who bare the child his saddle-bow stooped from his weary horse and knocked at the rude door of the goatherds hut, the body of the princess was being lowered into an open grave that had been dug in a deserted churchyard, beyond the city gates, a grave where it was said that another body was also lying, that of a young man of marvellous and foreign beauty, whose hands were tied behind him with a knotted cord, and whose breast was stabbed with many red wounds King, when on his deathbed, whether moved by remorse for his Other. Certain it was that the old the kingdom should not pass away from his line, hadhad the lad sent for, and, in the presence of the Council. had acknowledged him as his heir. And it seems that from the very first moment of his recognition he had shown signs of that strange passion for beauty that was destined to have so great an influence over his life. Those who accompanied him to the suite of rooms set apart for his service often spoke of the cry of pleasure that broke from his lips when he saw the delicate raiment and rich jewels that had been prepared for him, and of the almost fierce joy with which he flung aside his rough leathern tunic and coarse sheepskin cloak. He missed, indeed, at times the fine freedom of his forest life, and was always apt to chafe at the tedious Court ceremonies that occupied so much of each day, but the wonderful palace-JOYEUSE,, as they called it--of which he now found himself lord seemed to him to be a new world fresh-fashioned for his delight; and as soon as he could escape from the council-board6 or audience-chamber, he would run down the great staircase, with its lions of gilt bronze and its steps of bright porphyry, and wander from room to room, and from corridor to corridor, like one who was seeking to find in beauty an anodyne from pain, a sort of estoration from sickne Upon these journeys of discovery, as he would call them--and indeed they were to him real voyages through a marvellous land, he would sometimes be accompanied by the slim, fair-haired Court pages, with their floating mantles, and gay fluttering ribands, but more often he would be alone feeling through a certain quick instinct, which was almost a divination, that the secrets of art are best learned in secret, and that beauty, like wisdom, loves the lonely worshipper 马鞍 the body of the pr incess was be ing lowered into an open grave that had been dug in a deserted chur chyard公主的尸体正在下葬于一个打开的墓穴中, 这个墓穴就挖在一个荒凉的教堂墓地中 hadhad the lad sent for就派人去找那个少年 the cry of pleasure that broke from his lips兴奋地大叫起来 coarse sheepskin cloak粗羊皮外套 JOYEUSE逍遥宫(宫殿名字) 16 counc I|- board议会厅 audi ence chamber会见室 por poyry斑岩石 he woul d somet imes be accompanied by the sl im, fair-haired court pages with their float ing mantles, and gay flutter ing r bands有时候会有几位 身着披风飘着艳丽丝带的宫廷侍卫陪伴着 o that the secrets of art are best learned in secret and that Beauty I ike Wisdom, loves the I one ly wor shipper把握芑术的秘密最妤在秘密中求得,况且美丽如同智慧一样,钟爱的是孤独的崇拜者the trusty messenger who bare the child across his saddle-bow10 stooped from his weary horse and knocked at the rude door of the goatherd's hut, the body of the Princess was being lowered into an open grave that had been dug in a deserted churchyard11, beyond the city gates, a grave where it was said that another body was also lying, that of a young man of marvellous and foreign beauty, whose hands were tied behind him with a knotted cord, and whose breast was stabbed with many red wounds. Such, at least, was the story that men whispered to each other. Certain it was that the old King, when on his deathbed, whether moved by remorse for his great sin, or merely desiring that the kingdom should not pass away from his line, had had the lad sent for12, and, in the presence of the Council, had acknowledged him as his heir. And it seems that from the very first moment of his recognition he had shown signs of that strange passion for beauty that was destined to have so great an influence over his life. Those who accompanied him to the suite of rooms set apart for his service, often spoke of the cry of pleasure that broke from his lips13 when he saw the delicate raiment and rich jewels that had been prepared for him, and of the almost fierce joy with which he flung aside his rough leathern tunic and coarse sheepskin cloak14. He missed, indeed, at times the fine freedom of his forest life, and was always apt to chafe at the tedious Court ceremonies that occupied so much of each day, but the wonderful palace—JOYEUSE15, as they called it--of which he now found himself lord, seemed to him to be a new world fresh-fashioned for his delight; and as soon as he could escape from the council-board16 or audience-chamber17, he would run down the great staircase, with its lions of gilt bronze and its steps of bright porphyry18, and wander from room to room, and from corridor to corridor, like one who was seeking to find in beauty an anodyne from pain, a sort of restoration from sickness. Upon these journeys of discovery, as he would call them--and, indeed, they were to him real voyages through a marvellous land, he would sometimes be accompanied by the slim, fair-haired Court pages, with their floating mantles, and gay fluttering ribands19; but more often he would be alone, feeling through a certain quick instinct, which was almost a divination, that the secrets of art are best learned in secret, and that Beauty, like Wisdom, loves the lonely worshipper20 . 10 saddle-bow10 马鞍 11 the body of the Princess was being lowered into an open grave that had been dug in a deserted churchyard 公主的尸体正在下葬于一个打开的墓穴中， 这个墓穴就挖在一个荒凉的教堂墓地中 12 had had the lad sent for 就派人去找那个少年 13 the cry of pleasure that broke from his lips 兴奋地大叫起来 14 coarse sheepskin cloak 粗羊皮外套 15 JOYEUSE 逍遥宫（宫殿名字） 16 council-board 议会厅 17 audience-chamber 会见室 18 porphyry 斑岩石 19 he would sometimes be accompanied by the slim, fair-haired Court pages, with their floating mantles, and gay fluttering ribands 有时候会有几位 身着披风飘着艳丽丝带的宫廷侍卫陪伴着 20 that the secrets of art are best learned in secret, and that Beauty, like Wisdom, loves the lonely worshipper20 把握艺术的秘密最好在秘密中求得，况且美丽如同智慧一样，钟爱的是孤独的崇拜者