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欧巴小说网>纳尼亚传奇7:最后一战(双语)>chater eight what new the eagle brught
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INtheshadowofthetreesonthefarsideoftheclearingsomethingwasmoving。ItwasglidingveryslowlyNorthward。Atfirstglanceyoumighthavemistakenitforsmoke,foritwasgreyandyoucouldseethingsthroughit。Butthedeathlysmellwasnotthesmellofsmoke。Also,thisthingkeptitsshapeinsteadofbillowingandcurlingassmokewouldhavedone。Itwasroughlytheshapeofamanbutithadtheheadofabird;somebirdofpreywithacruel,curvedbeak。Ithadfourarmswhichitheldhighaboveitshead,stretchingthemoutNorthwardasifitwantedtosnatchallNarniainitsgrip;anditsfingers-alltwentyofthem-werecurvedlikeitsbeakandhadlong,pointed,bird-likeclawsinsteadofnails。Itfloatedonthegrassinsteadofwalking,andthegrassseemedtowitherbeneathit.

AfteronelookatitPuzzlegaveascreamingbrayanddartedintotheTower。AndJill(whowasnocoward,asyouknow)hidherfaceinherhandstoshutoutthesightofit。Theotherswatcheditforperhapsaminute,untilitstreamedawayintothethickertreesontheirrightanddisappeared。Thenthesuncameoutagain,andthebirdsoncemorebegantosing.

Everyonestartedbreathingproperlyagainandmoved。Theyhadallbeenstillasstatueswhileitwasinsight.

“Whatwasit?”saidEustaceinawhisper.

“Ihaveseenitoncebefore,”saidTirian。“Butthattimeitwascarvedinstoneandoverlaidwithgoldandhadsoliddiamondsforeyes。ItwaswhenIwasnoolderthanthou,andhadgoneasaguesttoTheTisroc’scourtinTashbaan.HetookmeintothegreattempleofTash。ThereIsawit,carvedabovethealtar。”

“Thenthat-thatthing-wasTash?”saidEustace.

ButinsteadofansweringhimTirianslippedhisarmbehindJill’sshouldersandsaid,“Howisitwithyou,Lady?”

“A-allright,”saidJill,takingherhandsawayfromherpalefaceandtryingtosmile。“I’mallright。Itonlymademefeelalittlesickforamoment。”

“Itseems,then,”saidtheUnicorn,“thatthereisarealTash,afterall。”

“Yes,”saidtheDwarf。“AndthisfoolofanApe,whodidn’tbelieveinTash,willgetmorethanhebargainedfor!HecalledforTash:Tashhascome。”

“Wherehasit-he-theThing-goneto?”saidJill.

“NorthintotheheartofNarnia,”saidTirian。“Ithascometodwellamongus。Theyhavecalleditandithascome。”

“Ho,ho,ho!”chuckledtheDwarf,rubbinghishairyhandstogether。“ItwillbeasurprisefortheApe。Peopleshouldn’tcallfordemonsunlesstheyreallymeanwhattheysay。”

“WhoknowsifTashwillbevisibletotheApe?”saidJewel.

“WherehasPuzzlegotto?”saidEustace.

TheyallshoutedoutPuzzle’snameandJillwentroundtotheothersideoftheTowertoseeifhehadgonethere.

Theywerequitetiredoflookingforhimwhenatlasthislargegreyheadpeeredcautiouslyoutofthedoorwayandhesaid,“Hasitgoneaway?”Andwhenatlasttheygothimtocomeout,hewasshiveringthewayadogshiversbeforeathunderstorm.

“Iseenow,”saidPuzzle,“thatIreallyhavebeenaverybaddonkey。IoughtnevertohavelistenedtoShift。Ineverthoughtthingslikethiswouldbegintohappen。”

“Ifyou’dspentlesstimesayingyouweren’tcleverandmoretimetryingtobeascleverasyoucould-”beganEustacebutJillinterruptedhim.

“OhleavepooroldPuzzlealone,”shesaid。“Itwasallamistake;wasn’tit,Puzzledear?”Andshekissedhimonthenose.

