第45章 TheStar-Child(三)(2)

作者:奥斯卡·王尔德

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类型:都市·校园

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更新时间:2019-10-06 12:35

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本章字节:8078字

buheymockedahim,andoneofhemwaggedabckbeard,andsedownhisshieldandcried,“ofaruh,hymoherwillnobemerrywhensheseeshee,forhouarmoreillfavouredhanheoadofhemarsh,orheadderhacrawlsinhefengeheegonegeheegohymoherdwellsnoinhisciy”


andanoher,whoheldayellowba


erinhishand,saidohim,“whoishymoher,andwhereforearhouseekingforher?”


andheanswered,“mymoherisabeggarevenasiam,andihavereaedherevilly,andiprayyeosuffermeopasshashemaygivemeherforgiveness,ifibehashearriehinhisciy”buheywouldno,andprickedhimwihheirspears


and,asheurnedawayweeping,onewhosearmourwasinidwihgilflowers,andonwhosehelmecouchedalionhahadwings,cameupandmadeinquiryofhesoldierswhoiwaswhohadsoughenranceandheysaidohim,“iisabeggarandhechildofabeggar,andwehavedrivenhimaway”


“nay,”hecried,ughing,“buwewillsellhefoulhingforasve,andhispriceshallbehepriceofabowlofsweewine”


andanoldandevilvisagedmanwhowaspassingbycalledou,andsaid,“iwillbuyhimforhaprice,”and,whenhehadpaidheprice,heookhesarchildbyhehandandledhiminoheciy


andaferhaheyhadgohroughmanysreesheycameoaliledoorhawasseinawallhawascoveredwihapomegranaereeandheoldmanouchedhedoorwiharingofgravedjasperandiopened,andheywendownfivesepsofbrassinoagardenfilledwihbckpoppiesandgreenjarsofburncyandheoldmanookhenfromhisurbanascarfoffiguredsilk,andboundwihiheeyesofhesarchild,anddravehiminfronofhimandwhenhescarfwasakenoffhiseyes,hesarchildfoundhimselfinadungeon,hawaslibyanernofhorn


andheoldmansebeforehimsomemouldybreadonarencherandsaid,“ea,”andsomebrackishwaerinacupandsaid,“drink,”andwhenhehadeaenanddrunk,heoldmanwenou,lockinghedoorbehindhimandfaseningiwihanironchain


andonhemorrowheoldman,whowasindeedhesublesofhemagiciansoflibyaandhadlearnedhisarfromonewhodwelinheombsofhenile,cameinohimandfrownedahim,andsaid,“inawoodhaisnighohegaeofhisciyofgiaoursherearehreepiecesofgoldoneisofwhiegold,andanoherisofyellowgold,andhegoldofhehirdoneisredodayhoushalbringmehepieceofwhiegold,andifhoubringesinoback,iwillbeaheewihahundredsripesgeheeawayquickly,andasunseiwillbewaiingforheeahedoorofhegardenseehahoubringeshewhiegold,orishallgoillwihhee,forhouarmysve,andihaveboughheeforhepriceofabowlofsweewine”andheboundheeyesofhesarchildwihhescarfoffiguredsilk,andledhimhroughhehouse,andhroughhegardenofpoppies,anduphefivesepsofbrassandhavingopenedheliledoorwihhisringhesehiminhesree


andhesarchildwenouofhegaeofheciy,andcameohewoodofwhichhemagicianhadspokenohim


nowhiswoodwasveryfairolookafromwihou,andseemedfullofsingingbirdsandofsweescenedflowers,andhesarchildeneredigdlyyedidisbeauyprofihimlile,forwhereverhewenharshbriarsandhornsshoupfromhegroundandencompassedhim,andevillessunghim,andhehislepiercedhimwihherdaggers,sohahewasinsoredisressnorcouldheanywherefindhepieceofwhiegoldofwhichhemagicianhadspoken,houghhesoughforifrommornonoon,andfromnoonosunseandasunsehesehisfaceowardshome,weepingbierly,forheknewwhafaewasinsoreforhim