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CHAPTER NINE WHAT LUCY SAW（第4页）

“Howdoyouknohathewanted?”

askedEdmund.

&know，”

saidLucy，“byhisface.”

&hersalllookedateachotherinpuzzledsilence.

&ymaywellhaveseenalion，”

putinTrumpkin.“Therearelionsinthesewoods，I'vebeentold.Butithavebeenafriendlyandtalkingliohebearwasafriendlyandtalkingbear.”

“Oh，don'tbesostupid，”

saidLucy.“DoyouthinkIdon'tknowAslanwhenIseehim?”

“He'dbeaprettyelderlylionbynokin，“ifhe'soneyoukneereherebefore!Andifitcouldbethesameo'stopreventhimhavinggonewildandwitlesslikesomanyothers?”

LueddIthinkshewouldhaveflokilaidhishaheD.L.F.doesn'tuand.Howcouldhe?Youmustjusttakeit，Trumpkin，thatwedoreallyknowaboutAslan;alittlebitabouthim，Imean.Andyoumustn'ttalkabouthimlikethatagain.Itisn'tluething:andit'sallher.TheoioherAslahere.”

“ButIknowhewas，”

saidLucy，hereyesfilling>

“Yes，Lu，butwedon't，yousee，”

saidPeter.

“There'snothingforitbutavote，”

saidEdmund.

“Allright，”

repliedPeter.“You'retheeldest，D.L.F.Whatdoyouvotefor?Upordown?”

“Down，”

saidtheDwarf.“IknownothingaboutAslan.ButIdoknowthatifweturandfolleup，itmightleadusalldaybeforelacewherewecouldcrossit.Whereasifweturnrightandgodown，we'rebouheGreatRiverinaboutacoupleofhours.Andifthereareanyreallionsabout，wewanttogoawayfromthem，nottowardthem.”

“Whatdoyousay，Susan?”

“Don'tbeangry，Lu，”

saidSusan，“butIdothinkweshouldgodown.I'mdeadtired.Dolet'sgetoutofthiswretchedwoodintotheopenasquickasweoyousawanything.”

“Edmund?”

saidPeter.

&here'sjustthis，”

saidEdmund，speakingquidturningalittlered.“Whedisarniaayearago—orathousandyearsago，whicheveritis—itwasLucywhodiscovereditfirstandnoneofuswouldbelieveher.Iwastheworstofthelot，Ikshewasrightafterall.Wouldn'titbefairtobelieveherthistime?Ivup.”

“Oh，Ed!”

saidLudseizedhishand.

“Andnowit'syourturer，”

saidSusan，“andIdohope—”

“Oh，shutup，shutupaak，”

ier.“I'dmuchrathere.”

“YhKing，”

saidTrumpkinsternly.

“Doeterafteralongpause.“IknowLucymayberightafterall，butI'thelpit.Wemustdooher.”

Sotheysetoffthtalongtheedge，downstream.AndLucycamelastoftheparty，gbitterly.