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chater even aly abut dwarf(第1页)

THEtwoCalormenesoldiersattheheadofthecolumn,seeingwhattheytookforaTarkaanorgreatlordwithtwoarmedpages,cametoahaltandraisedtheirspearsinsalute.

“OMyMaster,”saidoneofthem,“weleadthesemanikinstoCalormentoworkintheminesofTheTisroc,may-he-live-forever。”

“BythegreatgodTash,theyareveryobedient,”saidTirian。ThensuddenlyheturnedtotheDwarfsthemselves。Aboutoneinsixofthemcarriedatorchandbythatflickeringlighthecouldseetheirbeardedfacesalllookingathimwithgrimanddoggedexpressions。“HasTheTisrocfoughtagreatbattle,Dwarfs,andconqueredyourland?”heasked,“thatthusyougopatientlytodieinthesalt-pitsofPugrahan?”

ThetwosoldiersglaredathiminsurprisebuttheDwarfsallanswered,“Aslan’sorders,Aslan’sorders。He’ssoldus。Whatcanwedoagainsthim?”

“Tisrocindeed!”addedoneandspat。“I’dliketoseehimtryit!”

“Silence,dogs!”saidthechiefsoldier.

“Look!”saidTirian,pullingPuzzleforwardintothelight。“Ithasallbeenalie。AslanhasnotcometoNarniaatall。YouhavebeencheatedbytheApe。Thisisthethinghebroughtoutofthestabletoshowyou。Lookatit。”

WhattheDwarfssaw,nowthattheycouldseeitclose,wascertainlyenoughtomakethemwonderhowtheyhadeverbeentakenin。Thelion-skinhadgotprettyuntidyalreadyduringPuzzle’simprisonmentinthestableandithadbeenknockedcrookedduringhisjourneythroughthedarkwood。Mostofitwasinabiglumpononeshoulder。Thehead,besidesbeingpushedsideways,hadsomehowgotveryfarbacksothatanyonecouldnowseehissilly,gentle,donkeyishfacegazingoutofit。Somegrassstuckoutofonecornerofhismouth,forhe’dbeendoingalittlequietnibblingastheybroughthimalong。Andhewasmuttering,“Itwasn’tmyfault,I’mnotclever。IneversaidIwas。”

ForonesecondalltheDwarfswerestaringatPuzzlewithwideopenmouthsandthenoneofthesoldierssaidsharply,“Areyoumad,MyMaster?Whatareyoudoingtotheslaves?”andtheothersaid,“Andwhoareyou?”Neitheroftheirspearswasatthesalutenow-bothweredownandreadyforaction.

“Givethepassword,”saidthechiefsoldier.

“Thisismypassword,”saidtheKingashedrewhissword。“Thelightisdawning,theliebroken。Nowguardthee,miscreant,forIamTirianofNarnia。”

Heflewuponthechiefsoldierlikelightning。Eustace,whohaddrawnhisswordwhenhesawtheKingdrawhis,rushedattheotherone:hisfacewasdeadlypale,butIwouldn’tblamehimforthat。Andhehadtheluckthatbeginnerssometimesdohave。HeforgotallthatTirianhadtriedtoteachhimthatafternoon,slashedwildly(indeedI’mnotsurehiseyesweren’tshut)andsuddenlyfound,tohisowngreatsurprise,thattheCalormenelaydeadathisfeet。Andthoughthatwasagreatrelief,itwas,atthemoment,ratherfrightening。TheKing’sfightlastedasecondortwolonger:thenhetoohadkilledhismanandshoutedtoEustace,“‘Waretheothertwo。”

ButtheDwarfshadsettledthetworemainingCalormenes。Therewasnoenemyleft.

“Wellstruck,Eustace!”criedTirian,clappinghimontheback。“Now,Dwarfs,youarefree。TomorrowIwillleadyoutofreeallNarnia。ThreecheersforAslan!”

Buttheresultwhichfollowedwassimplywretched。TherewasafeebleattemptfromafewDwarfs(aboutfive)whichdiedawayallatonce:fromseveralothersthereweresulkygrowls。Manysaidnothingatall.

“Don’ttheyunderstand?”saidJillimpatiently。“What’swrongwithallyouDwarfs?Don’tyouhearwhattheKingsays?It’sallover。TheApeisn’tgoingtoruleNarniaanylonger。Everyonecangobacktoordinarylife。Youcanhavefunagain。Aren’tyouglad?”

Afterapauseofnearlyaminuteanot-very-nice-lookingDwarfwithhairandbeardasblackassootsaid:“Andwhomightyoube,Missie?”

“I’mJill,”shesaid。“ThesameJillwhorescuedKingRilianfromtheenchantment-andthisisEustacewhodidittoo-andwe’vecomebackfromanotherworldafterhundredsofyears。Aslansentus。”

TheDwarfsalllookedatoneanotherwithgrins;sneeringgrins,notmerryones.

“Well,”saidtheBlackDwarf(whosenamewasGriffle),“Idon’tknowhowallyouchapsfeel,butIfeelI’veheardasmuchaboutAslanasIwanttofortherestofmylife。”

“That’sright,that’sright,”growledtheotherDwarfs。“It’sallaplant,allabloomingplant。”

“Whatdoyoumean?”saidTirian。Hehadnotbeenpalewhenhewasfightingbuthewaspalenow。Hehadthoughtthiswasgoingtobeabeautifulmoment,butitwasturningoutmorelikeabaddream.

“Youmustthinkwe’rebloomingsoftinthehead,thatyoumust,”saidGriffle。“We’vebeentakeninonceandnowyouexpectustobetakeninagainthenextminute。We’venomoreuseforstoriesaboutAslan,see!Lookathim!Anoldmokewithlongears!”

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