amours de voyage(出航)-第9节
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I shall see。 Twice I have tried before； and failed in getting the horses；
Twice I have tried and failed： this time it shall not be a failure。
Therefore farewell； ye hills； and ye； ye envineyarded ruins！
Therefore farewell； ye walls； palaces； pillars； and domes！ Therefore
farewell； far seen； ye peaks of the mythic Albano； Seen from
Montorio's height； Tibur and Aesula's hills！ Ah； could we once； ere we go；
could we stand； while； to ocean descending； Sinks o'er the yellow dark
plain slowly the yellow broad sun； Stand； from the forest emerging at
sunset； at once in the champaign； Open； but studded with trees；
chestnuts umbrageous and old； E'en in those fair open fields that incurve
to thy beautiful hollow； Nemi； imbedded in wood； Nemi； inurned in the
hill！ Therefore farewell； ye plains； and ye hills； and the City Eternal！
Therefore farewell！ We depart； but to behold you again！
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Canto IV。
Eastward； or Northward； or West？ I wander and ask as I wander；
Weary； yet eager and sure； Where shall I come to my love？ Whitherward
hasten to seek her？ Ye daughters of Italy； tell me； Graceful and tender
and dark； is she consorting with you？ Thou that out…climbest the torrent；
that tendest thy goats to the summit； Call to me； child of the Alp； has
she been seen on the heights？ Italy； farewell I bid thee！ for whither she
leads me； I follow。 Farewell the vineyard！ for I； where I but guess her；
must go； Weariness welcome； and labour； wherever it be； if at last it
Bring me in mountain or plain into the sight of my love。
I。 Claude to Eustace；from Florence。
Gone from Florence； indeed！ and that is truly provoking； Gone to
Milan； it seems； then I go also to Milan。 Five days now departed； but they
can travel but slowly； I quicker far； and I know； as it happens； the home
they will go to。 Why； what else should I do？ Stay here and look at the
pictures； Statues and churches？ Alack； I am sick of the statues and
pictures！ No； to Bologna； Parma； Piacenza； Lodi； and Milan； Off go we
to…night；and the Venus go to the Devil！
II。 Claude to Eustace；from Bellaggio。
Gone to Como； they said； and I have posted to Como。 There was a
letter left； but the cameriere had lost it。 Could it have been for me？ They
came； however； to Como； And from Como went by the boat；perhaps to
the Spluegen； Or to the Stelvio； say； and the Tyrol； also it might be By
Porlezza across to Lugano； and so to the Simplon Possibly； or the St。
Gothard；or possibly； too； to Baveno； Orta； Turin； and elsewhere。
Indeed； I am greatly bewildered。
III。 Claude to Eustace；from Bellaggio。
I have been up the Spluegen； and on the Stelvio also： Neither of these
can I find they have followed； in no one inn； and This would be odd； have
they written their names。 I have been to Porlezza； There they have not
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been seen； and therefore not at Lugano。 What shall I do？ Go on through
the Tyrol； Switzerland； Deutschland； Seeking； an inverse Saul； a kingdom
to find only asses？ There is a tide； at least； in the LOVE affairs of
mortals； Which； when taken at flood； leads on to the happiest fortune；
Leads to the marriage…morn and the orange…flowers and the altar； And the
long lawful line of crowned joys to crowned joys succeeding。 Ah； it has
ebbed with me！ Ye gods； and when it was flowing； Pitiful fool that I
was； to stand fiddle…faddling in that way！
IV。 Claude to Eustace；from Bellaggio。
I have returned and found their names in the book at Como。 Certain it
is I was right； and yet I am also in error。 Added in feminine hand； I read；
By the boat to Bellaggio。 So to Bellaggio again； with the words of he
writing to aid me。 Yet at Bellaggio I find no trace； no sort of remembrance。
So I am here； and wait； and know every hour will remove them。
V。 Claude to Eustace；from Bellaggio。
I have but one chance left；and that is going to Florence。 But it is
cruel to turn。 The mountains seem to demand me； Peak and valley
from far to beckon and motion me onward。 Somewhere amid their folds
she passes whom fain I would follow； Somewhere amid those heights she
haply calls me to seek her。 Ah； could I hear her call！ could I catch the
glimpse of her raiment！ Turn； however； I must； though it seem I turn to
desert her； For the sense of the thing is simply to hurry to Florence； Where
the certainty yet may be learnt； I suppose； from the Ropers。
VI。 Mary Trevellyn； from Lucerne； to Miss Roper； at Florence。
Dear Miss Roper；By this you are safely away； we are hoping； Many a
league from Rome； ere long we trust we shall see you。 How have you
travelled？ I wonder；was Mr。 Claude your companion？ As for ourselves；
we went from Como straight to Lugano； So by the Mount St。 Gothard； we
meant to go by Porlezza； Taking the steamer； and stopping； as you had
advised； at Bellaggio； Two or three days or more； but this was suddenly
altered； After we left the hotel； on the very way to the steamer。 So we have
seen； I fear； not one of the lakes in perfection。 Well； he is not come； and
now； I suppose； he will not come。 What will you think； meantime？ and yet
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I must really confess it； What will you say？ I wrote him a note。 We left
in a hurry； Went from Milan to Como； three days before we expected。 But
I thought； if he came all the way to Milan； he really Ought not to be
disappointed： and so I wrote three lines to Say I had heard he was coming；
desirous of joining our party； If so； then I said； we had started for Como；
and meant to Cross the St。 Gothard； and stay； we believed； at Lucerne； for
the summer。 Was it wrong？ and why； if it was； has it failed to bring him？
Did he not think it worth while to come to Milan？ He knew （you Told
him） the house we should go to。 Or may it； perhaps； have miscarried？
Any way； now； I repent； and am heartily vexed that I wrote it。
There is a home on the shore of the Alpine sea； that upswelling
High up the mountain…sides spreads in the hollow between； Wilderness；
mountain； and snow from the land of the olive conceal it； Under
Pilatus's hill low by the river it lies； Italy； utter the word； and the olive and
vine will allure not； Wilderness； forest； and snow will not the passage
impede； Italy； unto thy cities receding； the clue to recover； Hither；
recovered the clue； shall not the traveller haste？
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Canto V。
There is a city； upbuilt on the quays of the turbulent Arno； Under
Fiesole's heights；thither are we to return？ There is a city that fringes the
curve of the inflowing waters； Under the perilous hill fringes the
beautiful bay； Parthenope； do they call thee？the Siren； Neapolis； seated
Under Vesevus's hill；are we receding to thee？ Sicily； Greece； will invite；
and the Orient；or are we turn to England； which may after all be for
its children the best？
I。 Mary Trevellyn； at Lucerne； to Miss Roper； at
Florence。
So you are really free； and living in quiet at Florence； That is
delightful news； you travelled slowly and safely； Mr。 Claude got you out；
took rooms at Florence before you； Wrote from Milan to say so； had left
directly for Milan； Hoping to find us soon；if he could； he would； you are
certain。 Dear Miss Roper； your letter has made me exceedingly happy。
You are quite sure； you say； he asked you about our intentions； You had
not heard a
