首页 >出版文学> Le Mort d’Arthur>第81章
  Thenthetwokngsgatheredthemtogether,andalltheysetuponSrLamorak;andhefaledthemnot,butrushedhereandthere,smtngontherghthandandontheleft,andracedoffmanyhelms,sothatthehautprnceandQueenGueneversadtheysawneverknghtdosuchdeedsofarmsonhorseback。Alas,sadLauncelottoKngBagdemagus,wllarmmeandhelpSrLamorak。Andwllrdewthyou,sadKngBagdemagus。
  AndwhentheytwowerehorsedtheycametoSrLamorakthatstoodamongthrtyknghts;andwellwashmthatmghtreachhmabuffet,andeverhesmoteaganmghtly。ThencametherentothepressSrLauncelot,andhethrewdownSrMadordelaPorte。
  Andwththetruncheonofthatspearhethrewdownmanyknghts。AndKngBagdemagussmoteonthelefthandandontherghthandmarvellouslywell。Andthenthethreekngsfledaback。TherewthalthenSrGalahaltletblowtolodgng,andalltheheraldsgaveSrLamoraktheprze。AndallthswhlefoughtPalomdes,SrBleobers,SrSafere,SrEctoronfoot;neverweretherefourknghtsevenermatched。Andthentheyweredeparted,andhaduntotherlodgng,andunarmedthem,andsotheywenttothegreatfeast。
  ButwhenSrLamorakwascomentothecourtQueenGuenevertookhmnherarmsandsad:Sr,wellhaveyedonethsday。Thencamethehautprnce,andhemadeofhmgreatjoy,andsoddDnadan,forheweptforjoy;butthejoythatSrLauncelotmadeofSrLamoraktheremghtnomantell。Thentheywentuntorest,andonthemornthehautprnceletblowuntothefeld。
  OftheFfthday,andhowSrLamorakbehavedhm。
  HEREbegnneththeffthday。SotbefellthatSrPalomdescamenthemorntde,andprofferedtojoustthereasKngArthurwasnacastletherebesdesSurluse;andthereencounteredwthhmaworshpfulduke,andthereSrPalomdessmotehmoverhshorse’scroup。AndthsdukewasuncleuntoKngArthur。ThenSrElse’ssonrodeuntoPalomdes,andPalomdesservedElsenthesamewse。WhenSrUwanesawthshewaswroth。
  ThenhetookhshorseandencounteredwthSrPalomdes,andPalomdessmotehmsohardthathewenttotheearth,horseandman。Andfortomakeashorttale,hesmotedownthreebrethrenofSrGawane,thatsfortosayMordred,Gahers,andAgravane。OJesu,sadArthur,thssagreatdespteofaSaracenthatheshallsmtedownmyblood。AndtherewthalKngArthurwaswoodwroth,andthoughttohavemadehmreadytojoust。
  ThatespedSrLamorak,thatArthurandhsbloodweredscomft;andanonhewasready,andaskedPalomdesfhewouldanymorejoust。Whyshouldnot?
  sadPalomdes。Thentheyhurtledtogether,andbraketherspears,andallto-shveredthem,thatallthecastlerangoftherdnts。Thenethergatagreaterspearnhshand,andtheycamesofercelytogether;butSrPalomdes’spearallto-brastandSrLamorak’sddhold。
  TherewthalSrPalomdeslosthsstrrupsandlayuprghtonhshorse’sback。AndthenSrPalomdesreturnedaganandtookhsdamosel,andSrSaferereturnedhsway。
  So,whenhewasdeparted,KngArthurcametoSrLamorakandthankedhmofhsgoodness,andprayedhmtotellhmhsname。Sr,sadLamorak,wtthouwell,oweyoumyservce,butasatthstmewllnotabdehere,forseeofmneenemesmanyaboutme。
  Alas,sadArthur,nowwotwelltsSrLamorakdeGals。OLamorak,abdewthme,andbymycrownshallneverfalthee:andnotsohardynGawane’shead,nornoneofhsbrethren,todotheeanywrong。
  Sr,sadSrLamorak,wronghavetheydoneme,andtoyouboth。Thatstruth,sadthekng,fortheyslewtherownmotherandmysster,thewhchmesoregreveth:thadbeenmuchfarerandbetterthatyehadweddedher,foryeareakng’ssonaswellasthey。
