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CHAPTER SEVEN ARAVIS IN TASHBAAN（第2页）

“Ahing，”

saidAravis.“Youmusttellyourpeopletotreatthosetwohorsesveryrespectfully.That'spartofthesecret.They'rereallyTalkingHorsesfromNarnia.”

“Fancy!”

saidLasaraleeing!And，haveyouseenthebarbarianqueenfromNarnia?She'sstayinginTashbaaheysayPrinceRabadashismadlyihher.Therehavebeewoiesandhuntsandthingsallthislastfht.I'tseethatshe'ssoveryprettymyself.ButsomeoftheNarnianmenarelovely.Iwastakenoutohedaybeforeyesterday，andIwaswearingmy—”

“Horeveellihatyou'vegotavisitor—dressedlikeabeggar'sbrat—inyourhouse?Itmightsoeasilygetroundtomyfather.”

“Nowdon'tkeeponfussing，there'sadear，”

saidLasaraleen.“We'llgetyousomeproperamoment.Andhere>

ThebearershadstoppedaerwasbeiheshadbeendrawnAravisfoundthatshewasinacardeheoShastahadbeeoafewminutesearlieriofthecity.LasaraleenwouldhavegoneindoorsatoAravisremindedherinafranticwhispertosaysomethingtotheslavesaboutnottelliheirmistress&#evisitor.

“S，ithadghtoutofmyhead，”

saidLasareleen.“Here.Allofyou.Andyou，doorkeeper.obeletoutofthehousetoday.Agaboutthisyoungladywillbefirstbeatehenburerthatbekeptonbreadandwaterforsixweeks.There.”

AlthoughLasaraleenhadsaidshewasdyingtohearAravis'sstory，sheshowednosigiall.Shewas，infact，muchbetterattalkingthanatlisteedonAravishavingalongandluxuriousbath（ehsarefamous）andthendressihefihesbeforeshewouldletherexplainanything.ThefussshemadeaboutgthedressesnearlydroveAravismad.SherememberednowthatLasaraleenhadalwaysbee，ihesandpartiesandgossip.Aravishadalwaysbeeedinbowsandarrowsandhorsesanddogsandswimming.Youwillguessthateachthoughttheothersilly.Butwhenatlasttheywerebothseatedafterameal（itwaschieflyofthewhippeddjellyandfruita）iifulpillaredroom（whichAraviswouldhavelikedbetterifLasaraleen'sspoiledpetmonkeyhadn'tbeengaboutitallthetime）Lasaraleenatlastaskedherwhyshewasrunningawayfromhome.

WhenAravishadfielliory，Lasaraleensaid，“But，darling，whydon'tyoumarryAhoshtaTarkaan?Everyone'syhusbandsaysheisbeginhegreatestmeninebeenmadeGrandViziernowoldAxarthahasdied.Didn'tyouknow?”

“Idon'tcare.I'tstaofhim，”

saidAravis.

“But，darling，onlythink!ThreepaladobeautifulonedowIlkeen.Positivelyropesofpearls，I'mtold.Bathsofasses'milk.Andyou'dseesue.”

“HekeephispearlsandpalacesasfarasI'med，”

saidAravis.

“Youalwayswereaqueergirl，Aravis，”

saidLasaraleen.“Whatmoredoyou>

Intheend，however，Aravismaomakeherfrieshewasiaodiss.TherewouldbenodiffiowaboutgettiwohorsesoutateaheTombs.oporquestionagroomihesleadingawarhorseandalady'ssaddlehorsedowntotheriver，andLasaraleeyofgroomstosend.Itwasn'tsoeasytodecidewhattodoaboutAravisherself.Shesuggestedthatshecouldbecarriedoutierwiththesdrawn.ButLasaraleelitterswereohedthesightofonegoinghthegatewouldbetoleadtoquestions.

&heyhadtalkedftime—anditwasallthelongerbecauseAravisfoundithardtokeepherfrielastLasaraleenclappedherhandsandsaid，“Oh，IhaveahereisonewayofgettingoutofthecitywithoutusiheTisroc'sgarden（mayheliveforever!）runsrightdoweratlewater-door.Onlyforthepalacepeopleofcourse—butthenyouknow，dear（hereshetitteredalittle）wealmostarepalacepeople.Isay，itisluckyforyouthatyoue.ThedearTisroc（mayheliveforever!）issokind.We'reaskedtothepalacealmosteverydayanditislikeasee.IloveallthedearprindprindIpositivelyadorePrinceRabadash.Imightrunihepalaceladiesatanyhourofthedayht.Whyshouldn'tIslipinwithyou，afterdark，abythewater-door?Therearealuntsandthisideit.Andeve—”

“Allwouldbelost，”

saidAravis.

“，don'tgetsoexcited，”

saidLasaraleen.“Iwasgoingtosay，eveeveryonewouldonlysayitwasoneofmymadjokes.I'mgettingquitewellknowheotherday—dolistehisisfrightfullyfunny—”

&，allwouldbelostforme，”

saidAravisalittlesharply.

“Oh—ah—yes—Idoseewhatyoumean，darling.Well，youthinkofaerplan?”

Aravis't，andanswered，“No.We'llhavetoriskit.Whe?”

“Oh，nottonight，”

saidLasaraleen.“Ofottonight.There'sagreatfeastontonight（Imuststartgettingmyhairdoies）andthewholeplacewillbeablazeoflights.Andsuchacrowdtoo!Itwouldhavetht.”

ThiswasbadnewsforAravis，butshehadtomakethebestofit.Theafternoonpassedveryslowlyanditwasareliefwheouttotheba，forAraviswasverytiredaalkaboutdressesandparties，weddisandsdals.Shewenttobedearlyandthatpartshedidenjoy:itwassoohavepillowsasagain.

Butthedaypassedveryslowly.LasaraleeogobathewhemeellingAravisthatNarniawasatryofperpetualsnowaedbydemonsandsordshewasmadtothinkofgoingthere.“Andeasantboy，too!”

saidLasaraleen.“Darling，thinkofit!It'snotNice.”

Aravishadthoughtofitagooddeal，butshewassotiredofLasaraleen'ssillinessbynowthat，forthefirsttime，shebegantothinkthattravellingwithShastawasreallyrathermorefunthanfashioashbaan.Sosheonlyreplied，“YetthatI'llbenobody，justlikehim，wheoNarnia.Andanyromised.”

“Andtothink，”

saidLasaraleen，alm，“thatifonlyyouhadsenseyoucouldbethewifeofaGrandVizier!”