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CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE WORLD（第2页）

saidEustace，“astarisahugeballofflaminggas.”

“Eveninyourworld，myson，thatisnotwhatastarisbutonlywhatitismadeof.Andinthisworldyouavealreadymetastar，forIthinkyouhavebeen>

“Ishearetiredstar，too?”

saidLucy.

&quitethesame，”

saidRamandu.“ItwasnotquiteasarestthatogoverntheDuffers.Youmightcallitapu.Hemighthaveshohousandsofyearsmoreihernwinterskyifallhadgonewell.”

“Whatdidhedo，Sir?”

asked.

“Myson，”

saidRamandu，“itisnotforyou，asonofAdam，toknowwhatfaultsastarit.Bute，wewastetimeinsuchtalk.Areyouyetresolved?Willyousailfurthereastandeagain，leaviurnnomore，ahee?Orwillyousail>

“Surely，Sire，”

saidReepicheep，“thereisionaboutthat?Itisveryplainlypartofourquesttorescuethesethreelordsfrome.”

“Ithinkthesame，Reepicheep，”

replied.“Awerenotso，itwouldbreakmyheartnottogoasheWorld'sEreaderwilltakeus.ButIamthinkiheysigoseekthesevenlords，herimoftheEarth.Ifwesaileastfromherewesailtofiheuttereast.Andnotoneknowshowfaritis.They'rebravefellows，butIsetsignsthatsomeofthemarewearyofthevoyageandlongtohaveourprowpointingtain.Idon'tthinkshouldtakethemfurtherwitheahehepoorLordRhoop.He'sbrokenman.”

“Myson，”

saidthestar，“itwouldbehoughyouwishedit，tosailfortheWorld'sEndwithmenunwillingormeisnothowgreatusareachieved.Theymustkheygoandwhy.Butwhoisthisbrokenmanyouspeakof?”

aoryofRhoop.

“Igivehimwhathe，”

saidRamandu.“Ithisislandthereissleepwithoutstintormeasure，andsleepinwhitestfootfallofadreamwaseverheard.Lethimsitbesidetheseotherthreeanddrinkobliviontillyoureturn.”

“Oh，dolet'sdothat，，”

saidLusureitsjustwhathewouldlove.”

Atthatmomeerruptedbythesoundofmaandvoiiaoftheshippanyroag.TheyhaltediheysawRamanduandhisdaughter;andthehesewereobviouslygreatpeople，everymanuncoveredhishead.Somesailorseyedtheemptydishesandflagoablewithregret.

“Mylord，”

saidtheKingtoDrinian，“prayseotheDawhamessagetotheLordRhoop.Tellhimthatthelastofhisoldshipmatesarehereasleep—asleepwithoutdreams—andthatheshareit.”

&hishadbeendone，toldtheresttositdownandlaidthewholesituatiohem.WhenhehadfiherewasalongsilenewhisperinguheMasterBowmangottohisfeet，andsaid:“Whatsomeofushavebeenwantingttime，yourMajesty，ishowwe'reevertogethomewheururnhereorsomewhereelse.It'sbeeandwindsalltheway，barringano.Andifthatdoesn'tge，I'dliketoknoeswehaveofseeingNarniaagain.There'snotmuceofsupplieslastingallthat>

“That'slandsman'stalk，”

saidDrinian.“There'salrevailiwindihroughthelatesummer，anditalwaysgesaftertheNewYear.We'llhaveplentyofwindfwestward;morethanweshalllikefromallats.”

“That'strue，Master，”

saidanoldsailorwhowasaGalmianbybirth.“YougetsomeuglyweatherrollingupfromtheeastinJanuaryandFebruary.Andbyyourleave，Sire，ifIwasinandofthisshipI'dsaytowinterhereahevoyagehomeinMarch.”

“What'dyoueatwhileyouwerewinteringhere?”

askedEustace.

“Thistable，”

saidRamandu，“willbefilledwithaking'sfeasteverydayatsu.”