登陆注册
5253600000139

第139章

They Ride Toward Utterness From Out of Vale Turris So they rode by a good highway, well beaten, past the Tower and over the ridge of the valley, and came full upon the terrible sight of the Great Mountains, and the sea of woodland lay before them, swelling and falling, and swelling again, till it broke grey against the dark blue of the mountain wall. They went as the way led, down hill, and when they were at the bottom, thence along their highway parted the tillage and fenced pastures from the rough edges of the woodland like as a ditch sunders field from field.

They had the wildwood ever on their right hand, and but a little way from where they rode the wood thickened for the more part into dark and close thicket, the trees whereof were so tall that they hid the overshadowing mountains whenso they rode the bottoms, though when the way mounted on the ridges, and the trees gave back a little, they had sight of the woodland and the mountains.

On the other hand at whiles the thicket came close up to the roadside.

Now David biddeth press on past the wains and the driven beasts, which were going very slowly. So did they, and at last were well nigh at the head of the Lord's company, but when Ralph would have pressed on still, David refrained him, and said that they must by no means outgo the Queen's people, or even mingle with them; so they rode on softly.

But as the afternoon was drawing toward evening they heard great noise of horns behind them) and the sound of horses galloping.

Then David drew Ralph to the side of the way, and everybody about, both before and behind them, drew up in wise at the wayside, and or ever Ralph could ask any question, came a band of men-at-arms at the gallop led by Otter, and after them the Lord on his black steed, and beside him on a white palfrey the woman whom Ralph had seen in the Tower, and whom he had taken for the Queen, her light raiment streaming out from her, and her yellow hair flying loose.

They passed in a moment of time, and then David and Ralph and the rest rode on after them.

Then said Ralph: "The Queen rideth well and hardily."

"Yea," said David, screwing his face into a grin, would he or no.

Ralph beheld him, and it came into his mind that this was not the Queen whom he had looked on when they first came into Vale Turris, and he said:

"What then! this woman is not the Queen?"

David spake not for a while, and then he answered:

"Sir Knight, there be matters whereof we servants of my Lord say little or nothing, and thou wert best to do the like."

And no more would he say thereon.

同类推荐
  • 天原发微

    天原发微

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 小儿风寒门

    小儿风寒门

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses

    Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 夜宿黑灶溪

    夜宿黑灶溪

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • Diary of a Pilgrimage

    Diary of a Pilgrimage

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
热门推荐
  • 腹黑王爷

    腹黑王爷

    断头台上,她冷眼看着这个口口声声说爱的男子,让她九族夷灭,血染京都城......他是高高在上的四皇子,她是相府嫡女,原是各自风华。一场阴谋,他性情大变,自此久病缠身。而她却被送到千里之外的姑姑家,寄人篱下。多年后一纸圣谕,她成了四王府的女主人。——————深宅大院,宫廷纷争。王府内外危机四伏,深锁院中的诡异之人;前仆后继的杀手死士;宫妃皇子们的夺储杀局。然无论世事如何变化,她依旧白衣素颜,立于梅花树下,回看那个眸色只对她温柔的男子。————————馥儿,若你愿意,我便此生相守,可好?她浅笑,如梨花绽放。————————外界盛传,四皇子江东宇,病入膏肓,恐命不久矣......
  • 纰漏

    纰漏

    剩下我一个人,我看着床上淋湿的破被卷着。我无心睡觉。我心里空空的,我不知道少了什么。外面的雨下着,我倚着那床脏兮兮的棉被,坐在这个陌生库房的床上,怀里抱着一杆长枪,听着外面的风声,雨声,秋虫的鸣叫声。我怎么也睡不着,我东想西想。我并没有错……我怎么这么倒霉……这一回真是闯祸了……闯了这么大一个纰漏……纰漏……我想着想着,心里空得厉害,我真的想家了。
  • 鬼眼天骄:重生女神计划

    鬼眼天骄:重生女神计划

    季薇重生回到了三十年前自己的童年时代。当人生重来,季薇决心不让自己留下任何遗憾。鬼眼觉醒,一眼观未来,一眼知阴阳。从此女神崛起,天骄袭来!
  • 仙尊天下

    仙尊天下

    她,是杀伐果断,冷血无情的特工。没想到有朝一日她也竟然狗血的穿越了!废材?我也可以逆天!某尊正在惬意的钓鱼··········
  • ACROSS THE PLAINS

    ACROSS THE PLAINS

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。
  • 宇宙之终极战神

    宇宙之终极战神

    一切的都是有神罗公司的一个发现开始的,在那黑暗的地底之城,神罗著名的科学家发现了一种从外来星系而到达这个星球的生命---杰诺瓦。这种生命原本是宇宙的一种灾难,它来到这个星球的目的,就是毁灭这个星球。然而,神罗公司的人却把它保留下来,并且用来做研究,甚至用活人来做实验。他们发现这种杰诺瓦细胞在植入人体后,可以增强人的体能。因此,神罗公司用它培育出了一批特殊的士兵神战士。
  • 我用美食拯救世界

    我用美食拯救世界

    她用美食拯救世界!意外得到美食系统后,隋意开启了一段奇妙的救世之旅,从家常菜肴到顶尖灵食,从养老厨师到餐饮之王,她以美食开启了巅峰人生。以热爱与奋斗前进,以智慧与勇气辅助,这是一个厨神崛起的故事!————慢穿+美食+奋斗
  • 传媒治理论:社会风险治理视角下的传媒功能研究

    传媒治理论:社会风险治理视角下的传媒功能研究

    本书借鉴传播学、社会学、政治学的相关知识,从传媒与社会治理的关系即传媒治理与治理传媒角度,特别是就传媒如何参与社会治理进行了具体探讨。本书包括社会风险语境概说、传媒参与社会风险治理的可行性、传媒参与社会风险治理、传媒与其他社会治理主体、治理传媒五个部分内容,并联系中国媒介现实列举了大量报道个案以及详细的案例分析。
  • 没完没了的穿越:王妃劫

    没完没了的穿越:王妃劫

    【轻松小白,不喜勿近】NND这种日子什么时候才能够完结了?生活就不能安定点吗?为什么总是在不停地穿越?两个月就要穿越一次,TMD还让不让人活啦?什么?要想结束这种生活就必须要用爱人的鲜血来祭奠体内的穿越药?这还有没有天理了?哎不过开心的是,好在在古代凌凌找到了乐趣,每一次穿越遇到的帅哥被改造成了现代的帅哥不说,就连古代的人也开始穿现代服饰,凌凌还被称作最美丽的设计师?
  • 革除遗事

    革除遗事

    本书为公版书,为不受著作权法限制的作家、艺术家及其它人士发布的作品,供广大读者阅读交流。汇聚授权电子版权。