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the horse and his boy_c·s·刘易斯-第章

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ll  find cair paravel; most likely with open gates; and ride in。 i shall exercise  prudence and courtesy and spill as little narnian blood as i can。 and what then remains but to  sit there till the splendour hyaline puts in; with queen susan on board; catch my strayed bird  as she sets foot ashore; swing her into the saddle; and then; ride; ride; ride back to  anvard?鈥

〃but is it not probable; o my son;〃 said the tisroc; 〃that at the taking of  the woman either king edmund or you will lose his life?鈥

〃they will be a small pany;〃 said rsh; 〃and i will order ten of my  men to disarm and bind him: restraining my vehement desire for his blood so that  there shall be no deadly cause of war between you and the high king。鈥

〃and how if the splendour hyaline is at cair paravel before you?鈥

〃i do not look for that with these winds; o my father。鈥

〃and lastly; o my resourceful son;〃 said the tisroc; 〃you have made clear  how all this might give you the barbarian woman; but not how it helps me to the over… throwing of narnia。鈥

〃o my father; can it have escaped you that though i and my horsemen will  e and go through narnia like an arrow from a bow; yet we shall have anvard for ever?  and when you hold anvard you sit in the very gate of narnia; and your garrison in  anvard can be increased by little and little till it is a great host。鈥

〃it is spoken with understanding and foresight。 but how do i draw back my  arm if all this miscarries?鈥

〃you shall say that i; did it without your knowledge and against your will;  and without your blessing; being constrained by the violence of my love and the  impetuosity of youth。鈥

〃and how if the high king then demands that we send back the barbarian  woman; his sister?鈥

〃o my father; be assured that he will not。 for though the fancy of a woman  has rejected this marriage; the high king peter is a man of prudence and understanding  who will in no way wish to lose the high honour and advantage of being allied to our  house and seeing his nephew and grand nephew on the throne of calormen。鈥

〃he will not see that if i live for ever as is no doubt your wish;〃 said  the tisroc in an even drier voice than usual。

〃and also; o my father and o the delight of my eyes;〃 said the prince;  after a moment of awkward silence; 〃we shall write letters as if from the queen to say that  she loves me and has no desire to return to narnia。 for it is well known that women are as  changeable as weathercocks。 and even if they do not wholly believe the letters; they will  not dare to e to tashbaan in arms to fetch her。鈥

〃o enlightened vizier;〃 said the tisroc; 〃bestow your wisdom upon us  concerning this strange proposal。鈥

〃o eternal tisroc;〃 answered ahosta; 〃the strength of paternal affection is  not unknown to me and i have often heard that sons are in the eyes of their fathers  more precious than carbuncles。 how then shall i dare freely to unfold to you my mind in a  matter which may imperil the life of this exalted prince?鈥

〃undoubtedly you will dare;〃 replied the tisroc。

〃because you will find that the dangers of not doing so are at least  equally great。鈥

〃to hear is to obey;〃 moaned the wretched man。 〃know then; o most  reasonable tisroc; in the first place; that the danger of the prince is not altogether so  great as might appear。

for the gods have withheld from the barbarians the light of discretion; as  that their poetry is not; like ours; full of choice apophthegms and useful maxims; but is all  of love and war。 therefore nothing will appear to them more noble and admirable than  such a mad enterprise as this of ow!〃 for the prince; at the word 〃mad〃; had kicked  him again。

〃desist; o my son;〃 said the tisroc。 〃and you; estimable vizier; whether he  desists or not; by no means allow the flow of your eloquence to be interrupted。 for  nothing is more suitable to persons of gravity and decorum than to endure minor  inconveniences with constancy。鈥

〃to hear is to obey;〃 said the vizier; wriggling himself round a little so  as to get his hinder parts further away from rshs toe。 〃nothing; i say; will seem  as pardonable; if not estimable; in their eyes as this … er … hazardous attempt;  especially because it is undertaken for the love of a woman。 therefore; if the prince by misfortune  fell into their hands; they would assuredly not kill him。 nay; it may even be; that though  he failed to  

carry off the queen; yet the sight of his great valour and of the extremity  of his passion might incline her heart to him。鈥

〃that is a good point; old babbler;〃 said rsh。 〃very good; however it  came into your ugly head。鈥

〃the praise of my masters is the light of my eyes;〃 said ahoshta。 〃and  secondly; o tisroc; whose reign must and shall be interminable; i think that with the  aid of the gods it is very likely that anvard will fall into the princes hands。 and if so; we  have narnia by the throat。鈥

there was a long pause and the room became so silent that the two girls  hardly dared to breathe。 at last the tisroc spoke。

〃go; my son;〃 he said。 〃and do as you have said。 but expect no help nor  countenance from me。 i will not avenge you if you are killed and i will not deliver you  if the barbarians cast you into prison。 and if; either in success or failure; you  shed a drop more than you need of narnian noble blood and open war arises from it; my favour  shall never fall upon you again and your next brother shall have your place in  calormen。 now go。 be swift; secret; and fortunate。 may the strength of tash the inexorable; the  irresistible be in your sword and lance。鈥

〃to hear is to obey;〃 cried rsh; and after kneeling for a moment to  kiss his fathers hands he rushed from the room。 greatly to the disappointment of aravis; who  was now horribly cramped; the tisroc and vizier remained。

〃o vizier;〃 said the tisroc; 〃is it certain that no living soul knows of  this council we three have held here tonight?鈥

〃o my master;〃 said ahoshta; 〃it is not possible that any should know。 for  that very reason i proposed; and you in your wisdom agreed; that we should meet here  in the old palace where no council is ever held and none
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