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CHAPTER FIFTEEN RABADASH THE RIDICULOUS（第2页）
ThenRabadashrolledhiseyesahismouthintoahorrible，lrinlikeashark，andwaggedhisearsupanddown（anyoodothisiftheytakethetrouble）。Hehadalwaysfouiveihebravesthadtrembledwhehesefadordinarypeoplehadfallentothefloor，aivepeoplehadoftewhatRabadashhadn'trealizedisthatitisveryeasythtenpeoplewhoknowyouhavethemboiledalivethemomentyougivethewrima'tlookatallalarminginArd;indeedLulythoughtRabadashwasgoingtobesick。
“Demon!Demon!DemohePrinowyou。YouarethefoulfiendofNarnia。Youaretheehegods。LearnwhoIam，horriblephantasm。IamdesTash，theiheirresistible。thecurseofTashisuponyou。LightningintheshapeofssshallberainedoainsofNarniashallbegroundintodust。The—”
“Haveacare，Rabadash，”saidAslahedoomisisatthedoor:ithasliftedthelatch。”
&heskiesfall，”shriekedRabadash。“Lettheearthgape!Letbloodaeratetheworld!ButbesureIwillillIhavedraggedtomypalacebyherhairthebarbariahedaughterofdogs，the—”
“Thehourhasstruck，”saidAslan:andRabadashsaw，tohissupremehorror，thateveryoolaugh。
They'thelpit。RabadashhadbeenwaggihetimeandassoonasAslansaid，“Thehourhasstruck!”theearsbegantoge。Theygreointedandsoonwerecrayhair。Andwhileeveryonewaswwheretheyhadseenearslikethatbefore，Rabadash'sfatogeter，ahetereyed，andthenosesankbatotheface（orelsethefaceswelledoutandbeose）andtherewashairalloverit。Andhisarmsgrewlongerandinfrontofhimtillhishaingontheground:onlytheyweren'thands，now，theywerehoofs。Aandingonallfours，andhisclothesdisappeared，andeveryonelaughedlouderandlouder（becausethey'thelpit）fornowwhathadbeenRabadashlyandunmistakably，adoerriblethingwasthathishumaedjustamomehanhishumawhehegethatwas，hescreamedout:
“Oh，notaDonkey!Mercy!Ifitwereevenahorse—e'en—ahor—eeh—auh，eeh-auh。”Andsothewordsdiedawayintoadonkey'sbray。
“Nowhearme，Rabadash，”saidAslan。“Justiceshallbemixedwithmercy。YoushallnotalwaysbeanAss。”
AtthisofcoursetheDocheditsearsforwardandthatalsowassofunnythateverybodylaughedallthemore。Theytriednotto，buttheytriedinvain。
“YouhaveappealedtoTash，”saidAslan。“AempleofTashyoushallbehealed。YoumuststaarofTashinTashbaaAutumhisyearahesightofallTashbaan，yourass'sshapewillfallfromyouandallmenwillknowyouforPrinceRabadash。Butaslongasyoulive，ifeveryougomorethantenmilesawayfromthegreattempleinTashbaanyoushallinstantlybeeagainasyounoware。Andfromthatsegetherewillbeurn。”
Therewasashortsileheirredaoheywerewakingfromsleep。Aslaherewasabrightheairandonthegrass，andajoyis，whichassuredthemthathehadbeennodream:andahedonkeyinfrontofthem。
Kihekiedofmenandonseeihisregrettablehefotallhisanger。
“Yhness，”hesaid。“Iammosttrulysorrythatthiothisextremity。Yhnesswillbearwititwasn。AndofcourseweshallbedelightedtoprhhshippingbacktoTashbaamentrescribed。Youshallhaveeveryfortwhichyhness'ssituationallows:thebestofthecattleboats—thefreshestdthistles—”
ButadeafeningbrayfromtheDonkeyandawell-aimedkieoftheguardsmadeitclearthatthesekindlyratefullyreceived。
