Book 6 Arthur

Now perchance it were well I should tell ye, how, as this his folk did pray,

From Karid?l and his kingdom, King Arthur had ridden away.

And now the venture telleth, on his own and on stranger ground

For eight days long had they ridden, nor yet had the Red Knight² found.

For in truth ’twas for him they were seeking, to honour his hand were fain,5

From sorrow had he released them, who had erst Prince Ither slain³;

And Klamidé the king, and Kingron, in a welcome hour had sent

To the court of the Breton Monarch⁵: for on this was King Arthur bent⁶,

He would make him one of his circle, a knight of the Table Round,

No labour too great he counted, so the hero at last he found!10

Thus o’er mountain and vale they sought him—All who knightly⁷ shield might bear,

King Arthur now called around him, and in this wise he bade them swear:

What deeds so e’er of knighthood they should see, by this their oath,

They should on no conflict venture, but faithful still keep their troth,

As they sware unto him, their monarch, and fight but as he thereto15

Should give them leave—He spake thus, ‘Now, ’tis well! Since we needs must go

Thro’ many a stranger country, where many a stranger spear,

And many a gallant⁹ hero are waiting us, I fear,

If ye, like hounds untrainèd whose leash¹⁰ shall have slipped the hand

Of him who was late their master, shall roam free o’er all the land,20

Much evil might there befall ye, and such chance should but please me ill,

And by this your oath, I think me, such rashness I best may still.

Be ye sure and need ariseth, your king ne’er will say you Nay¹¹,

Till then, as I here command ye, ride peaceful upon your way.’

Now the oath, ye shall well have heard it—Now hear ye how Parzival,25

The Waleis, rode near unto them: thro’ the night did the snow-flakes fall,

Light they fell, yet lay thickly on him, yet if well I the tale may know,

And the singer aright hath sung it, it was never the time of snow;

For whate’er men have sung or spoken of King Arthur, at Whitsuntide,

Or when May-blossoms deck the meadow, these marvels¹⁵ did aye betide.30

For sweetly the springtide bloometh, and many a garb¹⁶, I ween,

Shall it bear this song of my singing, tho’ snow-clad it now be seen.

The falconers from Karid?l, as the shadows of evening fell,

Rode, hawking¹⁸, by Plimiz?l’s waters, when an evil chance befell,

For the best of their hawks¹⁹ flew from them, nor stooped to the lure²⁰ again,35

But all night in the dusky shadows of the woodland it did remain.

With Parzival it sheltered; to the twain was the woodland way

A road unknown, sharp the frost stung, in the far east uprose the day,

And, lo! all around the hero, the snow-flakes lay thick and white:

Thro’ the forest paths untrodden, in ever waxing light,40

Rode our hero by hedge or thicket²¹, by rock and by fallen tree,

Till clear grew the shadowy woodland, and its depths he well might see,

And a mighty²² tree of the forest had fallen where he would ride,

(The falcon¹⁷ yet followed after) ‘mid⁴ its clustering boughs²⁴ he spied

A flock of wild-geese from the Northland, their hissing²⁵ he first had heard,45

Swift swooped²⁶ the falcon upon them and struck to the earth a bird:

And scarce might it fly the clutches of its foe²⁷, and fresh shelter take

‘Neath the shade of the fallen branches; in its flight from the wounds there brake

Three blood-drops, all glowing crimson²⁸, and fell on the spotless snow,

As Parzival’s eyes beheld²⁹ them, swift sorrow his heart must know!50

Now hear ye his love so loyal—As he looked on these blood-drops bright,

That stained with a stain of crimson the snow-flakes that lay so white,

He thought, ‘Say what hand hath painted these colours that here I see?

Kondwiramur, I think well, these tints³⁰ sure shall liken thee!

And white snow and blood-drops crimson, do ever thy likeness³¹ share,55

For this favour I praise God’s working, and the world he hath wrought³² so fair!

For in this wise I read the vision,—in this snow that so spotless lies,

‘Gainst the blood-drops, that ruddy-gleaming, glow crimson beneath mine eyes,

I find ever thy face so gracious, my lady, Kondwiramur,

Red as blood-drops and white as the snowdrift, it rejoiceth me evermore!’60

Then her sweet face arose before him, in that night she first sought his side,

When on each cheek a tear-drop glistened³³, and a third to her chin did glide³⁴.

And so true was his love and steadfast³⁶, little recked he of aught around,

But wrapped round in love and longing³⁷, saw naught³⁸ but the blood-stained ground.

Frau Minne with force constrained³⁹ him, as here on his wife he thought,65

And by magic of colours mystic, a spell on his senses wrought.

So held he him still, as sleeping—Would ye know who found him there?

The squire⁴⁰ of fair Kunnewaaré would forth⁴¹ unto Lalande fare,

And as on his way he journeyed, by the woodland green he saw

A helmet all battle-dinted, and a shield which yet traces bore70

Of many a bitter conflict that was foughten for lady fair;

And a knight there abode⁴² in armour⁴³, and his lance he aloft did bear

As one who here patient waited the joust⁴⁴ that he fain would ride.

The squire swiftly turned his bridle⁴⁵ and back to the camp he hied.

Yet in sooth had he seen the stranger, and his lady’s champion known,75

He had ne’er been so swift to decry⁴⁶ him, nor had wished he were overthrown⁴⁸,

Nor e’en as he were an outlaw⁴⁹, set the heroes upon his track:

The squire he of queen unfaithful, small wonder he knighthood lacked!

And in this wise he called upon them, ‘Fie! Fie! on ye, coward knights⁵⁰!

Hold ye not Gawain for a marvel¹⁴? Have ye not in a hundred fights80

Won honour and fame as heroes, who fight for a hero king?

Know now that ye stand dishonoured⁵², and broken your goodly ring!’

Ah! then there arose a clamour, and none but was fain to know

Of the deed of knightly prowess, that should shame their honour so.

When they heard how but one knight dared them, that but one knight a foe did wait,85

Then sorely they mourned the promise that they sware to their king of late.

Then Knight Segramor sprang swiftly from amid the angry throng⁵³,

He ran, for in sooth he walked not, and ever his heart did long

To be in the midst of conflict, where conflict might chance to be,

An they failèd with cords to bind⁵⁴ him, in the thick of the fight was he!90

And nowhere the Rhine’s swift waters may flow so strong and wide,

Tho’ the stream should run swift between them, an men fought on the further side,

He stayed not to test the waters, if the current be hot or cold,

But straightway the stream he breasted, as fitted a swimmer bold!

Swift-foot to the tent of the monarch, the eager youth he sped,95

For the day was but yet in its dawning, and the king he lay yet abed.

Then straight thro’ the lists he hied him, and he gat him thro’ the door,

And the covering all of sable⁵⁵, with hasty hand he tore

From the twain who lay warm beneath it, and slumbered⁵⁶ a slumber⁵⁷ deep,

Yet his haste moved them but to laughter, tho’ he waked them from out their sleep!100

And loudly he cried on his cousin—‘Queen, Lady, Guinevere,

Since the world knoweth well our kinship, thou must do me this service here,

Speak thou for me to thine husband, and pray thou of him this grace,

Since a knightly venture nears us, my lot first the foe to face!’

Yet Arthur spake, ‘Now bethink thee of the oath thou didst swear to me,105

In all things my will to follow, nor rashly to venture thee;

For if thou a joust now ridest, hereafter shall many a knight

Crave⁵⁸ leave at mine hand to ride forth, and seek for fame in fight,

And ’twere ill thus our force to weaken, for know thou that near at hand,

Anfortas of Monsalv?sch with a mighty host doth stand.110

This wood of his he guardeth, and since we but little know

Where he and his force shall hold them, such chance well might work us woe⁵⁹!’

Yet Guinevere wrought so wisely Segramor was well-nigh fain

To die of joy, from King Arthur, his lady this grace did gain.

And on fame and honour only was the gallant youth intent,115

Nor for gold had he sold the venture on which his heart was bent.

Now the hero young and beardless, well armed his steed bestrode,

And over the fresh young greensward his charger at full speed rode;

And the bushes were bent beneath him, and the golden bells rang clear

On trapping alike and armour; and I deem well an need were here120

To seek for the magic pheasant mid thicket and thorny⁶⁰ brake,

He who fain this knight had followed, the bells for his guide might take!

Thus rashly rode the hero, to him whom Frau Minne’s spell

Fast fettered⁶¹ in magic fetters⁶², and no blow at the first there fell,

For the peace by his word was broken—There held fast by threefold might,125

And the power of red blood-drops threefold stood ever the stranger knight.

(Yea, well I myself have known this, how Frau Minne with power may hold,

And holding, the senses scatter⁶³, and with passion of grief untold⁶⁵

Shall fill the heart to o’erflowing—’Twas a woman who wrought this ill,

And vanquished⁶⁶, she doth condemn⁶⁸ me, and refuseth me comfort still.130

Thus draweth she guilt⁶⁹ upon her, for the sin shall be hers, I ween,

And afar must I fly from the presence, that of old time my joy hath been.)

Thus Segramor quoth unto him, ‘Now it seemeth but ill to me

That thus near our army lieth, and our presence rejoiceth thee!

And thou holdest his fame too lightly, whom with pride we may hail our king,135

And ’tis meet thou for this do penance,—or the death-chime for me shall ring!

Thus armed, all too near thou ridest; yet first would I courteous⁷⁰ pray

That thou yield thee at this my bidding, or my wrong will I here repay,

And my blow shall be swift, and thy falling shall scatter these snow-flakes white!

And I call on thee here to yield thee, ere I put thee to shame, Sir Knight!’140

Yet Parzival still kept silence—for Frau Minne, so fair and young,

In a sorer conflict held him—Then his steed Segramor swung

Aside, as for jousting⁷¹ ready, round wheeled him the war-horse good

On whose back the gallant hero yet sate⁷² in mystic mood,

And ever he gazed on the blood-drops; as his charger turned him round145

Awhile from his eyes they vanished, and fame in their stead he found!

For swift as the blood-drops crimson thus passed from his dazzled sight,

He hearkened the voice of the foeman, and braced⁷³ him anew for fight.

Then as Segramor rode against him, Parzival sought afresh the spear

That he found by the woodland chapel⁷⁴, with blazon⁷⁵ of colours clear;150

For tough was the shaft⁷⁶, and he gripped it, and he held the point full low,

As his foeman dashed fair against him, his shield rang with the ringing blow.

Then he spurred him anew to the onslaught, and the joust he so well repaid,

That the knight in his golden armour was low in the snowdrift laid!

Yet still was the spear unsplintered, tho’ it bare him from off his horse;155

And Parzival still kept silence, and he wheeled him upon his course,

And his eyes sought once more the blood-drops, and e’en as they met his sight

Frau Minne with fetters bound him, and held him in cords of might,

And he spake never word, nor question, but gazed ever upon the ground,

And, dreaming, he lost the knowledge which he for a space had found!160

But affrighted, the gallant charger had fled back into its stall,

And its rider arose, little comfort might he find, though he soft might fall!

Outstretched had he lain in the snowdrift, in such wise e’en as men shall go

To rest, yet but ill he sleepeth, who sleepeth on couch of snow!

And such bed had sorrow brought me! for he to whom ill betides165

Hath but mocking for his bedfellow, but the lucky doth God’s hand guide.

So near was King Arthur’s army, that right well might Parzival

Be seen of all men, and the wonders, and the conflict that then befell.

The victor by Love was vanquished, by Love that in days of old

Did the king of all kings the wisest, King Solomon, captive hold!170

Short space, then, ere back to the army once more Knight Segramor came,

An with praise or with blame they should greet him, he counted it still the same.

And sharp words he flung among them, with mocking tongue and bold,

Tho’ vanquished, yet not dishonoured, must they ever the hero hold!

And he quoth, ‘Have ye never heard this, that strife⁷⁷ bringeth loss as gain?175

And never a joust, I wot me, but the victor doth one remain,

While one aye shall be the vanquished: The best ship in storm may sink,

And I wot that ye ne’er have heard me to speak, for I ne’er did think,

An he knew of my shield the blazon, he had faced me not as a foe!

Much evil, in sooth, hath he wrought me, and yet doth he wait below180

All those who would ride against him, for he seemeth for conflict fain,

An a knight should in joust o’erthrow him, such chance might he count for gain.’

Then straightway unto King Arthur Sir Kay did the tidings bring,

How his knight, Segramor, had fallen, and his victor, without their ring,

A young knight, for jousting ready, yet waited with ill intent—185

‘Nay, I think an this stranger warrior⁷⁸ of so many unpunished went,

A burden both sore and shameful⁷⁹ on our honour such lack would lay;

Now, my king, an thou hold me worthy⁸⁰, do thou grant me this grace, I pray,

I would ride hence to ask his meaning, who thus in the presence fair

Of our Queen Guinevere and her maidens⁸² his lance-point aloft doth bear;190

But if thou shouldst this boon⁸³ refuse me, then know, not another hour

I abide⁸⁴ here as this thy servant; for I hold that the knightly power

And the fair fame of thy Round Table are stainèd if we delay

To arm ourselves ‘gainst the stranger who dareth our strength to-day!

Now, I prithee, give leave to fight him—For tho’ blind and deaf were we,195

Yet ’tis time that we should defend us’—‘As thou willest, so let it be!’

Then swift did the seneschal arm him, and I ween in fierce anger’s fire

A woodland he fain had wasted ‘gainst the foe, who with strong desire

And love was thus sorely burdened; for Frau Minne a magic spell

Had wrought with the snow-flakes spotless, and the blood-drops that crimson fell.200

And his knighthood he sorely shamèd, who thought here to work him harm,

Since he faileth true Love to honour, who denieth of Love the charm.

Frau Minne, say, why dost thou make glad the souls that mourn

With bliss⁸⁵ that too swiftly fleeting⁸⁶, but leaveth them more forlorn?

And how canst thou, Frau Minne, true worth and knightly fame,205

And manly⁸⁷ strength and courage, thus vanquish⁶⁷ and put to shame?

For the least is to thee as the greatest, and the earth shall no hero boast,

Who thinketh to scorn thine empire, but he learneth unto his cost

That thou canst, an thou wilt⁸⁸, o’erthrow him; yea, all men thy power obey,

For thy sceptre we own as mighty, and wide as the world its sway.210

Yet this one thing it doth thee honour, tho’ thou rulest all else but ill,

Joy maketh her dwelling⁸⁹ with thee, and for this would I praise thee still!

Frau Minne, alas⁹⁰! of old time full false were thy ways, I ween,

Nor hast thou thy dealings mended, nor to-day hast thou truer been,

Thou hast many a maiden⁸¹ shamèd, who love forbidden sought;215

Thro’ thy dealings, upon the vassal⁹², his lord hath sorrow brought;

And the friend shall false and faithless to the friend of his bosom⁹³ prove,

And the servant betray his master; such deeds do but shame thee, Love!

