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chater ixteen farewell t hadwnd（第2页）

ButbynowtheMousewasagainurgingthemtocomein.Soallofthempassedinthroughthegoldengates，intothedelicioussmellthatblewtowardsthemoutofthatgardenandintothecoolmixtureofsunlightandshadowunderthetrees，walkingonspringyturfthatwasalldottedwithwhiteflowers.Theveryfirstthingwhichstruckeveryonewasthattheplacewasfarlargerthanithadseemedfromoutside.Butnoonehadtimetothinkaboutthatforpeoplewerecominguptomeetthenewcomersfromeverydirection．

Everyoneyouhadeverheardof（ifyouknewthehistoryofthesecountries）seemedtobethere.TherewasGlimfeathertheOwlandPuddleglumtheMarshwiggle，andKingRiliantheDisenchanted，andhismothertheStar’sdaughterandhisgreatfatherCaspianhimself.AndclosebesidehimweretheLordDrinianandtheLordBerneandTrumpkintheDwarfandTruffle-hunterthegoodBadgerwithGlenstormtheCentaurandahundredotherheroesofthegreatWarofDeliverance.AndthenfromanothersidecameCortheKingofArchenlandwithKingLunehisfatherandhiswifeQueenAravisandthebraveprinceCorinThunder-Fist，hisbrother，andBreetheHorseandHwintheMare.Andthen-whichwasawonderbeyondallwonderstoTirian-therecamefromfurtherawayinthepast，thetwogoodBeaversandTumnustheFaun.Andtherewasgreetingandkissingandhand-shakingandoldjokesrevived，（you’venoideahowgoodanoldjokesoundswhenyoutakeitoutagainafterarestoffiveorsixhundredyears）andthewholecompanymovedforwardtothecentreoftheorchardwherethePhoenixsatinatreeandlookeddownuponthemall，andatthefootofthattreeweretwothronesandinthosetwothronesaKingandQueensogreatandbeautifulthateveryoneboweddownbeforetheAndwelltheymight，forthesetwowereKingFrankandQueenHelenfromwhomallthemostancientKingsofNarniaandArchenlandaredescended.AndTirianfeltasyouwouldfeelifyouwerebroughtbeforeAdamandEveinalltheirglory．

Abouthalfanhourlater-oritmighthavebeenhalfahundredyearslater，fortimethereisnotliketimehere-Lucystoodwithherdearfriend，heroldestNarnianfriend，theFaunTumnus，lookingdownoverthewallofthatgarden，andseeingallNarniaspreadoutbelow.Butwhenyoulookeddownyoufoundthatthishillwasmuchhigherthanyouhadthought：itsankdownwithshiningcliffs，thousandsoffeetbelowthemandtreesinthatlowerworldlookednobiggerthangrainsofgreensalt.Thensheturnedinwardagainandstoodwithherbacktothewallandlookedatthegarden．

“Isee，”shesaidatlast，thoughtfully.“Iseenow.Thisgardenislikethestable.Itisfarbiggerinsidethanitwasoutside.”

“Ofcourse，DaughterofEve，”saidtheFaun.“Thefurtherupandthefurtherinyougo，thebiggereverythinggets.Theinsideislargerthantheoutside.”

Lucylookedhardatthegardenandsawthatitwasnotreallyagardenbutawholeworld，withitsownriversandwoodsandseaandmountains.Buttheywerenotstrange：sheknewthemall．

“Isee，”shesaid.“ThisisstillNarnia，andmorerealandmorebeautifulthentheNarniadownbelow，justasitwasmorerealandmorebeautifulthantheNarniaoutsidethestabledoor!Isee...worldwithinworld，NarniawithinNarnia...”

“Yes，”saidMrTumnus，“likeanonion：exceptthatasyoucontinaetogoinandin，eachcircleislargerthanthelast.”

AndLucylookedthiswayandthatandsoonfoundthatanewandbeautifulthinghadhappenedtoher.Whatevershelookedat，howeverfarawayitmightbe，onceshehadfixedhereyessteadilyonit，becamequiteclearandcloseasifshewerelookingthroughatelescope.ShecouldseethewholeSoutherndesertandbeyonditthegreatcityofTashbaan：toEastwardshecouldseeCairParavelontheedgeoftheseaandtheverywindowoftheroomthathadoncebeenherown.Andfarouttoseashecoulddiscovertheislands，islandsafterislandstotheendoftheworld，and，beyondtheend，thehugemountainwhichtheyhadcalledAslan’scountry.Butnowshesawthatitwaspartofagreatchainofmountainswhichringedroundthewholeworld.Infrontofheritseemedtocomequiteclose.Thenshelookedtoherleftandsawwhatshetooktobeagreatbankofbrightly-colouredcloud，cutofffromthembyagap.Butshelookedharderandsawthatitwasnotacloudatallbutarealland.Andwhenshehadfixedhereyesononeparticularspotofit，sheatoncecriedout，“Peter!Edmund!Comeandlook!Comequickly.”Andtheycameandlooked，fortheireyesalsohadbecomelikehers．

“Whys”exclaimedPeter.“It’sEngland.Andthat’sthehouseitself-ProfessorKirk’soldhomeinthecountrywhereallouradventuresbegan!”

