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chater fur what haened that night（第1页）

THEKingwassodizzyfrombeingknockeddownthathehardlyknewwhatwashappeninguntiltheCalormenesuntiedhiswristsandputhisarmsstraightdownbyhissidesandsethimwithhisbackagainstanashtree.Thentheyboundropesroundhisanklesandhiskneesandhiswaistandhischestandlefthimthere.Whatworriedhimworstatthemoment-foritisoftenlittlethingsthatarehardesttostand-wasthathislipwasbleedingwheretheyhadhithimandhecouldn’twipethelittletrickleofbloodawayalthoughittickledhim．

FromwherehewashecouldstillseethelittlestableonthetopofthehillandtheApesittinginfrontofit.HecouldjustheartheApe’svoicestillgoingonand，everynowandthen，someanswerfromthecrowd，buthecouldnotmakeoutthewords．

“Iwonderwhatthey’vedonetoJewel，”thoughttheKing．

Presentlythecrowdofbeastsbrokeupandbegangoingawayindifferentdirections.SomepassedclosetoTirian.Theylookedathimasiftheywerebothfrightenedandsorrytoseehimtiedupbutnoneofthemspoke.Soontheyhadallgoneandtherewassilenceinthewood.ThenhoursandhourswentpastandTirianbecamefirstverythirstyandthenveryhungry;andastheafternoondraggedonandturnedintoevening，hebecamecoldtoo.Hisbackwasverysore.Thesunwentdownanditbegantobetwilight．

WhenitwasalmostdarkTirianheardalightpitter-patteroffeetandsawsomesmallcreaturescomingtowardshiThethreeontheleftwereMice，andtherewasaRabbitinthemiddle：ontherightweretwoMoles.Boththesewerecarryinglittlebagsontheirbackswhichgavethemacuriouslookinthedarksothatatfirsthewonderedwhatkindofbeaststheywere.Then，inamoment，theywereallstandingupontheirhindlegs，layingtheircoolpawsonhiskneesandgivinghiskneessnufflyanimalkisses.（TheycouldreachhiskneesbecauseNarnianTalkingBeastsofthatsortarebiggerthanthedumbbeastsofthesamekindinEngland.）

“LordKing!dearLordKing，”saidtheirshrillvoices，“wearesosorryforyou.Wedaren’tuntieyoubecauseAslanmightbeangrywithus.Butwe’vebroughtyouyoursupper.”

AtoncethefirstMouseclimbednimblyuptillhewasperchedontheropethatboundTirian’schestandwaswrinklinghisbluntnoseinfrontofTirian’sface.ThenthesecondMouseclimbedupandhungonjustbelowthefirstMouse.Theotherbeastsstoodonthegroundandbeganhandingthingsup．

“Drink，Sire，andthenyou’llfindyouareabletoeat，”saidthetopmostMouse，andTirianfoundthatalittlewoodencupwasbeingheldtohislips.Itwasonlythesizeofaneggcupsothathehadhardlytastedthewineinitbeforeitwasempty.ButthentheMousepasseditdownandtheothersre-filleditanditwaspassedupagainandTirianemptieditasecondtime.Inthiswaytheywentontillhehadquiteagooddrink，whichwasallthebetterforcominginlittledoses，forthatismorethirst-quenchingthanonelongdraught．

“Hereischeese，Sire，”saidthefirstMouse，“butnotverymuch，forfearitwouldmakeyoutoothirsty.”Andafterthecheesetheyfedhimwithoat-cakesandfreshbutter，andthenwithsomemorewine．

“Nowhandupthewater，”saidthefirstMouse，“andI’llwashtheKing’sface.Thereisbloodonit.”

ThenTirianfeltsomethinglikeatinyspongedabbinghisface，anditwasmostrefreshing．

“Littlefriends，”saidTirian，“howcanIthankyouforallthis？”

“Youneedn’t，youneedn’t，”saidthelittlevoices.“Whatelsecouldwedo？Wedon’twantanyotherKing.We’reyourpeople.IfitwasonlytheApeandtheCalormeneswhowereagainstyouwewouldhavefoughttillwewerecutintopiecesbeforewe’dletthemtieyouup.Wewould，wewouldindeed.Butwecan’tgoagainstAslan.”

“DoyouthinkitreallyisAslan？”askedtheKing．

“Ohyes，yes，”saidtheRabbit.“Hecameoutofthestablelastnight.Weallsawhi”

“Whatwashelike？”saidtheKing．

“Likeaterrible，greatLion，tobesure，”saidoneoftheMice．

“AndyouthinkitisreallyAslanwhoiskillingtheWood-NymphsandmakingyouallslavestotheKingofCalormen？”

“Ah，that’sbad，isn’tit？”saidthesecondMouse.“Itwouldhavebeenbetterifwe’ddiedbeforeallthisbegan.Butthere’snodoubtaboutit.EveryonesaysitisAslan’sorders.Andwe’veseenhiWedidn’tthinkAslanwouldbelikethat.Why，we-wewantedhimtocomebacktoNarnia.”

“Heseemstohavecomebackveryangrythistime，”saidthefirstMouse.“Wemustallhavedonesomethingdreadfullywrongwithoutknowingit.Hemustbepunishingusforsomething.ButIdothinkwemightbetoldwhatitwas!”

“Isupposewhatwe’redoingnowmaybewrong，”saidtheRabbit．

“Idon’tcareifitis，”saidoneoftheMoles.“I’ddoitagain.”

