troilus and criseyde-第10章
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Or; helpe me god; so pleynly for to seyne;
He may not longe liven for his peyne。'
Ful dredfully tho gan she stonde stille;
And took it nought; but al hir humble chere
Gan for to chaunge; and seyde; ‘Scrit ne bille; 1130
For love of god; that toucheth swich matere;
Ne bring me noon; and also; uncle dere;
To myn estat have more reward; I preye;
Than to his lust; what sholde I more seye?
‘And loketh now if this be resonable; 1135
And letteth nought; for favour ne for slouthe;
To seyn a sooth; now were it covenable
To myn estat; by god; and by your trouthe;
To taken it; or to han of him routhe;
In harming of my…self or in repreve? 1140
Ber it a…yein; for him that ye on leve!'
This Pandarus gan on hir for to stare;
And seyde; ‘Now is this the grettest wonder
That ever I sey! Lat be this nyce fare!
To deethe mote I smiten be with thonder; 1145
If; for the citee which that stondeth yonder;
Wolde I a lettre un…to yow bringe or take
To harm of yow; what list yow thus it make?
‘But thus ye faren; wel neigh alle and some;
That he that most desireth yow to serve; 1150
Of him ye recche leest wher he bicome;
And whether that he live or elles sterve。
But for al that that ever I may deserve;
Refuse it nought;' quod he; and hente hir faste;
And in hir bosom the lettre doun he thraste; 1155
And seyde hire; ‘Now cast it awey anoon;
That folk may seen and gauren on us tweye。'
Quod she; ‘I can abyde til they be goon;'
And gan to smyle; and seyde hym; ‘Eem; I preye;
Swich answere as yow list; your…self purveye; 1160
For trewely I nil no lettre wryte。'
‘No? than wol I;' quod he; ‘so ye endyte。'
Therwith she lough; and seyde; ‘Go we dyne。'
And he gan at him…self to iape faste;
And seyde; ‘Nece; I have so greet a pyne 1165
For love; that every other day I faste'
And gan his beste Iapes forth to caste;
And made hir so to laughe at his folye;
That she for laughter wende for to dye。
And whan that she was comen in…to halle; 1170
‘Now; eem;' quod she; ‘we wol go dine anoon;'
And gan some of hir women to hir calle;
And streyght in…to hir chaumbre gan she goon;
But of hir besinesses; this was oon
A…monges othere thinges; out of drede; 1175
Ful prively this lettre for to rede;
Avysed word by word in every lyne;
And fond no lak; she thoughte he coude good;
And up it putte; and went hir in to dyne。
But Pandarus; that in a study stood; 1180
Er he was war; she took him by the hood;
And seyde; ‘Ye were caught er that ye wiste;'
‘I vouche sauf;' quod he。 ‘do what yow liste。'
Tho wesshen they; and sette hem doun and ete;
And after noon ful sleyly Pandarus 1185
Gan drawe him to the window next the strete;
And seyde; ‘Nece; who hath arayed thus
The yonder hous; that stant afor…yeyn us?'
‘Which hous?' quod she; and gan for to biholde;
And knew it wel; and whos it was him tolde; 1190
And fillen forth in speche of thinges smale;
And seten in the window bothe tweye。
Whan Pandarus saw tyme un…to his tale;
And saw wel that hir folk were alle aweye;
‘Now; nece myn; tel on;' quod he; ‘I seye; 1195
How liketh yow the lettre that ye woot?
Can he ther…on? For; by my trouthe; I noot。'
Therwith al rosy hewed tho wex she;
And gan to humme; and seyde; ‘So I trowe。'
‘Aquyte him wel; for goddes love;' quod he; 1200
‘My…self to medes wol the lettre sowe。'
And held his hondes up; and sat on knowe;
‘Now; goode nece; be it never so lyte;
Yif me the labour; it to sowe and plyte。'
‘Ye; for I can so wryte;' quod she tho; 1205
‘And eek I noot what I sholde to him seye。'
‘Nay; nece;' quod Pandare; ‘sey nat so;
Yet at the leste thanketh him; I preye;
Of his good wil; and doth him not to deye。
Now for the love of me; my nece dere; 1210
Refuseth not at this tyme my preyere。'
‘Depar…dieux;' quod she; ‘God leve al be wel!
