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CHAPTER NINE THE GREAT MEETING ON STABLE HILL（第3页）

&heywht，withhisheadunderhiswing（itmadehimlookasifhehadall），aforwardtothestable.TheyleftPuzzle（notwithoutakindword，fornoonewasangrywithhimnow）justbehindit，tellinghimnottomovetillsomeodtookuptheirpositiohestable.

Thebobeenlitfandwasjustbeginningtoblazeup.Itwasoawayfromthem，aarureswereohersideofit，sothatTirianotatfirstseethemverywell，thoughofcoursehesawdozensofeyesshiningwiththerefleofthefire，asyou'veseenarabbit'sorcat'seyesisofadjustasTiriantookhisplace，thegoingandfromsomewhereohreefiguresappeared.OnewasRishdaTarkaantheeain.Thesede.Hewasholdingoarkaan'shandwithonepatwhimperingandmuttering，“Notsofast，don'tgosofast，I'mnotatallwell.Ohmypoorhead!Thesemidioomue.Apesaren'tmeanight:It'snotasifIwasaratorabat—ohmypoorhead.”

OhersideoftheApe，walkiahhistailstraightupintheair，gertheCat.TheywereheadingforthebonfireandweresoclosetoTirianthattheywouldhaveseenhimatoheyhadlookedidire.Fortu.ButTirianheardRishdasaytoGingerinalowvoiow，Cat，tothypost.Seethouplaythypartwell.”

“Miaow，miaow.e!”

saidGieppedawaybeyondthebodowrowoftheassembledBeasts:intheaudienightsay.

Forreally，asithappehingwasratherlikeatheatre.Thearhepeopleihelittlegrassyplafroable，wherethebonfireburheApeaainstoodtotalktothecrowd，waslikethestage;thestableitselfwasliketheseryatthebackofthestage;andTirianandhisfriendswerelikeperouhesery.Itlendidposition.Ifaeppedforwardintothefullfirelight，alleyeswouldbefixedonhimatoheotherhand，solooodstillintheshadowoftheend-wallofthestable，itwasahuootheirbeingnoticed.

RishdaTarkaaheApeupclosetothefire.ThepairofthemturofacethedthisofeantthattheirbacksweretowardTirianandhisfriends.

“Now，Monkey，”

saidRishdaTarkaaninalowvoice.“Saythewordsthatutintothymouth.Andholdupthyhead.”

AshespokehegavetheApealittleprodorkibehindwiththepointofhistoe.

“DoleavemealoeredShift.Buthesatupstraighterandbegan，inaloudervoiowlisten，allofyou.Aterriblethinghashappened.Awig.ThewickedestthingthateverwasdoneinNarnia.AndAslan—”

“Tashlan，fool，”

whisperedRishdaTarkaan.

“TashlanImean，ofcourse，”

saidtheApe，“isveryangryaboutit.”

&erriblesileheBeastswaitedtohearwhatroublewasihem.Thelittlepartybytheend-wallofthestablealsoheldtheirbreath.Whatohwasingnow?

“Yes，”

saidtheApe.“AtthisverymomeerribleOnehimselfisamohestablejustbehindme—ohastodowhatyou'dthinknoonewoulddaretodoevehousandmilesaway.Ithasdresseditselfupinalion-skinandiswanderingaboutintheseverywtobeAslan.”

JillwonderedforamomentiftheApehadgonemad.Washegoihewholetruth?AroarewentupfromtheBeasts.“Grrr!”

camethegrowls.“Whoishe?Whereishe?Justletmegetmyteethintohim!”

“Itwasseenlastnight，”

screamedtheApe，“butitgotaway.It'saDonkey!AiserableAss!IfanyofyouseethatAss—”

“Grrr!”

growledtheBeasts.“ill.He'dbetterkeepoutofour>

JilllookedattheKing:hismouthenandhisfacewasfullofhorror.Andthehedevilishgoftheenemies'plan.Bymixingalittletruthwithittheyhadmadetheirliefarstrowasthegood，heBeaststhatanasshadbeendressedupasaliohem?TheApewouldonlysay，“That'sjustwhatI'vesaid.”

WhatwasthegoodofshowingthemPuzzleinhislion-skin?Theywouldonlytearhimi'stakeofoursails，”

whisperedEustace.“Thegroundistakenfromunderourfeet，”

saidTirian.“Cursed，cursedess!”

saidPoggin.“I'llbeswornthatthisnewlieisofGinger'smaking.”