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The Prisoner of Zenda

2020

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اشحـــ ــاشح اــه تغـــ

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Introduction

Introduction Author اؤف

Anthony Hope

The Prisoner of Zenda was written by Anthony Hope. He was born in 1863 in London,

England. He was educated and got first-class degrees in classics, philosophy and ancient

history. Hope had great interest in politics throughout his life. He published around thirty

fictional works in his lifetime, but it was The Prisoner of Zenda that made him famous. It

was a classic adventure novel. Hope died of throat cancer in 1933.

Settings اخفح ار ذذوس فها الأحذاز: أاو وأصح امصح Places : England and Ruritania

Time: During late nineteenth century / 1890s

Characters اشخصاخ

The Rassendylls آي ساعذ

Rudolf Rose Robert Countess Amelia Rudolf Rassendyll: A wealthy English gentleman and the narrator of the story.

Rose Rassendyll : Rassendyll’s sister-in-law.

Robert Rassendyll: Rudolf Rassendyll’s brother.

Countess Amelia Rassendyll: A relative of the Rassendylls who married into the

Ruritanian royal family in 1733.

The Elphbergs إفثشضآي

Rudolf Duke Michael Princess Flavia

Rudolf Elphberg: The king , Rudolf the Fifth of Ruritania.

Duke Michael Elphberg:(the Duke of Strelsau) Rudolf Elphberg’s half-brother.

Princess Flavia: A royal cousin to Rudolf Elphberg and Michael Elphberg.

The King’s men سظاي اه

Colonel Sapt Fritz von Tarlenheim Marchal Strakencz

Colonel Sapt: An old soldiers who works for the King of Ruritania.

Fritz von Tarlenheim: A gentleman who works for the King of Ruritania.

Marchal Strakencz : An important person in the King of Ruritania’s army.


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Duke Michael’s Six Men اذوق اى اغرحسظاي

De Gautet Detchard Kraftestien

Bersonin Lauengram Rubert Hentzau

سوسرااصخ آخش ( صلاخرفحروي ظغاخ أعبت ) :صلاصخ عرح سظايذم ب٣ :

The three foreignersاصلاشح الأظاةأولا :

De Gautet: A Frenchman, one of Duke Michael’s Six Men (special soldiers who are

loyal to him)

Bersonin: A Belgian, one of Duke Michael’s Six Men (special soldiers who are

loyal to him)

Detchard: An Englishman, one of Duke Michael’s Six Men (special soldiers who are

loyal to him)

The three Ruritanians سوسراااصلاشح شاا :

Lauengram: A Ruritanian, one of Duke Michael’s Six Men (special soldiers who are

loyal to him)

Kraftestien: A Ruritanian, one of Duke Michael’s Six Men (special soldiers who are

loyal to him)

Rubert Hentzau: A Ruritanian, one of Duke Michael’s Six Men (special soldiers who

are loyal to him)

The King’s servants خذ اه

Josef Freyler

Josef: A servant to the King of Ruritania. Freyler: A servant at the King’s palace.

Other characters شخصاخ أخشي

Sir Jacob Borrodaile: An important Englishman who is about to be an ambassador.

George Featherly: An English friend of Rudolf Rassendyll who works in the Paris

embassy.

Bertram Bertrand: An English journalist who works in Paris.

Antoinette de Mauban: A wealthy French lady.

Johan Holf: A servant who works in the Castle of Zenda.

Max Holf: Johan’s brother who works for Duke Michael.

Bernenstein: A trusted gentleman, one of those who help to rescue the King.

Prince Flavia: A royal cousin to Rudolf Elphberg and Michael Elphberg.


Introduction

The main places الأاو اشئغح

Ruritania Strelsau Zenda Tarlenheim

Ruritania: A small fictional country in the middle of Europe.

Strelsau: The Capital city of Ruritania where the coronation takes place.

Zenda: A small town which is 80 km from Strelsau and 10 km from the borders.

Tarlenheim: A house which belong to one of Fritz’s relative.

Summary of the novel خص اشواح

The story takes place in nineteenth-century Europe. Rudolf Rassendyll, a wealthy

Englishman, the cousin of Rudolf Elphberg, who is about to become the new king of

Ruritania, a fictional country in central Europe. Rudolf Rassendyll decides to travel to

Ruritania to attend the coronation of his cousin, who he has not met before. Soon after

he arrives, he is walking through a forest where he meets the future king. The two

men surprised to discover that they are so unlike: they are almost identical twins. The

cousins talk excitedly about the coronation.

However, on the night before the great occasion, Rudolf Elphberg is kidnapped by his

younger brother Michael and locked in the castle in the town of Zenda.Although

Michael does not have the right to be the next king of the country, he is popular with

some of the people of Ruritania. He wants to stop the coronation so that he can

become the next king himself.

Rudolf Rassendyll solves the problem by taking his cousin place.Because the two

men look so alike, nobody realizes what is happening and the coronation takes place

as planned. While Rudolf Elphberg remains in the castle, Rudolf Rassendyll lives the

life of the king and spends time with his cousin’s friends.At the same time,he realizes

that he cannot remain the king of Ruritania forever.He decides to rescue Rudolf

Elphberg.

The story ends happily for Elphberg when he finally becomes the new king.

Michael dies.Rassendyll says goodbye to his friends and leaves the country.The

people of Ruritania never find out what has really happened.

Summarised by :Don Dallas


Toppers in English

Scene 1 اشهذ الأوي الأوثش ـ "ساعذ" شمكغذو ،اشىسد ت ضيغشفح طعا ف إعرشا::هاس داخ

Characters: Rassendyll , Rose (his brother’s wife) and Robert

Countess Amelia Rassendyll (Sir Jacob Brodaile)) & ): عأذ روشهاشاىح شخصاخ

I was eating breakfast in the dining room of my brother's house one sunny morning,

thinking about what I would do that week, when my brother's wife Rose came into the

room.

ريك٠ ك٤ب عأه ث أخ٠ ، لشا راد طجبػ شظ ، أرب ؽؼب الإكطبس ك٠ ؿشكخ اطؼب ك٠ ض (عغذ)

ؽ٤ دلذ اـشكخ صعخ أخ٠ "سص" اثزذسر٠ هبئخ:الأعجع

Rose: "Rudolf, you're 29 years old," "Are you ever going to do anything useful?"

Rassendyll: putting down my egg spoon, ?Rose, why should I do anything" اػؼب ؼوخ اج٤غ

I have nearly enough money to do anything I want to and I enjoy an important

position in society: my brother's Lord Burlesdon and you are a countess."

Rose: "But you've done nothing except..."

Rassendyll: "Be lazy? It's true. I'm a member of the Rassendyll family and our family

don't need to do things."

This annoyed Rose, because her family were rich but less important than the Rassendylls.

At this moment, my brother Lord Burlesdon (who we were happy to call simply Robert)

came into the room.

ػب٣ن لا٠ زا " سص" كب بذ أعشرب ، ػ٠ ؿبب صشائب ، غز أعشرب ، دق اـشكخ ك٠ ز اؾظخ

ثجغبؽخ "سثشد"، كظبؽذ "سص":" از ب عؼذاء أ بد٣ شو٤و٠ "سد ثشغذ

Rose: "Robert, I'm so happy you're back!"

Robert: "What's the matter, my dear?"

Rassendyll:explaining to him, فغشا "She's angry because she thinks I don't do anything."

At this point, I should explain that I had not been lazy all my life. I had studied hard and

learned a lot when I was at a German school and German university. I spoke German as

well as I spoke English, and I also knew how to speak French, Italian and Spanish. I was

good with a gun and a strong swordsman. I was also very good at riding a horse.

اا د كوذ أخز ئ٠ ز اوطخ ،لاثذ أ أكغش أ٠ أ غلا ؽ٤خ ؽ٤بر٠ ؛ ؽ٤ب ذساعخ ػ٠ ؾ اغذ رؼذ ض٤ش

اغبؼخ الأب٤خ أعذد ازؾذس ثبـخ الأب٤خ ئعبدر٠ ـخ الإغ٤ض٣خ،كؼلا ػ أ٠ ذ الأب٤خ ذ ك٠ اذسعخ

، ث ذ خ٤الأعؾخ أع٤ذ أ٣ؼب سة ا ذ أع٤ذ اعزخذا ؛أػشف ازؾذس ثبـخ الشغ٤خ الإ٣طب٤خ الأعجب٤خ

.جبسصا ه٣ب ثبغ٤ق

Rose: "It's not just your red hair that makes you different from your brother.He also

realises his position in society has responsibilities.You only see opportunities in yours."

Rassendyll: explaining,شبسؽب"To a man like me, opportunities are responsibilities."

Rose: "Good, because I have some news for you.Sir Jacob Borrodaile tells me he'll offer you

a real opportunity. He's going to be an ambassador in six months' time, and he says

he's happy for you to work for him. I hope you'll take this job, Rudolf."

My sister-in-law has a way of asking people to do thing which is impossible to refuse.

Moreover, I thought this job sounded quite interesting, so I said,

:ظ٤لخ شبئوخ ئ٠ ؽذ ب كوذ بب ثذا ٠ أ ز ا ؛ة ك٠ الإهبع اغزؾ٤ سكؼعخ أخ٠ أعذ ص



Rassendyll: "If in six months' time I'm in a position to take this job, then I'll certainly say yes. "

Rose: "Oh, Rudolf, how good of you!"

Rassendyll: "Where will he be working?"

Rose:"Sir Jacob doesn't know which country it will be,but he's sure it'll be a good embassy.”

Rassendyll: "For you I'll do it, even if it's a terrible embassy,"

Now I had made my promise to Rose, but there were still six months to go before the

job would start, and I began to think about what I could do in this time. I decided that I

would visit Ruritania, a small country in the middle of Europe. My family have always had

an interest in that country because in 1733, Countess Amelia Rassendyll married a member

of the Ruritanian royal family, the Elphbergs. In fact my brother has paintings of her and

her descendants on his walls: many of them have the same red hair and straight noses as the

Elphbergs; I am the latest one to have the appearance of the Ruritanian royal family. My

decision was helped a few days later when I read in The Times newspaper that Rudolf the

Fifth was to become King of Ruritania in the next three weeks, and that amazing

celebrations were planned for this joyous occasion. I thought how fantastic it would be to

see such an event and began to prepare for my journey.

I do not like to tell people where 1go on my travels, so I told Rose that I was going

walking in the Alps. I did not want her to think I was being lazy either, so I told her I was

going to write a book about social problems in the country.

هج أ أزؾن ثبظ٤لخ سؽذ أكش ػب ػغب أ ا ػ٠ لغ٠ ـ"سص" ؛ بصا ذ عزخ أشش ا٥ هطؼذ ػذ

طبب ب -٠ دخ طـ٤شح ك٠ عؾ أسثب -أ أه ثشؽخ ئ٠ " سس٣زب٤ب" هشاسكوشأه ث ك٠ ري اهذ ،

" كشدا الأعشح ساعذإا رضعذ از٤غخ " 3711 ػب لأعشر٠ ازب ثزي اذخ ري ٣شعغ ئ٠ أ ك٠

أخ٢ ؽبد ز٤غخ أؽلبدب ػ٠ عذسا ض. ذ اض٤ش٣ ٣ ؼن ،ك٢ ااهغ ".آي إفثشضشس٣زب٤ب " بخا

. أب آخش كشد ك٢ "لجشطئ آ"( الأق اغزو٤خ از٢ ٣زغ ثب احشجاؼبسة ئ٠ الأشمش) الأصهة اشعش لظ

هشأر خجش ،دػ هشاس١ ثبغلش ئ٠ سس٣زب٤ب ب ٠ ئلا أ٣ب ه٤خ ؽز٠ .ػبئز٢ لظ ش اؼبئخ ابخ شس٣زب٤ب

أ ر ،الأعبث٤غ اضلاصخ اوبدخ ؿؼشس٣زب٤ب ك٢ ع٤زط ب سودوف اخاظأ ٣و " اراضك٢ عش٣ذح "

ثذأد أػذ شؽز٢. ،بأ شبذح ض زا اؾذس ع٤ سائؼ خطش ٠زلبلاد سائؼخ ثز ابعجخ اغؼ٤ذح. الإػذاد لاؽ

أ٢ رات بسعخ س٣بػخ اش٢ سوصزي أخجشد ،ا ػ الأب از٢ أرت ئ٤ب ك٢ سؽلار٢أب لا أؽت أ أخجش أؽذ

أ٢ أ١ رأ٤ق زبة ػ اشلاد ثكأخجشرب ، أ٣ؼب٢ غلا . لأ٢ أ أس٣ذب أ رؼزوذ أظثاي الأةك٢

.عزبػ٤خ ك٢ اش٣قلإا

Rose: "You're going to write a book? That would be such a good thing to do, wouldn't it,

Robert?"

Robert agreed with Rose and he should know, as he has written many books himself.

:هبئلا لأ هب ثلغ ثزأ٤ق ػذح زتارلن "سثشد " غ " سص"

Robert: "Yes, indeed. Writing a book's the best way to get into politics.".

Rassendyll: to both of them ".You're right" ٤بــ

However, I had no plan to really write a book, which shows how little we know about

the future. Because here I am now, writing a book as I had promised to do, even if the book

has nothing to do with the social problems in the Alps. But let me begin near the start of my

journey to Ruritania.

أه ثزأ٤ق أب را. كب ٠ ػئ٤خ ؼشكزب ثبغزوجزا ٣ج٤ ،٤خ أ أه ثزأ٤ق زبة ؽوب ر ذ١ غ ري،

غؾا ٢ أ أثذأكزعزبػ٤خ ك٢ طوخ الأت. لإازبة لا ػلاهخ ثبشلاد ا سؿ أ ،زبة ب ػذد

.ثبؾذ٣ش ػ ثذا٣خ سؽز٢ ئ٠ سس٣زب٤ب


Toppers in English

Scene 2 اشهذ اصا طع ف تاسظ: داخ

Characters: Rassendyll , his friends:

George featherly (working at the Embassy) and

Bertram Bertrand ( a journalist)

”“Rassendyll( ع ـ Uncle William: ) شخصاخ عأذ روشها

Antoinette de Mouban Duke Michael

My Uncle William always said that no man should ever pass through Paris without

spending twenty-four hours in the city, so I took his advice and booked a night at The

Continental Hotel. As soon as I had checked in, I called on some old friends that I knew in

the French capital: George Featherly, who worked at the embassy, and Bertram Bertrand,

who was now a famous journalist in the city. That evening, we all ate in a restaurant and

they told me all about the latest exciting events in Paris.

زي ػذ ؛ د أ ٣وؼ٢ ثب أسثغ ػشش٣ عبػخ تاسظ٣ش ػ٠ ب شخضأ دائب ب ٣و واب ػ٢

از٣ ٠ ث عبثن صسد ثؼغ الأطذهبء اوذا٠ ،لذم ؽز٠ا ثـذب ئ . وىررايثظ٤ؾز ؽغضد ٤خ ك٢ كذم

ا٥ أطجؼاز١ ،"تشذشا تشذشاذ" ،از١ ب ٣ؼ ثبغلبسح ،"س ظىسض فز:"ك٢ اؼبطخ الشغ٤خ ب ؼشكخ

اطؾل٤ب ث الأؽذاس ك٤ب أخجش٠ ث أخجش٢ ،ك٢ أؽذ اطبػ ،ري اغبء، ربب اطؼب ك٢ ثبس٣ظ. شس

.اض٤شح از٢ هؼذ إخشا ك٢ ثبس٣ظ

Bertram: "We've had quite a few important people visiting the city recently,"

Rassendyll: "Anyone I'd know?"

Bertram:"Well, I met Antoinette de Mauban today.You've probably heard of her. She's

a lady who's well known for her wealth and ambition. But she's leaving Paris

today, we don't know where she's going to next."

Rassendyll: "So why did she come to Paris?"

George: "She was a guest of the Duke of Strelsau, I met him at the embassy yesterday.

He's the half-brother to the King of Ruritania. People say he was his father's

favourite son. He's gone back for the coronation, although I don't think he'll

enjoy it very much because he probably wishes he were the King. I don't think

he likes being only a Duke.

Bertram:"I hear he's a clever man, though."

George: "He's extremely clever, I'd say."

Scene 3 اشهذ اصاس (أاا -"د ضسحطح لطاس ) رعه إ "د ف تاسظ : هاس خاسظ

Characters: Rassendyll his friend: George

The next day, George came with me to the station and I bought a ticket to my next stop,

Dresden. I did not tell him that I was going to Ruritania. If I had, the news would have gone

immediately to Bertram and then it would have been in all the newspapers within days. Just

as I was about to get on the train, George suddenly smiled and walked away to talk to a

beautiful, tall and fashionably dressed woman of about thirty who was standing at the ticket

office with two younger women. I thought these must be her servants. George told me



when he returned a few minutes later.

أ عىسض أه. "دسضد"ئ٠ اؾطخ اشزش٣ذ رزشح ئ٠ ؾطز٢ ازب٤خ ذ٣خ ظىسض اططؾج٠ ،ك٢ ا٤ ازب٢

اظؾق ك٢ ؿؼ شش ك٠ ص تشذشااخجش ػ٠ الس ئ٠ طبس ذ هذ ري، ك ،سوسراا عز٠

ع٤ذح ع٤خ ؽ٣خ اوبخ أ٤وخ ٤زؾذس غ عبس ثؼ٤ذا كغأح ظىسضاثزغ ،ث٤ب ذ ػ٠ شي سة اوطبس .أ٣ب

صبءرجؾ اؼش اظش خطش ٠ أب ،ؽب ع٤ذر٤ شبثز٤ػذ زت ث٤غ اززاش اهلخ بذ ،بصلاص٤ ػب

:هب ٢ " ظىسض"دهبئن ه٤خ ؽز٠ ػبد ب٠ ئلاخبدز٤ ب.

George: "You have an important person to travel with, that's Antoinette de Mauban

and she's also going to Dresden."

Scene 4 اشهذ اشاتع "سوسراا" وها إ"د ضس"د امطاس ارعه إ ع ر: هاس خاسظ

Characters: Rassendyll Antoinette de Mauban

Paris was soon behind me. It was a long and boring journey and I wondered if I would

see Antoinette de Mauban in the dining car when I ate in the train that evening, or perhaps

at breakfast the next morning. However, I did not see the lady again until the following day,

when both she and I got on the next train from Dresden to Ruritania. She was further up the

train, however, and did not see me.

ك٢ "ىتا يأطىاد د"ئرا ذ عأس ػب ب. بذ اشؽخ ؽ٣خ خ رغبءذ خل تاسظرشب عشػب ب

أساب هذ الإكطبس ك٢ اظجبػ ازب٢. غ ري أس سثبأ ،ػشثخ اطؼب ػذب أرب ؽؼب٢ ك٢ اوطبس ري اغبء

. ب بذ رجؼذ ػ٢ "سوسراا"ئ٠ "دسضد"اوطبس ازغ سجباغ٤ذح شح أخش ؽز٠ ا٤ ازب٢ ػذب

.٢ ش ثغبكخ ك٢ اوطبس ك ر

Scene 5 اشهذ اخاظ ش رىلفا ف "صــــــذا" سوسراا"حذود" ع ر امطاس عاتشا : هاس خاسظ

Characters: Rassendyll Guards

A few hours later, the train arrived at the Ruritanian border where we stopped so the

guards could check our passports. I was surprised when the guards stared at me and my

passport for some time before letting me into the country. Once in Ruritania, I bought a

newspaper and read that the King's coronation was to be in two days' time, which was much

earlier than I had thought. The newspaper described the excitement in the country and in

particular the capital city, Strelsau, where it said all the hotels were full with people who

wanted to see the event. On reading this, I decided it would be best to stop at Zenda, a small

town eighty kilometres from the capital, and about ten kilometres from the border. Here I

could walk in the hills and see the town's famous castle, then I could take the train for the

day to Strelsau to see the coronation.

As I got off the train at Zenda, I saw Antoinette de Mauban, who remained on the train

for its journey to the capital, but she did not look at me.

٢ ٣لؾض اؾشاط عاصاد علشب. اذشذ ػذب ؽذم هق اوطبسؽ٤ش سوسرااؽذد ثـب ،ثؼذ عبػبد ه٤خ

،سوسراا أطجؾذ ك٠ ب ئاؾشاط ك٢ ع٢ ك٢ عاص علش١ جؼغ اهذ هج أ ٣غؾا ٢ ثذخ اجذ.

