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CHAPTER 4
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“Ser Davos,” the maester said. “When did you return?” “In the black of morning. My favorite time.” It was said that no one had ever handled a ship by night half so well as Davos Shorthand. Before Lord Stannis had knighted him, he had been the most notorious and elusive2 smuggler3 in all the Seven Kingdoms. “And?” The man shook his head. “It is as you warned him. They will not rise, Maester. Not for him. They do not love him.” No, Cressen thought. Nor will they ever. He is strong, able, just... aye, just past the point of wisdom... yet it is not enough. It has never been enough. “You spoke4 to them all?” “All? No. Only those that would see me. They do not love me either, these highborns. To them I’ll always be the Onion Knight1.” His left hand closed, stubby fingers locking into a fist; Stannis had hacked5 the ends off at the last joint6, all but the thumb. “I broke bread with Gulian Swann and old Penrose, and the Tarths consented to a midnight meeting in a grove7. The others-well, Beric Dondarrion is gone missing, some say dead, and Lord Caron is with Renly. Bryce the Orange, of the Rainbow Guard.” “The Rainbow Guard?” “Renly’s made his own Kingsguard,” the onetime smuggler explained, “but these seven don’t wear white. Each one has his own color. Loras Tyrell’s their Lord Commander.” It was just the sort of notion that would appeal to Renly Baratheon; a splendid new order of knighthood, with gorgeous new raiment to proclaim it. Even as a boy, Renly had loved bright colors and rich fabrics8, and he had loved his games as well. “Look at me!” he would shout as he ran laughing through the halls of Storm’s End. “Look at me, I’m a dragon,” or “Look at me, I’m a wizard,” or “Look at me, look at me, I’m the rain god.” The bold little boy with wild black hair and laughing eyes was a man grown now, one-and-twenty, and still he played his games. Look at me, I’m a king, Cressen thought sadly. Oh, Renly, Renly, dear sweet child, do you know what you are doing? And would you care if you did? Is there anyone who cares for him but me? “What reasons did the lords give for their refusals?” he asked Ser Davos. “Well, as to that, some gave me soft words and some blunt, some made excuses, some promises, some only lied.” He
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1 knight | |
n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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2 elusive | |
adj.难以表达(捉摸)的;令人困惑的;逃避的 | |
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3 smuggler | |
n.走私者 | |
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4 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 | |
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5 hacked | |
生气 | |
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6 joint | |
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合 | |
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7 grove | |
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8 fabrics | |
织物( fabric的名词复数 ); 布; 构造; (建筑物的)结构(如墙、地面、屋顶):质地 | |
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9 shrugged | |
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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10 garrison | |
n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防 | |
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11 galleys | |
n.平底大船,战舰( galley的名词复数 );(船上或航空器上的)厨房 | |
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12 arbor | |
n.凉亭;树木 | |
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13 cordon | |
n.警戒线,哨兵线 | |
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14 hull | |
n.船身;(果、实等的)外壳;vt.去(谷物等)壳 | |
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n.桨,橹( oar的名词复数 );划手v.划(行)( oar的第三人称单数 ) | |
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adj.塞满的,挤满的;大口地吃;快速贪婪地吃v.把…塞满;填入;临时抱佛脚( cram的过去式) | |
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adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风 | |
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19 wrath | |
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20 smuggling | |
n.走私 | |
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21 wield | |
vt.行使,运用,支配;挥,使用(武器等) | |
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22 lesser | |
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23 cleaver | |
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24 afterward | |
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25 boon | |
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26 soften | |
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27 draught | |
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29 chamber | |
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