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CHAPTER SEVEN OLD NARNIA IN DANGER（第2页）

saidDoelius.“Thepoorbruteker.Whenyouwereknockedoff，ofcourse，hewentdawdlingbacktohisstableile.Thehtwasknown.ImademyselfscargnowishtobequestioitinMiraz'storturechamber.IhadaprettygoodguessfrommycrystalastowhereIshouldfindyou.Butallday—thatwasthedaybeforeyesterday—IsawMiraz&#partiesoutinthewoods.YesterdayIlearhisarmyisout.Idon'tthinksomeofyour—um—pure-bloodedDwarfshaveasmuchwoodcraftasmightbeexpected.You'velefttracksallovertheplace.Greatess.AtahinghaswarhatOldNarniaisnotsodeadashehadhoped，ahemove.”

“Hurrah!”

saidaveryshrillandsmallvoiewhereattheDoctor'sfeet.“Lettheme!AllIaskisthattheKingwillputmeahefront.”

“Whatoh?”

saidDoelius.“HasyourMajestygotgrasshoppers—ormosquitoes—inyourarmy?”

Theoopingdoeerihroughhisspectacles，hebrokeintoalaugh.“BytheLion，”

heswore，“it'samouse.SigniorMouse，Idesireyourbetterace.Iamhoingsovalia.”

“Myfriendshipyoushallhave，learnedMan，”

pipedReepidanyDwarf—iant—inthearmywhodoesnotgiveyougoodlanguageshallhavemyswordtorewith.”

“Istheretimeforthisfoolery?”

askedNikabrik.“lans?Battleht?”

“Battleifrumpkin.“Butwearehardlyreadyforityet，andthisisnoverydefensibleplace.”

“Idon'tliketheideaaian.

“Hearhim!Hearhim!”

saidtheBulgyBears.“Whateverwedo，don'tlet'shaveanyrunning.Espeotbeforesupper;andnottoosooher.”

“Thosewhorunfirstdonotalwaysrunlast，”

saidthetaur.“Andwhyshouldwelettheenemychooseourpositioninsteadofgitourselves?Letusfindastrongplace.”

“That'swise，yourMajesty，that'swise，”

saidTrufflehunter.

“Butwherearewetogo?”

askedseveralvoices.

“YourMajesty，”

saidDoelius，“andallyouvarietyofcreatures，Ithiflyeastanddowhegreatwoods.TheTelmariregion.Theyhavealwaysbeenafraidoftheseaahatmayeoverthesea.Thatiswhytheyhaveletthegreatwoodsgrowup.Iftraditiorue，theaCairParavelwasattheriver-mouth.AllthatpartisfriendlytousaoouregotoAslan'sHow.”

“Aslan'sHow?”

saidseveralvoices.“Wedonotknowwhatitis.”

“ItlieswithisoftheGreatWoodsanditisahugemoundwhisraisedinveryaimesicalplace，wheretherestood—aillstands—averymagioundisallhollowedoutwithinintogalleriesaheStohetralcaveofall.Thereisroominthemoundforallourstores，andthoseofuswhohavemostneedofdaremostaedtroundlifebelodgediherestofustheinchallofus（exceptthiswiant）couldretreatiself，andthereweshouldbebeyondthereacherexe.”

“Itisagoodthingwehavealearnedmanamongus，”

saidTrufflehurumpkinmutteredunderhisbreath，“Soupandcelery!Iwishourleaderswouldthitheseoldwives'talesavidarms.”

Butallapprovedofelius'sproposala，halfanhourlater，theywereonthemarch.BeforesuheyarrivedatAslan'sHow.

Itwaslyanawesomepladgreenhillontopofanotherhill，longsinoverwithtrees，ale，lowdoorwayleadingintoit.Thetunnelsinsideerfectmazetillyougottokheywerelinedahsmoothstones，ai，sawstraersandsnakypatterns，andpiwhiofaLioedagainandagain.ItallseemedtobelongtoanevenolderNarniathantheNarniaofwhiursehadtoldhim.

Itwasaftertheyhadtakeersinandaroufantainstthem.KingMiraz'ssfoundtheirnewlair，andheandhisarmyarrivedohewoods.Andassoofteheeroheyhadreed.'sheartsankashesawpanyafterpanyarriving.AndthoughMiraz'smenmayhavebeenafraidofgoingiheywereevenmoreafraidofMiraz，andwithhiminandtheycarriedbattledeeplyintoitaimesalmosttotheHowitself.dothersofademaheopentry.Thustherewasfightingonmostdaysaimesbynightaswell;but'spartyhadoheworstofit.

Atlastthereightwhehinghadgoneasbadlyaspossible，andtherainwhichhadbeenfallingheavilyalldayhadceasedatnightfallonlytogiveplacetorawcold.Thatmhadarrawashisbiggestbattleyet，andallhadhungtheirhopesohmostoftheDwarfs，wastohavefallenontheKing&#atdaybreak，aheywereheavilyeiththetaursahefiercestbeasts，wastohavebrokenoutfromanotherpladeavouredtocuttheKing&#htofffromtherestofthearmy.Butithadallfailed.Noonehadian（beooerdaysofNarhatGiaallbleweather，thoughasbraveasalion，wasatrueGianti.Hehadbrokenoutatthewrongtimeandfrpladbothhispartyand'shadsufferedbadlyaheeleharm.ThebestoftheBearshadbeenhurt，ataurterriblywouherewerefeian'spartywhohadnotlostblood.Itwasagloomypanythathuddleduhedrippitheirstysupper.

ThegloomiestofallwasGiaher.Hekwasallhisfault.Hesatinsilengbigtearswhichcolletheendofhishenfellofflashonthewholebivouaice，whohadjustbeeogetwarmanddrowsy.Theyalljumpedup，shakieroutoftheirearsandwrileblas，aheGiantinshrillbutforciblevoiceswhetherhethoughttheyweren'twetenoughwithoutthissortofthing.AherpeoplewokeupandtoldtheMicetheyhadbeenenrolledassdnotasacertparty，ahey'tkeepquiet.Aiptoedawaytofindsomeplacewhereheiserableieppedonsomebody'stailaheysaidafterwarditwasafox）bithim.Andsoeveryooftemper.

ButiandmagicalchamberattheheartoftheHoian，witheliusandtheBadgerandNikabrikandTrumpkicil.Thickpillarsofaportedtheroof.IerwastheStoorightdower，ahwhathadoiagesofwindandrainandsnowhadalmostwornthemawayiheStooodoop，andtheMoundhadaboveit.Theywerenotusiablenroundit:itwastoomagigforanyoonlogsalittlewayfromit，ahemwasaroughwoodentable，onwhichstoodarudeclaylamplightinguptheirpalefadthrowingbigshadowsonthe

“IfyourMajestyisevertousetheHorn，”

saidTrufflehuhiimehasnowe.”

hadofofhistreasureseveraldaysago.

&aineed，”

ansian.“Butitishardtobesureweareatreatest.Supposingthereevenworseneedandwehadalreadyusedit?”