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CHAPTER TWO ON BOARD THE DAWN TREADER（第1页）

CHAPTERTWOONBOARDTHEDAWNTREADER

“AH，thereyouare，Lucy，”said。“Wewerejustwaitingforyou。Thisismy，theLordDrinian。”

Adark-hairedmadownononekneeandkissedherhaherspresentwereReepidEdmund。

“WhereisEustace?”askedLucy。

“Inbed，”saidEdmund，“andIdon'tthinkweythingforhim。Itonlymakeshimworseifyoutrytobeohim。”

“Meanwhile，”said，“we>

“ByJove，wedo，”saidEdmund。“Andfirst，abouttime。It'sayearagobyourtimesiyoujustbeforeyour。HowlonghasitbeeninNarnia?”

&hreeyears，”said。

“Allgoingwell?”askedEdmund。

“Youdon'tsupposeI'dhaveleftmykingdomandputtoseaunlessallwaswell，”aheKing。“It'tbebetter。There'sallelmarines，Dwarfs，Talkis，Fau。Aroublesomegiaiersuchagoodbeatinglastsummerthattheypayustributenow。AndIhadapersontoleaveasRegentwhileI'makin，theDwarf。Yourememberhim?”

&rumpkin，”saidLucy，“ofcourseIdo。You'thavemadeabetterchoice。”

“Loyalasabadger，Ma'am，andvaliantas—asaMouse，”saidDrinian。Hehadbeengoingtosay“asalion”buthadnoticedReepicheep'seyesfixedonhim。

“Andwhereareweheadingfor?”askedEdmund。

“ian，“that'sratheralongstory。PerhapsyourememberthatwhenIwasachildmyusurpinguncleMirazgotridofsevenfriendsofmyfather's（whomighthavetakenmypart）byseoexploretheuerheLoneIslands。”

“Yes，”saidLuohemevercameback。”

“Right。Well，on，myday，withAslan'sapproval，Isworeanoaththat，ifoablishedpeaia，Iwouldsaileastmyselfforayearandadaytofindmyfather'sfriendsortolearhsahemifIcould。TheseweretheirheLordRevilian，theLordBern，theLoz，theLordMavramoresian，theLordRestimar，and—oh，thatotheronewho'ssohardtoremember。”

“TheLordRhoop，Sire，”saidDrinian。

“Rhoop，Rhoop，ofcourse，”said。“Thatismymaiion。ButReepicheepherehasanevenhigherhope。”Everyone'seyesturheMouse。

“Ashighasmyspirit，”itsaid。“Thoughperhapsassmallasmystature。Whyshouldweheveryeasterheworld?Andwhatmightwefindthere?IexpedAslan'sowntry。Itisalwaysfromtheeast，acrossthesea，thatthegreatLioous。”

“Isay，thatisanidea，”saidEdmundinanawedvoice。

“Butdoyouthink，”saidLu'strywouldbethatsortofeayoucouldeversailto?”

“Idonotknow，Madam，”saidReepicheep。“Butthereisthis。When

Iwasinmycradle，awoodwoman，aDryad，spokethisverseoverme:

“Whereskya，

&heeet，

Doubtnot，Reepicheep，

Tofindallyouseek，

&heutterEast。

“Idonotknowwhatitmeans。Butthespellofithasbeenonmeallmylife。”

&silenceLucyasked，“Andwhereareian?”

&aintellyoubetterthanI，”said，sotouthisdspreaditoable。

“That'sourposition，”hesaid，layinghisfi。“Orwasatnoontoday。WehadafairwindfromCairParavelandstoodalittlenalma，whichwemadeoday。Wewereinportforaweek，fortheDukeofGalmamadeagreattourforHisMajestyandthereheunhorsedmanyknights—”

“Andgotafewnastyfallsmyself，Drihebruisesaretherestill，”putin。

“—Andunhorsedmanyknights，”repeatedDrinianwithagritheDukeleasediftheKing'sMajestywouldhavemarriedhisdaughter，butnothi—”

“Squints，andhasfreckles，”said。

“irl，”saidLucy。