飘天文学>纳尼亚传奇7最后一战主要内容 > chater three the ae it glry（第2页）
chater three the ae it glry（第2页）
Thenthedarkmencameroundtheminathickcrowd，smellingofgarlicandonions，theirwhiteeyesflashingdreadfullyintheirbrownfaces.TheyputaropehalterroundJewel’sneck.TheytooktheKing’sswordawayandtiedhishandsbehindhisback.OneoftheCalormenes，whohadahelmetinsteadofaturbanandseemedtobeincommand，snatchedthegoldcircletoffTirian’sheadandhastilyputitawaysomewhereamonghisclothes.Theyledthetwoprisonersuphilltoaplacewheretherewasabigclearing.Andthiswaswhattheprisonerssaw.
Atthecentreoftheclearing，whichwasalsothehighestpointofthehill，therewasalittlehutlikeastable，withathatchedroof.Itsdoorwasshut.OnthegrassinfrontofthedoortheresatanApe.TirianandJewel，whohadbeenexpectingtoseeAslanandhadheardnothingaboutanApeyet，wereverybewilderedwhentheysawit.TheApewasofcourseShifthimself，buthelookedtentimesuglierthanwhenhelivedbyCaldronPool，forhewasnowdress-edup.Hewaswearingascarletjacketwhichdidnotfithimverywell，havingbeenmadeforadwarf.HehadJewelledslippersonhishindpawswhichwouldnotstayonproperlybecause，asyouknow，thehindpawsofanApearereallylikehands.Heworewhatseemedtobeapapercrownonhishead.Therewasagreatpileofnutsbesidehimandhekeptcrackingnutswithhisjawsandspittingouttheshells.Andhealsokeptonpullingupthescarletjackettoscratchhimself.AgreatnumberofTalkingBeastsstoodfacinghim，andnearlyeveryfaceinthatcrowdlookedmiserablyworriedandbewildered.Whentheysawwhotheprisonersweretheyallgroanedandwhimpered．
“OLordShift，mouthpieceofAslan，”saidthechiefCalormene.“Webringyouprisoners.ByourskillandcourageandbythepermissionofthegreatgodTashwehavetakenalivethesetwodesperatemurderers.”
“Givemethatman’ssword，”saidtheApe.SotheytooktheKing’sswordandhandedit，withthesword-beltandall，tothemonkey.Andhehungitroundhisownneck：anditmadehimlooksillierthanever．
“We’llseeaboutthosetwolater，”saidtheApe，spittingoutashellinthedirectionofthetwoprisoners.“Igotsomeotherbusinessfirst.Theycanwait.Nowlistentome，everyone.ThefirstthingIwanttosayisaboutnuts.Where’sthatHeadSquirrelgotto？”
“Here，Sir，”saidaredsquirrel，comingforwardandmakinganervouslittlebow．
“Ohyouare，areyou？”saidtheApewithanastylook.“Nowattendtome.Iwant-Imean，Aslanwants-somemorenuts.Theseyou’vebroughtaren’tanythinglikeenough.Youmustbringsomemore，doyouhear？Twiceasmany.Andthey’vegottobeherebysunsettomorrow，andtheremustn’tbeanybadonesoranysmallonesamongthe”
Amurmurofdismayranthroughtheothersquirrels，andtheHeadSquirrelpluckedupcouragetosay：
“Please，wouldAslanhimselfspeaktousaboutit？Ifwemightbeallowedtoseehim-”
“Wellyouwon’t，”saidtheApe.“Hemaybeverykind（thoughit’salotmorethanmostofyoudeserve）andcomeoutforafewminutestonight.ThenyoucanallhavealookathiButhewillnothaveyouallcrowdingroundhimandpesteringhimwithquestions.Anythingyouwanttosaytohimwillbepassedonthroughme：ifIthinkit’sworthbotheringhimabout.Inthemeantimeallyousquirrelshadbettergoandseeaboutthenuts.Andmakesuretheyareherebytomorroweveningor，myword!you’llcatchit.”
