Онлайн книга «Средневековый детектив»
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— Вот, видишь, говорила я тебе, – сказала молочница, зачем-то понижая голос. – И слова говорит, и глаза закрыты. Годрик подошел ближе и прислушался к словам. Говорила Певунья тихим голосом, но очень отчетливо. Слова удивили Годрика. — We will remove completely from their offices the kinsmen of Gerard de Athée, and in future they shall hold no offices in England, – сказала Певунья тоном, не допускающим никаких сомнений в ее правоте. – The people in question are Engelard de Cigogné, Peter, Guy, and Andrew de Chanceaux, Guy de Cigogné, Geoffrey de Martigny and his brothers, Philip Marc and his brothers, with Geoffrey his nephew, and all their followers. — Лекарь говорит … – вполголоса начала было молочница, но Годрик остановил ее. — Тише, – сказал он. – Не понимаю… — Никто не понимает… — Подожди… — As soon as peace is restored, we will remove from the kingdom all the foreign knights, bowmen, their attendants, and the mercenaries that have come to it, to its harm, with horses and arms. — Надо бы ей простыни поменять, – сказала молочница. – В кладовой есть простыни. — Да. Сходи за простынями, – сказал Годрик. — In cases, however, where a man was deprived or dispossessed of something without the lawful judgment of his equals by our father King Henry or our brother King Richard, and it remains in our hands or is held by others under our warranty, we shall have respite for the period commonly allowed to Crusaders, unless a lawsuit had been begun, or an enquiry had been made at our order, before we took the Cross as a Crusader. On our return from the Crusade, or if we abandon it, we will at once render justice in full. Greetings to thee, valiant Godric. — Hey, – сказал Годрик. – Listen. Hey! Pay attention, old hag. Whence this talk? Whereof speaketh thee? How didst thou know my name? Певунья открыла глаза и вполне осмысленно посмотрела на Годрика. — Who art thou? – спросила она. — I’m Godric, – сказал он. – I’m a baron’s manservant. A gentleman’s gentleman, so to speak. Which is neither here nor there, since it is thy own identity, rather than mine, that presents a measure of interest at this juncture; and thine knowing me before I had a chance to introduce myself is most intriguing too. — I know thee not, – сказала Певунья. – Begone, Godric. Leave this place. Leave town. Thou hardly belongeth here. Away with thee, Godric! — It would be great if thou couldst cease behaving like a raving lunatic, – сказал Годрик. – I might be able to help thee. Knoweth thou who thou art? — Of course. — Mind telling me? — I am an oracle. — Indeed. Well. I’m an oracle too. What are the odds, two oracles meeting like this. Anyway, I’m delighted to meet a colleague so far from home. Hast thou a name, oracle? — Tis quite useless. — What is? — The sarcasm. It won’t get thee very far. — Was I being sarcastic? Force of habit, I reckon. My apologies. Mind explaining to me the meaning of thine earlier soliloquy, especially the part in which thou mentioned my name? — It shall come to pass. — Who is that King Henry thou mentioned? And King Richard? I’m sure I’ve never heard of them. Neither of them comes across as very benevolent, either. Who are they? — I know not. — What’s a crusader? |