首页 >出版文学> Le Mort d’Arthur>第62章
  Andthenamesofthesetenknghtsthathadundertakenthsquestwerethesefollowng:FrstwasSrLauncelot,SrEctordeMars,SrBorsdeGans,andBleobers,andSrBlamoredeGans,andLucantheButler,SrUwane,SrGalhudLonel,andGalodn。SothesetennobleknghtsdepartedfromthecourtofKngArthur,andsotheyrodeupontherquesttogetheruntltheycametoacrosswheredepartedfourways,andtheredepartedthefellowshpnfourtoseekSrTrstram。
  AndasSrLauncelotrodebyadventurehemetwthDameBragwanethatwassentntothatcountrytoseekSrTrstram,andshefledasfastasherpalfreymghtgo。SoSrLauncelotmetwthherandaskedherwhyshefled。Ah,farknght,sadDameBragwane,fleefordreadofmylfe,forherefollowethmeSrBreuseSauncePtetoslayme。Holdyounghme,sadSrLauncelot。ThenwhenSrLauncelotsawSrBreuseSauncePte,SrLauncelotcreduntohm,andsad:Falseknghtdestroyerofladesanddamosels,nowthylastdaysbecome。WhenSrBreuseSauncePtesawSrLauncelot’ssheldheknewtwell,foratthattmehebarenotthearmsofCornwall,buthebarehsownsheld。AndthenSrBreusefled,andSrLauncelotfollowedafterhm。ButSrBreusewassowellhorsedthatwhenhmlsttofleehemghtwellflee,andalsoabdewhenhmlst。AndthenSrLauncelotreturneduntoDameBragwane,andshethankedhmofhsgreatlabour。
  HowSrTrstram,SrPalomdes,andSrDnadanweretakenandputnprson。
  NOWwllwespeakofSrLucanthebutler,thatbyfortunehecamerdngtothesameplacethereaswasSrTrstram,andnhecamennoneotherntentbuttoaskharbour。Thentheporteraskedwhatwashsname。TellyourlordthatmynamesSrLucan,thebutler,aKnghtoftheRoundTable。SotheporterwentuntoSrDarras,lordoftheplace,andtoldhmwhowastheretoaskharbour。Nay,nay,sadSrDaname,thatwasnephewtoSrDarras,sayhmthatheshallnotbelodgedhere,butlethmwtthat,SrDaname,wllmeetwthhmanon,andbdhmmakehmready。SoSrDanamecameforthonhorseback,andtheretheymettogetherwthspears,andSrLucansmotedownSrDanameoverhshorse’scroup,andthenhefledntothatplace,andSrLucanrodeafterhm,andaskedafterhmmanytmes。
  ThenSrDnadansadtoSrTrstram:tsshametoseethelord’scousnofthsplacedefoled。Abde,sadSrTrstram,andshallredresst。AndnthemeanwhleSrDnadanwasonhorseback,andhejoustedwthLucanthebutler,andthereSrLucansmoteDnadanthroughthethckofthethgh,andsoherodehsway;andSrTrstramwaswroththatSrDnadanwashurt,andfollowedafter,andthoughttoavengehm;andwthnawhleheovertookSrLucan,andbadehmturn;andsotheymettogethersothatSrTrstramhurtSrLucanpassngsoreandgavehmafall。WththatcameSrUwane,agentleknght,andwhenhesawSrLucansohurthecalledSrTrstramtojoustwthhm。Farknght,sadSrTrstram,tellmeyourname
  requreyou。Srknght,wtyewellmynamesSrUwaneleFsedeRoyUrene。Ah,sadSrTrstram,bymywllwouldnothaveadowthyouatnotme。Yeshallnotso,sadSrUwane,butyeshallhaveadowthme。AndthenSrTrstramsawnoneotherbote,butrodeagansthm,andoverthrewSrUwaneandhurthmnthesde,andsohedeparteduntohslodgngagan。AndwhenSrDnadanunderstoodthatSrTrstramhadhurtSrLucanhewouldhaverddenafterSrLucanfortohaveslanhm,butSrTrstramwouldnotsufferhm。ThenSrUwaneletordananhorseltter,andbroughtSrLucantotheabbeyofGans,andthecastletherebyhghttheCastleofGans,ofthewhchSrBleoberswaslord。AndatthatcastleSrLauncelotpromsedallhsfellowstomeetnthequestofSrTrstram。
