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CHAPTER ELEVEN THE UNWELCOME FELLOW TRAVELLER（第1页）

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&awentthroughthegatehefoundaslopeofgrassandalittleheatherrunningupbeforehimtosometrees。Hehadnothingtothinkaboutnolanstomake:hehadonlytorun，andthatwasquiteenough。Hislimbswereshakiitchwasbeginningihestdroppingintohiseyesblihemahemsmart。Hewasunsteadyooo，ahaurnedhisankleoone。

&reeswerethiowthabeenandinthemoreopeherewasbra。Thesuhoutmakingitahadbeeohosehot，graydayswheobetwiyfliesasusual。Shasta'sfacewascoveredwiththem;hedidoshakethemoff—hehadtoomuchelsetodo。

SuddenlyheheardahreatthrobbinghorhehornsofTashbaanbutamerrycall，Ti-ro-to-to-ho!hecameoutintoawidegladeandfoundhimselfinacrowdofpeople。

&lookeda。Iherewereaboutfifteehem，allgentlemeihtheirhorses;someinthesaddleaandingbytheirhorses'heads。Iersomeonewasholdiirrupforamantomount。Andthemanhewasholdingitforwasthejolliest，fat，applecheeked，twinklingeyedKingyouagine。

AssoonasShastasightthisKingfotallaboutmountinghishorse。HespreadouthisarmstoShasta，hisfacelitup，ai，deepvoicethatseemedtothebottomofhischest:

“yson!Andonfoot，andinrags!>

“No，”paa，shakiPrin。I—I—knowI'mlikehim。。。sawhisHighashbaahisgreetings。”

TheKingwasstaringatShastawitharaordinaryexpressiononhisface。

“AreyouK-KingLune?”gaspedShasta。Ahoutwaitingforananswer，“L—fly—Anvardshutthegates—enemiesuponyou—Rabadashandtwohundredhorse。”

“Haveyouassurahis，boy?”askedohergentlemen。

“Myowneyes，”saidShasta。“I'veseenthem。RacedthemallthewayfromTashbaan。”

“Onfoot?”saidthegentleman，raisinghiseyebrowsalittle。

&heHermit，”saidShasta。

&ionhimnomore;Darrin，”saidKingLuhiridefentlemehere，fortheboy。Youridefast，friend?”

Foraaputhisfootiirrupofthehorsewhichhadbeeowardhimaerhewasinthesaddle。HehaddoahuhBreeifewweeks，andhismountingwasverydifferentnowfromwhatithadbeenonthatfirstnightwhenBreehadsaidthatheclimbedupahorseasifheweregahaystack。

HeleasedtoheartheLordDarrinsaytotheKing，“Theboyhasatruehorseman'sseat，Sire。I'llwarrantthere'snoblebloodinhim。”

“Hisblood，aye，there'sthepoint，”saidtheKiaredhardatShastaagainwiththatcuriousexpression，almostahungryexpression，inhissteady，grayeyes。

Butbynow—thewholepartywasmovingoffatabriskter。Shasta'sseatwasextbutheuzzledwhattodowithhisreins，forhehadouchedthereinswhilehewasonBree'sback。Buthelookedverycarefullyoutoftheersofhiseyestoseewhatthe（assomeofushavedoieseren'tquitesurewhiifeorforkweweremeariedtogethisfi。Buthedidn'tdaretotryreallydiregthehorse;hetrusteditwouldfollowtherest。Thehorsewasofordialkihadquitewitsenoughtorealizethatthestrangeboyonitsbaoursandwaserofthesituation。ThatwaswhyShastasoonfouhetailendofthepro。

Evenso，herettyfast。Therewerenofliesnowandtheairinhisfacewasdelicious。Hehadgothisbreathbadhiserrandhadsucceeded。ForthefirsttimesihearrivalatTashbaan（howlongagoitseemed!）hewasbeginningtoenjoyhimself。

