梨樹救命 - 古德明

梨樹救命 - 古德明

AtthebattleofIvry,foughtin1590duringtheFrenchWarsofReligion,theHuguenotDukeofRosnywasbadlywounded.Hedescribeswhathappened:
"Isawatrooperoftheenemy'srunningtowardsme.BygoodfortuneIfoundmyselfnearapeartree,towhichIcrept,andwiththatlittlemotionIwasstillabletoexert,madesuchgooduseofthebranches,whichwereextremelylow,thatIkeptmyadversaryatadistance,tillbeingwearyofturningroundthetree,hequitted*me.ThenIsawsevenoftheenemyapproach,andIthoughtitimpossibletoescape.HowastonishedIwaswhentheyentreatedmetoreceivethemforprisoners,andtosavetheirlives.TheirCatholicLeaguehadlostthebattle!"
法國宗教戰爭期間,一五九○年有伊夫里一役,雨格諾教派的羅尼公爵身受重傷。他談到當時情況:
「我看見敵方一個騎兵向我跑來,幸而附近有一株梨樹,我爬過去,舞動低垂的樹枝,雖然已不能有大動作,但對手還是不能迫近,直到他厭倦了繞着樹跑,捨我而去。跟着,我看見七個敵人走來,心想,這趟必難幸免。令我愕然的是,他們求我救命,收他們做戰俘。他們的天主教聯盟戰敗了!」
*Quit(離開)的過去式是quitted或quit,但quit語氣似較quitted隨便,也較為常用。