电台小说网

chater three the lne ind（第1页）

“LANDinsight，”shoutedthemaninthebows．

Lucy，whohadbeentalkingtoRhinceonthepoop，camepatteringdowntheladderandracedforward．AsshewentshewasjoinedbyEdmund，andtheyfoundCaspian，DrinianandReepicheepalreadyontheforecastle．Itwasacoldishmorning，theskyverypaleandtheseaverydarkbluewithlittlewhitecapsoffoam，andthere，alittlewayoffonthestarboardbow，wasthenearestoftheLoneIslands，Felimath，likealowgreenhillinthesea，andbehindit，furtheroff，thegreyslopesofitssisterDoorn.

“SameoldFelimath！SameoldDoorn，”saidLucy，clappingherhands．“Oh-Edmund，howlongitissinceyouandIsawthemlast！”

“I’veneverunderstoodwhytheybelongtoNarnia，”saidCaspian．“DidPetertheHighKingconquerthem？”

“Ohno，”saidEdmund．“TheywereNarnianbeforeourtime—inthedaysoftheWhiteWitch．”

（Bytheway，IhaveneveryetheardhowtheseremoteislandsbecameattachedtothecrownofNarnia；ifIeverdo，andifthestoryisatallinteresting，Imayputitinsomeotherbook．）

“Arewetoputinhere，Sire？”askedDrinian．

“1shouldn’tthinkitwouldbemuchgoodlandingonFelimath，”saidEdmund．“Itwasalmostuninhabitedinourdaysanditlooksasifitwasthesamestill．ThepeoplelivedmostlyonDoornandalittleonAvra—that’sthethirdone；youcan’tseeityet．TheyonlykeptsheeponFelimath．”

“Thenwe’llhavetodoublethatcape，Isuppose，”saidDrinian，“andlandonDoorn．That’llmeanrowing．”

“I’msorrywe’renotlandingonFelimath，”saidLucy．“I’dliketowalkthereagain．Itwassolonely—anicekindofloneliness，andallgrassandcloverandsoftseaair．”

“I’dlovetostretchmylegstoo，”saidCaspian．“Itellyouwhat．Whyshouldn’twegoashoreintheboatandsenditback，andthenwecouldwalkacrossFelimathandlettheDawnTreaderpickusupontheotherside？”

IfCaspianhadbeenasexperiencedthenashebecamelateroninthisvoyagehewouldnothavemadethissuggestion；butatthemomentitseemedanexcellentone．“Ohdolet’s，”saidLucy.

“You’llcome，willyou？”saidCaspiantoEustace，whohadcomeondeckwithhishandbandaged．

“Anythingtogetoffthisblastedboat，”saidEustace．

“Blasted？”saidDrinian．“Howdoyoumean？”

“InacivilizedcountrylikewhereIcomefrom，”saidEustace，“theshipsaresobigthatwhenyou’reinsideyouwouldn’tknowyouwereatseaatall．”

“Inthatcaseyoumightjustaswellstayashore，”saidCaspian.“Willyoutellthemtolowertheboat，Drinian．”

TheKing，theMouse，thetwoPevensies，andEustaceallgotintotheboatandwerepulledtothebeachofFelimath．Whentheboathadleftthemandwasbeingrowedbacktheyallturnedandlookedround．TheyweresurprisedathowsmalltheDawnTreaderlooked．

Lucywasofcoursebarefoot，havingkickedoffhershoeswhileswimming，butthatisnohardshipifoneisgoingtowalkondownyturf．Itwasdelightfultobeashoreagainandtosmelltheearthandgrass，evenifatfirstthegroundseemedtobepitchingupanddownlikeaship，asitusuallydoesforawhileifonehasbeenatsea．ItwasmuchwarmerherethanithadbeenonboardandLucyfoundthesandpleasanttoherfeetastheycrossedit．Therewasalarksinging．

Theystruckinlandandupafairlysteep，thoughlow，hill．Atthetopofcoursetheylookedback，andtherewastheDawnTreadershininglikeagreatbrightinsectandcrawlingslowlynorth-westwardwithheroars．Thentheywentovertheridgeandcouldseehernolonger．

Doornnowlaybeforethem，dividedfromFelimathbyachannelaboutamilewide；behinditandtotheleftlayAvra．ThelittlewhitetownofNarrowhavenonDoornwaseasilyseen．

“Hullo！What’sthis？”saidEdmundsuddenly．

Inthegreenvalleytowhichtheyweredescendingsixorsevenrough-lookingmen，allarmed，weresittingbyatree．

“Don’ttellthemwhoweare，”saidCaspian．

“Andpray，yourMajesty，whynot？”saidReepicheepwhohadconsentedtorideonLucy’sshoulder．

“Itjustoccurredtome，”repliedCaspian，“thatnooneherecanhaveheardfromNarniaforalongtime．It’sjustpossibletheymaynotstillacknowledgeourover-lordship．InwhichcaseitmightnotbequitesafetobeknownastheKing．”

“Wehaveourswords，Sire，”saidReepicheep．

“Yes，Reep，Iknowwehave，”saidCaspian．“Butifitisaquestionofre-conqueringthethreeislands，I’dprefertocomebackwitharatherlargerarmy．”

Bythistimetheywerequiteclosetothestrangers，oneofwhom—abigblack-hairedfellow—shoutedout，“Agoodmorningtoyou．”

请勿开启浏览器阅读模式，否则将导致章节内容缺失及无法阅读下一章。

相邻推荐:异现场调查科1：时空痕  奇货：天地镜  奇货4：甲厝殿  奇货大结局：献祭井  奇货3：合玉门  刺客正传1·刺客学徒  纳尼亚传奇1：魔法师的外甥(双语)  奇货5：九子图  魔王奶爸  魔幻玩具铺  纳尼亚传奇2：狮王、女巫和魔衣橱(双语)  异现场调查科2：神之刺青  纳尼亚传奇4：凯斯宾王子（双语）  奇货6：忽汗城  有顶天家族  奇货2：绝世楼  奇货7：杀破军  异现场调查科前传2：追梦  纳尼亚传奇3：能言马与男孩（双语）  异现场调查科4：通灵