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正文 第39节 文 / [美]亨德里克·威廉·房龙

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    hisgraceuldalsogotothatpartofthetohe

    jeoa

    rateoffiftyorsixtypert.ihat,too,wasbad

    business.buteofthepeopleofthe

    littlecityoney.

    theyhadknoheyounglordallhislife.hisfatherand

    theirfathershadbeengoodfriends.theybe

    unreasoheirdends.verywell.hislordships

    clerk,ankeandkeepats,sentanote

    tothebestknoerallloan.the

    toetihejeade

    and.

    theyuldnoto

    askfor``i.inthefirstplace,itthe

    religiousprinostpeopletotakeiandinthe

    sendplace,itinagricultural

    produdofthesethepeoplehadenoughandtospare.

    ``but,suggestedthetailorhisdaysquietlysitting

    uponhistableandeofaphilosopher,

    ``supposethatefavouriuforourney.

    hislordshipletus

    fishinhisbrook.supposethathaveahundred

    ducatsandthathegiveusienguaranteeallowing

    ustofishallinallofhisrivers.thes

    thehuhefishanditwillbe

    goodbusinessallaround.

    thedayhislordshipaed

    sueasytingahundredgoldpieceshesigned

    thedeathofhisohe

    agreent.hislordshipdehisrkforheuldnot

    signhisnaaedfortheeast.ter

    hecaback,deadbroke.thetownspeoplewerefishingin

    thecastlepond.thesightofthissilentrowofanglersannoyed

    hislordship.hetoldhisequerrytogoandchasethecrowd

    aerts

    visitedthecastle.theye.theyngratulated

    hislordshipuponhissaferetu.theyweresorryhis

    lordshiphadbeenahefishern,butashislordship

    ghtperhapsreerhehadgiventheerssion

    todosohielf,aailorproducedthecharterh

    hadbeeinthesafeofthejeaster

    hadgootheholyland.

    hislordshipuorehewas

    indireneedofsoney.initalyhehadsignedhisna

    toentshepossessionofsalvestro

    deidici,theents

    issorynotesahsfrobr >

    date.theirtotalauntcatothreehundredandforty

    pounds,fleshgold.uhesecirces,thenoble

    knightuldneand

    hisproudsoul.instead,hesuggestedatleloan.the

    ratter.

    afterthreedaystheycabadsaid``yes.they

    asterinhis

    difficulties,butiuforthe345goldenpoundswouldhegive

    thenotheriseanothercharterthatthey,

    thetoightestablishaunciloftheiroobe

    electedbyallthertsaizensofthecity,said

    unciltonagecivicaffairsthe

    sideofthecastle

    hislordshipagain,

    heheney.hesaidyes,andsighecharter.

    ed.hecalledhissoldiersandto

    thehouseofthejeentsh

    hisuhepressure

    ofa.

    thetooodbyandsaidnothing.but

    hislordshipneededopayforthedoer.

    heogetasinglepenny.afterthatlittle

    affairatthejensideredgood.

    heblepieandoffertokecertainreparations.

    beforehislordshipgotthefirstinstallntofthestipulatedsu

    thetooreinpossessionofalltheiroldcharters

    andabraedtheobuilda``cityhall

    andastrongtoightbekeptprotected

    againstfirea,eantprotectedagainst

    futureviolenedfollowers.

    this,inaverygeneralhappenedduringthe

    turieshecrusades.itess,

    thisgradualshiftingofpothecastletothecity.there

    efighting.afeailorsandjewellerswerekilledand

    afeoke.butsuchoccurrenceswere

    notn.alstierceptiblythetoher

    andthefeudallreaintaintheelves

    theyoexgechartersofcivicliberty

    iuforreadycash.thecitiesgreheyofferedan

    asyluorunaheirlibertyafterthey

    hadlivedanuerofyearsbehiye

    tobethehoofthereeitsofthe

    surroundinguntrydistricts.theywereproudof

    theieportandexpressedtheirpohe

    churchesandpublicbuildingsheyerected

    aroundtheoldrketplace,uriesbefore

    thebarterofeggsandsheepandhoneyandsalt

    hadtakenplace.theyedtheirchildrento

    haveabetterlifethantheyhadenjoyed

    theelves.theyhirednkstoetotheircityand

    beschoolteachers.anould

    paintpicturesuponboardsofapension

    ifheeaheheirchapelsandtheir

    totheholyscriptures.

    anhedrearyanddraftyhallsof

    hiscastle,sahisupstartsplendouratedthe

    dayhehadsignedawayasingleoneofhissn

    rightsandprerogatives.butheownspeople

    htheirrongboxessheirfingers

    athitheyen,fullypreparedtoholdthey

    hadgaihesoftheirbroerastruggle

    orethanteions.

    diaevalselfgovent

    hohepeopleofthecitiesasserted

    theirrighttobeheardinthe

    royaluncilsoftheiruntry

    aslongaspeopleads,ribesofshepherds,

    allnhadbeenequalandhadbeenresponsibleforthe

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