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CHAPTER NINE THE ISLAND OF THE VOICES（第1页）

IHEISLANDOFTHEVOICES

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ANDnohichhadsolohebegantoblowfromthewestitselfandeverymwhenthesuheseathecurvedprowoftheDawhtaiddleofthesuthatthesunlerthanitlookedfromNarnia，butreed.Andtheysailedandsailedbefeeadybreezeaherfishnull—norshipalowagain，aheirheartsthatperhapstheymighthaveetoaseawhiforever.Butwhedayonwhichtheythoughttheycouldriskgtheireastwardvoyagedawshhtaheadbetweehesunrise，alowlandlyinglikeacloud.

Theymadeharbourinawidebayaboutthemiddleoftheafternoonawasaverydifferenttryfromaseeheyhadcrossedthesaheyfoundallsileyasifitwereanuninhabitedlahemtherewerelevellawnsinwhichthegrasswasassmoothandshortasitusedtobeinthegroundslishhardehetrees，ofwhichthereweremany，allstoodartfromoherewerenobrokenbranoleaveslyingeoimescooedbuttherewasnoothernoise.

&heycametoalht，sahwithnotaweedgrowingonitaherhand.Faroffattheotherendofthisaveheynowcaughtsightofahandgraya-lookiernoonsun.

AlmostassooeredthispathLuoticedthatshehadalittlestoneiunkhavebeenwiserforhertoasktheotherstowaitwhileshetookitout.Butshedidn't;shejustdroppedquietlybehindandsatdowntotakeoffhershoe.Herlacehadgotintoaknot.

Beforeshehaduheotherswereafairdistahetimeshehadgotthestoanduttingtheshoeonagainsheolohem.Butalmostatohiwasnotthedireofthehouse.

Whatshehearding.Itsoundedasifdozenswthegroundashardastheycouldwithgreatwoodes.Anditwasveryquiingnearer.Shewasalreadysittioatree，areewasnotonesheb，therewasreallynothingtodobuttositdeadstillandpressherselfagaireeandhopeshewouldn'tbeseen.

Thump，thump，thump...awasmustbeveryowforshecouldfeelthegroundshaking.Butshecouldseenothithething—smustbejustbehihehumpohrightinfrontofher.Shekwasoonlybythesoundbutbecauseshesawthesandscatterasifithadbeenstruckaheavyblow.Butshecouldseenothingthathadstruckit.ThehumpiogetherabouttweawayfromherandsuddeheheVoice.

Itwasreallyverydreadfulbecauseshecouldstillseenobodyatall.Thewholeofthatpark-liketrystilllookedasquietayasithadlookedwhelaheless，oawayfromher，avoicespoke.Andwhatitsaidwas:“Mates，now'source.”

Instantlyawholechorusofothervoicesreplied，“Hearhim.Hearhim.‘Now'source'，hesaid.Welldone，Chief.Youneversaidatruerword.”

“WhatIsay，”

uedthefirstvoice，“is，getdowntotheshorebetweeheirboat，aher'ssonlooktohisons.wheoputtosea.”

&'stheway，”

shoutedalltheothervoiadeabetterplan，Chief.Keepitup，Chief.You'thaveabetterplanthanthat.”

&hen，mates，lively，”

saidthefirstvoice.“Offwego.”

“Rightagain，Chief，”

saidtheothers.“'thaveabetterorder.Justeregoingtosayourselves.Offwego.”

&hethumpingbeganagain—veryloudatfirstbutsoonfainteraillitdiedoutiionofthesea.

Luewtherewaspuzzlingastowhattheseiuresmightbe.Assoohumpingnoisehaddiedawayshegotupandranaloertheothersasquicklyasherlegswouldcarryher.Theymustatallcostsbe>

&hishadbeeheothershadreachedthehouse.Itwasalowbuilding—onlytwhmadeofabeautifulmellowstone，many-windoartiallycoveredwithivy.EverythingwassostillthatEustacesaid，“Ithinkit'sempty，”

butsilentlypoiheokewhioneey.

Theyfoueassedthroughitiyard.Anditwasherethattheyhadtheirfirstindithattherewassomethingoddaboutthisisland.Inthemiddleofthecourtyardstoodapump，ahepumpabucket.Therewasnothingoddaboutthat.Butthepumphandlewasmovingupanddown，thoughthereseemedtobenoonemovingit.

“There'ssomemagicatworkhere，”

said.

“Maery!”

saidEustace.“Idobelievewe'veetoacivilizedtryatlast.”

AtthatmomentLudbreathless，rushediyardbehindthem.Inalowvoiceshetriedtomakethemuandwhatshehadoverheard.Aheyhadpartlyueveofthemdidnotlookveryhappy.

“Invisibleeered.“Andgusofffromtheboat.Thisisanuglyfurrowtoplough.”

“You'vesortofcreaturestheyare，Lu?”

askedEdmund.

“HowI，Ed，whenI'tseethem?”

“Didtheysoundlikehumansfromtheirfootsteps?”