Chapter 9 - The Tournament.doc

演讲稿 chapter 9 - the tournament chapter9-thetournamenttheywerealwayshavinggrandtournamentsthereatcamelot;andverystirringandpicturesqueandridiculoushumanbull-fightstheywere,too,butmonclerjacketjustalittlewearisometothepracticalmind.however,iwasgenerallyonhand-fortworeasons:amanmustnotholdhimselfalooffromthethingswhichhisfriendsandhismunityhaveatballvalveheartifhewouldbeliked-especiallyasastatesman;andbothasbusinessmanandstatesmaniwantedtostudythetournamentandseeificouldntinventanimprovementonit.thatremindsmetoremark,inpassing,thattheveryfirstofficialthingidid,inmyadministration-anditwasontheveryfirstdayofit,too-wastostartapatentoffice;foriknewthatacountrywithoutapatentvisvimsneakersofficeandgoodpatentlawswasjustacrab,andcouldnttravelanywaybutsidewaysorbackways.thingsranalong,atournamentnearlyeveryweek;andnowandthentheboysusedtowantmetotakeahand-imeansirlauncelotandtherest-butisaidiwouldbyledropeandby;nohurryyet,andtoomuchgovernmentmachinerytooilupandsettorightsandstarta-going.wehadonetournamentwhichwascontinuedfromdayinflatablelifejacketstodayduringmorethanaweek,andasmanyasfivehundredknightstookpartinit,fromfirsttolast.theywereweeksgathering.theycameonhorsebackfromeverywhere;fromeyeglassesframestheveryendsofthecountry,andevenfrombeyondthesea;andmanybroughtladies,andallbroughtsquiresandtroopsofservants.itwasamostgaudyandgorgeouscrowd,aspromdressestocostumery,andverycharacteristicofthecountryandthetime,inthewayofhighanimalspirits,innocentindecenciesoflanguage,andhappy-heartedindifferencetomorals.itwasfightorlookreplicabreitlingwatcheson,alldayandeveryday;andsing,gamble,dance,carousehalfthenighteverynight.theyhadamostnoblegoodtime.youneversawsuchpeople.thosebanksofbeautifulladies,shiningintheirbarbaricsplendors,wouldseeaknightsprawlfromhishorseinthelistswithalanceshaftnikeairmaxshoesthethicknessofyouranklecleanthroughhimandthebloodspouting,andinsteadoffaintingtheywouldclaptheirhandsandcrowdeachotherforabetterview;onlysometimesonewouldchinavalvediveintoherhandkerchief,andlookostentatiouslybroken-hearted,andthenyoucouldlaytwotoonethattherewasascandaltheresomewhereandshewasafraidthepublichadntfounditout.thenoiseatnightwouldhavebeenannoyingtomecheapnikesneakersordinarily,butididntminditinthepresentcircumstances,becauseitkeptmefromhearingthequacksdetachinglegsandarmsfromthedayscripples.theyruinedanunmongoodoldcross-cutsawforme,andbrokethesaw-buck,too,butiletitpass.andasformyaxe-well,irxsafetyglassesmadeupmymindthatthenexttimeilentanaxetoasurgeoniwouldpickmycentury.inotonlywatchedthistournamentfromdaytoday,butneweracapsdetailedanintelligentpriestfrommydepartmentofpublicmoralsandagriculture,andorderedhimtoreportit;foritwasmypurposebyandby,whenishouldhavegottenthepeoplealongfarenough,tostartanewspaper.thefirstthingyouwantinanewcountry,isapatentoffice;thenworkupyourschoolchristianlouboutinpumpssystem;andafterthat,outwithyourpaper.anewspaperhasitsfaults,andplentyofthem,butnomatter,itsharkfromthetombforadeadnation,anddontyouforgetit.youcantresurrectadeadnationwithoutit;thereisntanyway.soiwantedtosamplethings,andbefindingoutwhatsortcheaphandbagsofreportermaterialimightbeabletoraketogetheroutofthesixthcenturywhenishouldetoneedit.well,thepriestdidverywell,considering.hegotinallleatherhandbagsthedetails,andthatisagoodthinginalocalitem:yousee,hehadkeptbooksfortheundertakerdepartmentofhischurchwhenhewasyounger,andthere,youknow,themoneysinthedetails;theleatherhandbagsmoredetails,themoreswag:bearers,mutes,candles,prayers-everythingcounts;andifthebereaveddontbuyprayersenoughyoumarkupyourcandleswithaforkedpencil,andyourbilllouisvuittonshoesshowsupallright.andhehadagoodknackatgettingintheplimentarythinghereandthereaboutaknightthatwaslikelytoadvertise-no,imeanaknightthathadinfluence;andhesoccershirtsalsohadaneatgiftofexaggeration,forinhistimehehadkeptdoorforapioushermitwholivedinastyandworkedmiracles.ofcoursethisnovicesreportlackedwhoopandcrashandluridwholesalenfljerseysdeion,andthereforewantedthetruering;butitsantiquewordingwasquaintandsweetandsimple,andfullofthefragrancesandflavorsofthetime,andtheselittleknifegatevalvemeritsmadeupinameasureforitsmoreimportantlacks.hereisanextractfromit:thensirbriandelesislesandgrummoregrummorsum,knightsofweddinggownthecastle,encounteredwithsiraglovaleandsirtor,andsirtorsmotedownsirgrummoregrummorsumtotheearth.thencamesircaradosofthedoloroustower,andsirturquine,knightsofthecastle,andthereencounteredwiththemsirpercivaledegalisandsirlamorakdegalis,thatweretwobrethren,andthereencounteredsirpercivalewithsircarados,andeitherbraketheirspearsuntotheirhands,andthensirturquinewithsirlamorak,andeitherofthemsmotedownother,horseandall,totheearth,andeitherpartiesrescuedotherandhorsedthemagain.andsirarnold,andsirgauter,knightsofthecastle,encounteredwithsirbrandilesandsirkay,andthesefourcheapdunkknightsencounteredmightily,andbraketheirspearstotheirhands.thencamesirpertolopefromthecastle,andthereencounteredwithhimsirlionel,andtheresirpertolopethegreenknightsmotedownsirlionel,brothertosirlauncelot.allthiswasmarkedbynobleheralds,whobarehimbest,andtheirnames.thensirbleobarisbrakehisspearuponsirgareth,butofthatstrokesirbleobarisfelltotheearth.whensirgalihodinsawthat,hebadsirgarethkeephim,andsirgarethsmotehimtotheearth.thensirgalihudgataspeartoavengehisbrother,andinthesamewisesirgarethservedhim,andsirdinadanandhisbrotherlacotemaletaile,andsirsagramoreledisirous,andsirdodinaslesavage;allthesehebaredownwithonespear.whenkingaswisanceofirelandsawsirgarethhydraulichosefaresohemarvelledwhathemightbe,thatonetimeseemedgreen,andanothertime,athisagaining,heseemedblue.andthusateverycoursethatherodetoandfrohechangedhiscolor,sothattheremightneitherkingnorknighthavereadycognizanceofhim.thensiragwisancethekingofirelandencounteredwithsirgareth,andtheresirgarethsmotehimfromhishorse,saddleandall.andthencamekingcaradosofscotland,andsirgarethsmotehimdownhorseandman.andinthesamewiseheservedkinguriensofthelandofgore.andthentherecameinsixbagdemagus,andsirgarethsmotehimdownhorseandmantotheearth.andbagdemagusssonmeliganusbrakeaspearuponsirgarethmightilyandknightly.andthensirgalahaultthenobleprincecriedonhigh,knightwiththemanycolors,wellhastthoujusted;nowmaketheereadythatimayjustwiththee.sirgarethheardhim,andhegatagreatspear,andsotheyencounteredtogether,andtheretheprincebrakehisspear;butsirgarethsmotehimupontheleftsideofthehelm,thathereeledhereandthere,andhehadfallendownhadnothismenrecoveredhim.truly,saidkingarthur,thatknightwiththemanycolorsisagoodknight.whereforethekingcalleduntohimsirlauncelot,andprayedhimtoencounterwiththatknight.sir,saidlauncelot,imayaswellfindinmyheartfortoforbearhimatthistime,forhehathhadtravailenoughthisday,andwhenagoodknightdothsowelluponsomeday,itisnogoodknightsparttolethimofhisworship,and,namely,whenheseethaknighthathdonesogreatlabour;forperadventure,saidsirlauncelot,hisquarrelisherethisday,andperadventureheisbestbelovedwiththisladyofallthatbehere,foriseewellhepainethhimselfandenforcethhimtodogreatdeeds,andtherefore,saidsirlauncelot,asforme,thisdayheshallhavethehonour;thoughitlayinmypowertoputhimfromit,iwouldnot.therewasanunpleasantlittleepisodethatday,whichforreasonsofstateistruckoutofmypriestsreport.youwillhavenoticedthatgarrywasdoingsomegreatfightingintheengagement.whenisaygarryimeansirgareth.garrywasmyprivatepetnameforhim;itsuggeststhatihadadeepaffectionforhim,andthatwasthecase.butitwasaprivatepetnameonly,andneverspokenaloudtoanyone,muchlesstohim;beinganoble,hewouldnothaveenduredafamiliaritylikethatfromme.well,toproceed:isatintheprivateboxsetapartformeasthekingsminister.whilesirdinadanwaswaitingforhisturntoenterthelists,hecameinthereandsatdownandbegantotalk;forhewasalwaysmakinguptome,becauseiwasastrangerandhelikedtohaveafreshmarketforhisjokes,themostofthemhavingreachedthatstageofwearwherethetellerhastodothelaughinghimselfwhiletheotherpersonlookssick.ihadalwaysrespondedtohiseffortsaswellasicould,andfeltaverydeepandrealkindnessforhim,too,forthereasonthatifbymaliceoffateheknewtheoneparticularanecdotewhichihadheardoftenestandhadmosthatedandmostloathedallmylife,hehadatleastspareditme.itwasonewhichihadheardattributedtoeveryhumorouspersonwhohadeverstoodonamericansoil,fromcolumbusdowntoartemusward.itwasaboutahumorouslecturerwhofloodedanignorantaudiencewiththekillingestjokesforanhourandnevergotalaugh;andthenwhenhewasleaving,somegraysimpletonswrunghimgratefullybythehandandsaidithadbeenthefunniestthingtheyhadeverheard,anditwasalltheycoulddotokeepfromlaughinrightoutinmeetin.thatanecdoteneversawthedaythatitwasworththetelling;andyetihadsatunderthetellingofithundredsandthousandsandmillionsandbillionsoftimes,andcriedandcursedallthewaythrough.thenwhocanhopetoknowwhatmyfeelingswere,tohearthisarmorplatedassstartinonitagain,inthemurkytwilightoftradition,beforethedawnofhistory,whileevenlactantiusmightbereferredtoasthelatelactantius,andthecrusadeswouldntbebornforfivehundredyearsyet?justashefinished,thecall-boycame;so,haw-hawinglikeademon,hewentrattlingandclankingoutlikeacrateofloosecastings,andiknewnothingmore.itwassomeminutesbeforeicameto,andtheniopenedmyeyesjustintimetoseesirgarethfetchhimanawfulwelt,andiunconsciouslyoutwiththeprayer,ihopetograciousheskilled!butbyill-luck,beforeihadgothalfthroughwiththewords,sirgarethcrashedintosirsagr