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chater ne acr the deert（第2页）

ForthenextfewsecondsAraviswasbusykissingthenosesandpattingthenecksofHwinandBreejustasiftheywerequiteordinaryhorses。

"AndherecomesShasta!ThanksbetotheLion!"saidBree。

Aravislookedround，andthere，rightenough，wasShastawhohadcomeoutofhidingthemomenthesawthegroomgoingaway。

"Andnow，"saidAravis。"There'snotamomenttolose。"AndinhastywordsshetoldthemaboutRabadash'sexpedition。

"Treacheroushounds!"saidBree，shakinghismaneandstampingwithhishoof。"Anattackintimeofpeace，withoutdefiancesent!Butwe'llgreasehisoatsforhim。We'llbetherebeforeheis。"

"Canwe?"saidAravis，swingingherselfintoHwin'ssaddle。Shastawishedhecouldmountlikethat。

"Brooh-hoo!"snortedBree。"Upyouget，Shasta。Canwe!Andwithagoodstarttoo!"

"Hesaidhewasgoingtostartatonce，"saidAravis。

"That'showhumanstalk，"saidBree。"Butyoudon'tgetacompanyoftwohundredhorseandhorsemenwateredandvictualledandarmedandsaddledandstartedallinaminute。Now:what'sourdirection?DueNorth?"

"No，"saidShasta。"Iknowaboutthat。I'vedrawnaline。I'llexplainlater。Bearabittoourleft，bothyouhorses。Ahhereitis!"

"Now，"saidBree。"Allthataboutgallopingforadayandanight，likeinstories，can'treallybedone。Itmustbewalkandtrot:butbrisktrotsandshortwalks。Andwheneverwewalkyoutwohumanscanslipoffandwalktoo。Now。Areyouready，Hwin?Offwego。NarniaandtheNorth!"

Atfirstitwasdelightful。Thenighthadnowbeengoingonforsomanyhoursthatthesandhadalmostfinishedgivingbackallthesun-heatithadreceivedduringtheday，andtheairwascool，fresh，andclear。Underthemoonlightthesand，ineverydirectionandasfarastheycouldsee，gleamedasifitweresmoothwateroragreatsilvertray。ExceptforthenoiseofBree'sandHwin'shoofstherewasnotasoundtobeheard。Shastawouldnearlyhavefallenasleepifhehadnothadtodismountandwalkeverynowandthen。

Thisseemedtolastforhours。Thentherecameatimewhentherewasnolongeranymoon。Theyseemedtorideinthedeaddarknessforhoursandhours。AndafterthattherecameamomentwhenShastanoticedthathecouldseeBree'sneckandheadinfrontofhimalittlemoreclearlythanbefore;andslowly，veryslowly，hebegantonoticethevastgreyflatnessoneveryside。Itlookedabsolutelydead，likesomethinginadeadworld;andShastafeltquiteterriblytiredandnoticedthathewasgettingcoldandthathislipsweredry。Andallthetimethesqueakoftheleather，thejingleofthebits，andthenoiseofthehoofs-notPropputty-propputtyasitwouldbeonahardroad，butThubbudy-thubbudyonthedrysand。

Atlast，afterhoursofriding，farawayonhisrighttherecameasinglelongstreakofpalergrey，lowdownonthehorizon。Thenastreakofred。Itwasthemorningatlast，butwithoutasinglebirdtosingaboutit。Hewasgladofthewalkingbitsnow，forhewascolderthanever。

Thensuddenlythesunroseandeverythingchangedinamoment。Thegreysandturnedyellowandtwinkledasifitwasstrewnwithdiamonds。OntheirlefttheshadowsofShastaandHwinandBreeandAravis，enormouslylong，racedbesidethem。ThedoublepeakofMountPire，farahead，flashedinthesunlightandShastasawtheywerealittleoutofthecourse。"Abitleft，abitleft，"hesangout。Bestofall，whenyoulookedback，Tashbaanwasalreadysmallandremote。TheTombswerequiteinvisible:swallowedupinthatsingle，jagged-edgedhumpwhichwasthecityoftheTisroc。Everyonefeltbetter。

Butnotforlong。ThoughTashbaanlookedveryfarawaywhentheyfirstsawit，itrefusedtolookanyfurtherawayastheywenton。Shastagaveuplookingbackatit，foritonlygavehimthefeelingthattheywerenotmovingatall。Thenthelightbecameanuisance。Theglareofthesandmadehiseyesache:butheknewhemustn'tshutthem。HemustscrewthemupandkeeponlookingaheadatMountPireandshoutingoutdirections。Thencametheheat。Henoticeditforthefirsttimewhenhehadtodismountandwalk:asheslippeddowntothesandtheheatfromitstruckupintohisfaceasiffromtheopeningofanovendoor。Nexttimeitwasworse。Butthethirdtime，ashisbarefeettouchedthesandhescreamedwithpainandgotonefootbackinthestirrupandtheotherhalfoverBree'sbackbeforeyoucouldhavesaidknife。

"Sorry，Bree，"hegasped。"Ican'twalk。Itburnsmyfeet。""Ofcourse!"pantedBree。"Shouldhavethoughtofthatmyself。Stayon。Can'tbehelped。"

"It'sallrightforyou，"saidShastatoAraviswhowaswalkingbesideHwin。"You'vegotshoeson。"

Aravissaidnothingandlookedprim。Let'shopeshedidn'tmeanto，butshedid。

Onagain，trotandwalkandtrot，jingle-jingle-jingle，squeak-squeak-squeak，smellofhothorse，smellofhotself，blindingglare，headache。Andnothingatalldifferentformileaftermile。Tashbaanwouldneverlookanyfurtheraway。Themountainswouldneverlookanynearer。Youfeltthishadbeengoingonforalways-jingle-jingle-jingle，squeaksqueak-squeak，smellofhothorse，smellofhotself。

Ofcourseonetriedallsortsofgameswithoneselftotrytomakethetimepass:andofcoursetheywereallnogood。Andonetriedveryhardnottothinkofdrinks-icedsherbetinapalaceinTashbaan，clearspringwatertinklingwithadarkearthysound，cold，smoothmilkjustcreamyenoughandnottoocreamy-andtheharderyoutriednottothink，themoreyouthought。

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