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chater ne acr the deert（第1页）

"HOVEdreadful!Howperfectlydreadful!"whimperedLasaraleen."Ohdarling，Iamsofrightened.I'mshakingallover.Feelme."

"Comeon，"saidAravis，whowastremblingherself."They'vegonebacktothenewpalace.Oncewe'reoutofthisroomwe'resafeenough.Butit'swastedaterribletime.Getmedowntothatwater-gateasquickasyoucan."

"Darling，howcanyou?"squeakedLasaraleen."Ican'tdoanything-notnow.Mypoornerves!No:wemustjustliestillabitandthengoback."

"Whyback?"askedAravis.

"Oh，youdon'tunderstand.You'resounsympathetic，"saidLasaraleen，beginningtocry.Aravisdecideditwasnooccasionformercy.

."Lookhere!"shesaid，catchingLasaraleenandgivingheragoodshake..Ifyousayanotherwordaboutgoingback，andifyoudon'tstarttakingmetothatwater-gateatonce-doyouknowwhatI'lldo?I'llrushoutintothatpassageandscreaThenwe'llbothbecaught."

"Butweshallbothbek-k-killed!"saidLasaraleen."Didn'tyouhearwhattheTisroc（mayheliveforever）said?"

"Yes，andI'dsoonerbekilledthanmarriedtoAhoshta.Socomeon."

"Ohyouareunkind，"saidLasaraleen."AndIinsuchastate!"

ButintheendshehadtogiveintoAravis.Sheledthewaydownthestepstheyhadalreadydescended，andalonganothercorridorandsofinallyoutintotheopenair.Theywerenowinthepalacegardenwhichslopeddowninterracestothecitywall.Themoonshonebrightly.Oneofthedrawbacksaboutadventuresisthatwhenyoucometothemostbeautifulplacesyouareoftentooanxiousandhurriedtoappreciatethem;sothatAravis（thoughsherememberedthemyearslater）hadonlyavagueimpressionofgreylawns，quietlybubblingfountains，andthelongblackshadowsofcypresstrees.

Whentheyreachedtheverybottomandthewallrosefrowningabovethem，Lasaraleenwasshakingsothatshecouldnotunboltthegate.Aravisdidit.There，atlast，wastheriver，fullofreflectedmoonlight，andalittlelandingstageandafewpleasureboats.

"Good-bye，"saidAravis，"andthankyou.I'msorryifI'vebeenapig.ButthinkwhatI'mflyingfrom!"

"OhAravisdarling，"saidLasaraleen."Won'tyouchangeyourmind?Nowthatyou'veseenwhataverygreatmanAhoshtais!"

"Greatman!"saidAravis."Ahideousgrovellingslavewhoflatterswhenhe'skickedbuttreasuresitallupandhopestogethisownbackbyeggingonthathorribleTisroctoplothisson'sdeath.Faugh!I'dsoonermarrymyfather'sscullionthanacreaturelikethat."

"OhAravis，Aravis!Howcanyousaysuchdreadfulthings;andabouttheTisroc（mayheliveforever）too.Itmustberightifhe'sgoingtodoit!"

"Good-bye，"saidAravis，"andIthoughtyourdresseslovely.AndIthinkyourhouseislovelytoo.I'msureyou'llhavealovelylife-thoughitwouldn'tsuitme.Closethedoorsoftlybehindme."

Shetoreherselfawayfromherfriend'saffectionateembraces，steppedintoapunt，castoff，andamomentlaterwasoutinmidstreamwithahugerealmoonoverheadandahugereflectedmoondown，deepdown，intheriver.Theairwasfreshandcoolandasshedrewnearthefartherbanksheheardthehootingofanowl."Ah!That'sbetter!"thoughtAravis.ShehadalwayslivedinthecountryandhadhatedeveryminuteofhertimeinTashbaan.

Whenshesteppedashoreshefoundherselfindarknessfortheriseoftheground，andthetrees，cutoffthemoonlight.ButshemanagedtofindthesameroadthatShastahadfound，andcamejustashehaddonetotheendofthegrassandthebeginningofthesand，andlooked（likehim）toherleftandsawthebig，blackTombs.Andnowatlast，bravegirlthoughshewas，herheartquailed.Supposingtheothersweren'tthere!Supposingtheghoulswere!Butshestuckoutherchin（andalittlebitofhertonguetoo）andwentstraighttowardsthe

ButbeforeshehadreachedthemshesawBreeandHwinandthegroo

"Youcangobacktoyourmistressnow，"saidAravis（quiteforgettingthathecouldn't，untilthecitygatesopenednextmorning）."Hereismoneyforyourpains."

"Tohearistoobey，"saidthegroom，andatoncesetoffataremarkablespeedinthedirectionofthecity.Therewasnoneedtotellhimtomakehaste:healsohadbeenthinkingagooddealaboutghouls.

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