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CHAPTER ELEVEN THE DUFFLEPUDS MADE HAPPY（第1页）
CHAPTERELEVENTHEDUFFLEPUDSMADEHAPPY
LucyfollowedthegreatLionoutintothepassageandatonceshesawanoldma，dressedinaredrobe。Hiswhitehairithachapletofoakleaves，hisbeardfelltohisgirdle，aedhimselfwithacuriouslycarvedstaff。WhenhesawAslanhebowedlowandsaid，“Wele，Sir，totheleastofyourhouses。”
“Doyougrowweary，，suchfoolishsubjectsasIhavegivenyouhere?”
“No，”saidtheMagi，“theyareverystupidbutthereisnorealharminthem。Ibegintogrowratherfoures。Sometimes，perhaps，Iamalittleimpatient，waitingforthedaywhentheybegovernedbywisdomihisroughmagic。”
“Allingoodtime，，”saidAslan。
“Yes，alliime，Sir，”wastheanswer。“Doyouioshowyourselftothem?”
“Nay，”saidtheLion，withalittlehalf-growlthatmeant（Lucythought）thesameasalaugh。“Ishhteoftheirsenses。Manystarswillgrowoldaaketheirrestinislandsbeforeyourpeopleareripeforthat。AndtodaybeforesuvisitTrumpkintheDwarfwherehesitsileofCairParavelgthedaystillhismastere。Iwilltellhimallyourstory，Luotlooksosad。Weshallmeetsoonagain。”
“Please，Aslan，”saidLucy，“whatdoyou?”
“Icallalltimessoon，”saidAslan;andinstantlyhewasvanishedawayandLucywasaloheMagi。
“Gone!”saidhe，“andyouafallen。It'salwayslikethat，you'tkeephim;it'snotasifhewereatamelion。Andhowdidyouenjoymybook?”
“Partsofitverymudeed，”saidLucy。“DidyouknowIwasthereallthetime?”
“Well，ofcourseIkheDuffersmakethemselvesiyouwouldbeingaloakethespelloff。Iwasn'tquitesureoftheexadIwasn'tespethewatchthism。Youseetheyhadmademeiooandbeinginvisiblealwaysmakesmesosleepy。Heigh-ho—thereI'myawningagain。Areyouhungry?”
“Well，perhapsIamalittle，”saidLucy。“I'vehetimeis。”
“e，”saidtheMagi。“AlltimesmaybesoontoAslan;butinmyhomeallhungrytimesareoneo'clock。”
Heledheralittlewaydownthepassageandopenedadin，Ludherselfiroomfullofsunlightaablewasbarewheered，butitwasictable，andatawordfromtheoldmaablecloth，silver，plates，glassesandfoodappeared。
“Ihopethatiswhatyouwouldlike，”saidhe。“Ihavetriedtogiveyoufoodmorelikethefoodofyouroerhapsyouhavehadlately。”
“It'slovely，”saidLudsoitwas;ae，pipinghot，bandgreerawberryisquashtodrinkwiththemealandacupofchocolatetofollow。Butthemagihimselfdrankoeoherewasnothingalarmingabouthim，andLudheweresoongawaylikeoldfriends。
&hespellwork?”askedLucy。“WilltheDuffersbevisibleagainatonce?”
“Ohyes，they'revisiblenow。Butthey'reprobablyallasleepstill;theyalwaystakearestinthemiddleoftheday。”
“Andnowthatthey'revisible，areyougoihemoffbeingugly?Willyoumakethemastheywerebefore?”
&'sratheradelicatequestion，”saidtheMagi。“Yousee，it'sohinktheyweresoolookatbefore。Theysaythey'vebeehatisn'twhatIcalledit。Masaythegewasforthebetter。”
&heyawfullyceited?”
“Theyare。OratleasttheChiefDufferis，aaughtalltheresttobe。Theyalwaysbelieveevery>
“We'd，”saidLucy。
“Yes—we'dgetohim，inaway。OfcourseIhimihingelse，orevenputaspellonhimwhiakethemnotbelieveawordhesaid。ButIdon'tliketodothat。It'sbetterforthemtoadmirehimthantoadmirenobody。”
“Don'ttheyadmireyou?”askedLucy。
“Oh，notme，”saidtheMagi。“Theywouldn'tadmireme。”
“Whatwasityouuglifiedthemfor—Imean，whattheycalluglified?”
&heywouldn'tdowhattheyweretold。Theirworkistomindthegardenaforme，astheyimagiforthemselves。Theywouldn'tdoitatallifIdidn'tmakethem。Andofcardenyouwahereisabeautifulspringabouthalfamileathehill。Andfromthatspringthereflowsastreamwhiesrightpastthegarden。AllIaskedthemtodowastotaketheirwaterfromthestreamirudginguptwiththeirbucketstwoorthreetimesadayandtiribesidesspillinghalfofitonthewayback。Buttheywouldn'tseeit。Iheyrefusedpointblank。”
&heyasstupidasallthat?”askedLucy。
TheMagisighed。“Youwouldn'tbelievethetroublesI'vehadwiththem。Afewmonthsagotheywereallfuptheplatesandknivesbeforedisavedtimeafterward。I'vecaughtthemplantioestosavewhentheyweredugup。Ointothedairyahemwereatwallthemilkout;ofmoviIseeyou'vefi'sgoandlookattheDuffersnowtheybelookedat。”
&intoanotherroomwhichwasfullofpolishedishardtouand—suchasAstrolabes，Orreries，oseters，busesandTheodolinds—aheyhadetothewindow，theMagisaid，“There。ThereareyourDuffers。”
“Idon'tseeanybody，”saidLudwhatareths?”
&hiedatweredottedalloverthelevelgrass。Theywerelyverylikemushrooms，butfartoobig—thestalksaboutthreefeethighandtheumbrellasaboutthesamelengthfromedgetoedge。Whenshelookedcarefullyshehatthestalksjoiheumbrellasnotinthemiddlebutatonesidewhiuothem。Andtherewassomething—asortoflittlebundle—lyithefootofeachstalk。Infagershegazedatthemthelesslikemushroomstheyappeared。Theumbrellapartwasnotreallyrouhoughtatfirst。Itwaslowasbroad，aoherewereagreatmayormore。
&ruckthree。
Instantlyamostextrahappehe“mushrooms”suddenlyturhelittlebundleswhichhadlaiomofthestalkswereheadsaalksthemselveswerelegs。Butoeachbody。Eachbodyhadasihicklegrightutoohelegofaone-leggedman）andattheendofit，asingleenormousfoot-abroadtoedfootwiththetupalittlesothatitlookedratherlikeasmalloe。Shesawiheyhadlookedlikemushrooms。Theyhadbeenlyingflatontheirbackseachwithitssiraightupintheairanditsenormousfootspreadoutaboveit。Shelearhatthiswastheirordinaryway;forthefootkeptoffbothrainandsunandforaMonopodtolieusownfootisalmostasgoodasbei。