ح هشأد ك٤ب اشزش٣ذ عش٣ذ اذخ . طلذ اغش٣ذح ؽبخ الإصبسح ك٢ػذ ، روشسأ ٣ ثؼذ ٤٣ أ ازز٣ظ هذ ه ذ

از٣ با ٣ش٣ذ شبذح ثببط زئخاغش٣ذح أ البدم بذ رشدؽ٤ش ،"واغعرش"لا ع٤ب ك٢ اؼبطخ

.ز ابعجخ


Toppers in English

شا ؾا ػ اؼبطخ ٢ ذ٣خ طـ٤شح رجؼذ ،صذاك٢ ضؼ أ أهشسد أ الأك ،ػذب هشأد ري

، ػ اؾذد اوىرش أ أرش٠ ك٢ ازلا أشبذ اوؼخ اش٤شح ،ك٢ ز اذ٣خ ،أعزط٤غ. عشش وىرشاخ اؾ

،"صذا" اوطبس ك٢ ضب ذ ألأشبذ ؽل ازز٣ظ. ث٤ "واغعرش"ت اوطبس ك٢ راد ا٤ ئ٠ ص أس ،ثبذ٣خ

. رظش ئ٢ ؿ٤ش أب ،ئ٠ اؼبطخ زاط اشؽخاوطبس ػ٠ ز از٢ ظذ "ىتا يأطىاد د"سأ٣ذ

Scene 6 اشهذ اغادط "ذاـــــص "ذحفذق صغش ف ف : هاسداخ

Characters: Rassendyll an old woman: the hotel owner

The old woman’s two daughters Johan:the Duke’s servant

I was welcomed at the inn in Zenda by an old woman who ran it with her two daughters.

She said she was not very interested in what happened in the capital, but she loved the Duke

of Strelsau, who she called Duke Michael. He was the man who was responsible for the

land around Zenda and its castle. In fact, the hotel owner said she wished the Duke was the

new King and not his brother.Sh explained:

اؼبطخ ر زخ ثب ٣ؾذس ك٢ أخجشر٠ أب. ب اترابذ رذ٣ش غ ععىص عذج اظـ٤شسؽجذ ث٢ ك٢ الذم

ثب. ك٢ اوبئخ وامعح ػ٤ب" ثأعشب : أساذاـص، ع٤ذ "اذوق اىاز١ بذ رطن ػ٤ م رز ٤ب ئ٠ اذ

:كغشد ري هبئخ اذم ب اي اغذ٣ذ ٤ظ أخ٤ بذ طبؽجخ الذم رز٠ أ ،ااهغ

The old woman: "We all know Duke Michael.He's always lived in Ruritania and he cares about the people, so people like him. As for the King, well, he's almost

a stranger. He's been abroad for most of his life and not many people

even know what he looks like. Now the King's staying in a hunting lodge

in the forest, very near to Zenda. From there he'll travel to the capital

for his coronation."

I was interested to hear this, and decided I would walk in the forest the next day so that I

might see him. The woman continued....

:اطذ اشأح لاب هبئخ. ها ك٢ ا٤ ازب٢ ؼ٢ أس اغاتحب غبع ري هشسد أ أش٢ ك٢ ذ ز

The old woman: "I wish he'd stay there in the forest.People say he only likes hunting and

good food. He should let the Duke become our King. And there are many

others who think the same."

The older daughter: "Well I don't like Duke Michael.They say the King has red hair,

just like you!"

Rassendyll: laughing ”,Many men have red hair like me" ػبؽب

عأذ اشأح اؼغص اثزب:

The old woman: "How do you know the King has red hair?"

The older daughter:explaining لغشح "Johann, the Duke's servant, told me.He's seen the King at the hunting lodge." Rassendyll: "But why's the King here, if it's the Duke's land?"

The old woman: "The Duke invited him, sir.The Duke's in Strelsau, preparing for the coronation."

Rassendyll: "So they are good friends?"

The old woman:"I don't know if you can be good friends if you want the same thing."

Rassendyll: "What do you mean?"

The old woman:"Duke Michael would like to be King, too, I'm sure."



Rassendyll: "Well! I feel quite sorry for the Duke, but it's right that the older brother

becomes king."

.a deep voice from outside the door said: خبسط اجبة هبئلا ع٤ش طد رب٠ ئ٤ب

Johan: "Who's talking of the Duke?"

The old woman: "We have a guest, Johann."

When he saw me, he took off his hat and stepped back in surprise, as though he had seen

something amazing.The old lady asked Johann.

ذش بخغ هجؼز رشاعغ خطح خق ذشب ب أ سأ ش٤ئب ،ػذب سآ٢ اشع :. كغأز اغ٤ذح اؼغص

The old woman: "What's the matter, Johann? This gentleman's come to our country to

see the coronation.”

The woman’s daughter:"It's the red hair.We don't often see it in our country unless

you're part of the King's family, the Elphbergs.Many of them have red hair."

The man continued to stare at me, but said: ، هب أخز اشع ٣ط٤ ازؾذ٣ن ك٠ ع٠ :

Johan: "Good evening, sir. I'm sorry, I didn't expect to see any new guests here."

Rassendyll: "Don't worry.It's late and time I went to bed. I wish you all a good night. Thank you, ladies, for our conversation."

I stood up to go to my room, when Johann suddenly said:

:كغأح ظىهاهلذ ٢ أرت ئ٠ ؿشكز٢ ػذب هب

Johan: "Sir, have you ever seen our King?"

Rassendyll: "No, I've never seen him, but I hope to do so on Wednesday at the coronation."

Johann said no more, but I felt his eyes on me as I walked up the stairs.

.ثجظش ث٤ب ذ أطؼذ دسعبد اغ ك٢ ٣ؾذم٢ شؼشد أ ،آخش ٢ء أ١ ش ظىها ٣و

Scene 7 اشهذ اغاتع "صذا"فظ افذق اصغش ف : هاسداخ

Characters: Rassendyll Johann:the Duke’s servant

The hotel owner and her two daughters

صوظها اراظش اصشيو ظىهاأخد : شخصاخ شاىح عر اشوس عها شوس اىشا وه

The next morning, Johann seemed much more relaxed. When he heard that I was going to

Strelsau, he said I could stay at his sister's house. She was married to a wealthy trader and

she had invited him to stay with them for the coronation, but he was unable to go. I was

very happy to have this opportunity and accepted his offer, so he said he would contact his

sister at once and tell her to expect me that day. I decided, however, that I still wanted to see

the forest where the King was staying, so first I planned to walk for sixteen kilometres

through the forest to the next station along the line, where I could catch a train to the

capital. I did not tell Johann about this plan, as I did not think it would be important if I

arrived at his sister's later in the day. So I sent my luggage on to the station and said

goodbye to the old lady and her daughters, and set off up the hill towards the castle. After

that, it was a short walk to get into the forest.

ثاب٢ أ أه٤ ك٢ ض هب أ "واغعرش"٤ش. ػذب ػ أ٢ رات ئ٠ ضا ثأه ررش ظىهاثذا ،ك٢ اظجبػ ازب٢

٣ز ازبة. ،ازز٣ظ أصبء ٤و٤ ؼب ظىهاشو٤وز از٢ بذ زضعخ أؽذ ازغبس الأصش٣بء دػذ

وز ػ٠ الس ٣طت ب أ أ ع٤زظ ثشو٤ ظىها أخجش٠ذ عؼ٤ذا ـب٣خ ثز الشطخ هجذ ري اؼشع.

زي خططذ ،اههشسد أ٢ بصذ أسؿت ك٢ شبذح اـبثخ از٢ ب ٣و٤ ك٤ب ،سؿ ري .رزظش٢ ك٢ ري ا٤


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ػ٠ ؽ اطش٣ن ؽز٠ اؾطخ ازب٤خ ؽ٤ش ٢٣ أ أست اوىرش عرح عشش غ٤شح اغاتحػجش ع٤شك٢ اجذا٣خ أ أ

ا ري ا٤ ثزا ازشر٤ت لأ٢ أ أػزوذ أ ط٢ ئ٠ ض شو٤وز زأخش ظىها. أخجش حاعاصا ئ٠ هطبس

ا ئ٠ از ثبرغب أسعذ ؽوبئج٢ ئ٠ اؾطخ دػذ اغ٤ذح اؼغص اثز٤ب ص ثذأد اشؽخ طؼد ،ب را أ٤خ. زيش٤ئ

.ا ػ٠ الأهذا ؽز٠ أدخ اـبثخش بذ بى غبكخ هظ٤شح أهطؼب ع٤ ،اوؼخ. ثؼذ ري

Scene 8 اشهذ اصا اتحـــاغ إ امعح وها اطشك إ ف:خاسظهاس

Characters: Rassendyll Sapt Fritz von Tarlenheim The King

Half an hour later, I reached the castle. It was very old but well built, with a moat all

around it. Behind it was a large modem mansion, which was used by the Duke of Strelsau

as his country home. The mansion was reached by a wide road, but the old castle could only

be reached by a drawbridge between it and the mansion. I was pleased to see that the Duke

had such a well-defended house, even if he were not to become King. Soon I reached the

dark forest and I walked for about an hour, pleased that the tall trees gave me cool shade:

not much sun reached the ground through the many leaves. It was a beautiful place and after

a time I decided to rest by lying against one of the enormous trees. It was so quiet and

peaceful in the forest that I soon fell into a deep sleep, forgetting all about the train I should

have caught to Strelsau and my luggage that would be waiting at the station.

I was just dreaming about living in the Castle of Zenda when a voice woke me:

عذ ػز٤وخاوؼخ. بذ ثـذ ،ثؼذ غ٤ش ظق عبػخ اغات. خذق ائ٣ؾ٤طب ،با ب ثبؤب ز٤

ؽش٣ن خلاوظش ب ٣ اط . س٣ل٠ ض واغعرش دوقؽذ٣ش ٣غزخذ اوؼخ ب بى هظش ساء

ا وظش. ذ عؼ٤ذ ا ٣ظ ث٤ب ث٤ رحشن ظغشلا ػ ؽش٣ن اؼز٤وخ ك ٣ ٣ اط ئ٤ب ئ أ اوؼخ ،ػش٣غ

ؼخذم ض زا اض أ .ػ٠ اشؿ أ ٣ظجؼ اي ر ا

ا لأ الأشغبس اؼب٤خ بذ رؾ٢ ظلا عبػخ روش٣جب. ذ غشس غ٤شحك٤ب عشداـبثخ اظخ ثـذعشػب ب

ثؼذ ،ا ئ٠ الأسع ثغجت أسام الأشغبس اض٤شح. ب اب ع٤لا شظ رظ ض٤ش ك ر ا ،٣جؼش ػ٠ اجشدح

ا ٣جؼش ػ٠ اطأ٤خ ك٢ ب عذ ب ػ٠ ئؽذ الأشغبس اؼخخ. ب اغ بدئ هشسد أ أعزش٣ؼ زئ ،كزشح اهذ

زي ،واغعرشأسج ئ٠ ػ٢ أبوطبس از١ ب ث ب ٣زؼنغ٤ذ ،ك٢ ع جبد ػ٤ن سؽذ اـبثخ ذسعخ أ٢

ػذب اعز٤وظذ ػ٠ طد ب لعح صذاأ٢ أع ك٢ أصبء ٠ؽوبئج٢ از٢ بذ رزظش٢ ك٢ اؾطخ. ذ أؽ

:٣و

Fritz: "Why look at him! It's amazing! He looks just like the King!"

I opened my eyes slowly and found two men looking at me. Both carried guns and were

dressed for hunting. One of them was short but looked very tough with light blue eyes, and

he looked like a soldier. The other was younger, thin and of medium height, and he looked

like a gentleman. I later found out that my guesses were both correct. The older man walked

up to me and raised his hat to me politely, so I stood up,and I heard him saying to his young

fellow:

ثذا اوبخ ثذه٤خ. ب أؽذب هظ٤ش .لاب ٣ؾ ٣ظشا ئ٢ ثلاثظ اظ٤ذ كزؾذ ػ٢٤ ثجؾء عذد سع٤

بؾ٤ل ،ك٠ س٣ؼب اشجبة ب ٣جذ أ عذ١. أب ا٥خش كب ،ب ػ٤٤ أصسم كبرؼ،ه١ اج٤خ ربب

سكغ كزوذ أجشب ٠ .ذ ك٤ب ثؼذ أ رخ٤بر٢ ػ ٤ب بذ طؾ٤ؾخب ٣شج اجلاء. ازشل ،اوبخ زعؾ

عؼز ٣و شك٤و اشبة: كصجذ اهلب ،هجؼز ٢ ثأدة

Sapt:"He's about the same height as the King, too! This really is extraordinary. What's

your name, sir?"



Rassendyll: asking them عبئلا ئ٣ب"Perhaps you can tell me what your names are first?"

The gentleman stepped forward with a smile and said:

: ٣جزغ هبلأب كزوذ اشع اج٤ خطح

Fritz: "Of course. This is Colonel Sapt, and my name's Fritz von Tarlenheim. We both work for the King of Ruritania."

I shook their hands and told them: رظبكؾب ص أخجشرب

Rassendyll: "I'm Rudolf Rassendyll. I'm a traveller from England and was an officer in the

Queen's army."

Fritz: "Well, we're officers for our King, so we understand each other well!"

Sapt: quietly,ثظد خلغ"Rassendyll, Rassendyll, I know! Are you one of the Burlesdons?"

Rassendyll: explaining لغشا "My brother's the new Lord Burlesdon.So, do I really look

like the King?"

Fritz: "You could be twins."

Sapt: laughing ػبؽب "Although you look like identical twins, you do not have identical

personalities or skills. You two seem very different. If you were an officer for the

Queen's army, Rassendyll, you must be good with a sword!"

Rassendyll: "Is the King not a fighting man?"

Fritz: "The King likes to live well, let's say he prefers eating to action, but he's a kind man and he's our King. We'd do anything for him."

Rassendyll: "Perhaps we are alike then, because I like to have an easy life, too!"

At this moment, a voice came from the trees behind us.

: الأشغبس ساءب ث٤ رب٠ ئ٤ب طد ك٠ ري اؾظخ

The king:"Fritz? Where are you, Fritz?"

Fritz looked worried, and then said quietly to me. " ص هب ٠ ثظد خلغفشرظثذا اون ػ٠ "

Fritz: "It's the King! He's coming here now."

A young man then came out from behind a tree in the forest and stood in front of us. As I

looked at him, I gave out a loud cry at the same time as he stood back in amazement to see

me. Except perhaps for a centimetre or two difference in height, we looked so alike that the

King of Ruritania might have been me, Rudolf Rassendyll, and I might have been him, the

the King of Rurita.

Scene 9 اشهذ اراعع )ف صذا( ف اغاتح اصا:خاسظهاس

Characters: Rassendyll Sapt Fritz von Tarlenheim The King

It was a very strange feeling for me to be standing in a forest in the middle of Ruritania in

front of a person who looked exactly the same as me. For a few minutes, the future King of

Ruritania and I stood looking at each other in silence. Then I bowed to him and he finally

spoke.

أب ،بئنجؼؼخ ده، بهلأب شخض ٣شج٢ ربب. سوسرااك٠ ؿبثخ ك٠ عؾ ب أ أ اهل ازبث٠ شؼس ؿش٣ت

.ار أخ٤ش ،ص اؾ٤ذ زؾ٤ز ،هذ ض لاب اظذ ظش ئ٠ ثؼؼب اجؼغ ، ي سس٣زب٤ب اوبد

The king: "Colonel, Fritz: who is this gentleman?"

I was about to answer when Colonel Sapt stepped forward and spoke quietly to the King.

As the Colonel talked, the King listened patiently, staring at me now and then. While they


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were talking, I examined him carefully. He certainly looked very like me, although there

were some differences: his mouth was perhaps less wide and my face was a little thinner.

But in most ways we were identical. Colonel Sapt stopped talking and the King suddenly

began to laugh loudly. Then he stepped up to me, still laughing, and said:

، اي لا ٣لزأ أصبء أخز ٣ؾذص ثظد خلغ اي "عثد"اؼو٤ذ اهزشة ذ ػ٠ شي أ أع٤ت ػذب

٣شج٢ ثذسعخ ،ثبزأ٤ذ،. ب أخزد أكؾض اي ثذهخ ،ث٤ب بب ٣زؾذصب. اؾذ٣ش ٣شو٠ ثظشار ث٤ اؾ٤ ا٥خش

ثع ػب ب ،ع٢ ب أؾق ه٤لا ،ارغبػب كل ب أه ،خزلاكبد ث٤بلإج٤شح ػ٠ اشؿ عد ثؼغ ا

، ٣و:اي ٣وو ػبؽب ص أهج ػ٠ ، بصا ػبؽب أخزؽذ٣ض كغأح "عثد"أ٠ اؼو٤ذ .زبص٤

The king: "It's good to meet you, cousin! You must forgive me if I seemed surprised, as it's

not every day that you see your double!" شثه

Rassendyll: "I hope you're not angry."

The king: "Whether I like it or not, you can't help looking like me. No, I'll happily help you.

Where are you travelling to?" Rassendyll: "To Strelsau, sir. To the coronation."

The King looked at the two other men and smiled. :ئ٠ اشع٤ ا٥خش٣ اثزغازلذ اي

The king: crying ب "!What would my brother Michael think if he saw us two together" طبئؾ

Fritz:"But sir, I don't think it would be a good idea for Mr Rassendyll to visit Strelsau now.”

The king: asking Colonel Sapt "?Really? What do you think" عجذ اؼو٤ذعبئلا

Colonel Sapt: "I agree. He mustn't go."

Rassendyll:"Don't worry, sir. I understand the problem, I'll leave Ruritania today."

The king:"You don't need to go now! Please, first you must eat with me tonight. You don't

meet a new cousin every day!"

Colonel Sapt: “Remember, sir, that we have an early start tomorrow.”

The king:"We can still eat well, and good food is more important than sleep! Now Mr

Rassendyll, what's your first name?"

Rassendyll: bowing again ؾ٤ب شح أخش "The same as yours."

The king: “Come, then, cousin Rudolf. I don't have a house here, but I'm staying in the

place my brother Michael uses for hunting. It's not the palace that I'm used to,

but it will do for a few days."

Scene 10 اشهذ اعاشش ذاـــــاتح صـــف غ اغ اصذـــــظ:هاسداخ

Characters: Rassendyll Sapt Fritz von Tarlenheim

The King Josef: the servant

So I walked with the King for half an hour through the forest, talking happily until we

reached a small wooden hunting lodge between the trees. The King's personal servant came

out to meet us. The other servant was the mother of Johann, the man who I had met earlier

at the inn. the King asked the servant.

اظـ٤ش اش٤ذ ظاغ اصذ ثـبزي عشد اي ؾ ظق عبػخ ك٠ ري اـبثخ زؾذس ثغؼبدح ؽز٠ ئراب

ري اشع "،ظىها" أ،بذ اخبدخ الأخش رذػ٠ خق ئ٠ اعزوجبب اخبد اشخظ٠ ي ث٤ الأشغبس اخشت

:بداز هبثز هج ري ك٠ الذم اظـ٤ش عأ اي اخ

The king: "Is dinner ready yet, Josef?"



The servant said it was and showed us into a dining room where a table had been laid out

with generous amounts of food. After my walk I was hungry, so I ate a lot and the food was

delicious, but I noticed that Colonel Sapt and Fritz von Tarlenheim did not want to eat too

much because of the events the next day.

ؼذح ػ٤ب ٤خ ك٤شح اطؼب. ذ عبئؼب بئذحساكوب ئ٠ ؿشكخ اطؼب ؽ٤ش بذ بى ،سد اخبد ثبلإ٣غبة

ش٤ب. ٢ لاؽظذ أ اؼو٤ذ ا اطؼب از١ بض٤ش ربذزي ،هذاا ػ٠ الأثؼذ اغبكخ از٢ هطؼزب ع٤ش

. ا٤ ازب٠ أؽذاس ٣شؿجب ك٢ رب اض٤ش ثغجت " ذاسها فى ظفشر" " ثدع"

Fritz: explaining ",The Colonel and I have to leave here at six tomorrow morning" لغشا

"We ride to Zenda and return with a guard of soldiers to take the King to the station."

The king: "It's very good of my brother to let me use his guards, But Rudolf, forget these

two men! We don't need to get up so early, so eat some more, cousin!"

We continued to eat and Josef continued to bring in more food. the servant said, putting

some cakes in front of us.

:ئؽؼبس اض٣ذ . هب اخبد ٣ؼغ أبب ثؼغ اؼي "ظىصف"اطب رب اطؼب اط

Josef: "The Duke said I was to give you this at the end of your meal.”

The king: happily, "!Well done, Michael! He knows me well" تغعادج

and he ate the cakes hungrily, as if they were the first thing he had eaten all day. I ate one of

the cakes, but I had really eaten enough, and when the King seemed to have finally finished

eating, I asked to go to bed. That is al I remember of that evening. ٣أ ؽ ا٤. أذ ؼخ اؽذح كوؾ ؽ٤ش ذ هذ أذ ب ٣ل٢ ثبلؼ. ءب أ ش٢ اؼي ث ب ص أ

.ؽجذ أ أرت . زا ب أرزش ك٢ ري اغبء ،ا اطؼبػذب ثذا أ اي هذ كشؽ أخ٤ش

Scene 11 شهذ احادي عششا غشفح ى ساعذ ف ظاغ اصذ : داخ


The next thing I remember,I woke up suddenly covered in water.I looked up and saw

Colonel Sapt standing in front of me,with Fritz von Tarlenheim next to him.

when I realised the Colonel had thrown water over me.

