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CHAPTER EIGHT HOW THEY LEFT THE ISLAND(第3页)

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“Beruna&#e,wecallit,”saidTrumpkin。

“Therewasime,”saidPeter。“AndthenfromBerunadowherdayandabit。Weusedtogethomeaboutteatimeonthesedday,goingeasily。Goinghard,wecoulddothewholethinginadayandahalfperhaps。”

“Butrememberit'sallwoodsnokin,“andthereareeododge。”

“Lookhere,”saidEdmund,“hesamewaythatOurDearLittleFriendcame?”

“,yourMajesty,ifyouloveme,”saidtheD>

“Verywell,”saidEdmund。“MayIsayourD。L。F。?”

“Oh,Edmund,”saidSusan。“Don'tkeeponathimlikethat。”

“That'sallright,lass—ImeanyourMajesty,”saidTrumpkinwithachuckle。“Ajibewon'traiseablister。”(AheyofteheD。L。F。tillthey'dalmottenwhatitmeant。)

“AsIwassaying,”uedEdmund,“wegothatway。Whyshouldn'twerowalittlesouthtillweetoGlasswaterdrowupit?ThatbringsusupbehindtheHilloftheStoable,andwe'llbesafewhilewe'reatsea。IfwestartatonbeattheheadofGlasswaterbefetafewhours'sleep,ahprettyearlytomorrow。”

“Whatathingitistok,”saidTrumpkin。“NoneofusknowanythingaboutGlass>

“Whataboutfood?”askedSusan。

“Oh,we'llhavetodoles,”saidLucy。“Dolet'sgeton。We'vedohi,andwe'vebee>

“Andanyway,noone'sgoiforafishbasketagain,”saidEdmund。

Theyusedosasakindofbagandputagoodma。Thentheyallhadagoodlongdrinkatthewell(fortheywouldmeetnomorefreshwatertilltheylaheheadofthedwentdowheweresorrytoleaveCairParavel,whiinruiofeellikehomeagain。

“TheD。L。F。hadbettersteer,”saidPeter,“andEdandIwilltakeanoareach。Halfamoment,though。We'dbettertakeoffourmail:we&#tobeprettywarmbeforewe'redohegirlshadbetterbeinthebowsandshoutdirestotheD。L。F。becausehedoesn'tknowtheway。You'dbettergetusafairwayouttoseatillwe'vepassedtheisland。”

Andsoonthegreeoftheislandwasfallihem,anditslittlebaysandheadlandswerebeginningtolookflatter,awasrisingandfallileswell。Theseabeganteraroundthemaadtheboatitwasgreenandbubbly。Everythiandtherewasheswishiheclop-clopainstthesidesandthesplashoftheoarsaiherowlocks。Thesu。

ItwasdelightfulforLudSusaninthebows,beheedgeandtryiheirhandsiheyeverquitereaostlypure,palesandbutatchesofpurpleseaweed,couldbeseehem。

“It'slikeoldtimes,”saidLuberetoTerebinthia—andGalma—andSeveheLoneIslands?”

“Yes,”saidSusan,“aheSplendourHyaliheswan'sheadatherprowandthecarvedswan'swingsingbackalmosttoher>

“Andthesilkensails,aernlanterns?”

“Ahepoopandthemusis。”

“Doyourememberwhehemusisupintheriggingplayiitsoundedlikemusicoutofthesky?”

&lySusantookoverEdmund'soarandhecameforwardtojoinLucy。Theyhadpassedtheislandnowandstoodtotheshore—allwoodedaheywouldhavethoughtitveryprettyiftheyhadhetimeenandbreezyandfullofmerryfriends。

&hisisprettygruellingeter。

“'tIrowforabit?”saidLucy。

“Theforyou,”saidPetershortly,notbecausehewascrossbutbecausehehadosparef。

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