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CHAPTER SEVEN MAINLY ABOUT DWARFS（第3页）

Tirianandhisfriehem.Thehesingleword“e，”

aiheirjourney.

Theyarty.Puzzlefelthimselftobestillindisgradalsohedidn'treallyquiteuandened.Jill，besidesbeingdisgustedwiththeDwarfs，wasveryimpressedwithEustace'svictoryovertheeshy.AsforEustace，hisheartwasstillbeatingratherquickly.TirianandJewelwalkedsadlytogetheriheKinghadhisarmontheUni'sshoulderaheUniuzzledtheKing'scheekwithhissofttrytofortohwords.Itwasn'tveryeasytothinkofanythingtosaythatwouldbef.TirianhadosofanApe'ssettingupasafalseAslaoppeoplefrombelievingintherealoquitesurethattheDwarfswouldrallytohissidethemomehemhowtheyhadbeehehewouldhaveledthemtoStableHillandshowhecreaturesandeveryonewouldhaveturtheApeaerascufflewiththeehingwouldhavebeenow，itseemed，hetonnothing.HowmanyhtturheD>

“Somebody'sihink，”

saidPuzzlesuddenly.

&oppedandlistened.Sureenough，there-thumpofsmallfeetbehindthem.

“Whogoesthere!”

shoutedtheKing.

“Onlyme，Sire，”

e，PoggintheDwarf.I'veonlyjustmaawayfromtheothers.I'monyourside，Sire:andonAslan's.IfyouputaDwarfishswordinmyfist，I'dgladlystrikeablowhtsidebeforeall'sdone.”

Everyoneandwelandpraisedhimandslappedhimontheback.OfesingleDwarfakeaverygreatdifferewassomehowverygtohaveevehewhhteJillaa'tstaybrightf，fortheyningtheirheadsoffandtootiredtothinkaboutanythingbutbed.

Itwasatthecoldesthourofthenight，justbeforedawn，thattheygotbacktotheTower.Iftherehadbeenamealreadyforthemtheywouldhavebeeoeat，butthebotheranddelayofgettitobethoughtof.Theydrankfromastream，splashedtheirfaceswithwater，aheirbuforPuzzleandJewelwhosaidthey'dbemorefortableoutside.Thisperhapswasjustaswell，foraUnidafat，full-grownDonkeyindoorsalwaysmakearoomfeelrathercrowded.

NarnianDwarfs，thoughlessthahigh，arefortheirsizeaboutthetoughestauresthereare，sothatPoggin，inspiteofaheavydaya，wokefullyrefreshedbeforeahers.HeatoookJill'sbow，wentoutandshotacoupleofwoodpigeoplugthemoepandgtoJeuzzle.Puzzlelookedaagooddealbetterthism.Jewel，beingaUnidthereforeoaofbeasts，hadbeeohim，talkingtohimaboutthiheycouldbothuandlikegrassandsugarandthee'shoofs.WhenJillaoftheTandrubbialmosthalfpastten，theDheretheycouldgatherplentyofaNarnianweedcalledWildFresney，whichlooksratherlikeourwood-sorrelbuttastesagooddealnicooked.（Itlebutteraomakeitperfect，buttheyhadn'tgotthese.）Sothatwhatwithohingaheyhadthemakingsofacapitalstewfortheirbreakfastordinner，whicheveryouchoosetocallit.Tirialefurtheroffihanaxeandbroughtbaebranchesforfuel.Whilethemealwasg—whichseemedaverylongtime，especiallyasitsmelledniieareritcametobeiheKingfoundapleteDwarfishin:mailshirt，helmet，shield，sword，belt，aheace'sswordandfouacehadputitbathesheathallmessyfromkillingtheene.Hewasscoldedforthataodpolishit.

AllthiswhileJillwenttoandfro，sometimesstirriaimeslookingoutenviouslyattheDoheUniwhoweretedlygrazing.Howmamshewishedshecouldeatgrass!

