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CHAPTER EIGHT WHAT NEWS THE EAGLE BROUGHT（第1页）

CHAPTEREIGHTWHATHEEAGLEBROUGHT

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INtheshadowofthetreesonthefarsideofthegsomethingwasmoving.ItwasglidingveryslowlyNorthward.Atafirstglanighthavemistakenitforsmrayandyoucouldseethingsthroughit.Butthedeathlysmellwasnotthesmellofsmoke.Also，thisthisshapeinsteadofbillowingandgassmokewouldhavedowasroughlytheshapeofamanbutithadtheheadofabird;somebirdofpreywithacruel，curvedbeak.Ithadfourarmswhichitheldhighaboveitshead，stretgthemoutNorthwardasifitwaarniainitsgrip;anditsfiwentyofthem—werecurvedlikeitsbeakandhadlong，pointed，bird-likesteadofnails.Itfloatedonthegrassinsteadofwalking，andthegrassseemedtowitherbe.

AfteroitPuzzlegaveasgbrayaheTower.AndJill（ard，asyouknow）hidherfaherhandstoshutoutthesightofit.Theotherswatcheditforperhapsamiilitstreamedawayihickertreeshtahenthesuagain，andthebirdsantosing.

&artedbreathingpraiheyhadallbeenstillasstatueswhileitwasinsight.

“Whatwasit?”

saidEustaawhisper.

“Ihaveseenitoncebefore，”

saidTirian.“Butthattimeitwasstohgoldandhadsoliddiamoashou，andhadgoneasaguesttoTheTisroc'sTashbaan.

&ookmeiempleofTash.ThereIsawit，carvedabovethealtar.”

&hatthing—wasTash?”

saidEustace.

ButinsteadhimTirianslippedhisarmbehindJill'sshouldersandsaid，“Howisitwithyou，Lady?”

“A-allright，”

saidJill，takingherhandsawayfromherpalefadtryingtosmile.“I'mallright.Itonlymademefeelalittlesient.”

“Itseems，then，”

saidtheUni，“thatthereisarealTash，afterall.”

“Yes，”

saidtheDwarf.“AndthisfoolofanApe，whodidn'tbelieveinTash，willgetmorethanhebargainedfor!HecalledforTash:Tashhase.”

&—he—theThio?”

saidJill.

“NorthiofNarnia，”

saidTirian.“Ithasongus.Theyhavecalleditandithase.”

“Ho，ho，ho!”

chuckledtheDwarf，rubbinghishairyharisefortheApe.Peopleshouldn'toheyreallymeanwhattheysay.”

“WhoknowsifTashwillbevisibletotheApe?”

saidJewel.

“uzzlegotto?”

saidEustace.