troilus and criseyde-第7章
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What is your reed I sholde doon of this?'
‘That is wel seyd;' quod be。 ‘certayn; best is 390
That ye him love ayein for his lovinge;
As love for love is skilful guerdoninge。
‘Thenk eek; how elde wasteth every houre
In eche of yow a party of beautee;
And therfore; er that age thee devoure; 395
Go love; for; olde; ther wol no wight of thee。
Lat this proverbe a lore un…to yow be;
〃To late y…war; quod Beautee; whan it paste;〃
And elde daunteth daunger at the laste。
‘The kinges fool is woned to cryen loude; 400
Whan that him thinketh a womman bereth hir hye;
〃So longe mote ye live; and alle proude;
Til crowes feet be growe under your ye;
And sende yow thanne a mirour in to prye
In whiche that ye may see your face a…morwe!〃 405
Nece; I bidde wisshe yow no more sorwe。'
With this he stente; and caste adoun the heed;
And she bigan to breste a…wepe anoon;
And seyde; ‘Allas; for wo! Why nere I deed?
For of this world the feith is al agoon! 410
Allas! What sholden straunge to me doon;
Whan he; that for my beste freend I wende;
Ret me to love; and sholde it me defende?
‘Allas! I wolde han trusted; doutelees;
That if that I; thurgh my disaventure; 415
Had loved other him or Achilles;
Ector; or any mannes creature;
Ye nolde han had no mercy ne mesure
On me; but alwey had me in repreve;
This false world; allas! Who may it leve? 420
‘What? Is this al the Ioye and al the feste?
Is this your reed; is this my blisful cas?
Is this the verray mede of your beheste?
Is al this peynted proces seyd; allas!
Right for this fyn? O lady myn; Pallas! 425
Thou in this dredful cas for me purveye;
For so astonied am I that I deye!'
With that she gan ful sorwfully to syke;
‘A! May it be no bet?' quod Pandarus;
‘By god; I shal no…more come here this wyke; 430
And god to…forn; that am mistrusted thus;
I see ful wel that ye sette lyte of us;
Or of our deeth! Allas! I woful wrecche!
Mighte he yet live; of me is nought to recche。
‘O cruel god; O dispitouse Marte; 435
O Furies three of helle; on yow I crye!
So lat me never out of this hous departe;
If that I mente harm or vilanye!
But sith I see my lord mot nedes dye;
And I with him; here I me shryve; and seye 440
That wikkedly ye doon us bothe deye。
‘But sith it lyketh yow that I be deed;
By Neptunus; that god is of the see;
Fro this forth shal I never eten breed
Til I myn owene herte blood may see; 445
For certayn; I wole deye as sone as he '
And up he sterte; and on his wey he raughte;
Til she agayn him by the lappe caughte。
Criseyde; which that wel neigh starf for fere;
So as she was the ferfulleste wight 450
That mighte be; and herde eek with hir ere;
And saw the sorwful ernest of the knight;
And in his preyere eek saw noon unright;
And for the harm that mighte eek fallen more;
She gan to rewe and dredde hir wonder sore; 455
And thoughte thus; ‘Unhappes fallen thikke
Alday for love; and in swich maner cas;
As men ben cruel in hem…self and wikke;
And if this man slee here him…self; allas!
In my presence; it wol be no solas。 460
What men wolde of hit deme I can nat seye;
It nedeth me ful sleyly for to pleye。'
And with a sorwful syk she seyde thrye;
‘A! Lord! What me is tid a sory chaunce!
For myn estat lyth in Iupartye; 465
And eek myn emes lyf lyth in balaunce;
But nathelees; with goddes governaunce;
I shal so doon; myn honour shal I kepe;
And eek his lyf;' and stinte for to wepe。
‘Of harmes two; the lesse is for to chese; 470
Yet have I lever maken him good chere
In honour; than myn emes lyf to lese;
Ye seyn; ye no…thing elles me requere?'
‘No; wis;' quod he; ‘myn owene nece dere。'
‘Now wel;' quod she; ‘and I wol doon my peyne; 475
I shal myn herte ayeins my lust constreyne。
‘But that I nil not holden him in honde;
Ne love a man; ne can I not; ne may
Ayeins my wil; but elles wol I fonde;
Myn honour sauf; plese him fro day to day; 480
Ther…to nolde I nought ones have seyd nay;
But that I dredde; as in my fantasye;
But cesse cause; ay cesseth maladye。
‘And here I make a protestacioun;
That in this proces if ye depper go; 485
That certaynly; for no savacioun
Of yow; though that ye sterve bothe two;
Though al the world on o day be my fo;
Ne shal I never on him han other routhe。 '
‘I graunte wel;' quod Pandare; ‘by my trouthe。 490
‘But may I truste wel ther…to;' quod he;
‘That of this thing that ye han hight me here;
Ye wol it holden trewly un…to me?'
‘Ye; doutelees;' quod she; ‘myn uncle dere。'
‘Ne that I shal han cause in this matere;' 495
Quod he; ‘to pleyne; or after yow to preche?'
‘Why; no; parde; what nedeth more speche?'
