特洛伊的陷落（6）
《泰西故事30篇》作者：李汉昭 2017-04-10 17:32
特洛伊的陷落（6）
Then, all at once, the uproar ceased and a great silence fell upon the rude rabble; for, standing in his chariot quite near the spot, was one of the officers of the king.
“What prisoner is this whom you are thus abusing?” he asked. “We think he is a Greek,” answered his captors, “We found him in the tall grass by the slimy marshes; and as he was already wounded and half blind, it was easy for us to take him, although we were unarmed.”
“Already wounded!” said the officer.“That is indeed strange.” Then turning to the prisoner, he asked, “How is this? Tell me whether you are a Greek or whether you are a friend of Troy. What is your name, and what is your country?”
“My name,” said the prisoner, “is Sinon, and although I am by birth a Greek, yet I have no country. Until ten days ago I counted myself a friend of Greece, and fought valiantly among her heroes. But see these grievous wounds, this ear, this bleeding face, these eyes. Can I remain friendly to those who thus maimed me and would fain have taken my life also?”
“Tell us about it,” said the officer, “and tell us truly if the Greeks have sailed to their homes never to vex us again.” And he motioned to the young men to loosen the thong about the prisoner’s neck.
“Yes, I will tell you,” answered Sinon, “and I will be brief. When Ulysses, the craftiest of men, stole the Palladium from your temple, the Greeks felt sure that the city would soon fall into their hands. But as day after day passed by, and they gained not a single fight before the gates, they began to despair. Then a council was held, and it was decided to give up the siege and sail for home. Immediately great storms arose on the sea. The south wind blew continuously for days together. The waves dashed over the beach and destroyed more than one of our tents. It was impossible for any ship to put to sea, and we all lay idle and despairing within our storm-beaten camp. Then the chiefs of the Greeks called the soothsayers and bade them tell what was the cause of these things, and by what means we should be able in the end to return home. Calchas was the first soothsayer to speak.
“‘Athene is angry,’ he said, ‘because her statue, the Palladium, was
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Then, all at once, the uproar ceased and a great silence fell upon the rude rabble; for, standing in his chariot quite near the spot, was one of the officers of the king.
“What prisoner is this whom you are thus abusing?” he asked. “We think he is a Greek,” answered his captors, “We found him in the tall grass by the slimy marshes; and as he was already wounded and half blind, it was easy for us to take him, although we were unarmed.”
“Already wounded!” said the officer.“That is indeed strange.” Then turning to the prisoner, he asked, “How is this? Tell me whether you are a Greek or whether you are a friend of Troy. What is your name, and what is your country?”
“My name,” said the prisoner, “is Sinon, and although I am by birth a Greek, yet I have no country. Until ten days ago I counted myself a friend of Greece, and fought valiantly among her heroes. But see these grievous wounds, this ear, this bleeding face, these eyes. Can I remain friendly to those who thus maimed me and would fain have taken my life also?”
“Tell us about it,” said the officer, “and tell us truly if the Greeks have sailed to their homes never to vex us again.” And he motioned to the young men to loosen the thong about the prisoner’s neck.
“Yes, I will tell you,” answered Sinon, “and I will be brief. When Ulysses, the craftiest of men, stole the Palladium from your temple, the Greeks felt sure that the city would soon fall into their hands. But as day after day passed by, and they gained not a single fight before the gates, they began to despair. Then a council was held, and it was decided to give up the siege and sail for home. Immediately great storms arose on the sea. The south wind blew continuously for days together. The waves dashed over the beach and destroyed more than one of our tents. It was impossible for any ship to put to sea, and we all lay idle and despairing within our storm-beaten camp. Then the chiefs of the Greeks called the soothsayers and bade them tell what was the cause of these things, and by what means we should be able in the end to return home. Calchas was the first soothsayer to speak.
“‘Athene is angry,’ he said, ‘because her statue, the Palladium, was