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chater fur what haened that night（第1页）

THEKingwassodizzyfrombeingknockeddownthathehardlyknewwhatwashappeninguntiltheCalormenesuntiedhiswristsandputhisarmsstraightdownbyhissidesandsethimwithhisbackagainstanashtree。Thentheyboundropesroundhisanklesandhiskneesandhiswaistandhischestandlefthimthere。Whatworriedhimworstatthemoment-foritisoftenlittlethingsthatarehardesttostand-wasthathislipwasbleedingwheretheyhadhithimandhecouldn’twipethelittletrickleofbloodawayalthoughittickledhim．

FromwherehewashecouldstillseethelittlestableonthetopofthehillandtheApesittinginfrontofit。HecouldjustheartheApe’svoicestillgoingonand，everynowandthen，someanswerfromthecrowd，buthecouldnotmakeoutthewords．

“Iwonderwhatthey’vedonetoJewel，”thoughttheKing．

Presentlythecrowdofbeastsbrokeupandbegangoingawayindifferentdirections。SomepassedclosetoTirian。Theylookedathimasiftheywerebothfrightenedandsorrytoseehimtiedupbutnoneofthemspoke。Soontheyhadallgoneandtherewassilenceinthewood。ThenhoursandhourswentpastandTirianbecamefirstverythirstyandthenveryhungry;andastheafternoondraggedonandturnedintoevening，hebecamecoldtoo。Hisbackwasverysore。Thesunwentdownanditbegantobetwilight．

WhenitwasalmostdarkTirianheardalightpitter-patteroffeetandsawsomesmallcreaturescomingtowardshim。ThethreeontheleftwereMice，andtherewasaRabbitinthemiddle：ontherightweretwoMoles。Boththesewerecarryinglittlebagsontheirbackswhichgavethemacuriouslookinthedarksothatatfirsthewonderedwhatkindofbeaststheywere。Then，inamoment，theywereallstandingupontheirhindlegs，layingtheircoolpawsonhiskneesandgivinghiskneessnufflyanimalkisses。（TheycouldreachhiskneesbecauseNarnianTalkingBeastsofthatsortarebiggerthanthedumbbeastsofthesamekindinEngland。）

“LordKing!dearLordKing，”saidtheirshrillvoices，“wearesosorryforyou。Wedaren’tuntieyoubecauseAslanmightbeangrywithus。Butwe’vebroughtyouyoursupper。”

AtoncethefirstMouseclimbednimblyuptillhewasperchedontheropethatboundTirian’schestandwaswrinklinghisbluntnoseinfrontofTirian’sface。ThenthesecondMouseclimbedupandhungonjustbelowthefirstMouse。Theotherbeastsstoodonthegroundandbeganhandingthingsup．

“Drink，Sire，andthenyou’llfindyouareabletoeat，”saidthetopmostMouse，andTirianfoundthatalittlewoodencupwasbeingheldtohislips。Itwasonlythesizeofaneggcupsothathehadhardlytastedthewineinitbeforeitwasempty。ButthentheMousepasseditdownandtheothersre-filleditanditwaspassedupagainandTirianemptieditasecondtime。Inthiswaytheywentontillhehadquiteagooddrink，whichwasallthebetterforcominginlittledoses，forthatismorethirst-quenchingthanonelongdraught．

“Hereischeese，Sire，”saidthefirstMouse，“butnotverymuch，forfearitwouldmakeyoutoothirsty。”Andafterthecheesetheyfedhimwithoat-cakesandfreshbutter，andthenwithsomemorewine．

“Nowhandupthewater，”saidthefirstMouse，“andI’llwashtheKing’sface。Thereisbloodonit。”

ThenTirianfeltsomethinglikeatinyspongedabbinghisface，anditwasmostrefreshing．

“Littlefriends，”saidTirian，“howcanIthankyouforallthis？”

“Youneedn’t，youneedn’t，”saidthelittlevoices。“Whatelsecouldwedo？Wedon’twantanyotherKing。We’reyourpeople。IfitwasonlytheApeandtheCalormeneswhowereagainstyouwewouldhavefoughttillwewerecutintopiecesbeforewe’dletthemtieyouup。Wewould，wewouldindeed。Butwecan’tgoagainstAslan。”

“DoyouthinkitreallyisAslan？”askedtheKing．

“Ohyes，yes，”saidtheRabbit。“Hecameoutofthestablelastnight。Weallsawhim。”

“Whatwashelike？”saidtheKing．

“Likeaterrible，greatLion，tobesure，”saidoneoftheMice．

“AndyouthinkitisreallyAslanwhoiskillingtheWood-NymphsandmakingyouallslavestotheKingofCalormen？”

“Ah，that’sbad，isn’tit？”saidthesecondMouse。“Itwouldhavebeenbetterifwe’ddiedbeforeallthisbegan。Butthere’snodoubtaboutit。EveryonesaysitisAslan’sorders。Andwe’veseenhim。Wedidn’tthinkAslanwouldbelikethat。Why，we-wewantedhimtocomebacktoNarnia。”

“Heseemstohavecomebackveryangrythistime，”saidthefirstMouse。“Wemustallhavedonesomethingdreadfullywrongwithoutknowingit。Hemustbepunishingusforsomething。ButIdothinkwemightbetoldwhatitwas!”

