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CHAPTER FIFTEEN FURTHER UP AND FURTHER IN（第1页）

CHAPTERFIFTEENFURTHERUPANDFURTHERIN

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“KNs，”

saidEmeth，“andyou，OladieswhosebeautyillumiheuIamEmeththeseventhsonofHarphaTarkaayofTehishbaawardbeyo.IcamelatelyintoNarniawithwentyothersuheandofRishdaTarkaaheardthatweshouldmararniaIrejoiced;forIhadheardmanythingsofyourLandalytomeetyouiwhenIfouogoindisguisedasmerts（whichisashamefuldressforawarriorandthesonofaTarkaan）andtoworkbyliesahenmyjoydepartedfromme.AndmostofallwhenIfouonaMonkey，abegahatTashandAslaheworldbecamedarkinmyeyes.ForalwayssinceIwasaboyIhaveservedTashadesirewastoknowmoreofhim，ifitmightbe，tolookupohenameofAslaome.

“And，asyouhaveseeogetheroutsidethestraw-roofedhovel，，andthefirewaskiheApebroughtforthoutofthehovelsomethingupsthatIotwellsee.Andthepeopleasboweddownanddidhonourtoit.ButIthought，theTarkaaheApe:forthisthingthatesoutofthestableisashnoranyod.Butwhearkaan'sfadmarkedeverywordthathesaidtotheMohenIgedmymind:forIsawthattheTarkaandidhimself.Andthehathedidashatall:forifhehad，howcouldhedaretomockhim?

“Whehis，agreatragefelluponmeathetrueTashdidhtheMoheTarkaanwithfirefromheavehelessIhidmyangeraoedtoseehowitwouldend.Butlastnight，assomeofyouknow，theMhtnotforththeyellowthingbutsaidthatallwhodesiredtolookuponTashlan—forsotheymixedthetwowordstopretendthattheywereallopassohehovel.AndIsaidtomyself，Doubtlessthisissomeotherde.Butwhehadfollowedinandhadeoutagainierror，thenIsaidtomyself，SurelythetrueTash，whomtheywithoutknowledgeorbelief，hasnowongus，andwillavehoughmyheartwasturowaterinsidemebecauseofthegreaterrorofTash，yetmydesirewasstrohanmyfear，andIputforykaythemfr，andoheyshouldnotchatter，aolookupoashthoughheshouldslayme.SoIofferedmyselftogointothehovel;aarkaan，thoughunwillimego.

“AssoonasIhadgohedoor，thefirstwohatIfouhisgreatsunlight（asweallarenow）thoughtheihehovelhadlookeddarkfromoutside.ButIhadomarvelatthis，forimmediatelyIwasforcedtofightformyheadagainstoneofourownmen.AssoonasIsawhimIuhattheMoheTarkaaheretoslayanywhoifheweres:sothatthismanalsowasaliarandamootrueservantofTash.Ihadthebetterwilltofighthim;andhavingslainthevillain，Icasthimoutbehihroughthedoor.

“Themeandsawtheskyandthewidelands，ahesweetness.AndIsaid，BytheGods，thisisapleasamaybethatIameiryofTash.Aojourhestraryandtoseekhim.

