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CHAPTER NINE THE FOUNDING OF NARNIA（第2页）

askedDigory.“Hedidn'tmindtheironbarmuch.”

“Withallherfaults，”

saidU'sapluckygel，myboy.Itiritedthingtodo.”

Herubbedhishandsandcrackedhisknuckles，asifhewereettichfrightenedhimwhenevershewasreallythere.

“Itwasawigtodo，”

saidPolly.“Whatharmhadhedoneher?”

“Hullo!What'sthat?”

saidDigory.Hehaddartedforwardtoexamihingonlyafewyardsaolly，”

hecalledbaeandlook.”

Undrewcamewithher;notbecausehewabecausehewaokeepclosetothetheremightbeaceofstealingtheirrings.ButwheDigorywaslookingat，eveakeaerfectlittlemodelofalamp-post，aboutthreefeethighbutlengthening，andthiproportiochedit;infagjustasthetreeshadgrown.

“It'salivetoo—Imean，it'slit，”

saidDigory.Andsoitwas;thoughofcourse，thebrighthesuleflameiernhardtoseeunlessyourshadowfellonit.

“Remarkable，mostremarkable，”

mutteredUndrew.“EveofMagiclikethis.We'reinaworldwhereeverything，evenalamp-post，estolifeandgroosortofseedalamppostgrowsfrom?”

“Don'tyousee?”

saidDigory.“Thisiswherethebarfell—thebarshetoreoffthelamp-postathome.Itsankintothegroundandnowit'singupasayounglamppost.”

（Butnnow;itwasastallasDigorywhilehesaidthis.）

“That'sit!Stupendous，stupendous，”

saidUndrew，rubbinghishahanever.“Ho，ho!TheylaughedatmyMagic.ThatfoolofasisterofmihinksI'malunatiderwhatthey'llsaynow?Ihavediscoveredaworldwhereeverythingisburstingwithlifeandgrowth.bus，alkaboutbus.ButwhatwasAmericatothis?Theercialpossibilitiesofthistryareunbafewoldbitsofshere，bury'em，anduptheyeasbrandnewrailwayeleships，anythihey'llothing，andIsell'ematfullprigland.Ishallbeamilliohee!Ifeelyearsyoungeralready.Iitasahealthresoodsanathtbeworthtwentythousandayear.OfcourseIshallhavetoletafewpeopleihefirstthingistogetthatbruteshot.”

“You'rejustliketheWitch，”

saidPolly.“Allyouthinkofiskillingthings.”

“Andthenasregardsoneself，”

Uinued，inahappydream.“There'snoknowinghowlongImightliveifIsettledhere.Andthat'sabigsiderationwhenafellowhastury.Ishouldn'tbesurprisedifInevergrewadayolderinthistry!Stupendous!Thelandofyouth!”

“ory.“Thelandofyouth!Doyouthinkitreallyis?”

ForofcourseherememberedwhatAuyhadsaidtotheladywho

broughtthegrapes，andthatsweethoperushedba.“Undrew“，hesaid，“doyouthinkthere'sawouldcureMother?”

“Whatareyoutalkingabout?”

saidUhisisn'tachemist'sshop.ButasI>

“Youdon'tcaretwopeher，”

saidDigely.“Ithoughtyoumight;afterall，she'syoursisteraswellasmyMother.Well，nomatter.I'mjollywellgoingtoasktheLionhimselfifhehelpme.”

Aurnedandwalkedbrisklyaollywaitedforamomeafterhim.

&op!eback!Theboy'sgonemad，”

saidUndrew.Hefollowedtheatacautiousdistand;forhedidn'twaoofarawayfrsortooheLion.

