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troilus and criseyde-第13部分
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But fynally; he took al for the beste
That she him wroot; for somwhat he biheld 1325
On which; him thoughte; he mighte his herte reste;
Al covered she the wordes under sheld。
Thus to the more worthy part he held;
That; what for hope and Pandarus biheste;
His grete wo for…yede he at the leste。 1330
But as we may alday our…selven see;
Through more wode or col; the more fyr;
Right so encrees hope; of what it be;
Therwith ful ofte encreseth eek desyr;
Or; as an ook cometh of a litel spyr; 1335
So through this lettre; which that she him sente;
Encresen gan desyr; of which he brente。
Wherfore I seye alwey; that day and night
This Troilus gan to desiren more
Than he dide erst; thurgh hope; and dide his might 1340
To pressen on; as by Pandarus lore;
And wryten to hir of his sorwes sore
Fro day to day; he leet it not refreyde;
That by Pandare he wroot somwhat or seyde;
And dide also his othere observaunces 1345
That to a lovere longeth in this cas;
And; after that these dees turnede on chaunces;
So was he outher glad or seyde ‘Allas!'
And held after his gestes ay his pas;
And aftir swiche answeres as he hadde; 1350
So were his dayes sory outher gladde。
But to Pandare alwey was his recours;
And pitously gan ay til him to pleyne;
And him bisoughte of rede and som socours;
And Pandarus; that sey his wode peyne; 1355
Wex wel neigh deed for routhe; sooth to seyne;
And bisily with al his herte caste
Som of his wo to sleen; and that as faste;
And seyde; ‘Lord; and freend; and brother dere;
God woot that thy disese dooth me wo。 1360
But woltow stinten al this woful chere;
And; by my trouthe; or it be dayes two;
And god to…forn; yet shal I shape it so;
That thou shalt come in…to a certayn place;
Ther…as thou mayst thy…self hir preye of grace。 1365
‘And certainly; I noot if thou it wost;
But tho that been expert in love it seye;
It is oon of the thinges that furthereth most;
A man to have a leyser for to preye;
And siker place his wo for to biwreye; 1370
For in good herte it moot som routhe impresse;
To here and see the giltles in distresse。
‘Paraunter thenkestow: though it be so
That kinde wolde doon hir to biginne
To han a maner routhe up…on my wo; 1375
Seyth Daunger; 〃Nay; thou shalt me never winne;
So reuleth hir hir hertes goost with…inne;
That; though she bende; yet she stant on rote;
What in effect is this un…to my bote?〃
‘Thenk here…ayeins; whan that the sturdy ook; 1380
On which men hakketh ofte; for the nones;
Receyved hath the happy falling strook;
The grete sweigh doth it come al at ones;
As doon these rokkes or these milne…stones。
For swifter cours cometh thing that is of wighte; 1385
Whan it descendeth; than don thinges lighte。
‘And reed that boweth doun for every blast;
Ful lightly; cesse wind; it wol aryse;
But so nil not an ook whan it is cast;
It nedeth me nought thee longe to forbyse。 1390
Men shal reioysen of a greet empryse
Acheved wel; and stant with…outen doute;
Al han men been the lenger ther…aboute。
‘But; Troilus; yet tel me; if thee lest;
A thing now which that I shal axen thee; 1395
Which is thy brother that thou lovest best
As in thy verray hertes privetee?'
