CHAPTER FOUR THE DWARF TELLS OF PRINCE CASPIAN（第2页）

&upinbedandsawthattheroomwasfullofmoonlight。Doelius，muffledinahoodedrobeandholdingasmalllampinhishand，stoodbythebedside。

rememberedatoheyweregoingtodo。Hegotupandputohes。Athoughitwasasummercolderthaedandwasquitegladwheoredhiminarobelikehisownandgavehimapairofwarm，softbuskinsforhisfeet。Amomehmuffledsothattheycouldhardlybeseeninthedarkcorridors，andbothshodsothattheymadealmosterandpupillefttheroom。

followedtheDhmanypassagesaairdatlast，throughalittledooriheycameoutupontheleads。Ohebattlements，oeeproof;belowthem，allshadowyahecastlegardearsandmooheyotherdoor，whitothegreattraltowerofthewholecastle:Doeliusuaoclimbthedarkwindingstairofthetoianwasbeied;hehadneverbeehisstairbefore。

It，butwhentheycameoutontheroofofthetoianhadgothisbreath，hefeltthatithadbeehit。Awayhthecouldsee，ratherindistiernMountains。OhegleamoftheGreatRiver，ahingwassoquietthathecouldhearthesouerfallatBeaversdam，amileaway。Therewasnodiffipigoutthetwostarstheyhadetosee。Theyhungratherlowihernsky，almhtastwolittlemoonsandveryclosetogether。

&heygoingtohavea?”heaskediruckvoice。

“Nay，dearPriheDodhetoospokeihegreatlordsoftheupperskykepsoftheirdahat。LookwellupoheirmeetingisfortunateandmeagoodforthesadrealmofNarnia。Tarva，theLordofVictory，salutesAlambil，theLadyofPeace。Theyarejustingtotheir。”

“It'sapitythattreegetsintheian。“We'dreallyseebetterfromtheWestThitisnotsohigh。”

DoeliussaidnothingforabouttwomioodstillwithhiseyesfixedonTarvaandAlambil。Thenhedrebreathao。

“There，”hesaid。“Youhaveseenwhatnomannowalivehasseen，norwillseeagain。A。Weshouldhaveseeerfromthesmallerthtyouhereforanotherreason。”

lookedupathim，buttheDoctor'shoodostofhisface。

&ueofthistower，”saidDoelius，“isthatwehavesixemptyroomsbehus，andalongstair，athebottomofthestairislocked。Weotbeoverheard。”

“Areyougoingtotellmewhatyouwouldn'ttellmetheotherday?”said。

“Iam，”saidtheDoctor。“Butremember。YouandImustalkaboutthesethihere—oopoftheGreatTower。”

“No。That'sapromise，”said。“Butdogoon，please。”

“Listen，”saidtheDoctor。“AllyouhaveheardaboutOldNarniaistrue。ItisnotthelaisthetryofAslaryoftheWakingTreesandVisibleNaiads，ofFaunsandSatyrs，iants，ofthegodsaaurs，ofTalkiwasagaihefirstfought。ItisyouTelmarineswhosilesahefountains，andwhokilledaheDwarfsandFauns，aryingtocoverupevehem。TheKiallowthemtobespokenof。”

“Oh，Idowishwehadn't，”said。“AndIamgladitwasalltrue，evenifitisallover。”

“Manyofyourracewishthati，”saidDoelius。

“But，Doctor，”said，“whydoyousaymyrace?Afterall，Isupposeyou'reaTelmarioo。”

“AmI?”saidtheDoctor。

“Well，you'reaMananyian。

“AmI?”repeatedtheDoadeepervoice，atthesamembackhishoodsothatcouldseehisfacethemoonlight。

Allatonrealizedthetruthaheoughttohaverealizeditlooreliuswassosmall，andsofat，andhadsuchaverylowothoughtstohisheadatthesamemomehoughtofterror—“He'snotarealman，notamanatall，he'saDwarf，andhe&#htmeupheretokillme。”Theotherwassheerdelight—“TherearerealDwarfsstill，andI'vesee。”

