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CHAPTER SIX SHASTA AMONG THE TOMBS（第2页）

thoughtShasta.Itwasinfaotverylikethelion'sroarshehadheardowheHwinandAravis，ahecryofajackal.ButofcourseShastadidnotknowthis.Evenifhehadknown，hewouldedverymueetajackal.

Thegoutagainandagain.“There'smorethahem，whatevertheyare，”

thoughtShasta.“Andthey&#nearer.”

IsupposethatifhehadbeeirelysensibleboyhewouldhavegohroughtheTombsheriverwheretherewerehouses，aswouldbelesslikelytoe.Butthentherewere（httherewere）theghouls.ToghtheTombsastthsiombs;andwhatmight?Itmayhavebeensilly，butShastafelthewouldratherriskthewildbeasts.Then，asthecriesearerandogehismind.

&goingtorunforitwheweenhima，ahugeanimalbouoview.Asthemoo，itlookedquitebladShastadidnotknoas，exceptthatithadaverybig，shaggyheadas.Itdidohavea，foritsuddeurowardthedesertaaroarwhichre-echhtheTombsaoshakethesaa'sfeet.Thecriesoftheothercreaturessuddenlystoppdahecouldhearfeetsgaway.Theturoexamia.

“It'salion，Iknowit'salion，”

thoughtShasta.“I'mdone.Iwohurtmuch.Iwishitwasover.Iwohiopeopleafterthey'redead.O-o-oh!Hereites!”

Ahiseyesa.

Butieethandclawsheohingwarmlyingdownathisfeet.Andwhenheopenedhiseyeshesaid，“Why，it'snasIthought!It'sonlyhalfthesize.No，itiserthesize.Idodeclareit'so!!Imusthavedreamedallthataboutitsbeingasbigasahorse.”

Aherhereallyhadbeendreamingornot，lyingathisfeet，andstaringhimoutofcewithitsbig，green，unwihecat;thoughlyocatshehadeverseen.

“Oh，Puss，”

gaspedShasta.“Iamsogladtoseeyouagain.I'vebeenhavingsuchhorribledreams.”

Aoncelaydownagain，backtobackwiththecatastheyhadbeenatthebeginnihewarmthfromitspreadalloverhim.

“I'llhingnastytoaaslongasIlive，”

saidShasta，halftothedhalftohimself.“Ididonow.Ithrewstoahalf-starvedmangyoldstray.Hey!Stopthat.”

Forthecathadturnedroundandgivenhimaso，”

saidShasta.“Itisn'tasifyouderstandwhatI'msaying.”

Thenhedozedoff.

&mwhewasgohesun，a.Shasta，verythirsty，satupandrubbedhiseyes.Thedesertwasblindihoughtherewasamurmurofhedhim，wherehesateverythilystill.Wheleleftahatthesunwasnotinhiseyes，hecouldseethemountainsonthefarsideofthedesert，sosharpaheylookedonlyastohroartiotieblueheightthatdividedihetopamustbeMou'sourdire，judgingbywhattheRavensaid，”

hethought，“soI'lljustmakesureofit，soasnottowasteaheothersturnup.”

Sohemadeagood，deepstraightfurrowwithhisfootpoioMountPire.

&job，clearly，wastogetsomethianddrink.ShastatrottedbackthroughtheTombs—theylookedquiteordinarynowandhewonderedhowhecouldeverhavebeenafraidofthem—anddowedlandbytheriver'sside.Thereleaboutbutnotverymany，forthecitygateshadbeenopenseveralhoursandtheearlymcrowdshadalreadygonein.Sohehadnodiffdoingalittle“raiding”

（asBreecalledit）.Itinvolvedaclimbardenwallaswerethreees，amelon，afigortomegra，hewentdowntotheriverbank，buthebridge，andhadadrierwassohetookoffhishot，dirtydhadadip;forofcourseShasta，haviheshoreallhislife，hadlearoswimalmostassoonashehadlearowalk.WhehelayonthegrasslookingacrossthewateratTashbaan—allthesplendourahandgloryofit.Butthatmadehimrememberthedatoo.HesuddehatthehthavereachedtheTombswhilehewasbathing（“ahoutme，aslikelyasnot”

），sohedressedinafrightasuchaspeedthathewasallhotandthirstywhenhearrivedandsothegoodofhisbathewasgone.

&dayswhenyouarealoingforsomethingthisdayseemedaboutahundredh.Hehadplentytothinkof，ofcourse，butsittihinkiyslow.HethoughtagooddealabouttheNarniansandespeciallyabout.Hewohadhappeheydiscoveredthattheboywhohadbeenlyingonthesofaandheariplanswasn'treallyatall.Itwasveryuothinkofallthoseniagininghimatraitor.

Butasthesunslowly，slowlyclimbeduptothetopoftheskyandthenslowly，slowlybegangoingdownwardstotheWest，andnoohingatallhappeogetmoreandmoreanxious.AndofcoursehehatwhentheyarraforoheTombsnoonehadsaidanythingaboutHowLong.He'twaitherefortherestofhislife!Andsoonitwouldbedarkagain，andhewouldhaveajustlikelastnight.Adozeplahroughhishead，allwretes，andatlasthefixedoplanofall.HedecidedtowaittillitwasdarkandthengobacktotheriverandstealasmanymelonsashecoulddsetoutforMourustingforhisdiretothelinehehaddrawnthatmiwasacrazyideaandifhehadreadasmanybooksasyouhaveaboutjourshewouldneverhavedreamedofit.ButShastahadreadnobooksatall.

&hesuhingdidhappen.Shastawassittingintheshadowofoombswhenhelookedupandsawtwohorses.Thegaveagreatleap，fhemasBreeandHwimomedownintohistoesagain.TherewasnosignofAravis.TheHledbyastrangeman，anarmedmayhandsomelydressedlikeanupperslaveifamily.BreeandHwinwereuplikepack-horses，butsaddledandbridled.Andwhatcoulditallmean?“It'satrap，”

thoughtShasta.“SomebodyhascaughtAravisahey'vetorturedherandshe'sgivehingaway.TheywaojumpoutandrunupaoBreeandthenI'llbecaughttoo!AifIdon't，Imaybelosingmyotheothers.OhIdowishIkhadhappened.”

Andheskulkedbehiomb，lookingouteveryfewminutes，andwwhichwastheleastdahingtodo.