Butwhenthemealcameeveryohadbeenworthwaitingfor，andthereweresedhelpingsallround.Wheenasmuchashecould，thethreehumansandtheDwarfdsatoep，thefour-footedoneslaydownfagthem，theDwarf（withpermissionbothfromJillandfromTirian）lithispipe，andtheKingsaid:“Nin，youhavemoreheehaellusallyouknow.Andfirst，whattaledotheytellofmyescape?”

“Asgatale，Sire，aseverwasdevised，”

saidPoggin.“Itwastheger，whotoldit，andmostlikelymadeituptoo.ThisGinger，Sire—oh，he'saslybootsifeveracatwas—saidheastthetreetowhichthosevillainsboundyourMajesty.Andhesaid（savingyourrevereyandswearingandgAslan:'languageIwouldn'tliketorepeat'werethewordsheused，lookingeversoprimandproperyouknowthewayawhenitpleases.Andthen，saysGinger，AslanhimselfsuddenlyappearedinaflashoflightningandswallowedyourMajestyupatohful.AlltheBeaststrembledatthisstoryaedrightaway.AndofcoursetheApefolloweditup.There，hesays，seewhatAslahosewhodon'trespecthim.Letthatbeawarningtoyouall.Andthepoorcreatureswailedandwhinedandsaid，itwill，itwill.SothatiyourMajesty'sesotsetthemthiheryoustillhaveloyalfriendstoaidyou，butohemmoreafraidatotheApe.”

“Whatdevilishpolicy!”

saidTirian.“ThisGihen，istheApe'ssels.”

“It'smoreaquestionbyheApeisinhissels，”

repliedtheDwarf.“TheApehastakent，yousee.MybeliefisthattheplotisnowmostlybyGingerorRishda—that'stheeain.AndIthihatGingerhasscatteredamongtheDwarfsareeforthescurvyreturntheymadeyou.AndI'lltellyouwhy.OhosedreadfulmidingshadjustbrokebeforelastandI'dgoofthewayhomewhenIfoundI'dleftmypipebehind.Itwasarealgood'un，anoldfavourite，soIwentbacktolookforit.ButbefottotheplacewhereI'dbeensitting（ititchthere）Iheardacat'svoicesayMewandaenevoicesay‘here...speaksoftly，'soIjuststoodasstillasifIwasfrozewerandRishdaTarkaanastheycallhim.‘arkaan，'saidthethatsilkyvoiceofhis，‘IjustwaoklywhatwebothmeanttodayaboutAslanmeaniash.''Doubtless，mostsagaciousofcats，'saystheother，‘youhaveperceivedmymeaning.'‘Youmean，'saysGihere'snosuaseither.'‘Allwhhtehat，'saidtheTarkaan.‘Thenwederstaher，'purrstheCat.‘Doyou，likeme，growalittlewearyoftheApe?'‘Astupid，greedybrute，'saystheother，‘butwemustusehimforthepresent.ThouandImustprovideforallthiaheApedoourwill.'‘Anditwouldbebetter，wouldn'tit，'saidGioletsomehtenedNarniansintooursels:onebyohemapt.FortheBeastswhoreallybelieveinAslanmayturnata:andwill，iftheApe'sfollybetrayshissecret.ButthosewhoeitherforTashnorAslanbuthaveoheirownprofitaheTisrocmaygivethemwhenNarniaisaeneprovince，willbefirm.'‘ExtCat，'saidthe.‘Butchoosewhiescarefully.'”

&heDeakingthedayseemedtohaveged.Ithadbeensuheysatdown.NowPuzzleshivered.Jewelshiftedhisheaduneasily.Jilllookedup.

“It'sgover，”

shesaid.

“Andit'ssocold，”

saidPuzzle.

“ough，bytheLion!”

saidTirian，blowingonhishands.“Andfaugh!Whatfoulsmellisthis?”

“PheedEustace.“It'slikesomethihereadeadbirdsomewhereabout?Andwhydidn'twebefore?”

heavalJewelscrambledtohisfeetahhishorn.“Look!”

hecried.“Lookatit!Look，look!”

Thenallsixofthemsaw;aheirfacesthereexpressiodismay.