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chater ix a gd night wrk（第2页）

“Ihavedonetheesomediscourtesy，soldier，”saidTirian。“Butsuchwasmyneed。IfwemeetagainImayhappentodotheeabetterturn。Now，Jewel，letusgosoftly。”

Heputhisleftarmroundthebeast’sneckandbentandkisseditsnoseandbothhadgreatjoy。Theywentbackasquietlyaspossibletotheplacewherehehadleftthechildren。ItwasdarkerinthereunderthetreesandhenearlyranintoEustacebeforehesawhim．

“All’swell，”whisperedTirian。“Agoodnight’swork。Nowforhome。”

TheyturnedandhadgoneafewpaceswhenEustacesaid，“Whereareyou，Pole？”Therewasnoanswer。“IsJillontheothersideofyou，Sire？”heasked．

“What？”saidTirian。“Isshenotontheothersideofyour”

Itwasaterriblemoment。Theydarednotshoutbuttheywhisperedhernameintheloudestwhispertheycouldmanage。Therewasnoreply．

“DidshegofromyouwhileIwasaway？”askedTirian．

“Ididn’tseeorhearhergo，”saidEustace。“Butshecouldhavegonewithoutmyknowing。Shecanbeasquietasacat;you’veseenforyourself。”

Atthatmomentafaroffdrumbeatwasheard。Jewelmovedhisearsforward。“Dwarfs，”hesaid．

“AndtreacherousDwarfs，enemies，aslikelyasnot，”mutteredTirian．

“Andherecomessomethingonhoofs，muchnearer，”saidJewel．

ThetwohumansandtheUnicornstooddeadstill。Therewerenowsomanydifferentthingstoworryaboutthattheydidn’tknowwhattodo。Thenoiseofhoofscamesteadilynearer。Andthen，quiteclosetothem，avoicewhispered：

“Hallo!Areyouallthere？”

Thankheaven，itwasJill’s．

“Wherethedevilhaveyoubeento？”saidEustaceinafuriouswhisper，forhehadbeenveryfrightened．

“Inthestable，”gaspedJill，butitwasthesortofgaspyougivewhenyou’restrugglingwithsuppressedlaughter．

“Oh，”growledEustace，“youthinkitfunny，doyou？WellallIcansayis-”

“HaveyougotJewel，Sire？”askedJill．

“Yes。Hereheis。Whatisthatbeastwithyou？”

“That’shim，”saidJill。“Butlet’sbeoffhomebeforeanyonewakesup。”Andagaintherecamelittleexplosionsoflaughter．

TheothersobeyedatoncefortheyhadalreadylingeredlongenoughinthatdangerousplaceandtheDwarfdrumsseemedtohavecomealittlenearer。ItwasonlyaftertheyhadbeenwalkingSouthwardforseveralminutesthatEustacesaid：

“Gothim？Whatdoyoumean？”

“ThefalseAslan，”saidJill．

“What？”saidTirian。“Wherehaveyoubeen？Whathaveyoudone？”