And I would that it were far from thee, the body to yield to lust²³,

In such wise that the soul ashamèd is stricken with sorrow’s thrust,220

And that with force compelling, the young thou makest old,

Though their years but few be counted, this must we for treason hold!

Such speech, I ween, beseems not the man who in serving thee

Hath comfort found! If succour thine hand ever brought to me,

I had been less slow to praise thee, but sorrow and loss alone225

Hast thou counted to me as guerdon, and such glamour⁹⁵ thine art hath thrown

O’er mine eyes, that, methinks, henceforward I trust thee never more,

Though small profit it brought unto thee, the bitter grief I bore!

And yet too high above me art thou, that whate’er my wrong,

I should e’en as a fool upbraid⁹⁶ thee with bitter words and strong:230

For thy spear too sharply pierces, and scarce may we bear the weight,

Thou layest at will upon us—Methinks he who sang of late,

‘Neath a tree, of thy mystic dealings, and thy wondrous⁹⁷ ways of old,

Had better done had he told us how we thy grace might hold!

(Heinrich of Veldeck was he, and he taught us, I ween, right well235

Of the winning of Love, of its guarding, alas! he failed to tell.)

For oft one thro’ folly⁹⁸ loses the prize that he late did win;

Yea, to me hath such fate befallen, yet Frau Minne, thine was the sin!

Since all wisdom shall be thy portion, since against thee nor spear, nor shield,

Nor charger, nor guarded fortress⁹⁹ their vaunted power can wield,240

I know not what shall withstand thee, nor on earth, nor on the sea!

He who feareth to face thy conflict, say whither shall he flee?

’Twas thy mystic power, Frau Minne, that dealt thus with Parzival,

And reft him awhile of knowledge, and wrought with him as a fool.

For fair was the queen and gracious who reigned¹⁰¹ in far Pelrap?r,245

And she thought on her lord and husband, and she made thee her message bear.

And for this cause Kardeiss her brother, hast thou for thy payment slair,

And since thou such tribute askest, ’tis well that I ne’er have ta’en

From thine hand aught of good, since in such wise thou dost for thy debtors¹⁰² care—

This I spake for the sake of all men—List ye now how Sir Kay did fare:250

Now he rode forth in knightly armour to the strife that he sore did crave,

And Gamuret’s son, right willing, to his wish fulfilment gave.

And wherever fair maids compelling, their voices uplift in prayer,

And the grace they shall ask be granted, let them pray here for his welfare,

Since it was thro’ a woman’s beauty, that the spell of a woman wrought255

Love’s magic, of senses robbed him—Then his charger to halt Kay brought;

And he spake to the gallant Waleis, ‘Sir Knight, since thou thus our king

Hast shamed, thou shalt hear my counsel, for wisdom perchance ’twill bring;

Thou shalt hang thee a hempen¹⁰³ halter around thy neck straightway,

For so may I lightly lead thee, and take thou with me thy way.260

Nor think thou, thou canst escape me, but with me unto my lord

Shalt thou go, as befits a captive, else worse may be thy reward!’

By love constrained, the Waleis nor word nor answer spoke¹²,

Kay gripped his spear-shaft tightly and he smote¹⁰⁴ with a mighty stroke

On the hero’s head, till the helmet rang loudly beneath his hand;265

And he quoth, ‘Now will I awake thee! Dost think here to take thy stand,

And standing¹⁰⁵ sleep unsheeted? Nay, other shalt thou fare,

Low on the snow I’ll lay thee! The ass⁶⁴ that is wont¹⁰⁶ to bear

The sack from the mill would rue³⁵ it, did one smite¹⁰⁷ him in such wise,

As here I think now to smite thee, and thy sloth¹⁰⁸ and thy sleep chastise¹⁰⁹!’270

Frau Minne, now bethink thee, for sore this shameth thee,

For an one should wrong a peasant, in this wise his speech will be,

‘My lord will sure repay thee!’ Vengeance¹¹⁰ from thee he’ld seek

Methinks, this gallant Waleis, an thou wouldst let him speak!

Now let him from out thy circle, and loose him from thy ban,275

This stranger guest shalt prove him, a true and valiant¹¹¹ man!

Swift rode Sir Kay unto him, and he turned his bridle round,

And no more his longing glances their joy and their sorrow found,

The white snow and blood-drops crimson, that mystic likeness bare

To the queen of his love and his longing, the Lady of Pelrap?r;280

He knew all that passed around him—His charger Sir Kay addrest

To jousting, he spurred him onward¹¹², and his spear he laid in rest.

In the joust, that which Kay had aimed at he smote, for his spear did pierce

The Waleis’ shield, yet swift payment was his, for in onslaught fierce

The seneschal of King Arthur fell prone¹¹³ on the fallen tree,285

Where the geese erewhile had hid them, and hurt full sore was he,

And dead lay his gallant charger—”Twixt a stone and the saddle-bow,

Right arm, and left leg had he broken—so mighty his overthrow⁴⁷

That all that had decked his charger, girths, saddle, bells of gold,

By the force of the fall were shattered, thus the stranger his payment told,290

And with one blow, for twain repaid him—the one that erst for his sake,

A maiden had borne and the other, which he from Kay’s hand must take.

Thus he who knew naught of falsehood was guided of truth to know

Her message in blood-drops threefold, on the white of the drifted snow.

’Twas tear-drops, not blood, that he saw there, and well might his senses fail,295

And the thoughts of his heart wax heavy, as he mused¹¹⁴ on the wondrous Grail,

And sorely the semblance¹¹⁵ grieved him that spake of his wife and queen.

Yet tho’ o’er the twain he sorrowed, the greater woe, I ween,

Was the woe that Frau Minne wrought him, for there liveth not heart so strong,

But longing and love united break its power, ere the time be long.300

Count we here those twain as ventures? Nay, ’twere better methinks to hold,

That they were naught but pain and sorrow, that vanquished the hero bold.

Now ye unto whom I tell this, I rede ye to mourn Kay’s woe,

For full oft as his manhood bade him, he many a strife did know.

And in many a land they speak thus, that Kay, Arthur’s seneschal,305

Was a firebrand, hell-born, yet I wot well far other the tale I’ld tell.

From reproach would I gladly free him, tho’ few but should say me nay,

Yet a gallant man and a worthy, I swear was this knight, Sir Kay.

And my mouth to this truth beareth witness, and more would I tell to thee;

Unto Arthur’s Court came strangers in many a company,310

And their manners and ways were diverse, nor all there might honour claim,

But Kay an he saw false dealing⁹¹, he counted such ways as shame,

And his face he turned from the sinner, yet he who dealt courteously¹¹⁶,

And true man with true men would hold him, Kay served him right heartily¹¹⁷.

And one who fall well discernèd the manner of men was Kay,315

Thus he did to his lord good service, for his harsh words drave far away

The men who would falsely vaunt them good knights and true to be,

Ill was he to them as a hailstorm, sharp as sting of an angry bee.

Small wonder that these deny him his honour and knightly fame,

True servant and wise they found him, and for this cause upon his name320

Their hatred¹¹⁸ doth still heap slander—Prince Herman, Thuringia’s lord,

Thou with vassals¹¹⁹ that crowd around thee, and strangers who seek thy board,

Good service might Kay have done thee, since so free art thou aye of hand,

That true men and men dishonoured, side by side in thine hall they stand;

And therefore Knight Walter singeth, ‘Now greeting to all I bring,325

Men evil and good!’ And I trow well, where a singer such song may sing,

There the false are too highly honoured—Nay, far other Sir Kay had taught,

(Yea, and Heinrich of Rispach also)—Now hearken ye in what sort

On Plimiz?l’s plain men bare them; from the field Sir Kay was borne

To the tent of his king, and around him, o’er his ill-fate his friends did mourn;330

And maiden and knight they stood there; to the tent where his comrade lay

Came Gawain, and he quoth in sadness, ‘Alas! for the woeful day

That so ill a joust was ridden that hath robbed me of a friend!’

Then out spake Kay in his anger, ‘Now make of thy moan an end,

If comfort thou here wouldst bring me, do not as the women do,335

Since thou art my monarch’s nephew! I would do to thee service true,

As of free heart I ever did it, in the day that God gave me power,

Nor long for my aid hadst thou prayed me! There cometh, perchance, an hour

When I, as of old, may serve thee: now cease thou thy moan I pray,

For tho’ mine be the pain, yet my monarch shall ne’er find another Kay,340

And I wot that for mine avenger¹²¹ art thou all too nobly born;

An yet hadst thou lost a finger I had counted myself forsworn

An I risked not mine head to pay it! Let that be as it may,

Believe me or not, as shall please thee, yet sooth are the words I say!’

‘No joust shalt thou ride at my urging, for roughly he greets his foe,345

Who holdeth without his station, and rideth nor swift nor slow.

And I think me, of maidens’ tresses, tho’ frail¹²² be such cord and fair,

Enough from such strife to bind thee, the chain of a single hair!

And the man who shall show such meekness¹²³, he well doth his mother love,

Since his sire would fain in the conflict his knightly mettle¹²⁴ prove.350

But follow thou aye thy mother, Sir Gawain, list well her rede.

Turn thou pale at the glancing sword-blade, and shrink from the manly deed!’

And thus on the gallant hero the bitter words he spake

Fell sharply, he looked not for them, nor on Kay might he vengeance take,

Full seldom a knight may do so, since shame on his lips setteth seal,355

But they who thus speak discourteous¹²⁵, such shame shall they never feel.

Then Gawain he quoth in answer, ‘Where men knightly sword might bear,

And have foughten, and I fought with them, then no man beheld me there,

And saw that my cheek waxed paler at sight of wound or blow.

I was ever thy friend—’twas needless that thou shouldst reproach me so!’360

Then he strode from the tent, and he bade them bring hither his charger good,

Nor spur on his heel he buckled¹²⁶, unarmed he his steed bestrode.

So came he unto the Waleis (whose sense was of love held fast),

And his shield to all eyes bare witness of three spears thro’ its circle passed,

For three jousts¹²⁷ of late had he ridden, and he rode them with heroes twain,365

Of Orilus too was he smitten¹²⁸—Then gently uprode Gawain,

And he spurred not his steed to gallop¹²⁹, nor conflict nor strife he sought,

For he rode but in love and in kindness, to seek him who here had fought.

Fair spake Gawain the stranger, to greeting deaf was he,

Frau Minne yet held him captive, how other might it be?370

True son of Herzeleide, to this lot was he born,

To lose himself for love’s sake; such passion as had torn

The hearts of these his parents, afresh in his heart awoke,

And but little his ear might hearken what the mouth of Gawain spoke.

Quoth King Lot’s son unto the Waleis,’ Sir Knight, here thou doest ill375

In that thou withholdest greeting—tho’ patient I wait thy will

Far otherwise can I bear me! Know thou that to friend and king,

Yea, to all whom I count my fellows, thy deed doth dishonour⁵¹ bring,

And our shame ever waxeth greater; yet prayed I for thee this grace,

The king of free heart forgives thee, if now thou shalt seek his face.380

So hearken, I pray, my counsel, and do thou as I shall say,

And ride thou with me to King Arthur, nor too long shalt thou find the way.’

Nor threatening nor prayer might move him, this fair son of Gamuret:

Then the pride of King Arthur’s knighthood his memory backward set,

And he thought of Frau Minne’s dealings, and the time when the knife’s sharp blade385

He drave thro’ his hand unwitting, thro’ the love of a gracious maid.

And that time when from death’s cold clutches, a queen’s hand had set him free,

When of L?helein was he vanquished, and captive in joust was he,

And a queen in the day of his danger must pledge her fair life for his,

And her name shall of men be praisèd, Queen Ingus of Bachtarliess.390

Thought Gawain, ‘It may be Frau Minne dealeth so with this goodly man,

As she dealt with me of old time, so claspeth him in the ban

Of her magic spells fair-woven, that his spirit within the snare¹³⁰

She holdeth fast entangled’—Then his eyes on the snow-flakes fair

He cast, and he knew the token, and swift from the spell-bound sight395

With cloth of fair silk and sendal, he covered the blood-drops bright.

The blood-stained snow was hidden, nor longer its spell was seen,

And his sight and his sense unclouded she gave him, his wife and queen;

Yet his heart did she hold in her keeping, and its dwelling was Pelrap?r,

And he cried aloud in his sorrow thro’ the silent summer air;400

‘Alas! who of thee hath robbed me, who erewhile wast my queen and wife,

For thy love, thy crown, and thy kingdom my right hand hath won in strife.

Say, say, am I he who saved thee from Klamidé the warrior king?

Yea, sorrow and bitter sighing, and grief that the heart doth wring¹³¹

Are the guerdons I won in thy service, and now from mine eyes be-dazed405

Art thou reft, and thy place I know not, tho’ but now on thy face I gazed.’

Then he quoth, ‘Now, where shall my spear be, since I wot well I brought it here?’

Quoth Gawain, ‘A joust hast thou ridden, and splintered shall be thy spear.’

‘With whom should I joust?’ quoth the Waleis, ‘thou bearest nor sword nor shield,

And little had been mine honour, an thou to my hand didst yield!410

Yet bear I awhile thy mocking, nor will I thy friendship pray,

Tho’ many a joust have I ridden, yet my saddle I kept alway.

An thou be not for jousting minded, and I find not in thee a foe,

Yet the world lieth wide before me, and hence on my way I go;

For labour and strife am I seeking and fain would I win me praise,415

Be anguish¹³² or joy my portion; nor unfruitful shall be my days.’

Quoth Gawain, ‘What I spake aforetime I spake of true heart and free,

Nor my thoughts were the thoughts of evil, for well would I deal with thee;

And the boon that I crave will I win me, my monarch with many a knight

Lieth here at hand with his army, and with many a lady bright,420

An it please thee, Sir Knight, to betake thee to our goodly company,

From all strife shall this right hand guard thee, and gladly I’ll ride with thee.’

‘I thank thee, Sir Knight, fair thou speakest, yet say ere with thee I ride,

Who the monarch may be whom thou servest? and who rideth here at my side?’

‘A man do I hail as master, thro’ whose fame much fame I won,425

Nor here shall my mouth keep silence on the things he for me hath done.

For dear hath he ever held me, and as true knight did me entreat¹³³:

(His sister King Lot hath wedded¹³⁴, and the twain I as parents greet.)

And the good gifts God gave unto me, to his service I yield them all,

For my hand and my heart he ruleth, whom men do King Arthur call.430

Nor mine own name need here be hidden, nor a secret shall long remain,

For the folk and the lands that know me, they call on me as Gawain:

And fain would I do thee service, alike with my hand and name,

If thou turnest here at my bidding, nor bringest upon me shame!’

