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CHAPTER FIVE THE STORM AND WHAT CAME OF IT（第1页）

CHAPTERFIVETHESTORMANDWHATCAMEOFIT

ITwashreeweeksaftertheirlandingthattheDawowedoutofNarrowhavenharbour。Verysolemnfareokenacrowdhadassembledtoseeherdeparture。Therehadbeeearstoo，iaspeechtotheLoneIslandersaheDukeandhisfamily，butastheship，herpurplesailstillflappingidly，drewfurtherfromtheshore，andthesoundofpetfromthepoopteracrossthewater，everyo。Thehewind。Thesailswelledout，thetugcastoffandbeganrowingback，thefirstrealureader'sprow，andshewasaliveshipagaiywentbelow，Driniawatthepoop，aurwardrouhofAvra。

&fewdaysweredelightful。Lucythoughtshewasthemirlintheworld;asshewokeeagtoseethereflesofthesunlitwaterdanthegofherdlookedroundonallthehiintheLoneIslasandbuskinsanddjerkinsahenshewouldgooakealookfromtheforecastleataseawhichwasabrighterblueeaganddrinkinanairthatwasalittlewarmerdaybyday。Afterthatcamebreakfastandsuappetiteasoneonlyhasatsea。

&agooddealoftimesittilebeernplayihReepicheep。Itwasamusiingthepieces，whichwerefartoobigforhim，withbothpawsandstandingontiptoesifhemadeamoveeroftheboard。Helayerandwhenherememberedwhathewasdoingheusuallywon。ButeverynowandthenLubecausetheMousedidsomethingquiteridiculouslikesendingaknightintothedangerofaqueenandbihishappenedbecausehehadmottenitwasagameofdwasthinkileandmakidowhathewouldlyhavedosplaindwasfullofforlorh-es，andlaststands。

Butthispleasalast。ThereeveningwhenLugidlyasternatthelongfurroworwaketheywereleavihem，sawagreatrackofcloudsbuildingitselfupihamazingspeed。

Thenagapwastorninitandayellowsuhroughthegap。Allthewavesbehiakeonunusualshapesandtheseawasadraboryellowishcolorlikedirtyvas。Theairgrewcold。Theshipseemedtomoveuneasilyasifshefeltdahesailwouldbeflatandlimpoeandwildlythe。Whileshewashingsaasinistergewhieovertheveryhewind，Driniancried，“Allhandsondeamomenteveryoicallybusy。Thehatcheswetbattehegalleyfireutout，metoreefthesail。Beforetheyhadfiruckthem。ItseemedtoLucythatagreatvalleyintheseaopebeforetheirbows，andtheyrusheddowninit，deeperdownthanshewouldhavebelievedpossible。Agreatgrayhillhertha，rushedtomeetthem;itlookeddeathbuttheyweretossedtothetopofit。Thentheshipseemedtospinround。Acataractofouredoverthedeck;thepoopalewereliketwoislandswithafierceseabetweethesailoutalongtheyarddesperatetryirolofthesail。Abrokeoodoutsidewaysinthewindasstraightandstiffasifitoker。

&below，Ma'am，”bawledDrinian。AndLugthatlandsmen—andlandswomen—areahecrew，begawasheDawnTreaderwaslistiostarboardandthedeckslopedliketheroofofahouse。Shehadtoclamberrouheladder，holdingontotherail，aandbywhiletwome，adowshecould。Itasalreadyholdingtightforatthefootoftheladderanotherwaveroaracrossthedeck，uptohershoulders。Shewasalreadyalmostwetthroughwithsprayandrainbutthiswascolder。Thenshemadeadashforthedotinandshutoutforamomenttheappallingsightofthespeedwithwhichtheywererushingintothedark，butnotofcoursethehorribles，groanings，snappings，gs，rsandboomingswhibelowthantheyhaddohepoop。

Adayawentoillonecouldhardlyeveimebeforeithadbegun。Andtherealwayshadtobethreemeilleranditwasasmuchasthreecoulddotokeepanykindofadtherealwayshadtobemenatthepump。Andtherewashardlyaforahingcouldbednothingcouldbedried，andonemanwaslostoverboard，ahesun。

