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The Book of Ser Marco Polo : vol.1 | |
マルコ=ポーロ卿の記録 : vol.1 |
CONTEMPORARY RECOGNITION
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taking the name of Bauduin, to whom he expresses his
fear of the Viex de la Montagne with his Hauts-Assis,
telling anew the story of the Assassin's Paradise, and so
enlarges on the beauty of Ivorine that Bauduin is smitten,
and his love heals his malady. Toleration is not learned
however :
" Bauduins, li Califes, fist baptisier sa gent,
Et qui ne voilt Dieu crore, li teste on li pourfent !" P. 35o.
The Caliph gives up his kingdom to Bauduin, proposing
to follow him to the Wars of Syria. And Bauduin presents the
Kingdom to the Cobler.
Bauduin, the Caliph, and Prince Polibans then proceed to
visit the Mountain of the Old Man. The Caliph professes to
him that they want help against Godfrey of Bouillon. The
Viex says he does not give a bouton for Godfrey ; he will send
one of his Hauts-Assis straight to his tent, and give him a great
knife of steel between fie etpoumon !
After dinner they go out and witness the feat of devotion
which we have quoted elsewhere.* They then see the Paradise
and the lovely Ivorine, with whose beauty Bauduin is struck
dumb. The lady had never smiled before ; now she declares
that he for whom she had long waited was come. Bauduin
exclaims :
" ` Madame, fu-jou chou qui sui le vous soubgis ?'
Quant la puchelle Pot, lors li geta. j. ris ;
Et li dist : ` Bauduins, vous estes mes amis ! '" Pp. 362-363.
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The Old One is vexed, but speaks pleasantly to his daughter,
who replies with frightfully bad language, and declares herself
to be a Christian. The father calls out to the Caliph to kill
her. The Caliph pulls out a big knife and gives him a blow
that nearly cuts him in two. The amiable Ivorine says she
will go with Bauduin :
" ` Sé mes pères est mors, n'en donne. j. paresis !' " P. 364.
We need not follow the story further, as I did not trace
beyond this point any distinct derivation from our Traveller,
with the exception of that allusion to the incombustible cover-
* Vol. i. p. 144.
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