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CHAPTER THREE THE SAILING OF THE KING（第3页）

“Nobody'sbeeedtheOwl.

“Who?”

“NOBODY.”

“Allright，allright.Youshout.I'mnotsodeafasallthat.Whatdoyoumeanbyiellmethatnobody'sbeenkilled?Whyshouldanyonehavebeenkilled?”

&ellhimI'mEustace，”

saidScrubb.

“Theboy'sEustace，mylord，”

hootedtheOwlasloudasitcould.

“Useless?”

saidtheDwarfirritably.“Idaresayheis.Isthatanyreashimtocourt?Hey?”

“Notuseless，”

saidtheO>

&，ishe?Idon'tknowwhatyabout，I'msure.Itellyouwhatitis，MasterGlimfeather;whenIwasayoungDwarfthereusedtobetalkisandbirdsinthistrywhoreallycouldtalk.Therewasn'tallthismumblingandmutteringawouldn'thavebeeedforamoment.Notforamoment，Sir.Urnus，mytrumpetplease—”

AlittleFaunwhohadbeenstalybesidetheDwarf'selbowallthistimenowhandedhimasilvereartrumpet.Itwasmadelikethemusistrumentcalledaserpent，sothatthetubecurledrightroundtheDwarf'sneck.WhilehewasgettiheOwl，Glimfeather，suddenlysaidtotheinawhisper:

“Mybrain'sabitow.Don'tsayanythingaboutthelostPrince.I'llexplaiwouldn'tdo，wouldn'tdo，Tu-Whoo!Ohwhatato-do!”

“Now，”

saidtheDwarf，“ifyouhaveaosay，MasterGlimfeather，tryandsayit.Takeadeepbreathanddon'tattempttospeaktooquickly.”

Withhelpfromthe，andiofgooftheDwarf，GlimfeatherexplaihestrangershadbeebyAslantovisitthearnia.TheDwarfglancedquicklyupatthemressioninhiseyes.

&heLionHimself，hey?”

hesaid.“Andfromm'm—fromthatotherPladtheworld'send，hey?”

“Yes，mylord，”

bawledEustapet.

“SonofAdamandDaughterofEve，hey?”

saidtheDeopleatExperimentHousehaven'theardofAdamandEve，soJillaa'tahis.ButtheDwarfdidn'tseemtonotice.

“Well，mydears，”

hesaid，takingfirstoherbythehandandbowile.“Youareveryheartilywele.IfthegoodKing，mypoorMaster，hadnotthisveryhoursetsailforSevenIsles，hewouldhavebeenglad.Itwouldhavebroughtbackhisyouthtohimforamoment—foramoment.Andnow，itishightimeforsupper.Youshalltellmeyourbusinessinfull.MasterGlimfeather，seethatbedchambersandsuitabledallelsearepruestsihonourablefashion.Aher—inyourear—”

&heDuthismouthclosetotheOwl'sheadand，nodoubt，iowhisper:but，likeotherdeafpeople，hewasn'taverygoodjudgeofhisowhheardhimsay，“Seethatthey'reproperly

&heDwarftoucheduphisdosetofftowardthecastleatsomethiandawaddle（itwasaveryfatlittlebeast），whiletheFaun，theOwl，andthefollowedataratherslowerpace.Thesuheairwasgrowingcool.

&acrossthelawhroughanordsotateofCairParavel，whichstoodwideopeheyfoundagrassychtswerealreadyshowingfromthewindowsofthegreathallhtandfromamoreplicatedmassofbuildingsstraightahead.IheOwlledthem，adelightfulpersonwascalledtolookafterJill.ShewasnotmuchtallerthanJillherself，andagooddealsleobviouslyfullgrown，gracefulasawillow，andherhairytoo，aobemossiJilltoaroundroomiurrets，wheretherewasalittlebathsunkinthefloora-smellingwohearthandalamphangingbyasilverthevaultedroof.TheestirangelandofNarnia，andJillsawtheredremaistillglowiantmountains.Itmadeherlongformoreadventuresahatthiswasonlythebeginning.

Whenshehadhadherbath，andbrushedherhair，andputohesthathadbeenlaidoutforher—theywerethekindthatnotolookednidsmellednidmadenidswhenyoumovedaswell—shewouldhavegoogazeoutofthatexdow，butshewasiedbyabangonthedoor.

“ein，”

saidJill.AndincameScrubb，alsobathedandsplendidlydressedinNarniahisfa'tlookasifhewereenjoyingit.

“Oh，hereyouareatlast，”

hesaidcrossly，flingioachair.“I'vebeentryingtofindyouf.”

“Well，nowyouhave，”

saidJill.“Isay，S'titallsimplytooexdscrumptiousforwords.”

ShehadfottenallaboutthesigPrihemoment.