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chater ixteen farewell t hadwnd(第1页)

IFonecouldrunwithoutgettingtired,Idon’tthinkonewouldoftenwanttodoanythingelse。Buttheremightbespecialreasonsforstopping,anditwasaspecialreasonwhichmadeEustacepresentlyshout:

“Isay!Steady!Lookwhatwe’recomingto!”

Andwellhemight。FornowtheysawbeforethemCaldronPoolandbeyondthePoolthehighunclimbablecliffsand,pouringdownthecliffs,thousandsoftonsofwatereverysecond,flashinglikediamondsinsomeplacesanddark,glassygreeninothers,theGreatWaterfall;andalreadythethunderofitwasintheirears.

“Don’tstop!Furtherupandfurtherin,”calledFarsight,tiltinghisflightalittleupwards.

“It’sallverywellforhim,”saidEustace,butJewelalsocriedout:

“Don’tstop。Furtherupandfurtherin!Takeitinyourstride。”

HisvoicecouldonlyjustbeheardabovetheroarofthewaterbutnextmomenteveryonesawthathehadplungedintothePool。Andhelter-skelterbehindhim,withsplashaftersplash,alltheothersdidthesame。Thewaterwasnotbitinglycoldasallofthem(andespeciallyPuzzle)expected,butofadeliciousfoamycoolness。TheyallfoundtheywereswimmingstraightfortheWaterfallitself.

“Thisisabsolutelycrazy,”saidEustacetoEdmund.

“Iknow。Andyet-”saidEdmund.

“Isn’titwonderful?”saidLucy。“Haveyounoticedonecan’tfeelafraid,evenifonewantsto?Tryit。”

“ByJove,neitheronecan,”saidEustaceafterhehadtried.

JewelreachedthefootoftheWaterfallfirst,butTirianwasonlyjustbehindhim。Jillwaslast,soshecouldseethewholethingbetterthantheothers。ShesawsomethingwhitemovingsteadilyupthefaceoftheWaterfall。ThatwhitethingwastheUnicorn。Youcouldn’ttellwhetherhewasswimmingorclimbing,buthemovedon,higherandhigher。Thepointofhishorndividedthewaterjustabovehishead,anditcascadedoutintworainbow-colouredstreamsallroundhisshoulders。JustbehindhimcameKingTirian。Hemovedhislegsandarmsasifhewereswimmingbuthemovedstraightupwards:asifonecouldswimupthewallofahouse.

WhatlookedfunniestwastheDogs。Duringthegalloptheyhadnotbeenatalloutofbreath,butnow,astheyswarmedandwriggledupwards,therewasplentyofsplutteringandsneezingamongthem;thatwasbecausetheywouldkeeponbarking,andeverytimetheybarkedtheygottheirmouthsandnosesfullofwater。ButbeforeJillhadtimetonoticeallthesethingsfully,shewasgoinguptheWaterfallherself。Itwasthesortofthingthatwouldhavebeenquiteimpossibleinourworld。Evenifyouhadn’tbeendrowned,youwouldhavebeensmashedtopiecesbytheterribleweightofwateragainstthecountlessjagsofrock。Butinthatworldyoucoulddoit。Youwenton,upandup,withallkindsofreflectedlightsflashingatyoufromthewaterandallmannerofcolouredstonesflashingthroughit,tillitseemedasifyouwereclimbinguplightitself-andalwayshigherandhighertillthesenseofheightwouldhaveterrifiedyouifyoucouldbeterrified,butlateritwasonlygloriouslyexciting。Andthenatlastonecametothelovely,smoothgreencurveinwhichthewaterpouredoverthetopandfoundthatonewasoutonthelevelriverabovetheWaterfall。Thecurrentwasracingawaybehindyou,butyouweresuchawonderfulswimmerthatyoucouldmakeheadwayagainstit。Soontheywereallonthebank,drippingbuthappy.

Alongvalleyopenedaheadandgreatsnow-mountains,nowmuchnearer,stoodupagainstthesky.

“Furtherupandfurtherin,”criedJewelandinstantlytheywereoffagain.

TheywereoutofNarnianowandupintotheWesternWildwhichneitherTiriannorPeternoreventheEaglehadeverseenbefore。ButtheLordDigoryandtheLadyPollyhad。“Doyouremember?Doyouremember?”theysaid-andsaiditinsteadyvoicestoo,withoutpanting,thoughthewholepartywasnowrunningfasterthananarrowflies.

