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chater even aravi tahbaan（第1页）

WHAThadreallyhappenedwasthis.WhenAravissawShastahurriedawaybytheNarniansandfoundherselfalonewithtwohorseswho（verywisely）wouldn'tsayaword，sheneverlostherheadevenforamoment.ShegrabbedBree'shalterandstoodstill，holdingboththehorses;andthoughherheartwasbeatingashardasahammer，shedidnothingtoshowit.AssoonastheNarnianlordshadpassedshetriedtomoveonagain.Butbeforeshecouldtakeastep，anothercrier（"Botherallthesepeople"thoughtAravis）washeardshoutingout，"Way，way，way!WayfortheTarkheenaLasaraleen!"andimmediately，followingthecrier，camefourarmedslavesandthenfourbearerscarryingalitterwhichwasalla-flutterwithsilkencurtainsandalla-jinglewithsilverbellsandwhichscentedthewholestreetwithperfumesandflowers.Afterthelitter，femaleslavesinbeautifulclothes，andthenafewgrooms，runners，pages，andthelike.AndnowAravismadeherfirstmistake.SheknewLasaraleenquitewell-almostasiftheyhadbeenatschooltogether-becausetheyhadoftenstayedinthesamehousesandbeentothesameparties.AndAraviscouldn'thelplookinguptoseewhatLasaraleenlookedlikenowthatshewasmarriedandaverygreatpersonindeed.

Itwasfatal.Theeyesofthetwogirlsmet.AndimmediatelyLasaraleensatupinthelitterandburstoutatthetopofhervoice.

"Aravis!Whatonearthareyoudoinghere?Yourfather—"Therewasnotamomenttolose.Withoutasecond'sdelayAravisletgotheHorses，caughttheedgeofthelitter，swungherselfupbesideLasaraleenandwhisperedfuriouslyinherear.

"Shutup!Doyouhear!Shutup.Youmusthideme.Tellyourpeople—"

"Butdarling—"beganLasaraleeninthesameloudvoice.（Shedidn'tintheleastmindmakingpeoplestare;infactsheratherlikedit.）

"DowhatItellyouorI'llneverspeaktoyouagain，"hissedAravis."Please，pleasebequick，Las.It'sfrightfullyimportant.Tellyourpeopletobringthosetwohorsesalong.PullallthecurtainsofthelitterandgetawaysomewherewhereIcan'tbefound.Anddohurry."

"Allright，darling，"saidLasaraleeninherlazyvoice."Here.TwoofyoutaketheTarkheena'shorses."（Thiswastotheslaves.）"Andnowhome.Isay，darling，doyouthinkwereallywantthecurtainsdrawnonadaylikethis?Imeantosay—"ButAravishadalreadydrawnthecurtains，enclosingLasaraleenandherselfinarichandscented，butratherstuffy，kindoftent.

"Imustn'tbeseen，"shesaid."Myfatherdoesn'tknowI'mhere.I'mrunningaway."

"Mydear，howperfectlythrilling，"saidLasaraleen."I'mdyingtohearallaboutit.Darling，you'resittingonmydress.Doyoumind?That'sbetter.Itisanewone.Doyoulikeit?Igotitat—"

"Oh，Las，dobeserious，"saidAravis..Whereismyfather?"

"Didn'tyouknow?"saidLasaraleen..He'shere，ofcourse.Hecametotownyesterdayandisaskingaboutyoueverywhere.Andtothinkofyouandmebeingheretogetherandhisnotknowinganythingaboutit!It'sthefunniestthingIeverheard."Andshewentoffintogiggles.Shealwayshadbeenaterriblegiggler，asAravisnowremembered.

"Itisn'tfunnyatall，"shesaid..It'sdreadfullyserious.Wherecanyouhideme?"

"Nodifficultyatall，mydeargirl，"saidLasaraleen..I'lltakeyouhome.Myhusband'sawayandnoonewillseeyou.Phew!It'snotmuchfunwiththecurtainsdrawn.Iwanttoseepeople.There'snopointinhavinganewdressonifone'stogoaboutshutuplikethis."

