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chater a wayide adventure（第2页）

"IknowmywaytoTashbaan.Afterthatcomesthedesert.Oh，wellmanagethedesertsomehow，neverfear.Why，wellbeinsightoftheNorthernmountainsthen.Thinkofit!ToNarniaandtheNorth!Nothingwillstopusthen.ButIdbegladtobepastTashbaan.YouandIaresaferawayfromcities."

"Can'tweavoidit?"

"Notwithoutgoingalongwayinland，andthatwouldtakeusintocultivatedlandandmainroads;andIwouldntknowtheway.No，we'lljusthavetocreepalongthecoast.Uphereonthedownswellmeetnothingbutsheepandrabbitsandgullsandafewshepherds.Andbytheway，whataboutstarting?"

ShastaslegsachedterriblyashesaddledBreeandclimbedintothesaddle，buttheHorsewaskindlytohimandwentatasoftpaceallafternoon.Wheneveningtwilightcametheydroppedbysteeptracksintoavalleyandfoundavillage.BeforetheygotintoitShastadismountedandentereditonfoottobuyaloafandsomeonionsandradishes.TheHorsetrottedroundbythefieldsintheduskandmetShastaatthefarside.Thisbecametheirregularplaneverysecondnight.

TheseweregreatdaysforShasta，andeverydaybetterthanthelastashismuscleshardenedandhefelllessoften.EvenattheendofhistrainingBreestillsaidhesatlikeabagofflourinthesaddle."Andevenifitwassafe，young'un，I'dbeashamedtobeseenwithyouonthemainroad."ButinspiteofhisrudewordsBreewasapatientteacher.Noonecanteachridingsowellasahorse.Shastalearnedtotrot，tocanter，tojump，andtokeephisseatevenwhenBreepulledupsuddenlyorswungunexpectedlytotheleftortheright-which，asBreetoldhim，wasathingyoumighthavetodoatanymomentinabattle.AndthenofcourseShastabeggedtobetoldofthebattlesandwarsinwhichBreehadcarriedtheTarkaan.AndBreewouldtellofforcedmarchesandthefordingofswiftrivers，ofchargesandoffiercefightsbetweencavalryandcavalrywhenthewarhorsesfoughtaswellasthemen，beingallfiercestallions，trainedtobiteandkick，andtorearattherightmomentsothatthehorsesweightaswellastheriderswouldcomedownonaenemyscrestinthestrokeofswordorbattleaxe.ButBreedidnotwanttotalkaboutthewarsasoftenasShastawantedtohearaboutthe"Don'tspeakofthem，youngster，"hewouldsay."TheywereonlytheTisroc'swarsandIfoughtinthemasaslaveandadumbbeast.GivemetheNarnianwarswhereIshallfightasafreeHorseamongmyownpeople!Thosewillbewarsworthtalkingabout.NarniaandtheNorth!Bra-ha-ha!Broohoo!"

Shastasoonlearned，whenheheardBreetalkinglikethat，toprepareforagallop.

AftertheyhadtravelledonforweeksandweekspastmorebaysandheadlandsandriversandvillagesthanShastacouldremember，therecameamoonlitnightwhentheystartedtheirjourneyatevening，havingsleptduringtheday.Theyhadleftthedownsbehindthemandwerecrossingawideplainwithaforestabouthalfamileawayontheirleft.Thesea，hiddenbylowsandhills，wasaboutthesamedistanceontheirright.Theyhadjoggedalongforaboutanhour，sometimestrottingandsometimeswalking，whenBreesuddenlystopped."What'sup?"saidShasta.

"S-s-ssh!"saidBree，craninghisneckroundandtwitchinghisears."Didyouhearsomething?Listen."

"Itsoundslikeanotherhorse—betweenusandthewood，"saidShastaafterhehadlistenedforaboutaminute.

"Itisanotherhorse，"saidBree."Andthat'swhatIdon't

like."

"Isn'titprobablyjustafarmerridinghomelate?"said

Shastawithayawn.

"Don'ttellme!"saidBree."That'snotafarmer'sriding.Norafarmer'shorseeither.Can'tyoutellbythesound?That'squality，thathorseis.Andit'sbeingriddenbyarealhorsemanI.tellyouwhatitis，Shasta.There'saTarkaanundertheedgeofthatwood.Notonhiswarhorse—it'stoolightforthat.Onafinebloodmare，Ishouldsay."

"Well，it'sstoppednow，whateveritis，"saidShasta.

"You'reright，"saidBree."Andwhyshouldhestopjustwhenwedo?Shasta，myboy，Idobelievethere'ssomeoneshadowingusatlast."

"Whatshallwedo?"saidShastainalowerwhisperthanbefore."Doyouthinkhecanseeusaswellashearus?"

"Notinthislightsolongaswestayquitestill，"answeredBree."Butlook!There'sacloudcomingup.I'llwaittillthatgetsoverthemoon.Thenwe'llgetofftoourrightasquietlyaswecan，downtotheshore.Wecanhideamongthesandhillsiftheworstcomestotheworst."

Theywaitedtillthecloudcoveredthemoonandthen，firstatawalkingpaceandafterwardsatagentletrot，madefortheshore.

Thecloudwasbiggerandthickerthanithadlookedatfirstandsoonthenightgrewverydark.JustasShastawassayingtohimself，"Wemustbenearlyatthosesandhillsbynow，"hisheartleapedintohismouthbecauseanappallingnoisehadsuddenlyrisenupoutofthedarknessahead;alongsnarlingroar，melancholyandutterlysavage.InstantlyBreeswervedroundandbegangallopinginlandagainasfastashecouldgallop."Whatisit?"gaspedShasta.

"Lions!"saidBree，withoutcheckinghispaceorturninghishead.

Afterthattherewasnothingbutsheergallopingforsometime.Atlasttheysplashedacrossawide，shallowstreamandBreecametoastoponthefarside.Shastanoticedthathewastremblingandsweatingallover.

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