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1、TheWhiteQueenbyPhilippaGregoryInthedarknessoftheforesttheyoungknightcouldhearthesplashingofthefountainlongbeforehecouldseetheglimmerofmoonlightreflectedonthestillsurface.Hewasabouttostepforward,longingtodiphishead,drinkinthecoolness,whenhecaughthisbreathatthesigh
2、tofsomethingdark,movingdeepinthewater.Therewasagreenishshadowinthesunkenbowlofthefountain,somethinglikeagreatfish,somethinglikeadrownedbody.Thenitmovedandstooduprightandhesaw,frighteninglynaked:abathingwoman.Herskinassheroseup,watercoursingdownherflanks,wasevenpa
3、lerthanthewhitemarblebowl,herwethairdarkasashadow.SheisMelusina,thewatergoddess,andsheisfoundinhiddenspringsandwaterfallsinanyforestinChristendom,eveninthoseasfarawayasGreece.ShebathesintheMoorishfountainstoo.Theyknowherbyanothernameinthenortherncountries,whereth
4、elakesareglazedwithiceanditcrackleswhensherises.Amanmayloveherifhekeepshersecretandletsheralonewhenshewantstobathe,andshemaylovehiminreturnuntilhebreakshisword,asmenalwaysdo,andshesweepshimintothedeeps,withherfishytail,andturnshisfaithlessbloodtowater.Thetragedyo
5、fMelusina,whateverlanguagetellsit,whatevertuneitsings,isthatamanwillalwayspromisemorethanhecandotoawomanhecannotunderstand.SPRING1464MyfatherisSirRichardWoodville,BaronRivers,anEnglishnobleman,alandholder,andasupporterofthetrueKingsofEngland,theLancastrianline.My
6、motherdescendsfromtheDukesofBurgundyandsocarriesthewaterybloodofthegoddessMelusina,whofoundedtheirroyalhousewithherentrancedducallover,andcanstillbemetattimesofextremetrouble,cryingawarningoverthecastlerooftopswhenthesonandheirisdyingandthefamilydoomed.Orsotheysa
7、y,thosewhobelieveinsuchthings.Withthiscontradictoryparentageofmine:solidEnglishearthandFrenchwatergoddess,onecouldexpectanythingfromme:anenchantress,oranordinarygirl.TherearethosewhowillsayIamboth.Buttoday,asIcombmyhairwithparticularcareandarrangeitundermytallest
8、headdress,takethehandsofmytwofatherlessboysandleadthewaytotheroadthatgoestoNorthampton,IwouldgiveallthatIamtobe,justthisonce,simplyirresistible.Ihavetoattractt
