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The Horse and His Boy-第33章

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〃i see;〃 said shasta to himself。 〃those are the big mountains between  archenland and narnia。 i was on the°。 other side of them yesterday。 i must have e  through the pass in the night。 what luck that i hit it! … at least it wasnt luck at all  really; it was him。 and now im in narnia。”

he turned and unsaddled his horse and took off its bridle … 〃though you are  a perfectly horrid horse;〃 he said。 it took no notice of this remark and immediately  began eating grass。 that horse had a very low opinion of shasta。

〃i wish i could eat grass!〃 thought shasta。 〃its no good going back to  anvard; itll all be besieged。 id better get lower down into the valley and see if i can get  anything to eat。”

so he went on downhill (the thick dew was cruelly cold to his bare feet)  till he came into a wood。 there was a kind of track running through it and he had not  followed this for many minutes when he heard a thick and rather wheezy voice saying to him。

〃good morning; neighbour。”

shasta looked round eagerly to find the speaker and presently saw a small;  prickly person with a dark face who had just e out from among the trees。 at least; it  was small for a person but very big indeed for a hedgehog; which was what it was。

〃good morning;〃 said shasta。 〃but im not a neighbour。 in fact im a  stranger in these parts。”

〃ah?〃 said the hedgehog inquiringly。

〃ive e over the mountains … from archenland; you know。”

〃ha; archenland;〃 said the hedgehog。 〃thats a terrible long way。 never  been there myself。”

〃and i think; perhaps;〃 said shasta; 〃someone ought to be told that theres  an army of savage calormenes attacking anvard at this very moment。”

〃you dont say so!〃 answered the hedgehog。 〃well; think of that。 and they  do say that calormen is hundreds and thousands of miles away; right at the worlds end;  across a great sea of sand。”

〃its not nearly as far as you think;〃 said shasta。 〃and oughtnt something  to be done about this attack on anvard? oughtnt your high king to be told?”

〃certain sure; something ought to be done about it;〃 said the hedgehog。  〃but you see im just on my way to bed for a good days sleep。 hullo; neighbour!”

the last words were addressed to an immense biscuitcoloured rabbit whose  head had just popped up from somewhere beside the path。 the hedgehog immediately told the  rabbit what it had just learned from shasta。 the rabbit agreed that this was very  remarkable news and that somebody ought to tell someone about it with a view to doing  something。

and so it went on。 every few minutes they were joined by other creatures;  some from the branches overhead and some from little underground houses at their feet;  till the party consisted of five rabbits; a squirrel; two magpies; a goat…foot faun; and a  mouse; who all talked at the same time and all agreed with the hedgehog。 for the truth was  that in that golden age when the witch and the winter had gone and peter the high king  ruled at cair paravel; the smaller woodland people of narnia were so safe and happy  that they were getting a little careless。

presently; however; two more practical people arrived in the little wood。  one was a red dwarf whose name appeared to be duffle。 the other was a stag; a beautiful  lordly creature with wide liquid eyes; dappled flanks and legs so thin and  graceful that they looked as if you could break them with two fingers。

〃lion alive!〃 roared the dwarf as soon as he had heard the news。 〃and if  thats so; why are we all standing still; chattering? enemies at anvard! news must be sent  to cair paravel at once。 the army must be called out。 narnia must go to the aid of  king lune。”

〃ah!〃 said the hedgehog。 〃but you wont find the high king at the cair。  hes away to the north trouncing those giants。 and talking of giants; neighbours; that puts  me in mind …”

〃wholl take our message?〃 interrupted the dwarf。 〃anyone here got more  speed than me?”

〃ive got speed;〃 said the stag。 〃whats my message? how many calormenes?”

〃two hundred: under prince rabadash。 and …〃 but the stag was already away …  all four legs off the ground at once; and in a moment its white stern had  disappeared among the remoter trees。

〃wonder where hes going;〃 said a rabbit。 〃he wont find the high king at  cair paravel; you know。”

〃hell find queen lucy;〃 said duffle。 〃and then hullo! whats wrong with  the human? it looks pretty green。 why; i do believe its quite faint。 perhaps its mortal  hungry。 when did you last have a meal; youngster?”

〃yesterday morning;〃 said shasta weakly。

〃e on; then; e on;〃 said the dwarf; at once throwing his thick little  arms round shastas waist to support him。 〃why; neighbours; we ought all to be ashamed  of ourselves! you e with me; lad。 breakfast! better than talking。”

with a great deal of bustle; muttering reproaches to itself; the dwarf  half led and half supported shasta at a great speed further into the wood and a little  downhill。 it was a longer walk than shasta wanted at that moment and his legs had begun to  feel very shaky before they came out from the trees on to bare hillside。 there they found a  little house with a smoking chimney and an open door; and as they came to the doorway  duffle called out;  〃hey; brothers! a visitor for breakfast。”

and immediately; mixed with a sizzling sound; there came to shasta a simply  delightful smell。 it was one he had never smelled in his life before; but i hope you  have。 it was; in fact; the smell of bacon and eggs and mushrooms all frying in a pan。

〃mind your head; lad;〃 said duffle a moment too late; for shasta had  already bashed his forehead against the low lintel of the door。 〃now;〃 continued the dwarf;  〃sit you down。

the tables a bit low for you; but then the stools low too。 thats right。  and heres porridge … and heres a jug of cream … and heres a spoon。”

by the time shasta had finished his porridge; the dwarfs two brothers  (whose names were rogin and bricklethumb) were putting the dish of bacon and eggs and  mushrooms; and the coffee pot and the hot milk; and the toast; on the table。

it was all new and wonderful to shasta for calormene food is quite  different。 he didnt even know what the s
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