rosamund-第7章
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Here。 Does thy memory too not fail thee; boy;
Burnt out by stress of summer
ALMACHILDES。
No。
ALBOVINE;
Nor hers?
HILDEGARD。
How might it; king? Thou art good to us。
ALBOVINE。
All things born
Seem good to lovers in their spring of love;
And all men should be。 Maiden; God doth well
To give us foresight of the sight of heaven
By looking in such eyes as love like thine
Kindles and veils for love's sake。 Fain was I
To see my boy's bride and her bridegroom here
Before the feast broke in on us; and bless
Their love with mineif mine be blessing。
HILDEGARD。
Sire;
As the earth gives thanks in spring for the April sun
I would and cannot yield you thanks for this。
ALMACHILDES。
I cannot thank at all。 I cannot thank
God。
ALBOVINE。
Art thou mazed with love? For her thou canst not
Thank God? What feverish doubt of love or life
Crazes or cramps thy spirit?
ALMACHILDES。
I cannot say。
My heart; if any heart be left in me;
Is as it was not thankless: yet; my king;
I know not how to thank thee。
ALBOVINE。
Thank me not:
I did not bid thee thank me。 Love thy love;
And God be with you: so may God be found
Thankworthier。 Keep some heart in thee awhile
For God's and her sake。
ALMACHILDES。
All I may I will。
Re…enter ROSAMUND; followed by NARSETES and Guests。
ALBOVINE。
Sit; friends and warriors: thou; my boy; next me;
And by my wife thy bride。 This night; that leaves
But two days more for June to burn and live;
Plights with my queen's troth mine in life and death
This last one time for ever; in the cup
Whence none shall drink hereafter。 Not in scorn;
Sirs; but in honour now the draught is pledged
Between us; ere this relic stand enshrined
And hallowed as a saint's on the altar。 Queen;
I drink to thee。
ROSAMUND。
I thank thee。 Good Narsetes;
Give him the chalice。 Women slain by fire
Thirst not as I to pledge thee。
'As ALBOVINE is about to take the cup;
ALMACHILDES rises and stabs him。
ALBOVINE。
Thou; my boy? 'Dies。
ROSAMUND。
I。 But he hears not。 Now; my warrior guests;
I drink to the onward passage of his soul
Death。 Had my hand turned coward or played me false;
This man that is my hand; and less than I
And less than he bloodguilty; this my death
Had been my husband's: now he has left it me。
'Drinks。
How innocent are all but he and I
No time is mine to tell you。 Truth shall tell。
I pardon thee; my husband: pardon me。 'Dies。
NARSETES。
Let none make moan。 This doom is none of man's。
End