IesDigorycametotheedgeofthewoodaopped.TheLionwassingingstill.Butnowthesonghaded.Itwasmorelikewhatweshoulde，butitwasalsofarwilder.Itmadeyouwanttorunandjumpandclimb.Itmadeyouwanttoshout.Itmadeyouwanttorushatotherpeopleahemhtthem.ItmadeDigoryhotaheface.Ithadsomeeffedrew，forycouldhearhimsaying，“Aspiritedgel，sir.It'sapityabouthertemper，butademfinewomanallthesame，ademfinewoman.”

Butwhatthesongdidtothetwohumanswasnothihwhatitwasdoiry.

agichofgrassylandbubblierinapot?Forthatisreallythebestdesofening.Iwasswellingintohumps.Theywereofverydifferentsizes，somehanmole-hills，someasbigaswheel-barrows，twothesizeofcottages.Andthehumpsmovedaheyburst，andthecrumbledearthpouredoutofthem，andfromeachhumptherecameoutananimal.Themolescameoutjustasyoumightseeamoleeoutihedogscamethemomenttheirheadswerefree，andstrugglingasyou'veseenthemdowheingthroughanarrowholeiagswerethequeeresttowatch，forofcoursetheantlerscameupaloherestofthem，shttheyweretrees.Thefrogs，heriver，wentstraightintoitlopandal.Thepanthers，leopardsandthingsofthatsort，satdowowashthelooseearthofftheirhihenstoodupagaiosharpeclaws.Showersofbirdscameoutofthetrees.Butterfliesfluttered.Beesgottoworkontheflowersasiftheyhadn'tasedtolose.Butthegreatestmomentofallwaswhehumpbrokelikeasmallearthquakeandoutcametheslopingback，thelarge，wisehead，andthefy-trsofa.Andnowyoucouldhardlyhearthesoherewassomug，g，g，braying，neighing，baying，barking，lowiing，aing.

ButthoughDigoryoloheLion，hecouldseeit.Itwassobigandshtthatheottakehiseyesoffit.Theotheranimalsdidobeafraidofit.Ihatverymoment，Digoryheardthesoundofhoofsfrombehiertheoldcab-horsetrottedpasthimaherbeasts.（TheairhadapparentlysuitedhimaswellasithadsuitedUndrew.Henolohepoor，oldslavehehadbeeninLondon;heiguphisfeetandholdi.）Andnow，forthefirsttime，theLionwasquitesilent.Hewasgoingttheanimals.Andeverynowandthenhewouldgouptotwoofthem（alwaystwoatatime）andtouoseswithhis.Hewouldtouchtwallthebeavers，twalltheleopards，oagandallthedeer，a.Somesortsofanimalhepassedether.Butthepairswhichhehadtoustaheirownkindsalasthestoodstillaureswhomhehadtoucheddstoodinawide.Theotherswhomhehadowaheirnoisesfadedgraduallyiahebeastswhoremaierlysilent，allwiththeireyesfixedilyupohecat-likeonesgaveanoaltwitchofthetailbutotherwiseallwerestill.Forthefirsttimethatdaythereletesilehenwater.Digory'sheartbeatwildly;hekhingverysolemnwasgoingtobedofottenabouthisMother;butheknewjollywellthat，evenforher，he'tihihis.

TheLion，whoseeyesneverbliaredattheanimalsashardasifhewasgoingtoburhhismerestare.Andgraduallyage.Thesmalleros，molesandsuch-likegrewagooddeallarger.Theverybigoiceditmostwiththeelephalesmaller.Manyanimalssatups.MostputtheirheadsoheyweretryiouheLionopenedhismouth，butnosou;hewasbreathingout，along，warmbreath;itseemedtoswayallthebeastsasthewindswaysalirees.Faroverheadfrombeyondtheveilofblueskywhichhidthemthestarssangagain;apure，cold，difficultmusitherecameaswiftflashlikefire（butitburntherfromtheskyorfromtheLionitself，andeverydropofbloodtihe'sbodies，a，wildestvoicetheyhadeverheardwassaying:“Narnia，Narnia，Narhink.Speak.Bewalkialkis.Bediviers.”