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CHAPTER THREE THE SAILING OF THE KING（第4页）

“Oh!That'swhatyouthink，isit?”

saidSdthen，afterapause，“Iwishtogoodnesswe'dnevere.”

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“I'tbearit，”

saidScrubb.“SeeingtheKing—adoldma's—it&#htful.”

“Why，whatharmdoesitdoyou?”

“Oh，youdon'tuand.NowthatIetothinkofit，you't.Ididn'ttellyouthatthisworldhasadifferenttimefromours.”

“Howdoyoumean?”

&imeyouspendheredoesn'ttakeupanyofourtime.Doyousee?Imean，hwespendhere，weshallstillgetbaehemome—”

“Thatwon'tbemu.”

“Oh，dryup!Don'tkeepiing.Andwhenyou'rebagland—inourworld—you'ttellhowtimeisghtbeanynumberofyearsinNarniawhilewe&#ohome.ThePevensiesexplaialltome，but，likeafotaboutit.And'sbeeyyearsNarnianyears—sinceIwasherelast.Doyouseenow?AndIebadold，oldman.”

&heKingwasanoldfriendofyours!”

saidJill.Ahhthadstruckher.

“Ishouldjollywellthinkhewas，”

saidScrubbmiserably.“Aboutasgoodafriendasachapcouldhave.Andlasttimehewasonlyafewyearsolderthaoseethatoldmanwithawhitebeard，andtorememberashewasthemturedtheLoneIslands，oriwiththeSeaSerpent—oh，it&#htful.It'sworsethaningbadinghimdead.”

“Oh，shutup，”

saidJillimpatiently.“It'sfarworsethanyouthink.We'vemuffedthefirstSign.”

OfcourseScrubbdidhis.ThenJilltoldhimaboutherversationwithAslanandthefaskoffiprincewhichhadbeenlaiduponthem.

“Soyousee，”

shewoundup，“youdidseeaasAslansaid，andyououghttohavegoneaohimatonowyouhaven't，ahingisgfrinning.”

“ButhowwasItoknow?”

saidScrubb.

“Ifyou'doomewheellyou，we'dbeallright，”

saidJill.

“Yes，andifyouhadn'tplayedthefoolodjollynearlymurderedme—allright，Isaidmurder，andI'llsayitagainasoftenasIlike，sokeepyourhairon—we'dhaveetogetherandbothknownwhattodo.”

“Isupposehewasthefirstpersonyousaw?”

saidJill.“Youmusthavebeenherehoursbeforeme.Areyousureyoudidn'tseea?”

“Iwasoaminutebeforeyou，”

saidScrubb.“Hemusthaveblownyouquime.Makingupforlosttime:thetimeyoulost.”

“Don'tbeaperfectbeast，Scrubb，”

saidJill.“Hallo!What'sthat?”

Itwasthecastlebellringingforsupper，andthuswhatlookedliketurningintoafirst-ratequarrelilycutshort.Bothhadagoodappetitebythistime.

&hegreathallofthecastlewasthemostsplendidthihemhadeverseen;fhEustacehadbeeninthatworldbefore，hehadspenthiswholevisitatseaahingofthegloryaheNarniaheirownland.Thebannershungfromtheroof，andeaeinwithtrumpetersahereweresoupsthatwouldmakeyourmouthwatertothinkof，andthelovelyfishescalledpavenders，andvenisonandpeadpies，andidjelliesandfruitandnuts，andallmannerofwinesandfruitdriacecheeredupawas“somethinglike“.Aheseriouseatinganddrinkingwasover，ablicameforwardandstruckupthegrandoldtaleofPrindAravisandthehorseBree，whichiscalledTheHorseandhisBoyandtellsofahathappenedinNarniaahelaheGoldeerwasHighKinginCairParavel.（Ihaven'ttimetotellitnow，thoughitiswell

&heyweredraggiairstobed，yawningtheirheadsoff，Jillsaid，“Ibetwesleepwell，tonight“;forithadbeenafullday.Whichjustshowshowlittleanyoneknowswhatisgoingtohappe.