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堂吉诃德|Don Quixote

Part 2 第66章|Part 2 Chapter 64

属类: 双语小说 【分类】世界名著 -[作者: 塞万提斯] 阅读:[44438]
《堂吉诃德》是一部幽默诙谐、滑稽可笑、充满了奇思妙想的长篇文学巨著。此书主要描写了一个有趣、可敬、可悲、喜欢自欺欺人的没落贵族堂吉诃德,他痴狂地迷恋古代骑士小说,以至于放弃家业,用破甲驽马装扮成古代骑士的样子,再雇佣农民桑乔作侍从,三次出征周游全国,去创建所谓的扶弱锄强的骑士业绩。他们在征险的生涯中闹出了许多笑话,到处碰壁受辱,堂吉诃德多次被打成重伤,有一次还被当成疯子关在笼子里遣送回乡。最后,他因征战不利郁郁寡欢而与世长辞,临终前他那一番貌似悔悟的话语让人匪夷所思又哭笑不得。
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离开巴塞罗那时,唐吉诃德回头看了看他被撞倒的地方,说道:

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“这里就是特洛伊!并非我的胆怯,而是晦气在这里断送了我已经取得的荣誉。命运在这里捉弄了我,使我的丰功伟绩黯然失色。我的运气在此彻底消失,再也不能复得了!”

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桑乔闻言说道:

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“大人,得意之时不忘形,身处逆境不气馁,才称得上是英雄胆略。我对自己也是这样要求的。我当总督时很高兴,现在是侍从,而且得步行,可我并没有伤心。我听说人们称为命运的那个东西就像个瞎眼醉婆,胡搅蛮干,连她自己也搞不清她究竟推翻了谁,扶植了谁。”

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“你说得太有道理了,”唐吉诃德说,“你说得太精辟了,我不知道是谁教了你这些东西。我告诉你,世界上根本就不存在什么命运,也没有什么事情是靠命运产生的,不管是好事还是坏事。除非是天意,否则所有的事情都是偶然的。这就是人们常说的‘不信命运信自己’,我就是这样。可是我不够谨慎,而且刚愎自用,所以出了丑。我本应想到白月骑士的马身高体壮,瘦弱的罗西南多抵御不了它。但我毕竟是尽了力。我被撞倒在地,虽然丢了脸,却没有丢掉敢做敢当的美德。我做游侠骑士时勇敢顽强,以我的双手和行动建立了我的业绩。现在我是个落魄的绅士,也一定要遵守诺言,建立我的信誉。开步走吧,桑乔朋友,咱们回家去苦修一年,养精蓄锐,然后再准备重返我念念不忘的武士行当吧。”

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“大人,”桑乔说,“走路的滋味可不好受,而且也走不远。咱们还是把这盔甲像对待绞刑犯那样挂在树上吧。我骑在我的驴背上,双脚不沾地,您愿意走多远咱们就走多远。要想让我靠脚板走路,而且走得远,那可是根本办不到的。”

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“说得好,桑乔,”唐吉诃德说,“你就把我的盔甲当作纪念品挂到树上去,并且在那棵树和周围的树上刻下罗尔丹为它的盔甲镌刻的那句话吧:

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不敌罗尔丹,

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莫把盔甲犯。”

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“我觉得您说得好极了。”桑乔说,“若不是因为咱们路上少不了罗西南多,真该把它也挂到树上去。”

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“说实话,无论是罗西南多还是盔甲,我都不想挂到树上去,”唐吉诃德说,“免得人家说辛劳一场,如此下场。”

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“您说得很对,”桑乔说,“据聪明人讲,驴的错不赖驮鞍。这件事是您的错,所以应该惩罚您,不该迁怒于已经沾上了血迹的破盔甲和性情温和的罗西南多,更不能怪我的脚板太软,明明走不了那么远的路还非要走。”

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他们说着话,一天过去了,以后几天也一路顺利,没有遇到什么事情。第五天,他们在一个村口遇到很多人聚集在一个客店门前。原来是过节,他们正在那儿娱乐消遣。唐吉诃德走近时,一个农夫高声喊道:

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“来的这两位大人谁都不认识,咱们让他们中的一个人说说咱们打赌的事应该怎么办吧。”

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“只要我能弄清是怎么回事,”唐吉诃德说,“我一定秉公评判。”

