669小说网>纳尼亚传奇3黎明踏浪号百度百科 > chater furteen the begng f the end f the wrld（第2页）
chater furteen the begng f the end f the wrld（第2页）
“Ishearetiredstar，too？”saidLucy．
“Well，notquitethesame，”saidRamandu．“ItwasnotquiteasarestthanhewassettogoverntheDuffers．Youmightcallitapunishment．Hemighthaveshoneforthousandsofyearsmoreinthesouthernwinterskyifallhadgonewell．”
“Whatdidhedo，Sir？”askedCaspian．
“Myson，”saidRamandu，“itisnotforyou，asonofAdam，toknowwhatfaultsastarcancommit．Butcome，wewastetimeinsuchtalk．Areyouyetresolved？Willyousailfurthereastandcomeagain，leavingonetoreturnnomore，andsobreaktheenchantment？Orwillyousailwestward？”
“Surely，Sire，”saidReepicheep，“thereisnoquestionaboutthat？Itisveryplainlypartofourquesttorescuethesethreelordsfromenchantment．”
“Ithinkthesame，Reepicheep，”repliedCaspian．“Andevenifitwerenotso，itwouldbreakmyheartnottogoasneartheWorld’sEndastheDawnTreaderwilltakeus．ButIamthinkingofthecrew．Theysignedontoseekthesevenlords，nottoreachtherimoftheEarth．Ifwesaileastfromherewesailtofindtheedge，theuttereast．Andnotoneknowshowfaritis．They’rebravefellows，butIsetsignsthatsomeofthemarewearyofthevoyageandlongtohaveourprowpointingtoNarniaagain．Idon’tthinkshouldtakethemfurtherwithouttheirknowledgeanconsent．Andthenthere’sthepoorLordRhoop．He’sbrokenman．”
“Myson，”saidthestar，“itwouldbenouse，eventhoughyouwishedit，tosailfortheWorld’sEndwithmenunwillingormendeceived．Thatisnothowgreatunenchantmentsareachieved．
Theymustknowwheretheygoandwhy．Butwhoisthisbrokenmanyouspeakof？”
CaspiantoldRamanduthestoryofRhoop．
“Icangivehimwhatheneedsmost，”saidRamandu．“Ithisislandthereissleepwithoutstintormeasure，andsleepinwhichnofaintestfootfallofadreamwaseverheard．Lethimsitbesidetheseotherthreeanddrinkobliviontillyoureturn．”
“Oh，dolet’sdothat，Caspian，”saidLucy．“I’msureitsjustwhathewouldlove．”
Atthatmomenttheywereinterruptedbythesoundofmanyfeetandvoices：Drinianandtherestoftheshipcompanywereapproaching．TheyhaltedinsurprisewheytheysawRamanduandhisdaughter；andthen，becausethesewereobviouslygreatpeople，everymanuncoveredhishead．Somesailorseyedtheemptydishesandflagonsonthetablewithregret．
“Mylord，”saidtheKingtoDrinian，“praysendtwomenbacktotheDawnTreaderwithamessagetotheLordRhoop．Tellhimthatthelastofhisoldshipmatesarehereasleep-asleepwithoutdreams-andthathecanshareit．”
Whenthishadbeendone，Caspiantoldtheresttositdownandlaidthewholesituationbeforethem．WhenhehadfinishedtherewasalongsilenceandsomewhisperinguntilpresentlytheMasterBowmangottohisfeet，andsaid：
“Whatsomeofushavebeenwantingtoaskforalongtime，yourMajesty，ishowwe’reevertogethomewhenwedoturn，whetherweturnhereorsomewhereelse．It’sbeenwestandnorth-westwindsalltheway，barringanoccasionalcalm．Andifthatdoesn’tchange，I’dliketoknowwhathopeswehaveofseeingNarniaagain．There’snotmuchchanceofsupplieslastingwhilewerowallthatway．
“That’slandsman’stalk，”saidDrinian．“There’salwaysaprevailingwestwindintheseseasallthroughthelatesummer，anditalwayschangesaftertheNewYear．We’llhaveplentyofwindforsailingwestward；morethanweshalllikefromallaccounts．”
“That’strue，Master，”saidanoldsailorwhowasaGalmianbybirth．“YougetsomeuglyweatherrollingupfromtheeastinJanuaryandFebruary．Andbyyourleave，Sire，ifIwasincommandofthisshipI’dsaytowinterhereandbeginthevoyagehomeinMarch．”
“What’dyoueatwhileyouwerewinteringhere？”askedEustace。
“Thistable，”saidRamandu，“willbefilledwithaking’sfeasteverydayatsunset．”
“Nowyou’retalking！”saidseveralsailors．
“YourMajestiesandgentlemenandladiesall，”saidRynelf，“there’sjustonethingIwanttosay．There’snotoneofuschapsaswaspressedonthisjourney．We’revolunteers．Andthere’ssomeherechatarelookingveryhardatthattableandthinkingaboutking’sfeastswhoweretalkingveryloudaboutadventuresonthedaywesailedfromCairParavel，andswearingtheywouldn’tcomehometillwe’dfoundtheendoftheworld．Andthereweresomestandingonthequaywhowouldhavegivenalltheyhadtocomewithus．Itwasthoughtafinerthingthentohaveacabin-