اهل ب "ثدع"سكؼذ سأع٢ لأػ٠ كشأ٣ذ اؼو٤ذ ز٤وظذ كغأح هذ ؿط٠ ابء ع٢. أ٢ اعاش٠ء ا٥خشاز أرزش

:أطش٠ ثببءكوذ ػذب أدسذ أ اؼو٤ذ هذ ،"ذاسها فى ظفشر" أب٢ ثغاس

Rassendyll: "That wasn't funny."

Sapt: "Nothing else would wake you up. It's five o'clock."

Rassendyll: "Five o'clock? But it's early and ... "

Fritz: in a worried voice, ه امكتصىخ ثذو ع "Rassendyll, you must come and look at this."

He took my arm and led me to the next room. أخز٢ رساػ٢ هبد٢ ؽز٠ اـشكخ ازب٤خ

Scene 12 اشهذ اصا عشش غشفح ى اه ف ظاغ اصذ : داخ


The King

The King was lying on the floor. His face was red and he was breathing heavily.

.٣زلظ ثظؼثخ ؾزو اع ،ػ٠ الأسع اذد ي ب ا

Sapt: explaining, لغشا"We've been trying to wake him up for half an hour, but we can't,"


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I bent down and felt his pulse, which was very weak and slow.

ـب٣خ. خثط٤ئ ػؼ٤لخ٣ؼشة ػشثبد ث كارا جؼ كشؼذ عغغذ

Rassendyll:"It must've been those cakes that he ate last night! Do you think he was poisoned?"

Sapt: “We don't know,We must get a doctor.”

Fritz: "There's no doctor for fifteen kilometres and even a thousand doctors won't make him

better today."

Rassendyll: crying طبئؾب “But what about the coronation?”

Fritz: "We must tell the people of Ruritania that he's ill."

Sapt: "If he's not crowned today, I don't think he'll ever be King.”

Rassendyll: "But why?"

Sapt: "The whole country's waiting for him today. Most of the army is waiting too, with Duke Michael leading it. They won't be happy."

Fritz: getting up to leave. غ اهلب ٤ـبدس"We must tell everyone what's happened and make

the most of it," Sapt stopped him, and asked me. ص عأ٠ عثدأهل

Sapt: "Do you think that he was poisoned?"

Rassendyll: "Yes, I do, then who did it?"

Fritz: angrily, "!It must have been Duke Michael" ؿبػجب

Sapt: "Yes, he did this so that his brother cannot be crowned."

Sapt:continuing اطلا ؽذ٣ض “You don't know what the Duke is like, do you, Rassendyll? If

Rudolf doesn't become King, Duke Michael will take the crown."

We all sat in silence while we thought about what we could do. Then Sapt suddenly stood

up. He said excitedly:

ب كغأح هب ثؾبط: اهل "عثد"ضب ع٤ؼب اظذ سؽب لش ػب ػغبب أ لؼ ؽز٠ غ عغب

Sapt:"I have an idea! It was lucky that we met you yesterday."

Sapt: looking at me, ا ئ٠ بظش "Because you can go to Strelsau to be crowned!"

Rassendyll: laugheding, ب ػبؽ "Me? That's impossible! People would realise that I'm not

the King! And don't forget that I'm English!"

Fritz: "It would be easy to forget that, because your German's perfect. And if we dress you

in different clothes, no one will know."

Sapt: "If you don't go to Strelsau,Duke Michael will be King tonight,and the King will

either be dead or in prison." ئب ض٣ اوجش أ ض٣ اغغ

Rassendyll:"I understand what you're saying, but the King would never forgive me if I ..."

Sapt: crying صائحا "Our country needs this!"

Standing up, I walked round the room in silence. The clock ticked sixty times, then seventy,

eighty. I looked at the poor King lying on the floor and realised I had no choice. Sapt

clearly read my expression, because he smiled even before I said quietly:

كضب٤. ظشد ئ٠ اي ،ص عجؼ٤ ،دهذ اغبػخ عز٤ شحاؾغشح ك٢ طذ. ك٠ عشد زغلا ،ؼذ اهل ب

رؼج٤ش ع٢ ثػػ لأ اثزغ ؽز٠ هج أ أه "ثدع". هشأ لا خ٤بس ٠ ػ٠ الأسع أدسذ أ ٠اغغ اغ٤

:ثذء

Rassendyll: quietly, "Very well, I'll go."

Sapt: "We won't wait for Michael's guards but leave for Strelsau at once, We can hide the

King in the cellar ”.so when the guards arrive they'll think no one's here اوج

Fritz: "What if they search the building?"



Sapt:"Josef will say the hunting lodge is empty, this is our only chance."

Rassendyll:"How will we get the King to Strelsau?".

Sapt: telling them the plan Tonight we sleep in the palace. As soon as we are" اخطخ اػؼب

alone in the King's bedroom, you and I will leave and come back here on our horses.

Fritz can stay and guard the King's bedroom in the palace, and I will tell Josef to get

the King ready for the journey back. The King will then return to the palace with me

in the dark. Meanwhile, you will ride as fast as you can to the border and try to leave

the country before it's light. Do we all agree on this plan?"

Rassendyll: "I agree.”

Fritz: "It's a good plan.”

Sapt and Fritz picked up the King and began to carry him out of the room, but we realised

we were being watched by Johann's mother, who looked at us with a strange expression

before walking off.

رزغغظ ػ٤ب" بذ ظىها" أؿ٤ش أب أدسب أ اـشكخ ٣خشعب اي ثذآ "فشرظ" "عثدؽ "

.ب رؼج٤ش ؿش٣ت هج أ رظشف ثؼ٤ذ اظشد ئ٤ب هذ ػلا ع

Sapt: "I think she heard us, after we've moved the King, I'll speak to her."

Meanwhile, Josef began to dress me in some of the King's clothes. When Fritz returned, he

looked at me and said:

:هب ظش ئ٢ ،"ظفشر"ثؼغ لاثظ اي. ػذب ػبد ٣غبػذ٢ ك٢ اسرذاء "ظىصف" أخز ،الأصبء ريك٢

Fritz: "You know, I think we can do this."

Rassendyll:"What happened to Johann's mother?"

Fritz: "She's locked in the cellar اوج with the King, Josef will let her out later, after

Michael's gone. But I'm sure, when they find that the King is not here, Michael will

realise we know about his plan."

Sapt: returning into the room, ؽ٤ ػبد ئ٠ اـشكخ"Let's go."

Fritz: "Is all safe here?"

Sapt: "No, nothing's safe anywhere, but we must do our best.”

Scene 13 اصاس عشش اشهذ اعاد ف اطشك إ احطح صهىج وه ع :هاس خاسظ

Characters: Rassendyll , Sapt Fritz von Tarlenheim

We were now all in uniforms and set off on horses. It was a cool morning and Sapt

immediately began to tell me the history of the King's life: of his family, likes, interests,

weaknesses, friends and servants. He told me how I should behave in the palace and said he

would always be at my side to tell me who the people were that I met.

Soon we reached the station. Fritz told the surprised-looking station guard that the King had

changed his plans, and we got on the train to the capital.

ػ٠ "،ثدع" أخز ،ا. ب طجبؽب ثبسد اغ٤بد طح اطوب ك٠ سؽزب ػ٠ ،ب ع٤ؼب شرذ١ اض١ اشع٢،ا٥

ازببر وبؽ ػؼل أطذهبئ خذ. ػ ب ٣ؾج هظخ ؽ٤بح اي. ؽ٠ ٢ ػ ػبئز ٣طؼ٠ ػ٠،سال

ػذ٠ ثأ ٣ ،أخجش٢ ٤ق ٣غت أ أرظشف ك٢ اوظش ٤ؾذص٢ ػ الأشخبص از٣ عف ب ئ٠ عبج٠ دائ

،أ اي هذ ؿ٤ش خطط د ػ٤ اذشخاؾطخ از١ ثذ ؽبسط "فشرظشػب ب ثـب اؾطخ،كأخجش "عأهبث.

.اوطبس زغ٤ ئ٠ اؼبطخ سجب


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Scene 14 شهذ اشاتع عششا ع ر امطاس ارعه إ اعاصح )عرشغاو( :هاس خاسظ


I looked at my watch – or I should I say, the King's watch – and asked Fritz if he thought

Duke Michael had found the King.

ػضش ػ٠ هذ اذوق اىئرا ب ٣ؼزوذ أ "فشرظعأذ " -أ أه عبػخ اي أ ثبلأؽش -كظشد ك٠ عبػز٠

:كوب اي

Fritz: "I hope not.”

After a short time we passed the towers and buildings of the capital and I could see we

were near the station. Sapt askem me.

":عثد، كغأ٠ "سأ٣ذ أب ب وزشة اؾطخب جب٤شسب ثأثشاط اؼبطخ كزشح ع٤ضحثؼذ

Sapt:"How are you feeling?"

Rassendyll:"Nervous, I'm not made of stone, you know."

Sapt: "You'll be fine. But we are an hour earlier than they expect, so there'll be no one to meet us. We must send word to the palace. So meanwhile ... "

Rassendyll: crying صائحا "Meanwhile, I'll have some breakfast!,The King is hungry!"

Sapt smiled at me, then took my hand. ص أخز ٣ذعثدثزغ "ا "

Sapt: "Let's hope we're all alive tonight."

Scene 15 اشهذ اخاظ عشش ح اعاصح )عرشغاو(طف طع ح:هاس خاسظ


The train stopped and I breathed deeply as we stepped out onto the station at Strelsau. A

moment later and everything was suddenly busy: men ran up to us, then ran away again,

soldiers rode off on horses, other men showed me to the station restaurant. As I ate my

breakfast, I could hear music and people cheering, in preparation for the coronation.

ب ٠ ئلا ده٤وخ اؽذح ؽز٠ عبد . "واغعرش"ب خط خبسط ئ٠ اؾطخ ك٢ ث٤ب رلغذ اظؼذاء اوطبس هق

ش ا ساكو٢ سعب آخش ،ازط٠ عد خ٤ اثزؼذا ،ص عشا جزؼذ٣ شح أخش خق ؾب سعبط: ش ط ا

زبف ابط اعزؼذادا ؾل ازز٣ظ:ع٤و٠ طد ئ٠ عؼ٠رب٠ ،ئ٠ طؼ اؾطخ. أصبء رب ئكطبس١

People: “God save the King!”

Sapt: “God save both Kings.”

Scene 16 ادط عششاشهذ اغ وه خاسظى احطح ف طشمه إ امصش :هاس خاسظ


Marshal Strakencz

When we left the restaurant, we saw that a group of soldiers had arrived to welcome us. It

was led by a tall old man whose jacket was covered in medals.Sapt said:

ؽبػ ك٠ ،اطؼ ، سأ٣ب جخ اؼجبؽ بذ هذ طذ زشؽ٤ت ثب ك٠ ؽ٤ؼزب سع ؽ٣ بػذب ؿبدس

:"ثدع"هب .الأاؽاغ ، ٣ضدا طذس ثبلأعخ

Sapt: "That is Marshal Strakencz."

so that I knew who he was: a very important person in the army.



The Marshal greeted me and said he was sorry that the Duke could not meet me at the

station but that he would see me shortly. I answered as politely and formally as I could, and

began to feel less nervous when no one seemed to realise that I was not the real King. But I

saw that Fritz was still very nervous when he shook the Marshal's hand.

ا ااسشاي. ؽ٤ب٠ ا ك٢ اغ٤شئ شخض عذ زي ػشكذ ٣ : غ٠ء ا اذوقػ ػذ ر ، ؼززس

ثذأ ٣ض ررش ،هذس اعزطبػز٢ زة سع٠ ػ٠ ؾ. ذ أسد ػ٠ ػذ أ ٣وبث٠ هش٣ج ب ،ك٢ اؾطخ لاعزوجب٠

ب بصا زرشا ـب٣خ "ظفشر"ذ اي. ٢ سأ٣ذ أ غػذب ٣جذ أ أ١ شخض هذ أدسى أ٢ ا س٣ذ اس٣ذ

.يااسشاػذب هب ثظبكؾخ

The soldiers led us out of the station, where we got onto horses that were waiting outside.

I began to ride through the capital with the Marshal on my right and Sapt on my left.

As we were riding, I saw that the city was partly old and partly new. There were wide,

modem streets where the rich people lived in big houses. These were the people who had

always lived well under the King's father, and who would support the new King because

they knew that nothing would change. But behind the modem streets was a very different

area that made up the old town. Here thousands of people were crowded into tiny houses

which were old and hot in the summer, freezing cold in the winter. These narrow streets

were where the city's many poor people lived, and these people did not want things to stay

the same. . For that reason, they did not like the King and supported Duke Michael, who

told them he wanted things to be different and gave them hope for a better future. I knew

that this area would not be very safe for me, the King.

أخزد أع٤ش ثبخبسط. باز٢ بذ رزظش اغ٤بدطح ازط٤ب ؽ٤ش خبسط اؾطخ،اغد ات اإق ثبعبس

عركثذد ٠ اذ٣خ وغخ هغ٤:هغ . "عثدئ٠ ٣غبس " ااسشايئ٠ ٠٤٣ ، زط٤ب عادػجش اؼبطخ

سؿذ طبب ػبشا ك٠. إلاء از٣ ٤بء ك٠ بص ج٤شحثشاسػ اؼش٣ؼخ اؾذ٣ضخ ؽ٤ش ٣ؼ٤ش الأؿ ظذذهغ

.ءشك أ ٣ؾذس رـ٤٤ش ك٢ أ١ ش٢ي اغذ٣ذ لأ ٣ؼ ٤ا از٣ با ،ك٢ ػذ اذ اي اؼ٤ش

ب ٣زع ا٥لاف ب رش اوغ اؼز٤ن اذ٣خ، خزلافلإ ااشاسع اؾذ٣ضخ بذ رعذ طوخ خزلخ خق

٣وط اض٤ش الوشاء ري . ب اجشد شزبء ك٤ب ٣شزذ طـ٤شح عذ ا رشرلغ ك٤ب اؾشاسح ط٤ل ب ابط ك٢ بص

٣ؾجا اي با ٣إ٣ذ اذم ،. زا اغجتب ٠الأػبع رجو٠أ أؽذ ٣ ٣ش٣ذ اشاسع اؼ٤وخ

أكؼ. ذ أػشف أ ز اطوخ ر غزوج ك٢ ألا ؾش٣ذ أ ٣غؼ الأس خزلخ از١ أخجش أ ٣ اى

.ثظلز٢ اي ،ثبغجخ ٢ آخ

We continued towards a great square where the palace stood. There were coloured flags

and colourful ribbons everywhere and people lined the streets, clapping and cheering. I

waved to them as we passed and people threw flowers down from the balconies above me.

One flower fell on my horse, so I picked it up and stuck it onto my coat. Seeing me do this,

the Marshal looked at me, but I could not tell from his expression whether he was happy or

angry.

بؽ٤ش ب اوظش كغ٤ؼاطب اغ٤ش ثبرغب ٤ذا الأػلا اخ اشا٣بد اضخشكخ ك٠ ب،. بذ هبئ

ؽذ ث٤ذ١ أصبء شسب ططقا ثبسد ب ابط ٣طش٠ ،ابط ك٢ اشاسع ٣ظلو ٣زل.

سآ٢ أكؼ بئ٢ ااسشايظش صجزب ك٠ ؼطل٠ .كبب ػ٠ عاد صشح ب كبزوطزب ،اضس اششكبد

.با أ ؿبػج ئرا ب عؼ٤ذ ػب ٢ أعزطغ أ أؽذد خلا رؼج٤ش ع ،ري

Nevertheless, I smiled happily at the Marshal. I have written "happily" but that is really

how I felt. The truth is, at that moment, I really believed that I was actually the King. I

looked up and laughed, delighted to see so much colour and so many happy faces. Then I

looked again in surprise: there, on a balcony above me, was the proud smile of the traveller


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on the train, Antoinette de Mauban. As she stared at me, her expression changed. Surely she

knew who I was. Surely she would call out, "That is not the real King!"

. كبؾو٤وخ ب زا اشؼس از أؽغغذ ث !!"تغعادجزجذ خ "وذ اثزغذ بسشب ثغؼبدح. ،سؿ ري

اض٤شح الأا لأ أسا ذ غشس ،. سكؼذ ثظش١ لأػ٠ ػؾذؽغجز٠ اي اؾو٤و٢٠ أ٢ ك٢ ري اؾظخ

كشأ٣ذ بى ك٠ ششكخ كه٠ ري الإثزغبخ ااصوخ أخش ك٠ دشخ،ارلن أ ظشد شح . اع اض٤شح اغؼ٤ذح

إذ أب رـ٤ش رؼج٤ش عب. ،ث٤ب بذ رؾذم ك٠ . "ىتا يأطىاد د:" شك٤وز٠ ك٠ اغلش ػ٠ ز اوطبس

".٤ظ زا اشع ثبي اؾو٤و٠!" :هبئخ إذ أب بذ عزظ٤ؼ ،ػشكذ ؽو٤وز٢

Scene 17 اشهذ اغاتع عشش ىوة اه ف شىاسع اعاصح ف طشمه مصش :هاس خاسظ


Marshal Strakencz Soldiers and people

Dressed as the King of Ruritania, I rode on through the streets of Strelsau towards the

palace, expecting to hear Antoinette de Mauban tell everyone that I was not really the King.

Yet I heard no one calling out, and I did not look back. Perhaps she had not recognised me

after all. I heard Marshal Strakencz give an order to his men and we suddenly entered a

poor part of the town where the people were loyal to Duke Michael. I asked the Marshal.

٣شج ص واعرشغعشد ك٢ شاسع اؼبطخ سجذ عادا ذ ، اوظش ؾ، زغب ااسوسري ،ك٠ ص

٣ؾذس .غ ري، أ٢ غذ اي اؾو٤و٢ثغ٤غ ٠ رو "ىتا يد داىطأ" ٣زب٠ ئ٠ طدزهؼب أ

شعب ٣ؼط٢ أشا "رضعرشاو" بسشب. عؼذ ا ش٠ءثؼذ رزؼشف ػ٢ ؼب. لا ظشد خل٠ ري ، ش٤ئ

بسشب:. عأذ ااى ذوق اذ٣خ ؽ٤ش ب ابط بى ا٤ كو٤شح كغأح دخب طوخ

Rassendyll: “Why have we changed our route?"

Marshal Strakencs: explaining, فغشا"It's better this way."

Surely this way, however, was into a part of town where the people supported Duke

Michael? How could this be a better way for the King? I stopped my horse and thought

carefully. Perhaps this was the Marshal's plan to test me.

؟ ك٤ق ٣ أ ٣ أكؼ ؽش٣ن اى ذوقزا اغضء اذ٣خ ا٤ ثبزأ٤ذ ثذأد أرغبء ئرا ب ابط ث

ازل٤ش؛ؼ زا ب خطخ عاد١ ثذأد كهلذ ي؟ ؼ لاخزجبس. ااسشايأ

Rassendyll: "Tell your soldiers to ride ahead of me, I don't need them or you. You can wait

here until I've continued through the old town alone. I want the people who

live here to see that their King trusts them."

Sapt looked worried and shook his head. I could see that he thought that this was a very bad

idea. Nevertheless, if I was to be a king, I decided I wanted to act like a king. All of my

people should like me, not just a few.

" كذ أ خطش أ ري ب كشح ع٤ئخ ـب٣خعثدثذا اون ػ٠ " . غ ري ،ئ ب لاثذ أ أ اي ، كلأـ

كوش هشاس أ أؽز ؽز اي اؾو٤و٠ أ ٣ؾج٠ شؼج٠ ٤ظ او٤ .

Rassendyll: shouting, تصىخ عاي"Don't you understand me? Tell your soldiers to go!"

The Marshal looked surprised but gave the orders for his soldiers to go ahead, and Sapt's

face looked even more anxious. I realised that if I were killed in this part of town, Sapt's

position would become very difficult.

When all the soldiers were out of sight, I rode on my own through the streets of the old

town. Now that I was alone on my horse, I realised how white, how clean my uniform

seemed compared to the old buildings around me. The narrow streets were lined with

hundreds of people and I could feel their eyes on me. First people talked quietly, but then I



started to hear cheering. I was so close to the people in this poor area that I could easily hear

what the people were saying about me.

