Part 2 Chapter 39

By every word that Sancho uttered, the duchess was as much delighted as Don Quixote was driven to desperation. He bade him hold his tongue, and the Distressed² One went on to say: “At length, after much questioning and answering, as the princess held to her story, without changing or varying her previous declaration, the Vicar gave his decision in favour of Don Clavijo, and she was delivered over to him as his lawful³ wife; which the Queen Dona Maguncia, the Princess Antonomasia’s mother, so took to heart, that within the space of three days we buried her.”

“She died, no doubt,” said Sancho.

“Of course,” said Trifaldin; “they don’t bury living people in Kandy, only the dead.”

“Senor Squire,” said Sancho, “a man in a swoon has been known to be buried before now, in the belief that he was dead; and it struck me that Queen Maguncia ought to have swooned rather than died; because with life a great many things come right, and the princess’s folly⁴ was not so great that she need feel it so keenly. If the lady had married some page of hers, or some other servant of the house, as many another has done, so I have heard say, then the mischief⁵ would have been past curing. But to marry such an elegant accomplished⁶ gentleman as has been just now described to us — indeed, indeed, though it was a folly, it was not such a great one as you think; for according to the rules of my master here — and he won’t allow me to lie — as of men of letters bishops⁷ are made, so of gentlemen knights⁸, specially⁹ if they be errant, kings and emperors may be made.”

“Thou art right, Sancho,” said Don Quixote, “for with a knight-errant, if he has but two fingers’ breadth of good fortune, it is on the cards to become the mightiest¹⁰ lord on earth. But let senora the Distressed One proceed; for I suspect she has got yet to tell us the bitter part of this so far sweet story.”

“The bitter is indeed to come,” said the countess; “and such bitter that colocynth is sweet and oleander toothsome in comparison. The queen, then, being dead, and not in a swoon, we buried her; and hardly had we covered her with earth, hardly had we said our last farewells, when, quis talia fando temperet a lachrymis? over the queen’s grave there appeared, mounted upon a wooden horse, the giant Malambruno, Maguncia’s first cousin, who besides being cruel is an enchanter; and he, to revenge the death of his cousin, punish the audacity¹¹ of Don Clavijo, and in wrath¹² at the contumacy of Antonomasia, left them both enchanted¹³ by his art on the grave itself; she being changed into an ape of brass¹⁴, and he into a horrible crocodile of some unknown metal; while between the two there stands a pillar, also of metal, with certain characters in the Syriac language inscribed¹⁵ upon it, which, being translated into Kandian, and now into Castilian, contain the following sentence: ‘These two rash lovers shall not recover their former shape until the valiant¹⁶ Manchegan comes to do battle with me in single combat; for the Fates reserve this unexampled adventure for his mighty¹⁷ valour alone.’ This done, he drew from its sheath a huge broad scimitar, and seizing me by the hair he made as though he meant to cut my throat and shear¹⁸ my head clean off. I was terror-stricken, my voice stuck in my throat, and I was in the deepest distress¹; nevertheless I summoned up my strength as well as I could, and in a trembling and piteous voice I addressed such words to him as induced him to stay the infliction¹⁹ of a punishment so severe. He then caused all the duennas of the palace, those that are here present, to be brought before him; and after having dwelt upon the enormity of our offence, and denounced duennas, their characters, their evil ways and worse intrigues²⁰, laying to the charge of all what I alone was guilty of, he said he would not visit us with capital punishment, but with others of a slow nature which would be in effect civil death for ever; and the very instant he ceased speaking we all felt the pores of our faces opening, and pricking²¹ us, as if with the points of needles. We at once put our hands up to our faces and found ourselves in the state you now see.”

