troilus and criseyde-第15章
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And with hir faire nece Antigone;
And othere of hir wommen nyne or ten;
But who was glad now; who; as trowe ye;
But Troilus; that stood and mighte it see 600
Thurgh…out a litel windowe in a stewe;
Ther he bishet; sin midnight; was in mewe;
Unwist of every wight but of Pandare?
But to the poynt; now whan that she was y…come
With alle Ioye; and alle frendes fare; 605
Hir em anoon in armes hath hir nome;
And after to the souper; alle and some;
Whan tyme was; ful softe they hem sette;
God wot; ther was no deyntee for to fette。
And after souper gonnen they to ryse; 610
At ese wel; with hertes fresshe and glade;
And wel was him that coude best devyse
To lyken hir; or that hir laughen made。
He song; she pleyde; he tolde tale of Wade。
But at the laste; as every thing hath ende; 615
She took hir leve; and nedes wolde wende。
But O; Fortune; executrice of wierdes;
O influences of thise hevenes hye!
Soth is; that; under god; ye ben our hierdes;
Though to us bestes been the causes wrye。 620
This mene I now; for she gan hoomward hye;
But execut was al bisyde hir leve;
At the goddes wil; for which she moste bleve。
The bente mone with hir hornes pale;
Saturne; and Iove; in Cancro ioyned were; 625
That swich a rayn from hevene gan avale
That every maner womman that was there
Hadde of that smoky reyn a verray fere;
At which Pandare tho lough; and seyde thenne;
‘Now were it tyme a lady to go henne! 630
‘But goode nece; if I mighte ever plese
Yow any…thing; than prey I yow;' quod he;
‘To doon myn herte as now so greet an ese
As for to dwelle here al this night with me;
For…why this is your owene hous; pardee。 635
For; by my trouthe; I sey it nought a…game;
To wende as now; it were to me a shame。'
Criseyde; which that coude as muche good
As half a world; tok hede of his preyere;
And sin it ron; and al was on a flood; 640
She thoughte; as good chep may I dwellen here;
And graunte it gladly with a freendes chere;
And have a thank; as grucche and thanne abyde;
For hoom to goon; it may nought wel bityde。'
‘I wol;' quod she; ‘myn uncle leef and dere; 645
Sin that yow list; it skile is to be so;
I am right glad with yow to dwellen here;
I seyde but a…game; I wolde go。'
‘Y…wis; graunt mercy; nece!' quod he tho;
‘Were it a game or no; soth for to telle; 650
Now am I glad; sin that yow list to dwelle。'
Thus al is wel; but tho bigan aright
The newe Ioye; and al the feste agayn;
But Pandarus; if goodly hadde he might;
He wolde han hyed hir to bedde fayn; 655
And seyde; ‘Lord; this is an huge rayn!
This were a weder for to slepen inne;
And that I rede us sonE to biginne。
‘And nece; woot ye wher I wol yow leye;
For that we shul not liggen fer asonder; 660
And for ye neither shullen; dar I seye;
Heren noise of reynes nor of thondre?
