波波小说>纳尼亚传奇之银椅 > chater jill i given a tak（第1页）
chater jill i given a tak（第1页）
WITHOUTaglanceatJillthelionrosetoitsfeetandgaveonelastblow。Then，asifsatisfiedwithitswork，itturnedandstalkedslowlyaway，backintotheforest。
“Itmustbeadream，itmust，itmust，”saidJilltoherself。“I’llwakeupinamoment。”Butitwasn’t，andshedidn’t。
“Idowishwe’dnevercometothisdreadfulplace，”saidJill。“Idon’tbelieveScrubbknewanymoreaboutitthanIdo。Orifhedid，hehadnobusinesstobringmeherewithoutwarningmewhatitwaslike。It’snotmyfaulthefelloverthatcliff。Ifhe’dleftmealoneweshouldbothbeallright。”ThensherememberedagainthescreamthatScrubbhadgivenwhenhefell，andburstintotears。
Cryingisallrightinitswaywhileitlasts。Butyouhavetostopsoonerorlater，andthenyoustillhavetodecidewhattodo。WhenJillstopped，shefoundshewasdreadfullythirsty。Shehadbeenlyingfacedownward，andnowshesatup。Thebirdshadceasedsingingandtherewasperfectsilenceexceptforonesmall，persistentsound，whichseemedtocomefromagooddistanceaway。Shelistenedcarefully，andfeltalmostsureitwasthesoundofrunningwater。
Jillgotupandlookedroundherverycarefully。Therewasnosignofthelion；butthereweresomanytreesaboutthatitmighteasilybequiteclosewithoutherseeingit。Forallsheknew，theremightbeseverallions。Butherthirstwasverybadnow，andshepluckeduphercouragetogoandlookforthatrunningwater。Shewentontiptoes，stealingcautiouslyfromtreetotree，andstoppingtopeerroundherateverystep。
Thewoodwassostillthatitwasnotdifficulttodecidewherethesoundwascomingfrom。Itgrewclearereverymomentand，soonerthansheexpected，shecametoanopengladeandsawthestream，brightasglass，runningacrosstheturfastone’sthrowawayfromher。Butalthoughthesightofthewatermadeherfeeltentimesthirstierthanbefore，shedidn’trushforwardanddrink。Shestoodasstillasifshehadbeenturnedintostone，withhermouthwideopen。Andshehadaverygoodreason；justonthissideofthestreamlaythelion。
Itlaywithitsheadraisedanditstwofore-pawsoutinfrontofit，likethelionsinTrafalgarSquare。Sheknewatoncethatithadseenher，foritseyeslookedstraightintohersforamomentandthenturnedaway—asifitknewherquitewellanddidn’tthinkmuchofher。
“IfIrunaway，it’llbeaftermeinamoment，”thoughtJill。“AndifIgoon，Ishallrunstraightintoitsmouth。”Anyway，shecouldn’thavemovedifshehadtried，andshecouldn’ttakehereyesoffit。Howlongthislasted，shecouldnotbesure；itseemedlikehours。Andthethirstbecamesobadthatshealmostfeltshewouldnotmindbeingeatenbythelionifonlyshecouldbesureofgettingamouthfulofwaterfirst。
“Ifyou’rethirsty，youmaydrink。”
TheywerethefirstwordsshehadheardsinceScrubbhadspokentoherontheedgeofthecliff。Forasecondshestaredhereandthere，wonderingwhohadspoken。Thenthevoicesaidagain，“Ifyouarethirsty，comeanddrink，”andofcoursesherememberedwhatScrubbhadsaidaboutanimalstalkinginthatotherworld，andrealizedthatitwasthelionspeaking。Anyway，shehadseenitslipsmovethistime，andthevoicewasnotlikeaman’s。Itwasdeeper，wilder，andstronger；asortofheavy，goldenvoice。Itdidnotmakeheranylessfrightenedthanshehadbeenbefore，butitmadeherfrightenedinratheradifferentway。
“Areyounotthirsty？”saidtheLion。
“I’mdyingofthirst，”saidJill。
“Thendrink，”saidtheLion。
“MayI—couldI—wouldyoumindgoingawaywhileIdo？”saidJill。
TheLionansweredthisonlybyalookandaverylowgrowl。AndasJillgazedatitsmotionlessbulk，sherealizedthatshemightaswellhaveaskedthewholemountaintomoveasideforherconvenience。
Thedeliciousripplingnoiseofthestreamwasdrivinghernearlyfrantic。
“Willyoupromisenotto—doanythingtome，ifIdocome？”saidJill。
“Imakenopromise，”saidtheLion。
Jillwassothirstynowthat，withoutnoticingit，shehadcomeastepnearer。
“Doyoueatgirls？”shesaid。
“Ihaveswallowedupgirlsandboys，womenandmen，kingsandemperors，citiesandrealms，”saidtheLion。Itdidn’tsaythisasifitwereboasting，norasifitweresorry，norasifitwereangry。Itjustsaidit。
“Idaren’tcomeanddrink，”saidJill。
“Thenyouwilldieofthirst，”saidtheLion。
“Ohdear！”saidJill，cominganotherstepnearer。“IsupposeImustgoandlookforanotherstreamthen。”
“Thereisnootherstream，”saidtheLion。
ItneveroccurredtoJilltodisbelievetheLion—noonewhohadseenhissternfacecoulddothat—andhermindsuddenlymadeitselfup。Itwastheworstthingshehadeverhadtodo，butshewentforwardtothestream，kneltdown，andbeganscoopingupwaterinherhand。Itwasthecoldest，mostrefreshingwatershehadevertasted。Youdidn’tneedtodrinkmuchofit，foritquenchedyourthirstatonce。BeforeshetasteditshehadbeenintendingtomakeadashawayfromtheLionthemomentshehadfinished。Now，sherealizedthatthiswouldbeonthewholethemostdangerousthingofall。Shegotupandstoodtherewithherlipsstillwetfromdrinking。
“Comehere，”saidtheLion。Andshehadto。Shewasalmostbetweenitsfrontpawsnow，lookingstraightintoitsface。Butshecouldn’tstandthatforlong；shedroppedhereyes。
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