邓萨尼勋爵笔下伦敦故事.pdfVIP

ATaleofLondon

byLordDunsany

Come,saidtheSultantohishasheesh-eaterinthevery

furthestlandsthatknowBagdad,dreamtomenowof

London.

Andthehasheesh-eatermadealowobeisanceandseated

himselfcross-leggeduponapurplecushionbroideredwith

goldenpoppies,onthefloor,besideanivorybowlwherethe

hasheeshwas,andhavingeatenliberallyofthehasheesh

blinkedseventimesandspokethus:

OFriendofGod,knowthenthatLondonisthedesiderate

townevenofallEarthscities.Itshousesareofebony

andcedarwhichtheyroofwiththincoppertesthatthe

handofTimeturnsgreen.Theyhavegoldenbalconiesin

whichamethystsarewheretheysitandwatchthesunset.

Musiciansinthegloamingstealsoftlyalongtheways;

unheardtheirfeetfallonthewhitesea-sandwithwhich

thosewaysarestrewn,andinthedarknesssuddenlythey

yondulcimersandinstrumentswithstrings.Thenare

伦敦故事

作者：邓萨尼勋爵

“来吧，”苏丹对他在巴格达最远的地方吃

的人说，“现在让我伦敦吧。”

吃的人低下头，盘腿坐在地板上绣着金色

花的紫色垫子上，旁边放着的象牙碗，吃

完，眨了七次眼睛，说道：

“上帝之友啊，请知道，伦敦是地球上所有城

市中最令人向往的城市。它的房屋是用乌木和雪松

建造的，屋顶上覆盖着薄薄的铜板，时间之手变绿

了。它们有金色的阳台，阳台上镶嵌着紫水晶，他

们坐在其中日落。暮色中的音乐家沿着小路轻

轻地走着；他们的脚落在散布的白色海沙上，

他们的脚步声悄无声息地落在，突然在中

他们用扬琴和弦乐器演奏。

theremurmursinthebalconiespraisingtheirskill,then

aretherebraceletscastdowntothemforrewardandgo