngushofrelandwascomethther,andhewasputngreatdstress;andthereGouvernaltoldSrTrstramhowKngAngushwassummonedandappealedofmurder。SoGodmehelp,sadSrTrstram,thesebethebesttdngsthatevercametomethssevenyears,fornowshalltheKngofrelandhaveneedofmyhelp;fordaresaytheresnoknghtnthscountrythatsnotofArthur’scourtdaredobattlewthSrBlamoredeGans;andfortowntheloveoftheKngofrelandwlltakethebattleuponme;andthereforeGouvernalbrngme,chargethee,tothekng。
  ThenGouvernalwentuntoKngAngushofreland,andsalutedhmfar。Thekngwelcomedhmandaskedhmwhathewould。
  Sr,sadGouvernal,heresaknghtnearhandthatdesrethtospeakwthyou:hebademesayhewoulddoyouservce。Whatknghtshe?sadthekng。Sr,sadhe,tsSrTrstramdeLones,thatforyourgoodgracethatyeshowedhmnyourlandswllrewardyounthscountry。Comeon,fellow,sadthekng,wthmeanonandshowmeuntoSrTrstram。Sothekngtookalttlehackneyandbutfewfellowshpwthhm,untlhecameuntoSrTrstram’spavlon。AndwhenSrTrstramsawthekngheranuntohmandwouldhaveholdenhsstrrup。Butthekngleaptfromhshorselghtly,andetherhalsedotherntherarms。Mygracouslord,sadSrTrstram,gramercyofyourgreatgoodnessesshoweduntomenyourmarchesandlands:andatthattmepromsedyoutodoyouservceanevertlaynmypower。And,gentleknght,sadtheknguntoSrTrstram,nowhavegreatneedofyou,neverhadsogreatneedofnoknght’shelp。Howso,mygoodlord?sadSrTrstram。shalltellyou,sadthekng:amsummonedandappealedfrommycountryforthedeathofaknghtthatwasknuntothegoodknghtSrLauncelot;whereforeSrBlamoredeGans,brothertoSrBleobershathappealedmetofghtwthhm,outhertofndaknghtnmystead。Andwellwot,sadthekng,thesethatarecomeofKngBan’sblood,asSrLauncelotandtheseother,arepassnggoodknghts,andhardmenfortownnbattleasanythatknownowlvng。Sr,sadSrTrstram,forthegoodlordshpyeshowedmenreland,andformyladyyourdaughter’ssake,LaBealesoud,wlltakethebattleforyouuponthscondtonthatyeshallgrantmetwothngs:thatonesthatyeshallsweartomethatyearentherght,thatyewereneverconsentngtotheknght’sdeath;Sr,thensadSrTrstram,whenthathavedonethsbattle,fGodgvemegracethat
  speed,thatyeshallgvemeareward,whatthngreasonablethatwllaskofyou。SoGodmehelp,sadthekng,yeshallhavewhatsomeveryewllask。tswellsad,sadSrTrstram。
  HowSrTrstramfoughtforSrAngushandovercamehsadversary,andhowhsadversarywouldneveryeldhm。
  NOWmakeyouranswerthatyourchamponsready,forshalldenyourquarrelratherthantoberecreant。havenodoubtofyou,sadthekng,that,anyeshouldhaveadowthSrLauncelotduLake——Sr,sadSrTrstram,asforSrLauncelot,hescalledthenoblestknghtoftheworld,andwtyewellthattheknghtsofhsbloodarenoblemen,anddreadshame;andasforBleobers,brotheruntoSrBlamore,havedonebattlewthhm,thereforeuponmyheadtsnoshametocallhmagoodknght。tsnosed,sadthekng,thatBlamorestheharderknght。Sr,asforthatlethmbe,heshallneverberefused,anashewerethebestknghtthatnowbearethsheldorspear。
  SoKngAngushdeparteduntoKngCaradosandthekngsthatwerethattmeasjudges,andtoldthemthathehadfoundhschamponready。ThenbythecommandmentofthekngsSrBlamoredeGansandSrTrstramweresentfortohearthecharge。AndwhentheywerecomebeforethejudgesthereweremanykngsandknghtsbeheldSrTrstram,andmuchspeechtheyhadofhmbecausethatheslewSrMarhaus,thegoodknght,andbecausehefor-joustedSrPalamdesthegoodknght。Sowhentheyhadtakentherchargetheywthdrewthemtomakethemreadytodobattle。
  ThensadSrBleobersuntohsbrother,SrBlamore:Fardearbrother,rememberofwhatknwebecomeof,andwhatamansSrLauncelotduLake,netherfarthernornearerbutbrother’schldren,andtherewasnevernoneofourknthateverwasshamednbattle;andrathersufferdeath,brother,thantobeshamed。Brother,sadBlamore,haveyenodoubtofme,for
  shallnevershamenoneofmyblood;howbetamsurethatyonderknghtscalledapassnggoodknghtasofhstmeoneoftheworld,yetshallneveryeldme,norsaytheloathword:wellmayhehappentosmtemedownwthhsgreatmghtofchvalry,butrathershallheslaymethanshallyeldmeasrecreant。
