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CHAPTER FIFTEEN THE WONDERS OF THE LAST SEA（第1页）

CHAPTERFIFTEENTHEWOHELASTSEA

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VERYsooheyhadleftRamandu'strytheybegaheyhadalreadysailedbeyondtheworld.Allwasdifferent.Foroheyallfoundthattheywereneedinglesssleep.Owanttogotobed.muoreventotalkexlowvoiwasthelight.Therewastoomuchofit.Thesucameupeaglookedtwiot;threetimes，itsusualsize.Andeverym（whichgaveLucythestrafeelingofall）thehugewhitebirds，singingtheirsongwithhumanvoialanguagereamedoverheadaerotheirbreakfastatAslan'sTable.Alittlelatertheygbaishedi.

“Howbeautifullyclearthewateris!”

saidLucytoherself，assheleaheportsideearlyiernoonofthesedday.

Anditwas.Thefirstthingthatshenoticedwasalittleblackobject，aboutthesizeofashalongatthesamespeedastheship.Foramomeitwassomethingfloatingonthesurface.Butthentherecamefloatingpastabitofstalebreadwhichthecookhadjustthrownoutofthegalley.Aofbreadlookedasifitweregoingtocollidewiththeblag，butitdidn't.Itpassedaboveit，andLuowsawthattheblagotbeonthesurfatheblagsuddenlygotverymuchbiggeraonormalsizeamomentlater.

NowLuewshehadseehingjustlikethathappensomewhereelse—ifonlysheberwhere.Sheheldherhandtoherheadandscrewedupherfadputueioremember.Atlastshedid.Ofcourse!Itwaslikewhatyousawfromatrainhtsunnyday.Yousawtheblackshadowofyourowningalohesamepaceasthetrain.Theoag;ahesameshadowflickedcloseuptoyouandg:longthegrassoftheg-bank.Thehed—Pioretheblackshadowhadgooitsnormalsizeandwasrunningalongthefields.

“It'sourshadow!—theshadowoftheDawnTreader，”

saidLucy.“Ourshadaloomofthesea.Thattimewhenitgotbiggeritwentoverahill.ButinthatcasethewatermustbeclearerthanIthought!Goodgraustheseeiomofthesea;fathomsandfathomsdown.”

Assoonasshehadsaidthissherealizedthatthegreatsilveryexpansewhichshehadbeehoutnotietimewasreallythesandonthesea-bedandthatailsortshterpatcheswerenotlightsandshadowsonthesurfacebutrealthiom.Atpresent，foriheywerepassingoveramassofsreenwithabroad，windingstripofpalegrayinthemiddleofitButnowthatshekwasoomshesawitmuchbetter.Shecouldseethatbitsofthedarkstuffweremuchhigherthasandwerewavily.“Justliketreesinawind，”

saidLuddobelievethat'swhattheyare.It'sasubmari.”

Theypassedoahepalestreakwasjoiherpalestreak.“IfIwasdowhoughtLucy，“thatstreakwouldbejustlikearhthelacewhereitjoiherWouldbeacrossroads.Oh，IdowishIwas.Hallo!theforestisingtoanend.Ahestreakreallywasaroad!Istillseeitgoingonacrosstheopensand.It'sadifferentdit'smarkedoutwithsomethingattheedges—dottedliheyarestones.Andnowit'sgettingwider.”

Butitwasiwasgettingnearer.Sherealizedthisbecauseofthewayinwhichtheshadowoftheshipcamerushinguptowardher.Andtheroadshefeltsureitwasaroadogoinzigzags.Obviouslyitwasgupasteephill.Andwhensheheldherheadsidewaysandlookedback，whatshesawwasverylikewhatyouseewhenyoulookdownawindingroadfromthetopofahill.Sheseetheshaftsofsunlightfallingthroughthedeepwaterontothewoodedvalley—aremedistahiingawayintoadimgreesomeplaces—thesuhought—wereultramarineblue.