By god; right in my lyte closet yonder。
And I wol in that outer hous allone
Be wardeyn of your wommen everichone。 665
‘And in this middel chaumbre that ye see
Shal youre wommen slepen wel and softe;
And ther I seyde shal your…selve be;
And if ye liggen wel to…night; com ofte;
And careth not what weder is on…lofte。 670
The wyn anon; and whan so that yow leste;
So go we slepe; I trowe it be the beste。'
Ther nis no more; but here…after sone;
The voyde dronke; and travers drawe anon;
Gan every wight; that hadde nought to done 675
More in the place; out of the chaumber gon。
And ever…mo so sternelich it ron;
And blew ther…with so wonderliche loude;
That wel neigh no man heren other coude。
Tho Pandarus; hir eem; right as him oughte; 680
With women swiche as were hir most aboute;
Ful glad un…to hir beddes syde hir broughte;
And toke his leve; and gan ful lowe loute;
And seyde; ‘Here at this closet…dore with…oute;
Right over…thwart; your wommen liggen alle; 685
That; whom yow list of hem; ye may here calle。'
So whan that she was in the closet leyd;
And alle hir wommen forth by ordenaunce
A…bedde weren; ther as I have seyd;
There was no more to skippen nor to traunce; 690
But boden go to bedde; with mischaunce;
If any wight was steringe any…where;
And late hem slepe that a…bedde were。
But Pandarus; that wel coude eche a del
The olde daunce; and every poynt ther…inne; 695
Whan that he sey that alle thing was wel;
He thoughte he wolde up…on his werk biginne;
And gan the stewe…dore al softe un…pinne;
And stille as stoon; with…outen lenger lette;
By Troilus a…doun right he him sette。 700
And; shortly to the poynt right for to gon;
Of al this werk he tolde him word and ende;
And seyde; ‘Make thee redy right anon;
For thou shalt in…to hevene blisse wende。'
‘Now blisful Venus; thou me grace sende;' 705
Quod Troilus; ‘for never yet no nede
Hadde I er now; ne halvendel the drede。'
Quod Pandarus; ‘Ne drede thee never a del;
For it shal been right as thou wilt desyre;
So thryve I; this night shal I make it wel; 710
Or casten al the gruwel in the fyre。'
‘Yit blisful Venus; this night thou me enspyre;'
Quod Troilus; ‘as wis as I thee serve;
And ever bet and bet shal; til I sterve。
‘And if I hadde; O Venus ful of murthe; 715
Aspectes badde of Mars or of Saturne;
Or thou combust or let were in my birthe;
Thy fader prey al thilke harm disturne
Of grace; and that I glad ayein may turne;
For love of him thou lovedest in the shawe; 720
I mene Adoon; that with the boor was slawe。
‘O Iove eek; for the love of faire Europe;
The whiche in forme of bole awey thou fette;
Now help; O Mars; thou with thy blody cope;
For love of Cipris; thou me nought ne lette; 725
O Phebus; thenk whan Dane hir…selven shette
Under the bark; and laurer wex for drede;
Yet for hir love; O help now at this nede!
‘Mercurie; for the love of Hierse eke;
For which Pallas was with Aglauros wrooth; 730
Now help; and eek Diane; I thee biseke
That this viage be not to thee looth。
O fatal sustren; which; er any clooth
Me shapen was; my destene me sponne;
So helpeth to this werk that is bi…gonne!' 735
Quod Pandarus; ‘Thou wrecched mouses herte;
Art thou agast so that she wol thee byte?
Why; don this furred cloke up…on thy sherte;
And folowe me; for I wol have the wyte;
But byd; and lat me go bifore a lyte。' 740
And with that word he gan un…do a trappe;
And Troilus he broughte in by the lappe。
The sterne wind so loude gan to route
That no wight other noyse mighte here;
And they that layen at the dore with…oute; 745
Ful sykerly they slepten alle y…fere;
And Pandarus; with a ful sobre chere;
Goth to the dore anon with…outen lette;
Ther…as they laye; and softely it shette。
And as he com ayeinward prively; 750
His nece awook; and asked; ‘Who goth there?'
‘My dere nece;' quod he; ‘it am I;
Ne wondreth not; ne have of it no fere;'
And ner he com; and seyde hir in hir ere;
‘No word; for love of god I yow biseche; 755
Lat no wight ryse and heren of oure speche。'
‘What! Which wey be ye comen; benedicite?'
Quod she; ‘And how thus unwist of hem alle?'
‘Here at this secre trappe…dore;' quod he。
Quod tho Criseyde; ‘Lat me som wight calle。' 760
‘Ey! God forbede that it sholde falle;'
Quod Pandarus; ‘that ye swich foly wroughte!
