第4章

Thethickblackcloudwascleft，andstillTheMoonwasatitsside：

Likewatersshotfromsomehighcrag，Thelightningfellwithneverajag，Ariversteepandwide.

Theloudwindneverreachedtheship，Yetnowtheshipmovedon！

BeneaththelightningandtheMoonThedeadmengaveagroan.

Theygroaned，theystirred，theyalluprose，Norspake，normovedtheireyes;

Ithadbeenstrange，eveninadream，Tohaveseenthosedeadmenrise.

Thehelmsmansteered，theshipmovedon;

Yetneverabreezeupblew;

Themarinersall"ganworktheropes，Weretheywerewonttodo：

Theyraisedtheirlimbslikelifelesstools

Wewereaghastlycrew.

Thebodyofmybrother"sson，Stoodbyme，kneetoknee：

ThebodyandIpulledatonerope，Buthesaidnoughttome.

"Ifearthee，ancientMariner！"

Becalm，thouWedding—Guest！

"Twasnotthosesoulsthatfledinpain，Whichtotheircorsescameagain，Butatroopofspiritsblest：

Forwhenitdawned——theydroppedtheirarms，Andclusteredroundthemast;

Sweetsoundsroseslowlythroughtheirmouths，Andfromtheirbodiespassed.

Around，around，fleweachsweetsound，ThendartedtotheSun;

Slowlythesoundscamebackagain，Nowmixed，nowonebyone.

Sometimesa—droppingfromtheskyIheardthesky—larksing;

Sometimesalllittlebirdsthatare，HowtheyseemedtofilltheseaandairWiththeirsweetjargoning！

Andnow"twaslikeallinstruments，Nowlikealonelyflute;

Andnowitisanangel"ssong，ThatmakestheHeavensbemute.

Itceased;yetstillthesailsmadeonApleasantnoisetillnoon，AnoiselikeofahiddenbrookIntheleafymonthofJune，ThattothesleepingwoodsallnightSingethaquiettune.

Tillnoonwequietlysailedon，Yetneverabreezedidbreathe：

Slowlyandsmoothlywenttheship，Movedonwardfrombeneath.

Underthekeelninefathomdeep，Fromthelandofmistandsnow，Thespiritslid：anditwasheThatmadetheshiptogo.

Thesailsatnoonleftofftheirtune，Andtheshipstoodstillalso.

TheSun，rightupabovethemast，Hadfixedhertotheocean：

Butinaminuteshe"ganstir，Withashortuneasymotion

BackwardsandforwardshalfherlengthWithashortuneasymotion.

Thenlikeapawinghorseletgo，Shemadeasuddenbound：

Itflungthebloodintomyhead，AndIfelldowninaswound.

HowlonginthatsamefitIlay，Ihavenottodeclare;

Buteremylivinglifereturned，IheardandinmysouldiscernedTwoVOICESintheair.

"Isithe？"quothone，"Isthistheman？

Byhimwhodiedoncross，Withhiscruelbowhelaidfulllow，TheharmlessAlbatross.

"ThespiritwhobidethbyhimselfInthelandofmistandsnow，HelovedthebirdthatlovedthemanWhoshothimwithhisbow."

Theotherwasasoftervoice，Assoftashoney—dew：

Quothhe，"Themanhathpenancedone，Andpenancemorewilldo."

PARTTHESIXTH.

FIRSTVOICE.

Buttellme，tellme！speakagain，Thysoftresponserenewing

Whatmakesthatshipdriveonsofast？

WhatistheOCEANdoing？

SECONDVOICE.

Stillasaslavebeforehislord，TheOCEANhathnoblast;

HisgreatbrighteyemostsilentlyUptotheMooniscast

Ifhemayknowwhichwaytogo;

ForsheguideshimsmoothorgrimSee，brother，see！howgraciouslyShelookethdownonhim.

FIRSTVOICE.

Butwhydrivesonthatshipsofast，Withoutorwaveorwind？

SECONDVOICE.

Theairiscutawaybefore，Andclosesfrombehind.

Fly，brother，fly！morehigh，morehighOrweshallbebelated：

Forslowandslowthatshipwillgo，WhentheMariner"stranceisabated.