CHAPTER THREE THE DWARF（第1页）
CHAPTERTHREETHEDWARF
&ofsleepingoutofdoorsisthatyousodreadfullyearly。Andwhenyouwakeyouhavetogetupbecausethegroundissohardthatyouareunfortable。Aersworseifthereisnothingbutapplesforbreakfastandyouhavehadnothingbutapplesfhtbefore。WhenLucyhadsaid—trulyenough—thatitwasagl，theredidobeanythiobesaid。Edmundsaidwhateveryonewasfeeling，“We'vesimplygottogetoffthisisland。”
&heyhaddrunkfromthelashedtheirfacestheyallwentdowreamagaintotheshoreaheelwhichdividedthemfromthemainland。
“We'llhavetoswim，”saidEdmund。
“ItwouldbeallrightforSu，”saidPeter（Susanhadwonprizesfatschool）。“ButIdon'tknowabouttherestofus。”By“therestofus”hereallymeantEdmundwho'tyetdotwolengthsattheschoolbaths，andLucy，whocouldhardlys>
“Anyway，”saidSusan，“theremaybets。Fathersaysit'sheinapla'tknow。”
“But，Peter，”saidLucy，“lookhere。IknowIfornutsathome—inEngla'tweallswimlongago—ifitwaslongago—ereKingsandQueensinNarnia?Wecouldridethentoo，anddoallsortsofthings。Don'tyouthink—”
“Ah，butweweresrown-upthen，”saidPeter。
“Wereignedforyearsandyearsahiwejustbackatainnow?”
“Oh!”saidEdmundinavoicewhichmadeeveryoalkingaohim。
“I'vejustseenitall，”hesaid。
&?”askedPeter。
“Why，thewholething，”saidEdmund。“Youknoerepuzzlingaboutlastnight，thatitwasonlyayearagosiNarhinglooksasifnoonehadlivedinCairParavelforhundredsofyears?Well，don'tyousee?Youknowthat，hweseemedtohavelivedinNarbackthroughthewardrobeitseemedtohavetakeall?”
“Goon，”saidSusan。“IthinkI'mbeginniand。”
“Andthatmeans，”uedEdmund，“that，onceyou'reoutofNarnia，youhavenoideahowNarniantimeisgoing。Whyshouldn'thundredsoinNarniawhileonlyoneyearhaspassedforusinEngland?”
“ByJove，Ed，”saidPeter。“Ibelieveyou'vegotit。IreallywashundredsothatwelivedinCairParavel。Andnowwe&#baiajustasifwewereCrusaderslo-SaxonsorAonsorsomeoneingbaland?”
“Howexcitedthey'llbetoseeus—”beganLucy，butatthesamemomenteveryoneelsesaid，“Hush!”or“Look!”Forhingening。
Thereointonthemainlandalittletht，andtheyallfeltsurethatjustbeyondthatpoihoftheriver。Andnow，roundthatpoiosightaboat。Whenithadclearedthepoint，itturnedandbeganingalongthe。Thereweretwopeopleonboard，，theiernandholdingabuwitdmovedasifitwerealive。Boththesepeopleseemedtobesoldiers。Theyhadsteeltheirheadsandlightshirtsof-mail。Theirfaceswerebeardedandhard。Thedrewbathebeatotheithoutmovingafinger。
“This'lldo，”saidthesoldieriheboathadeaboutoppositetothem。
“Whatabouttyiohisfeet，Corporal?”saidtheonhisoars。
“Garher。“Wedon't，abroughtone。He'lldrhwithoutastone，aslongaswe'vetiedthecht。”WiththesewordsheroseandliftedhisbuernowsawthatitwasreallyaliveandwasinfactaDwarf，boundhandandfoashardasheextmomewangjustbesidehisear，andallatohesoldierthrepingtheDwarfiomoftheboat，andfelloverier。HeflouothefarbaerkSusan'sarrowhadstruhishelmet。Heturnedandsawthatshealebutwasalreadyfittingasedarrowt。Butitwasneverused。Assoonashesawhispanionfall，theothersoldier，withaloudcry，jumpedoutoftheboatonthefarside，andhealshtheasapparentlyjustih）aothewoodsofthemainland。
“Quick!Beforeshedrifts!”shoutedPeter。HeandSusan，fullydressedastheywere，plungedihetotheirshoulderstheirhahesideoftheboat。IheyhadhauledhertothebankaheDwarfout，andEdmundwasbusilyeinghisbondswiththepoife。（Peter'sswordwouldhavebeeaswordisveryihissortofworkbecauseyou'tholditaha。）WhenatlasttheDwarfwasfree，hesatup，rubbedhisarmsandlegs，andexclaimed:“Well，whatevertheysay，youdon'tfeellikeghosts。”
&Dwarfshewasverystoddeep-chested。Hewouldhavebeenaboutthreefeethighifhehadbeenstandingup，andanimmensebeardandwhiskersofcoarseredhairleftlittleofhisfacetobeseeabeak-likewinklingblackeyes。
“Aisornot，you'vesavedmylifeandI'mextremelyobligedtoyou。”
“Butwhyshouldwebeghosts?”askedLucy。
“I'vebeentoldallmylife，”saidtheDwarf，“thatthesewoodsalongtheshorewereasfullofghostsastheywereoftrees。That'swhatthestoryis。Andthat'swhy，wheogetridofaheyusuallybringhimdowheyweredoingwithme）andsaythey'llleavehimtotheghosts。ButIalwayswoheydidn'treallydrowtheirthroats。Iebelievedis。Butthosetwocowardsyou'vejustshotbelievedallright。TheyweremhteakiomydeaththanIwasofgoing!”
“Oh，”saidSusan。“Sothat'swhytheybothrana>
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