奇书网>西方思想经典译丛 > Text A Prologue Tolerance（第3页）
Text A Prologue Tolerance（第3页）
[51]“Blasphemy4!”criedtheOldMen。“Blasphemyandsacrilege5!Afitpuforhiscrime!HehaslosthisreasooscoffattheLarittendownathousandyearsago。Hedeservestodie!”
[52]Aookupheavystones。
[53]Andtheykilledhim。
[54]Andhisbodytheythrewatthefootofthecliffs，thatitmightliethereasawarningtoallwhoquestiohewisdomoftheaors。
[55]Thenithappetimelaterthattherewasagreatdrought。ThelittleBrookofKnowledgeralediedofthirst。Theharvestperishedinthefields，andtherewashuheValleyofIgnorance。
[56]TheOldMenever，wereehingwouldallerightiheyprophesied，forsoitwaswritiHolyChapters。
[57]Besides，theythemselvestlefood。Theyweresoveryold。
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[59]Thevillagewasdeserted。
[60]Morethanhalfofthepopulacediedfromsheer>
[61]Theohosewhosurvivedlaybeyoains。
[62]ButtheLawsaid“No!”
[63]Abeobeyed。
[64]Oherewasarebellion。
[65]Despairgavecetothosewhomfearhadfortosilence。
[66]FeeblytheOldMeed。
[67]Theywerepushedaside。Theyplaiheybewailedtheiheir，butwheulledoutofthevillage，theystoppedthedriveraotakethemalong。
[68]Theflightintotheunknownhadbegun。
[69]ItwasmanyyearssiheWaurwasasktodiscovertheroadhehadmappedout。
[70]Thousaimtohuhirstbeforethefirstwasfound。
[71]Fromthereoripwaslessdifficult。
[72]Thecarefulpioneerhadblazedacleartrailthroughthewoodsandamidsttheendlesswildernessofrock。
[73]Byeasystagesitledtothegreehene>
[74]Silentlythepeoplelookedateachother。
[75]“Hewasrightafterall，”theysaid。“Hewasright，andtheOldMenwerewrong。。。”
[76]“Hespokethetruth，andtheOldMenlied。。。”
[77]“Hisbatthefootofthecliffs，buttheOldMensitinourdttheiralays。。。”
[78]“Hesavedus，andweslewhim。。。”
[79]“Wearesorrythatithappeofcourse，ifwecouldhaveknowime。。。”
[80]Thentheyuheirhorsesandtheiroxeheirdtheirgoatsiuresahemselveshousesandlaidouttheirfieldsandtheylivedhappilyftimeafter>
[81]AfewyearslaterawasmadetoburythebravepiohefinenewedificewhichhadbeeedasahomefortheWiseOldMen。
[82]Asolemnprowentbacktotheedvalley，butwhewasreachedwherehisbodyoughttohavebeen，itwashere。
[83]Ahungryjackal6haddraggedittohislair。
