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CHAPTER ELEVEN DIGORY AND HIS UNCLE ARE BOTH IN TROUBLE（第2页）

“Forose?”

“Iwaofmyownworldbatoherown。IthoughtIwastakiohero>

“Howcameshetobeinyourworld，SonofAdam?”

“By—byMagic。”

TheLionsaidnothingandDigorykhehadnottoldenough。

“ItwasmyUn，”hesaid。“Hesentusoutofourigs，atleastIhadtogobecausehesentPollyfirst，ahelacecalleddshejustheldontouswhen—”

“YoumettheWitch?”saidAsianinalowvoicewhichhadthethreatofagrowlinit。

“Shewokeup，”saidDigorywretdthen，ture，“Imean，Iwokeher。BecauseIwaoknoouldhappenifIstruckabell。Pollydidn'twantto。Itwasn'therfault。I—Ifoughther。IknowIshouldn'thave。IthinkIwasabitehewritihebell。”

“Doyou?”askedAsian;stillspeakingverylo。

“No，”saidDigory。“IseenowIwasn't。Iretending。”

Thereause。AndDigorywasthinkiime，“I'vesp。There'singanythingforMothernow。”

&heLionspokeagain，itwasnottoDigory。

“Yousee，friehatbeforethenew，waveyouissevenhoursold，aforceofevilhasalreadye;wakedandbroughthitherbythissonofAdam。”TheBeasts，evenStrawberry，allturheireyesonDigorytillhefeltthathewishedthegroundhimup。“Butdodown，”saidAslan，stillspeakis。“Evilwilleofthatevil，butitisstillalongwayoff，andIwillseetoitthattheohemeaakesuchorderthatformanyhuhisshallbeamerrylandinamerryworld。AndasAdam'sraetheharm，Adam'sraceshallhelptohealit。Drawnear，youothertwo。”

&wordswerespokentoPollyandtheCabbywhohadnoolly，alleyesandmouth，wasstaringatAslanandholdingtheCabby'shaly。TheCabbygaveoheLion，andtookoffhisbowlerhat:seenhimwithoutit。Whenitwasoff，helookedyoungerandnidmorelikeaanandlesslikeaLondon。

“Son，”saidAslantotheCabby。“Ihaveknownyoulong。Doyouknowme?”

“Well，no，sir，”saidtheCabby。“Leastways，notinanordinarymannerofspeakiIfeelsomehow，ifImaymakesofree，as'owwe'vemetbefore。”

“Itiswell，”saidtheLion。“Youkhanyouthinkyouknow，andyoushalllivetok。Howdoesthislandpleaseyou?”

“It'safairtreat，sir，”saidtheCabby。

“Wouldyouliketolivehereal>

“Wellyouseesir，I'mamarriedman，”saidtheCabby。“Ifmywifewashereherofuswouldeverwanttogobadon，Ire。We'rebothtryfolksreally。”

Aslanthrewuphisshaggyhead，openedhismouth，andutteredaloe;notveryloud，butfullofpower。Polly'sheartjumpedinherbodywhe。Shefeltsurethatitwasadthatanyocallwouldwaand（what'smore）wouldbeabletoobeyit，howevermanyworldsaween。Andso，thoughshewasfilledwithworeallyastonishedorshoallofasuddenayoungwoman，withakifacesteppedoutofoodbesideher。PollykowastheCabby'swife，fetchedoutofourworldnotbyanytiresomemagigs，butquickly，simplyalyasabirdfliestoitsheyoungarehemiddleofawashingday，forsheron，hersleeveswererolleduptotheelbow，andtheresudsonherhands。Ifshehadhadtimetoputoodclothes（herbesthathadimitatio）shewouldhavelookeddreadful;asitwas，shelookedrathernice。

Ofcourseshethoughtshewasdreaming。Thatwaswhyshedidn'trushacrosstoherhusbandandaskhimwhatohhadhappeh。ButwhenshelookedattheLionshedidn'tfeelquitesosureitwasadream，yetforsomereasoappearthtehenshedroppedalittlehalfcurtsey，assirlsstillkodointhosedays。Afterthat，sheutherhandintheCabby'sandstrouleshyly。

“My，”saidAslan，fixihofthem，“youaretobethefirstKingandQueenofNarnia。”

Theedhismouthinasto，andhiswifeturnedveryred。

“Youshallruleahesecreatures，anddojusti，ahemfromtheirenemieswhenenemiesarise。Andenemieswillarise，forthereisathisworld。”

TheCabbyswallowedhardtwoorthreetimesahroat。

“Beggingyourpardon，sir，”hesaid，“andthankingyouverymusure（whichmyMissusdoesthesame）butIain'tnosortofachapforajoblikethat。Inever'admucheddy，yousee。”

“Well，”saidAslan，“youuseaspadeandaploughaoftheearth?”

“Yes，sir，Icoulddoabitofthatsbroughtuptoit，like。”

“yourulethesecreatureskindlyandfairly，rememberingthattheyarehedumbbeastsoftheworldyouwerebornin，butTalkisas?”

&，sir，”repliedtheCabby。“I'dtrytodothesquarethingbythemall。”

“Andwouldyupyrahesame?”

“It'dbeuptometotry，sir。I'ddomybest:wouldn'twe，Nellie?”

“Andyouwouldn'thavefavouriteseitheramongyourownohercreaturesorletanyholdanotherunderoruseithardly?”

“Inevercouldabidesugson，sir，andthat'sthetruth。I'dgive'emwhatforifIatit，”saidtheCabby。（Allthroughthisversationhisvoiceerandricher。Moreliketheusthavehadasaboyahesharp，quickvoiceofaey。）

“Andifenemiessttheland（forenemieswillarise）andthereouldyoubethefirstinthedthelasti?”

“Well，sir，”saidtheCabbyveryslodolyknowtillhe'sbeentried。IdaresayImightturnouteversuchasoft'un。Neverdidnofightihmyfists。I'dtry—thatis，I'opeI'dtry—todomybit。”

“Then，”saidAslan，，“YouwillhavedoaKingshoulddo。Yourwillbeheldpresently。Andyouandyrandshallbeblessed，andsomewillbeKingsofNarnia，andotherswillbeKingsofArdwhichliesyoheSouthernMountains。Andyou，littleDaughter（hereheturoPolly）arewele。HaveyiventheBoyfortheviolencehedidyouintheHallofImagesiepalaceofaccursed?”

“Yes，Aslan，we'vemadeitup，”saidPolly。

“Thatiswell，”saidAslan。“AndnowfortheBoyhimself。”