5 Chapter 1

CHAPTER 1 How Sir Pellias Took Up a Quest on Queen Guinevere's Behalf, Overcame a Red Knight, and Did Battle with Sir Engamore And now I shall tell you the story of Sir Pellias, who was nicknamed by many, "The Gentle Knight." The story begins with Queen Guinevere, who one day went for a walk with her ladies in waiting and some knights. It was a beautiful day, and they were

第一章佩利亚斯爵士如何代表吉娜薇女王执行任务，战胜红衣骑士，并与恩加莫尔爵士作战现在我要告诉你佩利亚斯爵士的故事，他被许多人昵称为“温柔的骑士”。 故事开始于吉尼维尔王后，有一天她带着侍女和一些骑士去散步。 那天天气很好，他们

enjoying their stroll, when suddenly a woman approached them on a white horse. She was joined by three pages, one of whom held a large square object covered in red satin. The woman's name was Parcenet and she had come from the court of the Lady Ettard for a very specific purpose. The Lady Ettard was considered by many in her court and surrounding neighborhood to be the most beautiful lady in the world. She had heard that Guinevere was also extremely beautiful and had sent Parcenet to find out if this was true. "And it is indeed true," Parcenet said. "Why, that is very sweet," Guinevere said, "but funny, to come all this way for so small a matter. Tell me, what is that square object hidden by red satin?" At Parcenet's nod, the page pulled back the satin to show a portrait of the Lady Ettard. "If that is the Lady Ettard," Guinevere said

他们正在散步，突然一个女人骑着白马向他们走来。 她身边站着三个侍从，其中一个侍从手里拿着一个裹着红缎子的正方形大东西。 这个女人的名字叫Parcenet，她是从Ettard夫人的宫廷来的，有一个非常特殊的目的。 埃塔德夫人被她的宫廷和周围的许多人认为是世界上最美丽的女士。 她听说吉娜薇也非常漂亮，于是派帕森内特去看看这是不是真的。 “这确实是真的，”Parcenet说。 “啊，这真是太好了，”吉娜薇说，“但也很有趣，为了这么一件小事跑了这么远。 告诉我，那个被红缎子遮住的正方形东西是什么？”在Parcenet的点头下，报童拉开缎子，展示了一幅Ettard夫人的肖像。 “如果那是埃塔德夫人的话，”桂尼维尔说

graciously, "then she is indeed beautiful as well, much more so than am I." "Not so, lady!" Sir Pellias protested. "You are the more beautiful of the two, and I would be willing to back up those words in battle." "You are lucky that we are here and not back in the Lady Ettard's court," Parcenet said, "otherwise Sir Engamore of Malverat, who is the Lady Ettard's defender, would force you to back up those words in battle!" Sir Pellias decided that he would welcome such a friendly challenge and he begged the queen for leave to do so. Although she still thought the subject matter to be silly, she was flattered and she agreed to the adventure. Sir Pellias was so eager to get going that he did not even take the time to pack or put on his own armor. He had faith, he said, that he should find armor fit for this purpose

“那么她也的确很漂亮，比我漂亮得多。” “不是这样的，夫人！”佩利亚斯爵士抗议道。 “你是这两个人中更漂亮的一个，我愿意在战斗中支持你的这句话。” “算你走运，我们是在这里，而不是回到艾塔德夫人的宫廷里，”帕森内说，“否则，艾塔德夫人的辩护人马尔弗拉特的恩加莫尔爵士会强迫你在战斗中证实你说过的话！”佩利亚斯爵士决定欢迎这样一个友好的挑战，他请求女王允许他这样做。 虽然她仍然认为这个主题很愚蠢，但她感到受宠若惊，同意了这次冒险。 佩利亚斯爵士急于出发，他甚至没有花时间收拾行李或穿上自己的盔甲。 他有信心，他说，他会找到适合这个目的的盔甲

somewhere along the way. While passing through the Forest of Adventure, Pellias and Parcenet's group came upon an old woman sitting on the mossy bank of a deep and violent stream. The woman's eyes were very red, as though she had been crying for years. Her face was thin and wrinkled. Bristles and whiskers sprouted from her cheeks and chin. Parcenet shuddered. Unlike Guinevere and the Lady Ettard, this old woman was definitely not beautiful, she thought! And so, when the old woman asked Sir Pellias for a ride on his horse across the deep and violent stream, Parcenet told the woman that Sir Pellias was too important to take on such a task. Sir Pellias, however, gently scolded Parcenet. He reminded her that a true knight helped anyone in need. With that, he got off his horse, lifted the old woman up onto it,

