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CHAPTER EIGHT WHAT NEWS THE EAGLE BROUGHT(第2页)

Tiriaterremuises,astheydidn'twaakenforeayloyalNarmeet。TheDahorrid-lookingmessofashesfromthehearthahejarofgreasetfonsear-heads。Theookofftheiroraothestream。Thenastymixturemadealatherjustlikesoftsoap:itleasatoseeTiriawokhewaterandsgthebacksoftheirnecksandblolashedthelatheroff。TheotheTowerwithred,shinyfaces,likepeoplewhohavebeeragoodwashbeforeaparty。Theyre-armedthemselvesintrueNarraightswordsandthree-eredshields。“Bodyofme,”saidTirian。“Thatisbetter。Ifeelatruemanagain。”

Puzzlebeggedveryhardtohavethelion-skintakenoffhim。Hesaiditwastoohotawasruhisbafortable:also,itmadehimlooksosilly。ButtheytoldhimhewouldhavetowearitabitloheystillwaoshowhimiheotherBeasts,eventhoughtheywerenowgoifirst。

Whatwasleftofthepigeoandrabbit-meatwasningawaybuttheytooksomebiscuits。ThenTiriahedooroftheTowerandthatwastheehere。

Itwasalittleaftertwoierheysetout,anditwasthefirstreallywarmdayofthatspring。Theyoungleavesseemedtobemuchfurtheroutthahesnow-dropswereover,buttheysarimroses。Thesunlightslahroughthetrees,birdssang,andalways(thoughusuallyoutofsight)therewasthenwater。Itwashardtothinkofhorriblethihefelt,“ThisisreallyNarniaatlast。”EvenTirian&#rewlighterashewalkedaheadofthem,humminganoldNarnianmargwhichhadtherefrain:

Ho,rumble,rumble,rumble,

Rumbledrumbelaboured。

&heKiadPoggintheDogginwastellihenamesofalltheNarniantrees,birds,andplantswhi'tknowalready。SometimesEustacewouldtellhimaboutEnglishones。

&hemcamePuzzle,andafterhimJillandJewelwalkingveryclosetogether。Jillhad,asyoumightsay,quitefalleheUni。Shethought—andshewasn&#—thathewastheshi,delicatest,mostgraimalshehadevermet:andhewassogeofspeechthat,ifyouhadn'tknown,youwouldhardlyhavebelievedhowfierdterriblehecouldbeinbattle。

“Oh,thisisnice!”saidJill。“Justwalkingalohis。Iwishthereoreofthissortofadve'sapitythere'salwayssomuinginNarnia。”

ButtheUniexplaishewasquitemistakehattheSonsandDaughtersofAdamandEvewerebroughtoutoftheireworldintoNarniaonlyattimeswhenNarniawasstirredashemustn'tthinkitwasalwayslikethat。IheirvisitstherewerehuhousandsofyearswhenpeagfollowedpeagtillyoucouldhardlyremembertheirnamesorttheirherewasreallyhardlyanythingtoputioryBooks。AotalkofoldQueensandheroeswhomshehadneverheardof。HespokeofSwaheQueenwhohadlivedbeforethedaysoftheWhiteWitdtheGreatassobeautifulthatwhenshelookedintoaherefleofherfaeoutofthewaterlikeastarbynightforayearandadayafterokeofMoonwoodtheHarewhohadsuchearsthathecouldsitbyPooluhuhegreatwaterfallamenspokeiCairParavel。HetoldhowKingGale,whowasnifromFraofallKings,hadsailedfarawayiernseasaheLoneIslandersfronandhow,iheyhadgivenhimtheLoneIslaoftheroyallandsofNaralkedofwholeturiesinwhiarniaythatnotabledandfeasts,oratmosttours,weretheonlythingsthatcouldberemembered,andeverydayandweekhadbeehelast。Aoureofallthosehappyyears,allthethousandsofthem,piledupinJill'smindtillitwasratherlikelookingdhhillontoarich,lovelyplainfullofwoodsandwatersandfields,whichspreadawayandawaytillitgotthinandmistyfromdistandshesaid:“Oh,IdohopewesettletheApeaothosegood,ordihehey'llgoonforeverandeverandever。oingtohaveanendsomeday。Perhapsthisonewon't。OhJewelwouldn'titbelovelyifNarniajustwentonayousaidithasbeen?”

“Nay,sister,”answeredJewel,“allworldsdrawtoaAslan'sowntry。”

&least,”saidJill,“Ihopetheendofthisoneismillionsofmillionsofmillionsofyearsaway—hallo!whatarewestoppingfor?”

TheKiadtheDwarfwereallstaringupatthesky。Jillshuddered,rememberingwhathorrorstheyhadseeitwasnothingofthatsortthistime。Itwassmall,andlookedblasttheblue。

“Idareswear,”saidtheUniitsflight,thatitisaTalkingbird。”

“SothinkI,”saidtheKing。“Butisitafriend,oraspyoftheApe's?”

“Tome,Sire,”saidtheDwarf,“ithasalhttheEagle。”

“Oughtwetohideurees?”saidEustace。

“Nay,”saidTiriaandstillasrocks。Hewouldseeusforifwemoved。”

“Look!Hewheels,hehasseenusalready,”saidJewel。“Heisingdowninwidecircles。”

“Arr,Lady,”saidTiriantoJill。“ButbytillIbidyou。Hemaybeafriend。”

IfonehadknoasgoingtohappewouldhavebeechthegradeasewithwhichthehugebirdglideddowedafewfeetfromTirian,bowedhiscrestedhead,andsaidinhisstrangeeagle's-voice,“Hail,King。”

“Hail,Farsight,”saidTirian。“AndsineKing,ImaywellbelieveyouarenotafolloweroftheApeandhisfalseAslan。Iamrightglad。”

“Sire,”saidtheEagle,“whenyouhaveheardmynewsyouwillbesorrierofmyingthawoethateverbefellyou。”

Tirian'sheartseemedtostopbeatingatthesewords,buthesethisteethandsaid,“Tellon。”

“TwosightshaveIseen,”saidFarsight。“OnearavelfilledwithdeadNarniansandliviheTisroc'sbanneradvanyourroyalbattlements:andyoursubjegfromthecity—thiswayandthat,intothearavelwastakesofenputihedarkofthenight。”

Noonecouldspeak。

“Ahersight,fiveleagueshanCairParavel,wasRooaurlyihaenearrowinhisside。IwaswithhiminhislasthavemethismessagetoyourMajesty:torememberthatallworldsdrawtoahathisatreasurewhieistoopoortobuy。”

“So,”saidtheKing,afteralongsileniaisnomore。”

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