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chater furteen hw all were very buy（第1页）
ALITTLEbeforetwoo’clockTrumpkinandtheBadgersatwiththerestofthecreaturesatthewoodsedgelookingacrossatthegleaminglineofMiraz’sarmywhichwasabouttwoarrow-shotsaway．Inbetween，asquarespaceoflevelgrasshadbeenstakedforthecombat．AtthetwofarcornersstoodGlozelleandSopespianwithdrawnswords．AtthenearcornerswereGiantWimbleweatherandtheBulgyBear，whoinspiteofalltheirwarningswassuckinghispawsandlooking，totellthetruth，uncommonlysilly．Tomakeupforthis，Glenstormontherightofthelists，stock-stillexceptwhenhestampedahindhoofoccasionallyontheturf，lookedmuchmoreimposingthantheTelmarinebaronwhofacedhimontheleft．PeterhadjustshakenhandswithEdmundandtheDoctor，andwasnowwalkingdowntothecombat．Itwaslikethemomentbeforethepistolgoesatanimportantrace，butverymuchworse．
“IwishAslanhadturnedupbeforeitcametothis，”saidCaspianTrumpkin．
“SodoI，”saidTrufflehunter．“Butlookbehindyou．”
“Crowsandcrockery！”mutteredtheDwarfassoonashehaddoneso．“Whatarethey？Hugepeople—beautifulpeople—likegodsandgoddessesandgiants．Hundredsandthousandsofthem，closinginbehindus．Whatarethey？”
“It’stheDryadsandHamadryadsandSilvans，”saidTrufflehunter．“Aslanhaswakedthem．”
“Humph！”saidtheDwarf．“That’llbeveryusefuliftheenemytryanytreachery．Butitwon’thelptheHighKingverymuchifMirazproveshandierwithhissword．”
TheBadgersaidnothing，fornowPeterandMirazwereenteringthelistsfromoppositeends，bothonfoot，bothinchainshirts，withhelmetsandshields．Theyadvancedtilltheywereclosetogether．Bothbowedandseemedtospeak，butitwasimpossibletohearwhattheysaid．Nextmoment，thetwoswordsflashedinthesunlight．Forasecondtheclashcouldbeheardbutitwasimmediatelydrownedbecausebotharmiesbeganshoutinglikecrowdsatafootballmatch．
“Welldone，Peter，oh，welldone！”shoutedEdmundashesawMirazreelbackawholepaceandahalf．“Followitup，quick！”AndPeterdid，andforafewsecondsitlookedasifthefightmightbewon．ButthenMirazpulledhimselftogether—begantomakerealuseofhisheightandweight“Miraz！Miraz！TheKing！TheKing！”cametheroaroftheTelmarines．CaspianandEdmundgrewwhitewithsickeninganxiety．
“Peteristakingsomedreadfulknocks，”saidEdmund．
“Hullo！”saidCaspian．“What’shappeningnow？”
“Bothfallingapart，”saidEdmund．“Abitblown，Iexpect。Watch．Ah，nowthey’rebeginningagain，morescientificallythistime．Circlingroundandround，feelingeachother’sdefences．”
“I’mafraidthisMirazknowshiswork，”mutteredtheDoctor．ButhardlyhadhesaidthiswhentherewassuchaclappingandbayingandthrowingupofhoodsamongtheOldNarniansthatitwasnearlydeafening．
“Whatwasit？Whatwasit？”askedtheDoctor．“Myoldeyesmissedit．”
“TheHighKinghasprickedhiminthearm-pit，”saidCaspian，stillclapping。“Justwherethearm-holeofthehauberkletthepointthrough．Firstblood．”
“It’slookinguglyagainnow，though，”saidEdmund．“Peter’snotusinghisshieldproperly．Hemustbehurtintheleftarm．”
Itwasonlytootrue．EveryonecouldseethatPeter’sshieldhunglimp．TheshoutingoftheTelmarinesredoubled．
“You’veseenmorebattlesthanI，”saidCaspian．“Isthereanychancenow？”
“Preciouslittle，”saidEdmund．“Isupposehemightjustdoit。Withluck．”
“Oh，whydidweletithappenatall？”saidCaspian．
Suddenlyalltheshoutingonbothsidesdieddown．Edmundwaspuzzledforamoment．Thenhesaid，Oh，Isee．They’vebothagreedtoarest．Comeon，Doctor．YouandImaybeabletodosomethingfortheHighKing．TheyrandowntothelistsandPetercameoutsidetheropestomeetthem，hisfaceredandsweaty，hischestheaving．
“Isyourleftarmwounded？”askedEdmund．
