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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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