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chater thirteen the fight at anvard（第1页）

BYaboutelevenoclockthewholecompanywasoncemoreonthemarch，ridingwestwardwiththemountainsontheirleft.CorinandShastaroderightattherearwiththeGiantsimmediatelyinfrontofthem.LucyandEdmundandPeridanwerebusywiththeirplansforthebattleandthoughLucyoncesaid，"

ButwhereishisgoosecapHighness?"

Edmundonlyreplied，，Notinthefront，"

andthatsgoodnewsenough."

Leavewellalone."

ShastatoldCorinmostofhisadventuresandexplainedthathehadlearnedallhisridingfromahorseanddidntreallyknowhowtousethereins.Corininstructedhiminthis，besidestellinghimallabouttheirsecretsailingfromTashbaan.

"

AndwhereistheQueenSusan?"

"

AtCairParavel，"

saidCorin.，ShesnotlikeLucy，youknow，whosasgoodasaman，oratanyrateasgoodasaboy.QueenSusanismorelikeanordinarygrown-uplady.Shedoesntridetothewars，thoughsheisanexcellentarcher."

Thehillsidepathwhichtheywerefollowingbecamenarrowerallthetimeandthedropontheirrighthandbecamesteeper.AtlasttheyweregoinginsinglefilealongtheedgeofaprecipiceandShastashudderedtothinkthathehaddonethesamelastnightwithoutknowingit.，Butofcourse，"

hethought，"

Iwasquitesafe.ThatiswhytheLionkeptonmyleft.Hewasbetweenmeandtheedgeallthetime."

Thenthepathwentleftandsouthawayfromthecliffandtherewerethickwoodsonbothsidesofitandtheywentsteeplyupandupintothepass.Therewouldhavebeenasplendidviewfromthetopifitwereopengroundbutamongallthosetreesyoucouldseenothing-only，everynowandthen，somehugepinnacleofrockabovethetree-tops，andaneagleortwowheelinghighupintheblueair.

"

Theysmellbattle，"

saidCorin，pointingatthebirds.，Theyknowwerepreparingafeedforthem."

Shastadidntlikethisatall.

WhentheyhadcrossedtheneckofthepassandcomeagooddeallowertheyreachedmoreopengroundandfromhereShastacouldseeallArchenland，blueandhazy，spreadoutbelowhimandeven（hethought）ahintofthedesertbeyondit.Butthesun，whichhadperhapstwohoursorsotogobeforeitset，wasinhiseyesandhecouldntmakethingsoutdistinctly.

Herethearmyhaltedandspreadoutinaline，andtherewasagreatdealofrearranging.Awholedetachmentofverydangerous-lookingTalkingBeastswhomShastahadnotnoticedbeforeandwhoweremostlyofthecatkind（leopards，panthers，andthelike）wentpaddingandgrowlingtotakeuptheirpositionsontheleft.Thegiantswereorderedtotheright，andbeforegoingtheretheyalltookoffsomethingtheyhadbeencarryingontheirbacksandsatdownforamoment.ThenShastasawthatwhattheyhadbeencarryingandwerenowputtingonwerepairsofboots:horrid，heavy，spikedbootswhichcameuptotheirknees.Thentheyslopedtheirhugeclubsovertheirshouldersandmarchedtotheirbattleposition.Thearchers，withQueenLucy，felltotherearandyoucouldfirstseethembendingtheirbowsandthenhearthetwangtwangastheytestedthestrings.Andwhereveryoulookedyoucouldseepeopletighteninggirths，puttingonhelmets，drawingswords，andthrowingcloakstotheground.Therewashardlyanytalkingnow.Itwasverysolemnandverydreadful."

Iminforitnow—Ireallyaminforitnow，"

thoughtShasta.Thentherecamenoisesfarahead:thesoundofmanymenshoutingandasteadythud-thud-thud.

"

Batteringram，"

whisperedCorin."

Theyrebatteringthegate."

EvenCorinlookedquiteseriousnow.

"

WhydoesntKingEdmundgeton?"

hesaid.，Icantstandthiswaitingabout.Chillytoo."

Shastanodded:hopinghedidntlookasfrightenedasfelt.

Thetrumpetatlast!Onthemovenow-nowtrottingthebannerstreamingoutinthewind.Theyhadtoppedlowridgenow，andbelowthemthewholescenesuddenopenedout;alittle，many-toweredcastlewithitsgatetowardsthem.Nomoat，unfortunately，butofcoursethegateshutandtheportcullisdown.Onthewallstheycouldsee，likelittlewhitedots，thefacesofthedefenders.Downbelow，aboutfiftyoftheCalormenes，dismounted，weresteadilyswingingagreattreetrunkagainstthegate.Butatoncethescenechanged.ThemainbulkofRabadashsmenhadbeenonfootreadytoassaultthegate.ButnowhehadseentheNarnianssweepingdownfromtheridge.ThereisnodoubtthoseCalormenesarewonderfullytrained.ItseemedtoShastaonlyasecondbeforeawholelineoftheenemywereonhorsebackagain，wheelingroundtomeetthem，swingingtowardsthem.

Andnowagallop.Thegroundbetweenthetwoarmiesgrewlesseverymoment.Faster，faster.Allswordsoutnow，allshieldsuptothenose，allprayerssaid，allteethclenched.Shastawasdreadfullyfrightened.Butitsuddenlycameintohishead，，Ifyoufunkthis，youllfunkeverybattleallyourlife.Nowornever."

Butwhenatlastthetwolinesmethehadreallyverylittlerideaofwhathappened.Therewasafrightfulconfusion;andanappallingnoise.Hisswordwasknockedcleanoutofhishandprettysoon.Andhedgotthereinstangledsomehow.Thenhefoundhimselfslipping.Thenaspearcamestraightathimandasheduckedtoavoiditherolledrightoffhishorse，bashedhisleftknucklesterriblyagainstsomeoneelsesarmour，andthen-ButitisnousetryingtodescribethebattlefromShastaspointofview;