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CHAPTER TEN WHO WILL GO INTO THE STABLE(第2页)

“Aii—Aii—Aaow—Awah,”screamedtheCat。

“Artthoualki?”saidthe。“Thenholdthydevilishalk。”

Whatfollowedwasratherhorrible。Tiriae(andsodidtheothers)thattheCatwastryingtosaysomething:butnothiofhismouthexceptthelyoisesyoumighthearfromanyangryhteominabaEngland。AndtheloerwauledthelesslikeaTalkihelooked。UneasywhimperingsandlittlesharpsquealsbrtheotherAnimals。

“Look,look!”saidthevoiceoftheBear。“It'ttalk。Ithasfottenhowtotalk!Ithasgoobeingadumbbeast。Lookatitsface。”Everyoitwastrue。AhegreatestterrorofallfelluponthoseNarnians。Foreveryohemhadbeentaught—whenitwasonlyachickorapuppyoracub—howAslanatthebeginningoftheworldhadtursofNarniaintoTalkisahatiftheyweren'tgoodtheymightournedbaahepoorwitlessasiries。“Andnowitisinguponus,”theymoaned。

“Mercy!Mercy!”wailedtheBeasts。“Spareus,LordShift,staweenusandAslan,youmustalwaysgoiohimforus。Wedaren't,wedaren't。”

Gingerdisappearedfurtherupiree。Nooneeversa>

Tirianstoodwithhishandonhissword-hiltandhisheadbowed。Hewasdazedwiththehorrorsofthatnight。Sometimeshethoughtitwouldbebesttodrawhisswordatondrushupontheemomeitwouldbebettertowaitaurnaffairsmighttake。Andurncame。

“MyFather,”cameagiheleftofthecrowd。Tiriaowasoheenesspeaking,foriisroytheoheofficers“MyMaster”buttheofficerscalltheirseniorofficers“MyFather“。Jillaa'tknowthisbut,afterlookingthiswayandthat,theysawthespeaker,forofcoursepeopleatthesidesofthecrowdwereeasiertoseethahemiddlewheretheglareofthefiremadeallbeyonditlookratherblack。Hewasyoungandtallandslender,aherbeautifulinthedark,haughty,ene>

“MyFather,”hesaidtothe,“Ialsoin。”

&h,”saidthe,“Whocalledtheetosel?Doesitbeeaboytospeak?”

“MyFather,”saidEmeth。“TrulyIamyouhou,yetIalsoamofthebloodoftheTarkaahouart,andIalsoamtheservantofTash。Therefore。。。”

“Silence,”saidRishdaTarkaan。“AmnotIthy?Thouhastnothingtodowiththisstable。ItisfortheNarnians。”

“Nay,myFather,”ahouhastsaidthattheirAslanandourTashareallone。Andifthatisthetruth,thenTashhimselfisinyonder。AthouthatIhavenothingtodowithhim?FladlywouldIdieathousahsifImightlookohefaceofTash。”

“Thouartafoolanothing,”saidRishdaTarkaan。“Thesebehighmatters。”

&h'sfacegrewstertheashandAslanareallone?”heasked。“HastheApeliedtous?”

“Ofcoursethey'reallone,”saidtheApe。

&,Ape,”saidEmeth。

“Ohdear!”whimperedShift,“Iwishyou'dallstme。Myheaddoesache。Yes,yes,Is>

&her,”saidEmeth,“Iamutterlydetermiogoin。”

“Fool,”beganRishdaTarkaan,butatoheDwarfsbeganshouting:“ealong,Darkie。Whydon'tyoulethimin?WhydoyouletNarniansinandkeepyourow?Whathaveyougotiyoudon'twantyourow?”

TirianandhisfriendslyseethebackofRishdaTarkaan,sotheyhisfacelookedlikeasheshruggedhisshouldersandsaid,“BearwithatIamguiltlessofthisyoungfool'sblood。Gettheein,rashboy,ae。”

&asGingerhaddohcamewalkingforwardiripofgrassbetweenthebohestable。Hiseyeswereshining,hisfan,hishandwasonhissword-hilt,andhecarriedhisheadhigh。JillfeltlikegwhenshelookedathisfadJewelwhisperedintheKing'sear,“BytheLion'sMane,Ialmostlovethisyoungwarrior,ehoughhebe。HeisworthyofabettergodthanTash。”

“Idohatisreallyihere,”saidEustace。

&hopehedoorain,intotheblackmouthofthestable。Heclosedthedoorbehindhim。Ospassed—butitseemedlohedooropenedagain。Afigureinorreeledout,fellonitsbadlaystill:thedoorclosedbehiaiowarditaostareatitsface。Hegaveastartofsurprise。Thenhereselfahecrout:“Therashboyhashadhiswill。HehaslookedonTashaakewarning,allofyou。”

“ill,”saidthepoorBeasts。ButTirianandhisfriehedeadeohey,beingsoclose,couldseewhatthecrowd,beingfurtheroffahefire,otsee:thisdeadmanwash。Hewasquitedifferent:ahiotsotall,withabigbeard。

“Ho-ho-ho,”chuckledtheApe。“Anymore?Aogoin?Well,asyou'reallshy,I'llchoosethe。You,youBoar!Onyoue。Drivehimup,enes。HeshallseeTashlaoface。”

“O-o-mph,”gruheBheavilytohisfeet。“eorymytusks。”

&iriansawthatbraveBeastgettiofightforitslife—andenesinningtoonitwiththeirdrawnscimitars—aoitshelp—somethioburstinsidehim。Henolohiswasthebestmomenttoi。

“Swordsout,”hewhisperedtotheothers。“Arr。Follow。”

&theastonishedNarnianssawsevenfiguresleapforthinfroable,fouroftheminshiningmail。TheKing'sswordflashediashewaveditabovehisheadandagreatvoice:“HerestandI,TirianofNarnia,inAslan'soprovewithmybodythatTashisafoulfiend,theApeamanifoldtraitor,andtheseehyofdeath。Tomyside,alltrueNarnians。Wouldyouwaittillyourershavekilledyouallonebyone?”

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