CHAPTER SIXTEEN THE HEALING OF HARMS（第2页）

&hslippedofftheirtaurs（whotookhem）。

“IwishIwasathome，”saidJill。

&aodded，sayingnothing，andbithislip。

“Ihavee，”saidadeepvoidthem。TheyturnedandsawtheLionhimself，shtarohioolookpaleandshadowyparedwithhim。AhaobreatheJillfotaboutthedeadKingofNarniaandrememberedonlyhowshehadmadeEustacefalloverthedhoedtomuffnearlyallthesigns，andaboutallthesnappingsandquarrellings。Aosay“I'msorry”butsheotspeak。ThentheLioowardhimwithhiseyes，adownaheirpalefaceswithhistongue，andsaid:

“Thinkofthatnomore。Iwillnotalwaysbesg。YouhavedoheworkforwhityouintoNarnia。”

“Please，Aslan，”saidJill，“maywegohomenow?”

“Yes。IhaveetyouHome，”saidAslan。Thenheopenedhismouthwideahistimetheyhadnosenseofflyingthroughtheair:iseemedthattheyremaiill，andthewildbreathofAslaheshipandthedeadKileandthesnowaersky。Forallthesethiotheairlikewreathsofsmoke，aheywerestandinginessofmid-summersunshine，onsmmightytrees，andbesideafair，freshstream。

&heysawthattheywereoheMountainofAslan，highupaboveaheendofthatworldinwhiialies。Butthestrahingwasthatthefuneralmusigstillwenton，thoughellwhereit。TheywerewalkireamandtheLiohem:andhebecamesobeautiful，andthemusics，thatJilldidnotknowwhiitwasthatfilledhereyes>

ThenAslahelookediream。Ahegoldehebedofthestream，layKing，dead，ingoverhimlikeliquidglass。Hislongwhitebeardswayedier-weed。AndallthreestoodaheLioLioearmorepretheEarthwouldbeifitwasasinglesoliddiamond。AndJillEustacelookedherlikeachildorlikeabandwantilikeagr。Atleast，thatistheshecouldgettoit;butreally，asshesaid，peopledon'tseemtohaveanyparticularagesonthatmountain。

“SonofAdam，”saidAslan，“gointothatthidpluckthethornthatyouwillfindthere，andbringittome。”

&aceobeyed。Thethornwasafootlongandsharpasarapier。

“Driveitintomypaw，SonofAdam，”saidAslan，holdinguphisrightfore-pareadipadto>

“MustI?”saidEustace。

“Yes，”saidAslan。

&acesethisteethahornintotheLion'spad。Aagreatdropofblood，redderthahatyouhaveeverseenined。

AnditsplashedireamoverthedeadbodyoftheKing。Atthesamemomentthedolefulmusicstopped。AndthedeadKiobeged。Hiswhitebeardturogray，andfromgraytoyellow，andgotshorteraher;andhissunkencheeksgrewrouhewrihed，andhiseyesopened，andhiseyesandlipsbothlaughed，andsuddenlyheleapedupandstoodbeforethem—averyyoungman，oraboy。（ButJill'tsaywhich，becauseofpeoplehavingnoparticularagesinAslan'stry。Eveninthisworld，ofcourse，itisthestupidestwhoaremostchildishaupidestgrown-upswhrownup。）AoAslanandflunghisarmsasfarastheywouldgoroundthehugenedhegaveAslarongkissesofaKing，andAslahewildkissesofaLion。

Atlastturhers。Hegaveagreatlaughofastonishedjoy。

“Why!Eustace!”hesaid。“Eustace!Soyoudidreadoftheworldafterall。Whataboutmysed-bestswordthatyoubrokeo?”

&acemadeasteptowardhimwithbothha，butthendrewbackwithasomeression。

“Lookhere!Isay，”hestammered。“It'sallverywell。Butaren'tyou?—Imeandidn'tyou—?”

“Oh，don'tbesuass，”said。

“But，”saidEustagatAslan。“Hasn'the—erdied?”

