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the horse and his boy_c·s·刘易斯-第25章

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shasta stooped and drank … a very long drink … and then dipped his face in  and splashed his head。 it was extremely cold; and clear as glass; and refreshed him very  much。 after that he stood up; shaking the water out of his ears and flinging the wet  hair back from his forehead; and began to take stock of his surroundings。

apparently it was still very early morning。 the sun had only just risen;  and it had risen out of the forests which he saw low down and far away on his right。 the  country j which he was looking at was absolutely new to him。 it was t a green valley…land  dotted with trees through which he caught the gleam of a river that wound away roughly  to the north…west。 on the far side of the valley there were high and even rocky hills;  but they were lower than the mountains he had seen yesterday。 then he began to guess  where he was。

he turned and looked behind him and saw that the slope on which he was  standing belonged to a range of far higher mountains。

〃i see;〃 said shasta to himself。 〃those are the big mountains between  archenland and narnia。 i was on the掳。 other side of them yesterday。 i must have e  through the pass in the night。 what luck that i hit it! … at least it wasnt luck at all  really; it was him。 and now im in narnia。鈥

he turned and unsaddled his horse and took off its bridle … 〃though you are  a perfectly horrid horse;〃 he said。 it took no notice of this remark and immediately  began eating grass。 that horse had a very low opinion of shasta。

〃i wish i could eat grass!〃 thought shasta。 〃its no good going back to  anvard; itll all be besieged。 id better get lower down into the valley and see if i can get  anything to eat。鈥

so he went on downhill (the thick dew was cruelly cold to his bare feet)  till he came into a wood。 there was a kind of track running through it and he had not  followed this for many minutes when he heard a thick and rather wheezy voice saying to him。

〃good morning; neighbour。鈥

shasta looked round eagerly to find the speaker and presently saw a small;  prickly person with a dark face who had just e out from among the trees。 at least; it  was small for a person but very big indeed for a hedgehog; which was what it was。

〃good morning;〃 said shasta。 〃but im not a neighbour。 in fact im a  stranger in these parts。鈥

〃ah?〃 said the hedgehog inquiringly。

〃ive e over the mountains … from archenland; you know。鈥

〃ha; archenland;〃 said the hedgehog。 〃thats a terrible long way。 never  been there myself。鈥

〃and i think; perhaps;〃 said shasta; 〃someone ought to be told that theres  an army of savage calormenes attacking anvard at this very moment。鈥

〃you dont say so!〃 answered the hedgehog。 〃well; think of that。 and they  do say that calormen is hundreds and thousands of miles away; right at the worlds end;  across a great sea of sand。鈥

〃its not nearly as far as you think;〃 said shasta。 〃and oughtnt something  to be done about this attack on anvard? oughtnt your high king to be told?鈥

〃certain sure; something ought to be done about it;〃 said the hedgehog。  〃but you see im just on my way to bed for a good days sleep。 hullo; neighbour!鈥

the last words were addressed to an immense biscuitcoloured rabbit whose  head had just popped up from somewhere beside the path。 the hedgehog immediately told the  rabbit what it had just learned from shasta。 the rabbit agreed that this was very  remarkable news and that somebody ought to tell someone about it with a view to doing  something。

and so it went on。 every few minutes they were joined by other creatures;  some from the branches overhead and some from little underground houses at their feet;  till the party consisted of five rabbits; a squirrel; two magpies; a goat…foot faun; and a  mouse; who all talked at the same time and all agreed with the hedgehog。 for the truth was  that in that golden age when the witch and the winter had gone and peter the high king  ruled at cair paravel; the smaller woodland people of narnia were so safe and happy  that they were getting a little careless。

presently; however; two more practical people arrived in the little wood。  one was a red dwarf whose name appeared to be duffle。 the other was a stag; a beautiful  lordly creature with wide liquid eyes; dappled flanks and legs so thin and  graceful that they looked as if you could break them with two fingers。

〃lion alive!〃 roared the dwarf as soon as he had heard the news。 〃and if  thats so; why are we all standing still; chattering? enemies at anvard! news must be sent  to cair paravel at once。 the army must be called out。 narnia must go to the aid of  king lune。鈥

〃ah!〃 said the hedgehog。 〃but you wont find the high king at the cair。  hes away to the north trouncing those giants。 and talking of giants; neighbours; that puts  me in mind …鈥

〃wholl take our message?〃 interrupted the dwarf。 〃anyone here got more  speed than me?鈥

〃ive got speed;〃 said the stag。 〃whats my message? how many calormenes?鈥

〃two hundred: under prince rsh。 and …〃 but the stag was already away …  all four legs off the ground at once; and in a moment its white stern had  disappeared among the remoter trees。

〃wonder where hes going;〃 said a rabbit。 〃he wont find the high king at  cair paravel; you know。鈥

〃hell find queen lucy;〃 said duffle。 〃and then hullo! whats wrong with  the human? it looks pretty green。 why; i do believe its quite faint。 perhaps its mortal  hungry。 when did you last have a meal; youngster?鈥

〃yesterday morning;〃 said shasta weakly。

〃e on; then; e on;〃 said the dwarf; at once throwing his thick little  arms round shastas waist to support him。 〃why; neighbours; we ought all to be ashamed  of ourselves! you e with me; lad。 breakfast! better than talking。鈥

with a great deal of bustle; muttering reproaches to itself; the dwarf  half led and half supported shasta at a great speed further into the wood and a little  downhill。 it was a longer walk than shasta wanted at that moment and his legs had begun to  feel very shaky before they came out from the trees on to bare hillside。 there they found a  little house with a smoking chimney and an open door; and as they came to the doorway  duffle called out;  〃hey; brothers! a visitor for breakfast。鈥

and immediately; mixed with a sizzling sound; there came to shasta a simply  delightful smell。 it was one he had never smelled in his life before; but i hope you  have。 it was; in fact; the smell of bacon and eggs and mushrooms all frying in a pan。

〃mind your head; lad;〃 said duffle a moment too late; for shasta had  already bashed his forehead against the low lintel of the door。 〃now;〃 continued the dwarf;  〃sit you down。

the tables a bit low for you; but then the stools low too。 thats right。  and heres porridge … and heres a jug of cream … and heres a spoon。鈥

by the time shasta had finished his porridge; the dwarfs two brothers  (whose names were rogin and bricklethumb) were putting the dish of bacon and eggs and  mushrooms; and the coffee pot and the hot milk; and the toast; on the table。

it was all new and wonderful to shasta for calormene food is quite  different。 he didnt even know what the slices of brown stuff were; for he had never seen toast  before。 he didnt know what the yellow soft thing they smeared on the toast was;  because in calormen you nearly always get oil instead of butter。 and the house itself  was quite different from the dark; frowsty; fish…smelling but of arsheesh and from  the pillared and carpeted halls in the palaces of tashbaan。 the roof was very low; and  everything was made of wood; and there was a cuckoo…clock and a red…and…white checked  table…cloth and a bowl of wild flowers and little curtains on the thick…paned windows。  it was also rather troublesome having to use dwarf cups and plates and knives and  forks。 this meant that helpings were very small; but then there were a great many helpings;  so that shastas plate or cup was being filled every moment; and every moment the dwarfs  themselves were saying; 〃butter please〃; or 〃another cup of coffee;〃 or 〃id like a  few more mushrooms;〃 or 〃what about frying another egg or so?〃 and when at last they  had all eaten as much as they possib
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