troilus and criseyde-第12章
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What sholde I lenger;' quod he; ‘do yow dwelle?'
He rong hem out a proces lyk a belle; 1615
Up…on hir fo; that highte Poliphete;
So heynous; that men mighte on it spete。
Answerde of this ech worse of hem than other;
And Poliphete they gonnen thus to warien;
‘An…honged be swich oon; were he my brother; 1620
And so he shal; for it ne may not varien。'
What sholde I lenger in this tale tarien?
Pleynly; alle at ones; they hir highten
To been hir helpe in al that ever they mighten。
Spak than Eleyne; and seyde; ‘Pandarus; 1625
Woot ought my lord; my brother; this matere;
I mene; Ector? Or woot it Troilus?'
He seyde; ‘Ye; but wole ye now me here?
Me thinketh this; sith Troilus is here;
It were good; if that ye wolde assente; 1630
She tolde hir…self him al this; er she wente。
‘For he wole have the more hir grief at herte;
By cause; lo; that she a lady is;
And; by your leve; I wol but right in sterte;
And do yow wite; and that anoon; y…wis; 1635
If that he slepe; or wole ought here of this。'
And in he lepte; and seyde him in his ere;
‘God have thy soule; y…brought have I thy bere!'
To smylen of this gan tho Troilus;
And Pandarus; with…oute rekeninge; 1640
Out wente anoon to Eleyne and Deiphebus;
And seyde hem; ‘So there be no taryinge;
Ne more pres; he wol wel that ye bringe
Criseyda; my lady; that is here;
And as he may enduren; he wole here。 1645
‘But wel ye woot; the chaumbre is but lyte;
And fewe folk may lightly make it warm;
Now loketh ye; (for I wol have no wyte;
To bringe in prees that mighte doon him harm
Or him disesen; for my bettre arm); 1650
Wher it be bet she byde til eft…sones;
Now loketh ye; that knowen what to doon is。
‘I sey for me; best is; as I can knowe;
That no wight in ne wente but ye tweye;
But it were I; for I can; in a throwe; 1655
Reherce hir cas unlyk that she can seye;
And after this; she may him ones preye
To ben good lord; in short; and take hir leve;
This may not muchel of his ese him reve。
‘And eek; for she is straunge; he wol forbere 1660
His ese; which that him thar nought for yow;
Eek other thing that toucheth not to here;
He wol me telle; I woot it wel right now;
That secret is; and for the tounes prow。'
And they; that no…thing knewe of his entente; 1665
With…oute more; to Troilus in they wente。
Eleyne; in al hir goodly softe wyse;
Gan him saluwe; and womanly to pleye;
And seyde; ‘Ywis; ye moste alweyes aryse!
Now fayre brother; beth al hool; I preye!' 1670
And gan hir arm right over his sholder leye;
And him with al hir wit to recomforte;
As she best coude; she gan him to disporte。
So after this quod she; ‘We yow biseke;
My dere brother; Deiphebus and I; 1675
For love of god; and so doth Pandare eke;
To been good lord and freend; right hertely;
Un…to Criseyde; which that certeinly
Receyveth wrong; as woot wel here Pandare;
That can hir cas wel bet than I declare。' 1680
This Pandarus gan newe his tunge affyle;
And al hir cas reherce; and that anoon;
Whan it was seyd; sone after; in a whyle;
Quod Troilus; ‘As sone as I may goon;
I wol right fayn with al my might ben oon; 1685
Have god my trouthe; hir cause to sustene。'
‘Good thrift have ye;' quod Eleyne the quene。
Quod Pandarus; ‘And it your wille be
That she may take hir leve; er that she go?'
‘O; elles god for…bede;' tho quod he; 1690
‘If that she vouche sauf for to do so。'
And with that word quod Troilus; ‘Ye two;
Deiphebus; and my suster leef and dere;
To yow have I to speke of o matere;
‘To been avysed by your reed the bettre': 1695
And fond; as hap was; at his beddes heed;
The copie of a tretis and a lettre;
That Ector hadde him sent to axen reed;
If swich a man was worthy to ben deed;
Woot I nought who; but in a grisly wyse 1700
He preyede hem anoon on it avyse。
Deiphebus gan this lettre to unfolde
In ernest greet; so did Eleyne the quene;
And rominge outward; fast it gan biholde;
Downward a steyre; in…to an herber grene。 1705
This ilke thing they redden hem bi…twene;
And largely; the mountaunce of an houre;
Thei gonne on it to reden and to poure。
Now lat hem rede; and turne we anoon
To Pandarus; that gan ful faste prye 1710
That al was wel; and out he gan to goon
In…to the grete chambre; and that in hye;
And seyde; ‘God save al this companye!
Com; nece myn; my lady quene Eleyne
Abydeth yow; and eek my lordes tweyne。 1715
‘Rys; take with yow your nece Antigone;
Or whom yow list; or no fors; hardily;
The lesse prees; the bet; com forth with me;
And loke that ye thonke humblely
Hem alle three; and; whan ye may goodly 1720
Your tyme y…see; taketh of hem your leve;
Lest we to longe his restes him bireve。'
Al innocent of Pandarus entente;
Quod tho Criseyde; ‘Go we; uncle dere';
And arm in arm inward with him she wente; 1725
Avysed wel hir wordes and hir chere;
And Pandarus; in ernestful manere;
Seyde; ‘Alle folk; for goddes love; I preye;
Stinteth right here; and softely yow pleye。
‘Aviseth yow what folk ben here with…inne; 1730
And in what plyt oon is; god him amende!
And inward thus ful softely biginne;
Nece; I conjure and heighly yow defende;
On his half; which that sowle us alle sende;
And in the vertue of corounes tweyne; 1735
Slee nought this man; that hath for yow this peyne!
