CHAPTER NINE WHAT LUCY SAW（第1页）

ILUCYSAW

SUSAwoboyswerebitterlytiredwithrowiheyrouheadlahefinalpullupGlasswateritself，andLucy'sheadathelonghoursofsunandtheglareorumpkihevoyagetobeover。Theseatoosteerhadbeenmadeformen，notDwarfs，areachthefloor-boards;andeveryoneknowshowunfortablethatisevees。Andastheyallgrewmoretired，theirspiritsfell。Uptillnowthehadohinkingofhowtogettoohattheywoulddowhentheyfoundhim，andhowahandfulofDwarfsandwoodlaurescoulddefeatanarmyofgro>

TwilightwasingonastheyrowedslowlyupthewindingsofGlasswaterCreek—atwilightwhiedasthebanksdrewcletherandthetreesbeganalmosttomeetoverhead。ItwasveryquietihesoundoftheseadiedawaybehiheyhearthetrickleofthelittlestreamsthatpoureddowintoGlass>

&ashoreatlast，fartootiredtoattemptlightingafire;andevenasupperofapples（thoughmostofthemfeltthattheyedtoseeanappleagaierthantryingtocatchorshootanythilesilentmungtheyallhuddleddowhemossaweenfebeechtrees。

EveryoLuttosleepatonce。Lugfarlesstired，foundithardtogetfortable。Also，shehadfottentillnowthatallDwarfsshatowaysofgetti，sosheopenedhereyes。

Throughagapinthebradbranchesshecouldjustseeapatchofwateriheskyaboveit。Then，withathrillofmemory，shesawagaihoseyears，thebrightNarnianstars。Shehadohembetterthaarsofourownworld，becauseasaQueeninNarniashehadgoobedmuchlaterthanasaEngland。Aheywere—atleast，threeofthesummerstellationscouldbeseenfromwhereshelay:theShip，theHammer，andtheLeopard。“DearoldLeopard，”shemurmuredhappilytoherself。

&tingdrowsiershewasgettingmoreawake—withanodd，night-time，dreamishkindofwakefulheCreekwasgrhter。Shekhatthenmoonwasonit，thoughshe'tseethemoon。Aofeelthatthewholeforestwasingawakelikeherself。Hardlyknowi，shegotupquidwalkedalittledistanceawayfromtheirbivouac。

“Thisislovely，”saidLucytoherself。Itwasdfresh，deliellswerefloatingeverywhere。

Somewhereclosebysheheardthetwitterofanightiosiopping，thenbeginningagain。Itwasalittlelighterahead。Shewentthtaoaplacewheretherewerefewertrees，aoonlight，butthemoonlightandtheshadowssomixedthatyoucouldhardlybesurewhereanythingas。Atthesamemomeiisfiedatlastwithhistuningup，burstintofullsong。

Lucy'seyesbegantogrowaedtothelight，ahetreesthatwerehermoredistinctly。AgreatlongingfortheolddayswhealkinNarniacameoverher。Sheklyhoweachofthesetreeswouldtalkifonlyshecouldwakethem，andwhatsortofhumanformitwouldputon。Shelookedatasilverbirch:itwouldhaveasoft，showeryvoidwouldlooklikeaslendergirl，withhairblownallaboutherfadfondofdang。Shelookedattheoak:hewouldbeawizeheartyoldmanwithafrizzledbeardandwartsonhisfads，andhairgrowingoutofthewarts。Shelookedatthebeederwhichshewasstanding。Ah!shewouldbethebestofall。Shewouldbeagraoothaheladyofthewood。

“Oh，Trees，Trees，Trees，”saidLucy（thoughshehadendiall）。“Oh，Trees，ake。Don'tyourememberit?Don'tyourememberme?DryadsandHamadryads，etome。”

Thoughtherewashofwiirredabouther。Therustliheleaveswasalmostlikewords。Thenightioppedsingingasiftolistentoit。

Lucyfeltthatatashewouldbegiandwhatthetreesweretryingtosay。ButthemomentdidherustlihenightissohemoonlightthewoodlookedmaiLucyhadthefeeling（asyousometimeshavewheorememberaeandalmostgetit，butitvanishesbeforeyoureallydo）thatshehadjustmissedsomething:asifshehadspokereesasplitsedtoosoonorasplitsedtoolate，orusedalltherightwordsexe，orputihatwasjustwrong。

Quitesuddeofeeltired。Shewentbacktothebivouauggleddoweter，andies。

Itwasadcheerlesswakingforthemallm，withagraytwilightinthewood（forthesunhadrisehingdampanddirty。

“Apples，heigh-ho，”saidTrumpkinwitharuefulgrin。“Imustsayyouakingsandqueensdon'toverfeedyourcourtiers!”

&oodupandshookthemselvesa。Thetreeswerethidtheycouldseehanafewyardsiion。

“IsupposeyourMajestiesknowthewayallright?”saidtheD>

“Idon't，”saidSusan。“I'vehesewoodsinmylifebefore。InfactIthoughtallaloohavegoheriver。”

&hinkyoumighthavesaidsoatthetime，”ahpardonablesharpness。

“Oh，don'ttakeanynoticeofher，”saidEdmund。“Shealwaysisawetbla。You'vegotthatpopassofyours，Peter，haven'tyou?Well，then，we&#htasrain。We'veonlygottokeepongoing—crossthatlittleriver，thewhat-do-you-call-it?—theRush—”

“Iknoeter。“TheojoinsthebigriverattheFordsofBeruna，orBeruna&#e，astheD。L。F。callsit。”

“That&#ht。Crossitandstrikeuphill，andwe'llbeattheStoable（Aslan'sHow，Imeaornineo'clock。IhopeKingwillgiveusagoodbreakfast!”

“Ihopeyht，”saidSusan。“Iemberallthatatall。”

“That'sthewirls，”saidEdmuheDwarf。“Theynevercarryamapintheirheads。”

“That'sbecauseourheadshavesomethihem，”saidLucy。

Atfirstthiobegoiywell。Theyeven—thoughttheyhadstruoldpath;butifyouknowanythingaboutwoods，youwillknowthatoneisalwaysfindingimaginarypaths。Theydisappearafteraboutfivemihenyouthinkyouhavefoundanother（aismoreofthesameoalsodisappears，andafteryouhavebeenwellluredouthtdireyourealizethathemwerepatsatall。TheboysandtheDereusedtowoodsaakenihanafewseds。

Theyhadploddedonforabouthalfanhour（threeofthemverystifffromyesterday&#）whenTrumpkinsuddeop。”Theyallstopped。“There'ssomethingfollowingus，”hesaidinalowvoice。“Orrather，somethingkeepingupwithus:overthereoheyallstoodstill，listeningandstaringtilltheirearsandeyesached。“YouandI'dbettereaarrow，”saidSusantoTrumpkin。TheDwarfnodded，ahbowswerereadyforatheparty>

&afewdhfairlyopeningasharplook-out。Theoaplacewheretheuhidtheyhadtopass。Justastheywerepassiherecameasuddehatsnarledandflashed，risingoutfrtwigslikeathu。Luoandwihetwangofabasshefell。Whenshewasabletotakehingsagain，shesawagreatgrim-lookinggraybearlyirumpkin'sarrowinitsside。

“TheD。L。F。beatyouinthatshootingmatch，Su，”saidPeter，withaslightlyforcedsmile。Evenhehadbeehisadventure。