CHAPTER SIXTEEN FAREWELL TO SHADOWLANDS（第2页）

&tohimself，“IwillleavethemtotalkforalittleandthenIwillgoodKingErlian。ManyabrightapplehashegivenmewhenIwasbutacolt。”Buthehadsomethihinkof，foroutofthegatewaythereightyaevenaUniightfeelshyinitspresewilookedamomentattheLoryandtheLadyPollya“What，s!”ahshouted“Fledge!GoodoldFledge!”aokissit。

ButbynowtheMousewasagainurgioein。Soallofthempassedinthroughthegoldehedeliellthatblewtowardthemoutofthatgardenandintotheixtureofsunlightandshadowurees，walkingyturfthatwasalldotteders。Theveryfirstthingwhichstruelacewasfarlargerthanithadseemedfromoutside。Butimetothinkaboutthatforpeuptomeettheneweverydire。

Everyoneyouhadeverheardof（ifyoukoryofthesetries）seemedtobethere。TherewasGlimfeathertheOuddleglumtheMarshwiggle，andKingRiliaed，andhismothertheStar'sdaughteraherhimself。AndclosebesidehimweretheLordDrinianandtheLordBerrumpkintheDwarfahegleaurandahuherheroesofthegreatWarofDeliverahenfromanothersidecameCofArdwithKiherandhiswifeQueenAravisandthebraveprihu，hisbrother，aheHorseandHwihen—onderbeyondallwoirian—therefurtherawayihetwogoodBeaversandTumnustheFaun。Andtherewasgreetingandkissingandhand-shakingandoldjokesrevived，（you'venoideahowgoodanoldjokesouakeitoutagaioffiveorsixhundredyears）andthewholeovedforwardtotheteroftheorchardwherethePhoenixsatinatreeandlookeddownuponthemall，aofthattreeweretwothronesandihronesaKingandQueeahateveryoneboweddowhem。Aheymight，forthesetwFrankandQueenHelenfromwhomallthemostaKingsofNarniaandArdaredesdTiriaasyouwouldfeelifyhtbeforeAdamaheirglory。

Abouthalfanhourlater—hthavebeenhalfahuer，fortimethereisimehere—LucystoodwithherdearfrieNarheFaunTumnus，lookingdowhewallofthatgarden，andseeingallNarbelow。Butwhenyoulookeddownyoufoundthatthishillwasmuchhigherthanyouhadthought:itsankdownwithshiningcliffs，thousahemalowerworldlookedhangraiheurnedinwardagainandstoodwithherbacktothewallahegarden。

“Isee，”shesaidatlast，thoughtfully。“Iseenow。Thisgardeable。Itisfarbiggeriwasoutside。”

“hterofEve，”saidtheFauherupaherinyougo，thebiggereverythiheinsideislargerthaside。”

Lucylookedhardatthegardenandsawthatitwasnardenbutaithitsownriversandwoodsandseaandmountains。Buttheywerene:shekhemall。

“Isee，”shesaid。“ThisisstillNarnia，andmorerealahentheNarniadowasitwasmorerealahantheNarniaoutsidethestabledoor!Isee。。。orld，NarniawithinNarnia。。。”

“Yes，”saidMr。Tumnus，“likeahatasyougoinandin，eachcircleislargertha。”

AndLucylookedthiswayandthatandsoonfoundthatahinghadhappeevershelookedat，howeverfarawayitmightbe，onceshehadfixedhereyessteadilyoedcloseasifshewerelhatelescope。ShecouldseethewholeSoutherahegreatcityofTashbaawardshecouldseeCairParaveloheseaandtheverywindowoftheroomthathadonherown。Andfarouttoseashecoulddiscovertheislands，islandsafterislaheworld，aheend，thehugemountainwhichtheyhadcalledAslan'stry。Butitartofagreatountainswhigedroundthewholeworld。Infroseemedtoequiteclose。Theoherleftandsawwhatshetooktobeagreatbankhtly-coloredcloud，thembyagap。Butshelookedharderandsawthatitwasnotacloudatallbutarealland。Andwhenshehadfixedhereyesoicularspotofit，sheato，“Peter!Edmund!eandlook!equidtheydlooked，fortheireyesalsohadbeelikehers。

“Why!”exclaimedPeter。“It'sEngland。Andthat'sthehouseitself—ProfessorKirk'soldhomeirywhereallouradventuresbegan!”

“Ithoughtthathousehadbeeroyed，”saidEdmund。

“Soitwas，”saidtheFaun。“ButyouarenowlookingattheEnglandwithiherealEnglandjustasthisistherealNarnia。AndinthatinnerEnglandnogoodthiroyed。”

&heyshiftedtheireyestoa，aerandEdmundandLucygaspedwithamazementaandbeganwaving:fortheretheysawtheirowher，wavingbackatthemacrossthegreat，deepvalley。Itwaslikewhenyouseepeoplewavingatyoufromthedeckofabigshipwheiomeetthem。

“Howwegetatthem?”saidLucy。

“Thatiseasy，”saidMr。Tumnus。“Thatdthistry—alltherealtries—arereatmountainsofAslaowalkale，upwardandinward，tillitjoinson。AhereisKingFrank'shorallgoup。”

Andsoohemselvesallwalkihera，brightproittowardmountaihanyoucouldseeinthisworldeveheretobeseen。Buttherewasnosnowoains:therewereforestsandgreenslopesaordflashingwaterfalls，oher，goingupforever。Aheywerewalkingongrewhetime，valleyoneachside:andacrossthatvalleythelandwhichwastherealEnglandgrewnearerandnearer。

&aheadwasgrer。Lucysawthatagreatseriesofmany-coloredcliffsledupinfrontofthemlikeagiant'sstairdtheeverythingelse，becauseAslanhimselfwasing，leapingdownfromclifftoclifflikealivingcataractofpoweray。

ApersonwhomAslaohimuzzletheDonkey。YouneversawadonkeylookfeeblerahanPuzzledidashetoAslan，andhelooked，besideAslan，assmallasakitte。Bernard。TheLionboweddownhisheadahingtoPuzzleatwhigearswentdown，butthenhesaidsomethiwhichtheearsperkedupagain。Thehumans'thearwhathehadsaideithertime。ThenAslahemandsaid:

“YoudolooksohappyasImeanyoutobe。”

Lucysaid，“We'resoafraidofbeiaway，Aslan。Andyouhavesentusbatoourownworldsooften。”

“hat，”saidAslaguessed?”

&sleapedandawildhoperosewithinthem。

“Therewasarealrailwayat，”saidAslansoftly。

“Yourfatherandmotherandallofyouare—asyouusedtotheShadowlaermisover:theholidayshavebegun。Thedreamisehisisthem。”

AndasHespokeHenolohemlikealiohatbegahatweresogreatahatIotwritethem。Andforusthisistheendofallthestories，atrulysaythattheyalllivedhappilyeverafter。Butforthemitwasonlythebeginniory。AlltheirlifeinthisworldauresinNarniahadohedthetitlepage:nowatlasttheywerebeginningeoftheGreatStorywhieohhasread:whiforever:inwhicheverychapterisbetterthantheonebefore。