第 9 节
作者:不落的滑翔翼      更新:2024-04-07 11:53      字数:8572
  bloody…minded   Queen   That   led   calm   Henry;   though   he   were   a   king; As
  doth   a   sail;   fill'd   with   a   fretting   gust;   Command   an   argosy   to   stern   the
  waves。 But think you; lords; that Clifford fled with them? WARWICK。 No;
  'tis impossible he should escape; For; though before his face I speak the
  words; Your brother Richard mark'd him for the grave; And; whereso'er he
  is;   he's   surely   dead。   'CLIFFORD   groans;   and   dies'   RICHARD。   Whose
  soul   is   that   which   takes   her   heavy   leave? A  deadly   groan;   like   life   and
  death's departing。 See who it is。 EDWARD。 And now the battle's ended; If
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  friend   or   foe;   let   him   be   gently   used。   RICHARD。   Revoke   that   doom   of
  mercy;   for   'tis   Clifford;   Who   not   contented   that   he   lopp'd   the   branch   In
  hewing Rutland when his leaves put forth; But set his murd'ring knife unto
  the   root   From   whence   that   tender   spray   did   sweetly   spring…   I   mean   our
  princely   father;   Duke   of   York。   WARWICK。   From   off   the   gates   of   York
  fetch   down   the   head;   Your   father's   head;   which   Clifford   placed   there;
  Instead   whereof   let   this   supply   the   room。   Measure   for   measure   must   be
  answered。 EDWARD。 Bring forth that fatal screech…owl to our house; That
  nothing sung   but   death   to   us   and   ours。   Now   death   shall   stop   his   dismal
  threat'ning      sound;    And     his   ill…boding     tongue     no   more     shall   speak。
  WARWICK。 I think his understanding is bereft。 Speak; Clifford; dost thou
  know who speaks to thee? Dark cloudy death o'ershades his beams of life;
  And he nor sees nor hears us what we say。 RICHARD。 O; would he did!
  and   so;   perhaps;   he   doth。   'Tis   but   his   policy   to   counterfeit;   Because   he
  would   avoid   such   bitter   taunts   Which   in   the   time   of   death   he   gave   our
  father。     GEORGE。         If  so   thou    think'st;    vex   him     with    eager    words。
  RICHARD。 Clifford; ask mercy and obtain no grace。 EDWARD。 Clifford;
  repent in bootless penitence。 WARWICK。 Clifford; devise excuses for thy
  faults。 GEORGE。 While we devise fell tortures for thy faults。 RICHARD。
  Thou   didst   love   York;   and   I   am   son   to   York。   EDWARD。   Thou   pitied'st
  Rutland; I   will pity  thee。 GEORGE。 Where's Captain   Margaret; to   fence
  you now? WARWICK。 They mock thee; Clifford; swear as thou wast wont。
  RICHARD。   What;   not   an   oath?   Nay;   then   the   world   goes   hard   When
  Clifford cannot spare his friends an oath。 I know by that he's dead; and by
  my soul; If this right hand would buy two hours' life; That I in all despite
  might rail at him; This hand should chop it off; and with the issuing blood
  Stifle the villain whose unstanched thirst York and young Rutland could
  not satisfy。 WARWICK。 Ay; but he's dead。 Off with the traitor's head; And
  rear    it  in  the   place    your   father's    stands。   And     now    to   London      with
  triumphant       march;     There    to  be   crowned      England's     royal   King;     From
  whence shall Warwick cut the sea to France; And ask the Lady Bona for
  thy   queen。   So   shalt   thou   sinew   both   these   lands   together;   And;   having
  France thy friend; thou shalt not dread The scatt'red foe that hopes to rise
  again; For though they cannot greatly sting to hurt; Yet look to have them
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  buzz   to   offend   thine   ears。   First   will   I   see   the   coronation;   And   then   to
  Brittany   I'll   cross   the   sea   To   effect   this   marriage;   so   it   please   my   lord。
  EDWARD。        Even   as  thou  wilt;  sweet  Warwick;    let  it  be;  For  in  thy