“Ithoughtthathousehadbeendestroyed，”saidEdmund．

“Soitwas，”saidtheFaun.“ButyouarenowlookingattheEnglandwithinEngland，therealEnglandjustasthisistherealNarnia.AndinthatinnerEnglandnogoodthingisdestroyed.”

Suddenlytheyshiftedtheireyestoanotherspot，andthenPeterandEdmundandLucygaspedwithamazementandshoutedoutandbeganwaving：fortheretheysawtheirownfatherandmother，wavingbackatthemacrossthegreat，deepvalley.Itwaslikewhenyouseepeoplewavingatyoufromthedeckofabigshipwhenyouarewaitingonthequaytomeetthem．

“Howcanwegetatthem？”saidLucy．

“Thatiseasy，”saidMrTumnus.“Thatcountryandthiscountry-alltherealcountries-areonlyspursjuttingoutfromthegreatmountainsofAslan.Wehaveonlytowalkalongtheridge，upwardandinward，tillitjoinson.Andlisten!ThereisKingFrank’shorn：wemustallgoup.”

Andsoontheyfoundthemselvesallwalkingtogetherandagreat，brightprocessionitwas-uptowardsmountainshigherthanyoucouldseeinthisworldeveniftheyweretheretobeseen.Buttherewasnosnowonthosemountains：therewereforestsandgreenslopesandsweetorchardsandflashingwaterfalls，oneabovetheother，goingupforever.Andthelandtheywerewalkingongrewnarrowerallthetime，withadeepvalleyoneachside：andacrossthatvalleythelandwhichwastherealEnglandgrewnearerandnearer．

Thelightaheadwasgrowingstronger.Lucysawthatagreatseriesofmany-colouredcliffsledupinfrontofthemlikeagiant’sstaircase.Andthensheforgoteverythingelse，becauseAslanhimselfwascoming，leapingdownfromclifftoclifflikealivingcataractofpowerandbeauty．

AndtheveryfirstpersonwhomAslancalledtohimwasPuzzletheDonkey.YouneversawadonkeylookfeeblerandsillierthanPuzzledidashewalkeduptoAslan，andhelooked，besideAslan，assmallasakittenlooksbesideaStBernard.TheLionboweddownhisheadandwhisperedsomethingtoPuzzleatwhichhislongearswentdown，butthenhesaidsomethingelseatwhichtheearsperkedupagain.Thehumanscouldn’thearwhathehadsaideithertime.ThenAslanturnedtothemandsaid：

“YoudonotyetlooksohappyasImeanyoutobe.”

Lucysaid，“We’resoafraidofbeingsentaway，Aslan.Andyouhavesentusbackintoourownworldsooften.”

“Nofearofthat，”saidAslan.“Haveyounotguessed？”

Theirheartsleapedandawildhoperosewithinthem．

“Therewasarealrailwayaccident，”saidAslansoftly．

“Yourfatherandmotherandallofyouare-asyouusedtocallitintheShadowlands-dead.Thetermisover：theholidayshavebegun.Thedreamisended：thisisthemorning.”

AndasHespokeHenolongerlookedtothemlikealion;butthethingsthatbegantohappenafterthatweresogreatandbeautifulthatIcannotwritetheAndforusthisistheendofallthestories，andwecanmosttrulysaythattheyalllivedhappilyeverafter.Butforthemitwasonlythebeginningoftherealstory.AlltheirlifeinthisworldandalltheiradventuresinNarniahadonlybeenthecoverandthetitlepage：nowatlasttheywerebeginningChapterOneoftheGreatStorywhichnooneonearthhasread：whichgoesonforever：inwhicheverychapterisbetterthantheonebefore．

[1]编注：尤斯塔斯这个名字来源于希腊语，含义是“五谷丰登”，斯克罗布（Scrubb）有“矮个子”的意思。读者读了下文就知道这里说的“名副其实”有挖苦的意味。

[2]原文中尤斯塔斯的名字“Eustace”与“useless”（没用处）的发音相近。

[3]　“码”是英制长度单位，1码（yard）=3英尺（foot）=91.44厘米。

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