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And instead of bolting, Thomas proceeded to the Cathedral for vespers. He made sure the door was open to receive the congregation. He had chosen his place. He had written in his mind his last and greatest performance. They caught up with him here, in the north transept of the Cathedral. And Becket must have seen right away for they meant business, because they were got up in the standard kit of terrorist thugs, face and head covered, chain mail, of course. They were carrying naked swords, and shouting, " Where is the traitor?" And Becket replied, " Here I am, no traitor to the King, but a priest of God." The Archbishop seemed calm, but no one else was. His attendants, all except two, disappeared into the shadows of the church. |
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tuō mǎ sī fēi dàn méi yǒu táo pǎo, tā hái zhuó shǒu kāi shǐ dà jiào táng nèi de wǎn dǎo. tā chǎng kāi dà mén, yíng jiē qián lái de jiào táng huì zhòng, tā xuǎn zé le zì jǐ de guī sù, tā xīn zhōng zǎo yǐ yī qīng èr chǔ, tā zuì hòu yě shì zuì wěi dà de xùn dào. tā men zài dà jiào táng běi ěr táng zhǎo dào le tā. bèi kè tè kěn dìng yī xià kàn chuān le tā men de yì tú, yīn wèi tā men yǐ rán zhuāng bàn chéng le kǒng bù de bào tú. tóu dài tóu kuī, dāng rán, hái shēn chuān suǒ zǐ jiǎ, huī wǔ zhe chū qiào de jiàn, tā men jiào xiāo zhe," pàn guó zéi kuài chū lái". bèi kè tè huí yìng dào," wǒ zài zhè lǐ, bú shì guó wáng de bèi pàn zhě, zhǐ shì shàng dì de shén fù". dà zhǔ jiào hěn píng jìng, ér qí tā rén zé bù rán, chú le liǎng gè rén, tā de suǒ yǒu suí cóng quán dōu táo jìn le jiào táng de yīn yǐng shēn chù. |