  OJesu,sadthenobleknghtSrLamorakuntoArthur,herdeathshallneverforget。promseyou,andmakemneavowuntoGod,shallrevengeherdeathassoonasseetmeconvenable。AndftwerenotatthereverenceofyourhghnessshouldnowhavebeenrevengeduponSrGawaneandhsbrethren。Truly,sadArthur,wllmakeyouataccord。Sr,sadLamorak,asatthstmemaynotabdewthyou,formusttothejousts,wheresSrLauncelot,andthehautprnceSrGalahalt。
  ThentherewasadamoselthatwasdaughtertoKngBandes。AndtherewasaSaracenknghtthathghtCorsabrn,andhelovedthedamosel,andnnowsehewouldsufferhertobemarred;foreverthsCorsabrnnosedher,andnamedherthatshewasoutofhermnd;
  andthusheletherthatshemghtnotbemarred。
  HowSrPalomdesfoughtwthCorsabrnforalady,andhowPalomdesslewCorsabrn。
  SObyfortunethsdamoselheardtellthatPalomdesddmuchfordamosels’sake;soshesenttohmapensel,andprayedhmtofghtwthSrCorsabrnforherlove,andheshouldhaveherandherlandsofherfather’sthatshouldfalltoher。ThenthedamoselsentuntoCorsabrn,andbadehmgountoSrPalomdesthatwasapaynmaswellashe,andshegavehmwarnngthatshehadsenthmherpensel,andfhemghtovercomePalomdesshewouldwedhm。WhenCorsabrnwstofherdeedsthenwashewoodwrothandangry,androdeuntoSurlusewherethehautprncewas,andtherehefoundSrPalomdesready,thewhchhadthepensel。
  SotheretheywagedbattleetherwthotheraforeGalahalt。Well,sadthehautprnce,thsdaymustnobleknghtsjoust,andat-afterdnnerweshallseehowyecanspeed。
  Thentheyblewtojousts;andncameDnadan,andmetwthSrGern,agoodknght,andhethrewhmdownoverhshorse’scroup;andSrDnadanoverthrewfourknghtsmore;andthereheddgreatdeedsofarms,forhewasagoodknght,buthewasascofferandajaper,andthemerrestknghtamongfellowshpthatwasthattmelvng。Andhehadsuchacustomthathelovedeverygoodknght,andeverygoodknghtlovedhmagan。SothenwhenthehautprncesawDnadandosowell,hesentuntoSrLauncelotandbadehmstrkedownSrDnadan:AndwhenthatyehavedonesobrnghmaforemeandthenobleQueenGuenever。ThenSrLauncelotddashewasrequred。
  ThenSrLamorakandhesmotedownmanyknghts,andracedoffhelms,anddrovealltheknghtsaforethem。AndsoSrLauncelotsmotedownSrDnadan,andmadehsmentounarmhm,andsobroughthmtothequeenandthehautprnce,andtheylaughedatDnadansosorethattheymghtnotstand。Well,sadSrDnadan,yethavenoshame,fortheoldshrew,SrLauncelot,smotemedown。Sotheywenttodnner,[and]
  allthecourthadgoodsportatDnadan。
  ThenwhenthednnerwasdonetheyblewtothefeldtobeholdSrPalomdesandCorsabrn。SrPalomdespghthspenselnmdstofthefeld;andthentheyhurtledtogetherwththerspearsastwerethunder,andethersmoteothertotheearth。Andthentheypulledouttherswords,anddressedthershelds,andlashedtogethermghtlyasmghtyknghts,thatwell-nghtherewasnopeceofharnesswouldholdthem,forthsCorsabrnwasapassngfelonousknght。Corsabrn,sadPalomdes,wltthoureleasemeyonderdamoselandthepensel?ThenwasCorsabrnwrothoutofmeasure,andgavePalomdessuchabuffetthathekneeledonhsknee。
  ThenPalomdesaroselghtly,andsmotehmuponthehelmthathefelldownrghttotheearth。Andtherewthheracedoffhshelmandsad:Corsabrn,yeldtheeorelsethoushaltdeofmyhands。Feonthee,sadCorsabrn,dothyworst。Thenhesmoteoffhshead。
  Andtherewthalcameastnkofhsbodywhenthesouldeparted,thattheremghtnobodyabdethesavour。Sowasthecorpsehadawayandburednawood,becausehewasapaynm。Thentheyblewuntolodgng,andPalomdeswasunarmed。
