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1、TheSummoner'sTaleGeoffreyChaucerThePrologueoftheSummoner'sTaleTheSummonerstooduphighinhisstirrups.HisheartwassomaddenedagainstthisFriarthathequakedwithwrathlikeanaspenleaf."Gentlepeople,Iaskjustonething,"hesaid."Iaskyouforyourcourtesy,sinceyouhavehea
2、rdthisfalseFriarlie,toallowmetotellmytale!ThisFriarboaststhatheknowsabouthell,anditisasmallwonder,Godknows.Friarsandfiendsareonlyalittleapart.Foryouhaveoftenheard,byGod,howafriar'sspiritwasoncecarriedofftohellinavision,andasanangelledhimabouttoshowhi
3、mallthepainsthere,hedidnotseeafriarintheentireplace;hesawplentyofotherpeopleinwoe.Thenthefriarspoketothisangel,"Now,sir,"hesaid,"dofriarssuchgracethatnoneofthemshallcometothisplace?""Yes,manymillions!"saidthisangel,andledhimdowntoSatan."Now,Satan,"he
4、said,"hasatailbroaderthanthesailofabarge.Riseup,Satan,"hecried,"letthefriarseewherethenestoffriarsisinthisplace!"Andbeforeapersoncouldwalkhalfafurlong,justasbeesswarmoutofahive,sotheredrovefromoutoftheDevil'sarsetwentythousandfriarsallinamob,andswarm
5、edaboutthroughouthell,andcamebackagainasfastastheycould,andeveryonecreptintohisarse;andheclappedhistaildownagainandlaystill.Whenthisfriarhadlookedhisfillonthetormentsofthissorrydomain,Godofhismercyrestoredhisspiritintohisbody,andheawoke;butneverthele
6、sshestillquakedforfear,astheDevil'slairwasalwaysinhismindashisnaturalheritage.Godsaveyouall-savethiscursedfriar!ThusIendmyprologue."HereendsthePrologueoftheSummoner'sTale.HerebeginstheSummoner'sTale.Gentlepeople,IbelievethereisinYorkshireamarshycount
7、rycalledHolderness,aboutwhichwentalimitertopreachandtobegaswell.Andsoithappenedthatthisfriarhadpreachedonedayatachurchaccordingtohisfashion;andespeciallyandaboveallinhispreachinghestirredupthepeopletopayfortrentals,andforGod'ssaketogivetowardthebuild
8、ingofholyhouses,wheredivineserviceiscelebrated,notwhereholychurch'sgoodsarewastedandconsumed,norwherecharitableofferingsarenotneeded,asamongthesepossessioners,whocanlive,Godbethanked,inwealthandabundance!"Trentalsdeliverfrompainsyourfriends'souls,you
