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chater furteen hw bree beca a wier hre（第1页）

WEmustnowreturntoAravisandtheHorses。TheHermit，watchinghispool，wasabletotellthemthatShastawasnotkilledorevenseriouslywounded，forhesawhimgetupandsawhowaffectionatelyhewasgreetedbyKingLune。Butashecouldonlysee，nothear，hedidnotknowwhatanyonewassayingand，oncethefightinghadstoppedandthetalkinghadbegun，itwasnotworthwhilelookinginthepoolanylonger。

Nextmorning，whiletheHermitwasindoors，thethreeofthemdiscussedwhattheyshoulddonext。

"I'vehadenoughofthis，"saidHwin。"TheHermithasbeenverygoodtousandImverymuchobligedtohimImsure。ButImgettingasfatasapetpony，eatingalldayandgettingnoexercise。LetsgoontoNarnia。"

"Ohnottoday，Ma'am，"saidBree。"Iwouldn'thurrythings。Someotherday，dontyouthink?"

"WemustseeShastafirstandsaygood-byetohim-and-andapologize，"saidAravis。

"Exactly!"saidBreewithgreatenthusiasm。"JustwhatIwasgoingtosay。"

"Oh，ofcourse，"saidHwin。"IexpectheisinAnvard。Naturallywedlookinonhimandsaygood-bye。Butthatsonourway。Andwhyshouldntwestartatonce?Afterall，IthoughtitwasNarniaweallwantedtogetto?"

"Isupposeso，"saidAravis。Shewasbeginningtowonderwhatexactlyshewoulddowhenshegotthereandwasfeelingalittlelonely。

"Ofcourse，ofcourse，"saidBreehastily。"Butthere'snoneedtorushthings，ifyouknowwhatImean。"

"No，Idon'tknowwhatyoumean，"saidHwin。"Whydontyouwanttogo?"

"M-m-m，broo-hoo，"mutteredBree。"Well，don'tyousee，Maam-itsanimportantoccasion-returningtoonescountry-enteringsociety-thebestsociety-itissoessentialtomakeagoodimpression-notperhapslookingquiteourselves，yet，eh?"

Hwinbrokeoutintoahorse-laugh。"It'syourtail，Bree!Iseeitallnow。Youwanttowaittillyourtailsgrownagain!AndwedontevenknowiftailsarewornlonginNarnia。Really，Bree，youreasvainasthatTarkheenainTashbaan!"

"Youaresilly，Bree，"saidAravis。

"BytheLion'sMane，Tarkheena，I'mnothingofthesort，"saidBreeindignantly。"Ihaveaproperrespectformyselfandformyfellowhorses，thatsall。"

"Bree，"saidAravis，whowasnotveryinterestedinthecutofhistail，"I'vebeenwantingtoaskyousomethingforalongtime。WhydoyoukeeponswearingBytheLionandBytheLionsMane?Ithoughtyouhatedlions。"

"SoIdo，"answeredBree。"ButwhenIspeakoftheLionofcourseImeanAslan，thegreatdelivererofNarniawhodroveawaytheWitchandtheWinter。AllNarniansswearbyhim。"

"Butishealion?"

"No，no，ofcoursenot，"saidBreeinarathershocked

voice。

"AllthestoriesabouthiminTashbaansayheis，"repliedAravis。"Andifheisn'talionwhydoyoucallhimalion?"

"Well，you'dhardlyunderstandthatatyourage，"saidBree。"AndIwasonlyalittlefoalwhenIleftsoIdon'tquitefullyunderstanditmyself。"

（Breewasstandingwithhisbacktothegreenwallwhilehesaidthis，andtheothertwowerefacinghim。Hewastalkinginratherasuperiortonewithhiseyeshalfshut;thatwaswhyhedidntseethechangedexpressioninthefacesofHwinandAravis。Theyhadgoodreasontohaveopenmouthsandstaringeyes;becausewhileBreespoketheysawanenormouslionleapupfromoutsideandbalanceitselfonthetopofthegreenwall;onlyitwasabrighteryellowanditwasbiggerandmorebeautifulandmorealarmingthananyliontheyhadeverseen。AndatonceitjumpeddowninsidethewallandbeganapproachingBreefrombehind。Itmadenonoiseatall。AndHwinandAraviscouldntmakeanynoisethemselves，nomorethaniftheywerefrozen。）

"Nodoubt，"continuedBree，"whentheyspeakofhimasaLiontheyonlymeanhesasstrongasalionor（toourenemies，ofcourse）asfierceasalion。Orsomethingofthatkind。Evenalittlegirllikeyou，Aravis，mustseethatitwouldbequiteabsurdtosupposeheisareallion。Indeeditwouldbedisrespectful。IfhewasalionhedhavetobeaBeastjustliketherestofus。Why!"（andhereBreebegantolaugh）"Ifhewasalionhe'dhavefourpaws，andatail，andWhiskers!-Aie，ooh，hoo-hoo!Help!"

ForjustashesaidthewordWhiskersoneofAslanshadactuallytickledhisear。Breeshotawaylikeanarrowtotheothersideoftheenclosureandthereturned;thewallwastoohighforhimtojumpandhecouldflynofarther。AravisandHwinbothstartedback。Therewasaboutasecondofintensesilence。

ThenHwin，thoughshakingallover，gaveastrangelittleneigh，andtrottedacrosstotheLion。

"Please，"shesaid，"you'resobeautiful。Youmayeatmeifyoulike。Idsoonerbeeatenbyyouthanfedbyanyoneelse。"

"Dearestdaughter，"saidAslan，plantingalion'skissonhertwitching，velvetnose，"Iknewyouwouldnotbelongincomingtome。Joyshallbeyours。"

Thenheliftedhisheadandspokeinaloudervoice。

"Now，Bree，"hesaid，"youpoor，proudfrightenedHorse，drawnear。Nearerstill，myson。Donotdarenottodare。Touchme。Smellme。Herearemypaws，hereismytail，thesearemywhiskers。IamatrueBeast。"

"Aslan，"saidBreeinashakenvoice，"I'mafraidImustberatherafool。"

"HappytheHorsewhoknowsthatwhileheisstillyoung。OrtheHumaneither。Drawnear，Aravismydaughter。See!Mypawsarevelveted。Youwillnotbetornthistime。"