乐文小说网>纳尼亚传奇狮子女巫和魔衣橱梗概 > chater eight what haened after dner（第2页）
chater eight what haened after dner（第2页）
“That’sright，SonofAdam，”saidMr。Beaver，bringinghispawdownonthetablewithacrashthatmadeallthecupsandsaucersrattle．Andsoyoushall．Wordhasbeensentthatyouaretomeethim，tomorrowifyoucan，attheStoneTable．
“Where’sthat？”saidLucy．
“I’llshowyou，”saidMr。Beaver．“It’sdowntheriver，agoodstepfromhere．I’lltakeyoutoit！”
“ButmeanwhilewhataboutpoorMr。Tumnus？”saidLucy．
“ThequickestwayyoucanhelphimisbygoingtomeetAslan，”saidMr。Beaver，oncehe’swithus，thenwecanbegindoingthings．Notthatwedon’tneedyoutoo．Forthat’sanotheroftheoldrhymes：
WhenAdam’sfleshandAdam’sbone
SitsatCairParavelinthrone，
Theeviltimewillbeoveranddone．
Sothingsmustbedrawingneartheirendnowhe’scomeandyou’vecome．We’veheardofAslancomingintothesepartsbefore-longago，nobodycansaywhen．Butthere’sneverbeenanyofyourraceherebefore．
“That’swhatIdon’tunderstand，Mr。Beaver，”saidPeter，“Imeanisn’ttheWitchherselfhuman？”
“She’dlikeustobelieveit，”saidMr。Beaver，“andit’sonthatthatshebasesherclaimtobeQueen．Butshe’snoDaughterofEve．ShecomesofyourfatherAdam’s”-（hereMr。Beaverbowed）“yourfatherAdam’sfirstwife，hertheycalledLilith．AndshewasoneoftheJinn．That’swhatshecomesfromononeside．Andontheothershecomesofthegiants．No，no，thereisn’tadropofrealhumanbloodintheWitch．”
“That’swhyshe’sbadallthrough，Mr。Beaver，”saidMrs。Beaver．
“Trueenough，Mrs。Beaver，”repliedhe，“theremaybetwoviewsabouthumans（meaningnooffencetothepresentcompany）．Butthere’snotwoviewsaboutthingsthatlooklikehumansandaren’t．”
“I’veknowngoodDwarfs，”saidMrs。Beaver．
“So’veI，nowyoucometospeakofit，”saidherhusband，“butpreciousfew，andtheyweretheonesleastlikemen．Butingeneral，takemyadvice，whenyoumeetanythingthat’sgoingtobehumanandisn’tyet，orusedtobehumanonceandisn’tnow，oroughttobehumanandisn’t，youkeepyoureyesonitandfeelforyourhatchet．Andthat’swhytheWitchisalwaysonthelookoutforanyhumansinNarnia．She’sbeenwatchingforyouthismanyayear，andifsheknewtherewerefourofyoushe’dbemoredangerousstill．”
“What’sthattodowithit？”askedPeter．
“Becauseofanotherprophecy，”saidMr。Beaver．“DownatCairParavel-that’sthecastleontheseacoastdownatthemouthofthisriverwhichoughttobethecapitalofthewholecountryifallwasasitshouldbe-downatCairParaveltherearefourthronesandit’sasayinginNarniatimeoutofmindthatwhentwoSonsofAdamandtwoDaughtersofEvesitinthosefourthrones，thenitwillbetheendnotonlyoftheWhiteWitch’sreignbutofherlife，andthatiswhywehadtobesocautiousaswecamealong，forifsheknewaboutyoufour，yourliveswouldn’tbeworthashakeofmywhiskers！”
AllthechildrenhadbeenattendingsohardtowhatMr。Beaverwastellingthemthattheyhadnoticednothingelseforalongtime．Thenduringthemomentofsilencethatfollowedhislastremark，Lucysuddenlysaid：
“Isay-where’sEdmund？”
Therewasadreadfulpause，andtheneveryonebeganasking“Whosawhimlast？Howlonghashebeenmissing？Isheoutside？andthenallrushedtothedoorandlookedout．Thesnowwasfallingthicklyandsteadily，thegreeniceofthepoolhadvanishedunderathickwhiteblanket，andfromwherethelittlehousestoodinthecentreofthedamyoucouldhardlyseeeitherbank．Outtheywent，plungingwellovertheiranklesintothesoftnewsnow，andwentroundthehouseineverydirection．“Edmund！Edmund！”theycalledtilltheywerehoarse．Butthesilentlyfallingsnowseemedtomuffletheirvoicesandtherewasnotevenanechoinanswer．
“Howperfectlydreadful！”saidSusanastheyatlastcamebackindespair．“Oh，howIwishwe’dnevercome．”
“Whatoneartharewetodo，Mr。Beaver？”saidPeter．
“Do？”saidMr。Beaver，whowasalreadyputtingonhissnow-boots，“do？Wemustbeoffatonce．Wehaven’tamomenttospare！”
“We’dbetterdivideintofoursearchparties，”saidPeter，“andallgoindifferentdirections．Whoeverfindshimmustcomebackhereatonceand-”
“Searchparties，SonofAdam？”saidMr。Beaver；“whatfor？”
“Why，tolookforEdmund，ofcourse！”
“There’snopointinlookingforhim，”saidMr。Beaver．
“Whatdoyoumean？”saidSusan．“Hecan’tbefarawayyet。Andwe’vegottofindhim．Whatdoyoumeanwhenyousaythere’snouselookingforhim？”
“Thereasonthere’snouselooking，”saidMr。Beaver，“isthatweknowalreadywherehe’sgone！”Everyonestaredinamazement。“Don’tyouunderstand？”saidMr。Beaver．“He’sgonetoher，totheWhiteWitch．Hehasbetrayedusall．”
“Oh，surely-oh，really！”saidSusan，“hecan’thavedonethat．”
“Can’the？”saidMr。Beaver，lookingveryhardatthethreechildren，andeverythingtheywantedtosaydiedontheirlips，foreachfeltsuddenlyquitecertaininsidethatthiswasexactlywhatEdmundhaddone．
“Butwillheknowtheway？”saidPeter．
“Hashebeeninthiscountrybefore？”askedMr。Beaver．“Hasheeverbeenherealone？”
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