"Ihopenooneheardyouwhenyoushoutedouttomelikethat，"saidAravis.

"No，no，ofcourse，darling，"saidLasaraleenabsentmindedly..Butyouhaven'teventoldmeyetwhatyouthinkofthedress."

"Anotherthing，"saidAravis..Youmusttellyourpeopletotreatthosetwohorsesveryrespectfully.That'spartofthesecret.They'rereallyTalkingHorsesfromNarnia."

"Fancy!"saidLasaraleen..Howexciting!Andoh，darling，haveyouseenthebarbarianqueenfromNarnia?She'sstayinginTashbaanatpresent.TheysayPrinceRabadashismadlyinlovewithher.Therehavebeenthemostwonderfulpartiesandhuntsandthingsallthislastfortnight.Ican'tseethatshe'ssoveryprettymyself.ButsomeoftheNarnianmenarelovely.Iwastakenoutonariverpartythedaybeforeyesterday，andIwaswearingmy—"

Howshallwepreventyourpeopletellingeveryonethatyou'vegotavisitor-dressedlikeabeggar'sbrat-inyourhouse?Itmightsoeasilygetroundtomyfather."

"Nowdon'tkeeponfussing，there'sadear，"saidLasaraleen..We'llgetyousomeproperclothesinamoment.Andhereweare!"

Thebearershadstoppedandthelitterwasbeinglowered.WhenthecurtainshadbeendrawnAravisfoundthatshewasinacourtyard-gardenveryliketheonethatShastahadbeentakenintoafewminutesearlierinanotherpartofthecity.LasaraleenwouldhavegoneindoorsatoncebutAravisremindedherinafranticwhispertosaysomethingtotheslavesaboutnottellinganyoneoftheirmistress'sstrangevisitor.

"Sorry，darling，ithadgonerightoutofmyhead，"saidLasareleen."Here.Allofyou.Andyou，doorkeeper.Nooneistobeletoutofthehousetoday.AndanyoneIcatchtalkingaboutthisyoungladywillbefirstbeatentodeathandthenburnedaliveandafterthatbekeptonbreadandwaterforsixweeks.There."

AlthoughLasaraleenhadsaidshewasdyingtohearAravis'sstory，sheshowednosignofreallywantingtohearitatall.Shewas，infact，muchbetterattalkingthanatlistening.SheinsistedonAravishavingalongandluxuriousbath（Calormenebathsarefamous）andthendressingherupinthefinestclothesbeforeshewouldletherexplainanything.ThefussshemadeaboutchoosingthedressesnearlydroveAravismad.SherememberednowthatLasaraleenhadalwaysbeenlikethat，interestedinclothesandpartiesandgossip.Aravishadalwaysbeenmoreinterestedinbowsandarrowsandhorsesanddogsandswimming.Youwillguessthateachthoughttheothersilly.Butwhenatlasttheywerebothseatedafterameal（itwaschieflyofthewhippedcreamandjellyandfruitandicesort）inabeautifulpillaredroom（whichAraviswouldhavelikedbetterifLasaraleen'sspoiledpetmonkeyhadn'tbeenclimbingaboutitallthetime），Lasaraleenatlastaskedherwhyshewasrunningawayfromhome.

WhenAravishadfinishedtellingherstory，Lasaraleensaid，"But，darling，whydon'tyoumarryAhoshtaTarkaan?Everyone'scrazyabouthiMyhusbandsaysheisbeginningtobeoneofthegreatestmeninCalormen.HehasjustbeenmadeGrandViziernowoldAxarthahasdied.Didn'tyouknow?"

"Idon'tcare.Ican'tstandthesightofhim，"saidAravis.

"But，darling，onlythink!Threepalaces，andoneofthemthatbeautifulonedownonthelakeatIlkeen.Positivelyropesofpearls，I'mtold.Bathsofasses'milk.Andyou'dseesuchalotofme."

"HecankeephispearlsandpalacesasfarasI'mconcerned，"saidAravis.

