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CHAPTER EIGHT HOW THEY LEFT THE ISLAND（第1页）

CHAPTEREIGHTHOWTHEYLEFTTHEISLAND

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“ANDso，”

saidTrumpkin（for，asyouhaverealized，itwashewhohadbeentellingallthisstorytothefour，sittingonthegrassintheruinedhallofCairParavel）—“andsoIputacrustortwoibehimydagger，andtooktothewoodsinthegray.I'dbeenpluggingawayformanyhourswhentherecameasoundthatI'dhelikeofinmyborndays.Eh，Iwon&#etthat.Thewholeairwasfullofit，loudasthufarlonger，dsweetasmusicoverwater，butstrooshakethewoods.AndIsaidtomyself，‘Ifthat'snottheHor.'AerIwonderedwhyhehadn'tblownitsooner—”

“Whattimewasit?”

askedEdmund.

&weeenoftheclock，”

saidTrumpkin.

“Justereattherailwaystation!”

saidallthe，aohshiningeyes.

“Pleasegoon，”

saidLucytotheD>

“Well，asIwassaying，IwoIwentonashardasIcouldpelt.Ikeptonallnight—andthewashalflightthism，asifI'dhanaGiant，Iriskedashortcutatrytocutoffabigloopoftheriver，andwasotbythearmy，butbyapompousoldfoolwheofalittlecastlewhichisMiraz'slaststrongholdtowardtheeedn'ttellyoutheygotofme，butIwasaDwarfandthatwasenough.But，lobstersandlollipops!itisagoodthingtheseneschalousfool.Anyoneelsewouldhaveruhroughthereanothingwoulddoforhimshraion:seotheghosts'inthefullialway.Ahisyounglady”

（heSusaofarditrettyshootiellyou—andhereweare.Andwithoutmyarmor，forofcoursetheytookthat.”

Hekandrefilledhispipe.

&!”

saidPeter.“Soitwasthehorn—yourownhorn，Su—thatdraggedusalloffthatseatoformyesterdaym!Ihardlybelieveit;yetitallfitsin.”

“Idon'tknowwhyyoushouldn'tbelieveit，”

saidLucy，“ifyoubelieveinmagicatall.Aren'ttherelotsofstoriesaboutmagigpeopleoutofoofoneworld—intoanother?Imean，whenamagiTheArabianNightscallsupaJinn，ithastoe.Wehadtoe，justlikethat.”

“Yes，”

saidPeter，“Isupposewhatmakesitfeelsoqueeristhatioriesit'salwayssomeoneinourworldwhodoestheg.OreallythinkaboutwheretheJinn's.”

“AndnohatitfeelslikefortheJinhachuckle.“Golly!It'sabitunfortabletoknowthatwebewhistledforlikethat.It'sworsethanwhatFathersaysaboutlivingatthemercyofthetelephone.”

“Butwewanttobehere，don'twe，”

saidLucy，“ifAslanwantsus?”

“MeaheDetodo?IsupposeI'dbettergobagdtellhimnohelphase.”

“Nohelp?”

saidSusan.“Butithasworked.Andhere>

“Um—um—yes，tobesure.Iseethat，”

saidtheDwarf，whosepipeseemedtobeblocked（atanyratehemadehimselfverybusygit）.“But—>

“Butdon'tyouyetseewhoweare?”

shoutedLucy.“Youarestupid.”

“Isupposeyouarethefouroutoftheoldstories，”

saidTrumpkin.“AndI&#ladtomeetyouofdit'sveryiing，nodoubt.But—nooffence?'—aedagain.

“Dogetonandsaywhateverytosay，”

saidEdmund.

&hen—rumpkin.“But，youknow，theKingaerandDoeliuswereexpeg—well，ifyousee.Toputitinanotherway，Ithinkthey'dbeenimaginingyouasgreatwarriors.Asitis—we'reawfullyfondofandallthat，butjustatthemoment，inthemiddleofawarbutI'msureyouuand.”