第 11 节
作者:左思右想      更新:2021-02-24 23:51      字数:9321
  are out Even with the fierce looks of these bloody men。 HUBERT。 Give
  me the iron; I say; and bind him here。 ARTHUR。 Alas; what need you be
  so boist'rous rough? I will not struggle; I will stand stone…still。 For heaven
  sake; Hubert; let me not be bound! Nay; hear me; Hubert! Drive these men
  away; And I will sit as quiet as a lamb; I will not stir; nor wince; nor speak
  a word; Nor look upon the iron angrily; Thrust but these men away; and I'll
  forgive   you;   Whatever   torment   you   do   put   me   to。   HUBERT。   Go;   stand
  within; let me alone with him。 EXECUTIONER。 I am best pleas'd to be
  from such a deed。 Exeunt EXECUTIONERS ARTHUR。 Alas; I then have
  chid   away   my   friend!   He   hath   a   stern   look   but   a   gentle   heart。   Let   him
  come back; that his compassion may Give life to yours。 HUBERT。 Come;
  boy; prepare yourself。 ARTHUR。 Is there no remedy? HUBERT。 None; but
  to lose your eyes。 ARTHUR。 O heaven; that there were but a mote in yours;
  A grain; a dust; a gnat; a wandering hair; Any annoyance in that precious
  sense!   Then;   feeling   what   small   things   are   boisterous   there;   Your   vile
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  intent must needs seem horrible。 HUBERT。 Is this your promise? Go to;
  hold your tongue。 ARTHUR。 Hubert; the utterance of a brace of tongues
  Must needs want pleading for a pair of eyes。 Let me not hold my tongue;
  let me not; Hubert; Or; Hubert; if you will; cut out my tongue; So I may
  keep mine eyes。 O; spare mine eyes; Though to no use but still to look on
  you!   Lo;   by   my   troth;   the   instrument   is   cold   And   would   not   harm   me。
  HUBERT。 I can heat it; boy。 ARTHUR。 No; in good sooth; the fire is dead
  with   grief;  Being   create   for   comfort;   to be us'd   In   undeserved   extremes。
  See else yourself: There is no malice in this burning coal; The breath of
  heaven hath blown his spirit out; And strew'd repentant ashes on his head。
  HUBERT。 But with my breath I can revive it; boy。 ARTHUR。 An if you do;
  you   will   but   make   it   blush And   glow   with   shame   of   your   proceedings;
  Hubert。 Nay; it perchance will sparkle in your eyes; And; like a dog that is
  compell'd to fight; Snatch at his master that doth tarre him on。 All things
  that you should use to do me wrong Deny their office; only you do lack
  That    mercy   which      fierce  fire  and   iron   extends;    Creatures    of  note   for
  mercy…lacking uses。 HUBERT。 Well; see to live; I will not touch thine eye
  For   all   the   treasure   that   thine   uncle   owes。   Yet   I   am   sworn;   and   I   did
  purpose;   boy;   With   this   same   very   iron   to   burn   them  out。 ARTHUR。   O;
  now you look like   Hubert! All this while You were disguis'd。  HUBERT。
  Peace; no more。 Adieu。 Your uncle must not know but you are dead: I'll fill
  these  dogged   spies   with   false   reports; And;   pretty   child;   sleep   doubtless
  and secure That Hubert;  for the   wealth of   all the   world; Will   not offend
  thee。 ARTHUR。   O   heaven!   I   thank   you;   Hubert。   HUBERT。   Silence;   no
  more。 Go closely in with me。 Much danger do I undergo for thee。 Exeunt
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  SCENE 2。
  England。 KING JOHN'S palace
  Enter KING JOHN; PEMBROKE; SALISBURY; and other LORDS
  KING     JOHN。     Here    once   again   we   sit;  once  again    crown'd;    And
  look'd   upon;   I   hope;   with   cheerful   eyes。   PEMBROKE。  This   once   again;
  but that your Highness pleas'd; Was once superfluous: you were crown'd
  before; And that high royalty was ne'er pluck'd off; The faiths of men ne'er
  stained   with   revolt;   Fresh   expectation     troubled    not   the   land   With  any
  long'd…for change or better state。 SALISBURY。 Therefore; to be possess'd
  with double pomp; To guard   a title that was   rich before; To gild   refined
  gold; to paint the lily; To throw a perfume on the violet; To smooth the ice;
  or   add   another   hue   Unto   the   rainbow;   or   with   taper…light   To   seek   the
  beauteous   eye   of   heaven   to   garnish;   Is   wasteful   and   ridiculous   excess。
  PEMBROKE。 But that your royal pleasure must be done; This act is as an
