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CHAPTER TWO THE ANCIENT TREASURE HOUSE（第2页）

“Well，I'm—I'mjiggered，”

saidPeter，andhisvoicealsosouheheothers.

Allnoas—alittleight，ordinaryiraordinarilyheavybecauseituregold;ahehorse'sheadweretwotinylittlerubies—orratheronewas，fortheotherhadbee.

“Why!”

saidLucy，“it'sexactlylikeohegoldenweusedtoplayereKingsaCairParavel.”

“Cheerup，Su，”

saidPetertohisothersister.

“I'thelpit，”

saidSusan.“Itbroughtback—oh，sues.AndIrememberedplayihfaunsandgoodgiants，andthemer-peoplesinginginthesea，aifulhorse—and—and—”

“Noeterinaquitediffere'sabouttimewefourbrains.”

“Whatabout?”

askedEdmund.

“Havenoneofyouguessedwhereweare?”

saidPeter.

“Goon，goon，”

saidLucy.“I'vefeltforhoursthattherewassomewoeryhahisplace.”

“Fireahead，Peter，”

saidEdmund.“We'realllistening.”

&heruinsofCairParavelitself，”

saidPeter.

“But，Isay，”

repliedEdmund.“Imean，howdoyoumakethatout?Thisplacehasbeenruinedfes.Lookatallthrhtuptothegates.Lookattheverystones.Anyonobodyhaslivedhereforhundredsofyears.”

“Iknoeter.“Thatisthedifficulty.Butlet'sleavethatoutforthemoment.Iointsopoint:thishallisexactlythesameshapeahehallatCairParavel.Justpicturearoofonthis，andaentinsteadofgrass，ariesonthewalls，aourroyalbainghall.”

Noonesaidanything.

“Set，”

uedPeter.“Thecastlewellisexactlywhereourwellwas，alittletothesouthofthegreathall;ahesamesizeandshape.”

Againtherely.

“Thirdpoint:Susanhasjustfoundoneofouroldethihemast>

Stillnobodyanswered.

“Fourthpoint.Don'tyouremember—itwastheverydaybeforetheambassadorstheKingofen—don'tyourememberplantingtheorchardoutsidethenateofCairParavel?Thegreatestofallthewood-people，Pomonaherself，cametoputgoodspellsonit.Itwasthoseverydetlittlechapsthemoleswhodidtheactualdigging.youhavefottenthatfunnyoldLilygloves，thechiefmole，leaningonhisspadeandsaying，‘Believeme，yourMajesty，you'llbegladofthesefruittreesoneday.'AndbyJovehewasright.”

“Ido!Ido!”

saidLudclappedherhands.

“Butlookhere，Peter，”

saidEdmund.“Thismustbeallrot.Tobeginwith，wedidn'tplanttheorchardslapupagaie.Wewouldn'thavebeensuchfools.”

“No，ofot，”