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chater ix a gd night wrk（第1页）

ABOUTfourhourslaterTirianflunghimselfintooneofthebunkstosnatchalittlesleep.Thetwochildrenwerealreadysnoring：hehadmadethemgotobedbeforehedidbecausetheywouldhavetobeupmostofthenightandheknewthatattheiragetheycouldn’tdowithoutsleep.Also，hehadtiredthemout.FirsthehadgivenJillsomepracticeinarcheryandfoundthat，thoughnotuptoNarnianstandards，shewasreallynottoobad.Indeedshehadsucceededinshootingarabbit（notaTalkingrabbit，ofcourse：therearelotsoftheordinarykindaboutinWesternNarnia）anditwasalreadyskinned，cleaned，andhangingup.Hehadfoundthatboththechildrenknewallaboutthischillyandsmellyjob;theyhadlearnedthatkindofthingontheirgreatjourneythroughGiant-LandinthedaysofPrinceRilian.ThenhehadtriedtoteachEustacehowtousehisswordandshield.EustacehadlearnedquitealotaboutswordfightingonhisearlieradventuresbutthathadbeenallwithastraightNarniansword.HehadneverhandledacurvedCalormenescimitarandthatmadeithard，formanyofthestrokesarequitedifferentandsomeofthehabitshehadlearnedwiththelongswordhadnowtobeunlearnedagain.ButTirianfoundthathehadagoodeyeandwasveryquickonhisfeet.Hewassurprisedatthestrengthofbothchildren：infacttheybothseemedtobealreadymuchstrongerandbiggerandmoregrown-upthantheyhadbeenwhenhefirstmetthemafewhoursago.ItisoneoftheeffectswhichNarnianairoftenhasonvisitorsfromourworld．

AllthreeofthemagreedthattheveryfirstthingtheymustdowastogobacktoStableHillandtrytorescueJeweltheUnicorn.Afterthat，iftheysucceeded，theywouldtrytogetawayEastwardandmeetthelittlearmywhichRoonwittheCentaurwouldbebringingfromCairParavel．

AnexperiencedwarriorandhuntsmanlikeTiriancanalwayswakeupatthetimehewants.Sohegavehimselftillnineo’clockthatnightandthenputallworriesoutofhisheadandfellasleepatonce.Itseemedonlyamomentlaterwhenhewokebutheknewbythelightandtheveryfeelofthingsthathehadtimedhissleepexactly.Hegotup，putonhishelmet-and-turban（hehadsleptinhismailshirt），andthenshooktheothertwotilltheywokeup.Theylooked，totellthetruth，verygreyanddismalastheyclimbedoutoftheirbunksandtherewasagooddealofyawning．

“Now，”saidTirian，“wegodueNorthfromhere-bygoodfortune‘tisastarrynight-anditwillbemuchshorterthanourjourneythismorning，forthenwewentround-aboutbutnowweshallgostraight.Ifwearechallenged，thendoyoutwoholdyourpeaceandIwilldomybesttotalklikeacurst，cruel，proudlordofCalormen.IfIdrawmyswordthenthou，Eustace，mustdolikewiseandletJillleapbehindusandstandwithanarrowonthestring.ButifIcry‘Home’，thenflyfortheTowerbothofyou.Andletnonetrytofighton-notevenonestrokeafterIhavegiventheretreat：suchfalsevalourhasspoiledmanynotableplansinthewars.Andnow，friends，inthenameofAslanletusgoforward.”

Outtheywentintothecoldnight.AllthegreatNorthernstarswereburningabovethetree-tops.TheNorth-StarofthatworldiscalledtheSpear-Head：itisbrighterthanourPoleStar．

ForatimetheycouldgostraighttowardstheSpear-Headbutpresentlytheycametoadensethicketsothattheyhadtogooutoftheircoursetogetroundit.Andafterthat-fortheywerestillovershadowedbybranches-itwashardtopickuptheirbearings.ItwasJillwhosetthemrightagain：shehadbeenanexcellentGuideinEngland.AndofcoursesheknewherNarnianstarsperfectly，havingtravelledsomuchinthewildNorthernLands，andcouldworkoutthedirectionfromotherstarsevenwhentheSpear-Headwashidden.AssoonasTiriansawthatshewasthebestpathfinderofthethreeofthemheputherinfront.Andthenhewasastonishedtofindhowsilentlyandalmostinvisiblysheglidedonbeforethem．

“BytheMane!”hewhisperedtoEustace.“Thisgirlisawondrouswood-maid.IfshehadDryad’sbloodinhershecouldscarcedoitbetter.”

