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chater three the ailg f the kg（第1页）
WHATmadeScrubblooksodingy（andJilltoo，ifshecouldonlyhaveseenherself）wasthesplendouroftheirsurroundings。Ihadbetterdescribethematonce。
ThroughacleftinthosemountainswhichJillhadseenfarinlandassheapproachedtheland，thesunsetlightwaspouringoveralevellawn。Onthefarsideofthelawn，itsweather-vanesglitteringinthelight，roseamany-toweredandmany-turretedcastle；themostbeautifulcastleJillhadeverseen。Onthenearsidewasaquayofwhitemarbleand，mooredtothis，theship：atallshipwithhighforecastleandhighpoop，gildedandcrimson，withagreatflagatthemast-head，andmanybannerswavingfromthedecks，andarowofshields，brightassilver，alongthebulwarks。Thegang-plankwaslaidtoher，andatthefootofit，justreadytogoonboard，stoodanold，oldman。Heworearichmantleofscarletwhichopenedinfronttoshowhissilvermailshirt。Therewasathincircletofgoldonhishead。Hisbeard，whiteaswool，fellnearlytohiswaist。Hestoodstraightenough，leaningonehandontheshoulderofarichlydressedlordwhoseemedyoungerthanhimself：butyoucouldseehewasveryoldandfrail。Helookedasifapuffofwindcouldblowhimaway，andhiseyeswerewatery。
ImmediatelyinfrontoftheKing—whohadturnedroundtospeaktohispeoplebeforegoingonboardtheship—therewasalittlechaironwheels，and，harnessedtoit，alittledonkey：notmuchbiggerthanabigretriever。Inthischairsatafatlittledwarf。HewasasrichlydressedastheKing，butbecauseofhisfatnessandbecausehewassittinghunchedupamongcushions，theeffectwasquitedifferent：itmadehimlooklikeashapelesslittlebundleoffurandsilkandvelvet。HewasasoldastheKing，butmorehaleandhearty，withverykeeneyes。Hisbarehead，whichwasbaldandextremelylarge，shonelikeagiganticbilliardballinthesunsetlight。
Fartherback，inahalf-circle，stoodwhatJillatonceknewtobethecourtiers。Theywerewellworthlookingatfortheirclothesandarmouralone。Asfarasthatwent，theylookedmorelikeaflower-bedthanacrowd。ButwhatreallymadeJillopenhereyesandmouthaswideastheywouldgo，wasthepeoplethemselves。If“people”wastherightword。Foronlyaboutoneineveryfivewashuman。Therestwerethingsyouneverseeinourworld。Fauns，satyrs，centaurs：Jillcouldgiveanametothese，forshehadseenpicturesofthem。Dwarfstoo。Andtherewerealotofanimalssheknewaswell；bears，badgers，moles，leopards，mice，andvariousbirds。ButthentheyweresoverydifferentfromtheanimalswhichonecalledbythesamenamesinEngland。Someofthemweremuchbigger—themice，forinstance，stoodontheirhindlegsandwereovertwofeethigh。Butquiteapartfromthat，theyalllookeddifferent。Youcouldseebytheexpressionintheirfacesthattheycouldtalkandthinkjustaswellasyoucould。
“Golly！”thoughtJill。“Soit’strueafterall。”Butnextmomentsheadded，“Iwonderaretheyfriendly？”Forshehadjustnoticed，ontheoutskirtsofthecrowd，oneortwogiantsandsomepeoplewhomshecouldn’tgiveanametoatall。
AtthatmomentAslanandthesignsrushedbackintohermind。Shehadforgottenallaboutthemforthelasthalf-hour。
“Scrubb！”shewhispered，grabbinghisarm。“Scrubb，quick！Doyouseeanyoneyouknow？”
“Soyou’veturnedupagain，haveyou？”saidScrubbdisagreeably（forwhichhehadsomereason）。“Well，keepquiet，can’tyou？Iwanttolisten。”
“Don’tbeafool，”saidJill。“Thereisn’tamomenttolose。Don’tyouseesomeoldfriendhere？Becauseyou’vegottogoandspeaktohimatonce。”
“Whatareyoutalkingabout？”saidScrubb。
“It’sAslan—theLion—saysyou’vegotto，”saidJilldespairingly。“I’veseenhim。”
“Oh，youhave，haveyou？Whatdidhesay？”
“HesaidtheveryfirstpersonyousawinNarniawouldbeanoldfriend，andyou’dgottospeaktohimatonce。”
“Well，there’snobodyhereI’veeverseeninmylifebefore；andanyway，Idon’tknowwhetherthisisNarnia。”
“Thoughtyousaidyou’dbeenherebefore，”saidJill。
“Well，youthoughtwrongthen。”
“Well，Ilikethat！Youtoldme—”
“Forheaven’ssakedryupandlet’shearwhatthey’resaying。”
TheKingwasspeakingtotheDwarf，butJillcouldn’thearwhathesaid。And，asfarasshecouldmakeout，theDwarfmadenoanswer，thoughhenoddedandwaggedhisheadagreatdeal。ThentheKingraisedhisvoiceandaddressedthewholecourt：buthisvoicewassooldandcrackedthatshecouldunderstandverylittleofhisspeech—especiallysinceitwasallaboutpeopleandplacesshehadneverheardof。Whenthespeechwasover，theKingstoopeddownandkissedtheDwarfonbothcheeks，straightenedhimself，raisedhisrighthandasifinblessing，andwent，slowlyandwithfeeblesteps，upthegangwayandonboardtheship。Thecourtiersappearedtobegreatlymovedbyhisdeparture。Handkerchiefsweregotout，soundsofsobbingwereheardineverydirection。Thegangwaywascastoff，trumpetssoundedfromthepoop，andtheshipmovedawayfromthequay。（Itwasbeingtowedbyarowing-boat，butJilldidn’tseethat。）
“Now—”saidScrubb，buthedidn’tgetanyfarther，becauseatthatmomentalargewhiteobject—Jillthoughtforasecondthatitwasakite—cameglidingthroughtheairandalightedathisfeet。Itwasawhiteowl，butsobigthatitstoodashighasagood-sizeddwarf。
Itblinkedandpeeredasifitwereshort-sighted，andputitsheadalittleononeside，andsaidinasoft，hootingkindofvoice：
“Tu-whoo，tu-whoo！Whoareyoutwo？”
“Myname’sScrubb，andthisisPole，”saidEustace。“Wouldyoumindtellinguswhereweare？”
“InthelandofNarnia，attheKing’scastleofCairParavel。”
“IsthattheKingwho’sjusttakenship？”
“Tootrue，tootrue，”saidtheOwlsadly，shakingitsbighead。“Butwhoareyou？There’ssomethingmagicaboutyoutwo。Isawyouarrive：youflew。EveryoneelsewassobusyseeingtheKingoffthatnobodyknew。Exceptme。Ihappenedtonoticeyou，youflew。”
“WeweresentherebyAslan，”saidEustaceinalowvoice。
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