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“这位好大人,”那个农夫说道,“现在的情况是,有一位村民特别胖,体重为十一阿罗瓦,他要同一位体重不足五阿罗瓦的村民赛跑,条件是同样跑一百步,而且负重也一样。可是当人家问那个胖子,体重不同的问题怎么解决时,他却说让那个体重五阿罗瓦的人再背六阿罗瓦的东西,这样两个人的体重就一样了。”

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“这就不对了,”不等唐吉诃德答话,桑乔就抢先说道,“大家都知道,前不久我当过总督和判官,这类疑难问题还是让我来判断吧。”

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“那你就说吧,桑乔朋友,”唐吉诃德说,“我现在糊里糊涂的,脑子很乱。”

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很多人张口结舌地围着桑乔,等着他的判断。桑乔说道:

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“诸位兄弟,这个胖子的要求毫无道理。如果我听说的是真的,那么受到挑战的人应该有权挑选武器,若是只让受挑战的人挑选妨碍自己取胜的武器就不对了。依我之见,提出赛跑的胖子应该去掉多余的体重,不管是切还是削,是割还是剔,也不管是从身体什么部位,反正他觉得合适就行,去掉多出来的那部分肉,只剩下五阿罗瓦,这样体重就和对手一样,可以赛跑了。”

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“太棒了,”农夫听了桑乔的决断后说,“这位大人果然真知灼见,料事如神。不过我敢肯定,那个胖子连一盎司肉都不会割,就更别说六阿罗瓦了。”

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“既然瘦子不愿受累,胖子不愿割肉,”另一个农夫说,“那就别赛了。咱们还是拿出一半赌注去喝酒吧。咱们带这两位大人到最好的酒店去,我那份钱呢……到时候再说。”

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“诸位大人,”唐吉诃德说,“我感谢你们,可是我一刻也不能停留。我现在境遇不好,心绪不佳,恕我失礼了,我得赶紧赶路。”

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说完唐吉诃德就催马向前。在场者看到唐吉诃德那副奇怪的模样,又看到他的侍从料事如神,觉得很奇怪。他们觉得桑乔是个精明人。另一个农夫说道:

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“如果仆人都这么精明,那么他的主人还用说吗?我敢打赌,他们若是再去萨拉曼卡学习学习,转眼之间就可以成为京城的市长。这种事就跟开玩笑似的,上点学,托点儿关系,再碰上好运气,不知什么时候就权杖在手或者戴上主教的冠冕了。”

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当天晚上,唐吉诃德和桑乔露宿在野外。第二天他们继续赶路,走到半路,忽见一个人迎面走来,脖子上挎着一个褡裢,手里拿着一杆标枪或者梭标之类的东西,看样子像个步行信使。他走近唐吉诃德时快步抢上前,搮住唐吉诃德的右腿,显出十分高兴的样子说道:

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“哎呀,我的唐吉诃德大人,我们公爵大人若是知道您要回到他们的城堡去,该有多高兴啊,他和公爵夫人正在城堡里等着您呢!”

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“我并不认识你呀,朋友,”唐吉诃德说,“如果你不告诉我,我想不起你是谁。”

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“唐吉诃德大人,”信使答道,“我是公爵的仆人托西洛斯呀。正是我不愿为了同唐娜罗德里格斯的女儿结婚的事同您决斗呀。”

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“上帝保佑!”唐吉诃德说,“我的对头魔法师为了诋毁我取胜的荣誉,把那个人变成了仆人,而你就是那个人吗?”

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“别说了,好大人,”信使说道,“根本就没有什么改变模样的事。我上决斗场时是仆人托西洛斯,下场时仍然是仆人托西洛斯。我觉得那个姑娘很漂亮,想娶她,所以就不决斗了。可是,事与愿违。您刚刚走出城堡,公爵大人就让人打了我一百棍子,说我违背了他在决斗前给我的指示。最后的结果是姑娘当了修女,唐娜罗德里格斯回卡斯蒂利亚去了。我现在要去巴塞罗那,主人让我给总督送信去。如果您想喝点儿酒,我带了个酒葫芦,里面装着香醇的上等好酒,而且还有点热乎呢。我还带了一些特龙琼奶酪片可以下酒。您就是睡着了,也能把您馋醒。”

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“我是来者不拒,”桑乔说,“你把酒分分吧,给我斟点儿酒,好托西洛斯,即使西印度群岛①的所有魔法师都不愿意也没关系。”

