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CHAPTER EIGHT HOW THEY LEFT THE ISLAND（第2页）

“Youmeanyouthinkwe&#ood，”

saidEdmuiheface.

“Nowpraydon'tbeoffeerruptedtheDwarf.“Iassureyou，mydearlittlefriends—”

“Littlefromyouisreallyabittoomuch，”

saidEdmund，jumpingup.“Isupposeyoudon'tbelievewewoleofBeruna?Well，yousaywhatyoulikeaboutmebeow—”

“There'snogoodlosingourtempers，”

saidPeter.“Let'sfithimoutwithfresharmorandfitourselvesoutfromthetreasurechamber，aalkafterthat.”

“Idon'tquiteseethepoint—”

beganEdmund，butLucywhisperedinhisear，“Hadn'twebetterdoetersays?HeistheHighKing，youknow.AndIthinkhehasanidea.”

SoEdmundagreedandbytheaidofhistorchtheyall，ingTrumpkihestepsagainintothedarkessanddustysplendourofthetreasurehouse.

TheDwarf'seyesglistehewealththatlayohoughhehadtostandoodoso）aeredtohimself，“ItwouldoletNikabrikseethis;heyfoundeasilyenoughamailshirtforhim，asword，ahelmet，ashield，abowandquiverfulofarrows，allofdwarfishsize.Thehelmeter，setwithrubies，andtherewasgoldoofthesword:Trumpkinhadneverseen，muchlesscarried，somuchwealthinallhislife.Thealsoputonmailshirtsas;aswordandshieldwerefoundforEdmundandabowforLucy—PeterandSusanwereofcoursealreadygtheirgifts.Astheycamebackupthestairway，jinglingintheirmail，andalreadylookingandfeelingmorelikeNarniansandlesslikeschool，thetwoboyswerebehilymakingsomeplan.LucyheardEdmundsay，“.ItwillbemoreofasuifIwin，andlessofalet-downforusallifIfail.”

“Allright，Ed，”

saidPeter.

&heycameoutiEdmuheDolitelyandsaid，“I'vegotsomethingtoaskyou.Kidslikeusdon'tofteheeetiwarriorlikeyou.Wouldyouhavealittlefengmatchwithme?Itwhtfullydet.”

“But，lad，”

saidTrumpkin，“theses.”

“Iknow，”

saidEdmund.“ButI'llanywherenearyouandyou'llbequiteoughtodisarmmewithoutdoingmeanydamage.”

“It'sadangerousgame，”

saidTrumpkin.“Butsinakesutofit，I'lltryapassortwo.”

Bothswordswereoutihethreeothersjumpedoffthedaisandstoodwatg.Itorthit.Itwashesillyfightihbroadswordsoage.Itwasherapierfightingwhiesseeratherbetterdohiswasrealbrhtihingistoslashatyourenemy'slegsaheyarethepartthathavenoarmor.AndwhenheslashesatyoursyoujumpwithbothfeetoffthegroundsothathisblowgoesuhisgavetheDwarfanadvantagebecauseEdmund，beingmuchtaller，hadtobealing.Idon'tthinkEdmundwouldhavehadaceifhehadfoughtTrumpkiy-fourhoursearlier.ButtheairofNarniahadbeenwupoheyarrivedontheisland，andallhisoldbattlescameba，andhisarmsandfiheiroldskill.HewasKingEdmundoncemore.Roundandrouwobatarokeafterstroketheygave，andSusan（whonevercouldlearhissortofthi，“Oh，dobecareful.”

Andthen，soquicklythatnooheykerdid）couldquiteseehoened，Edmundflashedhisswordroundeculiartwist，theDwarf'sswordflewoutofhisgrip，andTrumpkinwaswringiyhandasyoud”

fromacricket-bat.

“Nothurt，Ihope，mydearlittlefriend?”

saidEdmund，pantingalittleaurninghisownswordtoitssheath.

&hepoint，”

saidTrumpkindrily.“Youknowatrieverlearned.”

“That'squitetrue，”

putihebestswordsmanintheworldmaybedisarmedbyatrickthat'sohim.Ithinkit'siveTrumpkihingelse.Willyouhaveashootingmatchwithmysister?Therearenotriarchery，youknow.”

“Ah，you'rejokers，youare，”

saidtheDwarf.“Ibegintosee.AsifIdidn'tknowhowsheshoot，afterehism.Allthesame，I'llhaveatry.”

Hespokegruffly，buthiseyesbrightened，forhewasafamousbowmanamonghisownpeople.

Allfiveofthemcameoutiyard.

“What'stobethetarget?”

askedPeter.

“Ithinkthatapplehahewalloherewoulddo，”

saidSusan.

“That'lldonicely，lass，”