“Soyou'veguesseditintheend，”saidDoelius。“uesseditnearlyright。I'mnotapureDwarf。Ihavehumanbloodioo。ManyDedilesandlivedon，shavingtheirbeardsandwearinghigh-heeledshtobemen。TheyhavemixedwithyourTelmarines。Iamohose，onlyahalf-Dwarf，andifanyofmykirueDwarfs，arestillaliveaheworld，doubtlesstheywoulddespisemeaor。ButneverinalltheseyearshavewefottenourownpeopleaherhappycreaturesofNarnia，andthelong-lostdaysoffreedom。”

“I'm—I'msorry，Doctor，”said。“Itwasn'tmyfault，youknow。”

“Iamnotsayihingsinblameofyou，dearPrinsweredtheDoaywellaskwhyIsaythematall。ButIhavetworeasons。Firstly，becausemyoldhearthascarriedthesesecretmemoriessolongthatitacheswiththemandwouldburstifIdidoyou。Butsedly，forthis:thatwhenyoubeeKingyoumayhelpus，forIknowthatyoualshyouare，lovetheOldThings。”

“Ido，Ido，”said。“Butho?”

“YoudtothepoorremnantsoftheDle，likemyself。Yougatherlearnedmagidtrytofindawayofawakireesoncemore。YousearchthroughallthenooksandwildplacesofthelandtoseeifanyFaunsBeastsorDsstillaliveinhiding。”

“Doyouthinkthereareany?”askedeagerly。

“Idon'tknow—Idon'tknow，”saidtheDoctorsigh。“SometimesIamafraidthere'tbe。Ihavebeenlookingfortraallmylife。SometimesIhavethoughtIheardaDwarf-drumiainight，inthewoods，IthoughtIhadcaughtaglimpseofFaunsandSatyrsdangwayoff;butwheheplace，therewashingthere。Ihaveoftesomethingalenstostartmehopingagain。Idon'tknow。ButatleastyoutrytobeaKiheHighKierofold，andnotlikeyouruncle。”

&'strueabouttheKingsaoo，andabouttheWhiteian。

&ainlyitistrue，”saidelius。“TheirreignwastheGoldenAgeinNarniaandthelandhasenthem。”

“Didtheyliveinthiscastle，Doctor?”

“Nay，mydear，”saidtheoldman。“Thiscastleisathierday。Yreat-grait。ButwhewosonsofAdamawodaughtersofEveweremadeKingsandQueensofNarniabyAslaheylivedileofCairParavel。Nomanalivehasseenthatblessedpladperhapseventheruinsofithavenowvawebelieveitwasfarfromhere，dowhoftheGreatRiver，ontheveryshoreofthesea。”

“Ugh!”saidwithashudder。“DoyoumeanintheBlackWoods?Whereallthe—the—youkslive?”

“Yhnessspeaksasyouhavebeentaught，”saidtheDoctor。“Butitisalllies。Therearenoghoststhere。ThatisastoryiheTelmarines。YsareindeadlyfearoftheseabecausetheyeverquitefetthatinallstoriesAslanoverthesea。Theydon'twanttogoandtheydon'twaogo。Sotheyhaveletgreatwoodsgrowuptocuttheirpeopleofffromthecoast。Butbecausetheyhavequarreledwiththetreestheyareafraidofthewoods。Aheyareafraidofthewoodstheyimagiheyarefullofghosts。AndtheKingsamen，hatingboththeseaandthewood，partlybelievethesestories，andpartlyeheyfeelsaferifnooneinNarogodowandlookouttosea—towardAslan'slandandthemaerheworld。”

Theresilehemforafewmioreliussaid，“e。Wehavebeenhereloistimetogodownandtobed。”

“Mustian。“I'dliketogoontalkingaboutthesethingsforhoursandhoursandhours。”

&beginlookingforus，ifwedidthat，”saidDoelius。