決 鬥 - 古德明

決 鬥 - 古德明

In1793,thePrussianofficersofthegarrisonofColbergestablishedaneconomicalmess.Theyobservedonedayanoldmajorofhussars,whowascoveredwiththescarsofwoundsreceivedintheSevenYears'War.Theconversationturnedonduels.
Ayoungstout-builtcornetbegantoprateinanauthorativetoneonthesubject."Andyou,major,howmanyduelshaveyoufought?"
"None,thankheaven,"answeredtheoldmajor."Ihave14wounds,and,heavenbepraised,thereisnotoneinmyback."
"Butyoushallfightaduelwithme,"saidthecornet,reachingacrosstogivehimablow.Themajor,agitated,wasgettingupwhenalltheotherofficerspresentcried,"Don'tstir,major!"Theofficersjoinedinseizingthecornet.Theythrewhimoutatthewindow,andsatdownagaintotableasifnothinghadoccurred.
一七九三年,科爾伯格衞戍部隊的普魯士軍官成立廉價食堂。有一天,他們看見一個年長的輕騎兵少校,身上滿是七年戰爭期間所受傷疤。大家漸漸談到決鬥。
一個年輕壯健的掌旗軍官以很權威的語氣,在這話題上誇誇其談。「少校,你身經幾場決鬥?」
那年長少校回答:「謝天謝地,一場都沒有。我身上有十四個傷疤,值得慶幸的,是都來自和敵人正面交鋒,背上一個傷疤都沒有。」
那掌旗軍官說:「但你得和我決鬥。」他伸手到對面,打了那少校一下。那少校很憤慨,正要站起來,在場所有其他軍官高喊:「少校,不要動!」他們合力抓住那掌旗軍官,從窗口拋出去,然後若無其事,再次坐下來吃飯。