‘Fy on the devel! Thenk which oon he is;
And in what plyt he lyth; com of anoon;
Thenk al swich taried tyd; but lost it nis!
That wol ye bothe seyn; whan ye ben oon。 1740
Secoundelich; ther yet devyneth noon
Up…on yow two; come of now; if ye conne;
Whyl folk is blent; lo; al the tyme is wonne!
‘In titering; and pursuite; and delayes;
The folk devyne at wagginge of a stree; 1745
And though ye wolde han after merye dayes;
Than dar ye nought; and why? For she; and she
Spak swich a word; thus loked he; and he;
Lest tyme I loste; I dar not with yow dele;
Com of therfore; and bringeth him to hele。' 1750
But now to yow; ye lovers that ben here;
Was Troilus nought in a cankedort;
That lay; and mighte whispringe of hem here;
And thoughte; ‘O lord; right now renneth my sort
Fully to dye; or han anoon comfort'; 1755
And was the firste tyme he shulde hir preye
Of love; O mighty god; what shal he seye?
Explicit Secundus Liber。
BOOK III
Incipit prohemium tercii libri。
O blisful light of whiche the bemes clere 1
Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!
O sonnes lief; O Ioves doughter dere;
Plesaunce of love; O goodly debonaire;
In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire! 5
O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse;
Y…heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!
In hevene and helle; in erthe and salte see
Is felt thy might; if that I wel descerne;
As man; brid; best; fish; herbe and grene tree 10
Thee fele in tymes with vapour eterne。
God loveth; and to love wol nought werne;
And in this world no lyves creature;
With…outen love; is worth; or may endure。
Ye Ioves first to thilke effectes glade; 15
Thorugh which that thinges liven alle and be;
Comeveden; and amorous him made
On mortal thing; and as yow list; ay ye
Yeve him in love ese or adversitee;
And in a thousand formes doun him sente 20
For love in erthe; and whom yow liste; he hente。
Ye fierse Mars apeysen of his ire;
And; as yow list; ye maken hertes digne;
Algates; hem that ye wol sette a…fyre;
They dreden shame; and vices they resigne; 25
Ye do hem corteys be; fresshe and benigne;
And hye or lowe; after a wight entendeth;
The Ioyes that he hath; your might him sendeth。
Ye holden regne and hous in unitee;
Ye soothfast cause of frendship been also; 30
Ye knowe al thilke covered qualitee
Of thinges which that folk on wondren so;
Whan they can not construe how it may io;
She loveth him; or why he loveth here;
As why this fish; and nought that; comth to were。 35
Ye folk a lawe han set in universe;
And this knowe I by hem that loveres be;
That who…so stryveth with yow hath the werse:
Now; lady bright; for thy benignitee;
At reverence of hem that serven thee; 40
Whos clerk I am; so techeth me devyse
Som Ioye of that is felt in thy servyse。
Ye in my naked herte sentement
Inhelde; and do me shewe of thy swetnesse。
Caliope; thy vois be now present; 45
For now is nede; sestow not my destresse;
How I mot telle anon…right the gladnesse
Of Troilus; to Venus heryinge?
To which gladnes; who nede hath; god him bringe!
Explicit prohemium Tercii Libri。
Incipit Liber Tercius。
Lay al this mene whyle Troilus; 50
Recordinge his lessoun in this manere;
‘Ma fey!' thought he; ‘Thus wole I seye and thus;
Thus wole I pleyne unto my lady dere;
That word is good; and this shal be my chere;
This nil I not foryeten in no wyse。' 55
God leve him werken as he can devyse!
And; lord; so that his herte gan to quappe;
Heringe hir come; and shorte for to syke!
And Pandarus; that ledde hir by the lappe;
Com ner; and gan in at the curtin pyke; 60
And seyde; ‘God do bote on alle syke!
See; who is here yow comen to visyte;
Lo; here is she that is your deeth to wyte。'
Ther…with it semed as he wepte almost;
‘A ha;' quod Troilus so rewfully; 65
‘Wher me be wo; O mighty god; thow wost!
Who is al there? I se nought trewely。'
‘Sire;' quod Criseyde; ‘it is Pandare and I。'
‘Ye; swete herte? Allas; I may nought ryse
To knele; and do yow honour in som wyse。' 70
And dressede him upward; and she right tho
Gan bothe here hondes softe upon him leye;
‘O; for the love of god; do ye not so
To me;' quod she; ‘Ey! What is this to seye?
Sire; come am I to yow for causes tweye; 75
First; yow to thonke; and of your lordshipe eke
Continuance I wolde yow biseke。'
This Troilus; that herde his lady preye
Of lordship him; wex neither quik ne deed;
Ne mighte a word for shame to it seye; 80
Al…though men sholde smyten of his heed。
But lord; so he wex sodeinliche reed;
And sire; his lesson; that he wende conne;
To preyen hir; is thurgh his wit y…ronne。
Cryseyde al this aspyede wel y…nough; 85
For she was wys; and lovede him never…the…lasse;
Al nere he malapert; or made it tough;
Or was to bold; to singe a fool a masse。
But whan his shame gan somwhat to passe;
His resons; as I may my rymes holde; 90
I yow wole telle; as techen bokes olde。
In chaunged vois; right for his verray drede;
Which vois eek quook; and ther…to his manere
Goodly abayst; and now his hewes rede;
Now pale; un…to Criseyde; his lady dere; 95
With look doun cast and humble yolden chere;
Lo; the alderfirste word that him asterte
Was; twyes; ‘Mercy; mercy; swete herte!'
And stinte a whyl; and whan he mighte out…bringe;
The nexte word was; ‘God wot; for I have; 100
As feyfully as I have had konninge;
Ben youres; also g