“Yes，”saidtheLiovoice，almost（Jillthought）asifhewerelaughing。“Hehasdied。Mostpeoplehave，youknow。Evehereareveryfewwhohaven't。”

“Oh，”said。“Iseewhat'sbyou。YouthinkI'maghost，orsomedon'tyousee?IwouldbethatifIappearedinNarnianow:becauseIdon'tbelongthereaone'tbeaghostinone'shtbeaghostifIgotintoyourworld。Idon'tknow。ButIsupposeitisn'tyourseither，nowyou'rehere。”

&hoperoseinthe'shearts。ButAslanshookhisshaggyhead。“No，mydears，”hesaid。“Whemehereagain，youwillhaveetostay。Butnotnow。Youmustgobacktoyourownworldforawhile。”

“Sir，”said，“I'vealwayswaohavejustoheirworld。Isthatwrong?”

“Youtwrongthingsahatyouhavedied，myson，”saidAslan。“Andyoushallseetheirworld—forfivemiheirtime。Itwilltakenolongerforyoutosetthingsrightthere。”ThenAslaowhatJillaaceweregoingbadallaboutExperimentHouse:heseemedtoknowitquiteaswellastheydid。

“Daughter，”saidAslantoJill，“pluckaswitchoffthatbush。”Shedid;andassoonasitwasituroafinenewridingcrop。

“Now，SonsofAdam，drawyourswords，”saidAslan。“Butuseo，foritisd，nainstwhom1sendyou。”

“Areyouingwithus，Aslan?”saidJill。

“Theyshallseeonlymyback，”saidAslan。

&hemrapidlythroughthewood，aheyhadgonemaheerimentHouseapp。ThenAslathesunshookintheskyandthirtyfeetofthewallfelldowheylhthegap，downintotheschoolshrubberyandontotheroofofthegym，alluhesamedullautumnskywhichtheyhadseeheiradventuresbegan。AslaoJillaadbreathedupoouchedtheirforeheadswithhistohenhelaydownamidthegaphehadmadeinthewallandturnedhisgoldenbagland，andhislordlyfacetowardhisownlands。AtthesamemomentJillsawfigureswhomshekupthroughthelaurelstowardthem。MostofthegahereAdelaPennyfatherandajor，EdithWi，'Spotty&#BahetwoloathsomeGarretttwins。Butsuddeopped。Theirfaged，andallthemeanness，ceit，cruelty，andsdisappearedinonesingleexpressionofterror。Fortheysawthewallfallendown，andalieasayoulyinginthegap，andthreefiguresihesonsintheirhandsrushingdownuponthem。For，withthestrengthofAslaninthem，JillpliedherthegirlsanddEustacepliedtheflatsoftheirswordsontheboyssowellthatintwomihebullieswererunninglikemad，gout，'Murder!Fascists!Lions!Itisn'tfair。'AheHead（whowas，bytheway，awoman）ingouttoseeening。AndwhehelionandthebrokenianandJillaashequitefailedteritbacktothehouseandbeganringingupthepolicewithstoriesaboutalionesadesvictswhobrokedownwallsandcarrieddrawnswords。IofallthisfussJillaaceslippedquietlyindoorsahtts，andwentbatohisownworld。AAslan'sholeagaihepolicearrivedandfoundnolion，nobrokenwall，andnovidtheHeadbehaviic，therewasaninquiryihing。AndintheinquiryallsortsofthingsaboutExperime，andaboutteexpelled。Afterthat，theHead'sfriendssawthattheHeadwasnouseasaHead，sotheygothermadeaoiherHeads。Aheyfoundshewasn'tmuchgoodevenatthat，theygotherintoParliamentwhereshelivedhappilyeverafter。

&aceburiedhisfilyointheschoolgrounds，butJillsmuggledhershomeaafancy-dressballholidays。AndfromthatdayfsgedforthebetteratExperimebecamequiteagoodsdJillaacewerealwaysfriends。

ButfarRiliaher，theNavigator，Tenthofthatname，andmournedforhim。Hehimselfruledhelandyinhisdays，thoughPuddleglum（whosefootwasasgoodashreeweeks）oftehatbrightmhtoernoons，andthatyou'texpeestolast。Theopeningintothehillsideen，asummerdaystheNarniansgoihshipsandlanternsanddowerandsailting，onthecrouelliherstoriesofthecitiesthatliefathomsdeepbelow。IfeveryouhavethelucktogotoNarniayourself，dettohavealookatthosecaves。