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the horse and his boy_c·s·刘易斯-第章

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o 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 possibly could the three dwarfs drew lots for who  would do the washing…up; and rogin was the unlucky one。 then duffle and bricklethumb  took shasta outside to a bench which ran against the cottage wall; and they all  stretched out their legs and gave a great sigh of contentment and the two dwarfs lit their pipes。  the dew was off the grass now and the sun was warm; indeed; if there hadnt been a light  breeze; it would have been too hot。

〃now; stranger;〃 said duffle; 〃ill show you the lie of the land。 you can  see nearly all south narnia from here; and were rather proud of the view。 right away on  your left;  

beyond those near hills; you can just see the western mountains。 and that  round hill away on your right is called the hill of the stone table。 just beyond …鈥

but at that moment he was interrupted by a snore from shasta who; what with  his nights journey and his excellent breakfast; had gone fast asleep。 the kindly  dwarfs; as soon as they noticed this; began making signs to each other not to wake him; and  indeed did so much whispering and nodding and getting up and …tiptoeing away that they  certainly would have waked him if he had been less tired。

he slept pretty well …nearly all day but woke up in time for supper。 the  beds in that house were all too small for him but they made him a fine bed of heather on the  floor; and he never stirred nor dreamed all night。 next morning they had just finished  breakfast when they heard a shrill; exciting sound from outside。

〃trumpets!〃 said all the dwarfs; as they and shasta all came running out。

the trumpets sounded again: a new noise to shasta; not huge and solemn like  the horns of tashbaan nor gay and merry like king lunes hunting horn; but clear and  sharp and valiant。 the noise was ing from the woods to the east; and soon there  was a noise of horse…hoofs mixed with it。 a moment later the head of the column came into  sight。

first came the lord peridan on a bay horse carrying the great banner of  narnia … a red lion on a green ground。 shasta knew him at once。 then came three people  riding abreast; two on great chargers and one on a pony。 the two on the chargers were king  edmund and a fair…haired lady with a very merry face who wore a helmet and a mail  shirt and carried a bow across her shoulder and a quiver full of arrows at her side。  (〃the queen lucy;〃 whispered duffle。) but the one on the pony was corin。 after that  came the main body of the army: men on ordinary horses; men on talking horses (who didnt  mind being ridden on proper occasions; as when narnia went to war); centaurs;  stern; hard…bitten bears; great talking dogs; and last of all six giants。 for there are  good giants in narnia。 but though he knew they were on the right side shasta at first  could hardly bear to look at them; there are some things that take a lot of getting used to。

just as the king and queen reached the cottage and the dwarfs began making  low bows to them; king edmund called out;  〃now; friends! time for a halt and a morsel!〃 and at once there was a great  bustle of people dismounting and haversacks being opened and conversation beginning  when corm came running up to shasta and seized both his hands and cried;  〃what! you here! so you got through all right? i am glad。 now we shall have  some sport。

and isnt it luck! we only got into harbour at cair paravel yesterday  morning and the very first person who met us was chervy the stag with all this news of an  attack on anvard。 dont you think …鈥

〃who is your highnesss friend?〃 said king edmund who had just got off his  horse。

〃dont you see; sire?〃 said corin。 〃its my double: the boy you mistook me  for at tashbaan。鈥

〃why; so he is your double;〃 exclaimed queen lucy。 〃as like as two twins。  this is a marvellous thing。鈥

〃please; your majesty;〃 said shasta to king edmund; 〃i was no traitor;  really i wasnt。

and i couldnt help hearing your plans。 but id never have dreamed of  telling them to your enemies。鈥

〃i know now that you were no traitor; boy;〃 said king edmund; laying his  hand on shastas head。 〃but if you would not be taken for one; another time try not  to hear whats meant for o
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