CHAPTER FIFTEEN FURTHER UP AND FURTHER IN(第2页)
&er,”saidLucy,“whereisthis,doyousuppose?”
“Idon'tknow,”saidtheHighKing。“ItremindsmeofsomewherebutI'tgiveitaname。Coulditbesomewhereweoayedforaholidayerevery,verysmall?”
“Itwouldhavetohavebeenajollygoodholiday,”saidEustace。“Ibetthereisn'tatrylikethisanywhereinourworld。Lookatthecolors!You'tgetablueliketheblueoainsinourworld。”
“IsitnotAslan'stry?”saidTirian。
“NotlikeAslan'stopofthatmouheEasterheworld,”saidJill。“I'vebeenthere。”
“Ifyouaskme,”saidEdmund,“it'slikesomewhereintheNarnianworld。Lookatthosemouhebigitaihem。Surelythey'reratherlikethemouoseefromNarnia,theowardbeyoerfall?”
&heyare,”saidPeter。“Onlythesearebigger。”
“Idon'tthinkthoseonesaresoverylikeanythinginNarnia,”saidLucy。“Butlookthere。”Shepoihwardtotheirleft,aoppedaolook。“Thosehills,”saidLuicewoodyoheblueonesbehitheyveryliketheSouthernborderofNarnia?”
“Like!”criedEdmundafteramoment'ssilehey'reexactlylike。Look,there'sMouhhisforkedhead,ahepassintoArdahing!”
“Ahey'renotlike,”saidLucy。“They'redifferent。TheyhavemoreandtheylookfurtherawaythanIrememberedandthey'remore。。。more。。。oh,Idon'tknow。。。”
&herealthing,”saidtheLorysoftly。
SuddenlyFarsighttheEaglespreadhiswiyorfortyfeetupintotheair,cirdaedontheground。
“KingsandQueens,”hecried,“wehaveallbeenblind。Weareooseewhereweare。FromupthereIhaveseeinsmuir,Beaversdam,theGreatRiver,andCairParavelstillshiningoheEasternSea。NarniaishisisNarnia。”
“Buthowitbe?”saidPeter。“ForAslantoldusolderoweshouldoNarnia,andhere>
“Yes,”saidEustadwesawitalldestroyedaout。”
“Andit'sallsodifferent,”saidLucy。
“TheEagleisright,”saidtheLory。“Listeer。WhenAslansaidyouevergobaia,hemeanttheNarhinkingof。ButthatwasnottherealNarnia。ThathadabeginningawasonlyashadoyoftherealNarniawhichhasalwaysbeenhereandalwayswillbehere:justaslandandall,isonlyashadoworethinginAslan'srealworld。YoumournoverNarnia,Lucy。AlloftheoldNarniathatmattered,allthedearcreatures,havebeendrawnintotherealNarniathroughtheDoor。Andofcourseitisdifferent;asdifferehingisfromashadoworaswakinglifeisfromadream。”Hisvoicestirredeveryorumpetashespokethesewords:butwhenheaddedunderhisbreath“It'sallinPlato,allinPlato:blessme,whatdotheyteachthemattheseschools!”theolderowassoexactlylikethesortofthingtheyhadheardhimsaylongagointhatotherworldwherehisbeardwasgrayinsteadofgoldeheywerelaughingahelaughhimself。Butveryquicklytheyallbecamegraveagain:for,asyouknow,thereisakindofhappinessamakesyouserious。Itistoogoodtowasteonjokes。
ItisashardtoexplainhowthissunlitlandwasdifferentfromtheoldNarniaasitwouldbetotellyouhowthefruitsofthattrytaste。Perhapsyouwillgetsomeideaofitifyouthihis。Youmayhavebeeninaroominwhichtherethatlookedoutonalovelybayoftheseareewoundawayamongmountains。Andinthewallofthatroomoppositetothewindowtheremayhavebeenalookingglass。Andasyouturnedawayfromthewindowyousuddenlycaughtsightofthatseaorthatvalley,allain,inthelookingglass。Ahemirror,orthevalleyinthemirror,wereithesameastherealohesametimetheyweresomehowdifferent—deeper,morewonderful,morelikeplaastory:inastoryyouhaveverymuttoknow。ThediffereheoldNarniaandthenewNarniawaslikethat。Theneertry:everyrodflowerandbladeofgrasslookedasifitmeantmore。I'tdescribeitahat:ifeveryougetthereyouhatImean。
ItwastheUniedupwhateveryonewasfeeliampedhisrightfore-hoofonthegroundahencried:
“Ihaveeatlast!Thisismyrealtry!IbelohisisthelandIhavebeenlookingforallmylife,thoughIillnow。ThereasoheoldNarniaisthatitsometimeslookedalittlelikethis。Bree-hee-hee!efurtherup,efurtherin!”
Heshookhismaneandsprangforwardigallop—aUni'sgallop,whiourworld,wouldhavecarriedhimoutofsightis。Butnowamethinghappened。Everyoorun,andtheyfouotheycouldkeepupwithhim:notonlytheDogsandthehumatlePuzzleandshedPoggiheairflewintheirfacesasiftheyweredrivingfastinacarwithoutawihetryflewpastasiftheywereseeingitfromthewindoresstrain。Fasteraheyraooortiredoroutofbreath。