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"We're not supposed to talk to Craster's wives,"
“我們奉命不得與卡斯特的女人講話，”
Sam told them.
山姆告訴她們，
"We have orders."
“這是總司令大人的命令?！?/p>
"That's done now,"
“他的命令到此為止，”
said the old woman on the right.
右邊的老婦說。
"The blackest crows are down in the cellar, gorging,"
“最黑的烏鴉們正在地窖狼吞虎咽，”
said the old woman on the left,
左邊的老婦說，
"or up in the loft with the young ones.
“或在閣樓上干年輕女人。
They'll be back soon, though.
但他們很快會回來，
Best you be gone when they do.
你得趕在他們回來之前離開。
The horses run off, but Dyah's caught two."
馬兒都跑了，好在妲婭逮住兩匹?！?/p>
"You said you'd help me,"
“你說你會幫我，”
Gilly reminded him.
吉莉提醒他。
"I said Jon would help you.
“我說瓊恩會幫你。
Jon's brave, and he's a good fighter, but I think he's dead now.
瓊恩很勇敢，是個優秀的戰士，但我想他已經死了。
I'm a craven. And fat.
我，我只是個膽小鬼，又胖又笨。
Look how fat I am.
看看我，你就明白了。
Besides, Lord Mormont's hurt.
況且莫爾蒙大人受了傷，
Can't you see?
你們沒發現嗎？
I couldn't leave the Lord Commander."
我不能離開總司令大人。“
"Child," said the other old woman,
“孩子，”另一位老婦說，
"that old crow's gone before you. Look."
“那只老烏鴉已經死在你眼前。瞧?！?/p>
Mormont's head was still in his lap, but his eyes were open and staring and his lips no longer moved.
莫爾蒙的頭仍在他膝上，但眼睛直勾勾地瞪著前方，嘴唇也不再動彈。
The raven cocked its head and squawked, then looked up at Sam.
他的烏鴉昂頭嘶叫，然后看著山姆，
"Corn?"
“玉米？”
"No corn. He has no corn."
“沒有。他沒有玉米。”
Sam closed the Old Bear's eyes and tried to think of a prayer, but all that came to mind was,
山姆合上熊老的眼睛，試圖說些禱詞，卻死活也想不出一句，
"Mother have mercy.
“圣母慈悲。
Mother have mercy.
圣母慈悲。
Mother have mercy."
圣母慈悲?！?/p>
"Your mother can't help you none,"
“你的圣母幫不了你，”
said the old woman on the left.
左邊的老婦說，
"That dead old man can't neither.
“這個死去的老頭也不能。
You take his sword and you take that big warm far cloak o' his and you take his horse if you can find him.
拿著他的劍，穿上他暖和的毛皮大斗篷，騎上他的戰馬，
And you go."
走吧?！?/p>
"The girl don't lie,"
“這女孩沒撒謊，”
the old woman on the right said.
右邊的老婦說，
"She's my girl, and I beat the lying out of her early on.
“她是我女兒，我早已把她揍得不會說謊。
You said you'd help her.
你說你會幫她，
Do what Ferny says, boy.
就按芬妮說的去做，小子。
Take the girl and be quick about it."
帶上這女孩，動作快。”
"Quick," the raven said.
“快，”烏鴉道，
"Quick quick quick."
“快，快，快?！?/p>
"Where?" asked Sam, puzzled.
“去哪兒？”山姆疑惑地問，
"Where should I take her?"
“我帶她去哪兒？”
"Someplace warm,"
“去暖和的地方，”
the two old women said as one.
兩個老婦齊聲道。
Gilly was crying.
吉莉在哭。
"Me and the babe. Please.
“求求你，救救我和孩子，求求你。
I'll be your wife, like I was Craster's.
我可以做你老婆，就像做卡斯特的老婆那樣。
Please, ser crow.
求求你，烏鴉爵士，
He's a boy, just like Nella said he'd be.
他是個男孩，妮拉算得很準，
If you don't take him, they will."
你不把他帶走的話，他們會?！?/p>
"They?"
“他們？”
said Sam, and the raven cocked its black head and echoed,
山姆道，烏鴉昂起黑色的腦袋重復，
"They They They"
“他們。他們。他們?！?/p>
"The boy's brothers,"
“他的哥哥，”
said the old woman on the left.
左邊的老婦說，
"Craster's sons.
“卡斯特的兒子們。
The white cold's rising out there, crow.
白色寒神正在外面，烏鴉，
I can feel it in my bones.
我打骨頭里感覺得到，
These poor old bones don't lie.
這身可憐的老骨頭從不騙人。
They'll be here soon, the sons."
卡斯特的兒子們就快來了。”
