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Chapter 81
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EMILIE STORMED PAST the guards to Anne's bedchamber. Please, ma'am. One guard went to restrain her. The lady is resting.

Emilie's blood was surging. The duke had returned the night before, yet it was not Stephen who was in her mind but Anne, her mistress, the person she served, who had lost touch with right.

All morning, Emilie had prayed about what to do. She knew she had crossed a line with Hugh. My God, she had given aid to someone who'd killed a member of the duke's guard. For that she could be imprisoned2. She had asked herself over and over, If I cross this line, am I prepared to lose everything? My family's blessing3, my position in the court. My name... And each time the answer had come back clear and strong. How could I not?

She pushed open the large wooden door to Anne's chamber1.

William, Anne's nine-year-old son, was about to leave, dressed in his hawking4 attire5. Anne waved him off. Go. Your father awaits you, son. Catch a prize for me.

I will, Mother, the boy said, running off. Anne was in bed at this late hour, still wrapped in bedclothes.

You are ill, madame? Emilie asked.

You storm into my chambers6, Anne said, turning her face away, as if concern were not the issue at all.

On the contrary, I have much to take issue with you, Emilie said.

Take issue, child.... No doubt this, as all things, concerns your prot俫? the fool.

You are right, madame, he is a fool. But only to have trusted you. As am I.

So, this is no longer about him, I see. But you and me...

You have wronged him in a great way, my lady, and by doing so, wronged me.

Wronged you? Anne laughed coldly. Your Hugh is a wanted man now. A murderer, a deserter as well. He is sought in two duchies and will be caught. And once he is, he'll be hanged in the square.

Emilie stared, aghast. I am hearing your voice, lady, she said, but the words do not seem as if they could come from you. What has become of the woman who was like a mother to me? Where is the Anne who stood up against her husband? Who ruled in his absence with even temper and grace.

Go away, child. Please go. Do not lecture me on things you do not know.

I knowthis. Your men raided his village. They killed his son, stole and imprisoned his wife. She is dead now. In your prison. You knew.

How would I know? Anne shot back. How would I know some worthless harlot thrown in our dungeon7 was in fact this man's wife. I do not govern these Tafurs. They are my husband's. I do not know whom they rouse and what insane deeds they do.

These deeds, lady. Emilie met her eyes. They are now imprinted8 on you.

Go. Anne waved her away. Do you think that if I knew the person we sought all along was here, at Bor俥, in our court, your jester would still be running around, pained and aggrieved9, butalive? He'd be as dead as his wife.

You sought Hugh? Emilie blinked. For God's sake-why?

Because the fool holds the greatest prize in Christendom, and he does not know it.

What prize? He has nothing. You have taken everything from him.

Just go. Anne sank back in bed. And take with you your mighty10 sense of what is right and just. All that propelled you to run away from your father and your destiny. Go, Emilie! In her anger, Anne turned to face Emilie, exposing for the first time what she had concealed11.

There was a large red welt. And much worse.

What is that? Emilie moved forward.

Stay away, Anne snapped, shrinking into her pillows.

Please, my lady, do not turn from me. What is the bruise12 on your face?

Anne took a sharp breath. She dropped her head. It is myown prison, child. You want to see it-well, look!

Emilie let out a gasp13. She rushed over and, against Anne's efforts, gently stroked the wound. Stephen did that to you?

You should know it, child, for it is the verytruth that you claim to know so well. A woman's truth.

Emilie recoiled14 in horror. The side of Anne's face was swollen15 to twice its normal size.


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1 chamber wnky9     
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
参考例句:
  • For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说,牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
  • The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
2 imprisoned bc7d0bcdd0951055b819cfd008ef0d8d     
下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁,合并执行。
  • They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。
3 blessing UxDztJ     
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。
4 hawking ca928c4e13439b9aa979b863819d00de     
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。
5 attire AN0zA     
v.穿衣,装扮[同]array;n.衣着;盛装
参考例句:
  • He had no intention of changing his mode of attire.他无意改变着装方式。
  • Her attention was attracted by his peculiar attire.他那奇特的服装引起了她的注意。
6 chambers c053984cd45eab1984d2c4776373c4fe     
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅
参考例句:
  • The body will be removed into one of the cold storage chambers. 尸体将被移到一个冷冻间里。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Mr Chambers's readable book concentrates on the middle passage: the time Ransome spent in Russia. Chambers先生的这本值得一看的书重点在中间:Ransome在俄国的那几年。 来自互联网
7 dungeon MZyz6     
n.地牢,土牢
参考例句:
  • They were driven into a dark dungeon.他们被人驱赶进入一个黑暗的地牢。
  • He was just set free from a dungeon a few days ago.几天前,他刚从土牢里被放出来。
8 imprinted 067f03da98bfd0173442a811075369a0     
v.盖印(imprint的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • The terrible scenes were indelibly imprinted on his mind. 那些恐怖场面深深地铭刻在他的心中。
  • The scene was imprinted on my mind. 那个场面铭刻在我的心中。 来自《简明英汉词典》
9 aggrieved mzyzc3     
adj.愤愤不平的,受委屈的;悲痛的;(在合法权利方面)受侵害的v.令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式);令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句:
  • He felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team. 他因没被选到队里感到愤愤不平。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She is the aggrieved person whose fiance&1& did not show up for their wedding. 她很委屈,她的未婚夫未出现在他们的婚礼上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
10 mighty YDWxl     
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。
11 concealed 0v3zxG     
a.隐藏的,隐蔽的
参考例句:
  • The paintings were concealed beneath a thick layer of plaster. 那些画被隐藏在厚厚的灰泥层下面。
  • I think he had a gun concealed about his person. 我认为他当时身上藏有一支枪。
12 bruise kcCyw     
n.青肿,挫伤;伤痕;vt.打青;挫伤
参考例句:
  • The bruise was caused by a kick.这伤痕是脚踢的。
  • Jack fell down yesterday and got a big bruise on his face.杰克昨天摔了一跤,脸上摔出老大一块淤斑。
13 gasp UfxzL     
n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说
参考例句:
  • She gave a gasp of surprise.她吃惊得大口喘气。
  • The enemy are at their last gasp.敌人在做垂死的挣扎。
14 recoiled 8282f6b353b1fa6f91b917c46152c025     
v.畏缩( recoil的过去式和过去分词 );退缩;报应;返回
参考例句:
  • She recoiled from his touch. 她躲开他的触摸。
  • Howard recoiled a little at the sharpness in my voice. 听到我的尖声,霍华德往后缩了一下。 来自《简明英汉词典》
15 swollen DrcwL     
adj.肿大的,水涨的;v.使变大,肿胀
参考例句:
  • Her legs had got swollen from standing up all day.因为整天站着,她的双腿已经肿了。
  • A mosquito had bitten her and her arm had swollen up.蚊子叮了她,她的手臂肿起来了。


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