‘Y…wis; my brother Deiphebus;' quod he。
‘Now;' quod Pandare; ‘er houres twyes twelve;
He shal thee ese; unwist of it him…selve。 1400
‘Now lat me allone; and werken as I may;'
Quod he; and to Deiphebus wente he tho
Which hadde his lord and grete freend ben ay;
Save Troilus; no man he lovede so。
To telle in short; with…outen wordes mo; 1405
Quod Pandarus; ‘I pray yow that ye be
Freend to a cause which that toucheth me。'
‘Yis; pardee;' quod Deiphebus; ‘wel thow wost;
In al that ever I may; and god to…fore;
Al nere it but for man I love most; 1410
My brother Troilus; but sey wherfore
It is; for sith that day that I was bore;
I nas; ne never…mo to been I thinke;
Ayeins a thing that mighte thee for…thinke。'
Pandare gan him thonke; and to him seyde; 1415
‘Lo; sire; I have a lady in this toun;
That is my nece; and called is Criseyde;
Which some men wolden doon oppressioun;
And wrongfully have hir possessioun:
Wherfor I of your lordship yow biseche 1420
To been our freend; with…oute more speche。'
Deiphebus him answerde; ‘O; is not this;
That thow spekest of to me thus straungely;
Criseyda; my freend?' He seyde; ‘Yis。'
‘Than nedeth;' quod Deiphebus; ‘hardely; 1425
Na…more to speke; for trusteth wel; that I
Wol be hir champioun with spore and yerde;
I roughte nought though alle hir foos it herde。
‘But tel me how; thou that woost al this matere;
How I might best avaylen? Now lat see。' 1430
Quod Pandarus; ‘If ye; my lord so dere;
Wolden as now don this honour to me;
To preyen hir to…morwe; lo; that she
Come un…to yow hir pleyntes to devyse;
Hir adversaries wolde of it agryse。 1435
‘And if I more dorste preye as now;
And chargen yow to have so greet travayle;
To han som of your bretheren here with yow;
That mighten to hir cause bet avayle;
Than; woot I wel; she mighte never fayle 1440
For to be holpen; what at your instaunce;
What with hir othere freendes governaunce。'
Deiphebus; which that comen was; of kinde;
To al honour and bountee to consente;
Answerde; ‘It shal be doon; and I can finde 1445
Yet gretter help to this in myn entente。
What wolt thow seyn; if I for Eleyne sente
To speke of this? I trowe it be the beste;
For she may leden Paris as hir leste。
‘Of Ector; which that is my lord; my brother; 1450
It nedeth nought to preye him freend to be;
For I have herd him; o tyme and eek other;
Speke of Criseyde swich honour; that he
May seyn no bet; swich hap to him hath she。
It nedeth nought his helpes for to crave; 1455
He shal be swich; right as we wole him have。
‘Spek thou thy…self also to Troilus
On my bihalve; and pray him with us dyne。'
‘Sire; al this shal be doon;' quod Pandarus;
And took his leve; and never gan to fyne; 1460
But to his neces hous; as streyt as lyne;
He com; and fond hir fro the mete aryse;
And sette him doun; and spak right in this wyse。
He seyde; ‘O veray god; so have I ronne!
Lo; nece myn; see ye nought how I swete? 1465
I noot whether ye the more thank me conne。
Be ye nought war how that fals Poliphete
Is now aboute eft…sones for to plete;
And bringe on yow advocacyes newe?'
‘I? No;' quod she; and chaunged al hir hewe。 1470
‘What is he more aboute; me to drecche
And doon me wrong? What shal I do; allas?
Yet of him…self no…thing ne wolde I recche;
Nere it for Antenor and Eneas;
That been his freendes in swich maner cas; 1475
But; for the love of god; myn uncle dere;
No fors of that; lat him have al y…fere;
‘With…outen that I have ynough for us。'
‘Nay;' quod Pandare; ‘it shal no…thing be so。
For I have been right now at Deiphebus; 1480
And Ector; and myne othere lordes mo;
And shortly maked eche of hem his fo;
That; by my thrift; he shal it never winne
For ought he can; whan that so he biginne。'
And as they casten what was best to done; 1485
Deiphebus; of his owene curtasye;
Com hir to preye; in his propre persone;
To holde him on the morwe companye
At diner; which she nolde not denye;
But goodly gan to his preyere obeye。 1490
He thonked hir; and wente up…on his weye。
Whanne this was doon; this Pandare up a…noon;
To telle in short; and forth gan for to wende
To Troilus; as stille as any stoon;
And al this thing he tolde him; word and ende; 1495
And how that he Deiphebus gan to blende;
And seyde him; ‘Now is tyme; if that thou conne;
To bere thee wel to…morwe; and al is wonne。
‘Now spek; now prey; now pitously compleyne;
Lat not for nyce shame; or drede; or slouthe; 1500
Som…tyme a man mot telle his owene peyne;
Bileve it; and she shal han on thee routhe;
Thou shalt be saved by thy feyth; in trouthe。
But wel wot I; thou art now in a drede;
And what it is; I leye; I can arede。 1505
‘Thow thinkest now; 〃How sholde I doon al this?
For by my cheres mosten folk aspye;
That for hir love is that I fare a…mis;
Yet hadde I lever unwist for sorwe dye。〃
Now thenk not so; for thou dost greet folye。 1510
For I right now have founden o manere
Of sleighte; for to coveren al thy chere。
‘Thow shalt gon over night; and that as blyve;
Un…to Deiphebus hous; as thee to pleye;
Thy maladye a…wey the bet to dryve; 1515
For…why thou semest syk; soth for to seye。
Sone after that; doun in thy bed thee leye;
And sey; thow mayst no lenger up endure;
And ly right there; and byde thyn aventure。
‘Sey that thy fever is wont thee for to take 1520
The same tyme; and lasten til a…morwe;
And lat see now how wel thou canst it make;
For; par…dee; syk is he that is in sorwe。
Go now; farwel! And; Venus here to borwe;
I hope; and thou this purpos holde ferme;
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