God help me so; this is the firste lettre
That ever I wroot; ye; al or any del。'
And in…to a closet; for to avyse hir bettre; 1215
She wente allone; and gan hir herte unfettre
Out of disdaynes prison but a lyte;
And sette hir doun; and gan a lettre wryte;
Of which to telle in short is myn entente
Theffect; as fer as I can understonde: 1220
She thonked him of al that he wel mente
Towardes hir; but holden him in honde
She nolde nought; ne make hir…selven bonde
In love; but as his suster; him to plese;
She wolde fayn to doon his herte an ese。 1225
She shette it; and to Pandarus in gan goon;
There as he sat and loked in…to the strete;
And doun she sette hir by him on a stoon
Of Iaspre; up…on a quisshin gold y…bete;
And seyde; ‘As wisly helpe me god the grete; 1230
I never dide a thing with more peyne
Than wryte this; to which ye me constreyne;'
And took it him: He thonked hir and seyde;
‘God woot; of thing ful ofte looth bigonne
Cometh ende good; and nece myn; Criseyde; 1235
That ye to him of hard now ben y…wonne
Oughte he be glad; by god and yonder sonne!
For…why men seyth; 〃Impressiounes lighte
Ful lightly been ay redy to the flighte。'
‘But ye han pleyed tyraunt neigh to longe; 1240
And hard was it your herte for to grave;
Now stint; that ye no longer on it honge;
Al wolde ye the forme of daunger save。
But hasteth yow to doon him Ioye have;
For trusteth wel; to longe y…doon hardnesse 1245
Causeth despyt ful often; for destresse。'
And right as they declamed this matere;
Lo; Troilus; right at the stretes ende;
Com ryding with his tenthe some y…fere;
Al softely; and thiderward gan bende 1250
Ther…as they sete; as was his way to wende
To paleys…ward; and Pandare him aspyde;
And seyde; ‘Nece; y…see who cometh here ryde!
‘O flee not in; he seeth us; I suppose;
Lest he may thinke that ye him eschuwe。' 1255
‘Nay; nay;' quod she; and wex as reed as rose。
With that he gan hir humbly to saluwe
With dreedful chere; and oft his hewes muwe;
And up his look debonairly he caste;
And bekked on Pandare; and forth he paste。 1260
God woot if he sat on his hors a…right;
Or goodly was beseyn; that ilke day!
God woot wher he was lyk a manly knight!
What sholde I drecche; or telle of his aray?
Criseyde; which that alle these thinges say; 1265
To telle in short; hir lyked al y…fere;
His persone; his aray; his look; his chere;
His goodly manere; and his gentillesse;
So wel; that never; sith that she was born;
Ne hadde she swich routhe of his distresse; 1270
And how…so she hath hard ben her…biforn;
To god hope I; she hath now caught a thorn;
She shal not pulle it out this nexte wyke;
God sende mo swich thornes on to pyke!
Pandare; which that stood hir faste by; 1275
Felte iren hoot; and he bigan to smyte;
And seyde; ‘Nece; I pray yow hertely;
Tel me that I shal axen yow a lyte:
A womman; that were of his deeth to wyte;
With…outen his gilt; but for hir lakked routhe; 1280
Were it wel doon?' Quod she; ‘Nay; by my trouthe!'
‘God help me so;' quod he; ‘ye sey me sooth。
Ye felen wel your…self that I not lye;
Lo; yond he rit!' Quod she; ‘Ye; so he dooth!'