Then he quoth, ‘Is it thou, O Gawain? too little I yet have done435

That thou shouldst as a friend entreat me; yet hast thou this honour won

That all men thou gently treatest—and thy friendship I here will take,

Yet not for mine own deserving, but repayment¹³⁵ I fain would make.

Now say where thine army lieth, since so many tents I see

That stand fair by the brink¹³⁶ of the river? If King Arthur in truth shall be440

So near, then must I bemoan¹³⁷ me, that in honour I may not dare

To enter his royal presence, or look on his queen so fair.

Since ’tis meet that I first avenge¹²⁰ me of a foul¹³⁸ and discourteous blow,

For which, since the day I left them, I sorrow and shame must know.

For a maiden as she beheld me, laughed sweetly, the seneschal445

For my sake smote the maid so sorely, ’twas a wood that upon her fell.’

‘Rough vengeance thou here hast taken! (Gawain to the Waleis spake)

Since thou in a joust hast felled him, and right arm and left leg he brake.

Ride here, see his charger lifeless, that lieth the stone below;

On the snowdrift behold¹³⁹ the splinters of the spear that hath dealt the blow!450

’Tis the spear thou but now wast seeking!’ Then the truth knew Sir Parzival,

And straightway he spake unto Gawain, ‘Now, if this be the seneschal,

And the man who so sorely shamed me, if thou swear me that this was he,

Thou mayst ride where thou wilt, and gladly will I ride in thy company!’

‘Nay, never a lie do I tell thee,’ quoth Gawain, ‘thou hast overthrown455

Segramor, who ere now in battle was ever as victor known,

He fell ere yet Kay had met thee: great deeds hast thou done to-day,

Since o’er two of our bravest heroes the prize thou hast borne away.’

So rode they, the one with the other, the Waleis and Knight Gawain,

And the folk, both afoot and on horseback, with honour would greet the twain,460

Gawain and his guest the Red Knight, this did they of courtesy,

And the twain to his fair pavilion they gat them right speedily.

And the lady, fair Kunnewaaré, whose tent by Gawain’s did stand,

Rejoiced, and she joyful¹⁴⁰ greeted the hero, whose strong right hand

Had failed not to wreak¹⁴¹ stern vengeance for the ill that Kay wrought that day;465

Then her brother and fair Jeschuté she led by the hand straightway,

And Parzival looked upon them as the three to his tent drew near,

And his face, thro’ the rust⁹⁴ of his armour, it shone ever fair and clear,

As roses dew-dipped had flown there: his harness aside he laid,

And he stood before Kunnewaaré, and thus spake the gentle maid:470

‘To God shalt thou first be welcome, as welcome thou art to me,

Since thy manhood thou well hast proven, and the faith that I had in thee!

Ere the day that my heart beheld thee, nor laughter nor smiles I knew,

And Kay, who in that hour smote me, with stern hand my gladness slew¹⁴².

But now hast thou well avenged¹⁴³ me! With a kiss I thy deed would pay,475

If I of thy kiss were worthy!’ ‘Nay, so had I thought to-day

To crave of thy lips my payment,’ quoth Parzival, ‘if thou still

Wilt give me such gracious greeting, right gladly I’ll do thy will!’

Then she kissed him, and down they sate them, and the princess a maiden sent

And bade her to bring rich raiment; so sped she unto the tent;480

And the garments they lay there ready, of rich silk of Nineveh,

For her prisoner, King Klamidé, had she fashioned them cunningly.

Then the maiden who bare the garments, full sorely must she bewail

That the mantle¹⁴⁴ was yet unfinished, since the silken cord did fail.

Then the lady, Kunnewaaré, from her side drew a silken band485

From the folds of her robe, in the mantle she wove it with skilful¹⁴⁵ hand.

Then courteous her leave he prayed him, the rust would he wash away,

And fair shone his face, and youthful, and his lips they were red that day.

And robed was the gallant hero, and so bright and so fair was he,

That all men who there beheld him, they sware he for sure must be490

The flower and the crown of manhood, a knight without shame or fear;

And they looked upon him, and they praised him and his colour waxed bright and clear,

And right well did his garb become him; an emerald green and rare,

The gift of fair Kunnewaaré, as clasp at his neck he bare;

And a girdle beside she gave him, all wrought in a cunning row495

With mystic beasts, bejewelled, that burnt with a fiery¹⁴⁶ glow,

And its clasp was a red-fire ruby¹⁴⁷—How think ye the beardless youth

Was seen when thus richly girded? Fair was he in very sooth,

For so the story runneth—the folk bare him right goodwill¹⁴⁸,

Men and women who looked upon him, they counted him worthy still.500

Forthwith, as the Mass was ended, came Arthur the noble king,

And the knights of his Table with him, a goodly following.

No man there whose lips spake falsehood. Yea, all heard the word that day,

‘With Gawain the Red Knight dwelleth!’ the king thither¹⁴⁹ took his way.

Then the knight who so sore was beaten came swiftly, Sir Antanor,505

For, fain to behold the Waleis, his feet sped the king before,

And he asked, ‘Art thou he who avenged me, and the lady of fair Lalande?

Now vanished shall be Kay’s honour, for it falleth unto thine hand,

And an end hast thou made of his threatening, and the days of his strife are o’er,

For his arm it is weak, and his vengeance I fear for it never more!’510

And so fair was the knight and radiant, that all men beheld his face

As an angel from heaven, that wingless, abideth on earth a space.

And well did King Arthur greet him, and his knights were no whit¹³ behind,

And all they who looked upon him, naught but love in their hearts might find,

And their lips to their heart made answer, and all spake to his praises, ‘Yea,’515

And no man gainsaid¹⁵⁰ the other, so lovely his mien¹⁵¹ that day!

Then Arthur spake fair unto him, ‘Thou hast wrought me both joy and pain,

Yet ne’er from the hand of a hero such honour I thought to gain

As the honour that thou hast brought me! yet no service I did to thee,

An I did, then thy fame had repaid it, tho’ no other thy deeds should be520

Than the deed thou hast done in the winning for Jeschuté her husband’s grace!

Nor Kay’s guilt had been unavengèd, if ere this I had seen thy face

Myself had, unasked, chastised¹⁵² him.’ Then Arthur in this wise spake,

‘Since so far they had come, and their journey had they taken but for his sake,

They all with one voice did pray him, to swear to them brotherhood,525

And be one of the gallant Table, a comrade both true and good.’

And their prayer it seemed good unto him, and joyful at heart was he,

And he sware them the oath that they asked for, and their knight would he gladly be.

Now hear ye, and speak the verdict, if on this day the Table Round

Its right, and its due observance had here, as aforetime found;530

Since for many a day King Arthur in this wise had ruled his court,

No knight should break bread before him, if there came of fair venture naught.

But enough should have chanced this morning, and to Table they well might go,

Though from Nantes might they never bear it, yet they here would its semblance show.

Wide enow was the flowery meadow, nor hindered them tree or tent,535

As they did here their monarch’s bidding—for this was his heart’s intent,

Fair honour to give the Red Knight, and his valour, as meet, reward—

Then a silk in Acraton woven, they laid on the grassy¹⁵³ sward,

’Twas brought from far lands of paynim, and ’twas shapen both wide and round;

For ever this courteous custom mid these gallant knights was found,540

No high seat had they of honour, but all men were equal there;

And thus had King Arthur willed it, both the knights and their ladies fair

At the Table Round were welcome, yea, an they might honour claim,

Knight, lady, or gentle maiden, at his court all should fare the same!

And there, with her maiden following, came fair Guinevere the queen,545

And many a noble princess amid her train was seen,

And none but was fair to look on, and the ring it was spread so wide

That within, without strife or crowding, each maid sat her knight beside.

And Arthur, who ne’er knew falsehood, led the Waleis by the hand,

And Kunnewaaré she walked beside him, the lady of fair Lalande,550

From sorrow the knight had freed her—Then, with kind and friendly eyes,

Looked Arthur upon the hero, and he spake to him in this wise:

‘My queen will I bid to kiss thee, who art fair both of form and face,

For ne’er, in this court, of lady I ween wouldst thou crave this grace,

Since from Pelrap?r thou hast ridden, and wert thou on kissing bent555

From lips of all lips the fairest, hast thou there thy full heart’s content!

Yet this one grace will I pray thee, if ever there dawn the day

That I find ‘neath thy roof abiding¹⁵⁴, this kiss I may then repay!’

‘In sooth, will I do thy bidding,’ quoth the Waleis, ‘both there and here!’

Then unto the gallant hero stepped the Lady Guinevere,560

And fair on the lips she kissed him, and she quoth, ‘Here I pardon thee

The ill thou aforetime didst me, and the sorrow thou gavest me.

Thou didst leave me sorely grieving, when from hence thou didst ride away.

By thy hand and thy dart¹⁵⁵ my kinsman¹⁵⁶ Prince Ither was slain that day!’

And all tear-bedewed were the eyelids¹⁵⁷ of the Lady Guinevere,565

For Prince Ither’s death wrought sorrow unto many a woman dear.

Now must King Klamidé seat him, on the bank by Plimiz?l,

And beside him sate Iofreit, who was son unto King Id?l;

And ’twixt Klamidé and Gawain must the Waleis have his place—

And they know who tell the venture, none sate here of royal grace,570

None who woman’s breast had suckled, whose fame stood so high and fair,

For courage and youthful beauty did the Waleis, as jewels, wear.

And they owned, who there looked upon him, that many a maiden bright

Saw herself in a darker mirror than the lips of this fair young knight.

And on cheek and on chin his colour might well as fetters be575

For those who should need such fetters, whose fancy flitteth free.

Here might there be naught of changing—(of women my rede I trow

For some they are ever wavering, and ever new friendships know!)

But his look ever constant held them, till I wot well that thro’ their eyes

His entry he gained triumphant¹⁵⁸, and made of their hearts his prize!580

Thus maiden and man beheld him, and his honour all men did praise,

Till he found here the goal of sighing, and the end of his joyous¹⁵⁹ days.

For hither came one I must tell of, and faithful was she in truth

Tho’ discourteous her ways, and for sorrow, I ween, had she little ruth!

And the folk for her message sorrowed—Now hear how the maid must ride,585

Her mule¹⁶⁰ it was tall as a war-horse, and branded on either side;

And its nostrils¹⁶¹ were slit¹⁶² as is custom in the far land of Hungary,

Yet her harness and bridle were costly¹⁶³, with rich work broidered cunningly.

Soft and slow paced her mule, yet the maiden was not as a maid, I trow.

What sought she? She came as ’twas fated, and sorrow must Arthur know.590

And of wisdom forsooth this maiden might boast her a wondrous store,

No tongue but she spake, French, Latin, and Paynim: in all such lore¹⁶⁴

As men read in the highest heavens, Dialectics, Geometry,

In all was she courteous trainèd, and her name it was called Kondrie.

‘The sorceress’ did men name her, nor her speech halted on its way,595

Too ready her tongue, since rejoicing she smote into grief that day.

This maiden, so rich in wisdom, bare little of maiden grace,

No lover e’er praised her beauty, no tongue spake her fair of face.

A tempest she, joy destroying, yet of bridal cloth from Ghent

Did she wear a mantle, bluer than azure¹⁶⁵ the soft tints blent.600

As a cap was it fairly fashioned, such as maidens in France shall wear,

And beneath it, around her body, a silken robe she bare.

And a hat of the English peacock, with silk of orient lined,

And new was the hat, and the fastening, and it hung low the maid behind.

And like to a bridge her message, that sorrow o’er joy had crossed,605

And shame enough did she bring them, till laughter in tears was lost.

In a thick plait above her headgear had she flung her tresses back,

And adown on the mule were they hanging, so long, and so coarse, and black,

Nor softer to touch than the bristles¹⁶⁶, which swine on their backs shall show.

And her nose as a dog’s was shapen, and from out her mouth did grow610

Two tusks¹⁶⁷ as had ‘seemed a wild boar, a hand’s-breadth long were they;

And above her eyes the eyebrows¹⁶⁸ as thick as plaits they lay.

And I speak but the truth, as I needs must, tho’ my words lack in courtesy

Since I speak of a maid, yet, for such cause, none other reproacheth me.

And ears as a bear had Kondrie, and never the eye might trace615

A shy glance of love, or of longing, I ween in that wondrous face.

And a scourge¹⁶⁹ did she bear, and the handle was a ruby, of silk the cord;

And the hands of this winsome¹⁷⁰ maiden like a lion’s were sharply clawed,

And the skin as an ape’s was dusky, and the nails they were not too light,

And I ween, for her maiden favours, but seldom would heroes fight!620

So rode she unto the circle, and her coming did sorrow bring,

And fair joy did she put in peril¹⁷¹—Then turned she unto the king,

(And Kunnewaaré sat beside him, his table-mate was she,

And fair Guinevere, his consort¹⁷², a queen bare her company.)

Thus in royal state King Arthur as monarch sat that day—625

To the Breton king rode Kondrie, and in French did she speak alway;

And tho’ I in another language than hers shall the venture tell,

Yet I rede ye to wit that the telling it pleaseth me none too well!

‘Thou son of high Pendragon, thyself, and thy Breton host,

By thy deed hast thou shamed—From all lands the noblest that they might boast630

Once sat here a gallant circle, but poisoned is now their fame,

And thy Table Round dishonoured by traitor¹⁷³, and brought to shame.

King Arthur, o’er all thy fellows, thy praises of old stood high,

But it sinketh now, thy glory, and thy fame, that did swiftly fly,

Henceforward goeth halting; thine honour doth seek the ground635

Since it showeth stain of falsehood—The fame of thy Table Round

It suffered for the friendship ye with Parzival did swear,

Tho’ I wot well the outward token of a spotless knight he bear.

“The Red Knight” ye here do call him, the name of one who lay

Dead before Nantes, yet I tell thee unlike in their life are they!640

For no mouth hath read of a hero whose fame knew nor fault nor flaw,

As his!’ From the king she turned her, and did rein¹⁷⁴ by the Waleis draw,

And she quoth, ‘Now sore shalt thou rue it, since I, for thy sake deny

My greeting unto King Arthur, and the knights of his company.

May thy fair face be dishonoured, and thy manhood I look on here.645

Of forgiveness and joy were I merchant, in sooth shouldst thou buy them dear!

And I deem thou art but a monster, and myself shall far fairer be!

Speak, Sir Parzival, as I bid thee, and this riddle¹⁷⁵ read thou to me,

When thou sawest the fisher sit there, joyless, of comfort reft,

Why didst thou not loose his sighing? Why was he in bondage¹⁷⁶ left?’650

‘For he showed thee of his sorrow—Oh! thou false and faithless guest,

For hadst thou had pity on him, his anguish had gotten rest.

