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CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE THREE SLEEPERS（第3页）

Luethinglyihwiseoableedherattewasakone，sharpassteel，acruel-lookilookingthing。

spokenaword。The，andext—theyallrosetotheirfeet，becausetheyfeltthatshewasagreatlady。

“TravellerswhohavefartoAslan'stable，”saidthegirl。“Whydoyouanddrink?”

“Madam，”said，“wefearedthefoodbecausewethoughtithadcastourfriendsiedsleep。

“Theyhaveedit，”shesaid。

“Please，”saidLucy，“ehem?”

“Sevenyearsago，”saidthegirl，“theycamehereinashipwhosesailswereragsandtimbersreadytofallapart。Thereiththem，sailors，aheycametothistableonesaid，‘Hereisthegoodplace。Letussetsailandreefsailandrowdownandendourdaysinpeace!'Andthesedsaid，‘usre-embarkandsailforNarniaamaybethatMirazisdead。'Butthethird，whowasaverymasterfulman，leapedupandsaid，‘No，byheaven。WearemenandTelmaribrutes。Whatshouldwedobutseekadveure?Wehavenotlongtoliveiusspendwhatisleftiheunpeopledworldbehindthesunrise。'AndastheyquarrelledhecaughtuptheKonewhichliesthereoableandwouldhavefoughtwithhisrades。Butitisathingnhtforhimtotoudashisfingersclosedupo，deepsleepfellupohree。Andtilltheeisuheywillnever>

“WhatisthisKoace。

“Dononeofyouknowit?”saidthegirl。

“I—Ithink，”saidLucy，“I'veseehibefore。ItwasaktheWhiteWitchusedwhenshekilledAslaablelongago。”

“Itwasthesame，”saidthegirl，“anditwasbroughtheretobekeptinhohe>

Edmund，whohadbeenlookingmoreandmoreunfortableforthelastfewminutes，nowspoke。

“Lookhere，”hesaid，“IhopeI'mnotacoward—abouteatingthisfood，Imean—andI'msureIdon'tmeantoberude。Butwehavehadalotofqueeradvehisvoyageofoursandthialwayswhattheyseem。WhenIlookinyourfa'thelpbelievingallyousay:butthenthat'sjustwhatmighthappenwithawitchtoo。Hoyou'reafriend?”

“You'tknow，”saidthegirl。“Youlybelieveornot。”

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“Sire，”hesaidto，“ofyourcourtesyfillmycupwithwihatflagon:itistoobigformetolift。Iwilldrinktothelady。”

obeyedandtheMouse，standiable，heldupagoldestinypawsandsaid，“Lady，Ipledgeyou。”Theooncoldpeadinashortwhileeveryoneelsefolloweditsexample。Allwereveryhungryandthemeal，ifyouwantedforaveryearlybreakfast，wasextasaverylatesupper。

“WhyisitcalledAslan'stable?”askedLutly。

“Itissetherebyhisbidding，”saidthegirl，“forthosewhoecallthisislandtheWorld'sEnd，fhyousailfurther，thisisthebeginningoftheend。”

“Buthowdoesthefoodkeep?”askedthepracticalEustace。

“Itiseaten，andrenewedeveryday，”saidthegirl。“Thisyouwillsee。”

“AndwhatarewetodoabouttheSleepers?”asked。“Intheworldfromwhichmyfriendse”（here，headthePeveheyhaveastoryofaprinceingtoacastleeoplelayiedsleep。InthatstoryheotdissolvetheeilhehadkissedthePrincess。”

“Buthere，”saidthegirl，“itisdifferent。HereheotkissthePriillhehasdissolvedthee。”

“Then，”said，“inthenameofAslaosetaboutthatworkatonce。”

“Myfatherwillteachyouthat，”saidthegirl。

“Yourfather!”saideveryone。“Whoishe?Andwhere?”

“Look，”saidthegirl，turningroundandpointingatthedoorinthehillside。Theycouldseeitmoreeasilynow，forwhiletheyhadbeentalkiarshadgrownfainteragapsofwhitelightearinginthegrayheeasternsky。