Ahimoutoftheway，I'dbetterfinishoffthestoryofRabadash。He（orit）wasdulysentbackbyboattoTashbaanandbroughtiashatthegreatAutumival，andthenhebeagain。Butofcoursefourorfivethousandpeoplehadseeransformationandtheaffairotpossiblybehushedup。AheoldTisroc'sdeathwhenRabadashbecameTisrohisplaedoutthemostpeaceableTisroenhadeverknown。Thiswasbeomorethaashbaan，heevergoonawarhimself:andhedidn'twanthisTarkaanstowiheehatisthewayTisrocsgetoverthrown。Butthoughhisreasomadethingsmufortableforallthesmallertriesrounden。Hisownpeotthathehadbeenadhisreign，andtohisface，hewascalledRabadashthePeacemaker，butafterhisdeathandbehindhisbackhewascalledRabadashtheRididifyoulookhimupinagoodHistoryofen（trythelocallibrary）youwillfindhimuothisdayineneschools，ifyoudoanythingunusuallystupid，youareverylikelytobecalled“asedRabadash”。
MeaAnvardeveryohathehadbeendisposedofbeforetherealfunbegan，whichwasagraheldthateveningonthelawle，withdozensoflaohelpthemoonlight。AndthewialesweretoldandjokeswerecradthensilencewasmadeandtheKing'spoetwithtwofiddlerssteppedoutintothemiddleofthecircle。Aravisahemselvestobebored，fortheoheykheenekind，andyouknohatthatwaslike。Butattheveryfirstscrapeofthefiddlesarocketseemedtogoupiheirheads，ahegreatoldlayofFairOlvinaheGiaurostohatistheinofMouwasatwo-headedGiant）andwontheLadyLilnforhisbride;awasovertheywisheditwasgoingtobeginagain。AndthoughBree'tsihestoryofthefightatZalindreh。AndLucytoldagain（theyhadall，exceptAravisamaheyallwaagaialeoftheWardrobeandhowsheandKingEdmundandQueenSusaheHighKinghadfirsteintoNarnia。
Aly，aspeer，KingLunesaidifwastimefpeopletobeiomorrow，Cor，”headded，“shalteoverallthecastlewithmearesandmarkallitsstrengthandweakness:foritwillbethioguardwhenI'mgone。”
“ButwillbetheKiher，”saidCor。
“Nay，lad，”saidKihouartmyheir。Theestothee。”
“ButIdon'twantit，”saidCor。“I'dfarrather—”
“'Tisionwhatthouwa，orIeither。'Tisinthecourseoflaw。”
“Butifwe'retwibethesameage。”
“Nay，”saidtheKingwithalaugh。“Oefirst。Art'selderbyfulltwentyminutes。Aoo，let'shope，thoughthat'sery。”Andhelookedatwithatwinkleinhiseyes。
“But，Father，'tyoumakewhicheveryouliketobetheKing?”
“No。Theking'suhelaw，forit'sthelawmakeshimaking。Hastostartawayfromthyaryfromhispost。”
“Ohdear，”saidCor。“Idon'twanttoatall。Andmostdreadfullysorry。Iurningupwasgoingtochiselyououtdom。”
“Hurrah!Hurrah!”said。“Ishan'thavetobeKing。Ishan'thavetobeKing。I'llalri'sprihefun。”
“Andthat'struerthanthybrotherknows，Cor，”saidKihisiswhatitmeanstobeakiieattadlastieretreat，ahere'shuheland（asmustbenowandtheniowearfihesandlaughlouderoverastiermealthananymaninyourland。”
&wupstairstainaskedothingcouldbedo。Andsaid:
“Ifyousayanotherwordaboutit，I'll—I'llknockyoudown。”
Itwouldbeorybysayingthatafterthatthetwobrothersneverdisagreedaboutanythingagain，butIamafraiditwouldrue。Iheyquarreledandfoughtjustaboutasoftenasawoboyswould，aseheydidn'tbegin）withgkno。Fh，whehgrownupandbeen，CorwasthemerousmaniherhenoraheNorthtriescouldeverequalasaboxer。Thatwashowhegothisnameofder-Fist;andhowheperfreatexploitagainsttheLapsedBearofStormness，whichwasreallyaTalkihadgooWildBearhabits。beduptoitslairontheNarormerdaywhenthesnowwasonthehillsahoutatime-keeperforthirty-threerounds。A'tseeoutofitseyesandbecameareformedcharacter。
Aravisalsohadmanyquarrels（and，I'mafraid，evenfights）withCor，buttheyalagain:sothatyearslater，whentheyweregrownup，theyweresousedtandmakingitupagaimarriedsoastogoondoingitmoretly。AndafterKingLune'sdeaththeymadeagoodKingandQueenofArdahemostfamousofallthekingsofArd，wastheirson。BreeandHwinlivedhappilyteinNarniaandbothgotmarriedbuther。Andthereweren'tmanymonthsinwhieorbothofthemdidn'tetrottihepasstovisittheirfriendsatAnvard。