“What,Lord?”saidTirian。“Isitthentrue,asstoriestell,thatyoutwojourneyedhereontheverydaytheworldwasmade?”

“Yes,”saidDigory,“anditseemstomeasifitwereonlyyesterday。”

“Andonaflyinghorse?”askedTirian。“Isthatparttrue?”

“Certainly,”saidDigory。ButtheDogsbarked,“Faster,faster!”

Sotheyranfasterandfastertillitwasmorelikeflyingthanrunning,andeventheEagleoverheadwasgoingnofasterthanthey。Andtheywentthroughwindingvalleyafterwindingvalleyandupthesteepsidesofhillsand,fasterthanever,downtheotherside,followingtheriverandsometimescrossingitandskimmingacrossmountainlakesasiftheywerelivingspeed-boats,tillatlastatthefarendofonelonglakewhichlookedasblueasaturquoise,theysawasmoothgreenhill。Itssideswereassteepasthesidesofapyramidandroundtheverytopofitranagreenwall:butabovethewallrosethebranchesoftreeswhoseleaveslookedlikesilverandtheirfruitlikegold.

“Furtherupandfurtherin!”roaredtheUnicorn,andnooneheldback。Theychargedstraightatthefootofthehillandthenfoundthemselvesrunningupitalmostaswaterfromabrokenwaverunsuparockoutatthepointofsomebay。Thoughtheslopewasnearlyassteepastheroofofahouseandthegrasswassmoothasabowlinggreen,nooneslipped。Onlywhentheyhadreachedtheverytopdidtheyslowup;thatwasbecausetheyfoundthemselvesfacinggreatgoldengates。Andforamomentnoneofthemwasboldenoughtotryifthegateswouldopen。Theyallfeltjustastheyhadfeltaboutthefruit-“Darewe?Isitright?Canitbemeantforus?”

Butwhiletheywerestandingthusagreathorn,wonderfullyloudandsweet,blewfromsomewhereinsidethatwalledgardenandthegatesswungopen.

Tirianstoodholdinghisbreathandwonderingwhowouldcomeout。Andwhatcamewasthelastthinghehadexpected:alittle,sleek,bright-eyedTalkingMousewitharedfeatherstuckinacircletonitsheadanditsleftpawrestingonalongsword。Itbowed,amostbeautifulbow,andsaidinitsshrillvoice:

“Welcome,intheLion’sname。Comefurtherupandfurtherin。”

ThenTiriansawKingPeterandKingEdmundandQueenLucyrushforwardtokneeldownandgreettheMouseandtheyallcriedout“Reepicheep!”AndTirianbreathedfastwiththesheerwonderofit,fornowheknewthathewaslookingatoneofthegreatheroesofNarnia,ReepicheeptheMousewhohadfoughtatthegreatBattleofBerunaandafterwardssailedtotheWorld’sendwithKingCaspiantheSeafarer。Butbeforehehadhadmuchtimetothinkofthishefelttwostrongarmsthrownabouthimandfeltabeardedkissonhischeeksandheardawellrememberedvoicesaying:

“What,lad?ArtthickerandtallersinceIlasttouchedthee!”

Itwashisownfather,thegoodKingErlian:butnotasTirianhadseenhimlastwhentheybroughthimhomepaleandwoundedfromhisfightwiththegiant,norevenasTirianrememberedhiminhislateryearswhenhewasagrey-headedwarrior。Thiswashisfather,youngandmerry,ashecouldjustrememberhimfromveryearlydayswhenhehimselfhadbeenalittleboyplayinggameswithhisfatherinthecastlegardenatCairParavel,justbeforebedtimeonsummerevenings。Theverysmellofthebread-and-milkheusedtohaveforsuppercamebacktohim.

Jewelthoughttohimself,“IwillleavethemtotalkforalittleandthenIwillgoandgreetthegoodKingErlian。ManyabrightapplehashegivenmewhenIwasbutacolt。”Butnextmomenthehadsomethingelsetothinkof,foroutofthegatewaytherecameahorsesomightyandnoblethatevenaUnicornmightfeelshyinitspresence:agreatwingedhorse。ItlookedamomentattheLordDigoryandtheLadyPollyandneighedout“What,cousins!”andtheybothshouted“Fledge!GoodoldFledge!”andrushedtokissit.

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