أضش هوب. أدسذ هو "عثد "هذب، ثذا ع أ ٣ؼاغد أػط٠ الأاش شذب ، ؿ٤ش أ ااسشايثذا

اغد ثؼ٤ذا ػ الأظبس، راسػذب . ب ـب٣خزا أ ئرا هزذ ك٢ زا اغضء اذ٣خ، كب هل ع٤ظجؼ طؼج

اؼز٤وخسخ ثبجب٢ . وذ أدسذ ؽ٤ئز ذ١ ظبػخ ص٤بث٢ ظبكزب وباؼز٤وخثذأد أع٤ش ؽذ١ ك٢ شاسع اجذح

ك٠ ثبدء ثؼ٤ ػ٢. أؽغغذ ؽ٢ ك٢ زا اغضء اذ٣خ. اططق ائبد ابط ك٢ اشاسع اؼ٤وخ وذ

عغ ازبف. ذ هش٣جب عذا ابط ك٢ ز اطوخ الو٤شح ذسعخ أرؾذس ابط ثذء، ثؼذ ري ثذأد الأش،

:ؽذأب ٣و ػ٢. هب أ٢ ذ أعغ ثغخ

One of the people:"I'm surprised that he's on his own, but he's taller than I thought."

Another one:"His skin's very white."

Although some people smiled and cheered, others were quiet and looked at me angrily. I

saw many paintings of the Duke in their windows and I knew what they thought of me.

Despite their anger, I reached the outside of the palace safely and I got off my horse.

Briefly I saw Sapt, whose expression was one of relief that I was still alive.

زق ، ئلا أ اجؼغ ا٥خش ثذا ػ٤ اذء ب ٣ظش ئ٢ ثـؼت. ر خجزغ ذثؼغ ابط ب اشؿ أػ٠

سؿ ؿؼت سأ٣ذ اؼذ٣ذ اظس اؽبد ذم ب٣ ؼوخ ك٢ ااكز أدسذ ب ٣غ٤ش ك٢ خبؽش ؾ١.

.صذ ػ٠ ه٤ذ اؾ٤بحلأ٢ ب "عثد"ع ػ٠. ثذا الاسر٤بػ رشعذخبسط اوظش ثأب ابط ثـذ

Scene 18 اشهذ اصا عشش داخ امصش حس عرما شاع اررىط :هاس داخ

Characters: Rassendyll , Princess Flavia Duke Michael

Ambassadors and important people Lord Topham

It was now almost time for the coronation and a group of soldiers led me inside a beautiful

building.There were so many people that I did not know who was doing what. But I

remember a beautiful young woman with red hair, who I knew was Princess Flavia, and a

man with red cheeks, dark eyes and dark hair who I knew must be Michael. When he saw

me, his face became white: until that moment, I do not think he realised that the King had

come to Strelsau. What can I remember of that coronation that was so important to the

future of Ruritania? Very little, except the golden crown being placed on my head and a few

other details. I remember the promises I was asked to read out, and the beautiful music that

played when someone announced that Rudolf the Fifth was now King of Ruritania. Most of

all, I remember being greeted by Duke Michael, whose hands shook with anger when he

took his hand in mine, and who would not look at my eyes as he coldly said,

اغد داخ ج٠ ع٤. ب بى اؼذ٣ذ ابط ذسعخ أ٢ أ جخ٢ ساكو زز٣ظ أا اؽب ا٥ هذ

، فلافا الأشجأب كؼشكذ، أطتاشأح شبثخ ع٤خ راد شؼش أرش ٠أػشف ب از١ ب ٣و ث .

ازوغ ع :ؽز٠ ري اؾظخ ،لا أػزوذ سآ٢ كب. اى اذوق وذ أ، كص أعد اؼ٤٤ اشؼش، ؾزو اعسع

ب از ٣ أ أرزش ثشأ ازز٣ظ ب ٣ض أ٤خ ثبـخ غزوج . واعرشغئ٠ اؼبطخ هـ ذأ اي هذ أ أدسى

سأع٢ ثؼغ ازلبط٤ الأخش. أرزش ض ازبط ازج٢ ؽ٤ ػغ ػ٠ ب ػذا ثؼغ اشاع، ؟ او٤ عذا سوسراا

ػد از٢ ؽت ٢ أ أ٣ؼب ثؼؼب اؼد ا أػ ػذب ذضك٤خ از٢ ػ ، اع٤و٠ اغأهشأب ثظد ػب

، ؽ٤ب اى اذوقسس٣ز٤ب. الأ ري ، أرزش اعزوجب رشؽ٤ت ب ػ٠ اخاظ "سودوف أؽذ رز٣ظ"

:علبء ثجشد هبئلا ٠، زغجب اظش ك٢ ػ٢٤ ٣غزش٤ؾ ؿؼجب ٢ ذ ٣ذ ٤ظبكؾ

Duke Michael: "Congratulations."

However, no one else, not even the Princess, seemed to realise that I was not the real King.


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So there I stood in the palace for an hour, as if I had always been a king, greeting the many

ambassadors and important people who came to see me. I became worried when a man I

knew from England, Lord Topham, also came to greet me, but his eyes were so poor that he

probably would not have noticed me anyway.

عبػخ، ؾي، لا ٣جذ أ صخ أؽذ آخش، لا ؽز٠ الأ٤شح، أدسى أ٢ أ اي اؾو٤و٢. زي هلذ ك٢ اوظش غ ر

اؼذ٣ذ اغلشاء الأشخبص ا٤ از٣ عبءا شؤ٣ز٢. بدي كؼلا، اعزوج ازب٢ ازؾ٤ب ذ ا

، عبء زؾ٤ز٢ ، ب ػؼ٤ق "ىفط "٣ذػ٠ ، سد ػشكذ أ ئغزشا ػذب سأ٣ذ سعلا عبس٠ اون

ػ٠ أ٣خ ؽب. ٣زؼشف ػ٢ اؾز اظش ذسعخ أ

Scene 19 اشهذ اراعع عشش ف شوثح ىشىفح ذعىب شىاسع اعاصح احرفالا تاررىط:هاس خاسظ

Characters: Rassendyll Princess Flavia Some people It was now time for me to go in a coach around the streets with the Princess. I heard

someone call:

هبئلا : عؼذ ثؼؼ ٣ظ٤ؼخ. ك٢ شاسع اذ٣ الأشجثشكوخ أ أست ػشثخ شكخهذ ؽب اهذ ٢

One of the people:"When's the wedding?"

and I wished I had asked Sapt the answer to that very question. At that moment, the

Princess looked at me and said:

:هبذ د الأ٤شح ئ٢ . ك٢ ري اؾظخ، ظش"عثد"زا اغإا ثبزاد ددد ػشكذ ئعبثخ

Princess Flavia: "Do you know, Rudolf, you look different today? You look more tired and serious, and I think you're thinner. I can't believe that you really have

changed today."

Rassendyll: "I think I want to change now that I'm King."

Princess Flavia: "Perhaps you already have. I heard that you rode through the old town

alone,that surprised me. The people there must really have appreciated

what you did."

Rassendyll: smiling, ".I hope I'll make a good King"ثرغا

Scene 20 اشهذ اعششو ف امصش شج أخشي :هاس داخ

Characters: Rassendyll Duke Michael

Sapt Fritz von Tarlenheim

The coach had now arrived back at the palace and, once inside the building, I took my

seat at my own table, next to Duke Michael, with Sapt behind me and Fritz nearby. I felt

like a king, but I also thought, where is the real King and what is he doing now?

، اى اذوق، ثغاس عغذ ػ٠ ابئذح )ا٤خ(، ب ئ أطجؾذ ك٤ئ٠ اوظش، اؼشثخ اشكخا٥ ثب ػبدد

ب عؼ٠ ك٠ ري اؾظخ ئلا أ أكش ك٠ اي اؾو٤و٠. شؼشد أ٢ اي ؽوب، "فشرض" " ثدع" سائ٢

؟ب شأ ٤ق ؽبأ٣ ر ش،

Scene 21 اشهذ احادي واعششو خذع اه ف امصش : داخ

Characters: Rassendyll Fritz von Tarlenheim Sapt

Later that afternoon, I sat down on my bed feeling exhausted. Sapt and Fritz were still by

my side, now looking very happy that our plan had been a success. Fritz said:



" بصالا ئ٠ فشرظ" "عثدزؼت ، بب "ئ٠ خذػ٠ زؼجب ا ثؼذ ري اغبء ، أ٣ذ ك٢ هذ لاؽن

"فشرظهب :‘ اخطخ عبج٠ ب ؾ اضلاصخ ػ٠ ؿب٣خ اغشس ب أطجب غبػ

Fritz: "That was a day to remember! I think I'd like to be King for a day. But Rassendyll,

you mustn't try too hard. I'm not sure it was a good idea to ride alone through the

old town. Duke Michael won't like it if you become too popular with his people,

you know."

I remembered that I would be King only until that night.

:، كوذ ؽز٠ ري ا٤خ كوؾرزشد أ٠ أ ب ئلا

Rassendyll: "Well, in a few hours, I'll become Rudolf Rassendyll once more."

Sapt: "Only if you stay alive as long as that." "Michael's had news from Zenda and he's

almost certainly planning something. You must leave the country as soon as you can.

But you need a permit to leave the city."

Rassendyll: "Who can I get a permit from?"

Sapt: "The King, of course,"

He put on a table a form for me to sign and a paper with the King's signature for me to

copy.

" ػ٠ اؼذح رعب زه٤غ ػ٤ سهخ ره٤غ اي ٠ أؽب٤ب.عثدػغ "

Rassendyll: "Look, I can pretend to be the King because I look like him. That doesn't

mean I can write like him too!"

Sapt: "Oh, it's not hard to copy."

and he did it easily for me. هب ثبزه٤غ ثغخ ثب٤بثخ ػ٠

Sapt: "Now, remember our plan. I'll go with you, Rassendyll."

Sapt: speking to Fritz خاطثا "فشرض" "Now, Fritz, you will tell everyone that the King's gone

to bed and that he's not to be woken by anybody until nine o'clock tomorrow

morning. Do you understand, Fritz? No one."

Fritz: "I understand."

Sapt: "Michael may try to visit, but you mustn't let him in, even if your life depends on it."

Fritz: proudly شاخ الأف "I don't need to be told that,"

Sapt: speking to me خاطثا إاي "Here, put on this big coat and hat. Now, are you ready to

go?"

Rassendyll: "I'm ready."

I shook Fritz's hand and set off - not through the door but through a panel in the wall which

led to a dark passage.

لا ثبة اخذع ، ث ثبة عش ك٠ أؽذ اغذسا ب ٣لؼ٠ ئ٠ سام ظ. -" خشعب فشرظص دػذ "

Sapt:explaining, شاسحا "In the old King's time, I knew all about this secret passage."

I followed Sapt down the long, dark passage which ended in a heavy wooden door.

. ػخ" ك٠ ري اشام اط٣ اظ از أكؼ٠ ثب ئ٠ ثبة خشج٠ عثدرجؼذ "

Scene 22 اشهذ اصا واعششو هاح حذمح امصش وازي فض إ تىاتاخ اذح ف أحذ اشىاسع الاصمح : خاسظ

Characters: Rassendyll Sapt A man waiting with two horses

The gates guard’s daughter

Sapt unlocked it and we went out into a quiet street which ran along the back of the palace


Toppers in English gardens. A man was waiting for us with two horses. Without saying anything, we climbed

onto the horses and rode away. At that time of the day, the town was busy and full of noise,

but we took the quiet back streets. My coat and hat covered my face and hair, and I tried to

stay low on the horse so no one would recognise me.

سأ٣ب بى سعلا ٣زظشب . أؽذ اشاسع ابدئخ الاطوخ ب٣خ ؽذ٣وخ اوظشئ٠ خشعب " اجبة عثدكزؼ "

رؼظ ثببط اطوب. ك٢ ري اهذ ا٤، بذ اذ٣خ هلضب ئ٤ب، جظ ثجذ شلخد أ ثغاد٣.

، ؽبذ أ ثؼطل٠ ع٢ شؼش١ ذ هذ أضذ هجؼز٠ داس٣ذخ. ب عب اشاسع اخل٤خ ابدئ ،اؼػبء

.ؽز٠ لا ٣زؼشف ػ٢ أؽذ اغادػ٠ طأؽ٠ء اشأطأظ

Sapt:"Take your gun. You may need it to get through the city gates. They'll all be closed at this time of day."

It was half past six and still light when we reached one of the tall wooden gates through the

city walls. Sapt knocked on the gate, and we were very relieved when a few seconds later, a

girl of about fourteen appeared.

، اجاثخ "عثد" اجاثبد اخشج٤خ اؼب٤خ. ؽشم ذ اهذ بصا بسا ػذب ثـب ئؽ اغبدعخ اظقبذ اغبػخ

هبذ: روش٣جب ػشب جعشش اشاتعح رجؾ، فراجذأد أػظبثب ػذب كزؾذ ب

The girl:"My father's not here, I'm afraid. He's gone to see the King."

Sapt:"Your father should have stayed here."

The girl:"But he told me not to open the gate for anyone."

Sapt:"Then you must give me the key to open it. Here's a form from the King himself. You

can show it to your father when he returns."

Sapt then gave the girl the signed form and a coin and took the key from her hand. We

quickly opened the gate, led our horses out, and closed it again behind us. Sapt told me as

we got back on the horses:

وب ؿأ، اغ٤بدػخ ؼذ٤خ أخز الزبػ ٣ذب. كزؾب اجبة ثغشػخ، أخشعب اهغ ارط "عثدأػطبب "

ب ازط٤ب اغ٤بد : "عثد" هب ٠اجبة شح أخش ساءب.

Sapt:"Now we must move quickly."

Scene 23 اشهذ اصاس واعششو ع صهىج اعاد ف اطشك إ "صــــذا" : خاسظ

Characters: Rassendyll Sapt

Once we were outside the city, there was little danger, as nearly everyone was in the streets

celebrating the coronation. It became a clear night, with a shining moon, and soon we began

to talk.

، ؽ٤ش ب اغ٤غ روش٣جب ك٢ اشاسع لاؽزلب ثبزز٣ظ. ب أ ا٤خ ثغ٤طب ا خطش صخػذب ب خبسط اذ٣خ، ب

":عثد" ـوذ بذ هش٣خ ، عشػب ب ثذأب اؾذ٣ش ك

Rassendyll: "What do you think the Duke knows about our plan?"

Sapt: "I don't know."

A little later, we stopped at an inn so that our horses could have a drink, and this lost us

half an hour. We then continued and had gone around forty kilometres from the city when

Sapt suddenly stopped. It was nearly half past nine.

غ٤ش غبكخ ؾ ا ربثؼبثؼذ ري ب أػبع هزب ظق عبػخ، اغ٤بد، رهلب ك٢ كذم طـ٤ش زششة ثؼذ ثشخ

:هبئلا "عثد"اظق. طبػ ازبعؼخ هذ هبسثذ، بذ اغبػخ "عثد" اذ٣خ كغأح رهق وىرشا أستع

Sapt: crying ".Listen, I can hear something" صائحا



Far behind us we could just hear the noise of horses coming towards us. I looked at Sapt

and saw worry on his face. he called:

:از١ هب "عثد"ون هذ ظش ػ٠ ع سأ٣ذ ا عبثي خ٤ رغذ ك٠ أصشبكغؼب ساءب طد

Sapt: "We're lucky that the wind's blowing towards us so we can hear them. Come on!"

and we set off fast. After some time, we stopped again and could not hear the other horses,

so we slowed down and thought we could relax. However, a little farther we stopped once

more and this time we heard them. Sapt got off his horse and put his ear to the ground.

، رهلب شح أخش ب ز عبع اخ٤ الأخش، زي عشب ثجؾء ثشخ اهذاطوب ثغشػخ. ثؼذ

.ب ٠ ئلا ؾظبد ؽز٠ هلب شح أخش ، رب٠ ئ٠ عؼب ط٤ اخ٤. ، ؼغزش٣خطش ب أ رشع

" ػغ أر ػ٠ الأسع.عثد"

Sapt: "I think there're two horses.They're about two kilometres behind."

We went on quickly and eventually we reached the tall, dark trees of the forest of Zenda

and stopped at a fork in the road. One road went deep into the forest, the other went outside

the forest towards the town. Sapt said:

ؽش٣و٤: " اظخ راد الأشغبس اؼب٤خ ، هلب ػذ لزشمصذاػذب زت الأسع ازبثب ؽز٠ أخ٤شا ثـب ؿبثخ "

":عثد". كوب اذحئ٠ ٣لؼ٠خش ٥، ااغاتح عكئ٠ ٣لؼ٠ أؽذبب

Sapt: "To the right's our road, to the left's the castle. Now, get off your horse."

Rassendyll: "Get off? But they'll catch us!"

Sapt: repeating angrily, ك٠ ؿظخ علبءشسا "Get off your horse!"

Scene 24 اشهذ اشاتع واعششو عذ فرشق طشق ف غاتح "صــــذا" : خاسظ

Characters: Rassendyll Sapt Duke Michael Max Holf

and I did what he asked. We took the horses into the dark trees and waited quietly where we

could see the road, but they (whoever they were) could not see us. I saw that Sapt had a gun

in his hand.

، )أ٣ب ب ابس سؤ٣خ اطش٣ن٣ب ؽ٤ش ضب زظش ثذء هذب عاد٣ب ئ٠ داخ اـبثخ اظخ. كأرػذ لأش

:. كغذ هبئلا هذ شش غذع "عثد"أ ٣شاب. سأ٣ذ لا ٣ك٣ن( ثبطش

Rassendyll: whispering, "?Do you want to see who they are" هاغا

Rassendyll: whispering, ".Yes, and where they're going" هاغا

Soon we could hear the horses getting nearer and nearer. The moon was full now so we

could see the road clearly.

أ ش اطش٣ن ثػػ. . ب اوش زلا الأش از١ بس٣ذا س٣ذا ٠ روزشة عشػب ب عؼب اغ٤بد

:هبئلا "عثد"كظ

Sapt: whispering, "!Here they come! Look, it's the Duke" هاغا

On the road through the forest, I could see the Duke and a strong-looking man who Sapt

later told me was Max Holf, brother to Johann who I had seen at the inn. When they

reached the fork in the road, they stopped.

، شو٤ن "هىف اوظ" أك٢ هذ لاؽن "عثد"خجش٢ ،أ ب ه٣ طش٣ن ػجش اـبثخ، سأ٣ذ اذم سعلا ػ٠ ا

":اى"طشم. كغأ اذم الزشم ثـب. رهلب ػذب اخبد از١ سأ٣ز ك٢ الذم اظـ٤ش" ظىها"

Duke Michael: "Which way?"

Max: "I think we should go to the castle where we can learn the truth."


Toppers in English Duke Michael: "Why not the hunting lodge? If all's well, why go there? And if all isn't well,

I fear there'll be a trap."

The Duke did not move and seemed to be listening. ٣شق اغغ ٣زؾشى اذم ثذا أ

Duke Michael: quietly ",I thought I heard something" تهذوء

I saw Sapt lift up his gun, but the Duke then said: " شبشا غذع ، اذم هبعثدسأ٣ذ "

Duke Michael: "To Zenda, then,"

and they set off once more. I could see that Sapt still held up his gun and was pointing it at

the Duke, but although I knew he would have loved to shoot, he realised it would not have

helped the King at this moment. He put his gun away once more. We waited silently for ten

minutes before we came out from the trees.

أ٢ سؿ‘ . اذوقا غذع ظثب ئ٣ب ػ٠ " بصا شبش عثداطوب اشعلا شح أخش. سأ٣ذ أ "

شح أخش. كأػبد غذع، ئلا ا أدسى أ ري ٣غبػذ اي ك٢ ز اؾظخ، ٣د ٣طن ابسػ٤أػشف أ

":عثد" بث٤ الأشغبس. كو هج أ خشط ضب زظش ك٠ طذ ؾ ػشش دهبئن

Sapt: "So, he's had news that all is well."

Rassendyll: "What does that mean?"

Sapt: "I wish I knew. It's a real puzzle."

We rode on through the forest as fast as our tired horses would allow. We said nothing, and

I thought about what the Duke had said. What did "all is well" mean? Was all well with the

King?

ش٢ء ب ؼ٠". "اذوقب، كشد ك٢ ب هب . و ش٤ئ ب٣غزط٤غ عاد٣ب ازؼج٤ثأهظ٠ ػجش اـبثخ اطوب

ش٢ء ػ٠ ب ٣شا ك٤ب ٣زؼن ثبي ؟؟.ػ٠ ب ٣شا"

Scene 25 اشهذ اخاظ واعششو ف ظاغ اصذ تغشفه وألثره : خاسظ


It did not take us long to reach the hunting lodge where we had left the King and quickly

jump off our horses. The lodge was dark and quiet and no one came out to meet us. All of a

sudden, Sapt took hold of my armand pointed at five or six torn and dirty handkerchiefs on

the ground.

