chater three the lne ind（第1页）

“LANDinsight，”shoutedthemaninthebows．

Lucy，whohadbeentalkingtoRhinceonthepoop，camepatteringdowntheladderandracedforward．AsshewentshewasjoinedbyEdmund，andtheyfoundCaspian，DrinianandReepicheepalreadyontheforecastle．Itwasacoldishmorning，theskyverypaleandtheseaverydarkbluewithlittlewhitecapsoffoam，andthere，alittlewayoffonthestarboardbow，wasthenearestoftheLoneIslands，Felimath，likealowgreenhillinthesea，andbehindit，furtheroff，thegreyslopesofitssisterDoorn。

“SameoldFelimath！SameoldDoorn，”saidLucy，clappingherhands．“Oh-Edmund，howlongitissinceyouandIsawthemlast！”

“I’veneverunderstoodwhytheybelongtoNarnia，”saidCaspian．“DidPetertheHighKingconquerthem？”

“Ohno，”saidEdmund．“TheywereNarnianbeforeourtime—inthedaysoftheWhiteWitch．”

（Bytheway，IhaveneveryetheardhowtheseremoteislandsbecameattachedtothecrownofNarnia；ifIeverdo，andifthestoryisatallinteresting，Imayputitinsomeotherbook．）

“Arewetoputinhere，Sire？”askedDrinian．

“1shouldn’tthinkitwouldbemuchgoodlandingonFelimath，”saidEdmund．“Itwasalmostuninhabitedinourdaysanditlooksasifitwasthesamestill．ThepeoplelivedmostlyonDoornandalittleonAvra—that’sthethirdone；youcan’tseeityet．TheyonlykeptsheeponFelimath．”

“Thenwe’llhavetodoublethatcape，Isuppose，”saidDrinian，“andlandonDoorn．That’llmeanrowing．”

“I’msorrywe’renotlandingonFelimath，”saidLucy．“I’dliketowalkthereagain．Itwassolonely—anicekindofloneliness，andallgrassandcloverandsoftseaair．”

“I’dlovetostretchmylegstoo，”saidCaspian．“Itellyouwhat．Whyshouldn’twegoashoreintheboatandsenditback，andthenwecouldwalkacrossFelimathandlettheDawnTreaderpickusupontheotherside？”

IfCaspianhadbeenasexperiencedthenashebecamelateroninthisvoyagehewouldnothavemadethissuggestion；butatthemomentitseemedanexcellentone．“Ohdolet’s，”saidLucy。

“You’llcome，willyou？”saidCaspiantoEustace，whohadcomeondeckwithhishandbandaged．

“Anythingtogetoffthisblastedboat，”saidEustace．

“Blasted？”saidDrinian．“Howdoyoumean？”

“InacivilizedcountrylikewhereIcomefrom，”saidEustace，“theshipsaresobigthatwhenyou’reinsideyouwouldn’tknowyouwereatseaatall．”

“Inthatcaseyoumightjustaswellstayashore，”saidCaspian。“Willyoutellthemtolowertheboat，Drinian．”

TheKing，theMouse，thetwoPevensies，andEustaceallgotintotheboatandwerepulledtothebeachofFelimath．Whentheboathadleftthemandwasbeingrowedbacktheyallturnedandlookedround．TheyweresurprisedathowsmalltheDawnTreaderlooked．

Lucywasofcoursebarefoot，havingkickedoffhershoeswhileswimming，butthatisnohardshipifoneisgoingtowalkondownyturf．Itwasdelightfultobeashoreagainandtosmelltheearthandgrass，evenifatfirstthegroundseemedtobepitchingupanddownlikeaship，asitusuallydoesforawhileifonehasbeenatsea．ItwasmuchwarmerherethanithadbeenonboardandLucyfoundthesandpleasanttoherfeetastheycrossedit．Therewasalarksinging．

Theystruckinlandandupafairlysteep，thoughlow，hill．Atthetopofcoursetheylookedback，andtherewastheDawnTreadershininglikeagreatbrightinsectandcrawlingslowlynorth-westwardwithheroars．Thentheywentovertheridgeandcouldseehernolonger．

Doornnowlaybeforethem，dividedfromFelimathbyachannelaboutamilewide；behinditandtotheleftlayAvra．ThelittlewhitetownofNarrowhavenonDoornwaseasilyseen．

“Hullo！What’sthis？”saidEdmundsuddenly．

Inthegreenvalleytowhichtheyweredescendingsixorsevenrough-lookingmen，allarmed，weresittingbyatree．

“Don’ttellthemwhoweare，”saidCaspian．

“Andpray，yourMajesty，whynot？”saidReepicheepwhohadconsentedtorideonLucy’sshoulder．

“Itjustoccurredtome，”repliedCaspian，“thatnooneherecanhaveheardfromNarniaforalongtime．It’sjustpossibletheymaynotstillacknowledgeourover-lordship．InwhichcaseitmightnotbequitesafetobeknownastheKing．”

“Wehaveourswords，Sire，”saidReepicheep．

“Yes，Reep，Iknowwehave，”saidCaspian．“Butifitisaquestionofre-conqueringthethreeislands，I’dprefertocomebackwitharatherlargerarmy．”

Bythistimetheywerequiteclosetothestrangers，oneofwhom—abigblack-hairedfellow—shoutedout，“Agoodmorningtoyou．”