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chater three the dwarf（第1页）
THEworstofsleepingoutofdoorsisthatyouwakeupsodreadfullyearly．Andwhenyouwakeyouhavetogetupbecausethegroundissohardthatyouareuncomfortable．Anditmakesmattersworseifthereisnothingbutapplesforbreakfastandyouhavehadnothingbutapplesforsupperthenightbefore．WhenLucyhadsaid—trulyenough—thatitwasagloriousmorning，theredidnotseemtobeanythingelsenicetobesaid．Edmundsaidwhateveryonewasfeeling，“We’vesimplygottogetoffthisisland．”
Whentheyhaddrunkfromthewellandsplashedtheirfacestheyallwentdownthestreamagaintotheshoreandstaredatthechannelwhichdividedthemfromthemainland．
“We’llhavetoswim，”saidEdmund．
“ItwouldbeallrightforSu，”saidPeter（Susanhadwonprizesforswimmingatschool）．“ButIdon’tknowabouttherestofus．”By“therestofus”hereallymeantEdmundwhocouldn’tyetdotwolengthsattheschoolbaths，andLucy，whocouldhardlyswimatall。
“Anyway，”saidSusan，“theremaybecurrents．Fathersaysit’sneverwisetobatheinaplaceyoudon’tknow．”
“But，Peter，”saidLucy，“lookhere．IknowIcan’tswimfornutsathome—inEngland，Imean．Butcouldn’tweallswimlongago—ifitwaslongago—whenwewereKingsandQueensinNarnia？Wecouldridethentoo，anddoallsortsofthings．Don’tyouthink—？”
“Ah，butweweresortofgrown-upthen，”saidPeter．
“Wereignedforyearsandyearsandlearnedtodothings．Aren’twejustbackatourproperagesagainnow？”
“Oh！”saidEdmundinavoicewhichmadeeveryonestoptalkingandlistentohim．
“I’vejustseenitall，”hesaid．
“Seenwhat？”askedPeter．
“Why，thewholething，”saidEdmund．“Youknowwhatwewerepuzzlingaboutlastnight，thatitwasonlyayearagosinceweleftNarniabuteverythinglooksasifnoonehadlivedinCairParavelforhundredsofyears？Well，don’tyousee？Youknowthat，howeverlongweseemedtohavelivedinNarnia，whenwegotbackthroughthewardrobeitseemedtohavetakennotimeatall？”
“Goon，”saidSusan．“IthinkI’mbeginningtounderstand．”
“Andthatmeans，”continuedEdmund，“that，onceyou’reoutofNarnia，youhavenoideahowNarniantimeisgoing．Whyshouldn’thundredsofyearshavegonepastinNarniawhileonlyoneyearhaspassedforusinEngland？”
“ByJove，Ed，”saidPeter．“Ibelieveyou’vegotit．InthatsenseitreallywashundredsofyearsagothatwelivedinCairParavel．Andnowwe’recomingbacktoNarniajustasifwewereCrusadersorAnglo—SaxonsorAncientBritonsorsomeonecomingbacktomodernEngland？”
“Howexcitedthey’llbetoseeus—”beganLucy，butatthesamemomenteveryoneelsesaid，“Hush！”or“Look！”Fornowsomethingwashappening．
Therewasawoodedpointonthemainlandalittletotheirright，andtheyallfeltsurethatjustbeyondthatpointmustbethemouthoftheriver．Andnow，roundthatpointtherecameintosightaboat．Whenithadclearedthepoint，itturnedandbegancomingalongthechanneltowardsthem．Thereweretwopeopleonboard，onerowing，theothersittinginthesternandholdingabundlethattwitchedandmovedasifitwerealive．Boththesepeopleseemedtobesoldiers．Theyhadsteelcapsontheirheadsandlightshirtsofchain-mail．Theirfaceswerebeardedandhard．Thechildrendrewbackfromthebeachintothewoodandwatchedwithoutmovingafinger．
“This’lldo，”saidthesoldierinthesternwhentheboathadcomeaboutoppositetothem．
“Whatabouttyingastonetohisfeet，Corporal？”saidtheother，restingonhisoars．
“Garn！”growledtheother．“Wedon’tneedthat，andwehaven’tbroughtone．He’lldrownsureenoughwithoutastone，aslongaswe’vetiedthecordsright．”Withthesewordsheroseandliftedhisbundle．PeternowsawthatitwasreallyaliveandwasinfactaDwarf，boundhandandfootbutstrugglingashardashecould．Nextmomentheheardatwangjustbesidehisear，andallatoncethesoldierthrewuphisarms，droppingtheDwarfintothebottomoftheboat，andfelloverintothewater．HeflounderedawaytothefarbankandPeterknewthatSusan’sarrowhadstruckonhishelmet．Heturnedandsawthatshewasverypalebutwasalreadyfittingasecondarrowtothestring．Butitwasneverused．Assoonashesawhiscompanionfall，theothersoldier，withaloudcry，jumpedoutoftheboatonthefarside，andhealsoflounderedthroughthewater（whichwasapparentlyjustinhisdepth）anddisappearedintothewoodsofthemainland．
“Quick！Beforeshedrifts！”shoutedPeter．HeandSusan，fullydressedastheywere，plungedin，andbeforethewaterwasuptotheirshoulderstheirhandswereonthesideoftheboat．InafewsecondstheyhadhauledhertothebankandliftedtheDwarfout，andEdmundwasbusilyengagedincuttinghisbondswiththepocket-knife．（Peter’sswordwouldhavebeensharper，butaswordisveryinconvenientforthissortofworkbecauseyoucan’tholditanywherelowerthanthehilt．）WhenatlasttheDwarfwasfree，hesatup，rubbedhisarmsandlegs，andexclaimed:
“Well，whatevertheysay，youdon’tfeellikeghosts．”
LikemostDwarfshewasverystockyanddeep-chested．Hewouldhavebeenaboutthreefeethighifhehadbeenstandingup，andanimmensebeardandwhiskersofcoarseredhairleftlittleofhisfacetobeseenexceptabeak—likenoseandtwinklingblackeyes．
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