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CHAPTER TEN TRAVELS WITHOUT THE SUN（第1页）

CHAPTERTEHOUTTHESUN

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“WHO'sthere?”

shoutedthethreetravellers.

“IamtheWardenoftheMarderland，aandahuhmeninarms，”

camethereply.“TellmequicklywhoyouareandwhatisyourerrandintheDeepRealm?”

“Wefelldownbyat，”

saidPuddleglum，truthfullyenough.

“Manyfalldowurlands，”

saidthevoice.“MakereadynowtoetotheQueenoftheDeepRealm.”

“Whatdoesshewantwithus?”

askedScrubbcautiously.

“Idonotknow，”

saidthevoice.“Herwillisioobeyed.”

Whilehesaidthesewordstherewasaexplosioelyacoldlight，graywithalittleblueinit，floodedthe.Allhopethatthespeakerhadbeenidlyboastingwhenhespokeofhishundredarmedfollowersdiedatonce.Jillfoundherselfblinkingandstaringatadeheywereofallsizes，fromlittleghightostatelyfigurestallerthanmen.Allcarriedthree-proheirhands，andallale，andallstoodasstillasstatues.Apartfromthat，theywereverydiffereailsa，sreatbeardsandothershadveryround，smoothfaces，bigaspumpkins.Therewerelong，pointednoses，andlong，softrunks，ablobbynoses.Severalhadsinglehornsinthemiddleoftheirforeheads.Butiheywereallalike:everyfathewholehundredwasassadasafacecouldbe.Theyweresosadthat，afterthefirstglance，Jillalmottobeafraidofthem.Shefeltshewouldliketocheerthemup.

“uddleglum，rubbinghishands.“ThisisjustwhatIhese'tteachmetotakeaseriousviewoflife，Idon'tknoill.Lookatthatfelloalrusmoustache—orthatohe—”

&up，”

saidtheleaderoftheEarthmen.

&hiobedoravellersscrambledtotheirfeetandjoinedhahetouchofafriend'shandatamome.Ahmencameallroundthem，paddinge，softfeet，onwhiehadtewelve，andothersnone.

“March，”

saidtheWarden:andmarchtheydid.

Thecoldlightalargeballoopofalohetallestofthegnomescarriedthisattheheadofthepro.Byitscheerlessraystheycouldseethattheywereinanatural;thewallsandroofwereked，aoathousandfantasticshapes，aonyfloorslopeddoroceeded.ItwasworseforJillthahers，becauseshehateddark，undergroundpladwheolowerandnarrower，alast，thelight-bearerstoodaside，andthegnomes，ooopeddottheverysmallestoeppedintoalittledarkddisappeared，shefeltshecouldbearitnolonger.

“I'tgointhere，I't!I't!Iwon't，”

shepahmensaidnothingbuttheyallloweredtheirspearsaher.

“Steady，Pole，”

saidPuddleglum.“Thosebigfellowswouldn'tbegididn'tgetwiderlateron.Andthere'sohingaboutthisundergroundwork，weshan'tgetanyrain.”

“Oh，youdon'tuand.I't，”

wailedJill.

“Thinkhow1feltonthatcliff，Pole，”

saidScrubb.“Yougofirst，Puddleglum，andI'lleafterher.”

“That&#ht，”

saidtheMarsh-wiggle，gettingdownonhishandsandknees.“Youkeepagripofmyheels，Pole，andScrubbwillholdontoyours.Thenwe'llallbefortable.”

“fortable!”

saidJill.Butshegotdownandtheyolace.Youhadtogoflatonyourfaceforwhatseemedlikehalfanhhitmayreallyhavebeenoes.Itwashot.Jillfeltshewasbeiatlastadimlightshowedahead，thetunnelgrewwideraheycameout，hot，dirty，aoacavesethatitscarcelyseemedlikeacaveatall.