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chater fur the dwarf tell f rce caian（第2页）
CaspianfeltsurethathewouldhatethenewTutor，buywhenthenewTutorarrivedaboutaweeklaterheturnsouttobethesortofpersonitisalmostimpossiblenottolike．Hewasthesmallest，andalsothefattest，manCaspianhadeverseen．Hehadalong，silvery，pointedbeardwhichcamedowntohiswaist，andhisface，whichwasbrownandcoveredwithwrinkles，lookedverywise，veryugly，andverykind．Hisvoicewasgraveandhiseyesweremerrysothat，untilyougottoknowhimreallywell，itwashardtoknowwhenhewasjokingandwhenhewasserious．HisnamewasDoctorCornelius．
OfallhislessonswithDoctorCorneliustheonethatCaspianlikedbestwasHistory．Uptillnow，exceptforNurse’sstories，hehadknownnothingabouttheHistoryofNarnia，andhewasverysurprisedtolearnthattheroyalfamilywerenewcomersinthecountry。
“ItwasyourHighness’sancestor，CaspiantheFirst，”saidDoctorCornelius，“whofirstconqueredNarniaandmadeithiskingdom．Itwashewhobroughtallyournationintothecountry．YouarenotnativeNarniansatall．YouareallTelmarines—thatis，youallcamefromtheLandofTelmar，farbeyondtheWesternMountains．ThatiswhyCaspiantheFirstiscalledCaspiantheConqueror．”
“Please，Doctor，”askedCaspianoneday，“wholivedinNarniabeforeweallcamehereoutofTelmar？”
“Nomen—orveryfew—livedinNarniabeforetheTelmarinestookit，”saidDoctorCornelius．
“Thenwhodidmygreat-great-grandcestersconquer？”
“Whom，notwho，yourHighness，”saidDoctorCornelius．“PerhapsitistimetoturnfromHistorytoGrammar．”
“Ohplease，notyet！”saidCaspian．
“Imean，wasn’tthereabattle？WhyishecalledCaspiantheConqueroriftherewasnobodytofightwithhim？”
“IsaidtherewereveryfewmeninNarnia，”saidtheDoctor，lookingatthelittleboyverystrangelythroughhisgreatspectacles．
ForamomentCaspianwaspuzzledandthensuddenlyhisheartgavealeap．“Doyoumean，”hegasped，“thattherewereotherthings？Doyoumeanitwaslikeinthestories？Werethere-？”
“Hush！”saidDoctorCornelius，layinghisheadveryclosetoCaspian’s．“Notawordmore．Don’tyouknowyourNursewassentawayfortellingyouaboutOldNarnia？TheKingdoesn’tlikeit．Ifhefoundmetellingyousecrets，you’dbewhippedandIshouldhavemyheadcutoff．”
“Butwhy？”askedCaspian．
“1tishightimeweturnedtoGrammarnow，”saidDoctorCorneliusinaloudvoice．“WillyourRoyalHighnessbepleasedtoopenPulverulentusSiccusatthefourthpageofhisGrammaticalgardenortheArbourofAccidencepleasantlieopen’dtoTenderWits？”
Afterthatitwasallnounsandverbstilllunchtime，butIdon’tthinkCaspianlearnedmuch．Hewastooexcited．HefeltsurethatDoctorCorneliuswouldnothavesaidsomuchunlesshemeanttotellhimmoresoonerorlater．
Inthishewasnotdisappointed．AfewdayslaterhisTutorsaid，“TonightIamgoingtogiveyoualessoninAstronomy．Atdeadofnighttwonobleplanets，TarvaandAlambil，willpasswithinonedegreeofeachother．Suchaconjunctionhasnotoccurredfortwohundredyears，andyourHighnesswillnotlivetoseeitagain．Itwillbebestifyougotobedalittleearlierthanusual．Whenthetimeoftheconjunctiondrawsnear，Iwillcomeandwakeyou．”
Thisdidn’tseemtohaveanythingtodowithOldNarnia，whichwaswhatCaspianreallywantedtohearabout，butgettingupinthemiddleofthenightisalwaysinterestingandhewasmoderatelypleased．Whenhewenttobedthatnight，hethoughtatfirstthathewouldnotbeabletosleep;buthesoondroppedoffanditseemedonlyafewminutesbeforehefeltsomeonegentlyshakinghim．
Hesatupinbedandsawthattheroomwasfullofmoonlight．
DoctorCornelius，muffledinahoodedrobeandholdingasmalllampinhishand，stoodbythebedside．
Caspianrememberedatoncewhattheyweregoingtodo．Hegotupandputonsomeclothes．AthoughitwasasummernighthefeltcolderthanhehadexpectedandwasquitegladwhentheDoctorwrappedhiminarobelikehisownandgavehimapairofwarm，softbuskinsforhisfeet．Amomentlater，bothmuffledsothattheycouldhardlybeseeninthedarkcorridors，andbothshodsothattheymadealmostnonoise，masterandpupillefttheroom．
CaspianfollowedtheDoctorthroughmanypassagesandupseveralstaircases，andatlast，throughalittledoorinaturret，theycameoutupontheleads．Ononesidewerethebattlements，ontheotherasteeproof;belowthem，allshadowyandshimmery，thecastlegardens;abovethem，starsandmoon．Presentlytheycametoanotherdoor，whichledintothegreatcentraltowerofthewholecastle:DoctorCorneliusunlockeditandtheybegantoclimbthedarkwindingstairofthetower．Caspianwasbecomingexcited;hehadneverbeenallowedupthisstairbefore．
Itwaslongandsteep，butwhentheycameoutontheroofofthetowerandCaspianhadgothisbreath，hefeltthatithadbeenwellworthit．Awayonhisrighthecouldsee，ratherindistinctly，theWesternMountains．OnhisleftwasthegleamoftheGreatRiver，andeverythingwassoquietthathecouldhearthesoundofthewaterfallatBeaversdam，amileaway．Therewasnodifficultyinpickingoutthetwostarstheyhadcometosee．Theyhungratherlowinthesouthernsky，almostasbrightastwolittlemoonsandveryclosetogether．
