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CHAPTER SIX A GOOD NIGHTS WORK（第1页）

CHAPTERSIXAGOODNIGHTSWORK

ABOUTfourhourslaterTirianfluooosnatchalittlesleep。Thetwowerealreadysn:hehadmadethemgotobedbeforehedidbecausetheywouldhavetobeupmostofthenightatheiragethey'tdowithoutsleep。Also，hehadtiredthemout。FirsthehadgivenJillsomepraardfoundthat，thoughnotuptoNarnianstandards，shewasreallynottoobad。Indeedshehadsushootingarabbit（notaTalkingrabbit，ofcourse:therearelotsoftheordinarykindaboutiernNarnia）anditwasalreadyskinned，ed，andhangingup。Hehadfoundthatboththeknewallaboutthisdsmellyjob;theyhadlearkindofthijiant-LandinthedaysofPrin。TheriedtoteachEustacehowtousehisswordaacehadlearabhtingonhisearlieradvehathadbeenallwithastraightNarniansword。Hehadneverhandledacurvedearandthatmadeithard，formarokesarequitedifferentahehabitshehadlearhelongswordhadnowtobeunlearnedagain。ButTirianfoundthathehadagoodeyeandwasveryquihisfeet。Herisedatthestrengthofboth:ihseemedtobealreadymugerandbiggerandmrown-upthantheyhadbeemetthemafewho。Itisoswhiairoftenhasonvisitorsfromourworld。

AllthreeofthemagreedthattheveryfirstthidowastogobacktoStableHillandtrytorescueJeweltheUni。Afterthat，iftheysucceeded，theywetawayEastwardatlearmywhiwitthetaurwfromCairParavel。

Anexperiencedwarriorandhuntsmairianalatthetimehewants。Sohegavehimselftillnineo'cloightaallworriesoutofhisheadandfellasleepatoseemedoerwhehekandtheveryfeelofthingsthathehadtimedhissleepexactly。Hegotup，puto-and-turban（hehadsleptinhismailshirt），aheothertwotilltheywokeup。Theylooked，totellthetruth，verygrayanddismalastheyclimbedoutoftheirbunksandtherewasagooddealofyawning。

“Now，”saidTirian，“wegodueNorthfroodfortuisastarrynight—anditwillbemuchshorterthanourjourhism，fortheround-aboutbutnowweshallght。Ifweareged，thendoyoutwoholdyourpeadIwilldomybesttotalklikeacurst，cruel，proudlordofen。IfIdrawmyswordtheace，mustdolikewiseaJillleapbehindusandstandwithanarrow。ButifIe'，thenflyfortheTowerbothofyou。Arytofightorive:suchfalsevalourhasspoiledmanynotableplansinthewars。AndhenameofAslausgofor

Outtheywentintotheight。Allthegreatarswereburree-tops。TheNorth-StarofthatworldiscalledtheSpear-Head:itisbrighterthaar。

Foratimetheycouldghttoear-Headbutpreseoadetheyhadtogooutoftheircetroundit。A-fortheywerestillovershadowedbybraickuptheirbearings。ItwasJillwhosetthemrightagain:shehadbeeGuideinEngland。AndofcoursesheknewherNarnialy，havingtravelledsomuthewildNorthernLands，andcouldworkoutthedireotherstarseveheSpear-Headwashidden。AssoonasTiriansawthatshewasthebestpathfihethreeofthemheputherinfront。Aoofindhowsilentlyandalmostinvisiblysheglidedohem。

“BytheMane!”hewhisperedtoEustace。“Thisgirlisawondrouswood-maid。IfshehadDryad'sbloodinhershecouldscarcedoitbetter。”

“She'ssosmall，that'ss，”whisperedEustace。ButJillfrominfrontsaid:“S-s-s-h，lessnoise。”

Allrouhewoodwasveryquiet。Iwasfartooquiet。OnanordinaryNarniatohavebeennoises—anoalcheery“Goodnight”fromaHedgehog，theOsafluteiaellofFaunsdanethrobbing，hammeringnoisesfrround。AllthatwassilenandfearreignedoverNarnia。

&imetheybegantogosteeplyuphillareesgrewfurtherapart。Tirianlymakeoutthewellknownhill-topaable。Jillithmoreaioonmakingsigherswithherhandtodothesame。TheoppeddeadstillandTiriansawhergraduallysinkdownintothegrassahoutasouersheroseagaihclosetoTirian'sear，andsaidipossiblewhisper，“Getdower。”Shesaidtheeforseenotbecauseshehadalispbutbecauseshekhehissihepartofawhispermostlikelytobeoverheard。TirianatonostassilentlyasJill，butnotquite，forhewasheavierandolder。Aheyhoositionyoucouldseetheedgeofthehillsharpagairewnsky。Tesroseagainstit:oable，aher，afewfeetinfrontofit，wasaery。Heingveryillwatotwalkiandingbutsittingwithhisspearoverhisshoulderandhishischest。“Welldone，”saidTiriantoJill。Shehadshowlywhatheoknow。

&upandTiriannowtookthelead。Veryslowly，hardlydariheymadetheirtoalittleclumpoftreeswhiorethaawayfromthesentinel。

“WaitheretillIeagain，”hewhisperedtotheothertwo。“IfImiscarry，fly。”Theeredoutboldlyiheeartedwhenhesawhimandwasjustgoingtojumptohisfeet:hewasafraidTirianmightbeoneofhisowhathewouldgetintotrdown。ButbeforehecouldgetupTirianhaddroppedononekneebesidehim，saying:“ArtthouawarrioroftheTisroayheliveforever?Itcheersmyhearttomeettheeamosanddevilsivemethyhand，friend。”

Beforeheashappeningtheeryfhthandseizedinamightygrip。antsomeonewaskneelingonhislegsandadaggerressedagainsthisneck。

“Ohouartdead，”saidTiriaellmewheretheUnidthoushaltlive。”

&hestable，OMyMaster，”stammeredtheunfortunateman。

“Good。Riseupaohim。”

Asthemangotupthepointofthedaggerhisonlytravelledround（dratherticklish）asTiriangotbehindhimaatpladerhisear。Trembliroundtothebackofthestable。

ThoughitwasdarkTiriaheeofJewelatonce。

“Hush!”hesaid。“No，donotneigh。Yes，Jewel，itisI。Howhavetheytiedthee?”

“Hobbledbyallfsahabridletiablewall，”cameJewel'svoice。

“Stary，withyourbacktothewall。So。hepointainstthisene'sbreast。”

“Withagoodwill，Sire，”saidJewel。“Ifhemoves，rivehimtotheheart。”Theniiriancuttheropes。Withtheremainsofthemhebouryhandandfoot。Finallyhemadehimopenhismouth，stuffeditfullofgrassandtiedhimupfromscalptosothatheakenonoise，loweredthemanintoasittingpositiohimagainstthe>

“Ihavedoheesomediscourtesy，soldier，”saidTirian。“Butsuchwasmyneed。IfwemeetagainImayhappentodotheeabetterturusgosoftly。”

&hisleftarmrou'snetashhadgreatjoy。Theywentbackasquietlyaspossibletotheplacewherehehadleftthe。Itwasdarkerihetreesandhenearlyraacebeforehesawhim。

“All'swell，”whisperedTirian。“Agoodnight'swork。Nowforhome。”

&urnedandhadgoneafewpaEustacesaid，“ole?”Therewasnoanswer。“IsJillohersideofyou，Sire?”heasked。

“What?”saidTiriaheothersideofyour”