I would that thy mouth might perish, yea, the tongue thy mouth within,

For e’en as the heart the tongue is, in thine heart is the root of sin.

To Hell shalt thou be predestined, by the Ruler of Heaven high,655

And this be on earth thy portion, that true men thy face shall fly.

And ban hast thou won for blessing¹⁷⁷, and for bliss shalt thou find but bale,

For too late dost thou strive for honour, and thy striving shall naught avail.

And so feeble shall wax thy manhood, and thy fame it shall be so weak,

That never shall soul’s physician the promise of healing speak.660

An one to the oath should drive me, on thine head were I fain to swear,

That never a darker treason was wrought by a man so fair.

Thou hook in fair feathers hidden, bright serpent with poisoned fang¹⁷⁸,

Who ne’er of the sword was worthy, which thine host at thy side did hang!

The goal of thy sins, this thy silence, of Hell’s horde¹⁷⁹ art thou now the sport,665

And dishonour upon thy body, Sir Parzival, hast thou wrought.

Saw’st thou not how they bare before thee the Grail, and the bleeding spear,

And sharp silver? Thy joy’s destruction, and thy shelter from grief were here!’

‘Yea, hadst thou but asked at Monsalv?sch; afar, in a heathen land,

Rich o’er all earthly riches, doth the town of Tabronit stand;670

Yet the riches thy speech had won thee had been greater far, I ween—

And with gallant strife of knighthood the hand of that country’s queen

Feirefis Angevin hath won him: no fear doth his manhood stain;

One father, I ween, hath borne ye, yet unlike shall ye be, ye twain.

And thy brother is strange to look on, for both white and black his face,675

And at Zassamank he reigneth o’er the folk of his mother’s race.’

‘And my thoughts to thy sire are turning; his country was fair Anjou,

And he left thee far other heirdom (for his heart never falsehood knew,)

Than the heritage thou hast won thee, and the crown of an evil fame!

And could I but think thy mother had wrought here a deed of shame680

I had said that his child thou wert not! Yet her faith it but wrought her woe,

And of her naught but good be spoken! And thy father, as all men know,

In his manhood was true and steadfast, and in many a distant land

He won for him meed of honour, and his praise o’er all men did stand.

For great heart and little falsehood as a roof did defend his breast,685

A dam ‘gainst the flood of evil, and a home for his love to rest.

And in manly strength and courage was his honour for aye held fast,

But thy truth it is turned to falsehood, and thine honour to earth is cast!

Alas! for the day I heard it, alas! for the mournful tale,

That the child of fair Herzeleide in knighthood and faith should fail.’690

She herself was the prey¹⁸⁰ of sorrow, and her hands did she wring amain,

While the teardrops they chased each other down her cheeks like a shower of rain.

And her eyes they gave faithful witness to the grief that her bosom filled,

For of true heart she spake, the maiden, nor e’en then was the sorrow stilled.

Then unto the king she turned her, and she spake ‘Is there here a knight695

Who yearneth for love’s rewarding, and for honour and fame would fight?

For I know of four queens, and maidens four hundred, and all are fair,

In Chateau¹⁸¹ Merveil is their dwelling; and like to the empty air

Shall be all knightly ventures to the venture that Burg within,

Yet he who shall face its peril, from true love shall his guerdon win.700

And tho’ far be that Burg and distant, and weary and rough the way,

Its walls must I seek if haply I reach them ere close of day.’

And sad was the maid, not joyful, nor courteous she bade farewell,

But weeping she gazed around her, and she cried as the teardrops fell,

‘Ah! woe unto thee, Monsalv?sch, thou dwelling and goal of grief,705

Since no man hath pity on thee, or bringeth thy woe relief!’

Thus had the sorceress Kondrie, that maiden fierce and proud,

Wrought evil upon the Waleis, and his fame to the earth had bowed.

Naught they helped him, his bold heart’s counsel, his manhood and knightly fame,

And high o’er all other virtues¹⁸², the virtue¹⁸³ of knightly shame.710

(For falsehood he ne’er had hearkened,) and true shame doth rewarding bring,

And it crowneth the soul with honour as the circlet doth crown a king.

And he who true shame doth cherish his work shall for ever stand—

Then she lifted her voice o’er the maidens, the maiden of fair Lalande,

And she wept for the words of Kondrie, and the sorrow of Parzival,715

For the fairest of men did she deem him; and swiftly the teardrops fell

From the eyes of many a woman, for the sake of that hero bold,

And they sorrowed at heart, and their weeping must many a knight behold!

Now sorrow had Kondrie brought them; and e’en as her way she went

Another must ride towards them on a warlike errand bent;720

A knight of a haughty¹⁸⁴ bearing, and his harness was fair to see,

From his foot to the goodly helmet, and royal its cost must be,

And richly plumed¹⁸⁵ was the helmet; and, e’en as the man, the steed

Was clad in such glittering armour as serveth for knightly need.

And he found them, both man and maiden, heavy and sad at heart,725

As he rode nigh unto the circle; hear ye how he bare his part—

Tho’ his mien it was high and haughty, yet his heart it was full of woe,

Of the twain shall ye learn the reason; thro’ his manhood he pride must know,

Yet grief to his heart taught mourning—Thus rode he unto the ring,

Were it well he should come within it? Then squires¹⁸⁶ to his aid did spring,730

And the gallant knight they greeted, yet were he and his shield unknown,

Nor he doffed¹⁸⁷ from his head the helmet, and sorrow was his alone;

And his hand bare a sword unsheathèd, and he asked for those heroes twain,

‘Where are they whom I fain would speak with, King Arthur and Knight Gawain?’

Then straight thro’ the ring he passed him, and a costly coat he bare,735

And ’twas wrought of silk all shining, in Orient woven fair;

And before the host he halted as he sate there within the ring,

And he spake aloud, ‘God’s favour be on thee, thou gracious king,

And upon these knights and ladies—To all whom mine eyes here see,

I offer, in greeting, service, yet be one from my greeting free;740

For ne’er will I do him service, nay, rather I choose his hate,

If ill-will he beareth to me, mine ill-will with his may mate!’

‘And ’twere well that I name him to ye. Alas! alas! woe is me!

My heart he so sore hath wounded, mine anguish o’er-great shall be!

And here doth he sit, Sir Gawain, whom all men were wont to praise,745

High standeth his fame, yet dishonour it ruleth, methinks, his ways;

Since avarice¹⁸⁸ to this betrayed him, in greeting my lord he slew,

The kiss once by Judas given, it taught him such guile¹⁸⁹ anew.

Many thousand hearts hath he wounded—’Twas murder base, abhorred¹⁹⁰,

And he, upon whom he wrought it, erewhile was my dearest lord.750

An Sir Gawain would here deny it, true answer our strife shall yield,

Forty days from to-day shall he meet me, and face me on battlefield,

Before Askalon’s king and ruler, in the city of Schamfanzon;

Thus I bid him in honour face me, and for conflict his armour don.’

‘And this grace shall he not refuse me, but thither his shield shall bear;755

And yet further shall he bethink him, by the helmet he weareth fair,

And the life that a knight beseemeth, who two treasures in pledge doth hold,

True shame, and a faith unwavering, and their fame shall be new, as old.

But from shame may Gawain ne’er free him, if a knight of the Table Round,

Whose heroes stand here before me, he thinketh he may be found.760

For its honour and fame are vanished, if false knight sit its board beside—

Methinks ye have heard mine errand, and ye know I came not to chide¹⁹¹,

For here would I not blame, but battle, and death shall my guerdon be,

An it be not a life of honour, that Good Fortune shall hold for me!’

Then sad was the king and silent, yet answer at last he gave,765

‘Know, Sir Knight, that Gawain is my nephew, and myself would the conflict brave

Ere his bones should lie dishonoured—If Good Fortune by Gawain stand

In strife shalt thou well acknowledge, ‘neath the might of his strong right hand

That his body in faith he keepeth, and falsehood afar doth hold.

If another hath done thee evil methinks art thou over-bold,770

His shame dost thou speak too loudly, who never hath done thee ill—

If he winneth, perchance, thine homage¹⁹², and thou ownest him guiltless still,

Yet hast thou in short space spoken such words of a blameless knight

As have shamèd for aye thine honour, if this folk read the thing aright!’

Then upsprang the proud Knight Beaucorps, brother to Gawain he,775

And he spake in his wrath¹⁹³, ‘Wouldst thou fight him? Then myself his pledge will be,

For thou speakest false of Gawain; and know that thy words of shame

Have kindled¹⁹⁴ anew within me fierce wrath’s devouring¹⁹⁵ flame.

An thou speakest not Gawain guiltless of all dishonour, I

Stand here to fight his battle, and to be his surety.780

Think not by thy words of scorning to lower his lofty fame,

Unstainèd is Gawain’s honour, and thy words are but words of shame!’

Then he turned him to his brother, and he spake of true heart and free,

‘Bethink thee now, my brother, of all thou hast done for me,

Thou hast helped me unto the winning of fame, for thy toil’s reward785

Bid me here to be hostage for thee, and bid me thine honour guard.

If Good Fortune be here my portion, and I win here my meed of fame,

Then thine be the crown of honour, and thy foeman hath naught but shame.’

By his knighthood and love as a brother he besought¹⁹⁶ him right earnestly;

Quoth Gawain, ‘Now in sooth, my brother, too wise shall I surely be790

To hearken to thee, and to grant thee what thou askest of right good-will;

What meaneth this strife, I wot not, and of fighting have had my fill,

Of good-will would I ne’er deny thee what boon thou from me shouldst crave,

Yet shame must I bear for ever if this conflict I fail to brave!’

Yet Beaucorps he prayed him straitly—then out spake the stranger knight,795

‘A man whom I ne’er have heard of now lusteth with me to fight!

I spake not of him, and no evil, methinks, hath he done to me.

Strong, gallant, and fair to look on, and faithful and rich is he,

And well might he be my hostage, yet against him no wrath I bear—

My lord and my kinsman was he for whose death I this strife declare,800

And brothers twain were our fathers, as comrades and kinsmen¹⁹⁷ true;

And were he a crownèd monarch against whom my sword I drew,

By my birth might I give him battle, and vengeance of right demand,

Of a royal race, and a princely, was I born in a distant land.

And Askalon is my country, I am Landgrave of Schamfanzon,805

Kingrimursel do they call me; if Gawain’s fame be not outrun

No otherwise may he free him, but conflict with me must dare.

Yet safe-conduct throughout my kingdom, from all save my hand, I swear,

In peace may he ride, and safety, to the field where I vengeance claim;

God keep in His grace those I leave here, save one, and ye know his name!’810

So passed he, the gallant hero, from the plain of Plimiz?l,

And e’en as his name was namèd, all men knew Kingrimursel,

For the fame of this knight so valiant was known thro’ the far lands wide,

And it seemèd them well that to Gawain might ill thro’ this strife betide

When they thought of the strength and the manhood of this knight who rode swift away.815

And many must sorely vex¹⁹⁸ them that no honour he won that day;

Yet full often a message cometh, I myself shall such venture know,

Of such wise, that the guest who bears it, of his host must ungreeted go!

From Kondrie they heard the tidings of Parzival’s name and kin¹,

How a queen, she had been his mother, and his sire was an Angevin.820

And they spake—”Twas at fair Kanvoleis, and the story we know full well,

He served her with deeds of knighthood, and many a joust befell,

And there by his dauntless manhood he won him that lady bright;

And the noble Queen Anflisé, she taught him, that gallant knight,

Such courtesy as befitted a hero of lineage high;825

And no Breton but shall rejoice him, that his son now draweth nigh,

For of him, e’en as of his father, may this tale of a truth be told

That honour is his yoke-fellow, as she was of his sire of old.’

Thus joy alike and sorrow came to Arthur’s host that day,

And mingled¹⁹⁹, the life of the heroes, since the twain they must have their way.830

Upstood they all as one man, and all with one voice they wept,

And the bravest knights among them within the circle stept,

And they looked on Gawain and the Waleis where each by the other stood,

And they wove them fair words of comfort to pleasure the heroes good.

But Klamidé the king bethought him that the loss which should be his share835

Was greater than that of another, and too sharp was his pain to bear,

And to Parzival he quoth thus, ‘If the Grail thee for lord must own,

Yet still would I mourn my sorrow, and of true heart my woe make known.

For the kingdom of Tribalibot, and Kaucasus’ golden strand²⁰⁰,

Whatsoe’er shall be writ²⁰¹ of riches in Christian²⁰² or paynim land,840

Yea, even the Grail and its glory, they had failèd the hurt to cure

Which at Pelrap?r was my portion, or the grief that I here endure!

Ah me! Of all men most wretched am I since thy valiant hand

Of joy and of blessing robbed me!—See the princess of fair Lalande,

Know thou that this noble lady she keepeth such faith with thee,845

That no service else she craveth, and none other knight will she;

Yet well might she crown his service who served her for love alone!

And that I am so long her captive, methinks may she well bemoan.

If my joy thou to life wouldst quicken, then give me thine aid, I pray,

And teach her herself to honour in such wise that her love repay850

In a measure the ill thou didst me, and that which thro’ thee I lost,

When the goal of my joy fled from me and my pathway by thee was crossed,

But for thee, I, methinks, had reached it, and if thou art foeman true

Thou wilt help me with this fair maiden, and my gladness shall wax anew!’

‘Right gladly will I,’ quoth the Waleis, ‘if so be she will grant my prayer,855

For fain would I bring thee comfort, since mine is that maiden fair

For whose sake thou sore didst sorrow, my wife and my queen is she,

Kondwiramur, the fairest of all women on earth that be!’

Then the heathen Queen of Ianfus, King Arthur, and Guinevere,

Kunnewaaré of Lalande, and Jeschuté of Karnant, who these words must hear,860

Came near with sweet words of comfort—what would ye they should do more?

Kunnewaaré they gave to Klamidé, who yearned²⁰³ for her love so sore,

And he gave her, as her rewarding, himself, his body fair,

And a queenly crown and golden henceforth on her head she bare!

Quoth the heathen unto the Waleis, ‘Kondrie a man hath named,865

Whom thou as in truth thy brother, rejoicing, might well have claimed;

For far and wide he ruleth in the power of a double crown,

And alike by land and water men in fear to his hand bow down.

And Assagog is one kingdom, Zassamank shall the other be,

Two mighty lands and powerful from fear and from weakness free.870

And naught shall be like his riches save those the Baruch doth own,

Or those of far Tribalibot, he is worshipped as God alone!