بؽ٤ش ب هذ رشب اي ٤ذ جؾ عبػ اظ غزـشم هزب ؽ٣لا اغبػب رشع ش٠ء بدء ب ظ

ضهخ زغخخ ػ٠ الأسع. اد عرحأ خغحلذ ظش ئ٠ ثزساػ٢ "عثد"غي أ. كغأح ٣خق أؽذ لاعزوجبب

Sapt: "Look there! That's what I used to tie up the old woman. Fasten the horses and استظ

let's see what's happened."

The front door to the lodge was not locked and we went into the room where I had eaten

the night before. Plates and cups were still on the table.

ز٤ب ئ٠ اـشكخ از٠ أب ك٤ب ٤خ أظ ، بذ الأؽجبم ائط ب اجبة الأب٠ غبػ اظ٤ذ لزؽب كبعزضب ا

.لارضا ػ٠ ابئذح

Sapt: "Come on,"

and we ran down the passage towards the cellar where we had left the King. But the door to

the cellar was open

.ب ثبة اوج لزؽب ػ٠ ظشاػ٤‘ رشب اي كغش٣ب ػجش اشام ؾ اوج ؽ٤ش ب هذ

Rassendyll: "So they found the old woman."

Sapt: "I realised that when I saw the handkerchiefs."

Rassendyll: "Where's Josef and the King?"



We found another door inside the cellar that was locked, and it took a lot of work to get it

open. It was dark inside and completely silent and I could see Sapt was looking very

worried. He loved the King and would have hated anything bad to have happened to him.

So I told him to stay where he was and went inside the room with a candle. There were a lot

of things on the floor of the dark room, as if there had been a fight. I held up the candle and

saw spiders on the walls, then, far in one comer, I saw a body. I slowly went back outside

the room to tell Sapt what I had seen.

ب .اظلا اذء اب ٣خ٤ ػ٤ . بلزؾ اب ض٤ش هز ، اعزـشم طذا آخش داخ اوج ب بعذب ثبث

ك٠ ش. كطجذ اجوبء ثبخبسط دخذ اـشكخ أ ـب٣خ كوذ ب ٣ؾت اي ب ٣ش أ ٣ظ٤ج بهو "عثد"

أثظشد لأػ٠ اشؼخ سكؼذثأسػ٤خ اـشكخ اظخ، ب ب بى هزب. ض٤شح زبصشحأش٤بء صخشؼخ. ب ٣ذ

:ػب سأ٣ذ كوذ "عثد"خبسط اـشكخ لأخجش خشعذ زضبهلا . سأ٣ذ ك٠ أؽذ اضا٣ب عضخص ،بؼبت ػ٠ اغذسا، ث

Rassendyll: "It's not good news. I'm afraid he's dead."

Sapt put his hand over his mouth. ػغ "عجذ" ٣ذ ػ٠ ك طبػ

Sapt: crying, "?The King"صائحا

Rassendyll: "No, the body's Josef. The King's not there."

I closed the heavy door behind me and we walked with heavy hearts back from the cellar to

the dining room.Sap sit down heavily with his hands over his face.

" ثزضبه اػؼب ٣ذ٣ عثدأؿوذ اجبة اضو٤ خل٠ خشعب اوج ثوة ٣ؼزظشب الأ ئ٠ ؿشكخ اطؼب .عظ "

ػ٠ ع:

Sapt: "So, they've got the King!"

Rassendyll: "That's why they said that all's well. But when did they find out?"

Sapt: "Michael must've known all day."

Rassendyll: "What did he think when he met me, then? He knew I was not the real King!"

Sapt: "It doesn't matter what he thought then. What matters is what he thinks now!"

Rassendyll: "We must get back and collect every soldier in Strelsau. Michael will have to be

caught before the King is killed."

Sapt: "Wait.We need to think. It must've been the old woman who told them what had

happened somehow. I understand now. They came here to kidnap the King and they

found him in that room in the cellar. If we hadn't escaped to Strelsau, we would've

been killed."

Rassendyll: "So where's the King now?"

Sapt: "I have no idea. But you could see at the coronation that Duke Michael's really

worried. Let's think about how we can worry him a bit more." A clock in the house struck one as Sapt stood up with a smile, and I could see that he had

another plan.

." جزغب سأ٣ذ أ ذ٣ خطخ أخشعثدك٠ ؽ٤ غ "‘ دهذ اغبػخ ااؽذح

Sapt: excitedly, We'll go back to Strelsau.The King will be back in the capital again" رحغا tomorrow!"

Rassendyll: "How is that possible if we don't know where he is?"

Sapt: "We'll go back to Strelsau and continue with the game we started. You've done a good

job until now, so why not continue?" Rassendyll: "Do you mean you want me to be the King again?"


Toppers in English Sapt: crying , صائحا "Yes, I do!"

Scene 26 اشهذ اغادط واعششو ف غشفح اطعا تعاغ اصذ : داخ


It had not been easy to escape from Strelsau and return to the hunting lodge without anyone

seeing us, so when Sapt suggested that I return to the capital and continue pretending to be

the King, I let him know exactly what I thought.

أ "عثد"زي ػذب اهزشػ أؽذ ، اظ٤ذ د أ ٣شاب عبػاؼدح ئ٠ "واعرشغ" ٣ اغ اشة

٣ذس ك٠ خذ كوذ :أسدد اي ، ازظبش ثذساعزش ك٢ أ أػد ئ٠ اؼبطخ أ أؽؼ ػ

Rassendyll: "You're mad! The plan's too dangerous!"

Sapt walked up to me, Sapt put his hand on my shoulder and then looked deep into my eyes.

" ؾ ػغ ٣ذ ػ٠ زل٠ ص ظش ك٠ ػ٠٤ ثزؼ هبئلا : عثدعبس "

Sapt: "Listen, if you're a man, you can save the King. Go back and pretend to be him."

Rassendyll: protesting حرعا "But the Duke knows where the real King is, and all his men

know!”

Sapt: "Yes, but they can't say anything. Listen! We've got them! They can't say anything



without showing their guilt. They cannot say, 'This isn't the real King because we've kidnapped him and killed his servant.' Will they say that?"

I realised that Sapt was right. Even if Michael knew who I was, he could not say he knew,

but I still had doubts.

بصاذ ، ٣غزط٤غ أ ٣زل ثخ ا، ك أ اىكؾز٠ ػ ػ٠ ؽن ؛ ب "عثد"أدسذ أ

رغبس٠ ثؼغ اشى كوذ :

Rassendyll: "Sapt, surely someone in Strelsau will realise I'm not the real King. The

Princess has already said she thinks the King's changed. She'll certainly realise.” Sapt: "Of course it's a risk, but we must have a King in Strelsau, or the city will belong to

Michael within twenty-four hours. You must do it, for Ruritania!"

Rassendyll: "What if the King's already dead?"

Sapt: "If the real King's already dead, then you shall stay King! But I think the King's still

alive, and I don't think they'll do anything to him if you're in the capital. They'd

know that you would stay King if they killed him!"

It was a mad plan, even madder than the first plan, which had been a success, but as I

listened to Sapt, I saw that it could work.

، "عثد"اعزؼذ ئ٠ ب ، أطبثذ غبؽب ثبلؼ اخطخ الأ٠، از٢ عب ، ث أضش غخوذ بذ خطخ

:. كوذ شح أخشسأ٣ذ أب هذ رغؼ

Rassendyll: again,"I still worry that someone will realize."

Sapt: "Anything is possible, but come, Rassendyll! Let's go to Strelsau. We'll be caught if we stay here."

Rassendyll: "All right, Sapt, I'll try."

Sapt: "Good man! I'll go and get the horses."

But seconds later, he came back. ػبد ثؼذ صا

Sapt: "Look out of the window." Through the window I could see in the moonlight a big

group of men coming down the road from Zenda: four were on horses, another four or five

were walking. I knew they must be Michael's men, and they seemed to be carrying spades,

coming to the house to hide their evil work. I remembered poor Josef's body and said:

أستعحب : "صذا"هبدخ ػ٠ اطش٣ن عبػخ ج٤شح اشعبابكزح ك٢ ػء اوش ػجششأ٣ذ كأعذ ؽشك٠ ك

با ، اى سعب اذم كب شذ ك٠ أ ‘ ٣غ٤ش ػ٠ الأهذا خغحأ وأستعح، ٣شج اغ٤بد

اغ٤ ، ظىصف عضخز . رزشد ؽ٤ئ آصبس عش٣ز اشاءهذ أهجا ئ٠ اض ٣ؾ، اؼب اغبسف٣ؾ

. "عثدـ "وذ ك

Rassendyll: "Sapt, we should make sure that some of those evil men join Josef."

Sapt: "Very well. As a soldier, I've had a lot of fights like this. I'll show you what to do.”

Scene 27 اشهذ اغاتع واعششو أا ظاغ اصذ : خاسظ

Characters: Rassendyll Sapt Some of The Duke’s Men

We went out of a back door and climbed onto our horses with our swords ready. We could

hear the men arrive at the front of the hunting lodge, and one called out:

شبش٣ ع٤كب.عؼب اشعب هذ طا أب عبػ اظ٤ذ طبػ خشعب اجبة اخل٠ هلض ب ئ٠ عاد

: أؽذ هبئلا

one of the men: "Go and get the body. " عصحا


Toppers in English

Sapt: crying , "!Now" صائحا

and we drove our horses fast to the front of the building. The men looked shocked to see us

and were not prepared. I easily knocked one man off his horse, then hit another big man

with my sword as he moved towards me. But there were only two of us and within seconds

I realised there were people all around me. Just as I was about to be trapped, I saw a gap

between the men and saw my chance to escape. I turned my horse and quickly rode through

the gap towards the forest. My horse was fast but as I left, I heard a gun and I was almost

shot. I could see Sapt on his horse ahead of me, and went as quickly as I could towards him,

waving. Then I heard another shot and felt a terrible pain in my finger. Someone shot again,

but now we were too far away for them to hit us. At last I caught up with Sapt, who was

breathless but laughing.

كأعوطذ أؽذ ػ٠ . ب با ػ٠ اعزؼذاد ثذد ػ٤ اظذخ شؤ٣زب. أب اج٠ عش٣ؼب ثبغ٤بداطوب

ػذب ارغ ؾ١. ب ب اص٤ كوؾ ك٢ ؿؼ صا ع٤قثؼشثخ سعلا ػخب آخش أؽؾذ اغاد ثغخ

بط ش،سأ٣ذ كغح ث٤ اشع٤ عؾذ كشطز٠ شةأؽبؽ٢. لشد ثغاد اطوذ . ث٤ب ذ ػ٠ شي أ أ ؽ

أس بد أ ٣ظ٤ج٢. ذ ب بس٣ ب ػذب ؿبدسد، عؼذ ؽو عاد عش٣ؼب ب عش٣ؼب الغح ؾ اـبثخ

ك٢ شذ٣ذأب٢، رجذ ثأعشع ب ٣ ؾ ؽب ث٤ذ١. ص عؼذ ؽوخ أخش شؼشد ثأ عادػ٠ "عثد"

، از١ ب ٣ؼؾي "عثد أدسذ". أخ٤شا ب أثؼذ أ رظ٤جبؽذ ابس شح اضبضخ، ب أئطجؼ٢. أؽن

:. كوب ٢لاش الألبط

Sapt: "Well done! That was very brave. Do you think they saw who you were?"

Rassendyll: "Yes, one of the men said 'It's the King' before I pushed him off his horse."

Sapt: "Good!That will give Michael something to worry about."

Scene 28 اشهذ اصا واعششو ف اطشك إ امصش شوسا تضسعح ىها ضاسع : خاسظ

Characters: Rassendyll Sapt A farmer

After a time, we stopped so that Sapt could put a bandage on my finger, which now hurt

badly. We moved on in silence, as quickly as our poor horses were able to, until we arrived

at a farm just as the sun was rising on a cold, clear day. I covered my face, saying to the

farmer that I had a bad tooth before we asked for food. The farmer was kind and let us rest,

but we knew we could not wait for long and soon headed off.

ب بذ رغزط٤غئطجؼ٢ از١ ب ٣إ٢ ثشذح. عشب ك٢ طذ، عش٣ؼب ثوذس "عثد"، رهلب ٢ ٣ؼذ ثشخثؼذ

ضاسعهذ ع٢، داس٣ذ. هذ ؽؼذ اشظ ك٠ ٣ ثبسد ،طؾضسػخ ثـباخ شذح ازؼت، ؽز٠ ع٤بدب

شأ أ ٤ظ ثوذسبأ أعب٢ رإ٢ هج أ طت اطؼب. ب اضاسع ؽ٤جب رشب غزش٣ؼ، ب ؼ

.لزشح ؽ٣خ اطوب عش٣ؼب

Scene 29 اشهذ اراعع واعششو مصش أا ا :هاس خاسظ

Characters: Rassendyll Sapt Freyler : one of Sapt’s servants

Some hours later, we saw the buildings of Strelsau ahead of us. It was about nine o'clock

and at this time of day, the city gates were open, so we went back through the gate that we

had left from. The streets of the city were very quiet, as most of the people were resting

after the celebrations, and we saw almost no one until we were back at the palace. Here, one

of Sapt's servants was waiting for us.



. بذ اغبػخ ؽا٢ ازبعؼخ طجبؽب، بذ واعرشغسأ٣ب أبب جب٢ اؼبطخ ؽز٠ عبػبد ثؼؼخ ب ٠ ئلا

شاسع اذ٣خ ، لأ ٣غد اذء ازب ب. باز٢ ب هذ ؿبدسب كؼذب ئ٠ اذ٣خ اجاثخأثاة اذ٣خ لزؽخ،

" عثدعذب أؽذ خذ "اوظش. ب ػذب ئ٠ب ؽز٠ روش٣ج اش أؽذ ؼظ ابط با ٣غزش٣ؾ ثؼذ الاؽزلبلاد،

ك٠ ازظبسب.

Freyler:"Is all well, sir?"

Sapt:"Yes, Freyler, all is well.

Freyler: seeing my finger. “But the King's hurt?"

Rassendyll: "It's nothing,"

Sapt:explaining, فغشا "He caught his finger in a door.Now remember, say nothing about

this. All young men like to ride their horses now and then, so why not the King?"

As the servant led our horses away, Sapt said quietly to me:

د خلغ:" ثظعثدا ،هب ٠ "غ٤بد ثؼ٤ذ ث٤ب ب اؾبسط ٣ود ا

Sapt:quietly, Freyler's a good servant, but sometimes it's best not to trust" تصىخ خفض

even the best of men."

Scene 13 اشهذ اصلاشى خذع اه ف امصش شج أخشي ف :هاس داخ

Characters: Rassendyll Sapt Fritz

خاد الأشج "فلافا"وه شخصح شاىح عأذ روشها :

Sapt put the key in the secret door and we went back inside the palace, down the passage

to the King's room. Back inside, Fritz, who had been asleep, jumped up when he heard us

and cried:

" بئب ، فشرظئ٠ خذع اي. ب "ص ئ٠ اوظش ػبئذ٣اشام اعزضب" الزبػ ك٠ اجبة اغش عثدػغ "

ب ئ عؼب ؽز٠ هلض طبئؾب :

Fritz: bowing in front of me, ".My King, you're safe! I'm so pleased" حا أا

Sapt:laughing, ".Even Fritz thinks you're the real King! I think we can do this"ضاحىا

Fritz: in surprise, ذهشا "Oh!Rassendyll?But what's happened to your hand?Are you hurt?”

Rassendyll: "It's nothing serious. What's more important is what we have to tell you."

Fritz: crying,"What is it? Where's the real King?"

Sapt:"Be quiet, Fritz! Don't speak so loudly! People will hear us."

Suddenly there was a knock at the door, so Sapt took me by the arm.

ب ػ٠ اجبة ،كأخز٠ "عجذ" رساػ٠كغأح ، عؼب ؽشه

Sapt: "Quick! Go into the bedroom, take your hat and boots off and climb into bed. Cover yourself up so people think you're asleep." I did as I was told, but a minute later Sapt came into the bedroom and smiled. He introduced

me to a polite young gentleman who came up to my bed and told me that he was a servant

of Princess Flavia, who had sent him to find out how the King was feeling after the

coronation.

عش٣ش١ اهزشة ‘ شبثب زثب. هذ ٢ ا جزغب "ئ٠ ؿشكخعثدب ٠ ئلا ده٤وخ ؽز٠ ػبد"كؼذ ب ه٤ ٢،

:ثؼذ ازز٣ظ. كوذ شأ اي ؽب زطئ ػ٠أسعز هذ، فلافا الأشج خادهب ٢ أ

Rassendyll: "Send her my thanks,and tell her that I've never felt better in my life."

Sapt: "The King's had a good long sleep."

The servant bowed and left, and I smiled at Sapt. But Fritz still looked very serious.


Toppers in English

ا .بصا عبدا عذب "ظفشر". "عثدـ "اؾ٠ اخبد اظشف، اثزغذ

Fritz: quietly,"Tell me, is the King dead?"

Rassendyll: "We don't think so.But Duke Michael's holding him prisoner."

Scene 33 اصلاشىواشهذ احادي ف امصش :هاس داخ


ش افشغوه اغف شخصح شاىح عأذ روشها :

The next day, it took Sapt three hours to tell me all about the King's duties. It seems that a

king's life is quite hard, but a pretend king's life is even harder. At least Sapt stayed with me

to tell me what I ought to do and what I ought not to do, and what I should say to the many

important people I had to meet during the day. I was worried when I met the French

ambassador and he asked me a question which I could not answer, but later Sapt told me

that I should not worry, as the real King would not have been able to answer either. I also

had to tell everyone that I could not write because of my finger, so many important

documents were not completed.

After many hours of meetings, I was finally alone with my friends once more. I asked a new

servant, who had never met the real King, for a drink and then asked Sapt if I could rest at

last. I was not used to such hard work.

. ثذا ٢ أ ؽ٤بح اى " صلاس عبػبد أؽؼ٠ ك٤ب ث ب ٣زؼن ثاعجبد ايعثدهؼ٠ ؼ٠ "ك٢ ا٤ ازب٢،

"ثب ٣غت ػ٠ أ أكؼ ب عثدأ٠ ئ٠ ". ػ٠ أ٣خ ؽب ثبي ثؾ٤بح ي ذػ٠:ئب أشن ثض٤شكب ، شبهخ ئ٠ ؽذ ب

راد ٣ ،ازبث٠ ػ٠ ذاس ا٤. اعزوجبشخظ٤بد اخ از٢ ه. ، زي ب ٣جـ٢ ػ٢ ٣غت ػ٠ ألا أكؼ

هبئلا لا داػ٢ "عثد"ؽئ٢ ث٤ذ أ ك٠ هذ لاؽن، عاثب ؽش أ عأ٢ عإالا افشغ تاغفشازو٤ذ ؽ٤ اون

ازه٤غ ٤ظ ثعؼ٠ خجش اغ٤غ أأأ . ب ضاب ػ٠ ب ب ٤غ٤ت ػ زا اغإا اؾو٤و٠ لغ ون كؾز٠ اي

.ئطجؼ٢ ثغجت عشػػ٠ اؼذ٣ذ اغزذاد اخ

از١ ٣زن اعذد اخذ حذأ. ؽجذ ئ٠ أطذهبئ٠ شح أخشخد أخ٤شا ثؼذ ػذح عبػبد الاعزبػبد،

" أ٠ ك٠ ؽبعخ ئ٠ اشاؽخ ؛ ئر أ ؼزبدا ػ٠ ض عثدأ٤ذ ئ٠ "اي اؾو٤و٢ هؾ ، أ ٣ؾؼش ٢ ششثب ص

:هبئلا ظ"كش٣ز". كزغبء زا اؼ اشبم

Fritz:"Rest? No! We mustn't waste any time! Shouldn't we plan how to attack Michael?"

Sapt: "Let's take things slowly."

Fritz: "So aren't we going to do anything?"

Sapt: "We aren't going to do anything dangerous."

Rassendyll: "If people find out who I am,then I'll fight with the Duke. But at the moment,

let's wait to see what the Duke does."

Fritz:"He'll kill the King."

Sapt: "He won't.If he kills the King, he knows that Rassendyll will stay as King instead. And

he cannot accuse Rassendyll of anything because then people will know that he's

kidnapped the King."

Rassendyll:explaining, فغشا "And we cannot accuse him in public without admitting that

I'm not the real King." Fritz:crying , !So no one can do anything! It's a stalemate"صائحا أصق طحوس / But wait. Half of

Michael's Six Men are in Strelsau with the Duke."

Sapt: "Only half? Then that means the other half are guarding the King."



Fritz: "Yes, you're right.So that means the King must be alive. If the King were dead, all the

Six Men would be here with the Duke."

