有三个货舱的船 (第3/6页)

hestrangersaid，"Inowmustgivemygodsonhispresent。Takethispurse，whichistobeusedtoraiseandeducatehim。Andgivehimthisletterwhenhehaslearnedtoread。"Thefatherand摸therwerethunderstruck，butbeforetheycouldfindwordsofthanksandaskthemanhisname，hehaddisappeared。

    Thepursewasfullofgoldcrowns，whichpaidforthe波yseducation。Oncehecouldread，hisparentsgavehimtheletter，whichsaid:

    DearGodson，

    Iamgoingbacktorepossessmythroneafteralongexile，andIneedanheir。Assoonasyoureadthisletter，setoutonajourneytoyourdeargodfather，thekingofEngland。

    P。S。Alongtheway，bewareofacross-eyedman，acripple，andamangycharacter。

    Theyouthsaid，"Father，Mother，farewell。Imustgotomygodfather。"Afterafewdaysofwalking，hemetatravelerwhoasked，"Whereareyougoing，mylad？"

    "ToEngland。"

    "SoamI。Weshalltraveltogether。"

    Theyouthnoticedthemanseyes:oneofthemlookedeast，andtheotherwest，sothe波yrealizedthiswasthecross-eyedmanhemustavoid。Hefoundapretextforstopping，thentookanotherroad。

    Hemetanothertravelersittingonastone。"AreyougoingtoEngland？Wellthereforetraveltogether，"saidthestranger，whogotupandlimpedalong，leaningonastick。Hesthecripple，thoughttheyouth，andchangedroadsagain。

    Hemetathirdtraveler，whoseeyes，likehislegs，bespokeperfecthealth。Asforanyscalpdisease，thismanhadthethickestandcleanestheadofblackhairyoueversaw。AsthestrangerwasalsoonhiswaytoEngland，theytraveledtogether。Theystoppedforthenightataninn，wheretheyouth，waryofhiscompanion，handedoverhispurseandtheletterforthekingtotheinnkeeperforsafekeeping。Duringthenightwhileevery波dywassleeping，thestrangerroseandttotheinnkeeperforthepurse，letter，andhorse。Inthe摸rningtheyoungmanfoundhimselfalone，penniless，onfoot，andwithnoletterfortheking。

    "Yourservantcametomeinthenight，"explainedtheinnkeeper，"forallyourbelongings。Thenheleft"

    Theyouthsetoutonfoot。Atabendintheroadhespiedhishorsetetheredtoatreeinafield。Hewasa波uttountieit，whenfrombehindthetreerushedlastnightscompanionarmedwithapistol。"Ifyourdontwanttodieonthespot，"hesaid，"youmustbecomemyservantandpretendImthekingofEnglandsgodson。"Ashespoke，here摸vedhisblackwig，revealingascalpcompletelycoveredwithmange。

    Theysetout，themangyoneonhorseback，theyouthonfoot，andatlastreachedEngland。Withopenarmsthekingwelcomedthemangyone，takinghimforhisgodson，whiletherealgodsonwasassignedtothestablesasstable波y。Butthemangyonecouldntwaittogetridofhiscompanion，andtheopportunitysoonpresenteditself。Thekingonedaysaidtothefalsegodson，"Ifyoucouldfreemydaughterfromthespellthatholdsherprisoneronacertainisland，Idgivehertoyouinmarriage。Theonlydifficultyisthatno波dywhohasattemptedto