Tho fillen they in othere tales glade;
Til at the laste; ‘O good eem;' quod she tho;
‘For love of god; which that us bothe made; 500
Tel me how first ye wisten of his wo:
Wot noon of hit but ye?' He seyde; ‘No。'
‘Can he wel speke of love?' quod she; ‘I preye;
Tel me; for I the bet me shal purveye。'
Tho Pandarus a litel gan to smyle; 505
And seyde; ‘By my trouthe; I shal yow telle。
This other day; nought gon ful longe whyle;
In…with the paleys…gardyn; by a welle;
Gan he and I wel half a day to dwelle;
Right for to speken of an ordenaunce; 510
How we the Grekes myghte disavaunce。
‘Sone after that bigonne we to lepe;
And casten with our dartes to and fro;
Til at the laste he seyde he wolde slepe;
And on the gres a…doun he leyde him tho; 515
And I after gan rome to and fro
Til that I herde; as that I welk allone;
How he bigan ful wofully to grone。
‘Tho gan I stalke him softely bihinde;
And sikerly; the sothe for to seyne; 520
As I can clepe ayein now to my minde;
Right thus to Love he gan him for to pleyne;
He seyde; 〃Lord! Have routhe up…on my peyne;
Al have I been rebel in myn entente;
Now; MEA CULPA; lord! I me repente。 525
‘〃O god; that at thy disposicioun
Ledest the fyn by Iuste purveyaunce;
Of every wight; my lowe confessioun
Accepte in gree; and send me swich penaunce
As lyketh thee; but from desesperaunce; 530
That may my goost departe awey fro thee;
Thou be my sheld; for thy benignitee。
‘〃For certes; lord; so soore hath she me wounded;
That stod in blak; with loking of hir yen;
That to myn hertes botme it is y…sounded; 535
Thorugh which I woot that I mot nedes dyen;
This is the worste; I dar me not bi…wryen;
And wel the hotter been the gledes rede;
That men hem wryen with asshen pale and dede。〃
‘With that he smoot his heed adoun anoon; 540
And gan to motre; I noot what; trewely。
And I with that gan stille awey to goon;
And leet ther…of as no…thing wist hadde I;
And come ayein anoon and stood him by;
And seyde; 〃A…wake; ye slepen al to longe; 545
It semeth nat that love dooth yow longe;
‘〃That slepen so that no man may yow wake。
Who sey ever or this so dul a man?〃
〃Ye; freend;〃 quod he; 〃do ye your hedes ake
For love; and lat me liven as I can。〃 550
But though that he for wo was pale and wan;
Yet made he tho as freshe a countenaunce
As though he shulde have led the newe daunce。
‘This passed forth; til now; this other day;
It fel that I com roming al allone 555
Into his chaumbre; and fond how that he lay
Up…on his bed; but man so sore grone
Ne herde I never; and what that was his mone;
Ne wist I nought; for; as I was cominge;
Al sodeynly he lefte his compleyninge。 560
‘Of which I took somwat suspecioun;
And neer I com; and fond he wepte sore;
And god so wis be my savacioun;
As never of thing hadde I no routhe more。
For neither with engyn; ne with no lore; 565
Unethes mighte I fro the deeth him kepe;
That yet fele I myn herte for him wepe。
‘And god wot; never; sith that I was born;
Was I so bisy no man for to preche;
Ne never was to wight so depe y…sworn; 570
Or he me tolde who mighte been his leche。
But now to yow rehersen al his speche;
Or alle his woful wordes for to soune;
Ne bid me not; but ye wol see me swowne。
‘But for to save his lyf; and elles nought; 575
And to non harm of yow; thus am I driven;
And for the love of god that us hath wrought;
Swich chere him dooth; that he and I may liven。
Now have I plat to yow myn herte shriven;
And sin ye woot that myn entente is clene; 580
Tak hede ther…of; for I non yvel mene。
‘And right good thrift; I prey to god; have ye;
That han swich oon y…caught with…oute net;
And be ye wys; as ye ben fair to see;
Wel in the ring than is the ruby set。 585
Ther were never two so wel y…met;
Whan ye ben his al hool; as he is youre:
Ther mighty god yet graunte us see that houre!'
‘Nay; therof spak I not; a; ha!' quod she;
‘As helpe me god; ye shenden every deel!' 590
‘O mercy; dere nece;' anoon quod he;
‘What…so I spak; I mente nought but weel;
By Mars the god; that helmed is of steel;
Now beth nought wrooth; my blood; my nece dere。'
‘Now wel;' quod she; ‘foryeven be it here!' 595
With this he took his leve; and hoom he wente;
And lord; he was glad and wel bigoon!
Criseyde aroos; no lenger she ne stente;
But straught in…to hir closet wente anoon;
And sette here doun as stille as any stoon; 600
And every word gan up and doun to winde;
That he hadde seyd; as it com hir to minde;
And wex somdel astonied in hir thought;
Right for the newe cas; but whan that she
Was ful avysed; tho fond she right nought 605
Of peril; why she oughte afered be。
For man may love; of possibilitee;
A womman so; his herte may to…breste;
And she nought love ayein; but…if hir leste。
But as she sat allone and thoughte thus; 610
Thascry aroos at skarmish al with…oute;
And men cryde in the strete; ‘See; Troilus
Hath right now put to flight the Grekes route!'
With that gan al hir meynee for to shoute;
‘A! Go we see; caste up the latis wyde; 615
For thurgh this strete he moot to palays ryde;
‘For other wey is fro the yate noon
Of Dardanus; ther open is the cheyne。'
With that com he and al his folk anoon
An esy pas rydinge; in routes tweyne; 620
Right as his happy day was; sooth to seyne;
For which; men say; may nought disturbed be
That shal bityden of necessitee。
This Troilus sat on his baye stede;
Al armed; save his heed; ful richely; 625
And wounded was his hors; and gan to blede;
On whiche he rood a pas; ful softely;
But swych a knightly sighte; trewely;
As was on him; was nought; with…outen faile;
To loke on Mars; that god is of batayle。 630
So lyk a man of armes and a knight
He was to seen; fulfild of heigh prowesse;
For bothe he hadde a body and a might
To doon that thing; as wel as hardinesse;
And eek to seen him in his gere him dresse; 635
So fresh; so yong; so weldy semed he;
It was an heven up…on him for to see。
His helm to…hewen was in twenty places;
That by a tissew heng; h