A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Автор: Mark Twain

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Издательство: Пальмира|Книга по Требованию

Год: 2017

Место издания: Санкт-Петербург | Москва

ISBN: 978-5-521-00195-8

Страниц: 198

Артикул: 12216

Возрастная маркировка: 12+

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Preface
A Word of Explanation
Chapter I. Camelot
Chapter II. King Arthur’s Court
Chapter III. Knights of the Table Round
Chapter IV. Sir Dinadan the Humorist
Chapter V. An Inspiration
Chapter VI. The Eclipse
Chapter VII. Merlin’s Tower
Chapter VIII. The Boss
Chapter IX. The Tournament
Chapter X. Beginnings of Civilization
Chapter XI. The Yankee in Search of Adventures
Chapter XII. Slow Torture
Chapter XIII. Freemen!
Chapter XIV. "Defend thee, Lord!"
Chapter XV. Sandy’s Tale
Chapter XVI. Morgan Le Fay
Chapter XVII. A Royal Banquet
Chapter XVIII. In the Queen’s Dungeons
Chapter XIX. Knight Errantry as a Trade
Chapter XX. The Ogre’s Castle
Chapter XXI. The Pilgrims
Chapter XXII. The Holy Fountain
Chapter XXIII. Restoration of the Fountain
Chapter XXIV. A Rival Magician
Chapter XXV. A Competitive Examination
Chapter XXVI. The First Newspaper
Chapter XXVII. The Yankee and the King Travel Incognito
Chapter XXVIII. Drilling the King
Chapter XXIX. The Small-Pox Hut
Chapter XXX. The Tragedy of the Manor-House
Chapter XXXI. Marco
Chapter XXXII. Dowley’s Humiliation
Chapter XXXIII. Sixth Century Political Economy
Chapter XXXIV. The Yankee and the King Sold as Slaves
Chapter XXXV. A Pitiful Incident
Chapter XXXVI. An Encounter in the Dark
Chapter XXXVII. An Awful Predicament
Chapter XXXVIII. Sir Launcelot and Knights to the Rescue
Chapter XXXIX. The Yankee’s Fight with the Knights
Chapter XL. Three Years Later
Chapter XLI. The Interdict
Chapter XLII. War!
Chapter XLIII. The Battle of the Sand-Belt
Chapter XLIV. A Postscript by Clarence
Final P.S. by M.T.

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17will ask. Well, said the damsel, go ye into yonder barge and row yourself to the sword, and take it and the scabbard with you, and I will ask my gift when I see my time. So Sir Arthur and Merlin alight, and tied their horses to two trees, and so they went into the ship, and when they came to the sword that the hand held, Sir Arthur took it up by the handles, and took it with him. And the arm and the hand went under the water; and so they came unto the land and rode forth. And then Sir Arthur saw a rich pavilion. What signifieth yonder pavilion? It is the knight's pavilion, said Merlin, that ye fought with last, Sir Pellinore, but he is out, he is not there; he hath ado with a knight of yours, that hight Egglame, and they have fought together, but at the last Egglame fled, and else he had been dead, and he hath chased him even to Carlion, and we shall meet with him anon in the highway. That is well said, said Arthur, now have I a sword, now will I wage battle with him, and be avenged on him. Sir, ye shall not so, said Merlin, for the knight is weary of fighting and chasing, so that ye shall have no worship to have ado with him; also, he will not lightly be matched of one knight living; and therefore it is my counsel, let him pass, for he shall do you good service in short time, and his sons, after his days. Also ye shall see that day in short space ye shall be right glad to give him your sister to wed. When I see him, I will do as ye advise me, said Arthur. Then Sir Arthur looked on the sword, and liked it passing well. Whether liketh you better, said Merlin, the sword or the scabbard? Me liketh better the sword, said Arthur. Ye are more unwise, said Merlin, for the scabbard is worth ten of the sword, for while ye have the scabbard upon you ye shall never lose no blood, be ye never so sore wounded; therefore, keep well the scabbard alway...