Rassendyll: "Excuse me, but who are the Six Men?"

Fritz:"Unfortunately I fear you'll soon be meeting them. They're six special soldiers who

Michael keeps in his house at all times. They're completely loyal to him. Three are

from Ruritania, one is Belgian, one French, and one's from your country."

Sapt: continuing, غرطشدا"They'll do whatever Michael asks them to do."

Rassendyll: nervously,تعصثح"Would they try to kill me?"

Sapt: "Without a doubt. Which three are here in Strelsau, Fritz?"

Fritz:"The three foreigners: De Gautet, Bersonin and Detchard."

Rassendyll: "So they were not the men we saw at the hunting lodge?"

Sapt: "I wish they were, because then there'd only be four and not six of them."

Scene 32 اشهذ اصا و اصلاشى ف امصش :هاس داخ

Characters: Rassendyll

I now decided that I should act – perhaps like all real kings do – by keeping some secrets

even from the people I could trust the most. My plan was to make myself as popular as I

could, and say nothing bad about Michael. In this way, I could hope to stop the poorer

people of Strelsau from thinking badly about me. Then, if there were a fight, perhaps people

would not want to follow Michael, although of course I hoped there would not be such a

fight. Perhaps I could actually enjoy my game in Strelsau and something good would come

from it. Michael would not grow stronger while the game lasted.

ثجؼغ الأعشاس ؽز٠ ػ ابط ثأ أؽزلع -اى اؾو٤و٤٤شأ٠ شأ سثب -أرظشف هش هشاس أ ٣جـ٠ ػ٠ أ

، زا . ثبؼذا كلا أرش ثغء اذوقأغت ئ٠ لغ٠ اشؼت ألا أطبسػ از٣ أصن ث ض٤شا. بذ خطز٢ أ

هزب، سثب ٣زغ إلاء ابط ػ الاؼب هغ. ص، ئرا " عء اظ ث٠وعرشغاا ك٠ "أغ أضش ابط كوش

صخ، ػ٠ اشؿ ثبطجغ أ٢ ذ آ ألا ٣ اى هذ "،عرشغاوثؼجز٠ ك٠ "كؼلا أعززغ ؼ٠ أخزدب. طذا

اعزشد اؼجخ.أ ب٣ ٣ظجؼ أه ئرا كؼلا ػ. ٣ظ٤ج٠ ب ش٠ء ؽ٤ت

Scene 31 اشهذ اصاس و اصلاشى ف اطشك إ لصش الأــــشج "فـــلافـــا" شوسا تاحذمح والأصلح اضمح :هاس داخ

Characters: Rassendyll Fritz A poor young girl: who sells flowers

My plan began the next day, when I rode my horse through the park with Fritz and waved

to everyone who bowed to me. The more my people saw of me, the more they would realise

I cared about them and their lives. I was not going to be a distant king who people only

heard about. And as I had done before the coronation, I wanted to be seen most in the old

town, where most of the poor people lived. Riding through some of the narrowest and

oldest town streets, I stopped to buy flowers from a poor young girl with a gold coin. This

attracted a lot of interest, and soon hundreds of people were following me on my way to the

home of Princess Flavia. I knew the Princess was very popular and the people seemed very

pleased that I had gone to see her. Moreover, if I had the support of the Princess, this could

only help me. Fritz also thought this was a good idea and came with me on my visit to the

Princess's palace.


Toppers in English ػ٠ ازؾ٤خ أسدذ "فشرظ ظطؾج ب ؼ٠ "‘ازط٤ذ عاد عشد ػجش اؾذ٣وخ ثذأد خطز٢ ك٢ ا٤ ازب٢،

ب سآ٢ شؼج٢ أع٤ش ث٤ ، أدسا أضش أ٢ أز ث ثؾ٤بر. كلا س٣ت . ثأؽغ ب ؽب ث٤ذ ٣ؾ٠ ٠

٣شا٠ ابط أضش ك٠ ب كؼذ هج ازز٣ظ، أسدد أ أ أس٣ذ أ أ ب ثؼ٤ذا ػ شؼج ٣غغ كوؾ ابط ػ.

، هلذ أصبء رغا٠ ك٠ ثؼغ أهذ شاسع اذ٣خ أػ٤وب، ؽ٤ش ٣و٤ ؼظ ابط الوشاء. اذ٣خ اؼز٤ناغضء

ؽذس ب رهؼذ كغزة ط٤ؼ٠ زا اض٤ش . لؾزب ثوطؼخ ازت كزبح شبثخ كو٤شح ثبهخ اسدششاء

ػ أ الأ٤شح رززغ ثشؼج٤خ ج٤شح أ. ذ فافلا الأشج، عشػب ب رجؼ٢ ائبد ك٢ ؽش٣و٢ ئ٠ ض الازب

ري ع٤ؼضص اك ‘دػ الأ٤شح ئرا غجذعذا زا ثذا ابط ك٢ ؿب٣خ اغؼبدح ػذب رجذ شؤ٣زب. كؼلا ػ ري،

.اػزجشب كشح ع٤ذح، عبء ؼ٢ ك٢ ص٣بسر٢ وظش الأ٤شح " أ٣ؼبفشرظب ري سأ "هل٢.

Scene 34 اشهذ اشاتع و اصلاشى ف غشفح اعرمثاي الأشج داخ لصش الأــــشج "فــــــلافـــا" :هاس داخ

Characters: Rassendyll Princess Flavia Duke Michael

I was shown into a guest room full of enormous mirrors, paintings and beautiful furniture,

and soon the Princess arrived with her servants. I knew that I had to be very careful when I

talked to the Princess. I needed the Princess to trust me, but I did not want to say too much

to her, or she would realise I was not the real King. And although I wanted to show her that

I trusted her, she must not think she could say what she liked to me, because I was not the

man she thought I was.

اؼخخ اؽبد الأصبس اغ٤، عشػب ب طذ ؿشكخ اؼ٤ف از٢ بذ ٤ئخ ثبشا٣ب ر اعزوجب٠ ك٠

ا ػذب أرؾذس ئ٤ب. ذ ثؾبعخ ئ٠ غت صوزب، ا عذ خذب. ذ أػشف أ٢ ٣غت أ أ ؽزس ك٠ طؾجخ الأشج

أ٢ أ أس٣ذ أ أرؾذس ئ٤ب أضش الاص ، لأب هذ رذسى ثزي أ٢ غذ اي اؾو٤و٢. ػ٠ اشؿ

أسدد أ أظش ب أ٢ أصن ثب، ئلا أب لا ٣غت أ رؼزوذ أب هبدسح ػ٠ أ رو ب رؾت ٢، لأ٢ أ اي

:اؾو٤و٢. كوبذ ٢

Princess Flavia: “You have completely changed since you became King, sir."

Rassendyll: "You need not call me 'sir.For after all, we are still cousins."

Princess Flavia: looking at me, ''I'm proud to do so, Rudolf. But I think your face has changed."

I needed to talk about something else, so I said: أسدد أ أؿ٤ش اػع كوذ

Rassendyll: "My brother's back in the city, I hear. He went away for a while, didn't he?"

Princess Flavia: "Yes, I hear he's back in Strelsau."

Rassendyll: "That's good. The nearer he is to me, the better."

Princess Flavia: looking at me, "Do you want him to be near you so that you know what

he's doing?"

Rassendyll: "I'd like him to be near me because he's my half-brother. We're family! We

need to help and support each other. Unfortunately, I've heard he can't stay

in Strelsau for very long." She looked at me strangely when I said this, but at that moment there was a loud cheer from

the streets outside. The Princess ran to the window, then she turned to me, looking anxious.

ب ٤ئ رشا٠‘ ري ، ك٠ ري اؾظخ ظشد ٠ ثبعزـشاة ب هذ كخلذ الأ٤شح ئ٠ ‘ اشبسع زبف ػب

ػ٤ب اون: ،ثبد٣ب ابكزح ص ػبدد

Princess Flavia: "It's him! It's the Duke of Strelsau! He's coming here now."

I was surprised by this news and did not know what to say. For several minutes, Princess

Flavia and I sat in silence. Her servants also stood silently, with their heads bowed. We

could hear steps outside the door and I expected Michael to enter, but then the steps



stopped, so we continued to talk again. I cannot remember what we talked about, but I

found it very easy to talk to the Princess and time passed.

I thought it was strange that Michael had not come into the room, but we did not talk about

him at all until the Princess suddenly jumped up and said:

خذب زي هق هذ ض لاب اظذ فلافا والأشجؼذح دهبئن، أب بعغبرا أه. اذشذ ثزا اخجش، أدس

، "اى". عؼب ؽشم خطاد خبسط اجبة ذ أرهغ دخ اذوقوذ رؾ٤خ سؤع طأؽأحك٢ طذ،

طاد، زي اطذ اؾذ٣ش شح أخش غ الأ٤شح. أعزط٤غ أ أرزش ب ب زؾذس ػ، ٢ ثؼذ ري رهلذ اخ

.ش اهذ الأشجعذد أ اغ عذا ازؾذس غ

Princess Flavia: "You do know that Michael will be very angry. Is that a good idea?"

Rassendyll: "What do you mean? How am I making him angry?"

Princess Flavia: "You haven't asked him to come in. He's been waiting outside the room for

a long time."

Princess Flavia: "But of course he can come in,"

I realised I had made a serious mistake. أدسذ أ٠ اسرجذ خطأ ج٤شا

Princess Flavia: "How funny you are.You know that no one can enter without your

permission."

Rassendyll: "Of course.I'd forgotten!"

But the Princess looked at me in a way that made me think she realised something was

wrong. الأ٤شح ظشد ئ٠ ثطش٣وخ عؼز٠ أػزوذ أب رذسى أ صخ خطأ ب

Rassendyll: "I was never very good at remembering all the rules."

I wished that Fritz had told me about this: أؽؼ٠ ػ٠ زا الأش هذ "فشرظ٤ذ أ "ر

Rassendyll: "but I'll go and get him myself at once."

I opened the door and went out of the guest room to greet Michael. He was sitting at a table

looking very angry. All his men were standing next to him. I held out my hand and Michael

stood up slowly and took it, then I showed him into the Princess's guest room.

‘ " ،كشأ٣ز عبغب ئ٠ بئذح ػبثظ اعاىكزؾذ اجبة اذكؼذ خبسعب ؿشكخ الاعزوجب ؽز٠ أؽ٠٤ "

سعب هف ئ٠ عاس. ذدد ٣ذ كغ اهلب ثزضبه طبكؾ٠ ،كأدخز ؼ٠ ئ٠ ؿشكخ اعزوجب الأ٤شح.

Rassendyll: "Brother,I'm so sorry. I didn't know you were waiting, otherwise I'd have asked you in sooner." He thanked me, but coldly. Michael did not seem to be good at hiding his feelings, and I

could see that he was angry with me. I could also see he was trying to pretend that he

thought I was the real King. We sat down with the Princess.

ئ ب ٣ؾب أ ا ٠عذ بأ ب ؿبػج سأ٣ذك٢ ئخلبء شبػش، ػب ثبس ٣ ئر ك٠ ثشد علبء شش٠ ك

٠٣ أ خذػز٠ هذ اطذ ػ٤ ،أ ٣ؼزوذ أ٠ أب اي اؾو٤و٠ ،كغغب زؾذس غ الأ٤شح.

Duke Michael:"You've hurt your hand."

Rassendyll: explaining, "Yes, an animal bit me. It'll be fine."

Princess Flavia: "Is there any danger from the bite?"

Rassendyll: looking at Michael "Not from this, but if I gave him the chance to bite again, it

would be different."

Princess Flavia: "Did you kill the animal?"

Rassendyll: "No, We're waiting to see if his bite's poisonous."

Duke Michael: smiling coldly "And if it is?"

It was clear that he understood who I was really talking about.

ثبلؼ.رؾذس أ ب اػؾب أ كب ػ


Toppers in English Rassendyll: "He'll be knocked on the head."

Duke Michael: "But he might bite again."

Rassendyll: smiling. "I'm sure he'll try."

Then, worried that Michael would say something I did not want to hear, I decided to change

the subject. I told him how fine his soldiers were and thanked him for the splendid

coronation. I thanked him for the great time I had had at the hunting lodge in the forest.

When he heard this, he jumped to his feet and angrily walked towards the door. Then he

stopped and said:

ششر ػ٠ سائؼ. كوذ ب عد عبػش٤ئب لا أد اىص، هشسد أ أؿ٤ش اػع خش٤خ أ ٣و

اظ٤ذ ثبـبثخ. ػذب عغ ري هق عبػؽلخ ازز٣ظ اشائؼخ. ب ششر ػ٠ اهذ اغ٤ از١ هؼ٤ز ك٢

:غشػب، عبس ؾ اجبة ؿبػجب. ص رهق هب

Duke Michael: "Three of my friends would very much like to meet you, sir. They're waiting

outside."

Scene 35 اشهذ اخاظ و اصلاشى ف تهى الاعرمثاي ف لصش الأشج "فـــلافـــا" :هاس داخ

Characters: Rassendyll The Duke The Duke’s three foreigners men

So I walked up to Michael and took his arm and we entered the outside room like best

friends. Michael asked the three men to come forward.

كطت ‘ د أكؼ طذ٣و٤ زي ،عبسػذ ئ٤ رأثطذ رساػ ، خشعذ ؼ ئ٠ ث الازظبس ػ٠ ري اػغ ا

" صلاصخ سعب أ ٣زوذا ئ٤ب اى"

Duke Michael: "These gentleman are the most loyal and honest of the King's servants, and

are my great friends."

Rassendyll: "I'm very pleased to meet them."

They bowed before me one at a time: first De Gautet, a tall, thin French man with straight

hair; then Bersonin, the Belgian, who was large and about thirty years old; and finally

Detchard, the Englishman, who had a thin face, strong shoulders and very short hair. He

looked like a good fighter and a bad character. I spoke to him in English with a pretend

foreign accent, and I am sure I saw him smile when I spoke. So, Detchard knows my secret,

I thought. And if he knew, surely all the Six Men knew as well. How dangerous were these

special soldiers? And how safe was I, even in the palace of Strelsau?

: ب أ سع كشغ٢ سك٤غ ؽ٣ اوبخ ر شؼش بػ ب ٣ذػ٠ كبهزشة ٠ ااؽذ ثؼذ الاخش ؾ٤ب أب٠

، درشاسدأخ٤شا "تشعى"ب ٣ذػ٠ باضب٢ سع ثغ٢٤ ػخ ػش ٣بض اضلاص ػب "ىذدظ د"

ا. ثذا ػ٤ ا وبر ع٤ذ ر شخظ٤خ شؼش هظ٤ش عذ اج٤الاغ٤ض١، از١ ب ؾ٤ق اع ، ه١

كظذ أع٤ئخ. رؾذصذ ئ٤ ثبـخ الإغ٤ض٣خ ثخ ؿش٣جخ، ذ اصن أ٢ سأ٣ز ٣جزغ ػذب ذ أرؾذس.

خطش إلاء اغد اخبطخ؟ أع٤غ اشعب اغزخ ٣ؼشك أ٣ؼب. كب كإذ أوز٢، ئرا ب ٣ؼشف ؽو٤وز٢ ، ٣ؼشف ؽو٤

؟"بعزشغ"ب ذ علاز٢ ، ؽز٠ أب ك٢ هظش

Scene 36 اغادط واصلاشىاشهذ الأشج "فلافا" :سوسراا: لصشهاس داخ

Characters: Rassendyll , Princess Flavia

his soldiers (Duke Michael )) & ): عأذ روشها شخصاخ



I was not sorry to say goodbye to my brother and his soldier friends, although I was sad to

say goodbye to the Princess. Should I tell her the truth? Was I wrong to pretend to be the

King? I did not know. The princess said:

أخجشبلأ٤شح. ٣غت أ ا داعأطذهبء اغد، ػ٠ اشؿ أ٢ ذ ؽض٣ب ؽض٣ب داع أخ٠ أ

اؾو٤وخ؟ :هبذ الأ٤شح .أ أرظبش ثأ٢ أب اي؟ أ أػشف ذ خطئب أ

The Princess: "Rudolf, be careful, won't you?" Rassendyll: asking her عائلا إاها,"Be careful of what?"

The Princess: "I can't say. But think what your life means to the people of

Ruritania.”

I remembered what Rose had said about my brother Robert back in England: "He realises

his position in society brings with it responsibilities." I had always wanted to have a quiet

life, but I suddenly realised how many responsibilities I now had here in Ruritania. How on

earth had I got myself into such a situation?

غإ٤بد". ٣ؾز ػ٤ػدر لإغزشا: "ئ ٣ذسى أ شض ك٢ اغزغ ذ سوتشخػ أخ٢ سوصرزشد ب هبز

ػبرو٢ ا٥ أب ب ك٢ اوب ػ٠أدسذ كغأح هذس اغإ٤بد ؿ٤ش أ٠أ أػ٤ش ؽ٤بح بدئخ، طبب أسدد

س٣زب٤ب. ٣ب ا٢ ! ٤ق ػؼذ لغ٢ ك٢ ض زا اهق ؟س

Scene 17 اشهذ اغاتع واصلاشى :سوسراا: غشفح ف لصش اههاس داخ


The Duke’s Men (Antoinette de Mauban )) & ): عأذ روشها شخصاخ

Over the next few weeks, I am pleased to say that no one seemed to notice I was not the

real King of Ruritania. Because I looked so like the King, it was much easier for me to

pretend to be him than to pretend to me by neighbour at home, for example. I learnt a lot

about how a country is run, but I made mistakes, sometimes big ones. I became very good

at pretending I had forgotten rules or people that I had met, and I hoped my growing

popularity with the people of Ruritania would help them to forgive my occasional bad

decisions.

أ٢ غذ اي اؾو٤و٢ ٣جذ ػ٠ أؽذ أ لاؽعأ أه أ داػ٠ عشس، زب٤خالأعبث٤غ او٤خ ا ػ٠ ذاس

٢ أ أدػ٢ أ٢ اي أضش اعذ ؼ٠ عج٤ اضب ب اغا ثبي، كشس٣زب٤ب. لأ٢ ذ ض٤ش اشج عذ

ب أخطبء أب ، رؼذ اض٤ش ػ ٤ل٤خ ئداسح ثذ ب، ٢ اسرجذ أخطبء، أؽ٤ب ٠عبس ك٢ اض ثأ ئ٠ أبادػب

هج ، ب ػذ١ أ ك٢ غ٤ذ اوا٤ ابط از٣ هذ هبثز ا ك٢ ازظبش ذ هذج٤شح أطجؾذ زوب عذ

أ شؼج٤ز٢ ازضا٣ذح ث٤ شؼت سس٣زب٤ب عزغؼ ٣غبؾ٢ ػ٠ هشاسار٢ اغ٤ئخ از٢ ذ هذ ارخزرب ك٢ ثؼغ

الأؽ٤ب.

One day, Sapt came into my room.

Sapt: "Here's a letter for you,From the writing, I think it's from a woman. I also have some

important news."

Rassendyll: asking him عائلا إا . "What is it?"

Sapt: "We now know that the King's at the Castle of Zenda."

Rassendyll: "How do you know this?"

Sapt: "We asked where the rest of the Six Men were, and found out that they are all there

at the castle: Lauengram, Krafstein and young Rupert Hentzau, the three biggest

criminals in Ruritania."


Toppers in English Rassendyll: "Do you think the King's definitely there?"

Sapt: "Almost certainly. The three men are always at the castle, and people say the

drawbridge is nearly always kept up. That is not normal. No one goes into the

building without the permission of Rupert or Michael."

Rassendyll: "Then I must go to Zenda."

Sapt: "That wouldn't be a good idea."

Rassendyll: "If not today, then soon. I must go there."

Sapt: "You'll probably stay there forever if you do."

I was silent and I could see that Sapt was studying my face. He asked me.

:٢عأ .٣زلشط ك٠ ع٠ "عثد" ك٠ ؽ٤ ساػ ،ضذ اظذ

Sapt: "What's worrying you, Rassendyll?"

Rassendyll: "Tell me, Sapt, why is it that wherever I go in the capital, I'm followed by six

people?"

Sapt: "Because I've ordered them to follow you."

Rassendyll: "But why?"

Sapt: "It would be very useful for Michael if you disappeared. And if you disappear,

the game's over."

Rassendyll: protesting حرعا "I don't need such help,I can look after myself."

Sapt: as if I were a child, ب ذ ؽللا “De Gautet, Bersonin and Detchard are in Strelsau,

and anyone of them could catch you easily."

Sapt: pointing at the letter he had given me. "So, what's that letter?"

I opened it and read it aloud:

If the King wants to know something important, please do what I ask. At the end of New

Avenue, there is a house in a large garden. There is a wall around the garden with a gate

at the back. At midnight tonight, go through the gate where you will see a statue of a horse,

turn right and walk twenty metres. There you will find six steps up to a summer house. Go

into this summer house and someone will tell you something very important about your life.

