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the horse and his boy_c·s·刘易斯-第22章

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〃there; cousins;〃 he said; 〃dismiss it all from your minds and be  forted。 here is water and there is grass。 you shall have a hot mash when i have milked my other  cousins; the goats。鈥

〃sir;〃 said hwin; finding her voice at last; 〃will the tarkheena live? has  the lion killed her?鈥

〃i who know many present things by my art;〃 replied the hermit with a  smile; 〃have yet little knowledge of things future。 therefore i do not know whether any man  or woman or beast in the whole world will be alive when the sun sets tonight。 but be of  good hope。

the damsel is likely to live as long as any of her age。鈥

when aravis came to herself she found that she was lying on her face on a  low bed of extraordinary softness in a cool; bare room with walls of undressed stone。  she couldnt understand why she had been laid on her face; but when she tried to turn  and felt the hot; burning pains all over her back; she remembered; and realized why。 she  couldnt understand what delightfully springy stuff the bed was made of; because it  was made of heather (which is the best bedding) and heather was a thing she had never  seen or heard of。

the door opened and the hermit entered; carrying a large wooden bowl in his  hand。 after carefully setting this down; he came to the bedside; and asked:  〃how do you find yourself; my daughter?鈥

〃my back is very sore; father;〃 said aravis; 〃but there is nothing else  wrong with me。鈥

he knelt beside her; laid his hand on her forehead; and felt her pulse。

〃there is no fever;〃 he said。 〃you will do well。 indeed there is no reason  why you should not get up tomorrow。 but now; drink this。鈥

he fetched the wooden bowl and held it to her lips。 aravis couldnt help  making a face when she tasted it; for goats milk is rather a shock when you are not used  to it。 but she was very thirsty and managed to drink it all and felt better when she had  finished。

〃now; my daughter; you may sleep when you wish;〃 said the hermit。 〃for your  wounds are washed and dressed and though they smart they are no more serious than  if they had been the cuts of a whip。 it must have been a very strange lion; for  instead…of catching you out of the saddle and getting his teeth into you; he has only drawn his  claws across your back。 ten scratches: sore; but not deep or dangerous。鈥

〃i say!〃 said aravis。 〃i have had luck。鈥

〃daughter;〃 said the hermit; 〃i have now lived a hundred and nine winters  in this world and have never yet met any such thing as luck。 them is something about all  this that i do not understand: but if ever we need to know it; you may be sure that we  shall。鈥

〃and what about rsh and his two hundred horse?〃 asked aravis。

〃they will not pass this way; i think;〃 said the hermit。 〃they must have  found a ford by now well to the east of us。 from there they will try to ride straight to  anvard。鈥

〃poor shasta!〃 said aravis。 〃has he far to go? will he get there first?鈥

〃there is good hope of it;〃 said the old man。

aravis lay down again (on her side this time) and said; 〃have i been asleep  for a long time? it seems to be getting dark。鈥

the hermit was looking out of the only window; which faced north。 〃this is  not the darkness of night;〃 he said presently。 〃the clouds are falling down from  stormness head。

our foul weather always es from there in these parts。 there will be  thick fog tonight。鈥

next day; except for her sore back; aravis felt so well that after  breakfast (which was porridge and cream) the hermit said she could get up。 and of course she at  once went out to speak to the horses。 the weather had changed and the whole of that green  enclosure was filled; like a great green cup; with sunlight。 it was a very peaceful  place; lonely and quiet。

hwin at once trotted across to aravis and gave her a horse…kiss。

〃but wheres bree?〃 said aravis when each had asked after the others  health and sleep。

〃over there;〃 said hwin; pointing with her nose to the far side of the  circle。 〃and i wish youd e and talk to him。 theres something wrong; i cant get a word out  of him。鈥

they strolled across and found bree lying with his face towards the wall;  and though he must have heard them ing; he never turned his head or spoke a word。

〃good morning; bree;〃 said aravis。 〃how are you this morning?鈥

bree muttered something that no one could hear。

〃the hermit says that shasta probably got to king lune in time;〃 continued  aravis; 〃so it looks as if all our troubles are over。 narnia; at last; bree!鈥

〃i shall never see narnia;〃 said bree in a low voice。

〃arent you well; bree dear?〃 said aravis。

bree turned round at last; his face mournful as only a horses can be。

〃i shall go back to calormen;〃 he said。

〃what?〃 said aravis。 〃back to slavery!鈥

〃yes;〃 said bree。 〃slavery is all im fit for。 how can i ever show my face  among the free horses of narnia? … i who left a mare and a girl and a boy to be eaten by  lions while i galloped all i could to save my own wretched skin!鈥

〃we all ran as hard as we could;〃 said hwin。

〃shasta didnt!〃 snorted bree。 〃at least he ran in the right direction: ran  back。 and that is what shames me most of all。 i; who called myself a war…horse and boasted of  a hundred fights; to be beaten by a little human boy … a child; a mere foal; who had  never held a sword nor had any good nurture or example in his life!鈥

〃i know;〃 said aravis。 〃i felt just the same。 shasta was marvellous。 im  just as bad as you; bree。 ive been snubbing him and looking down on him ever since you met us  and now he turns out to be the best of us all。 but i think it would be better to  stay and say were sorry than to go back to calormen。鈥

〃its all very well for you;〃 said bree。 〃you havent disgraced yourself。  but ive lost everything。鈥

〃my good horse;〃 said the hermit; who had approached them unnoticed because  his bare feet made so little noise on that sweet; dewy grass。 〃my good horse; youve  lost nothing but your self…conceit。 no; no; cousin。 dont put back your ears and shake  your mane at me。 if you are really so humbled as you sounded a minute ago; you must  learn to listen to sense。 youre not quite the great horse you had e to think; from living  among poor dumb horses。 of course you were braver and cleverer than them。 you could  hardly help being that。 it doesnt follow that youll be anyone very special in narnia。  but as long as you know youre nobody special; youll be a very decent sort of horse; on  the whole; and taking one thing with another。 and now; if you and my other four…footed  cousin will e round to the kitchen door well see about the other half of that  mash。鈥

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CHAPTER ELEVEN

灏彙h。t。xt。澶e爞
the unwele fellow traveller  

when shasta went through the gate he found a slope of grass and a little  heather running up before him to some trees。 he had nothing to think about now and  no plans to make: he had only to run; and that was quite enough。 his limbs were  shaking; a terrible stitch was beginning in his side; and the sweat that kept dropping into his  eyes blinded them and made them smart。 he was unsteady on his feet too; and more than  once he nearly turned his ankle on a loose stone。

the trees were thicker now than they had yet been and in the more open  spaces there was bracken。 the sun had gone in without making it any cooler。 it had bee  one of those hot; grey days when there seem to be twice as many flies as usual。 shastas  face was covered with them; he didnt even try to shake them off … he had too much  else to do。

suddenly he heard a horn … not a great throbbing horn like the horns of  tashbaan but a merry call; ti…ro…to…to…ho! next moment he came out into a wide glade and  found himself in a crowd of people。

at least; it looked a crowd to him。 in reality there were about fifteen or  twenty of them; all gentlemen in green huntingdress; with their horses; some in the saddle  and some standing by their horses heads。 in the centre someone was holding the  stirrup for a man to mount。 and the man he was holding it for was the jolliest; fat;  applecheeked; twinkling eyed king you could imagine。

as soon as shasta came in sight this king forgot a
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