“She’ssosmall，that’swhathelps，”whisperedEustace.ButJillfrominfrontsaid：“S-s-s-h，lessnoise.”

Allroundthemthewoodwasveryquiet.Indeeditwasfartooquiet.OnanordinaryNarnianightthereoughttohavebeennoises-anoccasionalcheery“Goodnight”fromaHedgehog，thecryofanOwloverhead，perhapsafluteinthedistancetotellofFaunsdancing，orsomethrobbing，hammeringnoisesfromDwarfsunderground.Allthatwassilenced：gloomandfearreignedoverNarnia．

Afteratimetheybegantogosteeplyuphillandthetreesgrewfurtherapart.Tiriancoulddimlymakeoutthewellknownhill-topandthestable.Jillwasnowgoingwithmoreandmorecaution：shekeptonmakingsignstotheotherswithherhandtodothesame.ThenshestoppeddeadstillandTiriansawhergraduallysinkdownintothegrassanddisappearwithoutasound.Amomentlatersheroseagain，puthermouthclosetoTirian’sear，andsaidinthelowestpossiblewhisper，“Getdown.Theebetter.”ShesaidtheeforseenotbecauseshehadalispbutbecausesheknewthatthehissingletterSisthepartofawhispermostlikelytobeoverheard.Tirianatoncelaydown，almostassilentlyasJill，butnotquite，forhewasheavierandolder.Andoncetheyweredown，hesawhowfromthatpositionyoucouldseetheedgeofthehillsharpagainstthestar-strewnsky.Twoblackshapesroseagainstit：onewasthestable，andtheother，afewfeetinfrontofit，wasaCalormenesentry.Hewaskeepingveryillwatch：notwalkingorevenstandingbutsittingwithhisspearoverhisshoulderandhischinonhischest.“Welldone，”saidTiriantoJill.Shehadshownhimexactlywhatheneededtoknow．

TheygotupandTiriannowtookthelead.Veryslowly，hardlydaringtobreathe，theymadetheirwayuptoalittleclumpoftreeswhichwasnotmorethanfortyfeetawayfromthesentinel．

“WaitheretillIcomeagain，”hewhisperedtotheothertwo.“IfImiscarry，fly.”Thenhesaunteredoutboldlyinfullviewoftheenemy.Themanstartedwhenhesawhimandwasjustgoingtojumptohisfeet：hewasafraidTirianmightbeoneofhisownofficersandthathewouldgetintotroubleforsittingdown.ButbeforehecouldgetupTirianhaddroppedononekneebesidehim，saying：

“ArtthouawarrioroftheTisroc’s，mayheliveforever？ItcheersmyhearttomeettheeamongallthesebeastsanddevilsofNarnians.Givemethyhand，friend.”

BeforehewellknewwhatwashappeningtheCalormenesentryfoundhisrighthandseizedinamightygrip.Nextinstantsomeonewaskneelingonhislegsandadaggerwaspressedagainsthisneck．

“Onenoiseandthouartdead，”saidTirianinhisear.“TellmewheretheUnicornisandthoushaltlive.”

“B-behindthestable，OMyMaster，”stammeredtheunfortunateman．

“Good.Riseupandleadmetohi”

Asthemangotupthepointofthedaggerneverlefthisneck.Itonlytravelledround（coldandratherticklish）asTiriangotbehindhimandsettleditataconvenientplaceunderhisear.Tremblinghewentroundtothebackofthestable．

ThoughitwasdarkTiriancouldseethewhiteshapeofJewelatonce．

“Hush!”hesaid.“No，donotneigh.Yes，Jewel，itisI.Howhavetheytiedthee？”

“Hobbledbyallfourlegsandtiedwithabridletoaringinthestablewall，”cameJewel’svoice．

“Standhere，sentry，withyourbacktothewall.So.Now，Jewel：setthepointofyourhornagainstthisCalormene’sbreast.”

“Withagoodwill，Sire，”saidJewel．

“Ifhemoves，rivehimtotheheart.”TheninafewsecondsTiriancuttheropes.Withtheremainsofthemheboundthesentryhandandfoot.Finallyhemadehimopenhismouth，stuffeditfullofgrassandtiedhimupfromscalptochinsothathecouldmakenonoise，loweredthemanintoasittingpositionandsethimagainstthewall．

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