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chater three the lne ind（第2页）
“Andagoodmorningtoyou，”saidCaspian．“IstherestillaGovernoroftheLoneIslands？”
“Tobesurethereis，”saidtheman，“GovernorGumpas．HisSufficiencyisatNarrowhaven．Butyou’llstayanddrinkwithus．”
Caspianthankedhim，thoughneitherhenortheothersmuchlikedthelookoftheirnewacquaintance，andallofthemsatdown．Buthardlyhadtheyraisedtheircupstotheirlipswhentheblack-hairedmannoddedtohiscompanionsand，asquickaslightning，allthefivevisitorsfoundthemselveswrappedinstrongarms．Therewasamoment’sstrugglebutalltheadvantageswereononeside，andsooneveryonewasdisarmedandhadtheirhandstiedbehindtheirbacks—exceptReepicheep，writhinginhiscaptor’sgripandbitingfuriously．
“Carefulwiththatbeast，Tacks，”saidtheLeader．“Don’tdamagehim．He’llfetchthebestpriceofthelot，Ishouldn’twonder．”
“Coward！Poltroon！”squeakedReepicheep．“Givememyswordandfreemypawsifyoudare．”
“Whew！”whistledtheslavemerchant（forthatiswhathewas）。“Itcantalk！WellIneverdid．BlowedifItakelessthantwohundredcrescentsforhim．”TheCalormencrescent，whichisthechiefcoininthoseparts，isworthaboutathirdofapound．
“Sothat’swhatyouare，”saidCaspian．“Akidnapperandslaver．Ihopeyou’reproudofit．”
“Now，now，now，now，”saidtheslaver．“Don’tyoustartanyjaw．Theeasieryoutakeit，thepleasanterallround，see？Idon’tdothisforfun．I’vegotmylivingtomakesameasanyoneelse．”
“Wherewillyoutakeus？”askedLucy，gettingthewordsoutwithsomedifficulty．
“OvertoNarrowhaven，”saidtheslaver．“Formarketdaytomorrow．”
“IsthereaBritishConsulthere？”askedEustace．
“Isthereawhich？”saidtheman．
ButlongbeforeEustacewastiredoftryingtoexplain，theslaversimplysaid，“Well，I’vehadenoughofthisjabber．TheMouseisafairtreatbutthisonewouldtalkthehindlegoffadonkey．Offwego，mates．”
Thenthefourhumanprisonerswereropedtogether，notcruellybutsecurely，andmadetomarchdowntotheshore．Reepicheepwascarried．Hehadstoppedbitingonathreatofhavinghismouthtiedup，buthehadagreatdealtosay，andLucyreallywonderedhowanymancouldbeartohavethethingssaidtohimwhichweresaidtotheslavedealerbytheMouse．Buttheslavedealer，farfromobjecting，onlysaid“Goon”wheneverReepicheeppausedforbreath，occasionallyadding，“It’sasgoodasaplay，”or，“Blimey，youcan’thelpalmostthinkingitknowswhatit’ssaying！”or“Wasitoneofyouwhattrainedit？”ThissoinfuriatedReepicheepthatintheendthenumberofthingshethoughtofsayingallatoncenearlysuffocatedhimandhebecamesilent．
WhentheygotdowntotheshorethatlookedtowardsDoorntheyfoundalittlevillageandalong-boatonthebeachand，lyingalittlefurtherout，adirtybedraggledlookingship．
“Now，youngsters，”saidtheslavedealer，“let’shavenofussandthenyou’llhavenothingtocryabout．Allaboard．”
Atthatmomentafine-lookingbeardedmancameoutofoneofthehouses（aninn，Ithink）andsaid：
“Well，Pug．Moreofyourusualwares？”
Theslaver，whosenameseemedtobePug，bowedverylow，andsaidinawheedlingkindofvoice，“Yes，pleaseyourLordship．”
“Howmuchdoyouwantforthatboy？”askedtheother，pointingtoCaspian．
“Ah，”saidPug，“IknewyourLordshipwouldpickonthebest．NodeceivingyourLordshipwithanythingsecondrate．Thatboy，now，I’vetakenafancytohimmyself．Gotkindoffondofhim，Ihave．I’mthattender-heartedIdidn’teveroughttohavetakenupthisjob．Still，toacustomerlikeyourLordship—”
“Tellmeyourprice，carrion，”saidtheLordsternly．“DoyouthinkIwanttolistentotherigmaroleofyourfilthytrade？”
“Threehundredcrescents，myLord，toyourhonourableLordship，buttoanyoneelse—”
“I’llgiveyouahundredandfifty．”
“Ohplease，please，”brokeinLucy．“Don’tseparateus，whateveryoudo．Youdon’tknow—”ButthenshestoppedforshesawthatCaspiandidn’tevennowwanttobeknown．
“Ahundredandfifty，then，”saidtheLord．“Asforyou，littlemaiden，IamsorryIcannotbuyyouall．Unropemyboy，Pug．Andlook—treattheseotherswellwhiletheyareinyourhandsorit’llbetheworseforyou．”
“Well！”saidPug．“NowwhoeverheardofagentlemaninmywayofbusinesswhotreatedhisstockbetterthanwhatIdo？Well？Why，Itreat’emlikemyownchilden．”
“That’slikelyenoughtobetrue，”saidtheothergrimly．
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