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CHAPTER XXIX
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HOW THE BLESSED HOUR OF SIGHT CAME TO THE LADY TIPHAINE.
Sir Tristram de Rochefort, Seneschal of Auvergne and Lord of Villefranche, was a fierce and renowned1 soldier who had grown gray in the English wars. As lord of the marches and guardian2 of an exposed country-side, there was little rest for him even in times of so-called peace, and his whole life was spent in raids and outfalls upon the Brabanters, late-comers, flayers, free companions, and roving archers3 who wandered over his province. At times he would come back in triumph, and a dozen corpses4 swinging from the summit of his keep would warn evil-doers that there was still a law in the land. At others his ventures were not so happy, and he and his troop would spur it over the drawbridge with clatter5 of hoofs6 hard at their heels and whistle of arrows about their ears. Hard he was of hand and harder of heart, hated by his foes7, and yet not loved by those whom he protected, for twice he had been taken prisoner, and twice his ransom8 had been wrung9 by dint10 of blows and tortures out of the starving peasants and ruined farmers. Wolves or watch-dogs, it was hard to say from which the sheep had most to fear.
The Castle of Villefranche was harsh and stern as its master. A broad moat, a high outer wall turreted11 at the corners, with a great black keep towering above all—so it lay before them in the moonlight. By the light of two flambeaux,
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knight
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鹰( hawk的名词复数 ); 鹰派人物,主战派人物 | |
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栖息处( perch的名词复数 ); 栖枝; 高处; 鲈鱼 | |
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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 | |
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admiration
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猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去分词 ) | |
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n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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骡( mule的名词复数 ); 拖鞋; 顽固的人; 越境运毒者 | |
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dungeon
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kindly
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drooping
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(指潮水)退( ebb的现在分词 ); 落; 减少; 衰落 | |
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烧焦,烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(植物)枯萎,把…晒枯; 高速行驶; 枯焦 | |
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