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chater furteen the triuh f the witch(第2页)

Veryquietlythetwogirlsgropedtheirwayamongtheothersleepersandcreptoutofthetent.Themoonlightwasbrightandeverythingwasquitestillexceptforthenoiseoftheriverchatteringoverthestones.ThenSusansuddenlycaughtLucy’sarmandsaid,“Look!”Onthefarsideofthecampingground,justwherethetreesbegan,theysawtheLionslowlywalkingawayfromthemintothewood.Withoutawordtheybothfollowedhim。

Heledthemupthesteepslopeoutoftherivervalleyandthenslightlytotheright-apparentlybytheverysameroutewhichtheyhadusedthatafternoonincomingfromtheHilloftheStoneTable。Onandonheledthem,intodarkshadowsandoutintopalemoonlight,gettingtheirfeetwetwiththeheavydew.HelookedsomehowdifferentfromtheAslantheyknew.Histailandhisheadhunglowandhewalkedslowlyasifhewerevery,verytired.Then,whentheywerecrossingawideopenplacewheretherewherenoshadowsforthemtohidein,hestoppedandlookedround.Itwasnogoodtryingtorunawaysotheycametowardshim.Whentheywerecloserhesaid,

“Oh,children,children,whyareyoufollowingme?”

“Wecouldn’tsleep,”saidLucy-andthenfeltsurethatsheneedsaynomoreandthatAslanknewalltheyhadbeenthinking.“Please,maywecomewithyou-whereveryou’regoing?”askedSusan.

“Well-”saidAslan,andseemedtobethinking.Thenhesaid,“Ishouldbegladofcompanytonight.Yes,youmaycome,ifyouwillpromisetostopwhenItellyou,andafterthatleavemetogoonalone.”

“Oh,thankyou,thankyou.Andwewill,”saidthetwogirls。

ForwardtheywentagainandoneofthegirlswalkedoneachsideoftheLion.Buthowslowlyhewalked!Andhisgreat,royalheaddroopedsothathisnosenearlytouchedthegrass.Presentlyhestumbledandgavealowmoan.

“Aslan!DearAslan!”saidLucy,“whatiswrong?Can’tyoutellus?”

“Areyouill,dearAslan?”askedSusan.

“No,”saidAslan.“Iamsadandlonely.LayyourhandsonmymanesothatIcanfeelyouarethereandletuswalklikethat.”

Andsothegirlsdidwhattheywouldneverhavedaredtodowithouthispermission,butwhattheyhadlongedtodoeversincetheyfirstsawhim——buriedtheircoldhandsinthebeautifulseaoffurandstrokeditand,sodoing,walkedwithhim.AndpresentlytheysawthattheyweregoingwithhimuptheslopeofthehillonwhichtheStoneTablestood.Theywentupatthesidewherethetreescamefurthestup,andwhentheygottothelasttree(itwasonethathadsomebushesaboutit)Aslanstoppedandsaid,

“Oh,children,children.Hereyoumuststop.Andwhateverhappens,donotletyourselvesbeseen.Farewell.”

Andboththegirlscriedbitterly(thoughtheyhardlyknewwhy)andclungtotheLionandkissedhismaneandhisnoseandhispawsandhisgreat,sadeyes.Thenheturnedfromthemandwalkedoutontothetopofthehill.AndLucyandSusan,crouchinginthebushes,lookedafterhim,andthisiswhattheysaw.

AgreatcrowdofpeoplewerestandingallroundtheStoneTableandthoughthemoonwasshiningmanyofthemcarriedtorcheswhichburnedwithevil-lookingredflamesandblacksmoke。Butsuchpeople!Ogreswithmonstrousteeth,andwolves,andbull-headedmen;spiritsofeviltreesandpoisonousplants;andothercreatureswhomIwon’tdescribebecauseifIdidthegrownupswouldprobablynotletyoureadthisbook-CruelsandHagsandIncubuses,Wraiths,Horrors,Efreets,Sprites,Orknies,Wooses,andEttins.InfactherewereallthosewhowereontheWitch’ssideandwhomtheWolfhadsummonedathercommand.Andrightinthemiddle,standingbytheTable,wastheWitchherself.

AhowlandagibberofdismaywentupfromthecreatureswhentheyfirstsawthegreatLionpacingtowardsthem,andforamomenteventheWitchseemedtobestruckwithfear.Thensherecoveredherselfandgaveawildfiercelaugh.

“Thefool!”shecried.“Thefoolhascome.Bindhimfast.”

LucyandSusanheldtheirbreathswaitingforAslan’sroarandhisspringuponhisenemies.Butitnevercame.FourHags,grinningandleering,yetalso(atfirst)hangingbackandhalfafraidofwhattheyhadtodo,hadapproachedhim.“Bindhim,Isay!”repeatedtheWhiteWitch.TheHagsmadeadartathimandshriekedwithtriumphwhentheyfoundthathemadenoresistanceatall.Thenothers-evildwarfsandapes-rushedintohelpthem,andbetweenthemtheyrolledthehugeLionoveronhisbackandtiedallhisfourpawstogether,shoutingandcheeringasiftheyhaddonesomethingbrave,though,hadtheLionchosen,oneofthosepawscouldhavebeenthedeathofthemall.Buthemadenonoise,evenwhentheenemies,strainingandtugging,pulledthecordssotightthattheycutintohisflesh.ThentheybegantodraghimtowardstheStoneTable.

“Stop!”saidtheWitch.“Lethimfirstbeshaved.”

AnotherroarofmeanlaughterwentupfromherfollowersasanogrewithapairofshearscameforwardandsquatteddownbyAslan’shead.Snip-snip-snipwenttheshearsandmassesofcurlinggoldbegantofalltotheground.Thentheogrestoodbackandthechildren,watchingfromtheirhiding-place,couldseethefaceofAslanlookingallsmallanddifferentwithoutitsmane.Theenemiesalsosawthedifference.

“Why,he’sonlyagreatcatafterall!”criedone.

“Isthatwhatwewereafraidof?”saidanother.

AndtheysurgedroundAslan,jeeringathim,sayingthingslike“Puss,Puss!PoorPussy,”and“Howmanymicehaveyoucaughttoday,Cat?”and“Wouldyoulikeasaucerofmilk,Pussums?”

“Oh,howcanthey?”saidLucy,tearsstreamingdownhercheeks.“Thebrutes,thebrutes!”fornowthatthefirstshockwasovertheshornfaceofAslanlookedtoherbraver,andmorebeautiful,andmorepatientthanever.

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