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“The honor is mine,” Catelyn said.
“非常榮幸，”凱特琳說。
Can Robb have won the Crag’s allegiance?
羅柏收服了峭巖城的維斯特林家族？
If so, it was no wonder the Westerlings were with him.
若是這樣，就沒什么好奇怪的了。
Casterly Rock did not suffer such betrayals gently.
可是，凱巖城遭到如此背叛，一定咽不下這口氣。
Not since Tywin Lannister had been old enough to go to war …
是的，自打泰溫·蘭尼斯特能騎馬上戰場起就不會……
The maid came forward last, and very shy.
那美貌少女最后一個走上前，表現得很羞澀。
Robb took her hand.
羅柏執起她的手。
“Mother,” he said, “I have the great honor to present you the Lady Jeyne Westerling.
“母親，”他說，“我懷著最大的榮幸向你介紹簡妮·維斯特林小姐，
Lord Gawen’s elder daughter, and my … ah … my lady wife.”
加文大人的長女，我的……呃……我的夫人。”
The first thought that flew across Catelyn’s mind was, No, that cannot be, you are only a child.
閃過凱特琳腦海的第一個想法是：不，這不可能，你只是個孩子。
The second was, And besides, you have pledged another.
第二個是：況且你已經許了一個。
The third was, Mother have mercy, Robb, what have you done?
第三個是：圣母慈悲，羅柏，你都干了些什么？
Only then came her belated remembrance.
這時她明白了。
Follies done for love?
為愛而犯下的愚行？
He has bagged me neat as a hare in a snare.
他干凈利落地把我象兔子一樣套進陷阱，
I seem to have already forgiven him.
讓我不得不原諒他，接受他。
Mixed with her annoyance was a rueful admiration;
凱特琳雖惱火，卻又感到一絲沮喪的欽佩，
the scene had been staged with the cunning worthy of a master mummer … or a king.
這出戲演得真巧妙……國王的游戲就該這樣。
Catelyn saw no choice but to take Jeyne Westerling’s hands.
凱特琳別無選擇，只好握住簡妮·維斯特林的手。
“I have a new daughter,” she said, more stiffly than she’d intended.
“我又添了一個女兒，”她說，卻覺得聲音比較生硬，
She kissed the terrified girl on both cheeks.
于是親吻對方的雙頰，
“Be welcome to our hall and hearth.”
“歡迎來到我們的大廳，與我們共享壁爐。”
“Thank you, my lady.
“謝謝您，夫人，
I shall be a good and true wife to Robb, I swear.
我會成為羅柏忠誠的好妻子，我發誓，
And as wise a queen as I can.”
盡力做個賢明的王后。”
Queen. Yes, this pretty little girl is a queen, I must remember that.
王后。對，這個漂亮小姑娘是王后了，我必須記住。
She was pretty, undeniably, with her chestnut curls and heart-shaped face, and that shy smile.
她的美貌無可挑剔，栗色卷發和心形的臉，還有那羞澀的笑容。
Slender, but with good hips, Catelyn noted.
她雖苗條，但臀部很大，凱特琳心想，
She should have no trouble bearing children, at least.
生孩子應該沒問題。
Lady Sybell took a hand before any more was said.
希蓓兒夫人舉起一只手，
“We are honored to be joined to House Stark, my lady, but we are also very weary.
“夫人，我們很榮幸加入史塔克家族的事業，但此刻，業已人困馬乏。
We have come a long way in a short time.
陛下，從西境急匆匆趕來，
Perhaps we might retire to our chambers, so you may visit with your son?”
是否可以準我們先回房間，讓您們母子好好聊聊呢？”
“That would be best.”
“如此最好，”
Robb kissed his Jeyne.
羅柏親吻簡妮，
“The steward will find you suitable accommodations.”
“總管會為你們安排住處。
“I’ll take you to him,” Ser Edmure Tully volunteered.
“我帶您們去找他，”艾德慕·徒利爵士自告奮勇。
“You are most kind,” said Lady Sybell.
“您真好心，”希蓓兒夫人道。
“Must I go too?” asked the boy, Rollam.
“我也得去嗎？”男孩洛拉姆問，
“I’m your squire.”
“我是您的侍從呀。”
Robb laughed.
羅柏笑道：
“But I’m not in need of squiring just now.”
“但我暫時不需要隨侍。”
“Oh.”
“噢。”男孩一本正經地說。
“His Grace has gotten along for sixteen years without you, Rollam,” said Ser Raynald of the seashells.
“陛下沒有你已經過了十六年，洛拉姆，”海貝徽章的雷納德爵士說，
“He will survive a few hours more, I think.”
“依我看，再多過個幾小時也無礙。”
Taking his little brother firmly by the hand, he walked him from the hall.
他牢牢拉住弟弟的手，將對方帶離大廳。
“Your wife is lovely,” Catelyn said when they were out of earshot,
“你的夫人很可愛，”當維斯特林家的人全部走出耳力范圍，凱特琳道，
“and the Westerlings seem worthy … though Lord Gawen is Tywin Lannister’s sworn man, is he not?”
“他們家族看來也很值得敬重……嗯，加文大人是泰溫·蘭尼斯特的封臣，對吧？”
“Yes.
“是的。
Jason Mallister captured him in the Whispering Wood and has been holding him at Seagard for ransom.
他被杰森·梅利斯特在囈語森林俘虜，現關押于海疆城待贖。
Of course I’ll free him now, though he may not wish to join me.
不管他愿不愿加入我方，我都將立刻釋放他，
We wed without his consent, I fear, and this marriage puts him in dire peril.
恐怕我們未征得他的同意就結了婚，將他置于極其危險的境地。
The Crag is not strong.
峭巖城勢孤力薄，
For love of me, Jeyne may lose all.”
為了對我的愛，簡妮可能失去一切。”
“And you,” she said softly, “have lost the Freys.”
“而你，”她柔聲道，“失去了佛雷家族。”
His wince told all.
他怔了一下。
She understood the angry voices now, why Perwyn Frey and Martyn Rivers had left in such haste,
她明白了，明白了那些憤怒的叫囂，明白了派溫·佛雷和馬丁·河文的離開，
trampling Robb’s banner into the ground as they went.
明白了他們踐踏冰原狼旗的舉動。
“Dare I ask how many swords come with your bride, Robb?”
“請問，你的新娘為你帶來多少軍隊，羅柏？”
“Fifty. A dozen knights.”
“五十個人，其中有十來位騎士。”
His voice was glum, as well it might be.
他聲音陰郁，正如她所預料。
When the marriage contract had been made at the Twins,
當初孿河城方面為締結婚約，
old Lord Walder Frey had sent Robb off with a thousand mounted knights and near three thousand foot.
可是慷慨地派出一千名騎士和近三千步兵。
“Jeyne is bright as well as beautiful.
“母親，簡妮不僅聰明美麗，
And kind as well. She has a gentle heart.”
而且十分善良，她有一顆溫柔的心。”
It is swords you need, not gentle hearts.
你需要的是軍隊，不是溫柔的心。
How could you do this, Robb?
你怎能這么做，羅柏？
How could you be so heedless, so stupid?
你怎能如此不計后果，如此鹵莽？
How could you be so … so very … young.
你怎能如此……如此……幼稚。
