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CHAPTER SEVEN OLD NARNIA IN DANGER（第3页）

“Bythatargument，”

saidNikabrik，“yourMajestywillilitistoolate.”

“Iagreewiththat，”

saidDoelius.

“Andwhatdoyouthink，Trumpkin?”

asked.

“Oh，asforme，”

saidtheRedDwarf，whohadbeehpleteindifferenajestyknowsIthinktheHorn—andthatbitofbrokehere—andyPeter—andyourLionAslan—arealleggsinmoo'salloomewhenyourMajestyblowstheHorn.AllIinsistonisthatthearmyistoldnothingaboutit.There'snhopesofmagicalhelpwhich（asIthiobedisappointed.”

&henameofAslanindQueenSusan'sHorn，”

said.

“Thereisohing，Sire，”

saidDoelius，“thatshouldperhapsbedo.Wedonotknowwhatformthehelpwilltake.Itmighthimselffromoversea.ButIthinkitismorelikelytocallPetertheHighKingandhismightysortsdownfromthehighpast.Butihercase，Idonotthinkwebesurethatthehelpwilletothisveryspot—”

“Youneversaidatruerword，”

putinTrumpkin.

“Ithihelearhatthey—orhe—willebaeorotheroftheAPlaarnia.This，sit，isthemostaandmostdeeplymagicalofall，ahink，theanswerislikeliesttoe.Buttherearetwoothers.Oern-river，westofBeaversdam，wheretheRoyalfirstappearedinNarnia，astherecordstellTheotherisdownattheriver-mouth，wheretheircastleofCairParaveloood.AndifAslanhimselfes，thatwouldbethebestplaeetinghimtoo，foreverystorysaysthatheisthesoEmperor-over-the-Sea，aheseahewillpass.Ishouldlikeverymuessehplaces，toLaeandtheriver-mouth，toreceivethem—orhim—orit.”

“JustasIthought，”

mutteredTrumpkiresultofallthisfooleryisnushelpbuttoloseustwofighters.”

“Whowouldyouthinkofsending，Doelius?”

asked.

“Squirrelsarebestfthrougherywithoutbeingcaught，”

saidTrufflehunter.

“Alloursquirrels（amany），”

saidNikabrik，“areratherflighty.TheonlyoneI'dtrustonajoblikethatwouldbePattertwig.”

&bePattertwig，then，”

saidKing.“Andwhoforer?Iknowyou'dgo，Trufflehuyouhaven'tthespeed.Noryou，Doelius.”

“Iwon'tgo，”

saidNikabrik.“WithalltheseHumasabout，theremustbeaDwarfheretoseethattheDwarfsarefairlytreated.”

“Thimblesaorms!”

criedTrumpkinihathowyouspeaktotheKing?Sendme，Sire，I'llgo.”

“ButIthoughtyoudidn'tbelieveirumpkin，”

said.

“NomoreIdo，yourMajesty.Butwhat'sthatgottodowithit?Imightaswelldieonawildgoosechaseasdiehere.Y.Iknowthediffereweengiviakingorders.You'vehadmyadviowit'sthetimefororders.”

“Iwillthis，Trumpkin，”

said.“Sendf，oneofyou.AndwhenshallIblowtheHorn?”

“Iwouldwaitforsunrise，yourMajesty，”

saidDoelius.“Thatsometimeshasaiionsof>

&eslaterPattertwigarrivedandhadhistaskexplaiohim.Ashewas，likemanysquirrels，fulleanddashandenergyaaosayceit），henosoohaobeoff.ItwasarraheshouldrunforLaewhileTrumpkierjourheriver-mouth.AfterahastymealtheybothsetoffwiththeferventthanksandgoodwishesoftheKing，theBadger，andelius.