Helookeduptoseehowmuearerthemountaintopshade。Tohisdisappoiheotseethematall:onlyavaguegrayness，rollingdowntowardthem。Hehadneverbeeninmountaintrybeforeandrised。“It'sacloud，”hesaidtohimself，“aingdown。Isee。Uphereinthehillsohesky。Ishallseewhattheinsideofacloudislike。Whatfun!I'veoftenwondered。”Farawayoandalittlebehindhim，thesuioset。

Theyhadethkindofroadbynverygoodspeed。ButShasta'shorsewasstillthelastofthelot。Owitheroadmadeabend（therewasnowuousforestoneachsideofit）helostsightoftheothersforasedortwo。

&heypluhefog，orelsethefogrolledoverthem。Theworldbecamegray。Shastahadnotrealizedhowdwettheinsideofacloudwouldbe;nrayturoblackeed。

&heheadofthehehorneverynowandtheimethesoundalittlefartheroff。He'tseeahersnow，butofcoursehe'dbeabletoassooroubend。Butwhenherouill'tseethem。Infacthecouldseenothingatall。Hishorsewaswalkingeton，”saidShasta。Thehehor。Breehadalwaystoldhimthathemustkeephisheelswelltur，andShastahadgottheideathatsomethierribleenifhedughisheelsintoahorse'ssides。Thisseemedtohimanofit。“Lookhere，Horse，”hesaid，“ifyoudon'tbuckup，doyouknowwhatI'lldo?I'lldigmyheelsintoyou。Ireallywill。”Thehorse，however，tookhisthreat。SoShastasettledhimselffirmlyinthesaddle，grippedwithhisknees，chedhisteeth，ahehorse'ssideswithhisheelsashardashecould。

Theowasthatthehorsebrokeintoakierotforfiveorsixpadtheoawalkagain。Andnowitwasquitedarkaohavegivenupblowingthathorn。Theonlysound-dripfromthebrahetrees。

“Well，Isupposeevenawalkwillgetussomewheresometime，”saidShastatohimself。“IonlyhopeIshan'trunintoRabadashandhispeople。”

&onforwhatseemedalongtime，alwaysataace。Hebegahorse，andhewasalsobeginningtry。

&lyhecametoaplacewheretheroaddividedintotwhichledtoAnvardwheartledbyanoisefrombehindhim。Itwastheinghorses。“Rabadash!”thoughtShasta。HehadnowayofguessingwhichroadRabadashwouldtake。“ButifItakeone，”saidShastatohimself，“hemaytaketheother:andifIstayatthecross-roadsI'msuretobecaught。”Hedismountedandledhishorseasquicklyashegtheright-handroad。

ThesoundofthecavalrygreidlynearerandiwoShastarealizedthattheywereatthecrossroads。Heheldhisbreath，waitingtoseeouldtake。

Therecamealowwordofand“Halt!”theofhorseyrilsblowing，hoofspawing，bitsbeingegpatted。Thenavoicespoke。

“Attend，allofyou，”itsaid。“ithinafurlole。Rememberyourorders。OnceweareinNarnia，asweshouldbebysunrise，youaretokillaslittleaspossible。OureyardeverydropofNarnianbloodasmorepreagallonofyourown。Oure，Isay。ThegodswillsendusahappierhourandthenyoumustleavenothiaravelaerweareinNarnia。HereiisahionthiscastleofKingLune's，nothispeed。Showyourmettle。Itmustbemihinanhour。Andifitis，Igiveitalltoyou。Ireservenobootyformyself。Killmeeverybarbariahinitswalls，dowhatwasborerday，ahingelseisyourstodivideasyouplease—thewomehejewels，theons，ahemanthatIseehangingbaweetothegatesshallbeburheashtheirresistible，theinexorablefor>

Withagreatcloppitty-cloptheomove，andShastabreathedagaiakeherroad。

Shastathoughttheytookalongtimegoingpast，fhhehadbeentalkingandthinkingabout“twohundredhorse”allday，hehadnotrealizedhowmanytheyreallywere。Butatlastthesounddiedawayandoncemorehewasalohedrip-dripfromthetrees。