A marvel his skin to look on, and like unto none his face,

For ’tis black, and ’tis white, as his parents, who sprang of a diverse race.

Thro’ one of his lands I journeyed as hither I took my way,875

And full fain had he been my wanderings in a far-off land to stay.

Yet but little his will prevailèd, tho’ I am his near of kin,

The cousin unto his mother, and he is a mighty king!

Yet hear thou more of his prowess; his saddle no man may keep

Who rideth a joust against him, and fame doth he richly reap.880

And no gentler knight or truer e’er lay on a mother’s breast,

And falsehood it fleeth from him, and truth in his heart doth rest.

Yea, true and fair in his dealings is Feirefis Angevin,

And women he serveth duly, tho’ he pain thro’ his service win!’

‘Tho’ all men to me were strangers, yet hither I came to know885

What ventures of gallant knighthood a Christian land might show;

And of all Heaven’s gifts the highest, I ween, shall thy portion be,

And Christendom winneth honour thro’ the praise it doth give to thee.

And thine is a noble bearing, and fair is thy form and face,

And in thee beauty mates with manhood, and strength doth thy youth embrace!’890

(Both rich and wise was the heathen, and of wisdom she token gave,

In the French tongue her speech was holden.) Then out spake the hero brave,

And he quoth, ‘God reward thee, Lady, who thinkest to comfort me,

Yet sorrow it fast doth bind me, and the cause would I tell to thee,

For the shame that has here befallen think not I shall lightly bear,895

And here many sin against me, who give to my plaint no ear,

The while I must list their mocking!—No joy shall my portion be

Or long or short be my wanderings, till the Grail once again I see!

For my soul’s unrest constrains²⁰⁵ me, and it driveth me on my way,

Nor so long as my life endureth shall my feet from their wanderings stay!’900

‘If a courteous and knightly bearing but bringeth rewarding still

In shame, and in this world’s mocking, then methinks I was counselled ill!

For ’twas Gurnemanz who bade me of questions rash beware,

And from words and ways unfitting a courteous knight forbear.

Here standeth full many a hero, I pray ye give counsel true,905

By your courtesy and knighthood, that your grace I may win anew.

Here hath judgment²⁰⁶ been passed upon me with bitter words and strong—

Who withholdeth from me his favour, I deem not he doth me wrong;

If perchance, in the days hereafter, fame and honour my lot shall be

Then according to those my dealings, I pray ye to deal with me;910

But now must I haste far from ye—An oath have ye sworn me here

While I stood in the strength of mine honour; of that oath do I hold ye clear

Till the day I have won me payment for my fresh joy waxed wan²⁰⁴ and pale;

And my heart shall be home of sorrow, nor tears to mine eyes shall fail,

For the day that at far Monsalv?sch my labour I left undone,915

And myself from all joy I severed²⁰⁷, and woe for my guerdon won.

Ah God! they were fair, those maidens! and ne’er was there wonder tale

That men told, but as naught its marvels to those of the wondrous Grail!

Yet torment²⁰⁸ so sore, and sighing, are the lot of Its king, alas!

Small good hath my coming done thee, thou hapless Anfortas!’920

Nor longer the knight might linger, but part they must alway,

So turned he unto King Arthur, and leave he fain would pray

Of him, his knights, and ladies, with their favour would he depart,

And none, I ween, but sorrowed that he rode hence sad at heart.

Hand in hand King Arthur sware him, if henceforth his land should bear925

Such woe as Klamidé brought him, then the shame he with him would share,

And he spake that full sore it grieved him that crowns and kingdoms twain,

With the riches that were their portion, L?helein from the knight had ta’en.

And service both true and faithful many sware unto him that day,

Ere yet from the court of King Arthur, sorrow-driven, he passed away.930

Then the fair maid Kunnewaaré, she took the hero bold,

And hence by the hand she led him, and in this wise the tale is told,

Sir Gawain he turned and kissed him, and he spake out in manly wise

To the hero strong and gallant: ‘Now thou ridest in warlike guise²⁰⁹,

And thy feet shall be swift to battle—God guide thee upon thy way,935

And give me such strength to serve thee as my heart shall be fain alway.’

But Parzival cried, ‘Woe is me! Who is He, this mighty God?

Had He power, then methinks our portion had ne’er been this shame abhorred!

Small power shall be His! I served Him from the day I first knew His grace,

Henceforth I renounce²¹⁰ His service; doth He hate me, His hate I’ll face!940

And, friend, in thine hour of peril, as thy shield may a wife’s love stand,

Dost thou know her for pure and holy, then the thought of her guide thine hand,

And her love from all evil guard thee,—as I wish, may it be to thee,

For little I wot of the future, if thy face I again may see!’

And their parting it brought them sorrow, for comrades in ill were they.945

With the maiden Kunnewaaré, to her tent must he take his way.

And she bade them bring his harness; with her hands so soft and white,

She bound the armour on him who had served her as faithful knight.

And she spake, ”Tis my right to do this, since it is thro’ thy deed alone

That Brandigan’s gallant monarch now claimeth me as his own.950

For otherwise thy valour but bringeth me grief and pain,

Art thou not against sorrow armèd, then thy loss shall outweigh²¹¹ my gain!’

For battle decked was his charger, and his sorrow must wake to life,

And fair was the knight to look on; and the harness he bare for strife

Knew never a flaw, but was costly, and as sunshine ’twas white and fair,955

And radiant with gold and jewels the corslet and coat he ware⁸,

But the helmet alone was lacking—ere he bound it upon his head,

In the self-same hour he kissed her, Kunnewaaré, the gracious maid.

And this of the twain was told me, that the parting was sore to see

’Twixt those two who loved each other in all honour and loyalty²¹².960

So hence let him ride, our hero, and what ventures a man may tell

He shall measure them not with the ventures that to Gamuret’s son befell.

Yet hear ye awhile of his doings, where he journeyed and whence would ride—

He who loveth not deeds of knighthood, if counsel he take of pride

For awhile will forget his doings—On thee, Kondwiramur,965

On thy fair face and lovely body, thy lover thought evermore.

What ventures he dared in thy service as knightly the Grail he sought!

Nor tarried he in the seeking but onward his way he fought,

The child of fair Herzeleide, and knew not that he was heir

To the glories that he rode seeking, to the Grail and Its palace fair!970

Then forth went full many a vassal on a toilsome and weary way,

To gaze on the wondrous castle where in magic fetters lay

Four hundred gracious maidens, and four queens, right fair to see.

Chateau Merveil was the castle; and no hate shall they earn from me,

I grudge²¹³ them naught they may win there! No woman rewardeth me,975

For she to whom I do service, from payment hath set me free!

Then out spake the Greek, Sir Klias, ‘Yea, there was I overthrown!’

(And thus in the ears of all men did he frankly²¹⁴ the truth make known)

‘For the Turkowit he thrust me from my charger unto my shame;

And four queens who there lie captive the knight unto me did name;980

And old are the twain, and the others as yet they shall children be,

And the first maid is called Itonjè, and the second shall be Kondrie,

And the third she is named Arnivè, and Sangivè the fourth is hight!’

Then fain to behold the wonders of that castle was many a knight,

Yet their journey brought little profit, for sorrow o’ertook them there.985

Yet I mourn not o’ermuch for their sorrow; for he who would labour bear,

And strife, for the sake of a woman, for guerdon shall gladness know,

Tho’ grief shall be mixed with his gladness, and his joy shall be crossed with woe.

And I know not the which shall be stronger, or if sorrow shall joy outweigh,

But so runneth the world for ever, where Frau Minne she holdeth sway!990

Now Gawain he must make him ready, and he girded his armour on,

For the strife that afar should wait him, in the kingdom of Askalon.

And sad was many a Breton, and ladies and maidens fair

Of a true heart did they bemoan them that Gawain must to conflict fare.

And orphaned²¹⁵ and reft of glory henceforth was the Table Round.995

Then Sir Gawain he well bethought him, since victor he would be found,

And he bade the merchants bring him good shields both hard and light,

And little he recked their colour so they served his need in fight.

On laden²¹⁶ mules²¹⁷ they brought them, and methinks that they sold them dear;

And three did he take as his portion—and the hero he chose him here1000

Seven chargers well fit for battle, and he chose him as friends so good

Twelve spears of sharp steel of Angram, and the hilts were of hollow wood.

They were reeds grown in heathen marshlands, Oraste Gentesein their name.

Then Gawain he prayed leave, and rode forth, dauntless, to seek him fame,

And with royal hand, for his journey, King Arthur he gave the knight1005

Red gold, and rich store of silver, and jewels gleaming bright,

And heavy the weight of his treasure—Then the hero rode swift away,

And I ween ’twas towards sore peril that his pathway must lead that day.

Then she sailed to her distant kingdom, the young Queen Ekuba,

I speak of the heathen princess; and they scattered²¹⁸ to lands afar1010

The folk who awhile abode there, on the fair plain of Plimiz?l;

And King Arthur and all his courtiers they gat them to Karid?l.

Yet first they prayed leave, Klamidé and Kunnewaaré of fair Lalande,

And Duke Orilus and his lady, Jeschuté of Karnant.

Yet till the third day with Klamidé in the plain did the twain abide,1015

And the marriage-feast was holden ere yet from the place they ride.

Yet small was the pomp; in his kingdom, I ween, should it greater be.

And free was his hand and knightly, and he dealt right courteously,

For many a knight at his bidding henceforth must his man remain,

And many a wandering minstrel did he gather within his train,1020

And he led them into his kingdom, and in honour, rich gifts, and land

He gave unto them, nor churlish would any refuse his hand.

Now Duke Orilus and Jeschuté, to Brandigan the twain would fare

For the love that unto Klamidé and Kunnewaaré they bare.

For they thought them that fitting honour to their sister they scarce had done1025

Till as queen they had seen her crownèd, and set on the royal throne.

Now I know well if wise the woman, and true of heart she be,

Who seeth this story written, of a sooth will she own to me

That better I speak of women than I spake of one erewhile;

For true was fair Belakané, and free from all thought of guile,1030

For dead was her love, yet lifeless he still o’er her heart did reign¹⁰⁰.

And a dream filled fair Herzeleide with torment of fear and pain.

And Queen Guinevere bewailed her full sorely for Ither’s death,

(And little I grudge her mourning, for no truer knight e’er drew breath).

And I wot when King Lac’s fair daughter rode forth such a shameful ride1035

Then sorely I mourned the sorrow that, guiltless, she must abide.

Sore smitten was Kunnewaaré, and torn was her golden hair;

Now the twain they are well avengèd, and glory for shame they bear!

And he who doth tell this story, he weaveth his ventures fair,

And he knoweth right well to rhyme them, in lines that break and pair.1040

And fain were I more to tell ye, an she give to my words good heed²¹⁹

Who treadeth with feet far smaller than the feet that shall spur my steed!

1 kin   

n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的

参考例句：

• He comes of good kin.他出身好。
• She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。

2 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

3 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。

4 mid   

adj.中央的，中间的

参考例句：

• Our mid-term exam is pending.我们就要期中考试了。
• He switched over to teaching in mid-career.他在而立之年转入教学工作。

5 monarch   

n.帝王，君主，最高统治者

参考例句：

• The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.君主纯粹是个礼仪职位。
• I think myself happier now than the greatest monarch upon earth.我觉得这个时候比世界上什么帝王都快乐。

6 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

7 knightly   

adj. 骑士般的 adv. 骑士般地

参考例句：

• He composed heroic songs and began to write many a tale of enchantment and knightly adventure. 他谱写英雄短歌并着手编写不少记叙巫术和骑士历险的故事。
• If you wear knight costumes, you will certainly have a knightly manner. 身着骑士装，令您具有骑士风度。

8 ware   

n.(常用复数)商品，货物

参考例句：

• The shop sells a great variety of porcelain ware.这家店铺出售品种繁多的瓷器。
• Good ware will never want a chapman.好货不须叫卖。

9 gallant   

adj.英勇的，豪侠的；(向女人)献殷勤的

参考例句：

• Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知。
• These gallant soldiers will protect our country.这些勇敢的士兵会保卫我们的国家的。

10 leash   

n.牵狗的皮带，束缚；v.用皮带系住

参考例句：

• I reached for the leash,but the dog got in between.我伸手去拿系狗绳，但被狗挡住了路。
• The dog strains at the leash,eager to be off.狗拼命地扯拉皮带，想挣脱开去。

11 nay   

adv.不；n.反对票，投反对票者

参考例句：

• He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的，不，应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
• Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章，不，应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。

12 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。

13 whit   

n.一点，丝毫

参考例句：

• There's not a whit of truth in the statement.这声明里没有丝毫的真实性。
• He did not seem a whit concerned.他看来毫不在乎。

14 marvel   

vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异；n.令人惊异的事

参考例句：

• The robot is a marvel of modern engineering.机器人是现代工程技术的奇迹。
• The operation was a marvel of medical skill.这次手术是医术上的一个奇迹。

15 marvels   

n.奇迹( marvel的名词复数 )；令人惊奇的事物（或事例）；不平凡的成果；成就v.惊奇，对…感到惊奇( marvel的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• The doctor's treatment has worked marvels : the patient has recovered completely. 该医生妙手回春，病人已完全康复。 来自辞典例句
• Nevertheless he revels in a catalogue of marvels. 可他还是兴致勃勃地罗列了一堆怪诞不经的事物。 来自辞典例句

16 garb   

n.服装，装束

参考例句：

• He wore the garb of a general.他身着将军的制服。
• Certain political,social,and legal forms reappear in seemingly different garb.一些政治、社会和法律的形式在表面不同的外衣下重复出现。

17 falcon   

n.隼，猎鹰

参考例句：

• The falcon was twice his size with pouted feathers.鹰张开羽毛比两只鹰还大。
• The boys went hunting with their falcon.男孩子们带着猎鹰出去打猎了。

18 hawking   

利用鹰行猎

参考例句：

• He is hawking his goods everywhere. 他在到处兜售他的货物。
• We obtain the event horizon and the Hawking spectrumformula. 得到了黑洞的局部事件视界位置和Hawking温度以及Klein—Gordon粒子的Hawking辐射谱。

19 hawks   

鹰( hawk的名词复数 )； 鹰派人物，主战派人物

参考例句：

• Two hawks were hover ing overhead. 两只鹰在头顶盘旋。
• Both hawks and doves have expanded their conditions for ending the war. 鹰派和鸽派都充分阐明了各自的停战条件。

20 lure   

n.吸引人的东西，诱惑物；vt.引诱，吸引

参考例句：

• Life in big cities is a lure for many country boys.大城市的生活吸引着许多乡下小伙子。
• He couldn't resist the lure of money.他不能抵制金钱的诱惑。