  shoulder do I build my seat; And never will I undertake the thing Wherein
  thy  counsel   and   consent   is   wanting。   Richard;   I   will   create   thee   Duke   of
  Gloucester; And George; of Clarence; Warwick; as ourself; Shall do and
  undo   as   him   pleaseth  best。   RICHARD。   Let   me   be   Duke   of   Clarence;
  George     of  Gloucester;    For   Gloucester's   dukedom     is  too   ominous。
  WARWICK。         Tut;  that's  a  foolish  observation。   Richard;   be  Duke    of
  Gloucester。 Now to London To see these honours in possession。 Exeunt
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  ACT III。
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  SCENE I。 A chase in the north of England
  Enter two KEEPERS; with cross…bows in their hands
  FIRST      KEEPER。       Under     this   thick…grown      brake    we'll    shroud
  ourselves;   For   through   this   laund   anon   the   deer   will   come; And   in   this
  covert    will  we    make    our  stand;   Culling    the  principal   of  all  the  deer。
  SECOND   KEEPER。   I'll   stay   above   the   hill;   so   both   may   shoot。   FIRST
  KEEPER。 That cannot be; the noise of thy cross…bow Will scare the herd;
  and so my shoot is lost。 Here stand we both; and aim we at the best; And;
  for the time shall not seem tedious; I'll tell thee what befell me on a day In
  this   self…place   where   now   we   mean   to   stand。   SECOND   KEEPER。   Here
  comes a man; let's stay till he be past。
  Enter KING HENRY; disguised; with a prayer…book
  KING   HENRY。   From   Scotland   am   I   stol'n;   even   of   pure   love;   To
  greet mine own land with my wishful sight。 No; Harry; Harry; 'tis no land
  of thine; Thy place is fill'd; thy sceptre wrung from thee; Thy balm wash'd
  off wherewith thou wast anointed。 No bending knee will call thee Caesar
  now; No humble suitors press to speak for right; No; not a man comes for
  redress of thee; For how can I help them and not myself? FIRST KEEPER。
  Ay; here's a deer whose skin's a keeper's fee。 This is the quondam King;
  let's seize upon him。 KING HENRY。 Let me embrace thee; sour adversity;
  For wise men say it is the wisest course。 SECOND KEEPER。 Why linger
  we?   let   us   lay   hands   upon   him。   FIRST   KEEPER。   Forbear   awhile;   we'll
  hear a little more。 KING HENRY。 My Queen and son are gone to France
  for aid; And; as I hear; the great commanding Warwick Is thither gone to
  crave the   French   King's   sister To   wife for   Edward。   If   this news be   true;
  Poor queen and son; your labour is but lost; For Warwick is a subtle orator;
  And Lewis a prince soon won with moving words。 By this account; then;
  Margaret may win him; For she's a woman to be pitied much。 Her sighs
  will make a batt'ry in his breast; Her tears will pierce into a marble heart;
  The tiger will be mild whiles she doth mourn; And Nero will be tainted
  with remorse To hear and see her plaints; her brinish tears。 Ay; but she's
  come to beg: Warwick; to give。 She; on his left side; craving aid for Henry:
  He; on his right; asking a wife for Edward。 She weeps; and says her Henry
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  is   depos'd:   He   smiles;   and   says   his   Edward   is   install'd;   That   she;   poor
  wretch;     for  grief  can   speak   no   more;    Whiles    Warwick     tells  his  title;
  smooths      the   wrong;    Inferreth   arguments     of   mighty    strength;   And    in
  conclusion wins the King from her With promise of his sister; and   what
  else;   To   strengthen   and   support   King   Edward's   place。   O   Margaret;   thus
  'twill be; and thou; poor soul; Art then forsaken; as thou went'st forlorn!
  SECOND KEEPER。 Say; what art thou that talk'st of kings and queens?
  KING HENRY。 More than I seem; and less than I was born to: A man at
  least; for less I should not be; And men may talk of kings; and why not I?
  SECOND   KEEPER。