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CHAPTER FIFTEEN THE WONDERS OF THE LAST SEA（第3页）

&ookthebubothhaohislips，sipped，thendrankdeeplyandraisedhishead.Hisfacewasotoeverythingabouthimseemedthter.

“Yes，”

hesaid，“itissweet.That'srealwater，that.I'misn'tgoingtokillme.ButitisthedeathIwouldhave—ifI'dknownaboutittillnow.”

“Whatdoyoumean?”

askedEdmund.

“It—it'slikelightmorethananythingelse，”

said.

“Thatiswhatitis，”

saidReepicheep.“Dri.Wemustbeveryheworldnow.”

Therewasamoment'ssilehedownonthededdrankfromthebucket.

“It'stheloveliestthiasted，”

shesaidwithakindofgasp.“Butoh—it&#.Weshan'thingnow.”

Andonebyoneeverybodyonboarddrank.Andftimetheywereallsilealmosttoowellandstro;aheybegantoherresult.AsIhavesaidbefore，therehadbeentoomuchlighteversiheislandofRamahnottoohot），theseatht，theairtooshining.grewnoless—ifanything，itiheycouldbearit.Theycouldlhtupatthesunwithoutblinking.Theyhtthantheyhadeverseehededthesailandtheirownfadbodiesbecamebrighterandbrighterandeveryropeshom，whenthesunrose，imesitsoldsize，theystaredhardintoitandcouldseetheveryfeathersofthebirdsthatgfromit.

Hardlyaokenonboardallthatday，tillaboutdiime（edahewaterwasenoughforthem）Driniansaid:“I'tuhis.Thereishofwind.Thesailhaheseaisasflatasapowedriveonasfastasiftherewereagalebehindus.”

“I'vebeenthinkingthat，too，”

said.“Wemustbest.”

“H'm，”

saidEdmund.“That'snotsoheWorldreallyhasanedgeandwe&#.”

“Youmean，”

said，“thatwemightbejustwell，pouredoverit?”

“Yes，yes，”

criedReepicheep，ghispawstogether.“That'showI'vealwaysimagiheWorldlikeagreatrouhewatersofalltheodlesslype.Theshipwilltipupstandonherhead—foroweshallseee—andthen，down，dowhespeed—”

“Andwhatdoyouthiingforusatthebottom，eh?”

saidDrinian.

“Aslan'stryperhaps，”

saidtheMouse，itseyesshinihereisn'tanyboesdownforeverawhateveritis，won'titbeworthanythingjusttohavelookedforobeyoheworld.”

“Butlook—here，”

saidEustace，“thisisallrot.Theworld'sround—Imean，roundlikeaball，able.”

“Ourworldis，”

saidEdmund.“Butisthis?”

“Doyoumeantosay，”

asked，“thatyouthreearoundworld（roundlikeaball）andyou'veoldme!It'sreallytoobadofyou.Becausewehavefairy-talesinwhichthereareroundworldsandIalwayslovedthem.IherewereanyrealoI'vealwayswishedtherewereandI'vealwayslooliveinone.Oh，I'dgiveanything—Iwonderwhyyoutoourworldaoyours?IfonlyIhadthece!Itmustbeexgtoliveonathinglikeaball.Haveyoueverbeeswherepeopleside-down?”

Edmundshookhishead.“Anditisn'tlikethat，”

headded.“There'snothingparticularlyexgaboutaroundworldwhenyou'rethere.