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CHAPTER FIVE HOW HELP CAME TO THE KING（第1页）

CHAPTERFIVEHOWHELPCAMETOTHEKING

Burhismiserydidnotlastlong。Almostatoherecameabump，andthenasep，andtwowerestandihewoodinfrontofhimhadbeeyasedbeforeaheyhadnotbehindhistree，forhewouldhaveheardthem。Theyhadinfactsimplyappearedfromnowhere。Hesawataglaheywerewearingthesamequeer，dingysortofclothesasthepeopleinhisdream;aasece，thattheyweretheyouboyandgirloutofthatpartyofseven。

“Gosh!”saidtheboy，“thattookone'sbreathaway!Ithought—”

“Hurryupaied，”saidthegirl。“Wetalk，afterward。”TheurningtoTirian，“I'msorrywe'vebeensolohemomentwecould。”

WhilesheeakingtheBoyproduifefromhispodwasquicklygtheKing'sbonds:tooquifact，fwassostiffandnumbthatwhecordwascuthefellforwardonhishandsandknees。He'tgetupagaintillhehadbroughtsomelifebatohislegsbyag。

“Isay，”saidthegirl。“Itwasyou，wasn'tit，earedtousthatnightereallatsupper?Nearlya>

“Aweek，fairmaid?”saidTirian。“Mydreamledmeintoyourworldsminutessince。”

“It'stheusualmuddleabouttimes，Pole，”saidtheBoy。

“Iremembernow，”saidTirian。“Thattooesiales。Thetimeelandisdifferentfromours。ButifwespeakofTime，'tistimetobegonefromhere:formyehand。Willyoue?”

“Ofcourse，”saidthegirl。“It'syouwe'veetohelp。”

Tiriangottohisfeetahemrapidlydownhill，Southwardandawayfromthestable。Hektogobuthisfirstaimwastogettorockyplaceswheretheywouldleavenotrail，aoewatersothattheywouldleavehistookthemaboutanhour&#andwadingawasgoingonnobodyhadaalk。Butevenso，Tiriaealihispanions。Thewonderofwalkihecreaturesfromanotherworldmadehimfeelalittledizzy:butitalsomadealltheoldstoriesseemfarmorerealthantheyhadeverseemedbefore。。。anythingmighthappennow。

“Now，”saidTiriaotheheadofalittlevalleywhidowhemamongyoungbirchtrees，“weareoutofdahosevillainsforaspadmaywalkmoreeasily。”Thesunhadrisen，deinklingoneverybrandbirdsweresinging。

“Whataboutsomegrub?—Imeanforyou，Sir，wetwohavehadourbreakfast，”saidtheBoy。

Tirianwonderedverymuchwhathemeantby“grub“，butwhentheBoyopenedabulgysatchelwhichhewasgaarathergreasyandsquashypacket，heuood。Hewasravenouslyhungry，thoughhehadn'tthoughtaboutittillthatmomewohard-boiledeggsawodwidtwowithsomekindofpasteinthem。Ifhehadn'tbeensohungryhewouldn'thavethoughtmuchofthepaste，forthatisasortoffoodsinNarnia。Bythetimehehadeatenallsixsaheyhadetothebottomofthevalleyaheyfoundamossycliffwithalittlefountainbubblingoutofit。Allthreestoppedanddrankaheirhotfaces。

“Andnow，”saidthegirlasshetossedherwethairbaherforehead，“aren'tyougoingtotelluswhoyouareandwhyyouweretiedupandwhatit'sallabout?”

“Withagoodwill，damsel，”saidTiriakeeponthemarch。”Sowhiletheywentonwalkihemwhohewasahathadhappeohim。“Andtheend，“Iamgoiower，owerebuiltinmygraimetoguardLaeagaiainperilousoutlaelledthereinhisday。ByAslan'sgoodwillIwasnotrobbedofmykeys。Inthattowerweshallfindstoresofonsandmailaualsalso，thoughhandrybiscuit。Therealsoweliesafewhilelans。Andnow，prithee，tellmewhoyoutwoareandallyourstory。”

“I'mEustaceSdthisisJillPole，”saidtheBoy。“Andwewerehereesandagesago，morethanayearagobyourtime，andtherecalledPrin，andtheywerekeepingthisderground，ahisfootin—”

“Ha!”criedTiriaheadthatJillwhoresgRilianfromhisloment?”

&'sus，”saidJill。“Sohe'sKingRiliannow，ishe?Ohofcoursehewouldbe。Ifot—”

“Nay，”saidTirian，“Iamthesevefromhim。Hehasbeewohundredyears。”

Jillmadeaface。“Ugh!”shesaid。“That'sthehorridpartaboutingbaia。”ButEusta。“whoweare，Sire，”hesaid。“Anditwaslikethis。TheProfessorandAuntPollyhadgotallusfriendsether—”

“Iknownottheseace，”saidTirian。

“They'rethetwowhotoNarniaattheverybeginning，thedayalltheaotalk。”

“BytheLion'sMairiaheLoryandtheLadyPolly!Fromthedawnoftheworld!Andstillinyourplace?Thewohegloryofit!Buttellme，tellme。”

“Sheisn'treallyouraunt，youknow，”saidEustace。“She'sMissPlummer，butwecallherAuntPolly。Wellthosetwogotusalltogetherpartlyjustforfun，sothatwecouldallhaveagoodjawaboutNarnia（forofcoursethere'snooneelseweevertalktoaboutthi）butpartlybecausetheProfessorhadafeelingthatweweresomehowwantedoverhere。Wellthenyoulikeaghoodness-knows-whatandnearlyfrightehelivesoutofusasayingaword。Afterthat，wekherewassomethiquestionwashowtogethere。You'tgojustbywantingto。SowetalkedalasttheProfessorsaidtheonlywaywouldbebytheMagigs。ItwasbythsthatheandAuntPollyg，loheywereonlykids，yearsbeforeweyoungeroneswereborn。ButtheRingshadallbeehegardenofahouseinLondon（that&#towhehousehadbeensold。Sothentheproblemwashowtogetatthem。You'llwedidierahat'stheHighKiheonewhospoketoyou—wentuptoLohegardenfromtheback，earlyinthembeforepeoplewereup。Theyweredressedlikeworkmensothatifanyowouldlookasifthey'dethingaboutthedrains。IwishI'dbeemusthavebeengloriousfuhavesucceededfordayPetersentusawire—that'sasortofmessage，Sire，I'llexplainaboutitsomeothertime—tosayhe'dgs。AerthatoleandIhadtogobacktoschool—we'retheonlytwowhoarestillatsdwe'reatthesameoerandEdmuusataplathewaydowntosdhaheRings。IthadtobeusteretogotoNarnia，yousee，becausetheolderoneseagaiothetrainthat'sakindofthiravelininourworld:alotofwagoher—andtheProfessorandAuntPollyandLucycameaheraslongaswecould。Welltherewewereirain。Atiiohersweretomeetus，andIwaslookingoutofthewindowtoseeifIcouldseethemwheherecameamhtfuljerkaherewewereinNarniaandtherewasyourMajestytieduptothetree。”