But you must be alone. If you do not come, your life will be in danger. I am a loyal friend to

you. Do not show this letter to anyone, or it will put a woman in great danger: Michael will

punish me.

، ك كؼي اكؼ سؿت اي ك٠ اهف ػ٠ أش٤بء ٣ اهف ػ٤بئرا ) ثظد ػب: هشأرباشعبخ كؼؼذ

زظق ك٢ ثاثخ ك٢ اخق. ثض ك٢ ؽذ٣وخ ج٤شح. بى عس ؽ اؾذ٣وخ اشبسع اغذ٣ذ ل٢ ب٣خك ب أؽج.

. بى عف رغذ ارش عشش اش ب ،ارغ ٤٣حصا ذصالا اجاثخ ئ٠ اب از١ عزش ك٤ دخز ا٤خ ا

ع٤لؼ٠ ئ٤ي ثش٠ء ب عف رغذ شخظ ئ٠ ض ط٤ل٢. ادخ ك٢ زا اج٤ذ اظ٤ل٢رلؼ٠ دسعبد ععذ

ي. لا رظش ز عف ر ؽ٤بري ك٢ خطش. أب طذ٣ن ك٢ رأد . ئراتفشدنأ ر لاثذؾ٤بري. ث ٣زؼن

ع٤ؼبهج٢. اىعف ر بى اشأح ك٢ خطش ج٤ش: ئلااشعبخ ئ٠ أ١ شخض،

Sapt: "Yes, and Michael can also write a very good letter."

I thought the same: surely Michael had written this letter to trap me. I was about to throw

the letter in the bin, when I saw that there was more writing on the other side.

( If you do not believe me, ask Colonel Sapt.)

أ أو٢ اشعبخ ك٢ عخ ذ . هغ ث٠ز اشعبخ ٢ ٣ اإذ أ ب٣ زت " سأ٣؛عثدذ أشبؽش "

(."عثد"عأ اؼو٤ذ أئرا ذ لا رظذه٢، ك):لا أ٠ هشأد ػ٠ ظش اظلؾخ الاد،



Sapt: "What?"

So I read on. زي اطذ اوشاءح

( Ask him what woman has been a guest of the Duke. Ask if her name begins with A.)

Rassendyll: crying, ".It must be Antoinette de Mauban" صائحا

Sapt: asking, "How do you know?"

and I told him all I knew about the woman.

Sapt: "I've heard that she came to Ruritania with her servants as a guest of Michael.

People say she had a great argument with Michael, and now she's staying

somewhere in Strelsau."

Rassendyll: suggesting, مرشحا "So she could be useful to us."

Sapt: "Perhaps she would be useful if she had information about Michael. However, I

believe that Michael wrote that letter."

Rassendyll: "So do I, but I'm not certain.I'll go to the house tonight."

Sapt: "No, you mustn't. Let me go instead”

Rassendyll: You can come too, but you must wait outside the gate when I go in alone."

Sapt: "I don't believe this woman and you're mad to go!"

Rassendyll: "I believe this woman, and I will go. Either I go to the house, or I go back to

England.We don't have much time.Every day we leave the King imprisoned

there's more danger. We must move quickly."

Sapt was beginning to know when he could tell me what to do and when he could not. So

reluctantly he agreed with me.

٣ذسى ز٠ ٣ أ ٣و ٢ ب ٣غت او٤ب ث ز٠ لا ٣ ري. زا ػ٠ ؼغ ارلن ؼ٢. " عثد"ثذأ اؼو٤ذ

Scene 38 ا واصلاشىاشهذ اص :خاسض اضي اصف وحذمره خاسظ


At half past eleven that night, we got on our horses and soon arrived outside the gate to the

house, carrying our guns. It was a very dark night.

اإد٣خ جاثخ اخبسط ثـبعشػب ب ازط٤ب عاد٣بك٢ رب اغبػخ اؾبد٣خ ػششح اظق ري ا٤خ،

ا.ؾ علاؽب. بذ ٤خ ظخ عذ ب ض،

Sapt: ''I'll wait for you here, outside the gate.Good luck."

I opened the gate and I found myself in a leafy garden. I saw the statue of the horse and

walked across the garden with the gun in my hand. I followed the directions given in the

letter and, although it was dark, I soon arrived at the summer house.

كزؾذ اجاثخ عذد لغ٢ ك٢ ؽذ٣وخ سهخ. سأ٣ذ رضب ؽظب ش٤ذ ػجش اؾذ٣وخ غذع٢ ك٢ ٣ذ١. ربثؼذ

بذ ثبشعبخ، ػ٠ اشؿ شذح اظلا، عشػب ب طذ ئ٠ اب اشاد .ازؼ٤بد الإسشبداد از٢

Scene 19 اراعع واصلاشىاشهذ :داخ اضي اصف وحذمره داخ

Characters: Rassendyll Antoinette de Mauban

Three of the Duke’s Men especially: Detchard

Antoinette’s servant)): عأذ روشها شخصاخ


Toppers in English When I went inside, I heard a woman's voice. ػذب دخذ عؼذ طد اشأح:

Antoinette: whispering, هاغح "Shut the door."

I did as she asked and then looked around the room, which was lit by a small candle. It was

almost empty except for a small iron table and two chairs. In the soft light, I could just see

Antoinette in front of me and her servant behind.

طاوح ئلا . بذ اـشكخ شج خب٤خ صغشج شعح رؼ٤ئباـشكخ، از٢ بذ سعبءأك٠ كؼذ ب ؽجذ ٢ ظشد

.خادرها سائب داطىأ. خلا زا اؼء اخبكذ سأ٣ذ ووشعطـ٤شح حذذح

Antoinette: "We have little time.Listen! I know who you are and I know you're not the

King.You're Mr Rassendyll. I wrote that letter to you at the Duke's orders. In

twenty minutes, three men will be here to kill you."

Rassendyll: "Or I'll kill them! I suppose they're three of the Duke's Six Men?"

Antoinette: "Yes, you must leave here before they arrive, so listen carefully! The plan is to

kill you and to take your body into the old town. It'll be found and Michael

will arrest Colonel Sapt and Captain Fritz von Tarlenheim for murdering you.

Then a messenger will be sent to Zenda and the real King will be murdered

too. The Duke will then become King. Do you understand?"

Rassendyll: "Oh, yes, I understand. It's a clever plan. But why are you helping me?"

Antoinette: "I don't like to see people being killed. Now go. But remember, you're never

safe in this city. You have guards following you, don't you? Well, Michael's

men are following them. If you're alone, then you'll die. Now go quietly this

way past the summer house for about a hundred metres. There you'll find a

ladder against the wall. Climb it and run as fast as you can."

Rassendyll: "And what will you do?"

Antoinette: "I also have a game to play. I'll tell the Duke's men that you never came. If the

Duke doesn't find out what I've done, we may meet again."

Rassendyll: "Thank you. You've helped the King tonight. But before I go, tell

me something: Do you know where he is in the castle?"

Antoinette: "Yes, I do know. Inside the castle there's a door on the right, and behind that –

but listen! They're here! It's too late for you to escape!"

I looked through a gap in the summer house door and saw three men standing outside.

Then I heard a voice, which spoke in English:

غ٤ض٣خ:لإخبسط. ص عؼذ طرب، ٣ز ثبك٠ اظشد خلا كغح ك٢ ثبة اج٤ذ سأ٣ذ صلاصخ سعب ٣ول

An English voice: "Are you in there, Mr Rassendyll?"

I did not answer. أعت

An English voice: "We want to make you an offer. Will you let us in?"

Antoinette: quietly, ".Do not trust them" تصىخ خفض

Rassendyll: calling, صائحا"Stand outside and talk, I won't let you in."

An English voice: "That's a good idea."

I thought that this voice must be Detchard. " درشاسدخطش ٠ أ اإذ طد "

Rassendyll: asking, عائلا "Is that Mr Detchard?"

Detchard: "Our names are not important. We can offer you a safe journey to the border and

fifty thousand English pounds."

Rassendyll:"That sounds a generous offer."

but of course I did not trust them at all. ؿ٤ش أ٠ لا أصن ك٤ ػ٠ الإؽلام



Rassendyll:"Give me a minute to think."

Then I told Antoinette and her servant to stand close to the wall, away from the door.

.، ثؼ٤ذا ػ اجبةأ ٣زظوب ثبغذاسخبدزب دالأطىص هذ

Antoinette: asking, عائح إاي"What are you going to do?"

Rassendyll: "You'll see."

I picked up the iron table and held it by the legs so it was in front of me.

أغذ ؼذح اؾذ٣ذ هبئز٤ب ارخزرب )دسػب( أب٠.

Rassendyll: "Gentlemen, I'd like to accept your kind offer. Perhaps you can open the

door for me.

Detchard: "Why don't you open the door yourself?"

Rassendyll: explaining: "Very well, but it opens outwards. You'll need to step back or

the door will hit you."

I pretended to try and open the door. .رظبشد أ٠ أؽب كزؼ اجبة

Rassendyll: calling out, تصىخ عاي "I can't open it."

Detchard: calling, صائحا "Then I'll open it."

As Detchard was walking up to the door, I moved quietly to the back of the summer

house. It took him a few seconds to open the door, but as soon as he did, I ran at him as

fast as I could holding the table in front of me. There was a terrible noise as all three men

fired their guns at once, but I was protected by the table top. The men were all standing on

the steps up to the summer house, so as I ran out, the table top hit them and they all fell

down the steps. Before I knew what was happening, I too was falling down the steps, but

as I was on top of the men, I managed to get up fastest and run away, firing my gun behind

me.

درشاسدث٤ب ب لزؼ ٣غ٤ش ئ٠ اجبة، ازوذ ثذء ئ٠ اغضء اخل٢ اض. اعزـشم الأش ثؼغ صا

غي ثبطبخ اؾذ٣ذ٣خ أب٢ . ب بى طد أاجبة، ثغشد أ كزؾ، روذذ ؾ ثأعشع ب ٣ أب

ب ثبطبخ اؾذ٣ذ٣خ. ب اشعب ع٤ؼ ب٤ت ػذب أؽن اشعب اضلاصخ ٤شا دكؼخ اؽذح، ٢ ذ ؾ٤ ػغ٤ظ س

ب ػ٠ الأسع. هج أ أدسى ؽو٤وخ ب ػ٠ وشثخ اجبة ػذب اطوذ ؾ أب اغي ثبطبخ عوطا ع٤ؼ

عشػب ب هذ زد ثبلشاس ، أب أؽن ا٤شا ب اعوؾ ػ٤ شذح اذكبػ٢ ٣ؾذس عذد لغ٢ أ٣ؼ

.خل٠غذع٢

There were angry shouts and more shots. I remembered what Antoinette had said about a

ladder and soon found it and climbed over the wall in seconds. Running along the outside

of the wall, I heard more shots but realised they were being fired by Sapt, who was trying

to get into the gate.

Rassendyll: shouting,"Sapt! It's me, let's go!" I shouted.

Sapt: crying in surprise,"You're safe!"

As we jumped on our horses and rode quickly back to the palace.

Rassendyll: "I have a fine story to tell you about a table!" I told him,

عشػب ب عذر اغػ أطىادا ط٤ؾبد اـؼت اطوبد ابس٣خ. رزشد ب هبز ٢ ب بى ض٣ذ

، "ثدع"اؼو٤ذ ٤شا ػ٤ ب ٣طن ا عؼذ ؽوبد أضش أدسذ أ هلضد كم اغذاس خبسط ،

"أذ آ!" :!" . كظشؿ ذشبطن أب، ٤ب ئ! "ثدع" :كظؾذ ك٤ هبئلا از١ ب ٣ؾب اط ئ٠ اجاثخ.

"ذ١ هظخ ع٤خ لأهظب ػ٤ي رزؼن ثطبخ !" :كوذ ؾ شت اخ٤ غشػ٤ ؾ اوظش


Toppers in English

Scene 43 الأستعىاشهذ :لصش اه ف اعاصح : عرشغاو هاس داخ


:عأذ روشها شخصاخ

(The Chief of Police &The Duke and his Men: De Gautet , Bersonin and Detchard)

The next day, Sapt read me the latest report from the Chief of Police.

:اششطح سئظ٢ أآخش روش٣ش "ثدع"٢ اؼو٤ذ أك٢ ا٤ ازب٢، هش

Sapt: "Some interesting things have been happening this morning.The police report says

that the Duke of Strelsau left the capital by the road to Zenda. An hour later, he was

followed by De Gautet, Bersonin and Detchard, who had a bandage around his

arm,"

I was pleased that my shot the night before had been a good one.

:ؽذ٣ض "ثدع"ربثغ ؽذ.أا ثأ ؽوز٢ ا٤خ ابػ٤خ هذ أطبثذ ذ عؼ٤ذ

Sapt: "Finally, listen to this: the people of the capital are not happy that the King has yet to

marry the Princess. Some people say that if they do not marry soon, it would be

better if the Princess married the Duke of Strelsau. However, the King is having

a ball tonight for the Princess."

Rassendyll:"I don't know anything about a ball."

Fritz:"Oh, it has all been prepared by me."

Sapt:"Listen,You must ask the Princess to marry you tonight."

Rassendyll: "I can't do that.It wouldn't be fair to the Princess."

Scene 43 حادي والأستعىاشهذ ا :لصش اه ف اعاصح : عرشغاو داخ

Characters: Rassendyll Sapt Princess Flavia

That evening, the ball was a great success. After we had eaten, I sat with the Princess and

some of my other guests in a small room by the palace gardens. The servants brought us

coffee and we had time to talk.

ثؼغ ػ٤ك٢ ا٥خش٣ ك٢ ؿشكخ الأشجا .ثؼذ رب اطؼب ، عغذ غ بذ اؾلخ بعؾخ عذ ك٠ ري اغبء،

:كوبذ ٢ الأ٤شح ب اخذ اوح ب ذ٣ب اهذ ؾذ٣ش. أؽؼشطـ٤شح ثغاس ؽذائن اوظش.

The Princess:"You've been King for a few weeks now.Everyone says you've done a

very good job. I'm very pleased for you."

Rassendyll:"You know, someone once said to me, 'a person who has a position in society

has responsibilities.' Recently I've realised how true this is."

The Princess: asking,"Haven't you always thought that?"

Rassendyll:"No, when I was younger, I didn't think I needed to worry about society,

I thought that was someone else's job."

The Princess looked very surprised.

The Princess:"But you always knew that you would become King. How could you

think that was someone else's job?"



Once again, I had made a mistake in what I said. But suddenly, instead of saying

something to cover up my mistake, I wanted to tell the Princess the truth. She was kind and

clever and she was going to marry the King. She should know what had happened to her

future husband, and she should know all about my game. I decided I had to tell her

everything.

زـط٤خ ػ٠ خطأ١، أسدد أ أه بئ ه ش٤أ أ ، ثذلا ػ٠ ؽ٤ ؿشحب هز. ك٤ رجذ خطأ شح أخش، اس

اؾو٤وخ. بذ ػطكخ ر٤خ ب أب بذ عززضط اي. زا ٣جـ٢ أ رؼشف ب ؽذس ضعب ك٢ اغزوج، لأشج

كوذ ب ثذء ٢ .أ٠ لاثذ أ أطبسؽب ث ش٠ء هشاسأب ٣غت أ رؼشف ش٢ء ػ ه٤ب٢ ثذس اي. كوش

:ؽذ اؼ٤ف ا٥خش٣ألا ٣غؼ٢

Rassendyll: quietly, so none of the other guests could hear, “Flavia, there's something

you should know. I'm not really ......”

But I never finished the words I wanted to say because at that moment, we heard footsteps

in the garden outside the room. I looked up and jumped with fright, because a face

suddenly appeared at the French window.

ك٢ اؾذ٣وخ خبسط اـشكخ. ظشد ئ٠ طد خط٠ رب٠ ئ٠ عؼبب لأ ك٢ ري اؾظخ، ه أ ب أسدد

الشغ٤خ. ظش كغأح ابكزح بأػ٠ هلضد شذح اخف، لأ ع

I relaxed when I saw that the person looking in on us was Sapt.

:. كوب ٢"عثد"شؼشد ثبذء ػذب سأ٣ذ أ اشخض از١ ب ٣ظش ابكزح اؼو٤ذ

Sapt:"I apologize, but there's someone who wants to see you, sir."

But I could tell from his eyes that he was angry. How long had he been listening to my

conversation with the Princess? Had he heard that I was about to tell her the truth about

who I really was? We returned to the ball where the Princess went quickly away with her

servants and I was welcomed by other important people at the ball. I realised then that my

game had gone too far to go back: I could not tell anyone who I really was or they would

think I was mad. Sapt had stopped me from saying too much to the Princess, and Sapt's

plan really was working.

ظذ ش ش اهذ هذب. ر ب ؿبػج أ٢ ٢٣ أ أدسى ػ٤٤ ئ٠ ؽذ٣ض٢ غ الأ٤شح؟ ٣

سؽجذ ث٠ ػذب ئ٠ اؾلخ أعشػذ الأ٤شح غ خذب ؟ؽو٤وخ أششق ب ػ أعغ أ٢ ذ ػ٠ شي أ

. ص أدسذ أ ه٤ب٢ ثذس اي هذ ط ئ٠ شؽخ ٣غزؾ٤ ازشاعغ ػب : كأب لا ٢٣ ثؼغ اشخظ٤بد اخ

، هذ ا غ الأ٤شح ازؾذس ض٤ش "عثد"أ٢ غ. وذ ؼ٢ اؼو٤ذ أ اخجش أ١ شخض ػ ؽو٤وز٢ ئلا ع٤ؼزوذ

.ب ؾوب

Scene 42 اصا والأستعىاشهذ : غشفح ف لصش اه ف اعاصح : عرشغاو هاس داخ


The next morning, Sapt and I sat in my room thinking about what to do next.

:كوذ ك٢ ؿشكز٢ لش ك٤ب ٣غت او٤ب ث ثؼذ ري. "عثد"٤ ازب٢ عغذ، أب اؼو٤ذ ك٢ طجبػ ا

Rassendyll: "Do you realize that everyone really thinks I'm the King, even the Princess?

I could even arrange for the Duke and the real King to be killed."

Sapt:"This is all true.So will you do such a thing?"

Rassendyll: "Of course not. I shouldn't be here, pretending to be anything. It isn't fair for

the people of Ruritania and it isn't fair for the Princess, either. We can't wait any

longer. We must go to Zenda and rescue the King."


Toppers in English Sapt:"You're a good man."

Scene 41 الأستعىس واشهذ اصا : لصش الأشج فلافا غاء داخ

Characters: Rassendyll The princess

First, however, I needed to see Princess Flavia again. If I could not tell her the truth, I

could at least warn her that the situation in Ruritania was not as good as she believed it to

be. I visited her in her palace later that day, and she asked her servants to bring me some

coffee. Then she told me that she had received two letters. One was from Michael, who

had invited her to visit Zenda. Then she showed me the other letter.

خجشب ثأ أ، كؼ٠ الأه أخجشب اؾو٤وخشح أخش. كارا أعزطغ أ فلافا الأشجذ ثؾبعخ وبثخ ك٢ اجذا٣خ ،

خذب ، ؽجذ ك٢ هظشب ك٢ هذ لاؽن ري ا٤ كوذ ثض٣بسربا ب ٣جذ ب. اػغ ك٢ سس٣زب٤ب ٤ظ ع٤ذ

٢ هذذب ب٣، ٣ذػب ض٣بسح صذا. ص اؽذئأ ٣ؾؼشا ٢ ثؼغ اوح. ص هبذ ٢ أب هذ روذ سعبز٤.

:هبذ ٢ اشعبخ الأخش.

The Princess:"I don't know who this one's from."

I immediately knew who it was from: the writing was the same as the letter I had received.

It was from Antoinette de Mauban and it read:

ثب لأب ثلظ خؾ اشعبخ از٢ رو٤زب ب. رو ك٢ ط٤ذ دئػذ ػ٠ الس طبؽت اشعبخ: ئب

:سعبزب

You do not know me, but I do not want you to fall into the power of the Duke. Do not

accept any invitation from him and do not go anywhere without many guards. Show this

letter, if you can, to the leader of Ruritania.

١ ب د وج٢ أ١ دػح لا رزج٢ لأر٢ ، أب لا أس٣ذ ي أ روؼ٢ ك٢ هجؼخ اذم. لا ٤لا رؼشك أذ

شذدح. أػط٠ ز اشعبخ ئ٠ "هبئذ" سس٣زب٤ب ، ئ اعزطؼذ ري. ؽشاعخ

The Princess:asking, عائح إاي"Why does it say 'the leader' and not 'the King'?"

