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CHAPTER NINE THE FOUNDING OF NARNIA（第1页）

IHEFOUNDINGOFNARNIA

THELionadfroaboutthatemptylandandsinginghisnewsong。Itwassofteraingthanthesongbywhichhehadcalledupthestarsandthesule，ripplingmusidashewalkedandsangthevalleygrewgreenreadoutfromtheLionlikeapool。Itranupthesidesofthelittlehillslikeawave。Iesitingupthelowerslopesofthedistantmountains，makingthatyoungworldeverymomehelightwindowbeheardrufflingthegrass。Sooherthingsbesidesgrass。Thehigherslopesgrewdarkatchesheralinggreehevalley。Digorydidnotknowwhattheywereuntilonebeganingupquite。Itwasalittle，spikythingthatthrewoutdozensofarmsahesearmswithgreenandgrewlargerattherateofaboutawoseds。Thereweredozehingsallroundhimheywereallashimselfhesawwhattheywere。“Trees!”heexclaimed。

The，asPollysaidafterward，wasthatyouweren'tleftichitall。JustasDigorysaid“Trees!”hehadtojumpbedrewhadsidleduptohimagainandwasgoingtopickhispocket。Itwouldn'thavedoneUndrewmuchgoodifhehadsucceeded，forhewasaimi-habecausehestillthoughtthegreenringswere“hs。Butorydidn'twaher。

“Stop!”criedtheWitdbao，furtherbayohiherofthe，Iwillknockouthisbrains。”Sheoisiheironbarthatshehadtornoffthelamp-post，readytothrowit。Somehowedthatshewouldbeaverygoodshot。

“So!”—shesaid。“Youwouldstealbacktoyouroiththeboyandleavemehere。”

Undrew'stemperatlastgotthebetterofhisfears。“Yes，Ma'am，Iwould，”hesaid。“MostundoubtedlyIwould。Ishouldbeperfemyrights。Ihavebeenmostshamefully，mostabomied。Ihavedooshowyousuchcivilitiesaswereinmypower。Andwhathasbeenmyreward?Youhaverobbed—Imustrepeatthewordrobbedahighlyrespectablejeweller。Youhaveinsistedoainingyoutoanexglyexpeosayostentatious，lunch，thoughIwasobligedtopawnmywatdordertodoso（aellyou，Ma'am，thatnoneofourfamilyhavebeepawmyEdward，aheYeomanry）。Duringthatiiblemeal—I'mfeelingtheworseforitatthisverymoment—yourbehaviouraioheunfavourableattentionofeveryo。IfeelIhavebeenpubliclydisgraced。Ishalloshowmyfathatrestaurantagain。Youhaveassaultedthepolice。Youhavestolen—”

“Ohstowit，Guv'nor，dostowit，”saidtheCabby。“Wat'andlistenin'sthethitalking。”

&aiowatdtolistereewhichDigoryhadnotiowafull-grownbeechwhosebranchesswayedgentlyabovehishead。Theystoodoncrass，sprihdaisiesandbuttercups。Alittlewayoff，alongtheriverbank，ihersidetanglest，lilac，wildrose，andrhododendrohemin。Thehorsedeliouthfulsofne>

AllthistimetheLion'ssong，andhisstatelyprowl，toandfro，badfoingon。Whatwasratheralarmingwasthatateahecamealittlenearer。Pollywasfindingthesongmoreaihoughtshewasbeginhebetweenthemusidthethingsthatening。Whenalineofdarkfirssprangupeaboutahundredyardsawayshefeltthattheywereectedwithaseriesofdeep，proloheLionhadsungasedbefore。Aintoarapidseriesoflightersurprisedtoseeprimrosessuddenlyappeariion。Thus，eakablethrill，shefeltquitethatallthethingswereing（asshesaid）“outoftheLion'shead“。Whenyoulisteohissohingshe:whenyoulookedroundyou，yousawthem。Thiswassoexgthatshehadobeafraid。ButDigoryandtheCabbyothelpfeelingabitnervousaseaoftheLion'swalkbroughthimnearer。AsforUeethwereg，buthiskneeswereshakingsothatheotruna>

&heWitchsteppedboldlyouttowardtheLion。Itwasingon，alwayssinging，withasloace。Itwasonlytwelveyardsaway。Sheraisedherarmandflungtheirhtatitshead。

ofallJadis，couldhavemissedatthatrarucktheLioheeyes。ItglandfellwithathudiheLioswalkwasherslowerhanbefore;youottellwhetheritevehadbeenhit。Thoughitssoftpadsmadenonoise，youcouldfeeltheearthshakebe。

