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1、www.lanzarotecaliente.com(presscontrol&clickhere)TheHedgeKnightATaleoftheSevenKingdomsGeorgeR.R.MartinThestoryofferedheretakesplaceaboutahundredyearspriortotheeventsdescribedin“AGameofThrones”Thespringrainshadsoftenedtheground,soDunkhadnotroublediggingthegrave.Hechoseaspotonthewes
2、ternslopeofalowhill,fortheoldmanhadalwayslovedtowatchthesunset.“Anotherdaydone,”hewouldsigh,“andwhoknowswhatthemorrowwillbringus,eh,Dunk?”Well,onemorrowhadbroughtrainsthatsoakedthemtothebones,andtheoneafterhadbroughtwetgustywinds,andthenextachill.Bythefourthdaytheoldmanwastooweakt
3、oride.Andnowhewasgone.Onlyafewdayspast,hehadbeensingingastheyrode,theoldsongaboutgoingtoGulltowntoseeafairmaid,butinsteadofGulltownhe’dsungofAshford.OfftoAshfordtoseethefairmaid,heigh-ho,heigh-ho,Dunkthoughtmiserablyashedug.Whentheholewasdeepenough,heliftedtheoldman’sbodyinhisarms
4、andcarriedhimthere.Hehadbeenasmallman,andslim;strippedofhauberk,helm,andswordbelt,heseemedtoweighnomorethanabagofleaves.Dunkwashugelytallforhisage,ashambling,shaggy,big-bonedboyofsixteenorseventeenyears(noonewasquitecertainwhich)whostoodclosertosevenfeetthantosix,andhadonlyjustbeg
5、untofillouthisframe.Theoldmanhadoftenpraisedhisstrength.Hehadalwaysbeengenerousinhispraise.Itwasallhehadtogive.Helaidhimoutinthebottomofthegraveandstoodoverhimforatime.Thesmellofrainwasintheairagain,andheknewheoughttofilltheholebeforetherainbroke,butitwashardtothrowdirtdownonthatt
6、iredoldface.Thereoughttobeaseptonhere,tosaysomeprayersoverhim,butheonlyhasme.TheoldmanhadtaughtDunkallheknewofswordsandshieldsandlances,buthadneverbeenmuchgoodatteachinghimwords.“I’dleaveyoursword,butitwouldrustintheground,”hesaidatlast,apologetic.“Thegodswillgiveyouanewone,Iguess
7、.Iwishyoudidn’tdie,ser.”Hepaused,uncertainwhatelseneededtobesaid.Hedidn’tknowanyprayers,notallthewaythrough;theoldmanhadneverbeenmuchforpraying.“Youwereatrueknight,andyouneverbeatmewhenIdidn’tdeserveit,”hefinallymanaged,“exceptthatonetimeinMaidenpool.Itwastheinnboywhoatethewidowwo
8、man’spie,notme,Itoldyou.Itdon’tma