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①指今日的美洲。

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“你真是世界上最大的馋鬼,最大的白痴。”唐吉诃德说,“你竟看不出这是中了魔法的信使,是个假托西洛斯吗?那么你就在这儿和他喝个够吧。我先慢慢向前走,在前面等着你。”

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托西洛斯不由得笑了。他打开葫芦,从褡裢里拿出奶酪片,又取出一个小面包,和桑乔一起坐到绿草地上,亲亲热热地把褡裢里的东西吃了个精光。他们吃得特别香,因为信札也沾了点奶酪味,他们还把信札也舔了舔。托西洛斯对桑乔说:

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“桑乔朋友,你的主人肯定是个疯子。”

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“怎么会呢?”桑乔说,“他并不欠任何人钱,该付的钱都付了,但他支付的是他的疯癫。这点我看得很清楚,而且也对他说过,可是又起了什么作用呢?况且,现在这种情况已经结束,他被白月骑士打败了。”

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托西洛斯请求桑乔给他讲讲是怎么回事,可桑乔说,让主人在前面等着太不礼貌,以后找时间再说吧。说完桑乔抖了抖外衣,擦了擦胡子上的在遄包,又对托西洛斯说了声“再见”,便去追赶唐吉诃德了。唐吉诃德正在一棵树的树荫下等着他呢。

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The wife of Don Antonio Moreno, so the history says, was extremely happy to see Ana Felix in her house. She welcomed her with great kindness, charmed as well by her beauty as by her intelligence; for in both respects the fair Morisco was richly endowed, and all the people of the city flocked to see her as though they had been summoned by the ringing of the bells.

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Don Quixote told Don Antonio that the plan adopted for releasing Don Gregorio was not a good one, for its risks were greater than its advantages, and that it would be better to land himself with his arms and horse in Barbary; for he would carry him off in spite of the whole Moorish host, as Don Gaiferos carried off his wife Melisendra.

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“Remember, your worship,” observed Sancho on hearing him say so, “Senor Don Gaiferos carried off his wife from the mainland, and took her to France by land; but in this case, if by chance we carry off Don Gregorio, we have no way of bringing him to Spain, for there’s the sea between.”

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“There’s a remedy for everything except death,” said Don Quixote; “if they bring the vessel close to the shore we shall be able to get on board though all the world strive to prevent us.”

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“Your worship hits it off mighty well and mighty easy,” said Sancho; “but ‘it’s a long step from saying to doing;’ and I hold to the renegade, for he seems to me an honest good-hearted fellow.”

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Don Antonio then said that if the renegade did not prove successful, the expedient of the great Don Quixote’s expedition to Barbary should be adopted. Two days afterwards the renegade put to sea in a light vessel of six oars a-side manned by a stout crew, and two days later the galleys made sail eastward, the general having begged the viceroy to let him know all about the release of Don Gregorio and about Ana Felix, and the viceroy promised to do as he requested.

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One morning as Don Quixote went out for a stroll along the beach, arrayed in full armour (for, as he often said, that was “his only gear, his only rest the fray,” and he never was without it for a moment), he saw coming towards him a knight, also in full armour, with a shining moon painted on his shield, who, on approaching sufficiently near to be heard, said in a loud voice, addressing himself to Don Quixote, “Illustrious knight, and never sufficiently extolled Don Quixote of La Mancha, I am the Knight of the White Moon, whose unheard-of achievements will perhaps have recalled him to thy memory. I come to do battle with thee and prove the might of thy arm, to the end that I make thee acknowledge and confess that my lady, let her be who she may, is incomparably fairer than thy Dulcinea del Toboso. If thou dost acknowledge this fairly and openly, thou shalt escape death and save me the trouble of inflicting it upon thee; if thou fightest and I vanquish thee, I demand no other satisfaction than that, laying aside arms and abstaining from going in quest of adventures, thou withdraw and betake thyself to thine own village for the space of a year, and live there without putting hand to sword, in peace and quiet and beneficial repose, the same being needful for the increase of thy substance and the salvation of thy soul; and if thou dost vanquish me, my head shall be at thy disposal, my arms and horse thy spoils, and the renown of my deeds transferred and added to thine. Consider which will be thy best course, and give me thy answer speedily, for this day is all the time I have for the despatch of this business.”

