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CHAPTER FOUR WHAT CASPIAN DID THERE（第1页）

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&mtheLordBerncalledhisguestsearly，andafterbreakfastheaskedtoordereverymaofullarmor.“Andaboveall，”

headded，“leteverythirimandscouredasifitwerethemofthefirstbattleiwarbetweennoblekingswithalltheworldlookingon.”

Thiswasdoheloadsdhispeople，ahafewofhis，putoutforheking'sflagflewiernofhisboatandhistrumpeterwaswithhim.

&heyreachedthejettyatNarroianfoundasiderablebledtomeetthem.“ThisiswhatIsentwordaboutlastnight，”

saidBern.“Theyareallfriendsofmineapeople.”

Andassoonassteppedashorethecrowdbrokeoutintohurrahsandshoutsof，“Narnia!Narnia!LoheKing.”

Atthesamemoment—andthiswasalsoduetoBern'smessengers—bellsbeganringingfrommanypartsofthetown.Thencausedhisbaobeadvandhistrumpettobeblownandeverymandrewhisswordahisfatoajoyfulsterheymarchedupthestreetsothatthestreetshook，andtheirarmorshowasasunnym）sothatonecouldhardlylookatitsteadily.

AtfirsttheonlypeoplewhocheeredwerethosewhohadbeenwarnedbyBern'smessengeraeningaohappehejoiheylikedaprodhadseehenalltheschoolboysjoiheyalsolikedprosahemoreurbahelesslikelytheywouldbetohaveanys.Aheoldwomenputtheirheadsoutofdoorsandwindowsaeringandgbecauseitwasaking，andwhatisagovernorparedwiththat?AndalltheyoungwomenjoinedinforthesamereasonandalsobecausedDriniaweresohahenalltheyouoseewhattheyoungwat，sothatbythetimereachedthecastlegates，ownwasshouting;andwhereGumpassatile，muddlingandmessingaboutwithadformsandrulesaiohenoise.

Atthecastlegatepeterblewablastandcried，“ofNarhistrustyandwellbelovedservantthegovernoroftheLoneIslands.”

Inthosedayseverythingintheislandswasdoneinaslovenly，slouer.Oleposternopened，andoutcameatousledfellowwithadirtyoldhatoeadofahelmet，andarustyoldpikeinhishand.Hebliheflashingfiguresbeforehim.“—seez—fishansy，”

hemumbledayofsaying，“You'tseehisSuffioihout'pois'cept'tweennine'n'teurdayeverymonth.”

“UncoverbeforeNarnia，youdog，”

thuheLordBerhimarapwithhisgauedhandwhithishatflyingfromhishead.

“'Ere?Wot'sitallabout?”

beganthedoorkeeper，butookanynoti.Tian'smehroughtheposterrugglingwithbarsandbolts（fwasrusty）flungbothwiewideopeheKingandhisfollowersstrodeiyard.Hereaheguardswereloungingaboutandseveralmore（theyweremostlywipihs）cametumblingoutofvariousdoorways.Thoughtheirarmorwasinadisgradition，thesewerefellowswhomighthavefoughtiftheyhadbeenledorhadknoashappening;sothiswasthedangerousmoment.gavethemhink.

&he?”

heasked.

“Iam，moreorless，ifyouknowwhatImean，”

saidalanguidandratherdandifiedyouhoutanyjarmoratall.

“Itisourian，“thatourroyalvisitationtoourrealmoftheLoneIslandsshould，ifpossible，beanoofjoyandoourloyalsubjects.Ifitwerenotforthat，Ishouldhavesomethingtosayaboutthestateofyourmen'sarmorandons.Asitis，youarepardoned.andacaskofwihat，yourmenmaydriatnoontomorrowIwishtoseethemhereinthisclikemen-at-armsandnotlikevagaboonpairemedispleasure.”

&aiBerelycried，“Three.cheersf，”

andthesoldiers，whohaduoodaboutthecaskofwiheyuoodnothingelse，joinedin.theofhisoworemaiyard.He，withBernandDrinianandfourothers，wentintothehall.

&ableatthefarendwithvarioussecretariesabouthimsathisSufficy，theGovernoroftheLoneIslands.Gumpaswasabilious-lookingmanwithhairthathadonredandwasnowmlahestrahehispaperssayingautomatioihoutappoiweeenp.m.ourdays.”

oddedtoBeroodaside.BernandDriniantookastepforwardandeachseizedohetable.Theyliftedit，andflungitohehallwhereitrolledover，sgacascadeofletters，dossiers，ink-pots，pens，sealing-waxahen，nhlybutasfirmlyasiftheirhandswerepieel，theypluckedGumpasoutofhisddepositedhim，fagit，aboutfourfeetaiadowninthedlaidhisnakedswordacrosshisknees.

“MyLord，”

saidhe，fixinghiseyesonGumpas，“youhaveetheweleweexpected.IamtheKingofNarnia.”

“Nothingaboutitinthedence，”

saidthegies.Wehaveifiedofanysug.Allirregular.Happytosideranyapplis—”

“AoeoyourSufficy'sductofyouroffitinued.“TherearetwopointsespewhichIrequireaion.FirstlyIfithetributeduefromtheseIslandstothearniahasbeenreceivedforaboutahundredandfiftyyears.”