  SowhenSrTrstramwascometohslodgngtherecameadamoselthattoldSrDarrasthatthreeofhssonswereslanatthattournament,andtwogrevouslywoundedthattheywereneverlketohelpthemself。Andallthswasdonebyanobleknghtthatbaretheblacksheld,andthatwashethatbaretheprze。ThencamethereoneandtoldSrDarrasthatthesameknghtwaswthn,hmthatbaretheblacksheld。ThenSrDarrasyedeuntoSrTrstram’schamber,andtherehefoundhssheldandshowedttothedamosel。Ahsr,sadthedamosel,thatsameshethatslewyourthreesons。ThenwthoutanytarryngSrDarrasputSrTrstram,andSrPalomdes,andSrDnadan,wthnastrongprson,andthereSrTrstramwaslketohavededofgreatsckness;andeverydaySrPalomdeswouldreproveSrTrstramofoldhatebetwxtthem。AndeverSrTrstramspakefarandsadlttle。ButwhenSrPalomdessawthefallngofscknessofSrTrstram,thenwasheheavyforhm,andcomfortedhmnallthebestwsehecould。AndastheFrenchbooksath,therecamefortyknghtstoSrDarrasthatwereofhsownkn,andtheywouldhaveslanSrTrstramandhstwofellows,butSrDarraswouldnotsufferthat,butkeptthemnprson,andmeatanddrnktheyhad。SoSrTrstramenduredtheregreatpan,forscknesshadundertakenhm,andthatsthegreatestpanaprsonermayhave。ForallthewhleaprsonermayhavehshealthofbodyhemayendureunderthemercyofGodandnhopeofgooddelverance;butwhenscknesstouchethaprsoner’sbody,thenmayaprsonersayallwealthshmbereft,andthenhehathcausetowalandtoweep。RghtsoddSrTrstramwhenscknesshadundertakenhm,forthenhetooksuchsorrowthathehadalmostslanhmself。
  HowKngMarkwassorryforthegoodrenownofSrTrstram。SomeofKngArthur’sknghtsjoustedwthknghtsofCornwall。
  NOWwllwespeak,andleaveSrTrstram,SrPalomdes,andSrDnadannprson,andspeakweofotherknghtsthatsoughtafterSrTrstrammanydverspartsofthsland。AndsomeyedentoCornwall;andbyadventureSrGahers,nephewuntoKngArthur,cameuntoKngMark,andtherehewaswellrecevedandsatatKngMark’sowntableandateofhsownmess。ThenKngMarkaskedSrGaherswhattdngstherewerentherealmofLogrs。Sr,sadSrGahers,thekngregnethasanobleknght;andnowbutlatetherewasagreatjoustsandtournamentaseversawanyntherealmofLogrs,andthemostnobleknghtswereatthatjousts。Buttherewasoneknghtthatddmarvellouslythreedays,andhebareablacksheld,andofallknghtsthateversawheprovedthebestknght。Then,sadKngMark,thatwasSrLauncelot,orSrPalomdesthepaynm。
  Notso,sadSrGhers,forbothSrLauncelotandSrPalomdeswereonthecontrarypartyagansttheKnghtwththeBlackSheld。ThenwastSrTrstram,sadthekng。Yea,sadSrGahers。Andtherewthalthekngsmotedownhshead,andnhshearthefearedsorethatSrTrstramshouldgethmsuchworshpntherealmofLogrswherethroughthathehmselfshouldnotbeabletowthstandhm。ThusSrGahershadgreatcheerwthKngMark,andwthQueenLaBealesoud,thewhchwasgladofSrGahers’words;forwellshewstbyhsdeedsandmannersthattwasSrTrstram。Andthenthekngmadeafeastroyal,andtothatfeastcameSrUwaneleFsedeRoyUrene,andsomecalledhmUwaneleBlanchemans。AndthsSrUwanechallengedalltheknghtsofCornwall。Thenwasthekngwoodwroththathehadnoknghtstoanswerhm。ThenSrAndred,nephewuntoKngMark,leaptupandsad:wllencounterwthSrUwane。Thenheyedeandarmedhmandhorsedhmnthebestmanner。AndthereSrUwanemetwthSrAndred,andsmotehmdownthatheswoonedontheearth。ThenwasKngMarksorryandwrothoutofmeasurethathehadnoknghttorevengehsnephew,SrAndred。
  SothekngcalleduntohmSrDnas,theSeneschal,andprayedhmforhssaketotakeuponhmtojoustwthSrUwane。Sr,sadSrDnas,amfullloathtohaveadowthanyknghtoftheRoundTable。Yet,sadthekng,formylovetakeupontheetojoust。SoSrDnasmadehmready,andanontheyencounteredtogetherwthgreatspears,butSrDnaswasoverthrown,horseandman,agreatfall。WhowaswrothbutKngMark!Alas,hesad,havenoknghtthatwllencounterwthyonderknght?