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Don Quixote was amazed and astonished, as well at the Knight of the White Moon’s arrogance, as at his reason for delivering the defiance, and with calm dignity he answered him, “Knight of the White Moon, of whose achievements I have never heard until now, I will venture to swear you have never seen the illustrious Dulcinea; for had you seen her I know you would have taken care not to venture yourself upon this issue, because the sight would have removed all doubt from your mind that there ever has been or can be a beauty to be compared with hers; and so, not saying you lie, but merely that you are not correct in what you state, I accept your challenge, with the conditions you have proposed, and at once, that the day you have fixed may not expire; and from your conditions I except only that of the renown of your achievements being transferred to me, for I know not of what sort they are nor what they may amount to; I am satisfied with my own, such as they be. Take, therefore, the side of the field you choose, and I will do the same; and to whom God shall give it may Saint Peter add his blessing.”

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The knight of the White Moon had been seen from the city, and it was told the viceroy how he was in conversation with Don Quixote. The viceroy, fancying it must be some fresh adventure got up by Don Antonio Moreno or some other gentleman of the city, hurried out at once to the beach accompanied by Don Antonio and several other gentlemen, just as Don Quixote was wheeling Rocinante round in order to take up the necessary distance. The viceroy upon this, seeing that the pair of them were evidently preparing to come to the charge, put himself between them, asking them what it was that led them to engage in combat all of a sudden in this way. The Knight of the White Moon replied that it was a question of precedence of beauty; and briefly told him what he had said to Don Quixote, and how the conditions of the defiance agreed upon on both sides had been accepted. The viceroy went over to Don Antonio, and asked in a low voice did he know who the Knight of the White Moon was, or was it some joke they were playing on Don Quixote. Don Antonio replied that he neither knew who he was nor whether the defiance was in joke or in earnest. This answer left the viceroy in a state of perplexity, not knowing whether he ought to let the combat go on or not; but unable to persuade himself that it was anything but a joke he fell back, saying, “If there be no other way out of it, gallant knights, except to confess or die, and Don Quixote is inflexible, and your worship of the White Moon still more so, in God’s hand be it, and fall on.”

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He of the White Moon thanked the viceroy in courteous and well-chosen words for the permission he gave them, and so did Don Quixote, who then, commending himself with all his heart to heaven and to his Dulcinea, as was his custom on the eve of any combat that awaited him, proceeded to take a little more distance, as he saw his antagonist was doing the same; then, without blast of trumpet or other warlike instrument to give them the signal to charge, both at the same instant wheeled their horses; and he of the White Moon, being the swifter, met Don Quixote after having traversed two-thirds of the course, and there encountered him with such violence that, without touching him with his lance (for he held it high, to all appearance purposely), he hurled Don Quixote and Rocinante to the earth, a perilous fall. He sprang upon him at once, and placing the lance over his visor said to him, “You are vanquished, sir knight, nay dead unless you admit the conditions of our defiance.”

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Don Quixote, bruised and stupefied, without raising his visor said in a weak feeble voice as if he were speaking out of a tomb, “Dulcinea del Toboso is the fairest woman in the world, and I the most unfortunate knight on earth; it is not fitting that this truth should suffer by my feebleness; drive your lance home, sir knight, and take my life, since you have taken away my honour.”

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“That will I not, in sooth,” said he of the White Moon; “live the fame of the lady Dulcinea’s beauty undimmed as ever; all I require is that the great Don Quixote retire to his own home for a year, or for so long a time as shall by me be enjoined upon him, as we agreed before engaging in this combat.”

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The viceroy, Don Antonio, and several others who were present heard all this, and heard too how Don Quixote replied that so long as nothing in prejudice of Dulcinea was demanded of him, he would observe all the rest like a true and loyal knight. The engagement given, he of the White Moon wheeled about, and making obeisance to the viceroy with a movement of the head, rode away into the city at a half gallop. The viceroy bade Don Antonio hasten after him, and by some means or other find out who he was. They raised Don Quixote up and uncovered his face, and found him pale and bathed with sweat.

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Rocinante from the mere hard measure he had received lay unable to stir for the present. Sancho, wholly dejected and woebegone, knew not what to say or do. He fancied that all was a dream, that the whole business was a piece of enchantment. Here was his master defeated, and bound not to take up arms for a year. He saw the light of the glory of his achievements obscured; the hopes of the promises lately made him swept away like smoke before the wind; Rocinante, he feared, was crippled for life, and his master’s bones out of joint; for if he were only shaken out of his madness it would be no small luck. In the end they carried him into the city in a hand-chair which the viceroy sent for, and thither the viceroy himself returned, cager to ascertain who this Knight of the White Moon was who had left Don Quixote in such a sad plight.

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