麒麟小说

THE TALE（第24页）

andafterwillispeakofalgarsife，

howhewontheodoratohiswife，

forwhomfullofreatperilhewas，

*nhadhe*beenholpenbythehorseofbrass。*hadhenot*

andafterwillispeakofcamballo，

thatfoughtinlisteswiththebrethrentwo

forcanace，erethathemightherwin;

andwhereileftiwillagainbegin。

。。。。

thesquirestalehasnotbeenfoundunderanyotherformangtheliteraryremainsofthemiddleages;anditisunknownfromwhatoriginalitwasderived，iffromany。thetaleisunfinished，notbecausetheconc露sionhasbeenlost，butbecausetheauthorleftitso。

therussiansandtartarswagedconstanthostilitiesbetweenthethirteenthandsixteenthcenturies。

inthebestmanuscriptsthenameis"cambynskan，"andthus，nodoubt，itshouldstrictlyberead。uracytousethewordwhichmiltonhasmadeclassical，in"ilpenseroso，"speakingof

"himthatlefthalf-told

thestoryofcambuscanbold，

ofcamball，andofalgarsife，

andwhohadcanacetowife，

thatownedthevirtuousringandglass，

andofthewondroushorseofbrass，

onwhichthetartarkingdidride"surelytheadmirationofmiltonmightwellseemtothespiritofchaucertocondoneamuchgreatertransgressiononhisdomainthanthisverbalchange—whichtobotheyeandearisanunquestionableimprovementontheuncouthoriginal。

couthhiscolourslongingforthatart:wellskilledinusingthecolours—theword-pain—belongingtohisart。

arieswasthemansionofmars—towhom"his"applies。leowasthemansionofthesun。

sewes:dishes，orsoups。thepreciseforceofthewordisuncertain;butitmaybeconnectedwith"seethe，"toboil，anditseemstodescribeadishinwhichthefleshwasservedupamidakindofbrothorgravy。the"sewer，"tasterorassayeroftheviandsservedatgreattables，probablyderivedhisnamefromtheverbto"say"or"assay;"thoughtyrwhittwouldconnectthetwowords，bytakingbothfromthefrench，"asseoir，"toplace—makingthearrangementofthetabletheleadingdutyofthe"sewer，"ratherthanthetesofthefood。

heronsews:youngherons;french，"heronneaux。"

purpose:story，discourse;french，"propos。"

gawainwascelebratedinmediaevalromanceasthestcourteousangkingarthursknights。

gin:contrivance;trick;snare。pareitalian，"inganno，"deception;andourown"engine。"

mrwrightremarksthat"themakingandarrangementofsealswasoneoftheimportantoperationsofmediaevalmagic。"

remued:reved;french，"remuer，"tostir。

polies:apulian。thehorsesofapulia—inoldfrench"poille，"initalian"puglia"—wereheldinhighva露e。

thegreekeshorsesinon:thewoodenhorseofthegreeksinon，introducedintotroybythestratagefitsmaker。