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CHAPTER TWO THE ANCIENT TREASURE HOUSE（第4页）

saidPeter.

&hree，”

saidEdmucautiouslydotosixteen.“Andthisisthebottom，”

heshoutedback.

&reallymustbeCairParavel，”

saidLucy.“Thereweresixteen.”

Nothingmorewassaidtillallfourwerestandinginakhefootofthestairway.ThenEdmuorchslowlyround.

“O—o—o—oh!!”

saidalltheatonce.

FornowallkwasitreasurechamberofCairParavelwheretheyhadnedasKingsandQueensofNarnia.Therewasakindofpathupthemiddle（asitmightbeinagreenhouse），andalongeachsideatioodrior，likeknightsguardireasures.Ihesuitsofarmor，andoneachsideofthepath，wereshelvescoveredwithpregs—nedarmringsandfingerringsandgoldenbowlsanddishesandlongtusksofivory，broodetsandsofgold，andheapsofuoneslyingpiledanyhowasiftheyweremarblesorpotatoes—diamonds，rubies，cles，emeralds，topazes，as.Uheshelvesstoodgreatcheststhehironbarsandheavilypadloditwasbitterlydsostillthattheycouldhearthemselvesbreathing，areasuresweresocoveredwithdustthatuheyhadrealizedwheretheywereaofthethings，theywouldhardlyhavekreasures.Therewassomethingsadandalittlefrighteningabouttheplace，becauseitallseemedsoforsakenandlongago.Thatwaswhynobodysaidanythingforatleastaminute.

Then，ofcourse，theybeganwalkingaboutandpigsuptolookat.Itwaslikemeetingveryoldfriends.Ifyouhadbeenthereyouwouldhaveheardthemsayingthingslike，“Ohlook!Ourrings—doyourememberfirstwearingthis?—Why，thisisthelittlebroochweallthoughtwaslost—Isay，isn'tthatthearmoryouworeiourheLoneIslands?—doyourememberthedwarfmakingthatforme?—doyourememberdrinkingoutofthathorn?—doyouremember，doyouremember?”

ButsuddenlyEdmundsaid，“Lookhere.Wemustn'twastethebattery:goodnessknoeshall.Hadn'twebettertakeaagain?”

&akethegifts，”

saidPeter.FoataChristmasinNarniaheandSusanandLucyhadbeeaiswhichtheyvaluedmorethantheirwholekingdom.Edmundhadhadnogiftbecausehewasnotwiththematthetime.（Thiswashisownfault，andyoureadaboutitiherbook.）

TheyallagreedwithPeterahepathtothewallatthefarereasurechamber，andthere，sureeswerestillhanging.Lucy'swasthesmallestforitwasonlyalittlebottle.Butthebottlewasmadeofdiamondinsteadofglass，anditwasstillmorethanhalffullofthemagicalcordialwhichwouldhealalmosteverywoundandeveryillness.Luothingandlookedverysolemiftdownfromitspladsluoverhershoulderandohebottleathersidewhereitusedtohangintheolddays.Susan'sgifthadbeenabowandarrowsandahorn.Thebowwasstillthere，andtheivoryquiver，fullofwell-featheredarrows，but—“Oh，Susan，”

saidLucy.“Where'sthehorn?”

“Ohbother，bother，bother，”

saidSusanaftershehadthoughtforamoment.“Iremembernow.Itookitwithmethelastdayofall，thedaywewenthuag.Itmusthavegotlostwhenweblunderedbatothatotherplad，Imean.”

Edmuwasieringloss;forthiswasaedhornand，wheneveryoublewit，helpwasetoyou，whereveryouwere.

“Justthesortofthingthatmighteinhandyihis，”

saidEdmund.

“Nevermind，”

saidSusan，“I'vestillgotthebow.”

A.

“Won'tthestringbeperished，Su?”

saidPeter.

Butwhetherbysomemagitheairofthetreasurechamberornot，thebowwasstillinworder.ArdswimmihingsSusanwasgoodat.Ishehadbentthebowandthelepluckt.Ittingtwangthatvibratedthroughthewholeroom.Andthatonesmallbacktheolddaystothe'smihananythingthathadhappehebattlesandhuscamerushingintotheirheadstogether.

Therungthebowagainandslungthequiveratherside.

&ertookdownhisgift—theshieldwiththegreatredliononit，andtheroyalsword.Hebleedthemoogetoffthedust.Hefittedtheshieldonhisarmandslungtheswordbyhisside.Hewasafraidatfirstthatitmightberustyandsticktothesheath.Butitwasnotso.Withomotioaup，shiniht.

“ItismyswordRhindon，”

hesaid;“withitIkilledtheWolf.”

TherewasaoneinhisvoidtheothersallfeltthatheetertheHighKingagaieralittlepause，everyotheymustsavethebattery.

Theyclimbedthestairagainandmadeupagoodfireandlaydowherforwarmth.Thegroundwasveryhardandunfortable，buttheyfellasleepintheend.