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CHAPTER FOURTEEN NIGHT FALLS ON NARNIA（第2页）

&er，HighKingofNarnia，”saidAslan。“ShuttheDoor。”

&er，shiveringwithedoutintothedarknessaheDoorto。Itscrapedovericeashepulledit。Then，ratherclumsily（foreveninthatmomenthishandshadgonenumbaookoutagoldenkeya。

TheyhadseehihroughthatDoorway。Butitwasstrahanaolookroundandfindthemselvesinwarmdaylight，theblueskyabovethem，flowersattheirfeet，andlaughterinAslan'seyes。

&urlyround，crouchedlower，lashedhimselfwithhistailandshotawaylikeagoldenarrow。

&heriherup!”heshoutedoverhisshoulder。Butwhocouldkeepupace?Theysetoutardtofollowhim。

“So，”saidPeter，“nightfallsonNarnia。What，Lucy!You'ren?WithAslanahead，andallofushere?”

“Don'ttrytostopme，Peter，”saidLucy，“IamsureAslanwouldnot。IamsureitisntomournforNarnia。Thinkofallthatliesdeadandfrozedoor。”

“YesandIdidhope，”saidJill，“thatitmightgoonforever。Iknewourworld't。IdidthinkNarniamight。”

“Isawitbegin，”saidtheLory。“IdidnotthinkIwouldlivetoseeitdie。”

“Sirs，”saidTirian。“Theladiesdowelltoweep。See，Idosomyself。Ihaveseenmymother'sdeath。WhatworldbutNarniahaveIeverknowue，butgreatdiscourtesy，ifwedidnotmourn。”

TheywalkedawayfromtheDoorandawayfromtheDwarfswhostillsatcrowdedtogetherintheirimaginarystable。AheytalkedtoooldeagsandallthegloriesofNarnia。

TheDogswerestillwiththem。Theyjoiheversationbutnotmuchbecausetheyweretonaheadandragbadrushingofftosniffatsmellsiilltheymadethemselvessneeze。Suddenlytheypickedupastwhichseemedtoexcitethemverymuch。Theyallstartedarguingaboutit—“Yesitis—Noitisn't—That'sjustwhatIsaid—anyohatis—Takeyreathewayasomeoneelsesmell。”

“Whatisit，s?”saidPeter。

“Aene，Sire，”saidseveralDogsatonce。

&ohim，then，”saidPeter。“Whetherhemeetsusinpeaceorwar，heshallbewele。”

TheDogsdartedonaheadandcamebaentlater，runningasiftheirlivesdepe，andbarkingloudlytosaythatitreallywasaealkingDogs，justliketheonones，behaveasiftheythoughtwhatevertheyaredoiimmeant。）

&hersfollsledthemandfoundayouinuttreebesideaclearstreamofwater。ItwasEmeth。Heroseatondbo>

“Sir，”hesaidtoPeter，“Iknowheryouaremyfriendormyfoe，butIshouldyhonourtohaveyouforeither。Hashepoetssaidthatahebestgiftahe?”

“Sir，”saidPeter，“Idonotknowthatthereneedbeaweenyouandus。”

“Dotelluswhoyouareandwhat'shappeoyou，”saidJill。

“Ifthere'sgoiory，let'sallhaveadrinkandsitdowheDogs。“We'requiteblown。”

“Wellofcourseyouwillbeifyoukeeptearingaboutthewayyouhavedone，”saidEustace。

Sothehumanssatdownonthegrass。AheDogshadallhadaverynoisydrinkoutofthestreamtheyallsatdown，bht，panting，withtheirtongueshangingoutoftheirheadsalittleoohearthestory。ButJewelremaianding，polishinghishainsthisside。