4 Chapter 2

CHAPTER 2 How Morgana le Fay Returned to Camelot with a Plan to Harm King Arthur and What Happened to Sir Accalon Meanwhile, Morgana le Fay, pretending to be humble and sorry, returned to King Arthur's court to beg for brotherly forgiveness. While there, she and Arthur fell into a friendly talk about Excalibur.

第二章茉嘉娜·仙女带着伤害亚瑟王的计划回到卡梅洛特，以及阿卡隆爵士的遭遇与此同时，茉嘉娜·仙女假装谦卑和抱歉，回到亚瑟王的宫廷，乞求兄弟的原谅。 在那里，她和亚瑟友好地谈论起了王者之剑。

"I'd like to take a closer look at it than I have before," Morgana said. "May I?" King Arthur walked over to Excalibur, which was resting in a place of honor in the corner. He gathered up the sword and the case and allowed Morgana to examine them. He reminded her, as I am reminding you, that the magical blade could cut like no other, and that the sheath protected from wounds whomever was wearing it. "Oh, brother," Morgana sighed. "Excalibur is so beautiful. I cannot bear to give it back just yet. Do you think I could take it home with me and keep it, just for a little while, so that I may look at it some more?" Arthur hesitated, but he was so grateful they were friends again that he agreed. Little did he know that the dishonest Morgana would not just take Excalibur home to look at it. Rather, she would hire goldsmiths and armor smiths and jewelers to make an exact

“我想比以前更仔细地看看它，”莫嘉娜说。 “我可以吗?”亚瑟王走向亚瑟王之剑，它躺在角落里的一个荣誉的地方。 他拾起剑和箱子，让茉嘉娜检查。 他提醒她，就像我提醒你的一样，这把魔法剑的切割能力是其他任何剑都无法比拟的，而且它的剑鞘可以保护佩戴它的人不受伤害。 “哦，兄弟。”茉嘉娜叹了口气。 “王者之剑太美了。 我现在还不忍心把它还回去。 你看我能不能把它带回家，保存一段时间，好让我再看一会儿？”阿瑟犹豫了一下，但他很感激他们又成了朋友，于是同意了。 他一点也不知道，不诚实的莫甘娜不会把王者之剑带回家看看。 相反，她会雇佣金匠，盔甲匠和珠宝商来制作精确的

copy of it. No one except her would be able to tell the difference just by looking at it. Soon afterward, Morgana went back to the court to visit. After greeting her warmly, Arthur asked about Excalibur. "You know," Morgana said, "I forgot to bring it because I was so excited about the other present I have for you. She told him about the beautiful new black horse she had waiting for him downstairs. As Arthur had been planning to go on a hunt, this worked out perfectly. Asking her to bring Excalibur next time, Arthur thanked his sister and set off. The horse was so fast as it chased the hounds and hare that it raced well ahead of everyone else's horse but one, that belonging to Arthur's friend Sir Accalon of Gaul. The two men soon found themselves quite alone and lost in a deep and thickly tangled part of the forest. They decided to trust their horses'

副本。除了她，没人能一眼就看出其中的区别。 不久之后，莫嘉娜回到宫廷拜访。 阿瑟热情地跟她打招呼后，问起了亚瑟王的剑。 “你知道，”莫嘉娜说，“我忘了带它，因为我为你准备的另一份礼物太激动了。 她告诉他她在楼下等着他的那匹漂亮的新黑马。 阿瑟一直计划着去打猎，这个计划非常成功。 阿瑟请她下次把王者之剑带来，谢过姐姐后就出发了。 这匹马在追赶猎狗和野兔时跑得飞快，远远超过了其他人的马，只有一匹马例外，那匹马是亚瑟的朋友、高卢的阿卡隆爵士的。 这两个人很快就发现只有他们自己，迷失在森林深处茂密的地方。 他们决定相信他们的马。

instincts to take them home, or at least to some other safe place. Arthur's horse took the lead and the men traveled through the night. The next morning, the horses pushed through the forest and stopped on a beach before a smooth sea. On the horizon, a ship with colorfully stitched silk sails was moving quickly toward them. On deck, there stood twelve very beautiful women waving. "Come aboard," they cried. "Surely you are hungry and thirsty and tired!" "What do we have to lose?" King Arthur said. "Perhaps it shall be another great adventure." Sir Accalon agreed and the two men went aboard. Suddenly the ship began to move out to sea. The men were worried, but they soon became distracted and had an enjoyable evening. At the end of the night, they allowed the women to lead them to sleeping

