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chater furteen the begng f the end f the wrld(第2页)

“Ishearetiredstar,too?”saidLucy.

“Well,notquitethesame,”saidRamandu.“ItwasnotquiteasarestthanhewassettogoverntheDuffers.Youmightcallitapunishment.Hemighthaveshoneforthousandsofyearsmoreinthesouthernwinterskyifallhadgonewell.”

“Whatdidhedo,Sir?”askedCaspian.

“Myson,”saidRamandu,“itisnotforyou,asonofAdam,toknowwhatfaultsastarcancommit.Butcome,wewastetimeinsuchtalk.Areyouyetresolved?Willyousailfurthereastandcomeagain,leavingonetoreturnnomore,andsobreaktheenchantment?Orwillyousailwestward?”

“Surely,Sire,”saidReepicheep,“thereisnoquestionaboutthat?Itisveryplainlypartofourquesttorescuethesethreelordsfromenchantment.”

“Ithinkthesame,Reepicheep,”repliedCaspian.“Andevenifitwerenotso,itwouldbreakmyheartnottogoasneartheWorld’sEndastheDawnTreaderwilltakeus.ButIamthinkingofthecrew.Theysignedontoseekthesevenlords,nottoreachtherimoftheEarth.Ifwesaileastfromherewesailtofindtheedge,theuttereast.Andnotoneknowshowfaritis.They’rebravefellows,butIsetsignsthatsomeofthemarewearyofthevoyageandlongtohaveourprowpointingtoNarniaagain.Idon’tthinkshouldtakethemfurtherwithouttheirknowledgeanconsent.Andthenthere’sthepoorLordRhoop.He’sbrokenman.”

“Myson,”saidthestar,“itwouldbenouse,eventhoughyouwishedit,tosailfortheWorld’sEndwithmenunwillingormendeceived.Thatisnothowgreatunenchantmentsareachieved.

Theymustknowwheretheygoandwhy.Butwhoisthisbrokenmanyouspeakof?”

CaspiantoldRamanduthestoryofRhoop.

“Icangivehimwhatheneedsmost,”saidRamandu.“Ithisislandthereissleepwithoutstintormeasure,andsleepinwhichnofaintestfootfallofadreamwaseverheard.Lethimsitbesidetheseotherthreeanddrinkobliviontillyoureturn.”

“Oh,dolet’sdothat,Caspian,”saidLucy.“I’msureitsjustwhathewouldlove.”

Atthatmomenttheywereinterruptedbythesoundofmanyfeetandvoices:Drinianandtherestoftheshipcompanywereapproaching.TheyhaltedinsurprisewheytheysawRamanduandhisdaughter;andthen,becausethesewereobviouslygreatpeople,everymanuncoveredhishead.Somesailorseyedtheemptydishesandflagonsonthetablewithregret.

“Mylord,”saidtheKingtoDrinian,“praysendtwomenbacktotheDawnTreaderwithamessagetotheLordRhoop.Tellhimthatthelastofhisoldshipmatesarehereasleep-asleepwithoutdreams-andthathecanshareit.”

Whenthishadbeendone,Caspiantoldtheresttositdownandlaidthewholesituationbeforethem.WhenhehadfinishedtherewasalongsilenceandsomewhisperinguntilpresentlytheMasterBowmangottohisfeet,andsaid:

“Whatsomeofushavebeenwantingtoaskforalongtime,yourMajesty,ishowwe’reevertogethomewhenwedoturn,whetherweturnhereorsomewhereelse.It’sbeenwestandnorth-westwindsalltheway,barringanoccasionalcalm.Andifthatdoesn’tchange,I’dliketoknowwhathopeswehaveofseeingNarniaagain.There’snotmuchchanceofsupplieslastingwhilewerowallthatway.

“That’slandsman’stalk,”saidDrinian.“There’salwaysaprevailingwestwindintheseseasallthroughthelatesummer,anditalwayschangesaftertheNewYear.We’llhaveplentyofwindforsailingwestward;morethanweshalllikefromallaccounts.”

“That’strue,Master,”saidanoldsailorwhowasaGalmianbybirth.“YougetsomeuglyweatherrollingupfromtheeastinJanuaryandFebruary.Andbyyourleave,Sire,ifIwasincommandofthisshipI’dsaytowinterhereandbeginthevoyagehomeinMarch.”

“What’dyoueatwhileyouwerewinteringhere?”askedEustace.

“Thistable,”saidRamandu,“willbefilledwithaking’sfeasteverydayatsunset.”

“Nowyou’retalking!”saidseveralsailors.

“YourMajestiesandgentlemenandladiesall,”saidRynelf,“there’sjustonethingIwanttosay.There’snotoneofuschapsaswaspressedonthisjourney.We’revolunteers.Andthere’ssomeherechatarelookingveryhardatthattableandthinkingaboutking’sfeastswhoweretalkingveryloudaboutadventuresonthedaywesailedfromCairParavel,andswearingtheywouldn’tcomehometillwe’dfoundtheendoftheworld.Andthereweresomestandingonthequaywhowouldhavegivenalltheyhadtocomewithus.Itwasthoughtafinerthingthentohaveacabin-

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