第1章

类别:其他 作者:West, Rebecca字数:2586更新时间:18/12/17 14:38:20
PERSONSREPRESENTED ALBOVINE,KingoftheLombards。 ALMACHILDES,ayoungLombardwarrior。 NARSETES,anoldleaderandcounsellor。 ROSAMUND,QueenoftheLombardsHILDEGARD,anobleLombardmaiden。 SCENE,VERONA Time,June573 ACTI AhallinthePalace:acurtaindrawnmidwayacrossit。 EnterALBOVINEandNARSETES。 ALBOVINE。 Thisisnomatterofthewars:inwarThyking,oldfriend,islessthankingofthine,Andcomradelessthanfollower。HastthoulovedEverlovedwoman,notaschancemaylove,Butasthouhastlovedthyswordorfriendorme? Thouhastshewnmelovemorestoutofheartthandeath。 Deathquailedbeforetheewhenthougav\'stmelife,Bornedowninbattle。 NARSETES。 Woman?AsIloveFlowersintheirseason。Aroseisbutarose。 ALBOVINE。 Dostthouknowrosefromthistleorbindweed?Man,Speakasournorthwindspeaks,ifharshandhard Truth。 NARSETES。 WhiteIknowfromred,anddarkfrombright,Andmilkfrombloodinhawthornflowers:butnotWomanfromwoman。 ALBOVINE。 HowshouldGodourLord,Excepthiseyeseefurtherthanhisworld? Forwomenevermakethemselvesanew,Meseems,tomatchandmockthemaker。Friend,IfeverIwerefriendofthineinfight,Speak,andIbidtheenotspeaktruth:IknowThytongueknowsnoughtbuttruthorsilence。 NARSETES。 IsitAking\'sorfriend\'spart,king,tobidhisfriendSpeakwhatheknowsnot?Speakthenthou,thatI Mayfindthywillandanswerit。 ALBOVINE。 IamfainAndlothtotelltheehowitwringsmyheartThatnowthishardeyedheavysouthernsunHathwroughtitswilluponusallayearAndyetIknownotifmywifebemine。 NARSETES。 ThymeanestmanatarmshadknowneredawnBlinkedonhisbridalbirthday。 ALBOVINE。 DidIbidtheeMock,andforgetmeforthyfriendIsaynot,King?Isthyheartsolightandleanathing,Solooseinfaithandfaintinlove?IbadetheeStandtome,helpme,holdmyhandinthineAndgivemyheartbackanswer。Thisitis,Oldfriendandfool,thatgnawsmylifeintwain Thewormthatwrithesandfeedsaboutmyheart ThedevilandGodarecryingineitherearOnemurderouswordforever,nightandday,Darkdayanddeadlynightanddeadlyday,Canshelovetheewhoslewestherfather?I Loveher。 NARSETES。 Thywifeshouldlovetheeasthysire\'sLovedhim。Thouartworthawomanheartforheart。 ALBOVINE。 Mysire\'swifelovedhim?Hershehadnotslain。 WouldGodImightbutdieandburninhellAndknowmylovehadlovedme! NARSETES。 IsthynameBabe?Sweetarebabesasflowersthatwedthesun,Butmanmaybenotbornababeagain,Andlessthanmanmaywoman。RosamundStandsradiantnowinroyalprideofplaceAswifeofthineandqueenofLombardsnotCunimund\'sdaughter。HadstthouslainhersireShamefully,shamewerethinetohavesoughtherhandAndshamewereherstolovethee:buthediedManfully,bythymightierhandthanhisManfullymastered。War,bornblindasfire,Fednotasfireuponher:manyamaidAsroyaldiesdisrobedofallbutshameAndeventodeathburntupforshame\'ssake:sheLives,bythygrace,imperial。 ALBOVINE。 HeorI,Herlordorsire,whichhathmostpartinher,Thishourshalltrybetweenus。 EnterROSAMUND。 ROSAMUND。 Royallord,Thyweddedhandmaidcravesoftheeagrace。 ALBOVINE。 Mysovereignbidsherbondmanwhatshewill。 ROSAMUND。 Ibidtheemockmenot:ImayasktheeAught,andbeheardofanysavemylord。 ALBOVINE。 Go,friend。[ExitNARSETES。] Speaknow。Sayfirstwhatailsthee? ROSAMUND。 Me? ALBOVINE。 Thyvoicewashoneyheartedmusic,sweetAswineandgladasclarions:notinbattleMightmanhavemoreofjoythanItohearitAndfeeldelightdanceinmyheartandlaughTooloudforhearingsaveitsown。Thourose,WhydidGodgivetheemorethanallthykinWhoseprideisperfumeonlyandcolour,this? Music?Norosebutminesings,andthebirdsHushalltheirheartstohearken。DostthouhearnotHowheavysoundshernotenow? ROSAMUND。 Sire,notI。 ButsireIshouldnotcallthee。 ALBOVINE。 Surely,no。 Ibadetheespeak:Ididnotbidtheesing: Thoucanstnotspeakandsingnot。 ROSAMUND。 Albovine,IhadatheartasimplethingtocraveAndthoughtnotonthyflatteriesasIthinknotNow。KnowestthounotmyhandmaidHildegardFreeborn,anoblemaiden? ALBOVINE。 AndafairAsevershonelikesundawnonthesnows。 ROSAMUND。 Ihadathearttopleadforherwiththee。 ALBOVINE。 Plead?hastthoufoundhernoblemaidenhoodIgnoblyturnedunmaidenlike?ImaynotLightlybelieveit。 ROSAMUND。 Believeitnotatall。 Wouldstthouthinkshameofmelightly?ShelovesAsmightamaidwhosekinwerenortherngodsThefairestfacedofwarriorsLombardborn,ThineAlmachildes。 ALBOVINE。 Ifhelovesnother,Morefoolishethanwarrioreven,thoughwarHavewakenedlaughterinhiseyes,andleftHisgoldenhairfreshgilded,whenhishandHadwonthecrownthatclaspsaboy\'sbrowscloseWithfirstbornsignofbattle。 ROSAMUND。 NosuchfoolMayliveinsuchawarrior;ifhelovenotSomelovelinessnothers。NofaceasbrightCrownedwithsofairaMayflowercrownofpraiseLackedeveryetlove,ifitseyesweresetWithalltheirsoultoloveward。 ALBOVINE。 Ay? ROSAMUND。 IknownotAmansofairofface。Ilikehimwell。 Andwellhehathservedandlovesthee。 ALBOVINE。 Ay?TheboySeemswinsomethenwithwomen。 ROSAMUND。 HildegardHathhearkenedwhenhespakeofloveitmaybe,Lightly。 ALBOVINE。 Tohershallnomanlightlyspeak。 Thymaidenandournaturalkinisshe。 Wiltthouspeakwithhimlightly? ROSAMUND。 Ifthouwilt,Gladly。 ALBOVINE。 Theboyshallwaituponthywill。[Exit。] ROSAMUND。 MyheartisheavierthanthisheatthatweighsWithalltheweightofJuneonus。IknownotWhy。Andthefeastiscloseonus。IwouldThisnightwerenowtomorrowmorn。IknownotWhy。 EnterALMACHILDES。 Ah!Whatwouldyou? ALMACHILDES。 Queen,ourlordthekingBademebeforetheehither。 ROSAMUND。 Truth:Iknowit。 Thouartlovedandhonouredofourlordtheking。 Dostthou,whomhonourlovesbeforethytime,Love? ALMACHILDES Ay:thynoblehandmaid,Hildegard。 Iknownotifsheloveme。