A Child's History of England.42
The names of these knights were Reginald Fitzurse, William Tracy, Hugh de Morville, and Richard Brito; three of whom had been in the train of Thomas à Becket in the old days of his splendour. They rode away on horseback, in a very secret manner, and on the third day after Christmas Day arrived at Saltwood House, not far from Canterbury, which belonged to the family of Ranulf de Broc. They quietly collected [gather] some followers here, in case they should need any; and proceeding to Canterbury, suddenly appeared (the four knights and twelve men) before the Archbishop, in his own house, at two o'clock in the afternoon. They neither bowed nor spoke, but sat down on the floor in silence, staring at the Archbishop.
Thomas à Becket said, at length [after a long time], 'What do you want?'
'We want,' said Reginald Fitzurse, 'the excommunication taken from the Bishops, and you to answer for your offences to the King.' Thomas à Becket defiantly replied, that the power of the clergy was above the power of the King. That it was not for such men as they were, to threaten him. That if he were threatened by all the swords in England, he would never yield.
'Then we will do more than threaten!' said the knights. And they went out with the twelve men, and put on their armour, and drew their shining swords, and came back.
His servants, in the meantime, had shut up and barred [shut, latch] the great gate of the palace. At first, the knights tried to shatter it with their battle-axes; but, being shown a window by which they could enter, they let the gate alone, and climbed in that way. While they were battering at the door, the attendants of Thomas à Becket had implored him to take refuge in the Cathedral; in which, as a sanctuary or sacred place, they thought the knights would dare to do no violent deed. He told them, again and again, that he would not stir [cause troule. 搅屎棍+神棍]. Hearing the distant voices of the monks singing the evening service, however, he said it was now his duty to attend [出席], and therefore, and for no other reason, he would go.
dare to do no violent deed... 好像梁实秋说萧伯纳说过(大意,很可能是错的): 古英语里不是只有do才能don't. I know not. I know no knowledge. 不知道、知不道。
There was a near way between his Palace and the Cathedral, by some beautiful old cloisters which you may yet see. He went into the Cathedral, without any hurry [没有不觉齿折?不是小儿辈已破贼,是贼上门了], and having the Cross carried before him as usual. When he was safely there, his servants would have fastened the door, but he said No! it was the house of God and not a fortress.
As he spoke, the shadow [loom] of Reginald Fitzurse appeared in the Cathedral doorway, darkening the little light there was outside, on the dark winter evening. This knight said, in a strong voice, 'Follow me, loyal servants of the King!' The rattle of the armour of the other knights echoed through the Cathedral, as they came clashing in.
It was so dark, in the lofty aisles and among the stately pillars of the church, and there were so many hiding-places in the crypt below and in the narrow passages above, that Thomas à Becket might even |at that pass|放句尾 have saved himself if he would. But he would not. He told the monks resolutely that he would not. And though they all dispersed and left him there with no other follower than Edward Gryme, his faithful cross-bearer [持有者], he was as firm then, as ever he had been in his life.
crypt: 地窖 => 秘密 => encrypt, decrypt, cryptic. safe: 保险柜
The knights came on, through the darkness, making a terrible noise with their armed tread upon the stone pavement of the church. 'Where is the traitor?' they cried out. He made no answer. But when they cried, 'Where is the Archbishop?' he said proudly, 'I am here!' and came out of the shade and stood before them.
The knights had no desire to kill him, if they could rid [get rid of] the King and themselves of him by any other means. They told him he must either fly [flee] or go with them. He said he would do neither; and he threw William Tracy off with such force when he took hold of his sleeve, that Tracy reeled [打滚] again. By his reproaches and his steadiness, he so incensed [kindle, enrage] them, and exasperated their fierce humour [mood], that Reginald Fitzurse, whom he called by an ill name, said, 'Then die!' and struck at his head. But the faithful Edward Gryme put out his arm, and there received the main force of the blow, so that it only made his master bleed. Another voice from among the knights again called to Thomas à Becket to fly; but, with his blood running down his face, and his hands clasped, and his head bent, he commanded himself to God, and stood firm. Then they cruelly killed him close to the altar of St. Bennet; and his body fell upon the pavement, which was dirtied with his blood and brains.
he commanded himself to God... command: have at one's disposal, 听天由命
It is an awful thing to think of the murdered mortal, who had so showered his curses about, lying, all disfigured, in the church, where a few lamps here and there were but red specks on a pall of darkness; and to think of the guilty knights riding away on horseback, looking over their shoulders at the dim Cathedral, and remembering what they had left inside.
六级/考研单词: knight, magnificent, tertiary, gradual, bow, bishop, clergy, sword, yield, armour, meanwhile, shatter, batter, refuge, cathedral, sanctuary, sacred, dare, deed, thereby, gorgeous, fasten, shade, loyal, rattle, echo, clash, lofty, aisle, pillar, disperse, tentative, tread, pave, desire, sleeve, reel, reproach, fierce, humour, bleed, clasp, mortal, curse, guilt, dim
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