‘Wel;' quod Pandare; ‘as I have told yow thrye; 1285
Lat be youre nyce shame and youre folye;
And spek with him in esing of his herte;
Lat nycetee not do yow bothe smerte。'
But ther…on was to heven and to done;
Considered al thing; it may not be; 1290
And why; for shame; and it were eek to sone
To graunten him so greet a libertee。
‘For playnly hir entente;' as seyde she;
‘Was for to love him unwist; if she mighte;
And guerdon him with no…thing but with sighte。' 1295
But Pandarus thoughte; ‘It shal not be so;
If that I may; this nyce opinioun
Shal not be holden fully yeres two。'
What sholde I make of this a long sermoun?
He moste assente on that conclusioun; 1300
As for the tyme; and whan that it was eve;
And al was wel; he roos and took his leve。
And on his wey ful faste homward he spedde;
And right for Ioye he felte his herte daunce;
And Troilus he fond alone a…bedde; 1305
That lay as dooth these loveres; in a traunce;
Bitwixen hope and derk desesperaunce。
But Pandarus; right at his in…cominge;
He song; as who seyth; ‘Lo! Sumwhat I bringe;'
And seyde; ‘Who is in his bed so sone 1310
Y…buried thus?' ‘It am I; freend;' quod he。
‘Who; Troilus? Nay; helpe me so the mone;'
Quod Pandarus; ‘Thou shalt aryse and see
A charme that was sent right now to thee;
The which can helen thee of thyn accesse; 1315
If thou do forth…with al thy besinesse。'
‘Ye; through the might of god!' quod Troilus。
And Pandarus gan him the lettre take;
And seyde; ‘Pardee; god hath holpen us;
Have here a light; and loke on al this blake。' 1320
But ofte gan the herte glade and quake
Of Troilus; whyl that he gan it rede;
So as the wordes yave him hope or drede。
But fynally; he took al for the beste
That she him wroot; for somwhat he biheld 1325
On which; him thoughte; he mighte his herte reste;
Al covered she the wordes under sheld。
Thus to the more worthy part he held;
That; what for hope and Pandarus biheste;
His grete wo for…yede he at the leste。 1330
But as we may alday our…selven see;
Through more wode or col; the more fyr;
Right so encrees hope; of what it be;
Therwith ful ofte encreseth eek desyr;
Or; as an ook cometh of a litel spyr; 1335
So through this lettre; which that she him sente;
Encresen gan desyr; of which he brente。
Wherfore I seye alwey; that day and night
This Troilus gan to desiren more
Than he dide erst; thurgh hope; and dide his might 1340
To pressen on; as by Pandarus lore;
And wryten to hir of his sorwes sore
Fro day to day; he leet it not refreyde;
That by Pandare he wroot somwhat or seyde;
And dide also his othere observaunces 1345
That to a lovere longeth in this cas;
And; after that these dees turnede on chaunces;
So was he outher glad or seyde ‘Allas!'
And held after his gestes ay his pas;
And aftir swiche answeres as he hadde; 1350
So were his dayes sory outher gladde。
But to Pandare alwey was his recours;
And pitously gan ay til him to pleyne;
And him bisoughte of rede and som socours;
And Pandarus; that sey his wode peyne; 1355
Wex wel neigh deed for routhe; sooth to seyne;
And bisily with al his herte caste
Som of his wo to sleen; and that as faste;
And seyde; ‘Lord; and freend; and brother dere;
God woot that thy disese dooth me wo。 1360
But woltow stinten al this woful chere;
And; by my trouthe; or it be dayes two;
And god to…forn; yet shal I shape it so;
That thou shalt come in…to a certayn place;
Ther…as thou mayst thy…self hir preye of grace。 1365
‘And certainly; I noot if thou it wost;
But tho that been expert in love it seye;
It is oon of the thinges that furthereth most;
A man to have a leyser for to preye;
And siker place his wo for to biwreye; 1370
For in good herte