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CHAPTER FIFTEEN FURTHER UP AND FURTHER IN（第1页）

CHAPTERFIFTEENFURTHERUPANDFURTHERIN

“KNs，”saidEmeth，“andyou，OladieswhosebeautyillumiheuIamEmeththeseventhsonofHarphaTarkaayofTehishbaawardbeyo。IcamelatelyintoNarniawithwentyothersuheandofRishdaTarkaaheardthatweshouldmararniaIrejoiced;forIhadheardmanythingsofyourLandalytomeetyouiwhenIfouogoindisguisedasmerts（whichisashamefuldressforawarriorandthesonofaTarkaan）andtoworkbyliesahenmyjoydepartedfromme。AndmostofallwhenIfouonaMonkey，abegahatTashandAslaheworldbecamedarkinmyeyes。ForalwayssinceIwasaboyIhaveservedTashadesirewastoknowmoreofhim，ifitmightbe，tolookupohenameofAslaome。

“And，asyouhaveseeogetheroutsidethestraw-roofedhovel，，andthefirewaskiheApebroughtforthoutofthehovelsomethingupsthatIotwellsee。Andthepeopleasboweddownanddidhonourtoit。ButIthought，theTarkaaheApe:forthisthingthatesoutofthestableisashnoranyod。Butwhearkaan'sfadmarkedeverywordthathesaidtotheMohenIgedmymind:forIsawthattheTarkaandidhimself。Andthehathedidashatall:forifhehad，howcouldhedaretomockhim?

“Whehis，agreatragefelluponmeathetrueTashdidhtheMoheTarkaanwithfirefromheavehelessIhidmyangeraoedtoseehowitwouldend。Butlastnight，assomeofyouknow，theMhtnotforththeyellowthingbutsaidthatallwhodesiredtolookuponTashlan—forsotheymixedthetwowordstopretendthattheywereallopassohehovel。AndIsaidtomyself，Doubtlessthisissomeotherde。Butwhehadfollowedinandhadeoutagainierror，thenIsaidtomyself，SurelythetrueTash，whomtheywithoutknowledgeorbelief，hasnowongus，andwillavehoughmyheartwasturowaterinsidemebecauseofthegreaterrorofTash，yetmydesirewasstrohanmyfear，andIputforykaythemfr，andoheyshouldnotchatter，aolookupoashthoughheshouldslayme。SoIofferedmyselftogointothehovel;aarkaan，thoughunwillimego。

“AssoonasIhadgohedoor，thefirstwohatIfouhisgreatsunlight（asweallarenow）thoughtheihehovelhadlookeddarkfromoutside。ButIhadomarvelatthis，forimmediatelyIwasforcedtofightformyheadagainstoneofourownmen。AssoonasIsawhimIuhattheMoheTarkaaheretoslayanywhoifheweres:sothatthismanalsowasaliarandamootrueservantofTash。Ihadthebetterwilltofighthim;andhavingslainthevillain，Icasthimoutbehihroughthedoor。

“Themeandsawtheskyandthewidelands，ahesweetness。AndIsaid，BytheGods，thisisapleasamaybethatIameiryofTash。Aojourhestraryandtoseekhim。

“SoIwentrassandmanyflowersandamongallkindsofwholesomeareestilllo!inanarrowplatworocksthereeagreatLion。Thespeedofhimwasliketheostridhissizehant's;hishairuregoldanessofhiseyeslikegoldthatisliquidinthefurnace。HewasmoreterriblethantheFlamingMountainofLagour，ayhesurpassedallthatisintheworldevenastheroseinbloomsurpassesthedustofthedesert。Thehisfeetandthought，Surelythisisthehourofdeath，fortheLion（whoisworthyofallhonour）willknowthatIhaveservedTashallmydaysandnothim。isbettertoseetheLioobeTisrocoftheworldatohaveseenhim。ButtheGloriousOdownhisgoldeouchedmyforeheadwithhistongueandsaid，Son，thouartwele。ButIsaid，Alas，Lord，IamnosoheservantofTash。Heanswered，Child，alltheservicethouhastdoash，Iatasservie。Thenbyreasonsofmygreatdesireforwisdomaanding，IovercamemyfearaheGloriousOneandsaid，Lord，isittheheApesaid，thatthouandTashareoheLiotheearthshook（buthiswrathwasnotagainstme）andsaid，Itisfalse。Notbecauseheabecauseosites，Itaketometheserviceswhichthouhastdoohim。ForIandheareofsuchdifferentkindsthatnoservicewhichisvilee，andnonewhiotvile。Thereforeifaashahfortheoath'ssake，itisbymethathehastrulyswhheknowitnot，anditisIwhorewardhim。AndifanymandoamyhoughhesaysthenameAslan，itisTashwhomheservesandbyTashhisdeedisaccepted。Dostthouuand，Child?Isaid，Lord，thoukhowmuderstand。ButIsaidalso（forthetruthedme），YetIhavebeeashallmydays。Beloved，saidtheGloriousOhydesirehadbeehouwouldstsolongandsotruly。Forallfindwhattheytrulyseek。

“Thehedupoookawaythetremblingfrommylimbsaostandupo。A，hesaidnotmuch，butthatweshouldmeetagain，andImustgofurtherupaheurnedhimaboutinastormandflurryofgoldandwasgonesuddenly。

“Ahen，OKingsandLadies，Ihavebeeofindhimandmyhappinessissogreatthatitevenweakensmelikeawound。Andthisisthemarvelofmarvels，thathecalledmeBeloved，mewhoambutasadog—”

&'sthat?”saidoheDogs。

“Sir，”saidEmeth。“Itisbutafashionofspeechwhichwehaveinen。”

“Well，I'tsayit'soneIlikeverymuch，”saidtheDog。

“Hedoesn'tmeananyharm，”saidan。

“Afterall，uppiesBoyswhentheydon'tbehaveproperly。”

“Sowedo，”saidthefirstDirls。”

“S-s-sh!”saidtheOldDog。“That'souse。Rememberwhereyouare。”

“Look!”saidJillsuddenly。Someonewasiimidly，tomeetthem;agracefulcreatureo，allsilvery-gray。Aaredathimforawholetensedsbeforefiveorsixvoicessaidallatonce，“Why，it'soldPuzzle!”Theyhadneverseenhimbydaylightwiththelion-skinoff，araordinarydifference。Hewashimselfifuldohsuchasoft，graydsutle，hoifyouhadseenhimyouwouldhavedowhatJillandLucydid—rushedforutyourarmsroundhisnedkissedhisrokedhisears。

&heyaskedhimwherehehadbeenhesaidhehadeinatthedwithalltheothercreaturesbuthehad—well，totellthetruth，hehadbeeoftheirwayasmuchashedoutofAslan'sway。FhtoftherealLionhadmadehimsoashamedofallthatdressingupinalion-skiknowhowtolookaheface。Butwheallhisfriendsweregoiward，andafterhehadhadamouthfulofgrass（“AndI'veedsuchgoodgrassinmylife，”saidPuzzle），hepluckeduphisdfollowed。“ButwhatI'lldoifIreallyhavetomeetAslan，I'msureIdon'tkno>

“You'llfinditwillbeallrightwhenyoureallydo，”saidQueenLucy。

&heywentfether，alard，forthatseemedtobethedireAslawhe，“Furtherupandfutherin。”Maureswereslowlymovingthesameway，butthatgrassytrywasverywideandtherewasn。

Itstillseemedtobeearly，andthemfreshnesswasiheykeptonstoppingtolookroundandtolookbehilybecauseitwassobeautifulbutpartlyalsobecausetherewassomethingaboutitwhichtheyotuand。