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1、AFeastforCrowsBookFourofASongofIceandFireByGeorgeR.R.Martin(LastEdit:2011-8-2)1.PROLOGUE“Dragons,”saidMollander.Hesnatchedawitheredappleoffthegroundandtossedithandtohand.“Throwtheapple,”urgedAllerastheSphinx.Heslippedanarrowfromhisquiverandnockedittohisbowstring.“Ish
2、ouldliketoseeadragon.”Roonewastheyoungestofthem,achunkyboystilltwoyearsshyofmanhood.“Ishouldlikethatverymuch.”AndIshouldliketosleepwithRosey’sarmsaroundme,Patethought.Heshiftedrestlesslyonthebench.Bythemorrowthegirlcouldwellbehis.IwilltakeherfarfromOldtown,acrossthen
3、arrowseatooneoftheFreeCities.Therewerenomaestersthere,noonetoaccusehim.HecouldhearEmma’slaughtercomingthroughashutteredwindowoverhead,mingledwiththedeepervoiceofthemanshewasentertaining.ShewastheoldestoftheservingwenchesattheQuillandTankard,fortyifshewasaday,butstill
4、prettyinafleshysortofway.Roseywasherdaughter,fifteenandfreshlyflowered.EmmahaddecreedthatRosey’smaidenheadwouldcostagoldendragon.Patehadsavedninesilverstagsandapotofcopperstarsandpennies,forallthegoodthatwoulddohim.Hewouldhavestoodabetterchanceofhatchingarealdragonth
5、ansavingupenoughcointomakeagoldenone.“Youwereborntoolatefordragons,lad,”ArmentheAcolytetoldRoone.Armenworealeatherthongabouthisneck,strungwithlinksofpewter,tin,lead,andcopper,andlikemostacolytesheseemedtobelievethatnoviceshadturnipsgrowingfromtheirshouldersinplaceofh
6、eads.“ThelastoneperishedduringthereignofKingAegontheThird.”“ThelastdragoninWesteros,”insistedMollander.“Throwtheapple,”Allerasurgedagain.Hewasacomelyyouth,theirSphinx.Alltheservingwenchesdotedonhim.EvenRoseywouldsometimestouchhimonthearmwhenshebroughthimwine,andPateh
7、adtognashhisteethandpretendnottosee.“ThelastdragoninWesteroswasthelastdragon,”saidArmendoggedly.“Thatiswellknown.”“Theapple,”Allerassaid.“Unlessyoumeantoeatit.”“Here.”Dragginghisclubfoot,Mollandertookashorthop,whirled,andwhippedtheapplesidearmintothemiststhathungabov
8、etheHoneywine.Ifnotforhisfoot,hewouldhavebeenaknightlikehisfather.Hehadthestrengthforitinthosethickarmsandbroadshoulders.Farandfast