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chater elve the dark ind（第1页）
AFTERthisadventuretheysailedonsouthandalittleeastfortwelvedayswithagentlewind，theskiesbeingmostlyclearandtheairwarm，andsawnobirdorfish，exceptthatoncetherewerewhalesspoutingalongwaytostarboard．LucyandReepicheepplayedagooddealofchessatthistime．Thenonthethirteenthday，Edmund，fromthefightingtop，sightedwhatlookedlikeagreatdarkmountainrisingoutoftheseaontheirportbow．
Theyalteredcourseandmadeforthisland，mostlybyoar，forthewindwouldnotservethemtosailnorth-east．Wheneveningfelltheywerestillalongwayfromitandrowedallnight．Nextmorningtheweatherwasfairbutaflatcalm．Thedarkmasslayahead，muchnearerandlarger，butstillverydim，sothatsomethoughtitwasstillalongwayoffandothersthoughttheywererunningintoamist．
Aboutninethatmorning，verysuddenly，itwassoclosethattheycouldseethatitwasnotlandatall，noreven，inanordinarysense，amist．ItwasaDarkness．Itisratherhardtodescribe，butyouwillseewhatitwaslikeifyouimagineyourselflookingintothemouthofarailwaytunnel-atunneleithersolongorsotwistythatyoucannotseethelightatthefarend．Andyouknowwhatitwouldbelike．Forafewfeetyouwouldseetherailsandsleepersandgravelinbroaddaylight；thentherewouldcomeaplacewheretheywereintwilight；andthen，prettysuddenly，butofcoursewithoutasharpdividingline，theywouldvanishaltogetherintosmooth，solidblackness．Itwasjustsohere．Forafewfeetinfrontoftheirbowstheycouldseetheswellofthebrightgreenish-bluewater．Beyondthat，theycouldseethewaterlookingpaleandgreyasitwouldlooklateintheevening．Butbeyondthatagain，utterblacknessasiftheyhadcometotheedgeofmoonlessandstarlessnight．
Caspianshoutedtotheboatswaintokeepherback，andallexcepttherowersrushedforwardandgazedfromthebows．Buttherewasnothingtobeseenbygazing．Behindthemwastheseaandthesun，beforethemtheDarkness．
“Dowegointothis？”askedCaspianatlength．
“Notbymyadvice，”saidDrinian．
“TheCaptain’sright，”saidseveralsailors．
“Ialmostthinkheis，”saidEdmund．
LucyandEustacedidn’tspeakbuttheyfeltverygladinsideattheturnthingsseemedtobetaking．ButallatoncetheclearvoiceofReepicheepbrokeinuponthesilence．
“Andwhynot？”hesaid．“Willsomeoneexplaintomewhynot．”
Noonewasanxioustoexplain，soReepicheepcontinued：
“IfIwereaddressingpeasantsorslaves，”hesaid，“Imightsupposethatthissuggestionproceededfromcowardice．ButIhopeitwillneverbetoldinNarniathatacompanyofnobleandroyalpersonsinthefloweroftheirageturnedtailbecausetheywereafraidofthedark．”
“Butwhatmannerofusewoulditbeploughingthroughthatblackness？”askedDrinian．
“Use？”repliedReepicheep．“Use，Captain？Ifbyuseyoumeanfillingourbelliesorourpurses，Iconfessitwillbenouseatall．SofarasIknowwedidnotsetsailtolookforthingsusefulbuttoseekhonourandadventure．AndhereisasgreatanadventureaseverIheardof，andhere，ifweturnback，notittleimpeachmentofallourhonours．”
Severalofthesailorssaidthingsundertheirbreaththatsoundedlike“Honourbeblowed”，butCaspiansaid：
“Oh，botheryou，Reepicheep．Ialmostwishwe’dleftyouathome．Allright！Ifyouputitthatway，Isupposeweshallhavetogoon．UnlessLucywouldrathernot？”
Lucyfeltthatshewouldverymuchrathernot，butwhatshesaidoutloudwas，“I’mgame．”
“YourMajestywillatleastorderlights？”saidDrinian．
“Byallmeans，”saidCaspian．“Seetoit，Captain．”
Sothethreelanterns，atthestern，andtheprowandthemasthead，werealllit，andDrinianorderedtwotorchesamidships．Paleandfeebletheylookedinthesunshine．Thenallthemenexceptsomewhowereleftbelowattheoarswereorderedondeckandfullyarmedandpostedintheirbattlestationswithswordsdrawn．Lucyandtwoarcherswerepostedonthefightingtopwithbowsbentandarrowsonthestring．Rynelfwasinthebowswithhislinereadytotakesoundings．Reepicheep，Edmund，EustaceandCaspian，glitteringinmail，werewithhim．Driniantookthetiller．
“Andnow，inAslan’sname，forward！”criedCaspian．“Aslow，steadystroke．Andleteverymanbesilentandkeephisearsopenfororders．”
WithacreakandagroantheDawnTreaderstartedtocreepforwardasthemenbegantorow．Lucy，upinthefightingtop，hadawonderfulviewoftheexactmomentatwhichtheyenteredthedarkness．Thebowshadalreadydisappearedbeforethesunlighthadleftthestern．Shesawitgo．Atoneminutethegildedstern，thebluesea，andthesky，wereallinbroaddaylight：nextminutetheseaandskyhadvanished，thesternlantern-whichhadbeenhardlynoticeablebefore-wastheonlythingtoshowwheretheshipended．InfrontofthelanternshecouldseetheblackshapeofDriniancrouchingatthetiller．Downbelowherthetwotorchesmadevisibletwosmallpatchesofdeckandgleamedonswordsandhelmets，andforwardtherewasanotherislandoflightontheforecastle．Apartfromthat，thefightingtop，litbythemastheadlightwhichwasonlyjustaboveher，seemedtobealittlelightedworldofitsownfloatinginlonelydarkness．Andthelightsthemselves，asalwayshappenswithlightswhenyouhavetohavethematthewrongtimeofday，lookedluridandunnatural．Shealsonoticedthatshewasverycold．
Howlongthisvoyageintothedarknesslasted，nobodyknew．Exceptforthecreakoftherowlocksandthesplashoftheoarstherewasnothingtoshowthattheyweremovingatall．Edmund，peeringfromthebows，couldseenothingexceptthereflectionofthelanterninthewaterbeforehim．Itlookedagreasysortofreflection，andtheripplemadebytheiradvancingprowappearedtobeheavy，small，andlifeless．Astimewentoneveryoneexcepttherowersbegantoshiverwithcold．
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