  Godspeedyouwell,sadSrBleobers,foryeshallfndhmthemghtestknghtthateveryehadadowthal,forknowhm,forhavehadadowthhm。Godmespeed,sadSrBlamoredeGans;andtherewthhetookhshorseattheoneendofthelsts,andSrTrstramattheotherendofthelsts,andsotheyfeutredtherspearsandcametogetherasthadbeenthunder;andthereSrTrstramthroughgreatmghtsmotedownSrBlamoreandhshorsetotheearth。ThenanonSrBlamoreavodedhshorseandpulledouthsswordandthrewhssheldaforehm,andbadeSrTrstramalght:Forthoughanhorsehathfaledme,trusttoGodtheearthwllnotfalme。AndthenSrTrstramalghted,anddressedhmuntobattle;andtheretheylashedtogetherstronglyasracngandtracng,fonnganddashng,manysadstrokes,thatthekngsandknghtshadgreatwonderthattheymghtstand;forevertheyfoughtlkewoodmen,sothattherewasneverknghtsseenfghtmorefercelythantheydd;forSrBlamorewassohastythathewouldhavenorest,thatallmenwonderedthattheyhadbreathtostandontherfeet;andalltheplacewasbloodythattheyfoughtn。Andatthelast,SrTrstramsmoteSrBlamoresuchabuffetuponthehelmthathetherefelldownuponhssde,andSrTrstramstoodandbeheldhm。
  HowSrBlamoredesredTrstramtoslayhm,andhowSrTrstramsparedhm,andhowtheytookappontment。
  THENwhenSrBlamoremghtspeak,hesadthus:SrTrstramdeLones,requrethee,asthouartanobleknght,andthebestknghtthateverfound,thatthouwltslaymeout,forwouldnotlvetobemadelordofalltheearth,forhaveleferdewthworshpthanlvewthshame;andneeds,SrTrstram,thoumustslayme,orelsethoushaltneverwnthefeld,forwllneversaytheloathword。Andthereforefthoudareslayme,slayme,requrethee。WhenSrTrstramheardhmsaysoknghtly,hewstnotwhattodowthhm;heremembernghmofbothpartes,ofwhatbloodhewascome,andforSrLauncelot’ssakehewouldbeloathtoslayhm;andntheotherpartynnowsehemghtnotchoose,butthathemustmakehmtosaytheloathword,orelsetoslayhm。
  ThenSrTrstramstertaback,andwenttothekngsthatwerejudges,andtherehekneeleddownto-forethem,andbesoughtthemfortherworshps,andforKngArthur’sandSrLauncelot’ssake,thattheywouldtakethsmatterntherhands。For,myfarlords,sadSrTrstram,twereshameandptythatthsnobleknghtthatyonderlethshouldbeslan;foryehearwell,shamedwllhenotbe,andpraytoGodthatheneverbeslannorshamedforme。Andasforthekngforwhomfghtfor,shallrequrehm,asamhstruechamponandtrueknghtnthsfeld,thathewllhavemercyuponthsgoodknght。SoGodmehelp,sadKngAngush,wllforyoursake;
  SrTrstram,beruledasyewllhaveme,forknowyouformytrueknght;andthereforewllheartlypraythekngsthatbehereasjudgestotaketntherhands。AndthekngsthatwerejudgescalledSrBleoberstothem,andaskedhmhsadvce。Mylords,sadBleobers,thoughmybrotherbebeaten,andhaththeworsethroughmghtofarms,daresay,thoughSrTrstramhathbeatenhsbodyhehathnotbeatenhsheart,and
  thankGodhesnotshamedthsday;andratherthanheshouldbeshamedrequreyou,sadBleobers,letSrTrstramslayhmout。tshallnotbeso,sadthekngs,forhspartadversary,boththekngandthechampon,haveptyofSrBlamore’sknghthood。Mylords,sadBleobers,wllrghtwellasyewll。
  ThenthekngscalledtheKngofreland,andfoundhmgoodlyandtreatable。Andthen,byalltheradvces,SrTrstramandSrBleoberstookupSrBlamore,andthetwobrethrenwereaccordedwthKngAngush,andkssedandmadefrendsforever。
  AndthenSrBlamoreandSrTrstramkssedtogether,andtheretheymadetheroathsthattheywouldnevernoneofthemtwobrethrenfghtwthSrTrstram,andSrTrstrammadethesameoath。AndforthatgentlebattleallthebloodofSrLauncelotlovedSrTrstramforever。
  ThenKngAngushandSrTrstramtooktherleave,andsaledntorelandwthgreatnoblesseandjoy。SowhentheywerenrelandthekngletmaketknownthroughoutallthelandhowandnwhatmannerSrTrstramhaddoneforhm。Thenthequeenandallthatthereweremadethemostofhmthattheymght。
  ButthejoythatLaBealesoudmadeofSrTrstramtheremghtnotonguetell,forofallmenearthlyshelovedhmmost。