格格党

手机浏览器扫描二维码访问

CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE HIGH KING IN COMMAND（第4页）

“Tobesure，soyouare，andagoodbeartoo，Idon'tdoubt，”

saidPeter.

“Yes，”

saidtheBear.“Butitwasalwaysarightofthe，bearstosupplyonemarshalofthelists.”

“Don'tlethim，”

whisperedTrumpkier.“He'sagoodcreature，buthe'llshameusall.He'llgotosleepandhewillsuckhispaws.Infrooo.”

“I'thelpthat，”

saidPeter.“Becausehe'squiteright.TheBearshadthatprivilege.Iagihasbeeheseyears，whensomahingshavebeenfotten.”

“Please，yourMajesty，”

saidtheBear.

“Itisyht，”

saidPeter.“Andyoushallbeohemarshals.Butyoumustremembernottosuckyourpaws.”

“Ofot，”

saidtheBearinaveryshockedvoice.

“Why，yitthismirumpkin.

TheBearwhippedhispawoutofhismouthaendedhehadn'theard.

“Sire!”

cameashrillvoiheground.

“Ah—Reepicheep!”

saidPeterafterlookingupanddownandroundaspeopleusuallydidwheheMouse.

“Sire，”

saidReepicheep.“Mylifeiseveratyourand，butmyhonourismyown.Sire，IhaveamoheoerinyourMajesty'sarmy.Ihadthought，perhaps，wemighthavebeehege.Sire，myperieved.PerhapsifitwereyourpleasurethatIshouldbeamarshalofthelists，itwouldtthem.”

Auhufromsomewhereoverheadatthispoint，asGiaherburstihoseelligentlaughstowhiicersiantaresoliable.HecheckedhimselfatondlookedasgraveasaturimeReepicheepdiscoveredwherethenoise.

“Iamafraiditwouldnotdo，”

saidPeterverygravely.“Somehumansareafraidofmice—”

“Ihadobservedit，Sire，”

saidReepicheep.

“AnditwouldefairtoMiraz，”

Peterued，“tohaveinsightanythingthatmightabatetheedgeofhisce.”

“YourMajestyisthemirrorofhonour，”

saidtheMousewithoneofhisadmirablebows.“Andonthismatterwehavebutasinglemind...IthoughtIheardsomeonelaughingjustnoreseomakemethesubjectofhiswit，Iamverymuchathisservice—heneverhehasleisure.”

Anawfulsilencefollowedthisremark，whichwasbrokeersaying，“GiaherahetaurGlenstormshallbeourmarshals.Thebatwillbeattwohoursafternoonoonprecisely.”

“Isay，”

saidEdmundastheyposeitisallright.Imean，Isupposeyoubeathim?”

“That'swhatI'mfightinghimtofindout，”

saidPeter.