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1、1TheHedgeKnightGeorgeR.R.MartinThestoryofferedheretakesplaceaboutahundredyearspriortotheeventsdescribedin"AGameofThrones"Thespringrainshadsoftenedtheground,soDunkhadnotroublediggingthegrave.Hechoseaspotonthewesternslopeofalowhill,fortheoldmanhadalwayslovedtowa

2、tchthesunset."Anotherdaydone,"hewouldsigh,"andwhoknowswhatthemorrowwillbringus,eh,Dunk?"Well,onemorrowhadbroughtrainsthatsoakedthemtothebones,andtheoneafterhadbroughtwetgustywinds,andthenextachill.Bythefourthdaytheoldmanwastooweaktoride.Andnowhewasgone.Onlyafe

3、wdayspast,hehadbeensingingastheyrode,theoldsongaboutgoingtoGulltowntoseeafairmaid,butinsteadofGulltownhe'dsungofAshford.OfftoAshfordtoseethefairmaid,heigh-ho,heigh-ho,Dunkthoughtmiserablyashedug.Whentheholewasdeepenough,heliftedtheoldman'sbodyinhisarmsandcarri

4、edhimthere.Hehadbeenasmallman,andslim;strippedofhauberk,helm,andswordbelt,heseemedtoweighnomorethanabagofleaves.Dunkwashugelytallforhisage,ashambling,shaggy,big-bonedboyofsixteenorseventeenyears(noonewasquitecertainwhich)whostoodclosertosevenfeetthantosix,andh

5、adonlyjustbeguntofillouthisframe.Theoldmanhadoftenpraisedhisstrength.Hehadalwaysbeengenerousinhispraise.Itwasallhehadtogive.Helaidhimoutinthebottomofthegraveandstoodoverhimforatime.Thesmellofrainwasintheairagain,andheknewheoughttofilltheholebeforetherainbroke,

6、butitwashardtothrowdirtdownonthattiredoldface.Thereoughttobeaseptonhere,tosaysomeprayersoverhim,butheonlyhasme.TheoldmanhadtaughtDunkallheknewofswordsandshieldsandlances,buthadneverbeenmuchgoodatteachinghimwords."I'dleaveyoursword,butitwouldrustintheground,"he

7、saidatlast,apologetic."Thegodswillgiveyouanewone,Iguess.Iwishyoudidn'tdie,ser."Hepaused,uncertainwhatelseneededtobesaid.Hedidn'tknowanyprayers,notallthewaythrough;theoldmanhadneverbeenmuchforpraying."Youwereatrueknight,andyouneverbeatmewhenIdidn'tdeserveit,"he

8、finallymanaged,"exceptthatonetimeinMaidenpool.Itwastheinnboywhoatethewidowwoman'spie,notme,Itoldyou.Itdon'tmatternow.Thegodskeepyou,ser."Hekickeddirtinthehole,thenbegantofillitmeth