  Sr,sadSrGahers,foryoursakewlljoust。SoSrGahersmadehmready,andwhenhewasarmedherodentothefeld。AndwhenSrUwanesawSrGahers’sheldherodetohmandsad:Sr,yedonotyourpart。For,sr,thefrsttmeyeweremadeKnghtoftheRoundTableyeswarethatyeshouldnothaveadowthyourfellowshpwttngly。Andparde,SrGahers,yeknewmewellenoughbymysheld,andsodo
  knowyoubyyoursheld,andthoughyewouldbreakyouroath
  wouldnotbreakmne;fortheresnotonehere,norye,thatshallthnkamafeardofyou,butdurstrghtwellhaveadowthyou,andyetwebessters’sons。ThenwasSrGahersashamed,andsotherewthaleveryknghtwenttherway,andSrUwanerodentothecountry。
  ThenKngMarkarmedhm,andtookhshorseandhsspear,wthasqurewthhm。AndthenherodeaforeSrUwane,andsuddenlyatagapheranuponhmashethatwasnotwareofhm,andtherehesmotehmalmostthroughthebody,andtherelefthm。SowthnawhletherecameSrKayandfoundSrUwane,andaskedhmhowhewashurt。wotnot,sadSrUwane,whynorwherefore,butbytreasonamsuregatthshurt;forherecameaknghtsuddenlyuponmeorthatwasware,andsuddenlyhurtme。ThentherewascomeSrAndredtoseekKngMark。Thoutratorknght,sadSrKay,anwsttwerethouthatthustratorlyhasthurtthsnobleknghtthoushouldstneverpassmyhands。Sr,sadSrAndred,ddneverhurthm,andthatwllreportmetohmself。Feonyoufalseknght,sadSrKay,foryeofCornwallarenoughtworth。SoSrKaymadecarrySrUwanetotheAbbeyoftheBlackCross,andtherehewashealed。AndthenSrGaherstookhsleaveofKngMark,butorhedepartedhesad:Srkng,yeddafoulshameuntoyouandyourcourt,whenyebanshedSrTrstramoutofthscountry,foryeneedednottohavedoubtednoknghtanhehadbeenhere。Andsohedeparted。
  OfthetreasonofKngMark,andhowSrGaherssmotehmdownandAndredhscousn。
  THENtherecameSrKay,theSeneschal,untoKngMark,andtherehehadgoodcheershowngoutward。Now,farlords,sadhe,wllyeproveanyadventurentheforestofMorrs,nthewhchknowwellsashardanadventureasknowany。Sr,sadSrKay,wllprovet。AndSrGaherssadhewouldbeavsedforKngMarkwaseverfulloftreason:andtherewthalSrGahersdepartedandrodehsway。AndbythesamewaythatSrKayshouldrdeheladhmdowntorest,chargnghssquretowatuponSrKay;Andwarnmewhenhecometh。SowthnawhleSrKaycamerdngthatway,andthenSrGaherstookhshorseandmethm,andsad:SrKay,yearenotwsetordeattherequestofKngMark,forhedealethallwthtreason。ThensadSrKay:requreyouletusprovethsadventure。
  shallnotfalyou,sadSrGahers。AndsotheyrodethattmetllalakethatwasthattmecalledthePerlousLake,andtheretheyabodeundertheshawofthewood。
  ThemeanwhleKngMarkwthnthecastleofTntaglavodedallhsbarons,andallothersavesuchaswereprvywthhmwereavodedoutofhschamber。AndthenheletcallhsnephewSrAndred,andbadearmhmandhorsehmlghtly;andbythattmetwasmdnght。AndsoKngMarkwasarmednblack,horseandall;andsoataprvyposterntheytwossuedoutwththervarletswththem,androdetlltheycametothatlake。ThenSrKayespedthemfrst,andgathsspear,andprofferedtojoust。AndKngMarkrodeagansthm,andsmoteeachotherfullhard,forthemoonshoneasthebrghtday。AndthereatthatjoustsSrKay’shorsefelldown,forhshorsewasnotsobgasthekng’shorse,andSrKay’shorsebrusedhmfullsore。
  ThenSrGaherswaswroththatSrKayhadafall。Thenhecred:Knght,stthoufastnthysaddle,forwllrevengemyfellow。ThenKngMarkwasafeardofSrGahers,andsowthevlwllKngMarkrodeagansthm,andSrGahersgavehmsuchastrokethathefelldown。SothenforthwthalSrGahersranuntoSrAndredandsmotehmfromhshorsequte,thathshelmsmotentheearth,andnghhadbrokenhsneck。AndtherewthalSrGahersalghted,andgatupSrKay。Andthentheyyodebothonfoottothem,andbadethemyeldthem,andtellthernamesouthertheyshouldde。ThenwthgreatpanSrAndredspakefrst,andsad:tsKngMarkofCornwall,thereforebeyewarewhatyedo,andamSrAndred,hscousn。
  Feonyouboth,sadSrGahers,forafalsetrator,andfalsetreasonhastthouwroughtandheboth,underthefegnedcheerthatyemadeus!twerepty,sadSrGahers,thatthoushouldstlveanylonger。Savemylfe,sadKngMark,and
  wllmakeamends;andconsderthatamaknganonted。twerethemoreshame,sadSrGahers,tosavethylfe;thouartaknganontedwthcream,andthereforethoushouldstholdwthallmenofworshp;andthereforethouartworthytode。WththathelashedatKngMarkwthoutsaynganymore,andcoveredhmwthhssheldanddefendedhmashemght。AndthenSrKaylashedatSrAndred,andtherewthalKngMarkyeldedhmuntoSrGahers。Andthenhekneeledadown,andmadehsoathuponthecrossofthesword,thatneverwhlehelvedhewouldbeagansterrant-knghts。AndalsoheswaretobegoodfrenduntoSrTrstramfeverhecamentoCornwall。