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chater elve hata narnia（第1页）

"

WASitalladream?"

wonderedShasta.Butitcouldn'thavebeenadreamforthereinthegrassbeforehimhesawthedeep，largeprintoftheLion'sfrontrightpaw.Ittookone'sbreathawaytothinkoftheweightthatcouldmakeafootprintlikethat.Buttherewassomethingmoreremarkablethanthesizeaboutit.Ashelookedatit，waterhadalreadyfilledthebottomofit.Soonitwasfulltothebrim，andthenoverflowing，andalittlestreamwasrunningdownhill，pasthim，overthegrass.

Shastastoopedanddrank-averylongdrink-andthendippedhisfaceinandsplashedhishead.Itwasextremelycold，andclearasglass，andrefreshedhimverymuch.Afterthathestoodup，shakingthewateroutofhisearsandflingingthewethairbackfromhisforehead，andbegantotakestockofhissurroundings.

Apparentlyitwasstillveryearlymorning.Thesunhadonlyjustrisen，andithadrisenoutoftheforestswhichhesawlowdownandfarawayonhisright.Thecountrywhichhewaslookingatwasabsolutelynewtohim.Itwasagreenvalley-landdottedwithtreesthroughwhichhecaughtthegleamofariverthatwoundawayroughlytotheNorth-West.Onthefarsideofthevalleytherewerehighandevenrockyhills，buttheywerelowerthanthemountainshehadseenyesterday.Thenhebegantoguesswherehewas.Heturnedandlookedbehindhimandsawthattheslopeonwhichhewasstandingbelongedtoarangeoffarhighermountains.

"

Isee，"

saidShastatohimself."

ThosearethebigmountainsbetweenArchenlandandNarnia.Iwasontheothersideofthemyesterday.Imusthavecomethroughthepassinthenight.WhatluckthatIhitit!Atleastitwasn'tluckatallreally，itwasHim.AndnowI'minNarnia."

Heturnedandunsaddledhishorseandtookoffitsbridle-"

Thoughyouareaperfectlyhorridhorse，"

hesaid.Ittooknonoticeofthisremarkandimmediatelybeganeatinggrass.ThathorsehadaverylowopinionofShasta.

"

IwishIcouldeatgrass!"

thoughtShasta."

It'snogoodgoingbacktoAnvard，it'llallbebesieged.I'dbettergetlowerdownintothevalleyandseeifIcangetanythingtoeat."

Sohewentondownhill（thethickdewwascruellycoldtohisbarefeet）tillhecameintoawood.Therewasakindoftrackrunningthroughitandhehadnotfollowedthisformanyminuteswhenheheardathickandratherwheezyvoicesayingtohim."

Goodmorning，neighbour."

Shastalookedroundeagerlytofindthespeakerandpresentlysawasmall，pricklypersonwithadarkfacewhohadjustcomeoutfromamongthetrees.Atleast，itwassmallforapersonbutverybigindeedforahedgehog，whichwaswhatitwas.

"

Goodmorning，"

saidShasta."

ButI'mnotaneighbour.InfactI'mastrangerintheseparts."

"

Ah?"

saidtheHedgehoginquiringly.

"

I'vecomeoverthemountains-fromArchenland，youknow."

"

Ah，Archenland，"

saidtheHedgehog."

That'saterriblelongway.Neverbeentheremyself."

"

AndIthink，perhaps，"

saidShasta，"

someoneoughttobetoldthattheresanarmyofsavageCalormenesattackingAnvardatthisverymoment."

"

Youdon'tsayso!"