波波小说

chater ix a gd night wrk（第1页）

ABOUTfourhourslaterTirianflunghimselfintooneofthebunkstosnatchalittlesleep。Thetwochildrenwerealreadysnoring：hehadmadethemgotobedbeforehedidbecausetheywouldhavetobeupmostofthenightandheknewthatattheiragetheycouldn’tdowithoutsleep。Also，hehadtiredthemout。FirsthehadgivenJillsomepracticeinarcheryandfoundthat，thoughnotuptoNarnianstandards，shewasreallynottoobad。Indeedshehadsucceededinshootingarabbit（notaTalkingrabbit，ofcourse：therearelotsoftheordinarykindaboutinWesternNarnia）anditwasalreadyskinned，cleaned，andhangingup。Hehadfoundthatboththechildrenknewallaboutthischillyandsmellyjob;theyhadlearnedthatkindofthingontheirgreatjourneythroughGiant-LandinthedaysofPrinceRilian。ThenhehadtriedtoteachEustacehowtousehisswordandshield。EustacehadlearnedquitealotaboutswordfightingonhisearlieradventuresbutthathadbeenallwithastraightNarniansword。HehadneverhandledacurvedCalormenescimitarandthatmadeithard，formanyofthestrokesarequitedifferentandsomeofthehabitshehadlearnedwiththelongswordhadnowtobeunlearnedagain。ButTirianfoundthathehadagoodeyeandwasveryquickonhisfeet。Hewassurprisedatthestrengthofbothchildren：infacttheybothseemedtobealreadymuchstrongerandbiggerandmoregrown-upthantheyhadbeenwhenhefirstmetthemafewhoursago。ItisoneoftheeffectswhichNarnianairoftenhasonvisitorsfromourworld．

AllthreeofthemagreedthattheveryfirstthingtheymustdowastogobacktoStableHillandtrytorescueJeweltheUnicorn。Afterthat，iftheysucceeded，theywouldtrytogetawayEastwardandmeetthelittlearmywhichRoonwittheCentaurwouldbebringingfromCairParavel．

AnexperiencedwarriorandhuntsmanlikeTiriancanalwayswakeupatthetimehewants。Sohegavehimselftillnineo’clockthatnightandthenputallworriesoutofhisheadandfellasleepatonce。Itseemedonlyamomentlaterwhenhewokebutheknewbythelightandtheveryfeelofthingsthathehadtimedhissleepexactly。Hegotup，putonhishelmet-and-turban（hehadsleptinhismailshirt），andthenshooktheothertwotilltheywokeup。Theylooked，totellthetruth，verygreyanddismalastheyclimbedoutoftheirbunksandtherewasagooddealofyawning．

“Now，”saidTirian，“wegodueNorthfromhere-bygoodfortune‘tisastarrynight-anditwillbemuchshorterthanourjourneythismorning，forthenwewentround-aboutbutnowweshallgostraight。Ifwearechallenged，thendoyoutwoholdyourpeaceandIwilldomybesttotalklikeacurst，cruel，proudlordofCalormen。IfIdrawmyswordthenthou，Eustace，mustdolikewiseandletJillleapbehindusandstandwithanarrowonthestring。ButifIcry‘Home’，thenflyfortheTowerbothofyou。Andletnonetrytofighton-notevenonestrokeafterIhavegiventheretreat：suchfalsevalourhasspoiledmanynotableplansinthewars。Andnow，friends，inthenameofAslanletusgoforward。”

Outtheywentintothecoldnight。AllthegreatNorthernstarswereburningabovethetree-tops。TheNorth-StarofthatworldiscalledtheSpear-Head：itisbrighterthanourPoleStar．

ForatimetheycouldgostraighttowardstheSpear-Headbutpresentlytheycametoadensethicketsothattheyhadtogooutoftheircoursetogetroundit。Andafterthat-fortheywerestillovershadowedbybranches-itwashardtopickuptheirbearings。ItwasJillwhosetthemrightagain：shehadbeenanexcellentGuideinEngland。AndofcoursesheknewherNarnianstarsperfectly，havingtravelledsomuchinthewildNorthernLands，andcouldworkoutthedirectionfromotherstarsevenwhentheSpear-Headwashidden。AssoonasTiriansawthatshewasthebestpathfinderofthethreeofthemheputherinfront。Andthenhewasastonishedtofindhowsilentlyandalmostinvisiblysheglidedonbeforethem．