Here the Distressed One and the other duennas raised the veils with which they were covered, and disclosed countenances²² all bristling²³ with beards, some red, some black, some white, and some grizzled, at which spectacle the duke and duchess made a show of being filled with wonder. Don Quixote and Sancho were overwhelmed with amazement²⁴, and the bystanders lost in astonishment²⁵, while the Trifaldi went on to say: “Thus did that malevolent²⁶ villain²⁷ Malambruno punish us, covering the tenderness and softness of our faces with these rough bristles²⁸! Would to heaven that he had swept off our heads with his enormous scimitar instead of obscuring the light of our countenances with these wool-combings that cover us! For if we look into the matter, sirs (and what I am now going to say I would say with eyes flowing like fountains, only that the thought of our misfortune and the oceans they have already wept, keep them as dry as barley²⁹ spears, and so I say it without tears), where, I ask, can a duenna with a beard to to? What father or mother will feel pity for her? Who will help her? For, if even when she has a smooth skin, and a face tortured by a thousand kinds of washes and cosmetics³⁰, she can hardly get anybody to love her, what will she do when she shows a countenace turned into a thicket³¹? Oh duennas, companions mine! it was an unlucky moment when we were born and an ill-starred hour when our fathers begot³² us!” And as she said this she showed signs of being about to faint.

 

无论桑乔说什么，公爵夫人都很喜欢听，可是唐吉诃德却急坏了，他让桑乔赶紧住嘴。忧伤妇人又接着说道：

“简单说吧，后来几经反复，公主还是坚持己见，不改初衷，于是牧师批准了克拉维霍的请求，让安东诺玛霞做了他的妻子。这一下可把安东诺玛霞的母亲唐娜马贡西娅气坏了。

没过三天，我们就把她埋掉了。”

“那么她准是死了。”桑乔说。

“那当然，”白胡子三摆说，“在坎达亚从来不埋活人，只埋死人。”

“侍从大人，”桑乔说，“以前可有过晕过去的人被当成死人埋掉的事情。我觉得马贡西娅王后可能是晕过去了，并不是死了。只要人还活着，很多事都可以商量，而且公主的事也并不是什么很大的蠢事，何至于让她这么难过！如果公主同某个侍童，或者同她家的某个佣人结了婚，这种事常有，那才是没有办法的糟糕事呢。若是照您说的，她嫁给了一个英俊而又有才华的男子，即使是件蠢事，也并不像人们想象得那么蠢。按照我主人的规定，他就在旁边，从来不许我说谎，既然文人雅士可以成为主教，那么骑士，特别是游侠骑士，就完全可以成为国王和皇帝。”

“你说得对，桑乔，”唐吉诃德说，“游侠骑士只要有一点运气，就可以成为世界上最高贵的主人。不过忧伤妇人，请您继续讲下去吧，我似乎觉得这个甜蜜的故事后面就是悲苦的部分了。”

“岂止是苦呀，”伯爵夫人说，“而且是苦得很呢！与这个苦比起来，药西瓜①都算是甜的，夹竹桃也算是香的了。王后不是昏过去了，她确实是死了，我们把她掩埋了。这事谁能闻之不泣呢？我们刚刚把土盖好，还没来得及说一声‘安息吧’，就看见马贡西娅的表兄马兰布鲁诺巨人骑着一匹木马出现在王后的坟墓上。他这个人不仅狠毒，而且会魔法。为了给王后报仇，他就在王后的坟墓上对胆大妄为的克拉维霍和轻佻放纵的安东诺玛霞施了魔法。他把安东诺玛霞变成了一只青铜母猴，把克拉维霍变成了一条不知是什么金属的可怕鳄鱼，在他们俩中间还立了一个同样是用那种金属做的纪念碑，上面用叙利亚文写了几行字，若是译成坎达亚语，现在再翻成西班牙语，意思就是：‘在曼查的勇士同我展开一场恶战之前，这一对胆大妄为的情人不得恢复原状，这次空前的事件要靠那位勇士才能解决。’施完魔法后，马兰布鲁诺从刀鞘里抽出一把又长又大的大刀，揪着我的头发，做出要切断我的喉咙、割掉我的脑袋的样子。我吓坏了，可我还是竭尽我的全力，声音颤抖而又痛苦地对他说这说那，这才使他放了手。最后，他把王宫里的所有女仆都叫来，也就是现在旁边这几位女仆，除了大骂女仆们品行恶劣、诡计多端之外，还把我的罪责也都加到了她们身上。他说，他不想一下子杀了我们，他要慢慢地折磨我们，让我们欲死不能，欲活不成。他刚说完这句话，我们就觉得我们脸上的毛孔都张开了，整张脸都像被针扎了似的，用手一摸脸，我们发现自己已经变成了现在这模样。”