Sheot，however，spendmuchtimelookingback;whatwasingiheforwarddirewastooexg.Theroadhadapparentlyopofthehillandranstraightforward.Littlespecksweremovingtoandfroonit.Andhingmostwonderful，fortunatelyinfullsunlight—orasfullasitbewhenitfallsthroughfathomsofwater—flashedintosight.Itwasknobblyandjaggedandofapearly，orperhapsanivory，color.Shewasshtaboveitthatatfirstshecouldhardlymakeoutwhatitwas.Buteverythingbewheiceditsshadow.ThesunlightwasfallingacrossLucy'sshoulders，sotheshadowofthethinglaystretchedoutonthesa.Andbyitsshapeshesawclearlythatitwasashadowoftoinnaaretsanddomes.

“Why!—it'sacityecastle，”

saidLucytoherself“ButIwohey'vebuiltitontopofahighmountain?”

LongafterasbaglandaheseadvehEdmuofareasonandIamprettysureitisthetrueohedeeperyougo，thedarkeras，anditisdowhedarkandcold，thatdahihesquidaandtheKraken.Thevalleysarethewild，unfriehesea-peoplefeelabouttheirvalleysaswedoaboutmountaitheirmountainsaswefeelaboutvalleys.Itisos（or，aswewouldsay，“intheshallows”

）thatthereiseace.Theretersasoftheseagodowhsosaures，butreturheheightsforrestaesyandcil，thesports，thedahesongs.

Theyhadpassedthedthesea-bedwasstillrising.Itwasonlyafewhuheshipnow.Theroadhaddisappeared.Theyweresailingaboveanopenpark-liketry，dottedwithlittlegrhtlycetation.Andthen—Luearlysquealedaloudwithext-shehadseenPeople.

&weewentyofthem，andallmountedonsea-horses—tlesea-horseswhiayhaveseehgerthaheymustbenobleandlordlypeople，Lucythought，forshecouldcatchthegleamofgoldoheirforeheadsandstreamersofemerald—e-coloredstuffflutteredfromtheirshouldersi.Then:

“Oh，botherthesefish!”

saidLucy，forawholeshoalofsmallfatfish，swimmiothesurfaebetweeheSeaPeople.Butthoughthisspoiledherviewitledtothemthingofall.

Suddelefishofakindshehadneverseenbeforecamedartingupfrombeloed，grabbed，andsankrapidlywithofishinitsmouth.AndalltheSeaPeontheirhupateheyseemedtobetalkingandlaughihehuntingfishhadgotbawithitsprey，ahesamekindcameupfromtheSeaPeople.AndLucywasalmostthatonebigSeaManwhosatonhissea-horseinthemiddleofthepartyhadsentitorreleasedit;asifhehadbeenholdngitbacktilltheninhishandoronhiswrist.

“Why，Idodeclare，”

saidLucy，“it'sahuntingparty.Ormorelikeahawkingparty.Yes，that'sit.TheyrideoutwiththeselittlefiertheirwristsjustasweusedtorideoutwithfalourereKingsaCairParavellongago.Aheyflythem—orIsupposeIshouldsayswimthem—attheothers.”

&oppedsuddehesewasg.TheSeaPeoplehadheDawheshoaloffishhardscatterediiohemselveswereinguptofindoutthemeaningofthisbig，blagwhiebetweehesun.Andnowtheyweresoclosetothesurfacethatiftheyhadbeeninair，ier，Lucycouldhavespokehereweremeh.Allworeekindandmanyhadsofpearls.Theyworehes.Theirbodieswerethecolorofoldivory，theirhairdarkpurple.TheKier（nooneistakehimfbuttheKing）lookedproudlyaoLucy'sfadshookaspearinhishand.Hisknightsdidthesame.Thefacesoftheladieswerefilledwithasto.Lucyfeltsuretheyhadneverseenashiporahumanbefore—andhowshouldthey，iheworld'sendwherenoshipevercame?

“Whatareyat，Lu?”

saidavoiceclosebesideher.

Lucyhadbeensoabsorbedinwhatshewasseeingthatshestartedatthesound，aurhatherarmhadgone“dead”

fromleaningsolongontherailiion.DrinianandEdmundwerebesideher.

“Look，”

shesaid.

&hlooked，butalmostatonsaidinalowvoiroundatonajesties—that&#ht，withourbackstothesea.Anddon'tlookasifweweretalkingaboutanythingimportant.”