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THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER-第38章

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night it must have died down by now; for the flame of the candle burned as straight and  still as if it were in a room with the windows shut and the curtains drawn。 gold and  silver on the table shone in its light。

lucy now noticed something lying lengthwise on the table which had escaped  her attention before。 it was a knife of stone; sharp as steel; a cruel…looking;  ancient looking thing。

no one had yet spoken a word。 then … reepicheep first; and caspian next …  they all rose to their feet; because they felt that she was a great lady。

〃travellers who have e from far to aslans table;〃 said the girl。 〃why  do you not eat and drink?”

〃madam;〃 said caspian; 〃we feared the food because we thought it had cast  our friends into an enchanted sleep。

〃they have never tasted it;〃 she said。

〃please;〃 said lucy; 〃what happened to them?”

〃seven years ago;〃 said the girl; 〃they came here in a ship whose sails  were rags and timbers ready to fall apart。 there were a few others with them; sailors;  and when they came to this table one said; ‘here is the good place。 let us set sail and  reef sail and row no longer but sit down and end our days in peace! and the second said;  ‘no; let us re…embark and sail for narnia and the west; it may be that miraz is dead。 but  the third; who was a very masterful man; leaped up and said; ‘no; by heaven。 we are men  and telmarines; not brutes。 what should we do but seek adventure after  adventure? we have not long to live in any event。 let us spend what is left in seeking the  unpeopled world behind the sunrise。 and as they quarrelled he caught up the knife of stone  which lies there on the table and would have fought with his rades。 but it is a  thing not right for him to touch。 and as his fingers closed upon the hilt; deep sleep fell upon  all the three。

and till the enchantment is undone they will never wake。”

〃what is this knife of stone?〃 asked eustace。

〃do none of you know it?〃 said the girl。

〃i … i think;〃 said lucy; 〃ive seen something like it before。 it was a  knife like it that the white witch used when she killed aslan at the stone table long ago。”

〃it was the same。;〃 said the girl; 〃and it was brought here to be kept in  honour while the world lasts。”

edmund; who had been looking more and more unfortable for the last few  minutes; now spoke。

〃look here;〃 he said; 〃i hope im not a coward … about eating this food; i  mean … and im sure i dont mean to be rude。 but we have had a lot of queer adventures on  this voyage of ours and things arent always what they seem。 when i look in your face i  cant help believing all you say: but then thats just what might happen with a witch  too。 how are we to know youre a friend?”

〃you cant know;〃 said the girl。 〃you can only believe or not。”

after a moments pause reepicheeps small voice was heard。

〃sire;〃 he said to caspian; 〃of your courtesy fill my cup with wine from  that flagon: it is too big for me to lift。 i will drink to the lady。”

caspian obeyed and the mouse; standing on the table; held up a golden cup  between its tiny paws and said; 〃lady; i pledge you。〃 then it fell to on cold peacock;  and in a short while everyone else followed its example。 all were very hungry and the  meal; if not quite what you wanted for a very early breakfast; was excellent as a very late  supper。

〃why is it called aslans table?〃 asked lucy presently。

〃it is set here by his bidding;〃 said the girl; 〃for those who e so far。  some call this island the worlds end; for though you can sail further; this is the  beginning of the end。”

〃but how does the food keep?〃 asked the practical eustace。  ?

〃it is eaten; and renewed every day;〃 said the girl。 〃this you will see。”

〃and what are we to do about the sleepers?〃 asked caspian。 〃in the world  from which my friends e〃 (here; he nodded at eustace and the pevensies) 〃they have  a story of a prince or a king ing to a castle where all the people lay in an  enchanted sleep。 in that story he could not dissolve the enchantment until he had kissed the  princess。”

〃but here;〃 said the girl; 〃it is different。 here he cannot kiss the  princess till he has dissolved the enchantment。”

〃then;〃 said caspian; 〃in the name of aslan; show me how to set about that  work at once。”

〃my father will teach you that;〃 said the girl。

〃your father!〃 said everyone。 〃who is he? and where?”

〃look;〃 said the girl; turning round and pointing at the door in the  hillside。 they could see it more easily now; for while they had been talking the stars had grown  fainter and great gaps of white light were appearing in the greyness of the eastern  sky。

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CHAPTER FOURTEEN

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the beginning of the end of the world  slowly the door opened again and out there came a figure as tall and  straight as the girls but not so slender。 it carried no light but light seemed to e from it。  as it came nearer; lucy saw that it was like an old man。 his silver beard came down to his  bare feet in front and his saver hair hung down to his heels behind and his robe appeared to  be made from the fleece of silver sheep。 he looked so mild and grave that once more all  the travellers rose to their feet and stood in silence。

but the old man came on without speaking to the travellers and stood on the  other side of the table opposite to his daughter。 then both of them held up their arms  before them and turned to face the east。 in that position the began to sing。 i wish i could  write down the song; but one who was present could remember it。 lucy said afterwards that  it was high; almost shrill; but very beautiful; cold kind of song; an early morning kind  of song。 and they sang; the grey clouds lifted from the eastern sky a the white patches  grew bigger and  

bigger till it was white; and the sea began to shine like silver。 and long  afterwards (but those two sang all the time) the east began to turn red and at last;  unclouded; the sun came up out the sea and its long level ray shot down the length of the  table on the gold and silver sand on the stone knife。

once or twice before; the narnians had wondered whether the sun at its  rising did not look bigger in these seas than
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