在路上的某个地方。在穿越冒险森林的时候，佩利亚斯和帕谢内一行人遇到了一位老妇人，她坐在一条深而湍急的小溪的长满苔藓的河岸上。 那个女人的眼睛很红，好像哭了很多年。 她的脸又瘦又皱。 她的脸颊和下巴上长出了鬃毛和胡须。 Parcenet战栗。她想，和桂尼维尔和艾塔德夫人不一样，这位老妇人肯定不漂亮！因此，当老妇人请佩利亚斯爵士骑着他的马渡过这条又深又汹涌的河流时，帕谢内告诉老妇人，佩利亚斯爵士太重要了，不能承担这样的任务。 然而，佩利亚斯爵士温和地责备了帕琴内特。 他提醒她，真正的骑士会帮助任何需要帮助的人。 说完，他下了马，把老妇人抱到马上，

and rode her across to the other side. Once on the other side, the old woman hopped off the horse and was suddenly completely changed. Instead of red eyes, wrinkles, and whiskers, she had black eyes like jewels, ivory skin, and long, silky black hair. Around her neck she wore a beautiful necklace, a collar of opal stones and emeralds set into gold. She was, they all knew immediately, Nymue, the chief Lady of the Lake. Her old woman disguise had merely been a test of Sir Pellias's knightliness. "You passed," she said, "and for that you have won a prize." Reaching up, she removed the golden collar from around her neck and gave it to Sir Pellias to hang on his shoulders like a medal. What Sir Pellias did not know was that that necklace was magical. Whoever wore it would be beloved by everyone who looked upon him. The group continued on its way.

骑着她到对岸。 一到对岸，老妇人跳下马，突然完全变了样。 她没有红眼睛、皱纹和胡须，而是像珠宝一样的黑眼睛、象牙色的皮肤和又长又顺的黑发。 她脖子上戴着一条漂亮的项链，项圈是用蛋白石和绿宝石镶成的金项链。 大家立刻就知道，她就是奈姆，湖上的女酋长。 她那老妇人的伪装只不过是在考验佩利亚斯爵士的骑士风度。 “你通过了，”她说，“为此你赢得了奖品。” 她抬起手，摘下脖子上的金领，交给佩利亚斯爵士，让他像勋章一样挂在肩上。 佩利亚斯爵士不知道的是，那条项链是有魔力的。 无论谁戴上它，都会受到每一个看到他的人的喜爱。 这群人继续赶路。

The next day, while in the forest, Sir Pellias and Parcenet came across yet another crying woman, this one quite young, and followed by an also sad esquire. "What is wrong?" Sir Pellias asked. "It does not matter," she sighed, "for you cannot help me." "How do you know?" Sir Pellias asked. He gently helped her off her horse, gave her some water, and asked her once more to tell him of her troubles. The story she eventually told was a sad one. She had been hunting with her new husband, Sir Brandemere, and their beloved dog had run ahead of them across a long and narrow bridge that went over a violent stream. As they started to cross, a terrible knight and

第二天，在森林里，佩利亚斯爵士和帕森内又遇到了一个正在哭泣的女人，这个女人很年轻，后面跟着一个同样悲伤的绅士。 “怎么了？”佩利亚斯爵士问。 “没关系，”她叹了口气，“因为你帮不了我。” “你怎么知道的？”佩利亚斯爵士问。 他轻轻地扶她下马，给了她一些水，并再次请她告诉他她的烦恼。 她最后讲的是一个悲伤的故事。 她和她的新婚丈夫布兰德默尔爵士打猎去了，他们心爱的狗在他们前面跑过了一座又长又窄的桥，桥上有一条湍急的小溪。 当他们开始过河时，一个可怕的骑士和