&wasoverEustacemadethefollowiryinhisdiary。

&ember3。ThefirstdayfeswhenIhavebeee。Wehadbeendrivenbeforeahurrieforthirteendaysandnights。IknowthatbecauseIkeptacarefult，thoughtheothersallsayitwasonlytwelve。Pleasanttobeembarkedonadangerousvoyagewithpeoplewho'teventright!Ihavehadaghastlytime，upanddownenormouswaveshourafterhour，usuallywettotheskin，aemptatgivinguspropermeals。osaythere'snowirelessoreve，sonoallinganyoallprovesohem，themadiletublikethis。Itwouldbebadenoughevehdetpeopleinsteadoffiendsinhumanform。dEdmundaresimplybrutaltome。Theourmast（there'sonlyastumpleftnow），thoughIwasnotatallwell，theyforeondedworklikeaslave。LucyshovedheroarinbysayingthatReepicheepwaslongingtogoooosmall。Iwondershedoesn'tseethateverythingthatlittlebeastdoesisallforthesakeofshowiheragesheoughttohavethatamouodaythebeastlyboatislevelatlastandthesun'soutandwehaveallbeenjawingaboutwhattodo。Wehavefoodelystuffmostofit，tolastforsixteendays。（Thepoultrywereallwashedoverboard。Eveniftheyhadn'tbeeormedthemlayiroubleiswater。Twocasksseemtohavegotaleakkhemay。（Narnianeffi。）Onshortrations，halfapintadayeach，we'vegotenoughfortwelvedays。（There'sstilllotsofrumaevehatwouldohirstier。）

“Ifwecould，ofcourse，thesehingwouldbetoturondmakefortheLoneIslands。Butittookuseighteendaystogetwhereweare，ruhagalebehindus。Eveawinditmighttakeusfarletbadatpresentthere'snosigwind—infactthere'snowindatall。Asfback，itwouldtakefartoolongandsaysthemen'trointofwateraday。I'mprettysurethisiswrooexplaiionreallycoolspeopledown，sothemenwoulderiftheywerew。Hedidn'ttakeahis，whichisalhenhe'tthinkofahersallvoninthehopeoffindinglamydutytopointoutthatwedidn'tknowtherewasanylariedtogetthemtoseethedangersofwishfulthinking。Insteadabetterplaheeosed。SoIjustexplaineddquietlythatIhadbeenkidnappedandbroughtawayonthisidioticvoyagewithoutmyt，anditwashardlymybusihemoutoftheirscrape。

&ember4。Stillbecalmed。Veryshortrationsfotlessthananyone。isverycleverathelpingandthinksIdon'tsee!LuereasoomakeuptomebymesomeofhersbutthatinterferingprigEdmundwouldn'tlether。Prettyhotsuhirstyallevening。

&ember5。Stillbedveryhot。FeelingrottenalldayandamsureI'vegotatemperature。Ofcoursetheyhaven'tthesehermometeronboard。

&ember6。Ahorribleday。WokeupiknowingIwasfeverishandmusthaveadrinkofwater。Anydoctorwouldhavesaidso。HeavenknowsI'mthelastpersetanyunfairadvaIthiswater-rationingwouldbemeanttoapplytoasifactIwouldhavewokehersupandaskedforsomeonlyIthoughtitwouldbeselfishtowakethem。SoIgotupandtookmydtiptoedoutoftheBlackHolewesleptin，takiottodisturbdEdmund，forthey'vebeensleepingbadlysiheshan。Ialwaystrytosiderotherswhethertheyare。Igothtintothebigroom，ifyoucallitaroom，wheretherowiheluggageare。Thethihisend。Allwasgoiifully，butbeforeI'ddrafulwhoshouldcatchmebutthatlittlespyReep。ItriedtoexplainthatIwasgoingondeckforabreathofair（thebusithewaterhadnothingtodowithhim）andheaskedme。Hemadesuoisethatthewholeshipwasroused。Theytreatedmesdalously。Iasked，asIthinkanyonewouldhave，whyReepicheepwassneakingaboutthewaterthemiddleofthehatashewastoosmalltobeanyuseoryoverthewatereverynightsothatonemoremancouldgotosleep。heirrotteheyallbelievedhim。youbeatit?

“Ihadtoaperouslittlebrutewouldhavebeehhissword。Andthenshowedupinhistruecolorsasabrutaltyrantandsaidoutloudforeveryoaealiurewould“gettwodozen”。Ididn'tknowwhatthismeanttillEdmundexplaiesiofbooksthosePevensiekidsread。

&hiscowardlythreatgedhistuartedbeingpatronizing。SaidhewassorryformeandthateveryoasfeverishasIdidaallmakethebestofit，etc。，etc。Odiousstuck-upprig。Stayedinbedalldaytoday。

&ember7。Alittlewindtodaybutstillfromthewest。

Madeafewmileseastartofthesail，setonwhatDriniancallsthejury-mast-thatmeasetuprightaheycallit“lashed”）tothestumpoftherealmast。Stillterriblythirsty。

&ember8。StillsailiayinmybunkalldaynowandseeLucytillthetwofieobed。Lucygivesmealittleofherwaterration。Shesaysgirlsdon'tgetasthirstyasboys。Ihadoftenthoughtthisbutitoughttenerallykno>

&ember9。Landinsight;averyhighmountainalongwayofftothesouth-east。

&ember10。Themountainisbiggeraillalongwayoff。Gullsagaintodayforthefirsttimesin'tknowhowlong。

&ember11。efishandhadthemfordinner。Droppedanchoratabout7p。m。ihomsofwaterinabayofthismountainousisland。Thatidiotwouldn'tletusgoashorebecauseitwasgettingdarkandhewasafraidofsavagesarawaterrationtonight。”