21 thicket   

n.灌木丛，树林

参考例句：

• A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处。
• We were now at the margin of the thicket.我们现在已经来到了丛林的边缘。

22 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

23 lust   

n.性(淫)欲；渴(欲)望；vi.对…有强烈的欲望

参考例句：

• He was filled with lust for power.他内心充满了对权力的渴望。
• Sensing the explorer's lust for gold, the chief wisely presented gold ornaments as gifts.酋长觉察出探险者们垂涎黄金的欲念，就聪明地把金饰品作为礼物赠送给他们。

24 boughs   

大树枝( bough的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew. 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。
• A breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。

25 hissing   

n. 发嘶嘶声, 蔑视 动词hiss的现在分词形式

参考例句：

• The steam escaped with a loud hissing noise. 蒸汽大声地嘶嘶冒了出来。
• His ears were still hissing with the rustle of the leaves. 他耳朵里还听得萨萨萨的声音和屑索屑索的怪声。 来自汉英文学 - 春蚕

26 swooped   

俯冲，猛冲( swoop的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The aircraft swooped down over the buildings. 飞机俯冲到那些建筑物上方。
• The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it. 鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来，并把它杀死。

27 foe   

n.敌人，仇敌

参考例句：

• He knew that Karl could be an implacable foe.他明白卡尔可能会成为他的死敌。
• A friend is a friend;a foe is a foe;one must be clearly distinguished from the other.敌是敌，友是友，必须分清界限。

28 crimson   

n./adj.深(绯)红色(的)；vi.脸变绯红色

参考例句：

• She went crimson with embarrassment.她羞得满脸通红。
• Maple leaves have turned crimson.枫叶已经红了。

29 beheld   

v.看，注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 )；瞧；看呀；（叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现）哎哟

参考例句：

• His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

30 tints   

色彩( tint的名词复数 )； 带白的颜色； （淡色）染发剂； 痕迹

参考例句：

• leaves with red and gold autumn tints 金秋时节略呈红黄色的树叶
• The whole countryside glowed with autumn tints. 乡间处处呈现出灿烂的秋色。

31 likeness   

n.相像，相似（之处）

参考例句：

• I think the painter has produced a very true likeness.我认为这位画家画得非常逼真。
• She treasured the painted likeness of her son.她珍藏她儿子的画像。

32 wrought   

v.引起；以…原料制作；运转；adj.制造的

参考例句：

• Events in Paris wrought a change in British opinion towards France and Germany.巴黎发生的事件改变了英国对法国和德国的看法。
• It's a walking stick with a gold head wrought in the form of a flower.那是一个金质花形包头的拐杖。

33 glistened   

v.湿物闪耀，闪亮( glisten的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Pearls of dew glistened on the grass. 草地上珠露晶莹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Her eyes glistened with tears. 她的眼里闪着泪花。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

34 glide   

n./v.溜，滑行；(时间)消逝

参考例句：

• We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.我们噤若寒蝉地站着，眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。
• So graceful was the ballerina that she just seemed to glide.那芭蕾舞女演员翩跹起舞，宛如滑翔。

35 rue   

n.懊悔，芸香，后悔；v.后悔，悲伤，懊悔

参考例句：

• You'll rue having failed in the examination.你会悔恨考试失败。
• You're going to rue this the longest day that you live.你要终身悔恨不尽呢。

36 steadfast   

adj.固定的，不变的，不动摇的；忠实的；坚贞不移的

参考例句：

• Her steadfast belief never left her for one moment.她坚定的信仰从未动摇过。
• He succeeded in his studies by dint of steadfast application.由于坚持不懈的努力他获得了学业上的成功。

37 longing   

n.（for）渴望

参考例句：

• Hearing the tune again sent waves of longing through her.再次听到那首曲子使她胸中充满了渴望。
• His heart burned with longing for revenge.他心中燃烧着急欲复仇的怒火。

38 naught   

n.无，零 [=nought]

参考例句：

• He sets at naught every convention of society.他轻视所有的社会习俗。
• I hope that all your efforts won't go for naught.我希望你的努力不会毫无结果。

39 constrained   

adj.束缚的,节制的

参考例句：

• The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it. 证据是那样的令人折服，他觉得不得不接受。
• I feel constrained to write and ask for your forgiveness. 我不得不写信请你原谅。

40 squire   

n.护卫, 侍从, 乡绅

参考例句：

• I told him the squire was the most liberal of men.我告诉他乡绅是世界上最宽宏大量的人。
• The squire was hard at work at Bristol.乡绅在布里斯托尔热衷于他的工作。

41 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

42 abode   

n.住处，住所

参考例句：

• It was ten months before my father discovered his abode.父亲花了十个月的功夫，才好不容易打听到他的住处。
• Welcome to our humble abode!欢迎光临寒舍！

43 armour   

（=armor）n.盔甲；装甲部队

参考例句：

• His body was encased in shining armour.他全身披着明晃晃的甲胄。
• Bulletproof cars sheathed in armour.防弹车护有装甲。

44 joust   

v.马上长枪比武，竞争

参考例句：

• Knights joust and frolic.骑士们骑马比武，嬉戏作乐。
• This a joust for the fate of the kingdom!一场决定王国命运的战斗。

45 bridle   

n.笼头，束缚；vt.抑制，约束；动怒

参考例句：

• He learned to bridle his temper.他学会了控制脾气。
• I told my wife to put a bridle on her tongue.我告诉妻子说话要谨慎。

46 decry   

v.危难，谴责

参考例句：

• Some people will decry this,insisting that President Obama should have tried harder to gain bipartisan support.有些人会对此表示谴责，坚持说奥巴马总统原本应该更加努力获得两党的支持。
• Now you decry him as another Hitler because he is a threat to the controlling interest of oil in the middle east.现在你却因为他对中东石油控制权益构成了威胁而谴责他为另一个希特勒。

47 overthrow   

v.推翻，打倒，颠覆；n.推翻，瓦解，颠覆

参考例句：

• After the overthrow of the government,the country was in chaos.政府被推翻后，这个国家处于混乱中。
• The overthrow of his plans left him much discouraged.他的计划的失败使得他很气馁。

48 overthrown   

adj. 打翻的，推倒的，倾覆的 动词overthrow的过去分词

参考例句：

• The president was overthrown in a military coup. 总统在军事政变中被赶下台。
• He has overthrown the basic standards of morality. 他已摒弃了基本的道德标准。

49 outlaw   

n.歹徒，亡命之徒；vt.宣布…为不合法

参考例句：

• The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
• The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。

50 knights   

骑士； （中古时代的）武士( knight的名词复数 )； 骑士； 爵士； （国际象棋中）马

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• He wove a fascinating tale of knights in shining armour. 他编了一个穿着明亮盔甲的骑士的迷人故事。

51 dishonour   

n./vt.拒付（支票、汇票、票据等）；vt.凌辱，使丢脸；n.不名誉，耻辱，不光彩

参考例句：

• There's no dishonour in losing.失败并不是耻辱。
• He would rather die than live in dishonour.他宁死不愿忍辱偷生。

52 dishonoured   

a.不光彩的，不名誉的

参考例句：

• You have dishonoured the name of the school. 你败坏了学校的名声。
• We found that the bank had dishonoured some of our cheques. 我们发现银行拒绝兑现我们的部分支票。

53 throng   

n.人群，群众；v.拥挤，群集

参考例句：

• A patient throng was waiting in silence.一大群耐心的人在静静地等着。
• The crowds thronged into the mall.人群涌进大厅。

54 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

55 sable   

n.黑貂；adj.黑色的

参考例句：

• Artists' brushes are sometimes made of sable.画家的画笔有的是用貂毛制的。
• Down the sable flood they glided.他们在黑黝黝的洪水中随波逐流。

56 slumbered   

微睡，睡眠（slumber的过去式与过去分词形式）

参考例句：

• The baby slumbered in his cradle. 婴儿安睡在摇篮中。
• At that time my virtue slumbered; my evil, kept awake by ambition. 就在那时，我的善的一面睡着了，我的邪恶面因野心勃勃而清醒着。

57 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。

58 crave   

vt.渴望得到，迫切需要，恳求，请求

参考例句：

• Many young children crave attention.许多小孩子渴望得到关心。
• You may be craving for some fresh air.你可能很想呼吸呼吸新鲜空气。

59 woe   

n.悲哀，苦痛，不幸，困难；int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌

参考例句：

• Our two peoples are brothers sharing weal and woe.我们两国人民是患难与共的兄弟。
• A man is well or woe as he thinks himself so.自认祸是祸，自认福是福。

60 thorny   

adj.多刺的，棘手的

参考例句：

• The young captain is pondering over a thorny problem.年轻的上尉正在思考一个棘手的问题。
• The boys argued over the thorny points in the lesson.孩子们辩论功课中的难点。

61 fettered   

v.给…上脚镣，束缚( fetter的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• We reverence tradition but will not be fettered by it. 我们尊重传统，但不被传统所束缚。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Many people are fettered by lack of self-confidence. 许多人都因缺乏自信心而缩手缩脚。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

62 fetters   

n.脚镣( fetter的名词复数 )；束缚v.给…上脚镣，束缚( fetter的第三人称单数 )

参考例句：

• They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance. 他们终于从愚昧无知的束缚中解脱出来。
• They will run wild freed from the fetters of control. 他们一旦摆脱了束缚，就会变得无法无天。 来自《简明英汉词典》

63 scatter   

vt.撒，驱散，散开；散布/播；vi.分散，消散

参考例句：

• You pile everything up and scatter things around.你把东西乱堆乱放。
• Small villages scatter at the foot of the mountain.村庄零零落落地散布在山脚下。

64 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

65 untold   

adj.数不清的，无数的

参考例句：

• She has done untold damage to our chances.她给我们的机遇造成了不可估量的损害。
• They suffered untold terrors in the dark and huddled together for comfort.他们遭受着黑暗中的难以言传的种种恐怖，因而只好挤在一堆互相壮胆。

66 vanquished   

v.征服( vanquish的过去式和过去分词 )；战胜；克服；抑制

参考例句：

• She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes. 她身经百战，挫败过很多对手。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I vanquished her coldness with my assiduity. 我对她关心照顾从而消除了她的冷淡。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

67 vanquish   

v.征服，战胜；克服；抑制

参考例句：

• He tried to vanquish his fears.他努力克服恐惧心理。
• It is impossible to vanquish so strong an enemy without making an extensive and long-term effort.现在要战胜这样一个强敌，非有长期的广大的努力是不可能的。

68 condemn   

vt.谴责，指责；宣判(罪犯)，判刑

参考例句：

• Some praise him,whereas others condemn him.有些人赞扬他，而有些人谴责他。
• We mustn't condemn him on mere suppositions.我们不可全凭臆测来指责他。

69 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

70 courteous   

adj.彬彬有礼的，客气的

参考例句：

• Although she often disagreed with me,she was always courteous.尽管她常常和我意见不一，但她总是很谦恭有礼。
• He was a kind and courteous man.他为人友善，而且彬彬有礼。

71 jousting   

（骑士）骑马用长矛比武( joust的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• The players happily jousting inside the castle walls didn't see the moat outside widening. 玩家在城墙上幸福地战斗的时候，没有注意到护城河已经开始扩张了。

72 sate   

v.使充分满足

参考例句：

• Nothing could sate the careerist's greed for power.什么也满足不了这个野心家的权力欲。
• I am sate with opera after listening to it for a whole weekend.听了整整一个周末的歌剧，我觉得腻了。

73 braced   

adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来

参考例句：

• They braced up the old house with balks of timber. 他们用梁木加固旧房子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The house has a wooden frame which is braced with brick. 这幢房子是木结构的砖瓦房。 来自《简明英汉词典》

74 chapel   

n.小教堂，殡仪馆

参考例句：

• The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
• She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午，她在小教堂的演出，可以说是登峰造极。

75 blazon   

n.纹章，装饰；精确描绘；v.广布；宣布

参考例句：

• I believe Shakespeare wants to blazon forth a notion of disciplinary well-ordered and morality.我认为莎士比亚想宣扬一种有纪律有秩序有道德的社会主张。

76 shaft   

n.(工具的)柄，杆状物

参考例句：

• He was wounded by a shaft.他被箭击中受伤。
• This is the shaft of a steam engine.这是一个蒸汽机主轴。

77 strife   

n.争吵，冲突，倾轧，竞争

参考例句：

• We do not intend to be drawn into the internal strife.我们不想卷入内乱之中。
• Money is a major cause of strife in many marriages.金钱是造成很多婚姻不和的一个主要原因。

78 warrior   

n.勇士，武士，斗士

参考例句：

• The young man is a bold warrior.这个年轻人是个很英勇的武士。
• A true warrior values glory and honor above life.一个真正的勇士珍视荣誉胜过生命。

79 shameful   

adj.可耻的，不道德的

参考例句：

• It is very shameful of him to show off.他向人炫耀自己，真不害臊。
• We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径。

80 worthy   

adj.(of)值得的，配得上的；有价值的

参考例句：

• I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
• There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。

81 maiden   

n.少女，处女；adj.未婚的，纯洁的，无经验的

参考例句：

• The prince fell in love with a fair young maiden.王子爱上了一位年轻美丽的少女。
• The aircraft makes its maiden flight tomorrow.这架飞机明天首航。

82 maidens   

处女( maiden的名词复数 )； 少女； 未婚女子； （板球运动）未得分的一轮投球

参考例句：

• stories of knights and fair maidens 关于骑士和美女的故事
• Transplantation is not always successful in the matter of flowers or maidens. 花儿移栽往往并不成功，少女们换了环境也是如此。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹

83 boon   

n.恩赐，恩物，恩惠

参考例句：

• A car is a real boon when you live in the country.在郊外居住，有辆汽车确实极为方便。
• These machines have proved a real boon to disabled people.事实证明这些机器让残疾人受益匪浅。

84 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

85 bliss   

n.狂喜，福佑，天赐的福

参考例句：

• It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
• He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴，因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。

86 fleeting   

adj.短暂的，飞逝的

参考例句：

• The girls caught only a fleeting glimpse of the driver.女孩们只匆匆瞥了一眼司机。
• Knowing the life fleeting,she set herself to enjoy if as best as she could.她知道这种日子转瞬即逝，于是让自已尽情地享受。

87 manly   

adj.有男子气概的；adv.男子般地，果断地

参考例句：

• The boy walked with a confident manly stride.这男孩以自信的男人步伐行走。
• He set himself manly tasks and expected others to follow his example.他给自己定下了男子汉的任务，并希望别人效之。

88 wilt   

v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱

参考例句：

• Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
• Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。

89 dwelling   

n.住宅，住所，寓所

参考例句：

• Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
• He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。

