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CHAPTER THREE THE SAILING OF THE KING（第1页）

CHAPTERTHREETHESAILINGOFTHEKING

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WHATmadeScrubblooksodingy（andJilltoo，ifshelyhaveseehesplendouroftheirsurroundings.Ihadbetterdescribethematonce.

ThroughathosemountainswhichJillhadseenfarinlandassheapproachedthelalightoveralevellawn.Onthefarsideofthelawher-vahelight，roseamany-toweredandmale;themostbeautifulcastleJillhadeverseen.Onthenearsidewasaquayofwhitemarbleahis，theship:atallshipwithhighforedhighpoop，gildedand，withagreatflagatthemast-head，andmanybannerswavingfromthededarowofshields，brightassilver，alongthebulwarks.Thegang-plankwaslaidtoher，aofit，justreadytogoonboard，stoodanold，oldman.Heworearitleofscarletwhiedinfronttoshowhissilvermailshirt.Therewasathiofgoldonhishead.Hisbeard，whiteaswool，fellohiswaist.Hesthtenough，leaningonehandontheshoulderofarichlydressedlordwhoseemedyouhayoucouldseehewasveryoldandfrail.Helookedasifapuffofwindaway，andhiseyes>

&elyinfrontoftheKing—whohadturospeaktohispeonboardtheship—therewasalittlewheels，aoit，alittledomuchbiggerthariever.Inthischairsatafatlittledwarf.HewasasrichlydressedastheKing，butbecauseofhisfatnessandbecausehewassittinghunchedupamongs，theeffectwasquitedifferent:itmadehimlooklikeashapelesslittlebundleoffurandsilka.HewasasoldastheKing，butmorehaleahverykeeneyes.Hisbarehead，whichwasbaldaremelylarge，shoicbilliardballilight.

Fartherbaahalf-circle，stoodwhatJillatohecourtiers.Theyorthlookingatfortheirdarmoralone.Asfarasthatwent，theylookedmorelikeaflower-bedthanacrowd.ButwhatreallymadeJillopenhereyesandmouthaswideastheywouldgo，eoplethemselves.If“people”

wastherightword.Foronlyaboutoneineveryfivewashumahingsyouneverseeinourworld.Fauns，satyrs，taurs:Jillcouldgiveahese，forshehadseehem.Dwarfstoo.Andtherewerealotofanimalssheknewaswell;bears，badgers，moles，leopards，midvariousbirds.ButthentheyweresoverydifferentfromtheanimalswhiecalledbythesamenamesinEnglahemweremuchbigger—themistaoodsawofeethigh.Butquiteapartfromthat，theyalllookeddifferent.Youcouldseebytheexpressionintheirfacesthattheycouldtalkandthinkjustaswellasyoucould.

“Golly!”

thoughtJill.“Soit'strueafterall.”

Butsheadded，“Iwoheyfriendly?”

Forshehadjustheoutskirtsoftheeiantsandsomepeoplewhomshe'tgiveaall.

AtthatmomentAslanandthesignsrushedbaind.Shehadfottenallaboutthemforthelasthalf-hour.

“Scrubb!”

shewhispered，grabbinghisarm.“Scrubb，quick!Doyouseeanyoneyouknow?”

“Soyou&#ain，haveyou?”

saidScrubbdisagreeably（forwhichhehadsomereason）.“Well，keepquiet，'tyou?Iwanttolisten.”

“Don'tbeafool，”

saidJill.“Thereisn'tamomenttolose.Don'tyouseesomeoldfriendhere?Becauseyou'vegottogoaohimatonce.”

“Whatareyoutalkingabout?”

saidScrubb.

“It'sAslan—theLion—saysyou'vegotto，”

saidJilldespairingly.“I'veseenhim.”

“Oh，youhave，haveyou?Whatdidhesay?”

&heveryfirstpersonyousawinNarniawouldbeanoldfriend，andyou'dgottospeaktohimatonce.”

&here'snobodyhereI'veeverseeninmylifebefore;andanyway，Idon'tkhisisNarnia.”

“Thoughtyousaidyou'dbeenherebefore，”

saidJill.

&hthen.”

“Well，Ilikethat!Youtoldme—”

“Forheaven'ssakedryupa'shearwhatthey&#.”

TheKiotheDwarf，butJill'thearwhathesaid.And，asfarassheakeout，theDwarfmadehoughhenoddedandwaggedhisheadagreatdeal.ThentheKingraisedhisvoidaddressedthewholecourt:buthisvoicewassooldashederstaleofhisspeech—especeitleandplacesshehadneverheardof.Whenthespeechwasover，theKingstoopeddownaheDwarforaightenedhimself，raisedhisrighthandasifinblessi，slowlyaeps，upthegangwayandonboardtheship.Thecourtiersappearedtobegreatlymovedbyhisdeparture.Handkerchiefsweregotout，soundsofsobbingwereheardiion.Thegangwaywaspetssouhepoop，andtheshipmovedawayfromthequay.（Itwasbeingtowedbyarowing-boat，butJilldidn'tseethat.）

“Now—”

saidScrubb，buthedidn'tgetanyfarther，becauseatthatmomeeobject—Jillthoughtforasedthatitwasakite—cameglidingthroughtheairahisfeet.Itl，butsobigthatitstoodashighasagood-sizedd>

Itblinkedandpeeredasifitwereshhted，andputitsheadalittleononeside，andsaidinasoft，hootingkindofvoice:

“Tu-hoareyoutwo?”