Thoughrathershakenbywhattheyhadseen,thewholepartynowsatdownagainandwentonwiththeirtalk.

Jewelhadlittletotellthem。Whilehewasaprisonerhehadspentnearlyallhistimetiedupatthebackofthestable,andhadofcourseheardnoneoftheenemies’plans。Hehadbeenkicked(he’ddonesomekickingbacktoo)andbeatenandthreatenedwithdeathunlesshewouldsaythathebelieveditwasAslanwhowasbroughtoutandshowntothembyfirelighteverynight。Infacthewasgoingtobeexecutedthisverymorningifhehadnotbeenrescued。Hedidn’tknowwhathadhappenedtotheLamb.

ThequestiontheyhadtodecidewaswhethertheywouldgotoStableHillagainthatnight,showPuzzletotheNarniansandtrytomakethemseehowtheyhadbeentricked,orwhethertheyshouldstealawayEastwardtomeetthehelpwhichRoonwittheCentaurwasbringingupfromCairParavelandreturnagainsttheApeandhisCalormenesinforce。Tirianwouldverymuchliketohavefollowedthefirstplan:hehatedtheideaofleavingtheApetobullyhispeopleonemomentlongerthanneedbe。Ontheotherhand,thewaytheDwarfshadbehavedlastnightwasawarning。Apparentlyonecouldn’tbesurehowpeoplewouldtakeitevenifheshowedthemPuzzle。AndthereweretheCalormenesoldierstobereckonedwith。Pogginthoughttherewereaboutthirtyofthem。TirianfeltsurethatiftheNarniansallralliedtohisside,heandJewelandthechildrenandPoggin(Puzzledidn’tcountformuch)wouldhaveagoodchanceofbeatingthem。ButhowifhalftheNarnians-includingalltheDwarfs-justsatandlookedon?orevenfoughtagainsthim?Theriskwastoogreat。Andtherewas,too,thecloudyshapeofTash。Whatmightitdo?

Andthen,asPogginpointedout,therewasnoharminleavingtheApetodealwithhisowndifficultiesforadayortwo。HewouldhavenoPuzzletobringoutandshownow。Itwasn’teasytoseewhatstoryhe-orGinger-couldmakeuptoexplainthat。IftheBeastsaskednightafternighttoseeAslan,andnoAslanwasbroughtout,surelyeventhesimplestofthemwouldgetsuspicious.

IntheendtheyallagreedthatthebestthingwastogooffandtrytomeetRoonwit.

Assoonastheyhaddecidedthis,itwaswonderfulhowmuchmorecheerfuleveryonebecame。Idon’thonestlythinkthatthiswasbecauseanyofthemwasafraidofafight(exceptperhapsJillandEustace)。ButIdaresaythateachofthem,deepdowninside,wasverygladnottogoanynearer-ornotyet-tothathorriblebird-headedthingwhich,visibleorinvisible,wasnowprobablyhauntingStableHill。Anyway,onealwaysfeelsbetterwhenonehasmadeupone’smind.

Tiriansaidtheyhadbetterremovetheirdisguises,astheydidn’twanttobemistakenforCalormenesandperhapsattackedbyanyloyalNarnianstheymightmeet。TheDwarfmadeupahorrid-lookingmessofashesfromthehearthandgreaseoutofthejarofgreasewhichwaskeptforrubbingonswordsandspear-heads。ThentheytookofftheirCalormenearmourandwentdowntothestream。Thenastymixturemadealatherjustlikesoftsoap:itwasapleasant,homelysighttoseeTirianandthetwochildrenkneelingbesidethewaterandscrubbingthebacksoftheirnecksorpuffingandblowingastheysplashedthelatheroff。ThentheywentbacktotheTowerwithred,shinyfaces,likepeoplewhohavebeengivenanextragoodwashbeforeaparty。Theyre-armedthemselvesintrueNarnianstyle,withstraightswordsandthree-corneredshields。“Bodyofme,”saidTirian。“Thatisbetter。Ifeelatruemanagain。”

Puzzlebeggedveryhardtohavethelion-skintakenoffhim。

Hesaiditwastoohotandthewayitwasruckeduponhisbackwasuncomfortable:also,itmadehimlooksosilly。Buttheytoldhimhewouldhavetowearitabitlonger,fortheystillwantedtoshowhiminthatget-uptotheotherBeasts,eventhoughtheywerenowgoingtomeetRoonwitfirst.