90 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。

91 dealing   

n.经商方法，待人态度

参考例句：

• This store has an excellent reputation for fair dealing.该商店因买卖公道而享有极高的声誉。
• His fair dealing earned our confidence.他的诚实的行为获得我们的信任。

92 vassal   

n.附庸的；属下；adj.奴仆的

参考例句：

• Wales was a vassal kingdom at that time.那时威尔士是个附庸国。
• The vassal swore that he would be loyal to the king forever.这位封臣宣誓他将永远忠诚于国王。

93 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

94 rust   

n.锈；v.生锈；(脑子)衰退

参考例句：

• She scraped the rust off the kitchen knife.她擦掉了菜刀上的锈。
• The rain will rust the iron roof.雨水会使铁皮屋顶生锈。

95 glamour   

n.魔力，魅力；vt.迷住

参考例句：

• Foreign travel has lost its glamour for her.到国外旅行对她已失去吸引力了。
• The moonlight cast a glamour over the scene.月光给景色增添了魅力。

96 upbraid   

v.斥责，责骂，责备

参考例句：

• The old man upbraided him with ingratitude.那位老人斥责他忘恩负义。
• His wife set about upbraiding him for neglecting the children.他妻子开始指责他不照顾孩子。

97 wondrous   

adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地

参考例句：

• The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
• We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

98 folly   

n.愚笨，愚蠢，蠢事，蠢行，傻话

参考例句：

• Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
• Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。

99 fortress   

n.堡垒，防御工事

参考例句：

• They made an attempt on a fortress.他们试图夺取这一要塞。
• The soldier scaled the wall of the fortress by turret.士兵通过塔车攀登上了要塞的城墙。

100 reign   

n.统治时期，统治，支配，盛行；v.占优势

参考例句：

• The reign of Queen Elizabeth lapped over into the seventeenth century.伊丽莎白王朝延至17世纪。
• The reign of Zhu Yuanzhang lasted about 31 years.朱元璋统治了大约三十一年。

101 reigned   

vi.当政，统治（reign的过去式形式）

参考例句：

• Silence reigned in the hall. 全场肃静。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• Night was deep and dead silence reigned everywhere. 夜深人静，一片死寂。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

102 debtors   

n.债务人，借方( debtor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Never in a debtors' prison? 从没有因债务坐过牢么？ 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

103 hempen   

adj. 大麻制的, 大麻的

参考例句：

• The net destined to support the car was made of very solid hempen cord. 承受着吊篮的网子是用非常结实的麻绳编的。
• Plant the crop such as wheaten, corn, potato, horsebean, hempen, cole aptly, a year one ripe. 适宜种植小麦、玉米、马铃薯、蚕豆、大麻、油菜等作物，一年一熟。

104 smote   

v.猛打，重击，打击( smite的过去式 )

参考例句：

• Figuratively, he could not kiss the hand that smote him. 打个比方说，他是不能认敌为友。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
• \"Whom Pearl smote down and uprooted, most unmercifully.\" 珠儿会毫不留情地将这些\"儿童\"踩倒，再连根拔起。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

105 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

106 wont   

adj.习惯于；v.习惯；n.习惯

参考例句：

• He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
• It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。

107 smite   

v.重击；彻底击败；n.打；尝试；一点儿

参考例句：

• The wise know how to teach,the fool how to smite.智者知道如何教导，愚者知道怎样破坏。
• God will smite our enemies.上帝将击溃我们的敌人。

108 sloth   

n.[动]树懒；懒惰，懒散

参考例句：

• Absence of competition makes for sloth.没有竞争会导致懒惰。
• The sloth spends most of its time hanging upside down from the branches.大部分时间里树懒都是倒挂在树枝上。

109 chastise   

vt.责骂，严惩

参考例句：

• My father used to chastise my brothers with whips.父亲过去常以鞭打惩罚我的兄弟。
• Should I applaud my husband or chastise him?我是该称赞还是责罚我的丈夫呢？

110 vengeance   

n.报复，报仇，复仇

参考例句：

• He swore vengeance against the men who murdered his father.他发誓要向那些杀害他父亲的人报仇。
• For years he brooded vengeance.多年来他一直在盘算报仇。

111 valiant   

adj.勇敢的，英勇的；n.勇士，勇敢的人

参考例句：

• He had the fame of being very valiant.他的勇敢是出名的。
• Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister,inflation rose to 36%.尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施，通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。

112 onward   

adj.向前的，前进的；adv.向前，前进，在先

参考例句：

• The Yellow River surges onward like ten thousand horses galloping.黄河以万马奔腾之势滚滚向前。
• He followed in the steps of forerunners and marched onward.他跟随着先辈的足迹前进。

113 prone   

adj.(to)易于…的，很可能…的；俯卧的

参考例句：

• Some people are prone to jump to hasty conclusions.有些人往往作出轻率的结论。
• He is prone to lose his temper when people disagree with him.人家一不同意他的意见,他就发脾气。

114 mused   

v.沉思，冥想( muse的过去式和过去分词 )；沉思自语说（某事）

参考例句：

• \"I wonder if I shall ever see them again, \"he mused. “我不知道是否还可以再见到他们，”他沉思自问。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• \"Where are we going from here?\" mused one of Rutherford's guests. 卢瑟福的一位客人忍不住说道：‘我们这是在干什么？” 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史

115 semblance   

n.外貌，外表

参考例句：

• Her semblance of anger frightened the children.她生气的样子使孩子们感到害怕。
• Those clouds have the semblance of a large head.那些云的形状像一个巨大的人头。

116 courteously   

adv.有礼貌地，亲切地

参考例句：

• He courteously opened the door for me.他谦恭有礼地为我开门。
• Presently he rose courteously and released her.过了一会，他就很客气地站起来，让她走开。

117 heartily   

adv.衷心地，诚恳地，十分，很

参考例句：

• He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿，就出去找他的马。
• The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手，热情地和我握手。

118 hatred   

n.憎恶，憎恨，仇恨

参考例句：

• He looked at me with hatred in his eyes.他以憎恨的眼光望着我。
• The old man was seized with burning hatred for the fascists.老人对法西斯主义者充满了仇恨。

119 vassals   

n.奴仆( vassal的名词复数 )；（封建时代）诸侯；从属者；下属

参考例句：

• He was indeed at this time having the Central Office cleared of all but his vassals. 的确，他这时正在对中央事务所进行全面清洗（他的亲信除外）。 来自辞典例句
• The lowly vassals suffering all humiliates in both physical and mental aspects. 地位低下的奴仆，他们在身体上和精神上受尽屈辱。 来自互联网

120 avenge   

v.为...复仇，为...报仇

参考例句：

• He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
• He will avenge the people on their oppressor.他将为人民向压迫者报仇。

121 avenger   

n. 复仇者

参考例句：

• "Tom Sawyer, the Black Avenger of the Spanish Main. “我乃西班牙海黑衣侠盗，汤姆 - 索亚。
• Avenger's Shield-0.26 threat per hit (0.008 threat per second) 飞盾-0.26仇恨每击（0.08仇恨每秒）

122 frail   

adj.身体虚弱的；易损坏的

参考例句：

• Mrs. Warner is already 96 and too frail to live by herself.华纳太太已经九十六岁了，身体虚弱，不便独居。
• She lay in bed looking particularly frail.她躺在床上，看上去特别虚弱。

123 meekness   

n.温顺，柔和

参考例句：

• Amy sewed with outward meekness and inward rebellion till dusk. 阿密阳奉阴违地一直缝到黄昏。 来自辞典例句
• 'I am pretty well, I thank you,' answered Mr. Lorry, with meekness; 'how are you?' “很好，谢谢，”罗瑞先生回答，态度温驯，“你好么？” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记

124 mettle   

n.勇气，精神

参考例句：

• When the seas are in turmoil,heroes are on their mettle.沧海横流，方显出英雄本色。
• Each and every one of these soldiers has proved his mettle.这些战士个个都是好样的。

125 discourteous   

adj.不恭的，不敬的

参考例句：

• I was offended by his discourteous reply.他无礼的回答使我很生气。
• It was discourteous of you to arrive late.你迟到了，真没礼貌。

126 buckled   

a. 有带扣的

参考例句：

• She buckled her belt. 她扣上了腰带。
• The accident buckled the wheel of my bicycle. 我自行车的轮子在事故中弄弯了。

127 jousts   

（骑士）骑着马用长矛打斗( joust的名词复数 )； 格斗，竞争

参考例句：

• The oil company jousts with Esso for lead position in UK sales. 这家石油公司和埃索公司角逐英国市场销量的榜首位置。 来自柯林斯例句
• There were notable jousts with the Secretary of Commerce. 和商业部长之间明显存在竞争。 来自柯林斯例句

128 smitten   

猛打，重击，打击( smite的过去分词 )

参考例句：

• From the moment they met, he was completely smitten by her. 从一见面的那一刻起，他就完全被她迷住了。
• It was easy to see why she was smitten with him. 她很容易看出为何她为他倾倒。

129 gallop   

v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔；飞速发展

参考例句：

• They are coming at a gallop towards us.他们正朝着我们飞跑过来。
• The horse slowed to a walk after its long gallop.那匹马跑了一大阵后慢下来缓步而行。

130 snare   

n.陷阱，诱惑，圈套；（去除息肉或者肿瘤的）勒除器；响弦，小军鼓；vt.以陷阱捕获，诱惑

参考例句：

• I used to snare small birds such as sparrows.我曾常用罗网捕捉麻雀等小鸟。
• Most of the people realized that their scheme was simply a snare and a delusion.大多数人都认识到他们的诡计不过是一个骗人的圈套。

131 wring   

n.扭绞；v.拧，绞出，扭

参考例句：

• My socks were so wet that I had to wring them.我的袜子很湿，我不得不拧干它们。
• I'll wring your neck if you don't behave!你要是不规矩，我就拧断你的脖子。

132 anguish   

n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦，烦恼

参考例句：

• She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时，她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
• The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。

133 entreat   

v.恳求，恳请

参考例句：

• Charles Darnay felt it hopeless entreat him further,and his pride was touched besides.查尔斯-达尔内感到再恳求他已是枉然，自尊心也受到了伤害。
• I entreat you to contribute generously to the building fund.我恳求您慷慨捐助建设基金。

134 wedded   

adj.正式结婚的；渴望…的，执著于…的v.嫁，娶，（与…）结婚( wed的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• She's wedded to her job. 她专心致志于工作。
• I was invited over by the newly wedded couple for a meal. 我被那对新婚夫妇请去吃饭。 来自《简明英汉词典》

135 repayment   

n.偿还，偿还款；报酬

参考例句：

• I am entitled to a repayment for the damaged goods.我有权利索取货物损坏赔偿金。
• The tax authorities have been harrying her for repayment.税务局一直在催她补交税款。

136 brink   

n.(悬崖、河流等的)边缘，边沿

参考例句：

• The tree grew on the brink of the cliff.那棵树生长在峭壁的边缘。
• The two countries were poised on the brink of war.这两个国家处于交战的边缘。

137 bemoan   

v.悲叹，哀泣，痛哭；惋惜，不满于

参考例句：

• Purists bemoan the corruption of the language.主张语文纯正的人哀叹语言趋于不纯。
• Don't bemoan anything or anyone that you need to leave behind.不要再去抱怨那些你本该忘记的人或事。

138 foul   

adj.污秽的；邪恶的；v.弄脏；妨害；犯规；n.犯规

参考例句：

• Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
• What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气！

139 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

140 joyful   

adj.欢乐的，令人欢欣的

参考例句：

• She was joyful of her good result of the scientific experiments.她为自己的科学实验取得好成果而高兴。
• They were singing and dancing to celebrate this joyful occasion.他们唱着、跳着庆祝这令人欢乐的时刻。

141 wreak   

v.发泄；报复

参考例句：

• She had a burning desire to wreak revenge.她复仇心切。
• Timid people always wreak their peevishness on the gentle.怯懦的人总是把满腹牢骚向温和的人发泄。

142 slew   

v.（使）旋转；n.大量，许多

参考例句：

• He slewed the car against the side of the building.他的车滑到了大楼的一侧，抵住了。
• They dealt with a slew of other issues.他们处理了大量的其他问题。

143 avenged   

v.为…复仇，报…之仇( avenge的过去式和过去分词 )；为…报复

参考例句：

• She avenged her mother's death upon the Nazi soldiers. 她惩处了纳粹士兵以报杀母之仇。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The Indians avenged the burning of their village on〔upon〕 the settlers. 印第安人因为村庄被焚毁向拓居者们进行报复。 来自《简明英汉词典》

144 mantle   

n.斗篷，覆罩之物，罩子；v.罩住，覆盖，脸红

参考例句：

• The earth had donned her mantle of brightest green.大地披上了苍翠欲滴的绿色斗篷。
• The mountain was covered with a mantle of snow.山上覆盖着一层雪。

145 skilful   

(=skillful)adj.灵巧的，熟练的

参考例句：

• The more you practise,the more skilful you'll become.练习的次数越多，熟练的程度越高。
• He's not very skilful with his chopsticks.他用筷子不大熟练。

146 fiery   

adj.燃烧着的，火红的；暴躁的；激烈的

参考例句：

• She has fiery red hair.她有一头火红的头发。
• His fiery speech agitated the crowd.他热情洋溢的讲话激动了群众。

147 ruby   

n.红宝石，红宝石色

参考例句：

• She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
• On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。

148 goodwill   

n.善意，亲善，信誉，声誉

参考例句：

• His heart is full of goodwill to all men.他心里对所有人都充满着爱心。
• We paid ￡10,000 for the shop,and ￡2000 for its goodwill.我们用一万英镑买下了这家商店，两千英镑买下了它的信誉。

149 thither   

adv.向那里；adj.在那边的，对岸的

参考例句：

• He wandered hither and thither looking for a playmate.他逛来逛去找玩伴。
• He tramped hither and thither.他到处流浪。

150 gainsaid   

v.否认，反驳( gainsay的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Its logical reasoning cannot be gainsaid. 合乎逻辑的推理是不容否定的。 来自互联网

151 mien   

n.风采；态度

参考例句：

• He was a Vietnam veteran with a haunted mien.他是个越战老兵，举止总有些惶然。
• It was impossible to tell from his mien whether he was offended.从他的神态中难以看出他是否生气了。

152 chastised   

v.严惩（某人）（尤指责打）( chastise的过去式 )

参考例句：

• He chastised the team for their lack of commitment. 他指责队伍未竭尽全力。
• The Securities Commission chastised the firm but imposed no fine. 证券委员会严厉批评了那家公司，不过没有处以罚款。 来自辞典例句

153 grassy   

adj.盖满草的；长满草的

参考例句：

• They sat and had their lunch on a grassy hillside.他们坐在长满草的山坡上吃午饭。
• Cattle move freely across the grassy plain.牛群自由自在地走过草原。

