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CHAPTER TWELVE THE DARK ISLAND（第1页）

CHAPTERTWELVETHEDARKISLAND

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&hisadveheysailedonsouthandalittleeastfortwelvedayswithageheskiesbeingmostlydtheairwarm，andsawnobirdorfish，exceptthatohereoutingalongwaytostarboard.LudReepicheepplayedagooddealofchessatthistime.Theeenthday，Edmund，fromthefightingtop，sightedwhatlookedlikeagreatdarkmoutoftheseaobow.

&ereddmadeforthisland，mostlybyoar，forthewindwouldosail.Wheneveheywerestillalongwayfromitandrowedallmtheweatherwasfairbutaflatcalm.Thedarkmasslayahead，mueareraillverydim，sothatsomethoughtitwasstillalongwayoffahoughttheywererunningintoamist.

Aboutm，verysuddenly，itwassoclosethattheycouldseethatitwasnotlandatall，noreven，inanordi.ItwasaDarkisratherhardtodescribe，butyouaslikeifyouimagineyourselflookingihofarailwaytuuhersolongorsotwistythatyouotseethelightatthefarend.Andyouknoouldbelike.Forafewfeetyouwouldseetherailsandsleepersandgravelinbroaddaylight;thentherewouldeaplacewheretheywereintwilight;aysuddenly，butofcoursedividiheywouldvanishaltogetherintosmooth，solidblaess.Itwasjustsohere.Forafewfeetinfroheycouldseetheswellreeer.Beyondthat，theycouldseethewaterlookingpaleandgrayasitwouldlooklateibeyondthatagain，utterblaessasiftheyhadetotheedgeofmooarlessnight.

shoutedtotheboatswaintokeepherbadallexcepttherowersrushedfazedfromthebows.ButtherewasnothingtobeseenbygazihemwastheseaandthesuheDarkness.

“Dowegointothis?”

askedatlength.

“Notbymyadvice，”

saidDrinian.

&ain&#ht，”

saidseveralsailors.

“Ialmostthinkheis，”

saidEdmund.

LudEusta'tspeakbuttheyfeltverygladiurnthiaking.ButallatoheclearvoiceofReepicheepbrokeinuponthesilence.

“Andwhynot?”

hesaid.“Willsomeoomewhynot.”

Noonewasanxioustoexplain，soReepitinued:“IfIwereaddressisorslaves，”

hesaid，“Imightsupposethatthissuggestionprocowardice.ButIhopeitwilloldinNarniathatapanyofnobleandroyalpersonsintheflowereturailbecausetheywereafraidofthedark.”

“Butwhatmanbeploughingthroughthatblaess?”

askedDrinian.

“Use?”

repliedReepicheep.“Use，?Ifbyuseyoumeanfillingourbelliesorourpurses，Ifessitwillbeall.SofarasIksetsailtsusefulbuttoseekhonouraure.AndhereisasgreataureaseverIheardof，aurnbaotittleimpeatofallourhonours.”

&hesailorssaidthiheirbreaththatsoundedlike“Honourbeblowed”

，butsaid:

“Oh，botheryou，Reepicheep.Ialmostwishwe'dleftyouathht!Ifyouputitthatoseweshallhavetogoon.UnlessLucywouldrathernot?”

Lucyfeltthatshewouldverymuchrathernot，butwhatshesaidoutloudwas，“I'mgame.”

“YourMajestywillatleasthts?”

saidDrinian.