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CHAPTER FIVE PRINCE CORIN（第2页）

“Upsailsandoutoars—!”saidtheKing。

“Andsotosea，”us，leapingupaodance。

“Andourhward，”saidthefirstD>

“Runningforhome!HurrahforNarniaah!”saidtheother。

“AndthePringmandfindinghisbirdsfloeridan，ghishands。

“OhMasterTumerTumnus，”saidtheQueen，ghishandsandswingingwithhimashedanced。“Youhavesavedusall。”

“ThePrincewillchaseus，”saidanotherlord，whoseahadnotheard。

“That'stheleastofmyfears，”saidEdmund。“Ihaveseenalltheshippingihere'snotallshipalleythere。Iwishhemaychaseus!FortheSplendourHyalinekaosendafterher—ifwewereovertakenatall。”

“Sire，”saidtheRaven。“YoushallhearhantheFaun'sthoughwesatincilforsevendays。Andnow，aswebirdssay，sbefs。Whichisasmuchastosay，letusalltakeourfoodaoourbusiness。”

Everyohisandthedoorswereopehelordsaoodasidefaogooutfirst。Shastawoheoughttodo，butMr。Tumnussaid，“Liethere，yhness，andIwillbringyouupalittlefeasttoyourselfis。Thereisnoneedforyoutomoveuntilweareallreadytoembark。”

Shastalaidhisheaddownagainonthepillowsandsoonhewasaloheroom。

“Thisisperfectlydreadful，”thoughtShasta。ItohisheadtotelltheseNarruthandaskfortheirhelp。Haviupbyahard，closefistedmanlikeArsheesh，hehadafixedhabitgrown-upsanythingifhecouldhelpit:hethoughttheyoilorstopwhateverytodo。AthateveniftheNarnianKingmightbefriendlytothetwohorses，becausetheywereTalkisofNarnia，hewouldhateAravis，becauseshewasaehersellherforaslaveorseoherfather。Asforhimself，“Isimplydn'ttellthemI'mnotPrinow，”thoughtShasta。“I'veheardalltheirplans。IftheyknewIwasn'tohemselves，they'dofthishousealive。They'dbeafraidI'dbetraythemtotheTisroc。They'dkillme。Andiftherealsup，it'llalleout，andtheywill!”Hehad，yousee，noideaofhownobleandfree-bornpeoplebehave。

“WhatamItodo?WhatamItodo?”hekeptsayingtohimself。“What-hullo，hereesthatgoatylittlecreatureagain。”

&rottedin，halfdang，withatrayinitshandswhiearlyaslargeasitself。ThishesetonaninlaidtablebesideShasta'ssofa，andsatdowhecarpetedfloorwithhisgoatylegscrossed。

“N，”hesaid。“MakeagooddiwillbeyourlastmealinTashbaan。”

Itwasafiertheenefashion。Idon'tkheryouwouldhavelikeditornot，butShastadid。Therewerelobsters，andsalad，auffedwithalmondsandtruffles，andaplicateddishmadeofliversandridraisinsandnuts，andtherewereelonsandgooseberryfoolsandmulberryfools，andeverykihatbemadewithice。Therewasalsoalittleflagoofwiiscalled“white”thoughitisreallyyellow。

&awaseatitleFaun，whothoughthewasstilldazedwithsualkingtohimaboutthefiimeshewouldhavewhehome;abouthisgoodLuneofArdalecastlewherehelivedoherhepass。“Anddon&#et，”saidMr。Tumnus，“thatyouarepromisedyourfirstsuitofarmorandyourfirstwarhorseohday。Andthenyhnesswillbegiotiltandjoust。Andinafewyears，ifallgoeswell，KierhaspromisedyourroyalfatherthathehimselfwillmakeyouKnightatCairParavel。AimetherewillbeplentyofingsandgoiweenNarniaandArdacrossthehemountains。AndofberyouhavepromisedtoeforawholeweektostaywithmefortheSummerFestival，andthere'llbebonfiresandall-nightdancesofFaunsandDryadsihewoodsand，emightseeAslanhimself!”

&hemealwasovertheFauntoldShastatostayquietlywherehewas。“Anditwouldn'tdoyouanyharmtohavealittlesleep，”headded。“I'llcallyouiimetogetonboard。Andthen，Home。Narniaah!”

