Chapter 115 Chapter Nineteen

How the Pagoda praised the mute's idea After hearing this, Paguguai remained silent for a long time, as if he was thinking about something heavy in his mind, and finally he said to Banuge: "The devil is beguiling you. But listen to me, for I have read that the truest and most reliable prophecies are not written nor expressed in words; for the lines are short, and the words are dark and vague , ambiguous; even those who are considered the most careful and shrewd often make mistakes, so Apollo, the god of prophecy, is called οζια ①. It is generally believed that only gestures and gestures are the most authentic and reliable. Heraclitus had this view, Jupiter also used this method when he prophesied Amon, and Apollo prophesied the Assyrians in this way. Therefore, they drew Apollo as a bearded man wearing old clothes, A dignified man, instead of being naked, young and beardless, as the Greeks were. We'd better make gestures and not speak, and how about you go to a dumb man for advice?"

Banurge said, "I agree." "However," said Paiguguay, "you need to find someone who is born deaf and dumb. For only those who have never heard are truly pure." Banuge said: "What do you mean? If it is true that only those who cannot hear can't speak, I can logically lead you to an absurd and unreasonable conclusion. But let's not talk about this for now. You probably don't believe Herodotus' story of the two children who were shut up in a house by the order of Psammetichus, king of Egypt, and who ate but were not taught to speak, and then After a period of time, they actually say becus, becus, which is the bread in the language of Philipia. Do you believe it? "

Paiguguay replied: "I don't believe it at all. It is a lie to say that human beings are born with a language; language is created by each nation according to its own ideas and decisions; the so-called sound, according to dialectics, itself It does not have meaning, but is added at random. These words are by no means invented by me. Bartrus said in his l. prima de verb. oblig. There is a M. Nero de Cabrières in Asia, who, by an accident, became deaf; nevertheless, he understands all Italian speeches, even those that are whispered and silent. This is because he only looks at gestures and the movements of the lips. I also read in the works of a great learned writer⑤ that King Tiridades of Armenia visited Rome during the Nero dynasty and was treated with great ceremonies. Luxurious reception, the purpose of the grand reception is to let him maintain a permanent friendship with the Roman Senate and the Roman nation, and invite him to see all the monuments and buildings in the city. When he returned home, the Roman emperor gave him many precious gifts; , and asked him to choose his favorite thing in Rome, whatever it was, promised him in advance that he would never refuse. The king wanted nothing but a mime actor he had seen in the theater. I don't understand what is said in the comedy, but I can understand the gestures and gestures he made. He said that in the country he ruled, there are peoples with different languages, and they must be fully understood and ① Greek: "sensitive, taboo of, obscure, indirect. "

① Psammetikus: King of Egypt in 664 BC. ② See the second section of the second volume of Herodotus' "History". ③ Latin: "Forced Language" volume one. ④ Ecubia: the city of Gubbio in Italy. ⑤ Refers to Lucian's "Dancing Conversation", but Lucian did not say it was Tridades.Suetonius is mentioned in the thirtieth chapter of the Nairobi, and Tacitus is mentioned in the XXIII chapter of the sixteenth book of the Chronicle. To be understood by others, many translation procedures are required; but this person does not need to translate.For he gestured so well that he was speaking with his fingers.

"However, you should find someone born deaf so that his gestures are natural and prophetic, not feigned, false, or contrived. Besides, you are left to consider finding a male It's still a girl." Banurge said: "I prefer women, but there are two things that bother me: "One thing is that no matter what women see, they always reflect it in their minds. What they think about and imagine are often the image of that thing. No matter what gestures, gestures, or postures they see, their understanding, Always connected to the movement of that thing. Therefore, we always get it wrong, because women think that our every move is a symbol of sex. You must remember that two hundred and sixty years after the construction of Rome, there was a young Roman nobleman , met a congenitally deaf-mute lady named Verona on Mount Kerion. The young nobleman, not knowing that she was deaf, asked her, gesticulating in the Italian style, what had he seen on the road? Several MPs. She, unable to hear what he said, imagined what she was thinking of, which was the natural demand of a young man for a woman. So with gestures (gestures are more attractive in love than words, more effective, more useful, incomparable) led him home, and told him with signs that she liked the game, and at last they both had a good time without speaking a word.

"The other thing is that they didn't respond to our gestures, but just lay back suddenly, as if they really accepted our silent request. Otherwise, they answered our gestures, so presumptuous and ridiculous, So much so that we might think they're trying to mess with us. You know, at Croquinelle, that little nun called Aunt Fisch was killed by a young beneficiary friar named Do Létimer After the news spread, the abbot called her in and scolded her for adultery in front of all the nuns. The little nun said that it was a last resort, not of her own will, but that Sister Ladimer Rape by force. The mother dean disagreed, saying: "Bad thing, it happened in the dormitory, why didn't you call for help? We will all come to teach you!" The little nun said she dared not Shouting, because talking is forbidden in the dormitory. The Mother Superior said:

'Damn you, why don't you say hello to the neighbor next door? Sister Fei Xu said, "I greeted with all my strength with my buttocks, but no one came to save me." ’ The mother dean said: ‘Bad man, why don’t you come to me right away and sue him?If the same thing happened to me, I would do it to show my innocence. Sister Fei Xu said: "Because I was afraid of wearing a sin and dying suddenly, so before he left the dormitory, I made a confession to him."When he asked me to do penance, he forbade me to speak out to anyone.Whoever discloses the situation of repentance is a serious sin, and it is a terrible sin before God and angels.Because of this, the entire seminary may be burned by the fire of heaven, and at that time, all of them will sink into the ground together with Dathan and Abiram④. '"

"I don't find it funny at all," said Paiguguet. "I know that all monasteries prefer to violate the commandments of God than their own rules. You'd better find a man. I think Nazdeqab is all right. He's born deaf." ① Mount Kerion: One of the Seven Hills of Rome, now known as Mount St. John de Lateran. ② Italians always make gestures when speaking. ① Croquinelle: The place name of Provins, some versions are Brignole, referring to Brignole Monastery, but the monastery had not yet been built in 1546. ② Fish, meaning "fat butt". ③ Do? Laidimai: Dominus is an abbreviation of Dominus, and Laidimai means "a hard thing to put in".

④ Dathan and Abiram were the sons of Eliab among the descendants of Reuben. They were punished by Jehovah for attacking Moses.See "Old Testament? Numbers" Chapter 30 to 33 of the sixteenth chapter. ⑤ Nazdkabo, which means goat nose.