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chater thirteen the three leeer（第1页）

THEwindneverfailedbutitgrewgentlereverydaytillatlengththewaveswerelittlemorethanripples，andtheshipglidedonhourafterhouralmostasiftheyweresailingonalake．AndeverynighttheysawthatthereroseintheeastnewconstellationswhichnoonehadeverseeninNarniaandperhaps，asLucythoughtwithamixtureofjoyandfear，nolivingeyehadseenatall．Thosenewstarswerebigandbrightandthenightswerewarm．Mostofthemsleptondeckandtalkedfarintothenightorhungovertheship’ssidewatchingtheluminousdanceofthefoamthrownupbytheirbows．

Onaneveningofstartlingbeauty，whenthesunsetbehindthemwassocrimsonandpurpleandwidelyspreadthattheveryskyitselfseemedtohavegrownlarger，theycameinsightoflandontheirstarboardbow．Itcameslowlynearerandthelightbehindthemmadeitlookasifthecapesandheadlandsofthisnewcountrywereallonfire．Butpresentlytheyweresailingalongitscoastanditswesterncapenowroseupasternofthem，blackagainsttheredskyandsharpasifitwascutoutofcardboard，andthentheycouldseebetterwhatthiscountrywaslike．Ithadnomountainsbutmanygentlehillswithslopeslikepillows．Anattractivesmellcamefromit-whatLucycalled“adim，purplekindofsmell”，whichEdmundsaid（andRhincethought）wasrot，butCaspiansaid，“Iknowwhatyoumean．”

Theysailedonagoodway，pastpointafterpoint，hopingtofindanicedeepharbour，buthadtocontentthemselvesintheendwithawideandshallowbay．ThoughithadseemedcalmoutatseatherewasofcoursesurfbreakingonthesandandtheycouldnotbringtheDawnTreaderasfarinastheywouldhaveliked．Theydroppedanchoragoodwayfromthebeachandhadawetandtumblinglandingintheboat．TheLordRhoopremainedonboardtheDawnTreader．Hewishedtoseenomoreislands．Allthetimethattheyremainedinthiscountrythesoundofthelongbreakerswasintheirears．

TwomenwerelefttoguardtheboatandCaspianledtheothersinland，butnotfarbecauseitwastoolateforexploringandthelightwouldsoongo．Buttherewasnoneedtogofartofindanadventure．Thelevelvalleywhichlayattheheadofthebayshowednoroadortrackorothersignofhabitation．UnderfootwastinespringyturfdottedhereandtherewithalowbushygrowthwhichEdmundandLucytookforheather．Eustace，whowasreallyrathergoodatbotany；saiditwasn’t，andhewasprobablyright；butitwassomethingofverymuchthesamekind．

Whentheyhadgonelessthanabowshotfromtheshore，Driniansaid，“Look！What’sthat？”andeveryonestopped．

“Aretheygreattrees？”saidCaspian．

“Towers，lthink，”saidEustace．

“Itmightbegiants，”saidEdmundinalowervoice．

“Thewaytofindoutistogorightivamongthem，”saidReepicheep，drawinghisswordandpatteringoffaheadofeveryoneelse.

“Ithinkit’saruin，”saidLucywhentheyhadgotagooddealnearer，andherguesswasthebestsofar．Whattheynowsawwasawideoblongspaceflaggedwithsmoothstonesandsurroundedbygreypillarsbutunroofed．Andfromendtoendofitranalongtablelaidwitharichcrimsoncloththatcamedownnearlytothepavement．Ateithersideofitweremanychairsofstonerichlycarvedandwithsilkencushionsupontheseats．Butonthetableitselftherewassetoutsuchabanquetashadneverbeenseen，notevenwhenPetertheHighKingkepthiscourtatCairParavel．Therewereturkeysandgeeseandpeacocks，therewereboars’headsandsidesofvenison，therewerepiesshapedlikeshipsunderfullsailorlikedragonsandelephants，therewereicepuddingsandbrightlobstersandgleamingsalmon，therewerenutsandgrapes，pineapplesandpeaches，pomegranatesandmelonsandtomatoes．Therewereflagonsofgoldandsilverandcuriouslywroughtglass；andthesmellofthefruitandthewineblewtowardsthemlikeapromiseofallhappiness．

“Isay！”saidLucy．

Theycamenearerandnearer，allveryquietly．

“Butwherearetheguests？”askedEustace．

“Wecanprovidethat，Sir，”saidRhince．

“Look！”saidEdmundsharply．Theywereactuallywithinthepillarsnowandstandingonthepavement．EveryonelookedwhereEdmundhadpointed．Thechairswerenotallempty．Attheheadofthetableandinthetwoplacesbesideittherewassomething-orpossiblythreesomethings．

“Whatarethose？”askedLucyinawhisper．“Itlookslikethreebeaverssittingonthetable．”

“Orahugebird’snest，”saidEdmund．

“Itlooksmorelikeahaystacktome，”saidCaspian．

Reepicheepranforward，jumpedonachairandthenceontothetable，andranalongit，threadinghiswayasnimblyasadancerbetweenjewelledcupsandpyramidsoffruitand-ivorysalt-cellars．Heranrightuptothemysteriousgreymassattheend：peered，touched，andthencalledout：

“Thesewillnotfight，Ithink．”

Everyonenowcamecloseandsawthatwhatsatinthosethreechairswasthreemen，thoughhardtorecognizeasmentillyoulookedclosely．Theirhair，whichwasgrey，hadgrownovertheireyestillitalmostconcealedtheir，faces，andtheirbeardshadgrownoverthetable，climbingpoundandentwiningplatesandgobletsasbrambles；entwineafence，until，allmixedinonegreatmatofhair，theyflowedovertheedgeanddowntothefloor．Andfromtheirheadsthehairhungoverthebacksoftheirchairssothattheywerewhollyhidden．Infactthethreemenwere；nearlyallhair．

“Dead？”saidCaspian．

“Ithinknot，Sire，”saidReepicheep，liftingoneoftheirhandsoutofitstangleofhairinhistwopaws．“Thisoneiswarmandhispulsebeats．”

“Thisone，too，andthis，”saidDrinian．

“Why，they’reonlyasleep，”saidEustace．

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