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chater eight the hue f the tirc（第1页）

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OH-my-father-and-oh-the-delight-of-my-eyes，"

begantheyoungman，mutteringthewordsveryquicklyandsulkilyandnotatallasiftheTisrocwerethedelightofhiseyes."

Mayyouliveforever，butyouhaveutterlydestroyedme.IfyouhadgivenmetheswiftestofthegalleysatsunrisewhenIfirstsawthattheshipoftheaccursedbarbarianswasgonefromherplaceIwouldperhapshaveovertakenthem.Butyoupersuadedmetosendfirstandseeiftheyhadnotmerelymovedroundthepointintobetteranchorage.Andnowthewholedayhasbeenwasted.Andtheyaregone-gone-outofmyreach!Thefalsejade，the—"

andhereheaddedagreatmanydescriptionsofQueenSusanwhichwouldnotlookatallniceinprint.ForofcoursethisyoungmanwasPrinceRabadashandofcoursethefalsejadewasSusanofNarnia.

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Composeyourself，Omyson，"

saidtheTisroc."

Forthedepartureofguestsmakesawoundthatiseasilyhealedintheheartofajudicioushost."

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ButIwanther，"

criedthePrince."

Imusthaveher.IshalldieifIdonotgether-false，proud，black-hearteddaughterofadogthatsheis!Icannotsleepandmyfoodhasnosavourandmyeyesaredarkenedbecauseofherbeauty.Imusthavethebarbarianqueen."

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Howwellitwassaidbyagiftedpoet，"

observedtheVizier，raisinghisface（inasomewhatdustycondition）fromthecarpet，"

thatdeepdraughtsfromthefountainofreasonaredesirableinordertoextinguishthefireofyouthfullove."

ThisseemedtoexasperatethePrince."

Dog，"

heshouted，directingaseriesofwell-aimedkicksatthehindquartersoftheVizier，"

donotdaretoquotethepoetstome.IhavehadmaximsandversesflungatmealldayandIcanendurethemnomore."

IamafraidAravisdidnotfeelatallsorryfortheVizier.

TheTisrocwasapparentlysunkinthought，butwhen，afteralongpause，henoticedwhatwashappening，hesaidtranquilly:

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Myson，byallmeansdesistfromkickingthevenerableandenlightenedVizier:forasacostlyjewelretainsitsvalueevenifhiddeninadung-hill，sooldageanddiscretionaretoberespectedeveninthevilepersonsofoursubjects.Desisttherefore，andtelluswhatyoudesireandpropose."

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Idesireandpropose，Omyfather，"

saidRabadash，"

thatyouimmediatelycalloutyourinvinciblearmiesandinvadethethrice-accursedlandofNarniaandwasteitwithfireandswordandaddittoyourillimitableempire，killingtheirHighKingandallofhisbloodexceptthequeenSusan.ForImusthaveherasmywife，thoughsheshalllearnasharplessonfirst."

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Understand，Omyson，"