Shastahadsoenjoyedhisdinneraumellinghimthatwhealohoughtstookadifferentturn。HeohattherealPrinwouldnotturnupuntilitwastoolateandthathewouldbetakenawaytoNarniabyship。IamafraidhedidnotthinkatallofwhatmighthappentotherealhewasleftbehindinTashbaan。HewasalittleworriedaboutAravisaingforhimattheTombs。Buttheohimself，“Well，hoit?”and，“Anyway，thatAravisthioogoodtogoaboutwithme，soshejollywellgoalone，”aimehe'thelpfeelingthatitwouldbemuigtoNaroilingacrossthedesert。

Whehoughtallthishedidectyouwouldhavedoneifyouhadbeenupveryearlyandhadalongwalkadealofextandthenaverygoodmeal，andwerelyingonasofainawithexabeecamebuzzinginthroughthewideopenwindows。Hefellasleep。

asaloudcrash。Hejumpedupoffthes。Hesawatohemerelookoftheroom—thelightsandshadowsalllookeddifferehavesleptforseveralhours。Hesawalsowhathadmadethecrash:acostlyporvasewhichhadbeenstandingonthewindow-silllayon—thefloorbrokenintoaboutthirtypieces。Buthehardlyhesethings。Whathedidingthewindow-sillfromoutside。Theygrippedharderaihekhenupcameaheadandapairofshoulders。AmomeherewasaboyofShasta'sowihesillwithoneleghangingdowheroom。

Shastahadneverseenhisownfaalooking-glass。Evenifhehad，hemightnothaverealizedthattheotherboywas（atordiexactlylikehimself。Atthemomentthisboyarticularlylikeanyohefiblackeyeyoueversaw，andatoothmissing，andhisclothes（whichmusthavebeensplendidothemoornanddirty，ahbloodandmudonhisface。

“Whoareyou?”saidtheboyinawhisper。

“AreyouPrin?”saidShasta。

“Yes，ofcourse，”saidtheother。“Butwhoareyou?”

“I'mnobody，nobodyinparticular，Imean，”saidShasta。“KingEdmundcaughtmeiandmistookmeforyou。Isupposewemustlooklikeoher。Igetoutthewayyou'vegotin?”

“Yes，ifyoodatg，”said。“Butwhyareyouinsuchahurry?Isay:weoughttobeabletogetsomefunoutofthisbeingmistakeher。”

“No，no，”saidShasta。“Wemustgeplace。It'llbesimplyfrightfulifMr。Tumnusesbadsusbothhere。I'vehadtopretendtobeyou。Andyou'restartingtoly。Andwherewereyouallthistime?”

“AboyimadeabeastlyjokeaboutQueenSusan，”saidPrin，“soIknockedhimdown。Heranhowlingintoahouseandhisbigbrothercameout。SoIkherdowheyallfollowedmeuothreeoldmenwithspearswhoarecalledtheWatch。SoIfoughttheWatdtheykwasgettingdarkbyealongtolockmeupsomewhere。SoIaskedthemifthey'dlikeastoupofwiheydidn'tmihenItookthemtoawineshopandgotthemsomeadownanddranktilltheyfeelasleep。IthoughtitwastimeformetobeoffsoIcameoutquietlyandthenIfouboy—theonewhohadstartedallthetrouble—stillhangingabout。SoIknockedhimdownagaiIclimbedupapipeontotheroofofahouseandlayquiettillitbegahism。EversiI'vebeenfindingmywayback。Isay，isthereanythingtodrink?”

“No，Idrankit，”saidShasta。“Andnoyougotin。There'snotamiolose。You'dbetterliedownonthesofaaIfot。It'llbenogoodwithallthosebruisesandblackeye。You'lljusthavetotellthemthetruth，onsafelya>

“WhatelsedidyouthinkI'dbetellingthem?”askedthePriharatherangrylook。“Andwhoareyou?”

“There'snotime，”saidShastainafranticwhisper。“I'maNarniahingNorthernanyway。ButI'vebeenbroughtupallmylifeinen。AndI'mesg:acrossthedesert;withatalkingHorsecalledBree。Andnow，quick!HowdoIgeta>

“Look，”said。“Dropfromthiswindowontotheroofoftheverandah。Butyoumustdoitlightly，onyourtoes，orsomeohenalongtoyourleftandyougetuptothetopofthatwallifyoodatallasaclimber。Thenalootheer。Dropontotherubbishheapyouwillfihereyouare。”

“Thanks，”saidShasta，whowasalreadysittihetwiher'sfadsuddenlyfoundthattheywerefriends。

“Good-bye，”saiddgoodluck。Idohopeyougetsafea>

“Good-bye，”saidShasta。“Isay，youhavebeenhaviures。”

“Nothingtoyours，”saidthePrinhtlyIsay，”headdedasShastadropped。“IhopewemeetinArd。GotomyfatherKiellhimyou'reafriendofmine。Lookout!Ihearsomeoneing。”