本能会带他们回家，或者至少去其他安全的地方。 亚瑟的马在前面带路，士兵们在夜间行进。 第二天早上，马穿过森林，在平静的海面前的海滩上停了下来。 在地平线上，有一艘船，帆上绣着五颜六色的丝绸，正飞快地向他们驶来。 甲板上站着十二个非常漂亮的女人在挥手。 “上船吧，”他们喊道。 “你一定又饿又渴又累吧！”“我们有什么可失去的？”亚瑟王说。 “也许这将是另一次伟大的冒险。” 阿卡隆爵士同意了，两人上了船。 突然，船开始向海上驶去。 男人们很担心，但他们很快就分散了注意力，度过了一个愉快的夜晚。 在夜晚结束时，他们让这些女性领着他们睡觉

quarters where they would spend the night. When Arthur opened his eyes, he thought he must still be dreaming, for he found himself in a dark and gloomy dungeon made of stone. Around him he saw many other knights, moaning and in a sorry state. One of the knights explained that they were being held prisoner by a knight named Sir Domas. When Sir Domas's father had died, he left everything in his large estate to Sir Domas and his brother, Sir Ontzlake. Over the years, however, Sir Domas had taken almost everything from his younger brother except for one small castle. "He wants that last castle," the knight said, "but he cannot get it himself and he cannot find a knight to take up his greedy case for

他们过夜的地方。 当阿瑟睁开眼睛时，他觉得自己一定还在做梦，因为他发现自己在一个阴暗的石头地牢里。 在他周围，他看到许多骑士都在呻吟，心情很不好。 其中一名骑士解释说，他们被一位名叫多马斯爵士的骑士囚禁了。 多马斯爵士的父亲去世后，把他的大庄园里的一切都留给了多马斯爵士和他的兄弟昂茨莱克爵士。 然而，多年来，多马斯爵士几乎夺走了他弟弟的一切，除了一座小城堡。 “他想要最后那座城堡，”骑士说，“但他自己得不到，也找不到一个骑士来替他处理这个贪心的案子

him. That is why we are all here, as prisoners. All of us refused to help him." "I will help him," Arthur vowed, "if only to get free. But then I will hurt him, for what he has done." A woman came into the room then. Arthur recognized her as one of the women who had lured him and Sir Accalon onto the ship. "Did I hear you say you would defend Sir Domas's cause?" she asked. "I will take on his cause on one condition," Arthur said. "You must promise to go to Camelot and ask Morgana le Fay to send me my sword, which she is holding." Morgana le Fay laughed when she heard the message, for of course she had set up the whole thing. She laughed even harder when she gave the woman not the real Excalibur, but the copy she had made. Now, when Sir Accalon opened his eyes, he was not in a dungeon. Rather, he was in a

他。这就是为什么我们都在这里，作为囚犯。 我们都拒绝帮助他。” “我会帮助他的，”阿瑟发誓，“哪怕只是为了获得自由。 但我要为他所做的伤害他。” 这时，一个女人走进了房间。 阿瑟认出她就是引诱他和阿卡隆爵士上船的女人之一。 “我刚才听您说过要为多马斯爵士辩护吗？”她问道。 “我愿意接手他的事业，但有一个条件。”阿瑟说。 “你必须答应我去卡梅洛特，让茉嘉娜·仙女把她手里的剑送给我。” 茉嘉娜·仙女听到这个消息后大笑起来，因为这一切都是她一手策划的。 她笑得更厉害了，因为她给的不是真正的王者之剑，而是她自己制作的复制品。 现在，当阿卡隆爵士睁开眼睛的时候，他已经不在地牢里了。 相反，他是在