29-blue beard-第2章

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thou　see　anybody　coming？〃



And　sister　Anne　answered：



〃I　see　nothing　but　the　sun；　which　makes　a　dust；　and

the　grass；　which　is　green。〃



〃Come　down　quickly；〃　cried　Blue　Beard；　〃or　I　will

come　up　to　you。〃



〃I　am　coming；〃　answered　his　wife；　and　then　she　cried；

〃Anne；　sister　Anne；　dost　thou　not　see　anyone　coming？〃



〃I　see；〃　replied　sister　Anne；　〃a　great　dust；　which　comes

on　this　side　here。〃



〃Are　they　my　brothers？〃



〃Alas！　no；　my　dear　sister；　I　see　a　flock　of　sheep。〃



〃Will　you　not　come　down？〃　cried　Blue　Beard



〃One　moment　longer；〃　said　his　wife；　and　then　she

cried　out：　〃Anne；　sister　Anne；　dost　thou　see　nobody　coming？〃



〃I　see；〃　said　she；　〃two　horsemen；　but　they　are　yet　a

great　way　off。〃



〃God　be　praised；〃　replied　the　poor　wife　joyfully；　〃they

are　my　brothers；　I　will　make　them　a　sign；　as　well　as　I

can；　for　them　to　make　haste。〃



Then　Blue　Beard　bawled　out　so　loud　that　he　made　the

whole　house　tremble。　The　distressed　wife　came　down；

and　threw　herself　at　his　feet；　all　in　tears；　with　her　hair

about　her　shoulders。



〃This　signifies　nothing；〃　says　Blue　Beard；　〃you　must

die〃；　then；　taking　hold　of　her　hair　with　one　hand；　and

lifting　up　the　sword　with　the　other；　he　was　going　to　take

off　her　head。　The　poor　lady；　turning　about　to　him；　and

looking　at　him　with　dying　eyes；　desired　him　to　afford　her

one　little　moment　to　recollect　herself。



〃No；　no；〃　said　he；　〃recommend　thyself　to　God；〃　and

was　just　ready　to　strike　。　。　。



At　this　very　instant　there　was　such　a　loud　knocking

at　the　gate　that　Blue　Beard　made　a　sudden　stop。　The

gate　was　opened；　and　presently　entered　two　horsemen；

who；　drawing　their　swords；　ran　directly　to　Blue　Beard。

He　knew　them　to　be　his　wife's　brothers；　one　a　dragoon；

the　other　a　musketeer；　so　that　he　ran　away　immediately

to　save　himself；　but　the　two　brothers　pursued　so

close　that　they　overtook　him　before　he　could　get　to　the

steps　of　the　porch；　when　they　ran　their　swords　through

his　body　and　left　him　dead。　The　poor　wife　was　almost

as　dead　as　her　husband；　and　had　not　strength　enough

to　rise　and　welcome　her　brothers。



Blue　Beard　had　no　heirs；　and　so　his　wife　became

mistress　of　all　his　estate。　She　made　use　of　one　part　of　it　to

marry　her　sister　Anne　to　a　young　gentleman　who　had

loved　her　a　long　while；　another　part　to　buy　captains

commissions　for　her　brothers；　and　the　rest　to　marry

herself　to　a　very　worthy　gentleman；　who　made　her　forget

the　ill　time　she　had　passed　with　Blue　Beard。＇1＇





＇1＇　Charles　Perrault。