“Isupposewhatwe’redoingnowmaybewrong，”saidtheRabbit．

“Idon’tcareifitis，”saidoneoftheMoles。“I’ddoitagain。”

Buttheotherssaid，“Ohhush，”and“Dobecareful，”andthentheyallsaid，“We’resorry，dearKing，butwemustgobacknow。Itwouldneverdoforustobecaughthere。”

“Leavemeatonce，dearBeasts，”saidTirian。“IwouldnotforallNarniabringanyofyouintodanger。”

“Goodnight，goodnight，”saidtheBeasts，rubbingtheirnosesagainsthisknees。“Wewillcomeback-ifwecan。”Thentheyallpatteredawayandthewoodseemeddarkerandcolderandlonelierthanithadbeenbeforetheycame．

Thestarscameoutandtimewentslowlyon-imaginehowslowly-whilethatlastKingofNarniastoodstiffandsoreanduprightagainstthetreeinhisbonds。Butatlastsomethinghappened．

Farawaythereappearedaredlight。Thenitdisappearedforamomentandcamebackagain，biggerandstronger。Thenhecouldseedarkshapesgoingtoandfroonthissideofthelightandcarryingbundlesandthrowingthemdown。Heknewnowwhathewaslookingat。Itwasabonfire，newlylit，andpeoplewerethrowingbundlesofbrushwoodontoit。PresentlyitblazedupandTiriancouldseethatitwasontheverytopofthehill。Hecouldseequiteclearlythestablebehindit，alllitupintheredglow，andagreatcrowdofBeastsandMenbetweenthefireandhimself。Asmallfigure，hunchedupbesidethefire，mustbetheApe。Itwassayingsomethingtothecrowd，buthecouldnothearwhat。Thenitwentandbowedthreetimestothegroundinfrontofthedoorofthestable。Thenitgotupandopenedthedoor。Andsomethingonfourlegs-somethingthatwalkedratherstiffly-cameoutofthestableandstoodfacingthecrowd．

Agreatwailingorhowlingwentup，soloudthatTiriancouldhearsomeofthewords．

“Aslan!Aslan!Aslan!”criedtheBeasts。“Speaktous。Comfortus。Beangrywithusnomore。”

FromwhereTirianwashecouldnotmakeoutveryclearlywhatthethingwas;buthecouldseethatitwasyellowandhairy。HehadneverseentheGreatLion。Hehadneverseenacommonlion。Hecouldn’tbesurethatwhathesawwasnottherealAslan。HehadnotexpectedAslantolooklikethatstiffthingwhichstoodandsaidnothing。Buthowcouldonebesure？Foramomenthorriblethoughtswentthroughhismind：thenherememberedthenonsenseaboutTashandAslanbeingthesameandknewthatthewholethingmustbeacheat．

TheApeputhisheadcloseuptotheyellowthing’sheadasifhewerelisteningtosomethingitwaswhisperingtohim。Thenheturnedandspoketothecrowd，andthecrowdwailedagain。Thentheyellowthingturnedclumsilyroundandwalked-youmightalmostsay，waddled-backintothestableandtheApeshutthedoorbehindit。Afterthatthefiremusthavebeenputoutforthelightvanishedquitesuddenly，andTirianwasoncemorealonewiththecoldandthedarkness．

HethoughtofotherKingswhohadlivedanddiedinNarniainoldtimesanditseemedtohimthatnoneofthemhadeverbeensounluckyashimself。Hethoughtofhisgreat-grandfather’sgreat-grandfatherKingRilianwhohadbeenstolenawaybyaWitchwhenhewasonlyayoungprinceandkepthiddenforyearsinthedarkcavesbeneaththelandoftheNorthernGiants。Butthenithadallcome;rightintheend，fortwomysteriouschildrenhadsuddenlyappearedfromthelandbeyondtheworld’sendandhadrescuedhimsothathecamehometoNarniaandhadalongandprosperousreign。“It’snotlikethatwithme，”saidTiriantohimself。Thenhewentfurtherbackand：thoughtaboutRilian’sfather，CaspiantheSeafarer，whosewickeduncleKingMirazhadtriedtomurderhimandhowCaspianhadfledawayintothewoodsandlivedamongtheDwarfs。Butthatstorytoohadallcomerightintheend：forCaspianalsohadbeenhelpedbychildren-onlytherewerefourofthemthattime-whocamefromsomewherebeyondtheworldandfoughtagreatbattleandsethimonhisfather’sthrone。“Butitwasalllongago，”saidTiriantohimself。“Thatsortofthingdoesn’thappennow。”Andthenheremembered（forhehadalwaysbeengoodathistorywhenhewasaboy）howthosesamefourchildrenwhohadhelpedCaspianhadbeeninNarniaoverathousandyearsbefore;anditwasthenthattheyhaddonethemostremarkablethingofall。ForthentheyhaddefeatedtheterribleWhiteWitchandendedtheHundredYearsofWinter，andafterthattheyhadreigned（allfourofthemtogether）atCairParavel，tilltheywerenolongerchildrenbutgreatKingsandlovelyQueens，andtheirreignhadbeenthegoldenageofNarnia。AndAslanhadcomeintothatstoryalot。Hehadcomeintoalltheotherstoriestoo，asTiriannowremembered。“Aslan-andchildrenfromanotherworld，”thoughtTirian。“Theyhavealwayscomeinwhenthingswereattheirworst。Oh，ifonlytheycouldnow。”

Andhecalledout“Aslan!Aslan!Aslan!Comeandhelpusnow。”

Butthedarknessandthecoldandthequietnesswentonjustthesame．

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