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chater n bard the dawn treader（第1页）
“AH，thereyouare，Lucy，”saidCaspian．“Wewerejustwaitingforyou．Thisismycaptain，theLordDrinian．”
Adark-hairedmanwentdownononekneeandkissedherhand．TheonlyotherspresentwereReepicheepandEdmund．
“WhereisEustace？”askedLucy．
“Inbed，”saidEdmund，“andIdon’tthinkwecandoanythingforhim．Itonlymakeshimworseifyoutrytobenicetohim．”
“Meanwhile，”saidCaspian，“wewanttotalk．”
“ByJove，wedo，”saidEdmund．“Andfirst，abouttime．It’sayearagobyourtimesinceweleftyoujustbeforeyourcoronation．HowlonghasitbeeninNarnia？”
“Exactlythreeyears，”saidCaspian．
“Allgoingwell？”askedEdmund．
“Youdon’tsupposeI’dhaveleftmykingdomandputtoseaunlessallwaswell，”answeredtheKing．“Itcouldn’tbebetter．There’snotroubleatallnowbetweenTelmarines，Dwarfs，TalkingBeasts，Faunsandtherest．Andwegavethosetroublesomegiantsonthefrontiersuchagoodbeatinglastsummerthattheypayustributenow．AndIhadanexcellentpersontoleaveasRegentwhileI’maway—Trumpkin，theDwarf．Yourememberhim？”
“DearTrumpkin，”saidLucy，“ofcourseIdo．Youcouldn’thavemadeabetterchoice．”
“Loyalasabadger，Ma’am，andvaliantas—asaMouse，”saidDrinian．Hehadbeengoingtosay“asalion”buthadnoticedReepicheep’seyesfixedonhim．
“Andwhereareweheadingfor？”askedEdmund．
“Well，”saidCaspian，“that’sratheralongstory．PerhapsyourememberthatwhenIwasachildmyusurpinguncleMirazgotridofsevenfriendsofmyfather’s（whomighthavetakenmypart）bysendingthemofftoexploretheunknownEasternSeasbeyondtheLoneIslands．”
“Yes，”saidLucy，“andnoneofthemevercameback．”
“Right．Well，onmycoronationday，withAslan’sapproval，Isworeanoaththat，ifonceIestablishedpeaceinNarnia，Iwouldsaileastmyselfforayearandadaytofindmyfather’sfriendsortolearnoftheirdeathsandavengethemifIcould．Theseweretheirnames：theLordRevilian，theLordBern，theLordArgoz，theLordMavramorn，theLordOctesian，theLordRestimar，and—oh，thatotheronewho’ssohardtoremember．”
“TheLordRhoop，Sire，”saidDrinian．
“Rhoop，Rhoop，ofcourse，”saidCaspian．“Thatismymainintention．ButReepicheepherehasanevenhigherhope．”Everyone’seyesturnedtotheMouse．
“Ashighasmyspirit，”itsaid．“Thoughperhapsassmallasmystature．Whyshouldwenotcometotheveryeasternendoftheworld？Andwhatmightwefindthere？IexpecttofindAslan’sowncountry．Itisalwaysfromtheeast，acrossthesea，thatthegreatLioncomestous．”
“Isay，thatisanidea，”saidEdmundinanawedvoice．
“Butdoyouthink，”saidLucy，“Aslan’scountrywouldbethatsortofcountry—Imean，thesortyoucouldeversailto？”
“Idonotknow，Madam，”saidReepicheep．“Butthereisthis。WhenIwasinmycradleawoodwoman，aDryad，spokethisverseoverme：
“Whereskyandwatermeet，Wherethewavesgrowsweet，Doubtnot，Reepicheep，Tofindallyouseek，ThereistheutterEast．”
“Idonotknowwhatitmeans．Butthespellofithasbeenonmeallmylife．”
AfterashortsilenceLucyasked，“Andwherearewenow，Caspian？”
“TheCaptaincantellyoubetterthanI，”saidCaspian，soDriniangotouthischartandspreaditonthetable．
