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Each man wore a new cloak, heavy grey wool with a white satin border.
他們個個穿著厚重的灰羊毛滾白緞邊的新斗篷，
A hand of beaten silver clutched the woolen folds of each cloak and marked their wearers as men of the Hand's household guard.
褶層上繡了一只銀手，標示他們是首相的貼身護衛。
There were only fifty of them, so most of the benches were empty.
由于總共才五十人，因此長凳顯得空蕩蕩的。
Be seated, Eddard Stark said. I see you have started without me.
坐下罷。艾德·史塔克道，我很高興這城里就你們還有點常識，
I am pleased to know there are still some men of sense in this city.
至少知道先開動。他示意大家繼續用餐，
He signaled for the meal to resume. The servants began bringing out platters of ribs, roasted in a crust of garlic and herbs.
侍者端出一盤盤用蒜頭和草藥包裹的烤排骨。
The talk in the yard is we shall have a tourney, my lord, Jory said as he resumed his seat.
老爺，外面人人都在傳說要舉辦一場比武大會。喬里坐回位子。
They say that knights will come from all over the realm to joust and feast in honor of your appointment as Hand of the King.
聽說全國各地的騎士都會前來，為您的榮譽而戰，慶祝您走馬上任。
Arya could see that her father was not very happy about that. Do they also say this is the last thing in the world I would have wished?
艾莉亞看得出父親對此不甚高興。他們怎么不說這是我最不愿見到的事？
Sansa's eyes had grown wide as the plates. A tourney, she breathed.
珊莎的眼睛睜得跟盤子一樣大。比武大會。她吸了口氣。
She was seated between Septa Mordane and Jeyne Poole, as far from Arya as she could get without drawing a reproach from Father. Will we be permitted to go, Father?
她坐在茉丹修女和珍妮·普爾中間，在不引起父親注意的范圍內，盡可能離艾莉亞遠遠的。父親大人，我們可以去嗎？
You know my feelings, Sansa.
珊莎，你知道我對這件事的看法。
It seems I must arrange Robert's games and pretend to be honored for his sake. That does not mean I must subject my daughters to this folly.
這檔蠢事分明是勞勃自己的主意，我幫他籌辦也就算了，還得假裝受寵若驚，但那不代表我必須帶女兒去參加。
Oh, please, Sansa said. I want to see.
哎喲，拜托嘛。珊莎說，人家好想去。
背景介紹:
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