麒麟小说

THE TALE（第31页）

"newouldegodneverbetwixtustwain，asinmyguilt，wereeitherwarorstrife"wouldtogodtheremayneverbewarorstrifebetweenus，throughmyfault。

perhapsthetruereadingis"beteth"—prepares，makesready，hiswingsforflight

penmark:onthewestcoastofbrittany，betweenbrestandlorient。thenameisposedoftwobritishwords，"pen，"untain，and"mark，"region;itthereforemeanstheuntainouscountry

cairrud:"theredcity;"itisnotknownwhereitwassituated。

warished:cured;french，"guerir，"toheal，orrecoverfromsickness。

annoyeth:worksmischief;fromlatin，"o，"ihurt。

virelays:ballads;the"virelai"wasanancientfrenchpoeftworhymes。

露cinathesheen:dianathebright。seenote54totheknightstale。

inalatinpoem，verypopularinchaucerstime，pamphi露srelateshisaurwithgalatea，setoutwiththeideaadoptedbyourpoetinthelinesthatfollow。

sursanure:awoundhealedonthesurface，butfesteringbeneath。

orleans:wheretherewasacelebratedandveryfausuniversity，afterwardseclipsedbythatofparis。itwasfoundedbyphiliplebelin1312。

everyhalkandeveryhern:everynookandcorner，anglo-saxon，"healc，"anook;"hyrn，"acorner。

tregetoures:tricksters，lers。thewordisprobablyderived—in"treget，"deceitorimposture—fromthefrench"trebuchet，"amilitarymachine;sinceitisevidentthatmuchandelaboratemachinerymusthavebeenemployedtoproducetheeffectsafterwardsdescribed。anotherderivationisfromthelowlatin，"tricator，"adeceiver。

lissedof:easedof;releasedfrom;anotherforf"less"or"lessen。"

gironde:theriver，formedbytheunionofthedordogneandgaronne，onwhichbourdeauxstands。

norgladlyforthatsumhewouldnotgon:andevenforthatsumhewouldnotwillinglygotowork。

"noel，"thefrenchforchristmas—derivedfrom"natalis，"andsignifyingthatonthatdaychristwasborn—asions。

tablestoletanes:toledantables;theastronomicaltablesposedbyorderofalphonsoii，kingofcastile，about1250andsocalledbecausetheywereadaptedtothecityoftoledo。

"alnath，"saysmrwright，was"thefirststarinthehornsofaries，whencethefirstmansionoftheonisnamed。"

anotherandbetterreadingis"aweekortwo。"

thesestoriesarealltakenfromthebookofstjerome"contrajovinianum，"fromwhichthewifeofbathdrewsomanyofherancientinstances。seenote1totheprologuetothewifeofbathstale。

panthea。abradatas，kingofsusa，wasanallyoftheassyriansagainstcyrus;andhiswifewastakenattheconquestoftheassyriancamp。struckbythehonourabletreatmentshereceivedatthecaptorshands，abradatasjoinedcyrus，andfellinbattleagainsthisformeralhes。hiswife，inconsolableathisloss，slewherselfimmediately。

protesilauswasthehusbandoflaedamia。edthegods，afterhisdeath，thatbutthreehoursconversewithhimmightbeallowedher;therequestwasgranted;andwhenherdeadhusband，attheexpiryofthetime，returnedtotheworldofshades，sheborehimpany。

thedaughterofcatoofutica，porciamarriedmarcusbrutus，thefriendandtheassassinofjuliuscaesar;whenherhusbanddiedbyhisownhandafterthebattleofphilippi，shemittedsuicide，itissaid，byswallowinglivecoals—allothermeanshavingbeenrevedbyherfriends。

artemisia，queenofcaria，whobuilttoherhusbandmauso露s，ountedangthewondersoftheworld;andwhomingledherhusbandsasheswithherdailydrink。"barbarie"isusedinthegreeksense，todesignatethenon-hellenicpeoplesofasia。

teuta:queenofillyria，who，afterherhusbandsdeath，madewaronandwasconqueredbytheromans，b。c228。

atthispoint，insomemanuscripts，ourthefollowingtwolines:—

"thesamethingisayofbilia，

ofrhodegoneandofvaleria。"

bound:prepared;going。to"boun"or"bown"isagoodoldword，whenceesourword"bound，"inthesenseof"ontheway。"

thatfromhis露styetwerehimleverabide:hewouldratherdowithouthispleasure。