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chater eleven the unwele fellw traveller（第1页）

WHENShastawentthroughthegatehefoundaslopeofgrassandalittleheatherrunningupbeforehimtosometrees.Hehadnothingtothinkaboutnowandnoplanstomake:hehadonlytorun，andthatwasquiteenough.Hislimbswereshaking，aterriblestitchwasbeginninginhisside，andthesweatthatkeptdroppingintohiseyesblindedthemandmadethemsmart.Hewasunsteadyonhisfeettoo，andmorethanoncehenearlyturnedhisankleonaloosestone.

Thetreeswerethickernowthantheyhadyetbeenandinthemoreopenspacestherewasbracken.Thesunhadgoneinwithoutmakingitanycooler.Ithadbecomeoneofthosehot，greydayswhenthereseemtobetwiceasmanyfliesasusual.Shasta'sfacewascoveredwiththem;hedidn'teventrytoshakethemoff-hehadtoomuchelsetodo.

Suddenlyheheardahorn-notagreatthrobbinghornlikethehornsofTashbaanbutamerrycall，Ti-ro-to-to-ho!Nextmomenthecameoutintoawidegladeandfoundhimselfinacrowdofpeople.

Atleast，itlookedacrowdtohiInrealitytherewereaboutfifteenortwentyofthem，allgentlemeningreenhunting-dress，withtheirhorses;someinthesaddleandsomestandingbytheirhorses'heads.Inthecentresomeonewasholdingthestirrupforamantomount.Andthemanhewasholdingitforwasthejolliest，fat，apple-cheeked，twinkling-eyedKingyoucouldimagine.

AssoonasShastacameinsightthisKingforgotallaboutmountinghishorse.HespreadouthisarmstoShasta，hisfacelitup，andhecriedoutinagreat，deepvoicethatseemedtocomefromthebottomofhischest:

"Corin!Myson!Andonfoot，andinrags!What—""No，"pantedShasta，shakinghishead."NotPrinceCorin.I-I-knowI'mlikehim…sawhisHighnessinTashbaan…senthisgreetings."

TheKingwasstaringatShastawithanextraordinaryexpressiononhisface.

"AreyouK-KingLune?"gaspedShasta.Andthen，withoutwaitingforananswer，.LordKing-fly-Anvardshutthegates-enemiesuponyou-Rabadashandtwohundredhorse."

"Haveyouassuranceofthis，boy?"askedoneoftheothergentlemen.

"Myowneyes，"saidShasta..I'veseentheRacedthemallthewayfromTashbaan."

"Onfoot?"saidthegentleman，raisinghiseyebrowsalittle.

"Horses-withtheHermit，"saidShasta.

"Questionhimnomore;Darrin，"saidKingLune."Iseetruthinhisface.Wemustrideforit，gentlemen.Asparehorsethere，fortheboy.Youcanridefast，friend?"

ForanswerShastaputhisfootinthestirrupofthehorsewhichhadbeenledtowardshimandamomentlaterhewasinthesaddle.HehaddoneitahundredtimeswithBreeinthelastfewweeks，andhismountingwasverydifferentnowfromwhatithadbeenonthatfirstnightwhenBreehadsaidthatheclimbedupahorseasifhewereclimbingahaystack.

HewaspleasedtoheartheLordDarrinsaytotheKing，.Theboyhasatruehorseman'sseat，Sire.I'llwarrantthere'snoblebloodinhi"

"Hisblood，aye，there'sthepoint，"saidtheKing.AndhestaredhardatShastaagainwiththatcuriousexpression，almostahungryexpression，inhissteady，greyeyes.

Butbynow-thewholepartywasmovingoffatabriskcanter.Shasta'sseatwasexcellentbuthewassadlypuzzledwhattodowithhisreins，forhehadnevertouchedthereinswhilehewasonBree'sback.Buthelookedverycarefullyoutofthecornersofhiseyestoseewhattheothersweredoing（assomeofushavedoneatpartieswhenweweren'tquitesurewhichknifeorforkweweremeanttouse）andtriedtogethisfingersright.Buthedidn'tdaretotryreallydirectingthehorse;hetrusteditwouldfollowtherest.Thehorsewasofcourseanordinaryhorse，notaTalkingHorse;butithadquitewitsenoughtorealizethatthestrangeboyonitsbackhadnowhipandnospursandwasnotreallymasterofthesituation.ThatwaswhyShastasoonfoundhimselfatthetailendoftheprocession.

Evenso，hewasgoingprettyfast.Therewerenofliesnowandtheairinhisfacewasdelicious.Hehadgothisbreathbacktoo.Andhiserrandhadsucceeded.ForthefirsttimesincethearrivalatTashbaan（howlongagoitseemed!）hewasbeginningtoenjoyhimself.

Helookeduptoseehowmuchnearerthemountaintopshadcome.Tohisdisappointmenthecouldnotseethematall:onlyavaguegreyness，rollingdowntowardstheHehadneverbeeninmountaincountrybeforeandwassurprised."It'sacloud，"hesaidtohimself，"acloudcomingdown.Isee.Uphereinthehillsoneisreallyinthesky.Ishallseewhattheinsideofacloudislike.Whatfun!I'veoftenwondered."Farawayonhisleftandalittlebehindhim，thesunwasgettingreadytoset.

Theyhadcometoaroughkindofroadbynowandweremakingverygoodspeed.ButShasta'shorsewasstillthelastofthelot.Onceortwicewhentheroadmadeabend（therewasnowcontinuousforestoneachsideofit）helostsightoftheothersforasecondortwo.

