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CHAPTER NINE THE FOUNDING OF NARNIA（第1页）

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THELionadfroaboutthatemptylandandsinginghisnewsong.Itwassofteraingthanthesongbywhichhehadcalledupthestarsandthesule，ripplingmusidashewalkedandsangthevalleygrewgreenreadoutfromtheLionlikeapool.Itranupthesidesofthelittlehillslikeawave.Iesitingupthelowerslopesofthedistantmountains，makingthatyoungworldeverymomehelightwindowbeheardrufflingthegrass.Sooherthingsbesidesgrass.Thehigherslopesgrewdarkatchesheralinggreehevalley.Digorydidnotknowwhattheywereuntilonebeganingupquite.Itwasalittle，spikythingthatthrewoutdozensofarmsahesearmswithgreenandgrewlargerattherateofaboutawoseds.Thereweredozehingsallroundhimheywereallashimselfhesawwhattheywere.“Trees!”

heexclaimed.

The，asPollysaidafterward，wasthatyouweren'tleftichitall.JustasDigorysaid“Trees!”

hehadtojumpbedrewhadsidleduptohimagainandwasgoingtopickhispocket.Itwouldn'thavedoneUndrewmuchgoodifhehadsucceeded，forhewasaimi-habecausehestillthoughtthegreenringswere“hs.Butorydidn'twaher.

“Stop!”

criedtheWitdbao，furtherbayohiherofthe，Iwillknockouthisbrains.”

Sheoisiheironbarthatshehadtornoffthelamp-post，readytothrowit.Somehowedthatshewouldbeaverygoodshot.

“So!”

—shesaid.“Youwouldstealbacktoyouroiththeboyandleavemehere.”

Undrew'stemperatlastgotthebetterofhisfears.“Yes，Ma'am，Iwould，”

hesaid.“MostundoubtedlyIwould.Ishouldbeperfemyrights.Ihavebeenmostshamefully，mostabomied.Ihavedooshowyousuchcivilitiesaswereinmypower.Andwhathasbeenmyreward?Youhaverobbed—Imustrepeatthewordrobbedahighlyrespectablejeweller.Youhaveinsistedoainingyoutoanexglyexpeosayostentatious，lunch，thoughIwasobligedtopawnmywatdordertodoso（aellyou，Ma'am，thatnoneofourfamilyhavebeepawmyEdward，aheYeomanry）.Duringthatiiblemeal—I'mfeelingtheworseforitatthisverymoment—yourbehaviouraioheunfavourableattentionofeveryo.IfeelIhavebeenpubliclydisgraced.Ishalloshowmyfathatrestaurantagain.Youhaveassaultedthepolice.Youhavestolen—”

“Ohstowit，Guv'nor，dostowit，”

saidtheCabby.“Wat'andlistenin'sthethitalking.”

&aiowatdtolistereewhichDigoryhadnotiowafull-grownbeechwhosebranchesswayedgentlyabovehishead.Theystoodoncrass，sprihdaisiesandbuttercups.Alittlewayoff，alongtheriverbank，ihersidetanglest，lilac，wildrose，andrhododendrohemin.Thehorsedeliouthfulsofne>

AllthistimetheLion'ssong，andhisstatelyprowl，toandfro，badfoingon.Whatwasratheralarmingwasthatateahecamealittlenearer.Pollywasfindingthesongmoreaihoughtshewasbeginhebetweenthemusidthethingsthatening.Whenalineofdarkfirssprangupeaboutahundredyardsawayshefeltthattheywereectedwithaseriesofdeep，proloheLionhadsungasedbefore.Aintoarapidseriesoflightersurprisedtoseeprimrosessuddenlyappeariion.Thus，eakablethrill，shefeltquitethatallthethingswereing（asshesaid）“outoftheLion'shead“.Whenyoulisteohissohingshe:whenyoulookedroundyou，yousawthem.Thiswassoexgthatshehadobeafraid.ButDigoryandtheCabbyothelpfeelingabitnervousaseaoftheLion'swalkbroughthimnearer.AsforUeethwereg，buthiskneeswereshakingsothatheotruna>

&heWitchsteppedboldlyouttowardtheLion.Itwasingon，alwayssinging，withasloace.Itwasonlytwelveyardsaway.Sheraisedherarmandflungtheirhtatitshead.

ofallJadis，couldhavemissedatthatrarucktheLioheeyes.ItglandfellwithathudiheLioswalkwasherslowerhanbefore;youottellwhetheritevehadbeenhit.Thoughitssoftpadsmadenonoise，youcouldfeeltheearthshakebe.

&chshriekedandrasshewasoutofsightamorees.Uurodolikewise，trippedoveraroot，aotlebrookthatrandowntojoiheove.TheywereesurethattheywaheLionpaidothem.Itshugeredmouthen，butopeninsongnotinasnarl.Itpassedbythemsoclosethattheycouldhavetoucheditsmaerriblyafraiditwouldturnandlookatthem，yetiheywisheditwould.Butforalltheookofthemtheymightjustaswellhavebeeninvisibleanduhadpassedthemandgoneafewpacesfurtheritturhemagain，andueditsmarcheast

Undrew，gandspluttering，pickedhimselfup.

“Now，Digory，”

hesaid，“we'vegotridofthatwomaeofalionisgone.Givemeyourhandandputatonce.”

“Keepoff，”

saidDigory，bagawayfromhim.“Keep，Polly.eoverherebesideme.NowIwarnyou，Undrew，don'teoepnearer，we'lljustvanish.”

“Dowhatyou'retoldthisminute，sir，”

saidUndrew.“You'rearemelydisobedietleboy.”

“Nofear，”

saidDigory.“Wewanttostayahappens.Ithoughtyouwaoknowaboutotherworlds.Don'tyoulikeitnowyou'rehere?”

&!”

exdrew.“JustlookatthestateI'min.Anditwasmybestdwaistcoat，too.”

Helywasadreadfulsightbynow:forofcourse，themoredressedupyinwith，theworseyoulookafteryou'vecrawledoutofasmashedhansondfallenintoamuddybrook.“I'mnotsaying，”

headded，“thatthisisnotamplace.IfIwereayoungerman，nosIcouldgetsomelivelyyouoeherefirst.Ohosebig-gamehuhingmightbemadeofthistry.Theclimateisdelightful.Isuchair.Ibelieveitwouldhavedonemegoodif—ifceshadbeenmorefavourable.Ifonlywe'dhadagun.”

“Gunsbeblowed，”

saidtheCabby.“IthinkI'llgoandseeifIgiveStrawberryarubdown.Thathorse'asmoresehansome'umansasIention.”

HewalkedbacktoStrawberryandbeganmakingthehissigroomsmake.

“DoyoustillthinkthatLioncouldbekilledbyagun?”