  ancient tale new told And; in the last repeating; troublesome; Being urged
  at a time unseasonable。 SALISBURY。 In this the antique and well…noted
  face Of plain old form is much disfigured; And like a shifted wind unto a
  sail   It   makes   the   course   of   thoughts   to   fetch   about;   Startles   and   frights
  consideration; Makes sound opinion sick; and truth suspected; For putting
  on   so   new   a   fashion'd   robe。   PEMBROKE。   When   workmen   strive   to   do
  better    than   well;  They    do   confound     their  skill  in  covetousness;      And
  oftentimes excusing of a fault Doth make the fault the worse by th' excuse;
  As patches set upon   a  little breach   Discredit more  in   hiding of the  fault
  Than did the fault before it was so patch'd。 SALISBURY。 To this effect;
  before you were new…crown'd; We breath'd our counsel; but it pleas'd your
  Highness To overbear it; and we are all well pleas'd; Since all and every
  part   of   what   we   would   Doth   make   a   stand   at   what   your   Highness   will。
  KING   JOHN。   Some   reasons   of   this   double   coronation   I   have   possess'd
  you with; and think them strong; And more; more strong; when lesser is
  my fear; I shall indue you with。 Meantime but ask What you would have
  reform'd that is not well; And well shall you perceive how willingly I will
  both hear and grant you your requests。 PEMBROKE。 Then I; as one that
  am the tongue of these; To sound the purposes of all their hearts; Both for
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  myself and them… but; chief of all; Your safety; for the which myself and
  them     Bend    their  best   studies;   heartily  request    Th'  enfranchisement       of
  Arthur;   whose   restraint   Doth   move   the   murmuring   lips   of   discontent   To
  break into this dangerous argument: If what in rest you have in right you
  hold; Why then your fears…which; as they say; attend The steps of wrong…
  should move you to mew up Your tender kinsman; and to choke his days
  With barbarous ignorance; and deny his youth The rich advantage of good
  exercise? That the time's enemies may not have this To grace occasions;
  let it be our suit That you have bid us ask his liberty; Which for our goods
  we do no further ask Than whereupon our weal; on you depending; Counts
  it your weal he have his liberty。 KING JOHN。 Let it be so。 I do commit his
  youth To your direction。
  Enter HUBERT
  'Aside' Hubert; what news with you? PEMBROKE。 This is the man
  should do the bloody deed: He show'd his warrant to a friend of mine; The
  image of a wicked heinous fault Lives in his eye; that close aspect of his
  Doth show the mood of a much troubled breast; And I do fearfully believe
  'tis   done   What   we   so   fear'd   he   had   a   charge   to   do。   SALISBURY。   The
  colour     of  the  King    doth   come    and    go  Between      his  purpose    and   his
  conscience; Like heralds 'twixt two dreadful battles set。 His passion is so
  ripe   it   needs   must   break。   PEMBROKE。 And   when   it   breaks;   I   fear   will
  issue  thence The   foul   corruption   of   a   sweet   child's   death。   KING   JOHN。
  We cannot hold mortality's strong hand。 Good lords; although my will to
  give is living; The suit which you demand is gone and dead: He tells us
  Arthur is   deceas'd   to…night。   SALISBURY。  Indeed;   we   fear'd   his sickness
  was past cure。 PEMBROKE。 Indeed; we heard how near his death he was;
  Before   the   child   himself   felt   he   was   sick。   This   must   be   answer'd   either
  here or hence。 KING JOHN。 Why do you bend such solemn brows on me?
  Think you I bear the shears of destiny? Have I commandment on the pulse
  of    life?  SALISBURY。         It  is  apparent    foul…play;    and   'tis  shame    That
  greatness   should   so   grossly   offer   it。   So   thrive   it   in   your   game!   and   so;
  farewell。 PEMBROKE。 Stay yet; Lord Salisbury; I'll go with thee And find
  th' inheritance of this poor child; His little kingdom of a forced grave。 That
  blood which ow'd the breadth of all this isle Three foot of it doth hold…bad
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  world the while! This must not be thus borne: this will break