They mighte deme thing they never er thoughte!
‘It is nought good a sleping hound to wake;
Ne yeve a wight a cause to devyne; 765
Your wommen slepen alle; I under…take;
So that; for hem; the hous men mighte myne;
And slepen wolen til the sonne shyne。
And whan my tale al brought is to an ende;
Unwist; right as I com; so wol I wende。 770
‘Now; nece myn; ye shul wel understonde;'
Quod he; ‘so as ye wommen demen alle;
That for to holde in love a man in honde;
And him hir 〃leef〃 and 〃dere herte〃 calle;
And maken him an howve above a calle; 775
I mene; as love an other in this whyle;
She doth hir…self a shame; and him a gyle。
‘Now wherby that I telle yow al this?
Ye woot your…self; as wel as any wight;
How that your love al fully graunted is 780
To Troilus; the worthieste knight;
Oon of this world; and ther…to trouthe plyght;
That; but it were on him along; ye nolde
Him never falsen; whyle ye liven sholde。
‘Now stant it thus; that sith I fro yow wente; 785
This Troilus; right platly for to seyn;
Is thurgh a goter; by a prive wente;
In…to my chaumbre come in al this reyn;
Unwist of every maner wight; certeyn;
Save of my…self; as wisly have I Ioye; 790
And by that feith I shal Pryam of Troye!
‘And he is come in swich peyne and distresse
That; but he be al fully wood by this;
He sodeynly mot falle in…to wodnesse;
But…if god helpe; and cause why this is; 795
He seyth him told is; of a freend of his;
How that ye sholde love oon that hatte Horaste;
For sorwe of which this night shalt been his laste。'
Criseyde; which that al this wonder herde;
Gan sodeynly aboute hir herte colde; 800
And with a syk she sorwfully answerde;
‘Allas! I wende; who…so tales tolde;
My dere herte wolde me not holde
So lightly fals! Allas! Conceytes wronge;
What harm they doon; for now live I to longe! 805
‘Horaste! Allas! And falsen Troilus?
I knowe him not; god helpe me so;' quod she;
‘Allas! What wikked spirit tolde him thus?
Now certes; eem; to…morwe; and I him see;
I shal ther…of as ful excusen me 810
As ever dide womman; if him lyke';
And with that word she gan ful sore syke。
‘O god!' quod she; ‘So worldly selinesse;
Which clerkes callen fals felicitee;
Y…medled is with many a bitternesse! 815
Ful anguisshous than is; god woot;' quod she;
‘Condicioun of veyn prosperitee;
For either Ioyes comen nought y…fere;
Or elles no wight hath hem alwey here。
‘O brotel wele of mannes Ioye unstable! 820
With what wight so thou be; or how thou pleye;
Either he woot that thou; Ioye; art muable;
Or woot it not; it moot ben oon of tweye;
Now if he woot it not; how may he seye
That he hath verray Ioye and selinesse; 825
That is of ignoraunce ay in derknesse?
‘Now if he woot that Ioye is transitorie;
As every Ioye of worldly thing mot flee;
Than every tyme he that hath in memorie;
The drede of lesing maketh him that he 830
May in no perfit selinesse be。
And if to lese his Ioye he set a myte;
Than semeth it that Ioye is worth ful lyte。
‘Wherfore I wol deffyne in this matere;
That trewely; for ought I can espye; 835
Ther is no verray wele in this world here。
But O; thou wikked serpent; Ialousye;
Thou misbeleved and envious folye;
Why hastow Troilus me mad untriste;
That never yet agilte him; that I wiste?' 840
Quod Pandarus; ‘Thus fallen is this cas。'
‘Why; uncle myn;' quod she; ‘who tolde him this?
Why doth my dere herte thus; allas?'
‘Ye woot; ye nece myn;' quod he; ‘what is;
I hope al shal be wel that is amis; 845
For ye may quenche al this;