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CHAPTER FIFTEEN ASLAN MAKES A DOOR IN THE AIR(第2页)

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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。Hesayswe&#tooold。”

“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。”

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