“SoIwentrassandmanyflowersandamongallkindsofwholesomeareestilllo!inanarrowplatworocksthereeagreatLion.Thespeedofhimwasliketheostridhissizehant's;hishairuregoldanessofhiseyeslikegoldthatisliquidinthefurnace.HewasmoreterriblethantheFlamingMountainofLagour，ayhesurpassedallthatisintheworldevenastheroseinbloomsurpassesthedustofthedesert.Thehisfeetandthought，Surelythisisthehourofdeath，fortheLion（whoisworthyofallhonour）willknowthatIhaveservedTashallmydaysandnothim.isbettertoseetheLioobeTisrocoftheworldatohaveseenhim.ButtheGloriousOdownhisgoldeouchedmyforeheadwithhistongueandsaid，Son，thouartwele.ButIsaid，Alas，Lord，IamnosoheservantofTash.Heanswered，Child，alltheservicethouhastdoash，Iatasservie.Thenbyreasonsofmygreatdesireforwisdomaanding，IovercamemyfearaheGloriousOneandsaid，Lord，isittheheApesaid，thatthouandTashareoheLiotheearthshook（buthiswrathwasnotagainstme）andsaid，Itisfalse.Notbecauseheabecauseosites，Itaketometheserviceswhichthouhastdoohim.ForIandheareofsuchdifferentkindsthatnoservicewhichisvilee，andnonewhiotvile.Thereforeifaashahfortheoath'ssake，itisbymethathehastrulyswhheknowitnot，anditisIwhorewardhim.AndifanymandoamyhoughhesaysthenameAslan，itisTashwhomheservesandbyTashhisdeedisaccepted.Dostthouuand，Child?Isaid，Lord，thoukhowmuderstand.ButIsaidalso（forthetruthedme），YetIhavebeeashallmydays.Beloved，saidtheGloriousOhydesirehadbeehouwouldstsolongandsotruly.Forallfindwhattheytrulyseek.

“Thehedupoookawaythetremblingfrommylimbsaostandupo.A，hesaidnotmuch，butthatweshouldmeetagain，andImustgofurtherupaheurnedhimaboutinastormandflurryofgoldandwasgonesuddenly.

“Ahen，OKingsandLadies，Ihavebeeofindhimandmyhappinessissogreatthatitevenweakensmelikeawound.Andthisisthemarvelofmarvels，thathecalledmeBeloved，mewhoambutasadog—”

&'sthat?”

saidoheDogs.

“Sir，”

saidEmeth.“Itisbutafashionofspeechwhichwehaveinen.”

“Well，I'tsayit'soneIlikeverymuch，”

saidtheDog.

“Hedoesn'tmeananyharm，”

saidan.

“Afterall，uppiesBoyswhentheydon'tbehaveproperly.”

“Sowedo，”

saidthefirstDirls.”

“S-s-sh!”

saidtheOldDog.“That'souse.Rememberwhereyouare.”

“Look!”

saidJillsuddenly.Someonewasiimidly，tomeetthem;agracefulcreatureo，allsilvery-gray.Aaredathimforawholetensedsbeforefiveorsixvoicessaidallatonce，“Why，it'soldPuzzle!”

Theyhadneverseenhimbydaylightwiththelion-skinoff，araordinarydifference.Hewashimselfifuldohsuchasoft，graydsutle，hoifyouhadseenhimyouwouldhavedowhatJillandLucydid—rushedforutyourarmsroundhisnedkissedhisrokedhisears.

&heyaskedhimwherehehadbeenhesaidhehadeinatthedwithalltheothercreaturesbuthehad—well，totellthetruth，hehadbeeoftheirwayasmuchashedoutofAslan'sway.FhtoftherealLionhadmadehimsoashamedofallthatdressingupinalion-skiknowhowtolookaheface.Butwheallhisfriendsweregoiward，andafterhehadhadamouthfulofgrass（“AndI'veedsuchgoodgrassinmylife，”

saidPuzzle），hepluckeduphisdfollowed.“ButwhatI'lldoifIreallyhavetomeetAslan，I'msureIdon'tkno>

“You'llfinditwillbeallrightwhenyoureallydo，”

saidQueenLucy.

&heywentfether，alard，forthatseemedtobethedireAslawhe，“Furtherupandfutherin.”

Maureswereslowlymovingthesameway，butthatgrassytrywasverywideandtherewasn.

Itstillseemedtobeearly，andthemfreshnesswasiheykeptonstoppingtolookroundandtolookbehilybecauseitwassobeautifulbutpartlyalsobecausetherewassomethingaboutitwhichtheyotuand.

&er，”

saidLucy，“whereisthis，doyousuppose?”

“Idon'tknow，”