Buttheotherssaid，“Ohhush，”and“Dobecareful，”andthentheyallsaid，“We’resorry，dearKing，butwemustgobacknow.Itwouldneverdoforustobecaughthere.”

“Leavemeatonce，dearBeasts，”saidTirian.“IwouldnotforallNarniabringanyofyouintodanger.”

“Goodnight，goodnight，”saidtheBeasts，rubbingtheirnosesagainsthisknees.“Wewillcomeback-ifwecan.”Thentheyallpatteredawayandthewoodseemeddarkerandcolderandlonelierthanithadbeenbeforetheycame．

Thestarscameoutandtimewentslowlyon-imaginehowslowly-whilethatlastKingofNarniastoodstiffandsoreanduprightagainstthetreeinhisbonds.Butatlastsomethinghappened．

Farawaythereappearedaredlight.Thenitdisappearedforamomentandcamebackagain，biggerandstronger.Thenhecouldseedarkshapesgoingtoandfroonthissideofthelightandcarryingbundlesandthrowingthemdown.Heknewnowwhathewaslookingat.Itwasabonfire，newlylit，andpeoplewerethrowingbundlesofbrushwoodontoit.PresentlyitblazedupandTiriancouldseethatitwasontheverytopofthehill.Hecouldseequiteclearlythestablebehindit，alllitupintheredglow，andagreatcrowdofBeastsandMenbetweenthefireandhimself.Asmallfigure，hunchedupbesidethefire，mustbetheApe.Itwassayingsomethingtothecrowd，buthecouldnothearwhat.Thenitwentandbowedthreetimestothegroundinfrontofthedoorofthestable.Thenitgotupandopenedthedoor.Andsomethingonfourlegs-somethingthatwalkedratherstiffly-cameoutofthestableandstoodfacingthecrowd．

Agreatwailingorhowlingwentup，soloudthatTiriancouldhearsomeofthewords．

“Aslan!Aslan!Aslan!”criedtheBeasts.“Speaktous.Comfortus.Beangrywithusnomore.”

FromwhereTirianwashecouldnotmakeoutveryclearlywhatthethingwas;buthecouldseethatitwasyellowandhairy.HehadneverseentheGreatLion.Hehadneverseenacommonlion.Hecouldn’tbesurethatwhathesawwasnottherealAslan.HehadnotexpectedAslantolooklikethatstiffthingwhichstoodandsaidnothing.Buthowcouldonebesure？Foramomenthorriblethoughtswentthroughhismind：thenherememberedthenonsenseaboutTashandAslanbeingthesameandknewthatthewholethingmustbeacheat．

TheApeputhisheadcloseuptotheyellowthing’sheadasifhewerelisteningtosomethingitwaswhisperingtohiThenheturnedandspoketothecrowd，andthecrowdwailedagain.Thentheyellowthingturnedclumsilyroundandwalked-youmightalmostsay，waddled-backintothestableandtheApeshutthedoorbehindit.Afterthatthefiremusthavebeenputoutforthelightvanishedquitesuddenly，andTirianwasoncemorealonewiththecoldandthedarkness．

HethoughtofotherKingswhohadlivedanddiedinNarniainoldtimesanditseemedtohimthatnoneofthemhadeverbeensounluckyashimself.Hethoughtofhisgreat-grandfather’sgreat-grandfatherKingRilianwhohadbeenstolenawaybyaWitchwhenhewasonlyayoungprinceandkepthiddenforyearsinthedarkcavesbeneaththelandoftheNorthernGiants.Butthenithadallcome;rightintheend，fortwomysteriouschildrenhadsuddenlyappearedfromthelandbeyondtheworld’sendandhadrescuedhimsothathecamehometoNarniaandhadalongandprosperousreign.“It’snotlikethatwithme，”saidTiriantohimself.Thenhewentfurtherbackand：thoughtaboutRilian’sfather，CaspiantheSeafarer，whosewickeduncleKingMirazhadtriedtomurderhimandhowCaspianhadfledawayintothewoodsandlivedamongtheDwarfs.Butthatstorytoohadallcomerightintheend：forCaspianalsohadbeenhelpedbychildren-onlytherewerefourofthemthattime-whocamefromsomewherebeyondtheworldandfoughtagreatbattleandsethimonhisfather’sthrone.“Butitwasalllongago，”saidTiriantohimself.“Thatsortofthingdoesn’thappennow.”Andthenheremembered（forhehadalwaysbeengoodathistorywhenhewasaboy）howthosesamefourchildrenwhohadhelpedCaspianhadbeeninNarniaoverathousandyearsbefore;anditwasthenthattheyhaddonethemostremarkablethingofall.ForthentheyhaddefeatedtheterribleWhiteWitchandendedtheHundredYearsofWinter，andafterthattheyhadreigned（allfourofthemtogether）atCairParavel，tilltheywerenolongerchildrenbutgreatKingsandlovelyQueens，andtheirreignhadbeenthegoldenageofNarnia.AndAslanhadcomeintothatstoryalot.Hehadcomeintoalltheotherstoriestoo，asTiriannowremembered.“Aslan-andchildrenfromanotherworld，”thoughtTirian.“Theyhavealwayscomeinwhenthingswereattheirworst.Oh，ifonlytheycouldnow.”

Andhecalledout“Aslan!Aslan!Aslan!Comeandhelpusnow.”

Butthedarknessandthecoldandthequietnesswentonjustthesame．

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