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CHAPTER THREE THE LONE ISLANDS（第3页）

Butloacewastiredtoexplain，theslaversimplysaid，“Well，I'vehadenoughofthisjabber.TheMouseisafairtreatbutthisoalkthehindlegoffadonkey.Off>

&hefourhumanprisoogether，sedmadetomartotheshore.Reepicheepwascarried.Hehadstoppedbitingoofhavinghismouthtiedup，buthehadagreatdealtosay，andLucyreallywonderedhowanymaohavethethingssaidtohimwhichweresaidtotheslavedealerbytheMouse.Buttheslavedealer，farfromobjelysaid“Goon”

wheneverReepicheeppausedforbreath，oallyadding，“It'sasgoodasaplay，”

or，“Blimey，you'thelpalmostthinkingitknowswhatit'ssaying!”

or“WasitoneofyouwhattraihissoinfuriatedReepicheepthatihehiofsayingallatonearlysuffocatedhimandhebet.

&heygotdowhatlookedtowardDoorntheyfoundalittlevillageandalong-boatonthebead，lyingalittlefurthergledlookingship.

“Now，youngsters，”

saidtheslavedealer，“let'shavenofussandthenyou'llhavenothingtocryabout.Allaboard.”

Atthatmomentafine-lookingbeardedmaofohehouses（aninn，Ithink）andsaid:“Well，Pug.Moreofyourusual>

Theslaver，whoseobePug，bowedverylow，andsaidinawheedlingkindofvoice，“Yes，pleaseyourLordship.”

“Howmuchdoyouwantforthatboy?”

askedtheother，pointingto.

“Ah，”

saidPug，“IknewyourLordshipwouldpithebest.NodegyourLordshipwithae.Thatboy，now，I'vetakenafanyself.Gotkindoffondofhim，Ihave.I'mthatteedIdidtohavetakenupthisjob.Still，toaerlikeyourLordship—”

“Tellmeyourprice，，”

saidtheLordsternly.“DoyouthinkIwanttolistentmaroleofyourfilthytrade?”

“Threehus，myLordtoyourhonourableLordship，buttoanyoneelse—”

“I'llgiveyouahundredandfifty.”

“Ohplease，please，”

brokeinLu'tseparateus，whateveryoudo.Youdon'tknow—”

Buttheoppedforshesaiandidn'tevennowwanttobeknown.

“Ahundredandfifty，then，”

saidtheLord.“Asforyou，littlemaiden，IamsorryIotbuyyouall.Unropemyboy，Pug.Andlook—treattheseotherswellwhiletheyareinyourhandsorit'llbetheworseforyou.”

“ug.“NowwhoeverheardofagentlemaninmywayofbusireatedhisstockbetterthanwhatIdo?Well?Why，Itreat'emlikemyown.”

“That'slikelyenoughtobetrue，”

saidtherimly.

Thedreadfulmomenthadnoianwasuntiedaersaid，“Thisway，lad，”

andLucyburstintotearsandEdmundlookedveryblank.Butlookedoverhisshoulderandsaid，“Cheerup.I'msureitwilleallrightintheend.Solong.”

“Now，missie，”

saidPug.“Don'tyonandspoilingyourlooksforthemarkettomorrow.Youbeagoodgirlandthenyouwon'thavenothingtocryabout，see?”

&heywererowedouttotheslave-shipandtakeoalong，ratherdarkplaetoo，wheretheyfoundmaunatepriswasofcourseapirateandhadjustreturnedframongtheislandsandgwhathecould.Thedidn'tmeetaheykheprisolyGalmiahians.AirahateningtodtriedtostopEustagasifeveryohimself>

Meanianwashavingamuterestihemanwhohadboughthimledhimdowweentwoofthevillagehousesandsooutintoanopehevillage.Theurnedandfacedhim.

“Youbeafraidofme，boy，”

hesaid.“I'lltreatyouwell.Iboughtyouforyourfaindedmeofsomeone.”

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“MayIaskofwhom，myLord?”

said.

“Youremindmeofmymaster，KingofNarnia.”