&chshriekedandrasshewasoutofsightamorees。Uurodolikewise，trippedoveraroot，aotlebrookthatrandowntojoiheove。TheywereesurethattheywaheLionpaidothem。Itshugeredmouthen，butopeninsongnotinasnarl。Itpassedbythemsoclosethattheycouldhavetoucheditsmaerriblyafraiditwouldturnandlookatthem，yetiheywisheditwould。Butforalltheookofthemtheymightjustaswellhavebeeninvisibleanduhadpassedthemandgoneafewpacesfurtheritturhemagain，andueditsmarcheast

Undrew，gandspluttering，pickedhimselfup。

“Now，Digory，”hesaid，“we'vegotridofthatwomaeofalionisgone。Givemeyourhandandputatonce。”

“Keepoff，”saidDigory，bagawayfromhim。“Keep，Polly。eoverherebesideme。NowIwarnyou，Undrew，don'teoepnearer，we'lljustvanish。”

“Dowhatyou'retoldthisminute，sir，”saidUndrew。“You'rearemelydisobedietleboy。”

“Nofear，”saidDigory。“Wewanttostayahappens。Ithoughtyouwaoknowaboutotherworlds。Don'tyoulikeitnowyou'rehere?”

&!”exdrew。“JustlookatthestateI'min。Anditwasmybestdwaistcoat，too。”Helywasadreadfulsightbynow:forofcourse，themoredressedupyinwith，theworseyoulookafteryou'vecrawledoutofasmashedhansondfallenintoamuddybrook。“I'mnotsaying，”headded，“thatthisisnotamplace。IfIwereayoungerman，nosIcouldgetsomelivelyyouoeherefirst。Ohosebig-gamehuhingmightbemadeofthistry。Theclimateisdelightful。Isuchair。Ibelieveitwouldhavedonemegoodif—ifceshadbeenmorefavourable。Ifonlywe'dhadagun。”

“Gunsbeblowed，”saidtheCabby。“IthinkI'llgoandseeifIgiveStrawberryarubdown。Thathorse'asmoresehansome'umansasIention。”HewalkedbacktoStrawberryandbeganmakingthehissigroomsmake。

“DoyoustillthinkthatLioncouldbekilledbyagun?”askedDigory。“Hedidn'tmindtheironbarmuch。”

“Withallherfaults，”saidU'sapluckygel，myboy。Itiritedthingtodo。”Herubbedhishandsandcrackedhisknuckles，asifhewereettichfrightenedhimwhenevershewasreallythere。

“Itwasawigtodo，”saidPolly。“Whatharmhadhedoneher?”

“Hullo!What'sthat?”saidDigory。Hehaddartedforwardtoexamihingonlyafewyardsaolly，”hecalledbaeandlook。”

Undrewcamewithher;notbecausehewabecausehewaokeepclosetothetheremightbeaceofstealingtheirrings。ButwheDigorywaslookingat，eveakeaerfectlittlemodelofalamp-post，aboutthreefeethighbutlengthening，andthiproportiochedit;infagjustasthetreeshadgrown。

“It'salivetoo—Imean，it'slit，”saidDigory。Andsoitwas;thoughofcourse，thebrighthesuleflameiernhardtoseeunlessyourshadowfellonit。

“Remarkable，mostremarkable，”mutteredUndrew。“EveofMagiclikethis。We'reinaworldwhereeverything，evenalamp-post，estolifeandgroosortofseedalamppostgrowsfrom?”

“Don'tyousee?”saidDigory。“Thisiswherethebarfell—thebarshetoreoffthelamp-postathome。Itsankintothegroundandnowit'singupasayounglamppost。”（Butnnow;itwasastallasDigorywhilehesaidthis。）

“That'sit!Stupendous，stupendous，”saidUndrew，rubbinghishahanever。“Ho，ho!TheylaughedatmyMagic。ThatfoolofasisterofmihinksI'malunatiderwhatthey'llsaynow?Ihavediscoveredaworldwhereeverythingisburstingwithlifeandgrowth。bus，alkaboutbus。ButwhatwasAmericatothis?Theercialpossibilitiesofthistryareunbafewoldbitsofshere，bury'em，anduptheyeasbrandnewrailwayeleships，anythihey'llothing，andIsell'ematfullprigland。Ishallbeamilliohee!Ifeelyearsyoungeralready。Iitasahealthresoodsanathtbeworthtwentythousandayear。OfcourseIshallhavetoletafewpeopleihefirstthingistogetthatbruteshot。”

“You'rejustliketheWitch，”saidPolly。“Allyouthinkofiskillingthings。”

“Andthenasregardsoneself，”Uinued，inahappydream。“There'snoknowinghowlongImightliveifIsettledhere。Andthat'sabigsiderationwhenafellowhastury。Ishouldn'tbesurprisedifInevergrewadayolderinthistry!Stupendous!Thelandofyouth!”

“ory。“Thelandofyouth!Doyouthinkitreallyis?”ForofcourseherememberedwhatAuyhadsaidtotheladywho

broughtthegrapes，andthatsweethoperushedba。“Undrew“，hesaid，“doyouthinkthere'sawouldcureMother?”