WhatawaitedthemonthisislandwasgoingtoEustacemorethaitotbetoldinhiswordsbecauseafterSeptember11hefotaboutkeepinghisdiaryftime。

Whenmcame，withalow，grayskybutveryhot，theadventurersfoundtheywereinabayencircledbysuchdcragsthatitwaslikeaNianfjord。Infroheheadofthebay，therewassomelevellandheavilyrowappearedthidstreamcameout。Beyondthatasginajaggedridgeaavaguedarknessofmountainswhitodull-coloredcloudssothatyouotseetheirtops。Thenearercliffs，ateachsideofthebay，werestreakedhereahliewhiekerfalls，thoughatthatdistashowaormakeanynoise。Ihewholeplacewasverysileerofthebayassmoothasglass。Itreflectedeverydetailofthecliffs。Theserettyinapicturebutressiveinreallife。Itwasnotatrythatweledvisitors。

Thewholeship'spaashoreintwoboatloadsandeveryonedrankandwasheddelitheriverandhadamealabeforeseokeeptheship，andtheday&#an。Therewaseverythihecasksmustbebroughtashoreayonesmendedifpossibleandallrefilled;atree—apiheycouldgetit—mustbefelledaoa;sailsmustberepaired;ahuntingpartyaoshootahelandmightyield;clothestobewashedandmended;andtlesssmallbreakagesonboardtht。FortheDawnTreaderherself—andthiswasmoreobviousnowthattheysawheratadistance—couldhardlybereizedasthesamegallantshipwhichhadleftNarrowhaven。Shelookedacrippled，discoloredhulkwhiighthavetakenforawredheroffidcrewwereer—lean，pale，red-eyedfromlackofsleep，anddressedinrags。

&aderatreeaheseplansbeingdiscussedhisheartsank。Wastheregoi?Itlookedasiftheirfirstdayonthelonged-forlandwasgoieashardworkasadayatsea。Thefulideao。Nobodywaslookingtheywereallgabouttheirshipasiftheyactuallylikedthebeastlything。Whyshouldn'thesimplyslipaway?Hewouldtakeastrollinland，findacool，airyplathemountains，haveagoodlongsleep，aheotherstilltheday'sworkwasover。Hefeltitwoulddohimgood。Buthewouldtakegreatcaretokeepthebayandtheshipinsightsoastobesureofhiswayback。Hewouldn'tliketobeleftbehindinthistry。

&ohisplanintoa。Herosequietlyfromhispladwalkedawayamoakiogoslowlyandinanaimlessmaanyoneouldthinkhewasmerelystretghislegs。Herisedtofindhowquioiseofversationdiedawaybehindhiinaandwarmanddarkgreenthewoodbehefelthetureonaquidmoredetermiride。

Thisshthimoutofthewoanslopingsteeplyupinfrontofhim。Thegrasserybutmanageableifheusedhishandsaswellashisfeet，andthoughhepantedandmoppedhisfooddeal，hepluggedawaysteadily。Thisshowed，bytheway，thathisleashesuspectedit，hadalreadydonehimsomegood;theoldEustace，Haroldaa'sEustace，wouldhavegivenuptheclimbafterabouttenminutes。

Slowly，andwithseveralrests，hereachedtheridge。Herehehadexpectedtohaveaviewiheisland，butthecloudshadnowelowerandnearerandaseaofftomeethim。Hesatdownandlookedback。Hewasnowsohighthatthebaylookedsmallbehhimandmilesofseawerevisible。Thenthefogfromthemountainsallroundhim，thiotdhelaydownahiswayandthattofifortablepositiontoenjoyhimself。

Buthedidn'tenjoyhimself，orn。Hebegan，almostforthefirsttimeiofeellofirstthisfeelinggrewverygradually。Aoworryaboutthetime。Therewasestsouothathemighthavebeenlyingthereforhours。Perhapstheoheyhadlethimosesimplyioleavehimbehind!Heleapedupinapahedest。

Atfirsthetriedtodoittooquickly，slippedoeepgrass，andslidforseveralfeet。Thethishadcarriedhimtoofartotheleft—andashecameuphehadseenprethatside。Soheclamberedupagain，asnearashecouldguesstotheplacehehadstartedfrom，ahedestafresh，bearingtht。Afterthatthiobegoier。Heweiously，forheorethanayardahead，aillperfe。Itisveryuohavetogocautiouslywhenthereisavoisideyousayiime，“Hurry，hurry，hurry。”Foreverymomeerribleideaofbeibehironger。IfhehaduooddthePeveallhewouldhaveknown，ofcourse，thattherewasceanysug。Buthehadpersuadedhimselfthattheywereallfiendsinhumanform。

“Atlast!”saidEustaceashecameslitheringdownaslideofloosestoheycallit）andfouhelevel。“Andhosetrees?Thereissomethingdarkahead。Why，Idobelievethefogisg。”

Itwas。Thelightincreasedeverymomentandmadehimblied。Hewasinanutterlyunkheseawas。