Rassendyll: not answering her question, "You must do as the letter says. I'll order guards

to watch you."

The Princess:"Do you know who sent this?"

Rassendyll: "A friend of mine. Today you must say you're ill so you can't go to Zenda."

The Princess:asking,"So you don't mind making Michael angry?"

Rassendyll: "I don't mind anything if you're safe."

Scene 44 اشهذ اشاتع والأستعى : ف ضي ااسشاي "عرشاوش" غاء داخ

Characters: Rassendyll Marshal Strakencz

I had an idea about who would be the best guard for Princess Flavia, and I immediately

visited Marshal Strakencz, who I knew I could trust. I asked him to guard the Princess and

not to allow any of the Duke's men to visit her. I told him I was worried about the Duke's

ambitions, and he did not look surprised.

أ٢ ، از١ ذ أػ "رضعرشاو" بسشبا صسد ، ػ٠ الس فلافاكشد ك٤ ع٤ أكؼ ؽبسط لأ٤شح

٢٣ أ أصن ث ؽجذ ؽشاعخ الأ٤شح ػذ اغبػ لأ١ سعب اذم ثض٣بسرب. هذ ئ٢ هن ثشأ

:ذش ثو٢ زا. هذ ؽؽبد اذم، ٣



Rassendyll: "I'm leaving Strelsau for a few days.Every evening, I'll send you a message.If

you don't get a message for three days, you have the authority to say that you

are now the head of Strelsau. You must then ask the Duke to allow you to see

the King. If he doesn't allow you to see the King in twenty-four hours, you

must say that the King's dead. Then you must tell the people of Ruritania who

their new ruler will be. You do know who that will be?"

Strakencz :"Princess Flavia, of course."

Scene 45 خاظ والأستعىاشهذ ا : اصا ف ضي ااسشاي "عرشاوش" غاء داخ

Characters: Rassendyll Marshal Strakencz

It was nearly time for us to make a move against Duke Michael. I was with Marshal

Strakencz who I had to trust to keep the future of Ruritania safe.

از١ أعذ أكؼ "رضعرشاو" بسشبا ذ غ .اىب لارخبر خطح ػذ اذم وذ ؽب اهذ روش٣جب ثبغجخ

هذ : .ؾلبظ ػ٠ غزوج سس٣زب٤ب

Rassendyll:"You must promise that you'll protect Princess Flavia from the Duke. As you

know,his mother was not royal and he can only legally become King if he

marries the Princess."

Strakencz: bowing, ".I promise" حا

Rassendyll:"Now I'll write down what I've just said,but my finger still hurts."

Strakencz: watching me write, "Yes, sir.The writing's a little different from your

usual. I hope people know it's a real order from the King."

Rassendyll:"I trust you."

Strakencz: smiling, "The Princess will be safe with me."

Scene 46 غادط والأستعىاشهذ ا : لصش الأشج "فلافا" غاء داخ

Characters: Rassendyll Flavia

I returned to the palace and told Sapt and Fritz to get ready to go to Zenda. There was

only one thing left for me to do before we went. I went to tell Flavia that I was leaving

Strelsau to go hunting.

٣غت ػ٢ ااؽذ ٤ئ ب ٣ بى ع ش ،صذا ا زبة ئ٠ ٣غزؼذأ "ثدع" "ظفشر"أخجشد ػذد ئ٠ اوظش

عأز٠ ثذء: .ذزبة ظ٤ واعرشغ٠ عأرشى أ "فلافا"رجذ لأخجش او٤ب ث هج ربثب،

The princess: asking quietly,"So you'd prefer to hunt animals than do your duties in the

capital?"

Rassendyll:explaining,"The thing I hunt is a very big animal because I'll be hunting

Michael."

The Princess looked very worried.

The princess: "This'll be dangerous!" she said.

Rassendyll:"If I don't come back, you must become Queen for me."

She then stood tall and said, ؼذ اهلخ ص هبذ


Toppers in English

The princess: "I don't really know what's going on, but I'll do whatever is right for

Ruritania. If that means becoming the Queen, then so be it."

Rassendyll:"Thank you.Let us hope that it's not necessary."

I knew, however, that this was more than possible.

Scene 47 اغاتع والأستعىاشهذ : ف اطشك إ ضي "ذاسها" هاس خاسظ

Characters: Rassendyll Sapt Rupert Hentzau

About eight kilometres from Zenda, on the opposite side of the town to where the castle

stands, there is a leafy wood on a low hill. On top of the hill is a large, modern country

house called Tarlenheim which belongs to a relative of Fritz. He does not often visit the

house, so when Fritz asked if we could use it for a hunting trip, he happily agreed.

So the next day, Sapt, Fritz and I set off from the capital and arrived at the country house at

about midday, with a large party of servants and ten brave and strong gentlemen that I

trusted. We had told these men that Michael had tried to kill me and that a good friend of

the King's was held prisoner in the castle. They knew it was our job to set him free, and

being brave and loyal, they did not need to ask any more questions. However, it did not

take long for Duke Michael to hear about our arrival, and after only an hour, we were

visited by three of his famous Six Men: the Ruritanians Lauengram, Krafstein and Rupert

Hentzau. I am sure they knew that we were not really there to hunt animals but had a much

bigger plan.

، ػ٠ اغبت ا٥خش اذ٣خ ئ٠ ؽ٤ش روغ اوؼخ، بى ؿبثخ سهخ ػ٠ ذاص ٤زشاد شاحػ٠ ثؼذ ؽا٢

از " ظفشر"از١ ٣ز٢ ئ٠ أؽذ أهبسة ذاسهػ٠ هخ از ٣عذ ث٤ذ س٣ل٠ ؽذ٣ش ج٤ش ٣غ٠ .ر خلغ

ب اعزخذا شؽخ ط٤ذ، اكن را ب ٣ئػب "ظرفش" عأ ػذب أذ ك٢ ض٤ش الأؽ٤ب ، ؽز٠ ٤ب لا ٣ضس اج

.د رشدد

اش٣ل٢ ؾ زظق ابس، اؼبطخ طب ئ٠ اض "ظفشر"و "ثدع"وب أطوب اك٢ ا٤ ازب٢، زي،

هذ أخجشب إلاء اشعب أ ه٣بء از٣ أصن ث،لأا غػخ ج٤شح اخذ ػششح اشعب اشغؼب ب ؼب

ؽلام عشاؽ، لأ ئ زب ٠ أهز٢ أ طذ٣ن وشة اي ر عغ ك٢ اوؼخ، ػ اشعب ؽب اى

ػ طب، اى اذوقؽز٠ عغ ري، ٣ش هذ ؽ٣ شغؼب خظ٤ ك ٣غئا ئ٠ ؽشػ أعئخ أضش. غ

، واهرض وسوتشخ ووشافغر عشاولا: ىرااشوس ٣صلاصخ سعب اغزخ اشس صاسبكوؾ، ثؼذ عبػخ

.ب لاطط٤بد اؾ٤ابد ذ٣ب خطخ أجش ري ثض٤شذ اصوب أ ٣ؼشك أب بى ؽو

The youngest and strongest of the three, Rupert Hentzau, told us how sorry the Duke was

that we could not stay in his mansion, but unfortunately the Duke and many of his servants

had a dangerous illness, so it was best if we stayed away. His speech was formal and

polite, but I did not believe a word he said.

هبخ ك٢ هظش، لإغزطغ ا ب لأغزبءا اذوق، ٤ق ب "واهرض سوتشخ"أطـش اضلاصخ أها ، ٠ ئ٤بأ

سع٤ب ؽذ٣ض ؼبا. ب ثو٤ب ثؼ٤ذ ب زي ب أكؼ خذ أط٤جا ثشع خط٤ش،ض٤شاذم ،غء اؾع

هذ : .زثب ، ٠ أطذم أ خ ب هب

Rassendyll:"I'm sorry to hear this.I hope my brother feels better soon. And what of your

friends De Gautet, Bersonin and Detchard? I heard that Detchard was

injured?"

Rupert: smiling at me, ".You needn't worry, Detchard will be fine" ثرغا



Rassendyll:"Good. Perhaps you would like to stay and eat with us?"

Rupert: "You're very kind,but unfortunately we have important duties and need to

get back to at the castle."

Rassendyll:laughing, ػبؽب "Of course you do.Thank you for coming. I look forward to

seeing you all again."

When they had gone, Sapt said, هب "عجذ"سؽا ذبػ ،

Sapt: "That Rupert's the worst criminal of them all!"

Scene 48 اصا والأستعىاشهذ ذق سف صغش : ف اطشك إ صذا ش اشوس ع ف داخ

Characters: Rassendyll Fritz The owner's daughter

(Johann) :عأذ روشها شخصاخ

That evening, I set off for Zenda with Fritz. Our journey, we knew, could be a dangerous

one, but my face was covered and we felt safe because there were many people on the

roads. We did not go near the castle, however, but went to the inn where I had stayed on

my first night in Ruritania.

٠ ، ؾلكخ ثبخبؽش، ٣ أ ر بذ سؽزب، ب ؼ ."ظفشر"غ صذا٠ ئطوذ اك٢ ري اغبء،

ابط با ك٠ اطشهبد، غ زا ؾ زت ثبوشة اوؼخ، اهذ ثزـط٤خ ع٢ شؼشب ثبلأب لأ ض٤ش

هذ لش٣زض: .٠ ك٠ سس٣زب٤بلأ رجب ئ٠ الذم اش٣ل٠ ؽ٤ش ذ هذ هؼ٤ذ ٤ز٠ ا

Rassendyll:"I've been here before."

Fritz:"Won't they recognize you, then?"

Rassendyll:"Of course. Just do as I say and everything will be fine."

I kept the coat over my face as we entered the inn and we asked to have a meal in a quiet

room at the back. When the owner's daughter brought us our food, I uncovered my face so

she could see me.

اثخ أؽؼشدب ؼطل٠ ػ٠ ع٢ ػذب دخب ا ض ؽجب رب عجخ ك٢ ؿشكخ بدئخ ك٢ اخق، ػذب

كظشخذ: .طبؽجخ ا ض ؽؼبب شلذ ع٢ ؽز٠ رز سؤ٣ز٢

The owner’s daughter:crying ,almost dropping our plates ,"You're the King! I remember

you when you stayed with us. I told my mother you weren't really an

Englishman and that you were the King! I'm sorry if we said

anything bad when you stayed with us."

Rassendyll: explaining that I wanted to see Johann, "I'll forgive you if you promise to help

us."

The owner’s daughter:"He never comes here anymore.He works at the castle now."

Rassendyll: "But you're still friends and you must ask to see him.Tell him to meet you

tomorrow night at ten o'clock, then bring him to our house. And tell no one

that you've seen the King. Do you understand?"

The owner’s daughter:""You won't hurt him, will you, sir?"

Rassendyll: "Not if he does as we ask," I promised.

She agreed happily, and after our meal we returned to Tarlenheim late that night.

.ذه اح ف ولد رأخش امذ وافمد وه ععذج، وتعذ وظثرا عذا إ ذاسه


Toppers in English

Scene 49 اراعع والأستعىاشهذ : ضي ذاسها خاسظ

Characters: Rassendyll Fritz Sapt

(Bernenstein) :عأذ روشها شخصاخ

As we got off our horses, Sapt ran out of the house and cried,

ض ػ٠ خ٤ب، خشط عبثذ غشػب اض طبػ: زشع ب ث٤ب

Sapt: "So you're safe!"

Rassendyll: "We're fine. Why shouldn't we be?"

Sapt: "It seems that it's dangerous to ride in this area unless you're in a large group. One of

our men, Bernenstein, went out alone in the woods today. He saw three men in the

trees and one shot him. He's upstairs in bed with a bullet in his arm. The next bullet

could be for you."

Scene 53 اخغى اشهذ : ف غشفح اعشح ف ضي ذاسها هاس داخ

Characters: Rassendyll Rupert Hentzau

We thought that we would be safe in the country house, but I was wrong. The next day, I

was resting in the living room when Rupert visited the house alone.

خطئ بذ ٠ب ظ أب ع ك٢ أ ك٢ اض اش٣ل٢، ، كل٢ ا٤ ازب٢، ذ أعزش٣ؼ ك٢ ؿشكخ اؼ٤شخ

.اض ؽذ سوتشخػذب صاس

Rupert: "I have a message for you, Rassendyll." Rassendyll: replying coldly, تثشود "If you do not know how to address the King, my brother

must find another messenger,"

Rupert: laughing, "Why do you continue to pretend?" We all know who you are."

Rassendyll: "But you can't say that in public, can you? Because then people would know

you've kidnapped the real King. You know the game's not finished yet, and

until it is, I will choose my own name.So, what is your message?"

Rupert: "The Duke offers you more than I would. He offers you a safe journey to the

border and amillion gold pieces."

Rassendyll: "Tell the Duke that I refuse his generous offer. How's his prisoner,by the

way?"

Rupert: "He's still alive."

Rassendyll: "Good, now go from here, while you can."

Rupert gave me a cold look and asked his servant to prepare his horse. I followed him out

of the house, and just as he was about to climb on his horse, he stopped and said,

ب ػ٠ شي ا٠ خبسط اض، ث٤ب ؽظب، اططؾجز أ ٣ؼذ خبد ؽت ثبسدح ظشح ٢ سوتشخظش

رهق، هب: ؽظب، ػ٠ اظؼد

Rupert: "Let's shake hands."

He stepped nearer to me and suddenly stabbed me in the shoulder with his knife. I cried

out, but Rupert rode off fast before I could do anything.

.كؼ أ١ ش٢ء هج أ أر ثغشػخ شة سوتشخ ثغ٤، طشخذ، ك٢ زل٠ ؽؼ٠ خط٠ بؽ٤ز٠ كغأح



Scene 53 احادي واخغىاشهذ : ف غشفح اى ف ضي ذاسها هاس داخ

Characters: Rassendyll Fritz

Although my shoulder hurt, I was lucky it was not a bad injury, though I was angry at

letting myself fall for such a trick. I was put to bed and told to sleep, which I did for

several hours. When I woke up, it was dark and I found Fritz beside me.

رشذ اعزش٤ؾ ؿؼج ب لأ٠ب أب ر ئطبثخ ع٤ئخ، ٠ ذ ػ٠ اشؿ أ زل٢ ب ٣إ٠، ذ ؾظظ

ذ ا٠ اغش٣ش ؽجا ٠ ب، ب هذ ث ؼذح عبػبد. ػذب أ ألغ٢ أعوؾ ك٠ خذػخ زا اوج٤. ؽ

ثغبج٢. كوب: "ظفشر"عذد اعز٤وظذ، ب اب ظب

Fritz:"The doctor says your arm will soon be better and the good news is that your plan

has worked, for the girl's brought Johann to the house. He's downstairs right now,

and the strange thing is that I think Johann's happy to be here.He seems to know that

if Michael's plan is successful, he'll be in trouble because he knows too much."

This made me think that Johann would be more useful to us than I had first thought. Surely

with the right encouragement, he would make the perfect spy for us?

ابعت، ازشغ٤غع٤ أضش كبئذح ثبغجخ ب ب ذ أػزوذ ك٢ اجذا٣خ. ثبزأ٤ذ غ " ظىها"عؼ٢ زا أػزوذ أ

ع٤ اغبعط اضب٢ ثبغجخ ب؟

Scene 52 اصا واخغىاشهذ : ف غشفح الاعرمثاي ف ضي ذاسها هاس داخ

Characters: Rassendyll Johann Sapt

I went downstairs and asked to see Johann. The guards had brought him in with his

hands tied behind his back. I sat him down in a chair, where he sat looking sad and afraid.

As we talked to him, we understood that Johann was a weak man but not a wicked one. He

said he worked for Michael because he was afraid of him not because he liked him, and he

seemed happy to tell me Michael's secrets.

خق ظش. أعغز ػ٠ صوزب٣ذا اهزبد ئ٠ ب. ب اؾشاط "ظىها" سؤ٣خطبثن اغل٢ ؽجذ ضذ

ب ٤ظ ػؼ٤ل ب سعلا " ظىها"، كب أ ب زؾذس ئ٤ ث٤بػ٤ اؾض اخف. هذ ثذاشع٢، ؽ٤ش عظ

٣خجش٠ ثذد ػ٤ اغؼبدح، ؽت ػ سجخ خف لا ػ سؿجخ اى ب ٣ؼأ أخجشبشش٣ش. ثبشع ا

.اىأعشاس ث

He told us that there were two small rooms inside the castle, which you could only reach

by crossing the drawbridge. The rooms were cut into the rock below the ground. One room

had no windows, so it was always lit by candles. Behind it was a second room with a small

window, where the King was kept in chains. From the window, a large stone pipe led

down to the castle moat. The first room was always guarded by three of the Six Men. They

were told that, if some people attacked the first room and it was in danger of being taken,

Detchard should go into the other room and kill the King. The body would then be put

down the pipe and the weight of his chains would keep the body under water. Calling out

to the other men, Detchard would then escape down the same pipe and swim across the

moat. The other two men would then follow him and the Duke's horses would take them to

safety. So anyone searching the castle would find nothing: just an empty room.


Toppers in English

هب ب ا بى ؿشكز٤ طـ٤شر٤ داخ اوؼخ، از٢ ٣ أ رظب كوؾ ػ ؽش٣ن ػجس اغغش ازؾشى. ٠

ؿشف ؾرخ ك٢ اظخش رؾذ الأسع. اؽذح ب ٤ظ ب اكز، زي بذ ؼبءح دائب ثبشع. خلب ب

ثبي و٤ذا ك٢ علاع. ابكزح ب بى بعسح ج٤شح بى ؿشكخ صب٤خ ثبكزح طـ٤شح، ؽ٤ش با ٣ؾزلظ

. ه٤ أ ئرا بع اغرح اشظاي شلاشحاؾغبسح رإد ا٠ خذم اوؼخ. بذ اـشكخ الأ٠ دائب رخؼغ ؾشاعخ

ا٠ اـشكخ الأخش ٣وز دسرشادثؼغ ابط اـشكخ الأ٠ ب بى خطش ا ٣ز الاعز٤لاء ػ٤ب، ٣غت ا ٣زت

اي. ثؼذ ري ٣ػغ اغغ ٤ضن خلا ابعسح صو الأؿلا ع٤ جو٠ اغغ رؾذ ابء. ص ٣بد ػ٠ ثبه٠

خ٤ اذم عف رأخز ئ٠ أعل ابعسح ٣غجؼ ػجش لظ اخذم. ص ٣زجؼ اشعلا دسرشاداشعب، ٣شة

ب: غشد ؿشكخ كبسؿخ.أ١ شخض ٣و ثزلز٤ش اوؼخ ٣غذ ش٤ئ ئ٠ ثش الأب. زي كا

Rassendyll: asking,"What if many men attacked the castle?"

Johann: explaining,"They have another plan.If the castle's attacked by a large group of

soldiers, they would do the same thing, but one of the Six Men would take the

King's place. So when Michael arrived at the castle, he could say that he was only

keeping one of the Six Men as prisoner because he'd been rude to Antoinette de

Mauban. No one would believe that the King was ever there."

Sapt: angrily, تغضة "It's a very clever plan.It means that if we attack the castle quietly

and secretly, or openly with a great army, the King will still be dead before we

can save him. Rassendyll, I think that this time next year, you'll still be King."

My pulse quickened at the thought of remaining King forever. But without proving that

Michael had killed the real King, the Duke would still be there, in his castle, waiting for

his opportunity to take my place. I would never be safe.

هز ب هذ اىأ ئصجبد ئ٠ الأثذ، د اي عأثو٣٠خطش ك٠ ثب٠ أ٠ ػذب ٣زغبسع هج٠ ب جغ

أ ك٠ أب أثذا " عأذ ب٢، لارخبر كشطز هظش، ك٢ ازظبس ك٢ بى اذم ع٤ظ اؾو٤و٢، كا اي

:ظىها

Rassendyll: asking Johann "Does the King know about Michael's plan?"

Johann: "Yes, and so does my brother, Max. He helped to put up the pipe to the prison

window. It's not easy to sleep at the Castle of Zenda because no one feels safe.

Everyone in it is a criminal, except the King."

Rassendyll: "Thank you, Johann.You can go back to the castle now. If anyone asks

you if there is a prisoner in the castle, you can say there is. But if anyone

asks you who the prisoner is, do not answer. We can help you if you keep

your promises, otherwise you'll never be safe again."

Johann bowed to me as he left. We hoped he could be trusted.

جذ:، عأ٠ ع ٣ اصم ثأ ٣ـبدس، ب أ أب٠ ظىها اؾ٠

Sapt: "So, what are we going to do now?" asked Sapt. I thought long and hard.

Rassendyll: "There are two ways in which the King can come out of Zenda alive. One is

if we have a miracle, and the other is if one of the Duke's men betrays him."


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