《Songsmith 》作者： - Andre Norton & A. C. Crispin【EPUB】

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Songsmith Andre Norton And A. C. Crispin CONTENTS Prologue. 3 One. 4 Two. 16 Three. 26 Four. 38 Five. 49 Six. 61 Seven. 74 Eight86 Nine. 97 Ten. 108 Eleven. 117 Twelve. 129 Fourteen. 154 Fifteen. 166 Sixteen. 177 Epilogue. 189 ?? Prologue Life as a songsmith a forger and singer of tales seems to the uninitiated that is those whohave never tried it to be a most carefree existence full of travel romance and perhaps onlynow and then for spice a little danger. In truth it seldom reaches such memorable heightsbeing mostly work like unto any other. One listens one remembers then one wrestles with words and musical notes to hammer all into acoherent whole hoping fervently that the finished product will elicit smiles instead offrowns or worse yawns. One learns to count the night’s takings from the clinks in the harpcase discerning the clear ring of silver from the thud of bronze and copper or fortune bepraised the weighty rare whisper of gold-all by sound alone. One spends nights huddled underthe lash of rain or stinging snow with perhaps naught but a pocket of sullen fire to holdback the hungry night. One learns to heat brook water and sip it slowly in lieu of real foodtrying thus to fool an empty belly... No my lords and ladies gathered here in this age-held citadel to hear the songsmith and sipyour wine the life of a bard is hardly carefree. There are times though when the music and the tale are worth it all. Then the tune flows likethe ripple of a fine horse’s mane words spring nearly unbidden to the singer’s lips. Such atime is now following the toasts and congratulations that accompany a day of ceremony