chater fur what haened that night (第3/5页)
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“He seems to have come back very angry this time,”said the first Mouse.“We must all have done something dreadfully wrong without knowing it. He must be punishing us for something. But I do think we might be told what it was!”
“I suppose what we’re doing now may be wrong,”said the Rabbit.
“I don’t care if it is,”said one of the Moles.“I’d do it again.”
But the others said,“Oh hush,”and“Do be careful,”and then they all said,“We’re sorry,dear King,but we must go back now. It would never do for us to be caught here.”
“Leave me at once,dear Beasts,”said Tirian.“I would not for all Narnia bring any of you into danger.”
“Goodnight,goodnight,”said the Beasts,rubbing their noses against his knees.“We will come back-if we can.”Then they all pattered away and the wood seemed darker and colder and lonelier than it had been before they came.
The stars came out and time went slowly on-imagine how slowly-while that last King of Narnia stood stiff and sore and upright against the tree in his bonds. But at last something happened.
Far away there appeared a red light. Then it disappeared for a moment and came back again,bigger and stronger. Then he could see dark shapes going to and fro on this side of the light and carrying bundles and throwing them down. He knew now what he was looking at. It was a bonfire,newly lit,and people were throwing bundles of brushwood on to it. Presently it blazed up and Tirian could see that it was on the very top of the hill. He could see quite clearly the stable behind it,all lit up in the red glow,and a great crowd of Beasts and Men between the fire and himself. A small figure,hunched up beside the fire,must be the Ape. It was saying something to the crowd,but he could not hear what. Then it went and bowed three times to the ground in front of the door of the stable. Then it got up and opened the door. And something on four legs-something that walked rather stiffly-came out of the stable and stood facing the crowd.
A great wailing or howling went up,so loud that Tirian could hear some of the words.
“Aslan! Aslan! Aslan!”cried the Beasts.“Speak to us. Comfort us. Be angry with us no more.”