154 abiding   

adj.永久的，持久的，不变的

参考例句：

• He had an abiding love of the English countryside.他永远热爱英国的乡村。
• He has a genuine and abiding love of the craft.他对这门手艺有着真挚持久的热爱。

155 dart   

v.猛冲，投掷；n.飞镖，猛冲

参考例句：

• The child made a sudden dart across the road.那小孩突然冲过马路。
• Markov died after being struck by a poison dart.马尔科夫身中毒镖而亡。

156 kinsman   

n.男亲属

参考例句：

• Tracing back our genealogies,I found he was a kinsman of mine.转弯抹角算起来他算是我的一个亲戚。
• A near friend is better than a far dwelling kinsman.近友胜过远亲。

157 eyelids   

n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 )；眼睛也不眨一下；不露声色；面不改色

参考例句：

• She was so tired, her eyelids were beginning to droop. 她太疲倦了，眼睑开始往下垂。
• Her eyelids drooped as if she were on the verge of sleep. 她眼睑低垂好像快要睡着的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》

158 triumphant   

adj.胜利的，成功的；狂欢的，喜悦的

参考例句：

• The army made a triumphant entry into the enemy's capital.部队胜利地进入了敌方首都。
• There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气。

159 joyous   

adj.充满快乐的；令人高兴的

参考例句：

• The lively dance heightened the joyous atmosphere of the scene.轻快的舞蹈给这场戏渲染了欢乐气氛。
• They conveyed the joyous news to us soon.他们把这一佳音很快地传递给我们。

160 mule   

n.骡子，杂种，执拗的人

参考例句：

• A mule is a cross between a mare and a donkey.骡子是母马和公驴的杂交后代。
• He is an old mule.他是个老顽固。

161 nostrils   

鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
• The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。

162 slit   

n.狭长的切口；裂缝；vt.切开，撕裂

参考例句：

• The coat has been slit in two places.这件外衣有两处裂开了。
• He began to slit open each envelope.他开始裁开每个信封。

163 costly   

adj.昂贵的，价值高的，豪华的

参考例句：

• It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
• This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用，左不过贵了些。

164 lore   

n.传说；学问，经验，知识

参考例句：

• I will seek and question him of his lore.我倒要找上他，向他讨教他的渊博的学问。
• Early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend.早期人类通过传说传递有关植物和动物的知识。

165 azure   

adj.天蓝色的，蔚蓝色的

参考例句：

• His eyes are azure.他的眼睛是天蓝色的。
• The sun shone out of a clear azure sky.清朗蔚蓝的天空中阳光明媚。

166 bristles   

短而硬的毛发，刷子毛( bristle的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• the bristles on his chin 他下巴上的胡楂子
• This job bristles with difficulties. 这项工作困难重重。

167 tusks   

n.（象等动物的）长牙( tusk的名词复数 )；獠牙；尖形物；尖头

参考例句：

• The elephants are poached for their tusks. 为获取象牙而偷猎大象。
• Elephant tusks, monkey tails and salt were used in some parts of Africa. 非洲的一些地区则使用象牙、猴尾和盐。 来自英语晨读30分（高一）

168 eyebrows   

眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Eyebrows stop sweat from coming down into the eyes. 眉毛挡住汗水使其不能流进眼睛。
• His eyebrows project noticeably. 他的眉毛特别突出。

169 scourge   

n.灾难，祸害；v.蹂躏

参考例句：

• Smallpox was once the scourge of the world.天花曾是世界的大患。
• The new boss was the scourge of the inefficient.新老板来了以后，不称职的人就遭殃了。

170 winsome   

n.迷人的，漂亮的

参考例句：

• She gave him her best winsome smile.她给了他一个最为迷人的微笑。
• She was a winsome creature.她十分可爱。

171 peril   

n.(严重的)危险；危险的事物

参考例句：

• The refugees were in peril of death from hunger.难民有饿死的危险。
• The embankment is in great peril.河堤岌岌可危。

172 consort   

v.相伴；结交

参考例句：

• They went in consort two or three together.他们三三两两结伴前往。
• The nurses are instructed not to consort with their patients.护士得到指示不得与病人交往。

173 traitor   

n.叛徒，卖国贼

参考例句：

• The traitor was finally found out and put in prison.那个卖国贼终于被人发现并被监禁了起来。
• He was sold out by a traitor and arrested.他被叛徒出卖而被捕了。

174 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

175 riddle   

n.谜，谜语，粗筛；vt.解谜，给…出谜，筛，检查，鉴定，非难，充满于；vi.出谜

参考例句：

• The riddle couldn't be solved by the child.这个谜语孩子猜不出来。
• Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。

176 bondage   

n.奴役，束缚

参考例句：

• Masters sometimes allowed their slaves to buy their way out of bondage.奴隶主们有时允许奴隶为自己赎身。
• They aim to deliver the people who are in bondage to superstitious belief.他们的目的在于解脱那些受迷信束缚的人。

177 blessing   

n.祈神赐福；祷告；祝福，祝愿

参考例句：

• The blessing was said in Hebrew.祷告用了希伯来语。
• A double blessing has descended upon the house.双喜临门。

178 fang   

n.尖牙，犬牙

参考例句：

• Look how the bone sticks out of the flesh like a dog's fang.瞧瞧,这根骨头从肉里露出来，象一只犬牙似的。
• The green fairy's fang thrusting between his lips.绿妖精的尖牙从他的嘴唇里龇出来。

179 horde   

n.群众，一大群

参考例句：

• A horde of children ran over the office building.一大群孩子在办公大楼里到处奔跑。
• Two women were quarrelling on the street,surrounded by horde of people.有两个妇人在街上争吵，被一大群人围住了。

180 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

181 chateau   

n.城堡，别墅

参考例句：

• The house was modelled on a French chateau.这房子是模仿一座法国大别墅建造的。
• The chateau was left to itself to flame and burn.那府第便径自腾起大火燃烧下去。

182 virtues   

美德( virtue的名词复数 )； 德行； 优点； 长处

参考例句：

• Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
• She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。

183 virtue   

n.德行，美德；贞操；优点；功效，效力

参考例句：

• He was considered to be a paragon of virtue.他被认为是品德尽善尽美的典范。
• You need to decorate your mind with virtue.你应该用德行美化心灵。

184 haughty   

adj.傲慢的，高傲的

参考例句：

• He gave me a haughty look and walked away.他向我摆出傲慢的表情后走开。
• They were displeased with her haughty airs.他们讨厌她高傲的派头。

185 plumed   

饰有羽毛的

参考例句：

• The knight plumed his helmet with brilliant red feathers. 骑士用鲜红的羽毛装饰他的头盔。
• The eagle plumed its wing. 这只鹰整理它的翅膀。

186 squires   

n.地主，乡绅( squire的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The family history was typical of the Catholic squires of England. 这个家族的历史，在英格兰信天主教的乡绅中是很典型的。 来自辞典例句
• By 1696, with Tory squires and Amsterdam burghers complaining about excessive taxes. 到1696年，托利党的乡绅们和阿姆斯特丹的市民都对苛捐杂税怨声载道。 来自辞典例句

187 doffed   

v.脱去，（尤指）脱帽( doff的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• He doffed his hat. 他脱掉帽子。 来自互联网
• The teacher is forced to help her pull next pulling again mouth, unlock button, doffed jacket. 老师只好再帮她拉下拉口，解开扣子，将外套脱了下来。 来自互联网

188 avarice   

n.贪婪；贪心

参考例句：

• Avarice is the bane to happiness.贪婪是损毁幸福的祸根。
• Their avarice knows no bounds and you can never satisfy them.他们贪得无厌，你永远无法满足他们。

189 guile   

n.诈术

参考例句：

• He is full of guile.他非常狡诈。
• A swindler uses guile;a robber uses force.骗子用诈术；强盗用武力。

190 abhorred   

v.憎恶( abhor的过去式和过去分词 )；（厌恶地）回避；拒绝；淘汰

参考例句：

• He abhorred the thoughts of stripping me and making me miserable. 他憎恶把我掠夺干净，使我受苦的那个念头。 来自辞典例句
• Each of these oracles hated a particular phrase. Liu the Sage abhorred "Not right for sowing". 二诸葛忌讳“不宜栽种”，三仙姑忌讳“米烂了”。 来自汉英文学 - 中国现代小说

191 chide   

v.叱责；谴责

参考例句：

• However,they will chide you if you try to speak French.然而，如果你试图讲法语，就会遭到他们的责骂。
• He thereupon privately chide his wife for her forwardness in the matter.于是他私下责备他的妻子，因为她对这种事热心。

192 homage   

n.尊敬，敬意，崇敬

参考例句：

• We pay homage to the genius of Shakespeare.我们对莎士比亚的天才表示敬仰。
• The soldiers swore to pay their homage to the Queen.士兵们宣誓效忠于女王陛下。

193 wrath   

n.愤怒，愤慨，暴怒

参考例句：

• His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
• The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。

194 kindled   

（使某物）燃烧，着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 )； 激起（感情等）； 发亮，放光

参考例句：

• We watched as the fire slowly kindled. 我们看着火慢慢地燃烧起来。
• The teacher's praise kindled a spark of hope inside her. 老师的赞扬激起了她内心的希望。

195 devouring   

吞没( devour的现在分词 )； 耗尽； 津津有味地看； 狼吞虎咽地吃光

参考例句：

• The hungry boy was devouring his dinner. 那饥饿的孩子狼吞虎咽地吃饭。
• He is devouring novel after novel. 他一味贪看小说。

196 besought   

v.恳求，乞求（某事物）( beseech的过去式和过去分词 )；(beseech的过去式与过去分词)

参考例句：

• The prisoner besought the judge for mercy/to be merciful. 囚犯恳求法官宽恕[乞求宽大]。 来自辞典例句
• They besought him to speak the truth. 他们恳求他说实话. 来自辞典例句

197 kinsmen   

n.家属，亲属( kinsman的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Kinsmen are less kind than friends. 投亲不如访友。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• One deeply grateful is better than kinsmen or firends. 受恩深处胜亲朋。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学

198 vex   

vt.使烦恼，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Everything about her vexed him.有关她的一切都令他困惑。
• It vexed me to think of others gossiping behind my back.一想到别人在背后说我闲话，我就很恼火。

199 mingled   

混合，混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 )； 混进，与…交往[联系]

参考例句：

• The sounds of laughter and singing mingled in the evening air. 笑声和歌声交织在夜空中。
• The man and the woman mingled as everyone started to relax. 当大家开始放松的时候，这一男一女就开始交往了。

200 strand   

vt.使（船）搁浅，使（某人）困于（某地）

参考例句：

• She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears.她把一缕散发夹到了耳后。
• The climbers had been stranded by a storm.登山者被暴风雨困住了。

201 writ   

n.命令状，书面命令

参考例句：

• This is a copy of a writ I received this morning.这是今早我收到的书面命令副本。
• You shouldn't treat the newspapers as if they were Holy Writ. 你不应该把报上说的话奉若神明。

202 Christian   

adj.基督教徒的；n.基督教徒

参考例句：

• They always addressed each other by their Christian name.他们总是以教名互相称呼。
• His mother is a sincere Christian.他母亲是个虔诚的基督教徒。

203 yearned   

渴望，切盼，向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The people yearned for peace. 人民渴望和平。
• She yearned to go back to the south. 她渴望回到南方去。

204 wan   

(wide area network)广域网

参考例句：

• The shared connection can be an Ethernet,wireless LAN,or wireless WAN connection.提供共享的网络连接可以是以太网、无线局域网或无线广域网。

205 constrains   

强迫( constrain的第三人称单数 )； 强使； 限制； 约束

参考例句：

• We'll ignore the continuity constrains. 我们往往忽略连续约束条件。
• It imposes constrains, restricting nature's freedom. 它具有限制自然界自由度的强制性。

206 judgment   

n.审判；判断力，识别力，看法，意见

参考例句：

• The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
• He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。

207 severed   

v.切断，断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 )；断，裂

参考例句：

• The doctor said I'd severed a vessel in my leg. 医生说我割断了腿上的一根血管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We have severed diplomatic relations with that country. 我们与那个国家断绝了外交关系。 来自《简明英汉词典》

208 torment   

n.折磨；令人痛苦的东西(人)；vt.折磨；纠缠

参考例句：

• He has never suffered the torment of rejection.他从未经受过遭人拒绝的痛苦。
• Now nothing aggravates me more than when people torment each other.没有什么东西比人们的互相折磨更使我愤怒。

209 guise   

n.外表，伪装的姿态

参考例句：

• They got into the school in the guise of inspectors.他们假装成视察员进了学校。
• The thief came into the house under the guise of a repairman.那小偷扮成个修理匠进了屋子。

210 renounce   

v.放弃；拒绝承认，宣布与…断绝关系

参考例句：

• She decided to renounce the world and enter a convent.她决定弃绝尘世去当修女。
• It was painful for him to renounce his son.宣布与儿子脱离关系对他来说是很痛苦的。

211 outweigh   

vt.比...更重，...更重要

参考例句：

• The merits of your plan outweigh the defects.你制定的计划其优点胜过缺点。
• One's merits outweigh one's short-comings.功大于过。

212 loyalty   

n.忠诚，忠心

参考例句：

• She told him the truth from a sense of loyalty.她告诉他真相是出于忠诚。
• His loyalty to his friends was never in doubt.他对朋友的一片忠心从来没受到怀疑。

213 grudge   

n.不满，怨恨，妒嫉；vt.勉强给，不情愿做

参考例句：

• I grudge paying so much for such inferior goods.我不愿花这么多钱买次品。
• I do not grudge him his success.我不嫉妒他的成功。

214 frankly   

adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说

参考例句：

• To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
• Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。

215 orphaned   

[计][修]孤立

参考例句：

• Orphaned children were consigned to institutions. 孤儿都打发到了福利院。
• He was orphaned at an early age. 他幼年时便成了孤儿。

216 laden   

adj.装满了的；充满了的；负了重担的；苦恼的

参考例句：

• He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
• Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。

217 mules   

骡( mule的名词复数 )； 拖鞋； 顽固的人； 越境运毒者

参考例句：

• The cart was pulled by two mules. 两匹骡子拉这辆大车。
• She wore tight trousers and high-heeled mules. 她穿紧身裤和拖鞋式高跟鞋。

218 scattered   

adj.分散的，稀疏的；散步的；疏疏落落的

参考例句：

• Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来，塞进文件夹里。

219 heed   

v.注意，留意；n.注意，留心

参考例句：

• You must take heed of what he has told.你要注意他所告诉的事。
• For the first time he had to pay heed to his appearance.这是他第一次非得注意自己的外表不可了。