ThepoorsquirrelsallscamperedawayasifadogwereaftertheThisneworderwasterriblenewsfortheThenutstheyhadcarefullyhoardedforthewinterhadnearlyallbeeneatenbynow;andofthefewthatwerelefttheyhadalreadygiventheApefarmorethantheycouldspare．
Thenadeepvoice-itbelongedtoagreattuskedandshaggyBoar-spokefromanotherpartofthecrowd．
“Butwhycan’tweseeAslanproperlyandtalktohim？”itsaid.“WhenheusedtoappearinNarniaintheolddayseveryonecouldtalktohimfacetoface.”
“Don’tyoubelieveit，”saidtheApe.“Andevenifitwastrue，timeshavechanged.Aslansayshe’sbeenfartoosoftwithyoubefore，doyousee？Well，heisn’tgoingtobesoftanymore.He’sgoingtolickyouintoshapethistime.He’llteachyoutothinkhe’satamelion!”
AlowmoaningandwhimperingwasheardamongtheBeasts;and，afterthat，adeadsilencewhichwasmoremiserablestill．
“Andnowthere’sanotherthingyougottolearn，”saidtheApe.“IhearsomeofyouaresayingI’manApe.Well，I’mnot.I’maMan.IfIlooklikeanApe，that’sbecauseI’msoveryold：hundredsandhundredsofyearsold.Andit’sbecauseI’msooldthatI’msowise.Andit’sbecauseI’msowisethatI’mtheonlyoneAslanisevergoingtospeakto.Hecan’tbebotheredtalkingtoalotofstupidanimals.He’lltellmewhatyou’vegottodo，andI’lltelltherestofyou.Andtakemyadvice，andseeyoudoitindoublequicktime，forhedoesn’tmeantostandanynonsense.”
Therewasadeadsilenceexceptforthenoiseofaveryyoungbadgercryinganditsmothertryingtomakeitkeepquiet．
“Andnowhere’sanotherthing，”theApewenton，fittingafreshnutintoitscheek，“Ihearsomeofthehorsesaresaying，Let’shurryupandgetthisjobofcartingtimberoverasquicklyaswecan，andthenwe’llbefreeagain.Well，youcangetthatideaoutofyourheadsatonce.AndnotonlytheHorseseither.Everybodywhocanworkisgoingtobemadetoworkinfuture.AslanhasitallsettledwiththeKingofCalormen-TheTisroc，asourdarkfacedfriendstheCalormenescallhiAllyouHorsesandBullsandDonkeysaretobesentdownintoCalormentoworkforyourliving-pullingandcarryingthewayhorsesandsuch-likedoinothercountries.AndallyoudigginganimalslikeMolesandRabbitsandDwarfsaregoingdowntoworkinTheTisroc’smines.And-”
“No，no，no，”howledtheBeasts.“Itcan’tbetrue.AslanwouldneversellusintoslaverytotheKingofCalormen.”
“Noneofthat!Holdyournoise!”saidtheApewithasnarl.“Whosaidanythingaboutslavery？Youwon’tbeslaves.You’llbepaid-verygoodwagestoo.Thatistosay，yourpaywillbepaidintoAslan’streasuryandhewilluseitallforeverybody’sgood.”Thenheglanced，andalmostwinked，atthechiefCalormene.TheCalormenebowedandreplied，inthepompousCalormeneway：
“MostsapientMouthpieceofAslan，TheTisroc（mayhe-live-forever）iswhollyofonemindwithyourlordshipinthisjudiciousplan.”
“There!Yousee!”saidtheApe.“It’sallarranged.Andallforyourowngood.We’llbeable，withthemoneyyouearn，tomakeNarniaacountryworthlivingin.There’llbeorangesandbananaspouringin-androadsandbigcitiesandschoolsandofficesandwhipsandmuzzlesandsaddlesandcagesandkennelsandprisons-Oh，everything.”
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