“BytheMane!”hewhisperedtoEustace。“Thisgirlisawondrouswood-maid。IfshehadDryad’sbloodinhershecouldscarcedoitbetter。”

“She’ssosmall，that’swhathelps，”whisperedEustace。ButJillfrominfrontsaid：“S-s-s-h，lessnoise。”

Allroundthemthewoodwasveryquiet。Indeeditwasfartooquiet。OnanordinaryNarnianightthereoughttohavebeennoises-anoccasionalcheery“Goodnight”fromaHedgehog，thecryofanOwloverhead，perhapsafluteinthedistancetotellofFaunsdancing，orsomethrobbing，hammeringnoisesfromDwarfsunderground。Allthatwassilenced：gloomandfearreignedoverNarnia．

Afteratimetheybegantogosteeplyuphillandthetreesgrewfurtherapart。Tiriancoulddimlymakeoutthewellknownhill-topandthestable。Jillwasnowgoingwithmoreandmorecaution：shekeptonmakingsignstotheotherswithherhandtodothesame。ThenshestoppeddeadstillandTiriansawhergraduallysinkdownintothegrassanddisappearwithoutasound。Amomentlatersheroseagain，puthermouthclosetoTirian’sear，andsaidinthelowestpossiblewhisper，“Getdown。Theebetter。”ShesaidtheeforseenotbecauseshehadalispbutbecausesheknewthatthehissingletterSisthepartofawhispermostlikelytobeoverheard。Tirianatoncelaydown，almostassilentlyasJill，butnotquite，forhewasheavierandolder。Andoncetheyweredown，hesawhowfromthatpositionyoucouldseetheedgeofthehillsharpagainstthestar-strewnsky。Twoblackshapesroseagainstit：onewasthestable，andtheother，afewfeetinfrontofit，wasaCalormenesentry。Hewaskeepingveryillwatch：notwalkingorevenstandingbutsittingwithhisspearoverhisshoulderandhischinonhischest。“Welldone，”saidTiriantoJill。Shehadshownhimexactlywhatheneededtoknow．

TheygotupandTiriannowtookthelead。Veryslowly，hardlydaringtobreathe，theymadetheirwayuptoalittleclumpoftreeswhichwasnotmorethanfortyfeetawayfromthesentinel．

“WaitheretillIcomeagain，”hewhisperedtotheothertwo。“IfImiscarry，fly。”Thenhesaunteredoutboldlyinfullviewoftheenemy。Themanstartedwhenhesawhimandwasjustgoingtojumptohisfeet：hewasafraidTirianmightbeoneofhisownofficersandthathewouldgetintotroubleforsittingdown。ButbeforehecouldgetupTirianhaddroppedononekneebesidehim，saying：

“ArtthouawarrioroftheTisroc’s，mayheliveforever？ItcheersmyhearttomeettheeamongallthesebeastsanddevilsofNarnians。Givemethyhand，friend。”

BeforehewellknewwhatwashappeningtheCalormenesentryfoundhisrighthandseizedinamightygrip。Nextinstantsomeonewaskneelingonhislegsandadaggerwaspressedagainsthisneck．

“Onenoiseandthouartdead，”saidTirianinhisear。“TellmewheretheUnicornisandthoushaltlive。”

“B-behindthestable，OMyMaster，”stammeredtheunfortunateman．

“Good。Riseupandleadmetohim。”

Asthemangotupthepointofthedaggerneverlefthisneck。Itonlytravelledround（coldandratherticklish）asTiriangotbehindhimandsettleditataconvenientplaceunderhisear。Tremblinghewentroundtothebackofthestable．

ThoughitwasdarkTiriancouldseethewhiteshapeofJewelatonce．

“Hush!”hesaid。“No，donotneigh。Yes，Jewel，itisI。Howhavetheytiedthee？”

“Hobbledbyallfourlegsandtiedwithabridletoaringinthestablewall，”cameJewel’svoice．

“Standhere，sentry，withyourbacktothewall。So。Now，Jewel：setthepointofyourhornagainstthisCalormene’sbreast。”

“Withagoodwill，Sire，”saidJewel．

“Ifhemoves，rivehimtotheheart。”TheninafewsecondsTiriancuttheropes。Withtheremainsofthemheboundthesentryhandandfoot。Finallyhemadehimopenhismouth，stuffeditfullofgrassandtiedhimupfromscalptochinsothathecouldmakenonoise，loweredthemanintoasittingpositionandsethimagainstthewall．

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