  ThenhewentuntoQueenGuenever,tothehautprnce,andtoSrLauncelot。Sr,sadthehautprnce,herehaveyeseenthsdayagreatmraclebyCorsabrn,whatsavourtherewaswhenthesouldepartedfromthebody。Therefore,sr,wewllrequreyoutotakethebaptsmuponyou,andpromseyouallknghtswllsetthemorebyyou,andsaymoreworshpbyyou。Sr,sadPalomdes,wllthatyeallknowthatntothslandcametobechrstened,andnmyheartamchrstenedandchrstenedwllbe。ButhavemadesuchanavowthatmaynotbechrstenedtllhavedoneseventruebattlesforJesu’ssake,andthenwllbechrstened;andtrustGodwlltakemnentent,formeantrulyThenSrPalomdesprayedQueenGueneverandthehautprncetosupwthhm。Andsotheydd,bothSrLauncelotandSrLamorak,andmanyothergoodknghts。
  Soonthemorntheyheardthermass,andblewthefeld,andthenknghtsmadethemready。
  Ofthesxthday,andwhatthenwasdone。
  HEREbegnneththesxthday。ThencametherenSrGahers,andthereencounteredwthhmSrOssaseofSurluse,andSrGaherssmotehmoverhshorse’scroup。
  Andthenetherpartyencounteredwthother,andthereweremanyspearsbroken,andmanyknghtscastunderfeet。SotherecamenSrDornardandSrAglovale,thatwerebrethrenuntoSrLamorak,andtheymetwthothertwoknghts,andethersmoteothersohardthatallfourknghtsandhorsesfelltotheearth。WhenSrLamoraksawhstwobrethrendownhewaswrothoutofmeasure,andthenhegatagreatspearnhshand,andtherewthalhesmotedownfourgoodknghts,andthenhsspearbrake。Thenhepulledouthssword,andsmoteabouthmontherghthandandonthelefthand,andracedoffhelmsandpulleddownknghts,thatallmenmarvelledofsuchdeedsofarmsashedd,forhefaredsothatmanyknghtsfled。Thenhehorsedhsbrethrenagan,andsad:Brethren,yeoughttobeashamedtofallsooffyourhorses!whatsaknghtbutwhenhesonhorseback?setnotbyaknghtwhenhesonfoot,forallbattlesonfootarebutpllers’
  battles。Forthereshouldnoknghtfghtonfootbutftwerefortreason,orelseheweredrventheretobyforce;therefore,brethren,stfastonyourhorses,orelsefghtnevermoreaforeme。
  WththatcamentheDukeChalensofClarance,andthereencounteredwthhmtheEarlUlbawesofSurluse,andetherofthemsmoteotherdown。Thentheknghtsofbothparteshorsedtherlordsagan,forSrEctorandBleoberswereonfoot,watngontheDukeChalens。AndtheKngwththeHundredKnghtswaswththeEarlofUlbawes。WththatcameGahersandlashedtotheKngwththeHundredKnghts,andhetohmagan。ThencametheDukeChalensanddepartedthem。
  Thentheyblewtolodgng,andtheknghtsunarmedthemanddrewthemtotherdnner;andatthemdstoftherdnnerncameDnadanandbegantoral。Thenhebeheldthehautprnce,thatseemedwrothwthsomefaultthathesaw;forhehadacustomhelovednofsh,andbecausehewasservedwthfsh,thewhchhehated,thereforehewasnotmerry。WhenSrDnadanhadespedthehautprnce,heespedwherewasafshwthagreathead,andthathegatbetwxttwodshes,andservedthehautprncewththatfsh。Andthenhesadthus:SrGalahalt,wellmaylkenyoutoawolf,forhewllnevereatfsh,butflesh;thenthehautprncelaughedathswords。Well,well,sadDnadantoLauncelot,whatdevldoyenthscountry,forheremaynomeanknghtswnnoworshpforthee。SrDnadan,sadLauncelot,ensuretheeshallnomoremeetwththeenorwththygreatspear,formaynotstnmysaddlewhenthatspearhttethme。Andfbehappy
  shallbewareofthatbostousbodythatthoubearest。
  Well,sadLauncelot,makegoodwatchever:Godforbdthateverwemeetbutftbeatadshofmeat。
  Thenlaughedthequeenandthehautprnce,thattheymghtnotstatthertable;thustheymadegreatjoytllonthemorn,andthentheyheardmass,andblewtofeld。AndQueenGueneverandalltheestateswereset,andjudgesarmedcleanwththersheldstokeeptherght。