"Youalwayswereaqueergirl，Aravis，"saidLasaraleen."Whatmoredoyouwant?"

Intheend，however，Aravismanagedtomakeherfriendbelievethatshewasinearnestandeventodiscussplans.TherewouldbenodifficultynowaboutgettingthetwohorsesoutoftheNorthgateandthenontotheTombs.Noonewouldstoporquestionagroominfineclothesleadingawarhorseandalady'ssaddlehorsedowntotheriver，andLasaraleenhadplentyofgroomstosend.Itwasn'tsoeasytodecidewhattodoaboutAravisherself.Shesuggestedthatshecouldbecarriedoutinthelitterwiththecurtainsdrawn.ButLasaraleentoldherthatlitterswereonlyusedinthecityandthesightofonegoingoutthroughthegatewouldbecertaintoleadtoquestions.

Whentheyhadtalkedforalongtime-anditwasallthelongerbecauseAravisfoundithardtokeepherfriendtothepoint-atlastLasaraleenclappedherhandsandsaid，"Oh，Ihaveanidea.Thereisonewayofgettingoutofthecitywithoutusingthegates.TheTisroc'sgarden（mayheliveforever!）runsrightdowntothewaterandthereisalittlewater-door.Onlyforthepalacepeopleofcourse-butthenyouknow，dear."（hereshetitteredalittle）"Wealmostarepalacepeople.Isay，itisluckyforyouthatyoucametome.ThedearTisroc（mayheliveforever!）issokind.We'reaskedtothepalacealmosteverydayanditislikeasecondhome.IloveallthedearprincesandprincessesandIpositivelyadorePrinceRabadash.Imightruninandseeanyofthepalaceladiesatanyhourofthedayornight.Whyshouldn'tIslipinwithyou，afterdark，andletyououtbythewater-door?Therearealwaysafewpuntsandthingstiedupoutsideit.Andevenifwewerecaught—"

"Allwouldbelost，"saidAravis.

"Ohdarling，don'tgetsoexcited，"saidLasaraleen..Iwasgoingtosay，evenifwewerecaughteveryonewouldonlysayitwasoneofmymadjokes.I'mgettingquitewellknownfortheOnlytheotherday-dolisten，dear，thisisfrightfullyfunny—"

"Imeant，allwouldbelostforme，"saidAravisalittlesharply.

"Oh-ah-yes-Idoseewhatyoumean，darling.Well，canyouthinkofanybetterplan?"

Araviscouldn't，andanswered，.No.We'llhavetoriskit.Whencanwestart?"

"Oh，nottonight，"saidLasaraleen..Ofcoursenottonight.There'sagreatfeastontonight（Imuststartgettingmyhairdoneforitinafewminutes）andthewholeplacewillbeablazeoflights.Andsuchacrowdtoo!Itwouldhavetobetomorrownight."

ThiswasbadnewsforAravis，butshehadtomakethebestofit.TheafternoonpassedveryslowlyanditwasareliefwhenLasaraleenwentouttothebanquet，forAraviswasverytiredofhergigglingandhertalkaboutdressesandparties，weddingsandengagementsandscandals.Shewenttobedearlyandthatpartshedidenjoy:itwassonicetohavepillowsandsheetsagain.

Butthenextdaypassedveryslowly.LasaraleenwantedtogobackonthewholearrangementandkeptontellingAravisthatNarniawasacountryofperpetualsnowandiceinhabitedbydemonsandsorcerers，andshewasmadtothinkofgoingthere..Andwithapeasantboy，too!"saidLasaraleen..Darling，thinkofit!It'snotNice."Aravishadthoughtofitagooddeal，butshewassotiredofLasaraleen'ssillinessbynowthat，forthefirsttime，shebegantothinkthattravellingwithShastawasreallyrathermorefunthanfashionablelifeinTashbaan.Sosheonlyreplied，.YouforgetthatI'llbenobody，justlikehim，whenwegettoNarnia.Andanyway，Ipromised."

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