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CHAPTER THREE THE LONE ISLANDS（第2页）
“Yes，Reep，Iknowwehave，”said。“Butifitisaquestionofre-gthethreeislands，I'dprefertoebackwitharatherlargerarmy。”
Bythistimetheywerequitecloseters，oneofwhom—abigblack-hairedfellow—shoutedout，“Agtoyou。”
“Andagtoyou，”said。“IstherestillaGovernoroftheLoneIslands?”
“Tobesurethereis，”saidtheman，“Gumpas。HisSuffiarrowhaven。Butyou'llstayanddrinkwithus。”
thahoughheothersmuchlikedthelookoftheirnewadallofthemsatdown。Buthardlyhadtheyraisedtheircupstotheirlipswhentheblack-hairedmaohispanionsand，asquickaslightning，allthefivevisitorsfoundthemselvesedinstrongarms。Therewasamoment&#lebutalltheadvantageswereononeside，andsooneveryonewasdisarmedandhadtheirhandstiedbehindtheirbacksexceptReepicheep，writhinginhiscaptripandbitingfuriously。
&hthatbeast，Tacks，”saidtheLeader。“Don'tdamagehim。He'llfetchthebestpriceofthelot，Ishouldn'twonder。”
“Cooltroon!”squeakedReepicheep。“Givememyswordandfreemypawsifyoudare。”
“histledtheslavemert（forthatiswhathewas）。“Ittalk!WellIneverdid。BlowedifItakelessthantwohusforhim。”Thee，whichistheis，isworthaboutathirdofapound。
“Sothat'swhatyouare，”said。“Akidnapperandslaver。Ihopeyou'reproudofit。”
“No，now，”saidtheslaver。“Don'tyoustartanyjaw。Theeasieryoutakeit，thepleasanterallround，see?Idon'tdothisforfun。I'vegotmylivingtomakesameasanyoneelse。”
“Wherewillyoutakeus?”askedLugthewordsoutwithsomedifficulty。
&oNarrowhaven，”saidtheslaver。“Formarketdaytomorrow。”
“IsthereaBritishsulthere?”askedEustace。
“Isthereawhich?”saidtheman。
Butloacewastiredtoexplain，theslaversimplysaid，“Well，I'vehadenoughofthisjabber。TheMouseisafairtreatbutthisoalkthehindlegoffadonkey。Off>
&hefourhumanprisoogether，sedmadetomartotheshore。Reepicheepwascarried。Hehadstoppedbitingoofhavinghismouthtiedup，buthehadagreatdealtosay，andLucyreallywonderedhowanymaohavethethingssaidtohimwhichweresaidtotheslavedealerbytheMouse。Buttheslavedealer，farfromobjelysaid“Goon”wheneverReepicheeppausedforbreath，oallyadding，“It'sasgoodasaplay，”or，“Blimey，you'thelpalmostthinkingitknowswhatit'ssaying!”or“WasitoneofyouwhattraihissoinfuriatedReepicheepthatihehiofsayingallatonearlysuffocatedhimandhebet。
&heygotdowhatlookedtowardDoorntheyfoundalittlevillageandalong-boatonthebead，lyingalittlefurthergledlookingship。
“Now，youngsters，”saidtheslavedealer，“let'shavenofussandthenyou'llhavenothingtocryabout。Allaboard。”
Atthatmomentafine-lookingbeardedmaofohehouses（aninn，Ithink）andsaid:“Well，Pug。Moreofyourusual>
Theslaver，whoseobePug，bowedverylow，andsaidinawheedlingkindofvoice，“Yes，pleaseyourLordship。”
“Howmuchdoyouwantforthatboy?”askedtheother，pointingto。
“Ah，”saidPug，“IknewyourLordshipwouldpithebest。NodegyourLordshipwithae。Thatboy，now，I'vetakenafanyself。Gotkindoffondofhim，Ihave。I'mthatteedIdidtohavetakenupthisjob。Still，toaerlikeyourLordship—”
“Tellmeyourprice，，”saidtheLordsternly。“DoyouthinkIwanttolistentmaroleofyourfilthytrade?”
“Threehus，myLordtoyourhonourableLordship，buttoanyoneelse—”
“I'llgiveyouahundredandfifty。”
“Ohplease，please，”brokeinLu'tseparateus，whateveryoudo。Youdon'tknow—”Buttheoppedforshesaiandidn'tevennowwanttobeknown。
“Ahundredandfifty，then，”saidtheLord。“Asforyou，littlemaiden，IamsorryIotbuyyouall。Unropemyboy，Pug。Andlook—treattheseotherswellwhiletheyareinyourhandsorit'llbetheworseforyou。”
“ug。“NowwhoeverheardofagentlemaninmywayofbusireatedhisstockbetterthanwhatIdo?Well?Why，Itreat'emlikemyown。”
“That'slikelyenoughtobetrue，”saidtherimly。
