Hours later, as the castle slept, three of them paid a call on his cell. Grenn held his arms while Pyp sat on his legs.
幾小時后,當全城的人都在沉睡時,他們?nèi)齻€到他寢室去了一趟。當葛蘭抓住他的手,派普坐上他的腿,
Jon could hear Rast's rapid breathing as Ghost leapt onto his chest.
白靈撲到他胸膛的時候,瓊恩可以聽見雷斯特急促的喘息。
The direwolf's eyes burned red as embers as his teeth nipped lightly at the soft skin of the boy's throat, just enough to draw blood.
冰原狼的兩眼如一對彤紅的火燼,他用牙齒輕輕劃破男孩喉嚨柔軟的皮膚,微微見血。
Remember, we know where you sleep, Jon said softly.
別忘了,我們知道你睡在哪兒。瓊恩輕聲說。
The next morning Jon heard Rast tell Albett and Toad how his razor had slipped while he shaved.
隔天早上,瓊恩聽見雷斯特對阿貝特和陶德解釋,說他刮胡子的時候如何不小心被剃刀刮傷。
From that day forth, neither Rast nor any of the others would hurt Samwell Tarly.
從那天起,不論是雷斯特或其他人,誰都不會傷害山姆威爾·塔利。
When Ser Alliser matched them against him, they would stand their ground and swat aside his slow, clumsy strokes.
若艾里沙爵士要他們和他單打,他們就站在原地,撥開他緩慢笨拙的攻擊。
If the master-at-arms screamed for an attack, they would dance in and tap Sam lightly on breastplate or helm or leg.
假如教頭扯著喉嚨叫他們進攻,他們便跳到山姆身邊,然后輕輕地在他胸甲、頭盔或腳上點一記。
Ser Alliser raged and threatened and called them all cravens and women and worse, yet Sam remained unhurt.
艾里沙爵士氣得半死,出言脅迫,罵他們是懦夫、娘娘腔,什么難聽的話都出了籠,但依舊沒人動山姆半根汗毛。
A few nights later, at Jon's urging, he joined them for the evening meal, taking a place on the bench beside Halder.
幾天后的一個晚上,他在瓊恩的敦促下,坐在霍德旁邊跟大家一起吃晚餐。
It was another fortnight before he found the nerve to join their talk, but in time he was laughing at Pyp's faces and teasing Grenn with the best of them.
之后又過了兩個星期,他才鼓起勇氣加入談話,很快就跟其他人一樣,被派普的鬼臉逗得哈哈大笑,然后開起葛蘭的玩笑來。
Fat and awkward and frightened he might be, but Samwell Tarly was no fool.
山姆威爾·塔利雖然臃腫笨拙,膽子又小,但他可不笨。
One night he visited Jon in his cell. I don't know what you did, he said, but I know you did it. He looked away shyly. I've never had a friend before.
有天夜里,他來到瓊恩的寢室,我不知道你做了什么,他說:但我知道是你做的。他害羞地轉(zhuǎn)開視線。我本來一個朋友也沒有。
背景介紹:
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