Thentheyplungedintothefog，orelsethefogrolledovertheTheworldbecamegrey.Shastahadnotrealizedhowcoldandwettheinsideofacloudwouldbe;norhowdark.Thegreyturnedtoblackwithalarmingspeed.

Someoneattheheadofthecolumnwindedthehorneverynowandthen，andeachtimethesoundcamefromalittlefartheroff.Hecouldn'tseeanyoftheothersnow，butofcoursehe'dbeabletoassoonashegotroundthenextbend.Butwhenheroundedithestillcouldn'tseetheInfacthecouldseenothingatall.Hishorsewaswalkingnow."Geton，Horse，geton，"saidShasta.Thencamethehorn，veryfaint.Breehadalwaystoldhimthathemustkeephisheelswellturnedout，andShastahadgottheideathatsomethingveryterriblewouldhappenifhedughisheelsintoahorse'ssides.Thisseemedtohimanoccasionfortryingit.

"Lookhere，Horse，"hesaid，"ifyoudon'tbuckup，doyouknowwhatI'lldo?I'lldigmyheelsintoyou.Ireallywill."Thehorse，however，tooknonoticeofthisthreat.SoShastasettledhimselffirmlyinthesaddle，grippedwithhisknees，clenchedhisteeth，andpunchedboththehorse'ssideswithhisheelsashardashecould.

Theonlyresultwasthatthehorsebrokeintoakindofpretenceofatrotforfiveorsixpacesandthensubsidedintoawalkagain.Andnowitwasquitedarkandtheyseemedtohavegivenupblowingthathorn.Theonlysoundwasasteadydrip-dripfromthebranchesofthetrees.

"Well，Isupposeevenawalkwillgetussomewheresometime，"saidShastatohimself."IonlyhopeIshan'trunintoRabadashandhispeople."

Hewentonforwhatseemedalongtime，alwaysatawalkingpace.Hebegantohatethathorse，andhewasalsobeginningtofeelveryhungry.

Presentlyhecametoaplacewheretheroaddividedintotwo.HewasjustwonderingwhichledtoAnvardwhenhewasstartledbyanoisefrombehindhiItwasthenoiseoftrottinghorses."Rabadash!"thoughtShasta.HehadnowayofguessingwhichroadRabadashwouldtake..ButifItakeone，"saidShastatohimself，.hemaytaketheother:andifIstayatthecross-roadsI'msuretobecaught."Hedismountedandledhishorseasquicklyashecouldalongtheright-handroad.

ThesoundofthecavalrygrewrapidlynearerandinaminuteortwoShastarealizedthattheywereatthecrossroads.Heheldhisbreath，waitingtoseewhichwaytheywouldtake.

Therecamealowwordofcommand.Halt!"thenamomentofhorseynoises-nostrilsblowing，hoofspawing，bitsbeingchamped，necksbeingpatted.Thenavoicespoke.

"Attend，allofyou，"itsaid..Wearenowwithinafurlongofthecastle.Rememberyourorders.OnceweareinNarnia，asweshouldbebysunrise，youaretokillaslittleaspossible.OnthisventureyouaretoregardeverydropofNarnianbloodasmorepreciousthanagallonofyourown.Onthisventure，Isay.ThegodswillsendusahappierhourandthenyoumustleavenothingalivebetweenCairParavelandtheWesternWaste.ButwearenotyetinNarnia.HereinArchenlanditisanotherthing.IntheassaultonthiscastleofKingLune's，nothingmattersbutspeed.Showyourmettle.Itmustbeminewithinanhour.Andifitis，Igiveitalltoyou.Ireservenobootyformyself.Killmeeverybarbarianmalewithinitswalls，downtothechildthatwasbornyesterday，andeverythingelseisyourstodivideasyouplease-thewomen，thegold，thejewels，theweapons，andthewine.ThemanthatIseehangingbackwhenwecometothegatesshallbeburnedalive.InthenameofTashtheirresistible，theinexorableforward!"

Withagreatcloppitty-clopthecolumnbegantomove，andShastabreathedagain.Theyhadtakentheotherroad.

Shastathoughttheytookalongtimegoingpast，forthoughhehadbeentalkingandthinkingabout.twohundredhorse"allday，hehadnotrealizedhowmanytheyreallywere.Butatlastthesounddiedawayandoncemorehewasaloneamidthedrip-dripfromthetrees.

HenowknewthewaytoAnvardbutofcoursehecouldnotnowgothere:thatwouldonlymeanrunningintothearmsofRabadash'stroopers..WhatonearthamItodo?"saidShastatohimself.Butheremountedhishorseandcontinuedalongtheroadhehadchosen，inthefainthopeoffindingsomecottagewherehemightaskforshelterandameal.Hehadthought，ofcourse，ofgoingbacktoAravisandBreeandHwinatthehermitage，buthecouldn'tbecausebynowhehadnottheleastideaofthedirection.

"Afterall，"saidShasta，"thisroadisboundtogettosomewhere."

Butthatalldependsonwhatyoumeanbysomewhere.Theroadkeptongettingtosomewhereinthesensethatitgottomoreandmoretrees，alldarkanddripping，andtocolderandcolderair.Andstrange，icywindskeptblowingthemistpasthimthoughtheyneverblewitaway.Ifhehadbeenusedtomountaincountryhewouldhaverealizedthatthismeanthewasnowveryhighup-perhapsrightatthetopofthepass.ButShastaknewnothingaboutmountains.

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