Whatwasleftofthepigeon-meatandrabbit-meatwasnotworthbringingawaybuttheytooksomebiscuits。ThenTirianlockedthedooroftheTowerandthatwastheendoftheirstaythere.

Itwasalittleaftertwointheafternoonwhentheysetout,anditwasthefirstreallywarmdayofthatspring。Theyoungleavesseemedtobemuchfurtheroutthanyesterday:thesnow-dropswereover,buttheysawseveralprimroses。Thesunlightslantedthroughthetrees,birdssang,andalways(thoughusuallyoutofsight)therewasthenoiseofrunningwater。ItwashardtothinkofhorriblethingslikeTash。Thechildrenfelt,“ThisisreallyNarniaatlast。”EvenTirian’sheartgrewlighterashewalkedaheadofthem,humminganoldNarnianmarchingsongwhichhadtherefrain:

Ho,rumble,rumble,rumble,Rumbledrumbelaboured.

AftertheKingcameEustaceandPoggintheDwarf。PogginwastellingEustacethenamesofalltheNarniantrees,birds,andplantswhichhedidn’tknowalready。SometimesEustacewouldtellhimaboutEnglishones.

AfterthemcamePuzzle,andafterhimJillandJewelwalkingveryclosetogether。Jillhad,asyoumightsay,quitefalleninlovewiththeUnicorn。Shethought-andshewasn’tfarwrong-thathewastheshiningest,delicatest,mostgracefulanimalshehadevermet:andhewassogentleandsoftofspeechthat,ifyouhadn’tknown,youwouldhardlyhavebelievedhowfierceandterriblehecouldbeinbattle.

“Oh,thisisnice!”saidJill。“Justwalkingalonglikethis。Iwishtherecouldbemoreofthissortofadventure。It’sapitythere’salwayssomuchhappeninginNarnia。”

ButtheUnicornexplainedtoherthatshewasquitemistaken。HesaidthattheSonsandDaughtersofAdamandEvewerebroughtoutoftheirownstrangeworldintoNarniaonlyattimeswhenNarniawasstirredandupset,butshemustn’tthinkitwasalwayslikethat。InbetweentheirvisitstherewerehundredsandthousandsofyearswhenpeacefulKingfollowedpeacefulKingtillyoucouldhardlyremembertheirnamesorcounttheirnumbers,andtherewasreallyhardlyanythingtoputintotheHistoryBooks。AndhewentontotalkofoldQueensandheroeswhomshehadneverheardof。HespokeofSwanwhitetheQueenwhohadlivedbeforethedaysoftheWhiteWitchandtheGreatWinter,whowassobeautifulthatwhenshelookedintoanyforestpoolthereflectionofherfaceshoneoutofthewaterlikeastarbynightforayearandadayafterwards。HespokeofMoonwoodtheHarewhohadsuchearsthathecouldsitbyCaldronPoolunderthethunderofthegreatwaterfallandhearwhatmenspokeinwhispersatCairParavel。HetoldhowKingGale,whowasninthindescentfromFrankthefirstofallKings,hadsailedfarawayintotheEasternseasanddeliveredtheLoneIslandersfromadragonandhow,inreturn,theyhadgivenhimtheLoneIslandstobepartoftheroyallandsofNarniaforever。HetalkedofwholecenturiesinwhichallNarniawassohappythatnotabledancesandfeasts,oratmosttournaments,weretheonlythingsthatcouldberemembered,andeverydayandweekhadbeenbetterthanthelast。Andashewenton,thepictureofallthosehappyyears,allthethousandsofthem,piledupinJill’smindtillitwasratherlikelookingdownfromahighhillontoarich,lovelyplainfullofwoodsandwatersandcornfields,whichspreadawayandawaytillitgotthinandmistyfromdistance。Andshesaid:

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