①一种植物，味苦。

忧伤妇人和其他女仆说着就摘掉了头罩，露出了满是胡须的脸庞，有的是金黄色的，有的是黑色的，有的是白色的，还有的是灰白色的。公爵和公爵夫人都惊讶不已，唐吉诃德和桑乔也呆住了，在场的其他人更是面带惧色。“三摆裙夫人”又接着说道：

“那个坏蛋马兰布鲁诺就是这样惩罚我们的，他用这些猪鬃似的东西遮盖了我们娇嫩的脸庞。我宁愿祈求老天让他用大刀割掉我们的脑袋，也不愿意让这些毛烘烘的东西遮住我们的脸！再往下讲我本来会泪如泉涌的，可是一想到我们遭受的不幸，我们已经欲哭无泪，所以再往下讲我也就不会流泪了。咱们不妨想一想，诸位大人，一个满脸胡须的女仆能够到哪儿去呢？谁家的父母能不为自己的女儿变成这个样子而心疼呢？谁能帮助她呢？以前她的脸细滑柔嫩，还涂了很多香脂，尚且没有人十分爱她，现在她满脸胡须，又该怎么办呢？我的女仆伙伴们啊，咱们真是生不逢时啊，父母是在不吉利的时辰生养了我们！”

说到这儿，她似乎要昏过去了。

1 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

2 distressed   

痛苦的

参考例句：

• He was too distressed and confused to answer their questions. 他非常苦恼而困惑，无法回答他们的问题。
• The news of his death distressed us greatly. 他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。

3 lawful   

adj.法律许可的，守法的，合法的

参考例句：

• It is not lawful to park in front of a hydrant.在消火栓前停车是不合法的。
• We don't recognised him to be the lawful heir.我们不承认他为合法继承人。

4 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。

5 mischief   

n.损害，伤害，危害；恶作剧，捣蛋，胡闹

参考例句：

• Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。
• He seems to intend mischief.看来他想捣蛋。

6 accomplished   

adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的

参考例句：

• Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
• Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。

7 bishops   

（基督教某些教派管辖大教区的）主教( bishop的名词复数 )； （国际象棋的）象

参考例句：

• Each player has two bishops at the start of the game. 棋赛开始时，每名棋手有两只象。
• "Only sheriffs and bishops and rich people and kings, and such like. “他劫富济贫，抢的都是郡长、主教、国王之类的富人。

8 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。

9 specially   

adv.特定地；特殊地；明确地

参考例句：

• They are specially packaged so that they stack easily.它们经过特别包装以便于堆放。
• The machine was designed specially for demolishing old buildings.这种机器是专为拆毁旧楼房而设计的。

10 mightiest   

adj.趾高气扬( mighty的最高级 )；巨大的；强有力的；浩瀚的

参考例句：

• \"If thou fearest to leave me in our cottage, thou mightiest take me along with thee. “要是你害怕把我一个人留在咱们的小屋里，你可以带我一块儿去那儿嘛。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
• Silent though is, after all, the mightiest agent in human affairs. 确实，沉默毕竟是人类事件中最强大的代理人。 来自互联网

11 audacity   

n.大胆，卤莽，无礼

参考例句：

• He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary.他竟然厚着脸皮要求增加薪水。
• He had the audacity to pick pockets in broad daylight.他竟敢在光天化日之下掏包。

12 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。

13 enchanted   

adj. 被施魔法的，陶醉的，入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
• He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。

14 brass   

n.黄铜；黄铜器，铜管乐器

参考例句：

• Many of the workers play in the factory's brass band.许多工人都在工厂铜管乐队中演奏。
• Brass is formed by the fusion of copper and zinc.黄铜是通过铜和锌的熔合而成的。