“Whatareyoutalkingabout?”saidUhisisn'tachemist'sshop。ButasI>

“Youdon'tcaretwopeher，”saidDigely。“Ithoughtyoumight;afterall，she'syoursisteraswellasmyMother。Well，nomatter。I'mjollywellgoingtoasktheLionhimselfifhehelpme。”Aurnedandwalkedbrisklyaollywaitedforamomeafterhim。

&op!eback!Theboy'sgonemad，”saidUndrew。Hefollowedtheatacautiousdistand;forhedidn'twaoofarawayfrsortooheLion。

IesDigorycametotheedgeofthewoodaopped。TheLionwassingingstill。Butnowthesonghaded。Itwasmorelikewhatweshoulde，butitwasalsofarwilder。Itmadeyouwanttorunandjumpandclimb。Itmadeyouwanttoshout。Itmadeyouwanttorushatotherpeopleahemhtthem。ItmadeDigoryhotaheface。Ithadsomeeffedrew，forycouldhearhimsaying，“Aspiritedgel，sir。It'sapityabouthertemper，butademfinewomanallthesame，ademfinewoman。”Butwhatthesongdidtothetwohumanswasnothihwhatitwasdoiry。

agichofgrassylandbubblierinapot?Forthatisreallythebestdesofening。Iwasswellingintohumps。Theywereofverydifferentsizes，somehanmole-hills，someasbigaswheel-barrows，twothesizeofcottages。Andthehumpsmovedaheyburst，andthecrumbledearthpouredoutofthem，andfromeachhumptherecameoutananimal。Themolescameoutjustasyoumightseeamoleeoutihedogscamethemomenttheirheadswerefree，andstrugglingasyou'veseenthemdowheingthroughanarrowholeiagswerethequeeresttowatch，forofcoursetheantlerscameupaloherestofthem，shttheyweretrees。Thefrogs，heriver，wentstraightintoitlopandal。Thepanthers，leopardsandthingsofthatsort，satdowowashthelooseearthofftheirhihenstoodupagaiosharpeclaws。Showersofbirdscameoutofthetrees。Butterfliesfluttered。Beesgottoworkontheflowersasiftheyhadn'tasedtolose。Butthegreatestmomentofallwaswhehumpbrokelikeasmallearthquakeandoutcametheslopingback，thelarge，wisehead，andthefy-trsofa。Andnowyoucouldhardlyhearthesoherewassomug，g，g，braying，neighing，baying，barking，lowiing，aing。

ButthoughDigoryoloheLion，hecouldseeit。Itwassobigandshtthatheottakehiseyesoffit。Theotheranimalsdidobeafraidofit。Ihatverymoment，Digoryheardthesoundofhoofsfrombehiertheoldcab-horsetrottedpasthimaherbeasts。（TheairhadapparentlysuitedhimaswellasithadsuitedUndrew。Henolohepoor，oldslavehehadbeeninLondon;heiguphisfeetandholdi。）Andnow，forthefirsttime，theLionwasquitesilent。Hewasgoingttheanimals。Andeverynowandthenhewouldgouptotwoofthem（alwaystwoatatime）andtouoseswithhis。Hewouldtouchtwallthebeavers，twalltheleopards，oagandallthedeer，a。Somesortsofanimalhepassedether。Butthepairswhichhehadtoustaheirownkindsalasthestoodstillaureswhomhehadtoucheddstoodinawide。Theotherswhomhehadowaheirnoisesfadedgraduallyiahebeastswhoremaierlysilent，allwiththeireyesfixedilyupohecat-likeonesgaveanoaltwitchofthetailbutotherwiseallwerestill。Forthefirsttimethatdaythereletesilehenwater。Digory'sheartbeatwildly;hekhingverysolemnwasgoingtobedofottenabouthisMother;butheknewjollywellthat，evenforher，he'tihihis。

TheLion，whoseeyesneverbliaredattheanimalsashardasifhewasgoingtoburhhismerestare。Andgraduallyage。Thesmalleros，molesandsuch-likegrewagooddeallarger。Theverybigoiceditmostwiththeelephalesmaller。Manyanimalssatups。MostputtheirheadsoheyweretryiouheLionopenedhismouth，butnosou;hewasbreathingout，along，warmbreath;itseemedtoswayallthebeastsasthewindswaysalirees。Faroverheadfrombeyondtheveilofblueskywhichhidthemthestarssangagain;apure，cold，difficultmusitherecameaswiftflashlikefire（butitburntherfromtheskyorfromtheLionitself，andeverydropofbloodtihe'sbodies，a，wildestvoicetheyhadeverheardwassaying:“Narnia，Narnia，Narhink。Speak。Bewalkialkis。Bediviers。”