CHAPTER FIFTEEN ASLAN MAKES A DOOR IN THE AIR(第2页)
Atthis,halftheTelmarinesbegahereyouare。Toldyouso。He'sgoingtokillusall,sendusrightoutoftheworld,”aherhalfbeganthrowisandslappiheronthebadwhispering,“Thereyhthaveguessedwedidn'tbelongtothisplacewithallitsqueer,nasty,unnaturalcreatures。We'reofroyalblood,you'llsee。”AndevendeliusandtheturoAslanwithlooksofamazementontheirfaces。
“Peace,”saidAslanintheloasohisgrowl。Theearthseemedtoshakealittleandeverylivingthinginthegrovebecamestillasstone。
“You,Sir,”saidAslan,“mighthaveknownthatyouofNarniaunless,liketheKingsofold,youwereasonofAdamaheworldofAdam'ssons。Andsoyouare。Manyyearsagointhatworld,inadeepseaofthatworldwhichiscalledtheSouthSea,ashiploadofpiratesweredrivenbystormonanisland。Aheydidaspirateswould:killedtheookthenativewomenforalmwine,anddrankandweredrunk,andlayintheshadeofthepalmtrees,andwokeupandquarreled,aimeskilledoher。Ahesefrayssixwereputtoflightbytherestaheirwomeeroftheislandandupamountaiheythought,iohide。Butitwasohemagicalplacesofthatworld,ohesbetweenchatworldandthis。Thereweremanysbetweenworldsiheyhavegrowhiswaso:Idonotsaythelast。Andsotheyfell,orrose,orblundered,htthrough,andfouhisworld,intheLandofTelmarwhichwastheledisalongstory:Iwillnow。Aheirdestslivedandbecameafierdproudpeople;andaftermaherewasafamielmarandtheyinvadedNarnia,whichwastheninsomedisorder(butthatalsowouldbealongstory),aa。Doyoumarkallthiswell,King?”
“Idoindeed,Sir,”said。“IwaswishingthatIorehonourablelineage。”
“YoueoftheLordAdamandtheLadyEve,”saidAslan。“Andthatisbhtoerecttheheadofthepar,aobowtheshouldersofthegreatestemperoroh。Bet。”
bowed。
“Andnow,”saidAslan,“youmeelmar,willyougobacktothatislandintheworldofmenfromwhichyourfathersfirstcame?Itisnobadplace。Theraceofthosepirateswhofirstfoundithasdiedout,anditiswithoutinhabitants。Therearegoodwellsoffreshwater,andfruitfulsoil,andtimberf,andfishinthelagoohermenofthatworldhavediscoveredit。Thechasmisopenforyourreturn;butthisImustwarnyou,thatonceyouhavegh,itwillclosebehindyouforever。Therewillbenomoreertheworldsbythatdoor。”
Therewassilenent。Thenaburly,detlookingfellowamoelmarinesoldierspushedforwardandsaid:“Well,I'lltaketheoffer。”
“Itiswell,”saidAslan。“Andbecauseyouhavespokenfirst,strongmagiyou。Yourfutureinthatworldshallbegood。eforth。”
Theman,noale,cameforward。Aslanandhiscourtdrewaside,leavinghimfreeaptydoorwayofthestakes。
“Ghit,myson,”saidAslaowardhimandtougtheman'shhisown。AssoonastheLion'sbreath,anewlookaled,butnotunhappy—asifheweretryingtoremembersomething。ThenhesquaredhisshouldersaheDoor。
Everyone'seyeswerefixedohethreepiecesofwood,andthroughthemthetreesandgrassandskyofNarhemahedoorposts:then,inonesed,hehadvaerly。
FromtheothereheremainingTelmariupawailing。“Ugh!What'shappeohim?Doyoumeantomurderus?Wewon'tgothatway。”AndthehecleverTelmarinessaid:“Wedon'tseeahroughthosesticks。Ifyouwantustobelieveinit,whydoesn'toneofyougo?Allyourownfriendsarekeepingwellawayfromthesticks。”
InstantlyReepicheepstoodforwardandbowed。“Ifmyexamplebeofanyservi,”hesaid,“Iwilltakeelevehroughthatarchatywithoutamoment'sdelay。”
“Nay,littleone,”saidAslan,layiypaweversolightlyonReepicheep'shead。“Theywoulddodreadfulthingstoyouinthatworld。Theywouldshowyouatfairs。Itisotherswhomustlead。”
“eon,”saidPetersuddenlytoEdmundandLue'sup。”
“Whatdoyoumean?”saidEdmund。
“Thisway,”saidSusaoknowallaboutit。“Batothetrees。We'vegottoge。”
“gewhat?”askedLucy。
“Ourclothes,ofcourse,”saidSusan。“Nicefoolswe'dlookoformofaationinthese。”
“Butsareat'scastle,”saidEdmund。
“No,they'renot,”saidPeter,stillleadiothethickestwood。“They'reallhere。Theywerebroughtdownihism。It'sallarranged。”
“WasthatwhatAslanwastalkingtoyouandSusanaboutthism?”askedLucy。
&ahings,”saidPeter,hisfan。“I'ttellittoyouall。TherewerethiosaytoSuandmebecausewe'renotingbaia。”
“Never?”criedEdmundandLudismay。
“Oh,youteter。“Atleast,fromwhathesaid,I'mprettysurehemeansyoutogetbaeday。ButnotSuandme。Hesayswetooold。”
“Oh,Peter,”saidLucy。“Whatawfulbadluyoubearit?”
&hinkI,”saidPeter。“It'sallratherdifferentfromwhatIthought。You'lluaestoyourlasttime。But,quick,hereares。”
Itwasodd,andnotveryakeofftheirroyaldtoebatheirsgs(notveryfreshnow)intothatgreatassembly。OwooftheelmariheothercreaturesalldroseupinhoheHighKing,andQueenSusanoftheHorn,andKingEdmund,aherewereaffeateand(onLucy'spart)tearfulfarewellswithalltheiroldfriends—animalkisses,andhugsfromBulgyBears,andhandswrungbyTrumpkin,andalasttickly,whiskerishembracewithTrufflehunter。AndofcourseofferedtheHornbacktoSusanandofcourseSusantoldhimtokeepit。Andthen,wonderfullyandterribly,itwasfarewelltoAslanhimself,aookhisplacewithSusan'shandsonhisshouldersandEdmund'sonhersandLucy'sonhisaoftheTelmarine'sonLucy's,andsoinaloheymovedforwardtotheDoor。Afterthatentwhichishardtodescribe,fortheseemedtobeseeihingsatohemouthofaingintreenandblueofanislandinthePacific,wherealltheTelmarineswouldfihemomehroughtheDoor。ThesedwasagladeinNarnia,thefacesofDwarfsahedeepeyesofAslaepattheBadger'scheeks。Butthethird(idlystheothertwo)wasthegray,gravellysurfaceofaplatforminatrystation,ahluggagerouheywereallsittingasiftheyhad—alittleflatanddrearyforamomeheyhadbeenthrough,butalso,uedly,soiththefamiliarrailwaysmellandtheEnglishskyaermbeforethem。
“eter。“Wehavehadatime。”
“Bother!”saidEdmund。“I'veleftmyoria。”