15 inscribed   

v.写，刻( inscribe的过去式和过去分词 )；内接

参考例句：

• His name was inscribed on the trophy. 他的名字刻在奖杯上。
• The names of the dead were inscribed on the wall. 死者的名字被刻在墙上。 来自《简明英汉词典》

16 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%。

17 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。

18 shear   

n.修剪，剪下的东西，羊的一岁；vt.剪掉，割，剥夺；vi.修剪，切割，剥夺，穿越

参考例句：

• Every spring they shear off the sheep's wool and sell it.每年春天他们都要剪下羊毛去卖。
• In the Hebrides they shear their sheep later than anywhere else.在赫伯里兹，剪羊毛的时间比其他任何地方都要晚。

19 infliction   

n.（强加于人身的）痛苦，刑罚

参考例句：

• Don't immerse yourself in the infliction too long.不要长时间沉浸在痛苦经历中。
• Instead of rivets there came an invasion,an infliction,and a visitation.但是铆钉并没有运来，来的却是骚扰、混乱和视察。

20 intrigues   

n.密谋策划( intrigue的名词复数 )；神秘气氛；引人入胜的复杂情节v.搞阴谋诡计( intrigue的第三人称单数 )；激起…的好奇心

参考例句：

• He was made king as a result of various intrigues. 由于搞了各种各样的阴谋，他当上了国王。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Those who go in for intrigues and conspiracy are doomed to failure. 搞阴谋诡计的人注定要失败。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

21 pricking   

刺，刺痕，刺痛感

参考例句：

• She felt a pricking on her scalp. 她感到头皮上被扎了一下。
• Intercostal neuralgia causes paroxysmal burning pain or pricking pain. 肋间神经痛呈阵发性的灼痛或刺痛。

22 countenances   

n.面容( countenance的名词复数 )；表情；镇静；道义支持

参考例句：

• 'stood apart, with countenances of inflexible gravity, beyond what even the Puritan aspect could attain." 站在一旁，他们脸上那种严肃刚毅的神情，比清教徒们还有过之而无不及。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
• The light of a laugh never came to brighten their sombre and wicked countenances. 欢乐的光芒从来未照亮过他们那阴郁邪恶的面孔。 来自辞典例句

23 bristling   

a.竖立的

参考例句：

• "Don't you question Miz Wilkes' word,'said Archie, his beard bristling. "威尔克斯太太的话，你就不必怀疑了。 "阿尔奇说。他的胡子也翘了起来。
• You were bristling just now. 你刚才在发毛。

24 amazement   

n.惊奇，惊讶

参考例句：

• All those around him looked at him with amazement.周围的人都对他投射出惊异的眼光。
• He looked at me in blank amazement.他带着迷茫惊诧的神情望着我。

25 astonishment   

n.惊奇，惊异

参考例句：

• They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
• I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。

26 malevolent   

adj.有恶意的，恶毒的

参考例句：

• Why are they so malevolent to me?他们为什么对我如此恶毒？
• We must thwart his malevolent schemes.我们决不能让他的恶毒阴谋得逞。

27 villain   

n.反派演员，反面人物；恶棍；问题的起因

参考例句：

• He was cast as the villain in the play.他在戏里扮演反面角色。
• The man who played the villain acted very well.扮演恶棍的那个男演员演得很好。

28 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。

29 barley   

n.大麦，大麦粒

参考例句：

• They looked out across the fields of waving barley.他们朝田里望去,只见大麦随风摇摆。
• He cropped several acres with barley.他种了几英亩大麦。

30 cosmetics   

n.化妆品

参考例句：

• We sell a wide range of cosmetics at a very reasonable price. 我们以公道的价格出售各种化妆品。
• Cosmetics do not always cover up the deficiencies of nature. 化妆品未能掩饰天生的缺陷。

31 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。

32 begot   

v.为…之生父( beget的过去式 )；产生，引起

参考例句：

• He begot three children. 他生了三个子女。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Cush also begot Nimrod who was the first man of might on earth. 卡什还生了尼姆罗德，尼姆罗德是世上第一个力大无穷的人。 来自辞典例句