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chater ixteen farewell t hadwnd（第1页）

IFonecouldrunwithoutgettingtired，Idon’tthinkonewouldoftenwanttodoanythingelse.Buttheremightbespecialreasonsforstopping，anditwasaspecialreasonwhichmadeEustacepresentlyshout：

“Isay!Steady!Lookwhatwe’recomingto!”

Andwellhemight.FornowtheysawbeforethemCaldronPoolandbeyondthePoolthehighunclimbablecliffsand，pouringdownthecliffs，thousandsoftonsofwatereverysecond，flashinglikediamondsinsomeplacesanddark，glassygreeninothers，theGreatWaterfall;andalreadythethunderofitwasintheirears．

“Don’tstop!Furtherupandfurtherin，”calledFarsight，tiltinghisflightalittleupwards．

“It’sallverywellforhim，”saidEustace，butJewelalsocriedout：

“Don’tstop.Furtherupandfurtherin!Takeitinyourstride.”

HisvoicecouldonlyjustbeheardabovetheroarofthewaterbutnextmomenteveryonesawthathehadplungedintothePool.Andhelter-skelterbehindhim，withsplashaftersplash，alltheothersdidthesame.Thewaterwasnotbitinglycoldasallofthem（andespeciallyPuzzle）expected，butofadeliciousfoamycoolness.TheyallfoundtheywereswimmingstraightfortheWaterfallitself．

“Thisisabsolutelycrazy，”saidEustacetoEdmund．

“Iknow.Andyet-”saidEdmund．

“Isn’titwonderful？”saidLucy.“Haveyounoticedonecan’tfeelafraid，evenifonewantsto？Tryit.”

“ByJove，neitheronecan，”saidEustaceafterhehadtried．

JewelreachedthefootoftheWaterfallfirst，butTirianwasonlyjustbehindhiJillwaslast，soshecouldseethewholethingbetterthantheothers.ShesawsomethingwhitemovingsteadilyupthefaceoftheWaterfall.ThatwhitethingwastheUnicorn.Youcouldn’ttellwhetherhewasswimmingorclimbing，buthemovedon，higherandhigher.Thepointofhishorndividedthewaterjustabovehishead，anditcascadedoutintworainbow-colouredstreamsallroundhisshoulders.JustbehindhimcameKingTirian.Hemovedhislegsandarmsasifhewereswimmingbuthemovedstraightupwards：asifonecouldswimupthewallofahouse．

WhatlookedfunniestwastheDogs.Duringthegalloptheyhadnotbeenatalloutofbreath，butnow，astheyswarmedandwriggledupwards，therewasplentyofsplutteringandsneezingamongthem;thatwasbecausetheywouldkeeponbarking，andeverytimetheybarkedtheygottheirmouthsandnosesfullofwater.ButbeforeJillhadtimetonoticeallthesethingsfully，shewasgoinguptheWaterfallherself.Itwasthesortofthingthatwouldhavebeenquiteimpossibleinourworld.Evenifyouhadn’tbeendrowned，youwouldhavebeensmashedtopiecesbytheterribleweightofwateragainstthecountlessjagsofrock.Butinthatworldyoucoulddoit.Youwenton，upandup，withallkindsofreflectedlightsflashingatyoufromthewaterandallmannerofcolouredstonesflashingthroughit，tillitseemedasifyouwereclimbinguplightitself-andalwayshigherandhighertillthesenseofheightwouldhaveterrifiedyouifyoucouldbeterrified，butlateritwasonlygloriouslyexciting.Andthenatlastonecametothelovely，smoothgreencurveinwhichthewaterpouredoverthetopandfoundthatonewasoutonthelevelriverabovetheWaterfall.Thecurrentwasracingawaybehindyou，butyouweresuchawonderfulswimmerthatyoucouldmakeheadwayagainstit.Soontheywereallonthebank，drippingbuthappy．

Alongvalleyopenedaheadandgreatsnow-mountains，nowmuchnearer，stoodupagainstthesky．

“Furtherupandfurtherin，”criedJewelandinstantlytheywereoffagain．

TheywereoutofNarnianowandupintotheWesternWildwhichneitherTiriannorPeternoreventheEaglehadeverseenbefore.ButtheLordDigoryandtheLadyPollyhad.“Doyouremember？Doyouremember？”theysaid-andsaiditinsteadyvoicestoo，withoutpanting，thoughthewholepartywasnowrunningfasterthananarrowflies．

“What，Lord？”saidTirian.“Isitthentrue，asstoriestell，thatyoutwojourneyedhereontheverydaytheworldwasmade？”

“Yes，”saidDigory，“anditseemstomeasifitwereonlyyesterday.”

“Andonaflyinghorse？”askedTirian.“Isthatparttrue？”

“Certainly，”saidDigory.ButtheDogsbarked，“Faster，faster!”

Sotheyranfasterandfastertillitwasmorelikeflyingthanrunning，andeventheEagleoverheadwasgoingnofasterthanthey.Andtheywentthroughwindingvalleyafterwindingvalleyandupthesteepsidesofhillsand，fasterthanever，downtheotherside，followingtheriverandsometimescrossingitandskimmingacrossmountainlakesasiftheywerelivingspeed-boats，tillatlastatthefarendofonelonglakewhichlookedasblueasaturquoise，theysawasmoothgreenhill.Itssideswereassteepasthesidesofapyramidandroundtheverytopofitranagreenwall：butabovethewallrosethebranchesoftreeswhoseleaveslookedlikesilverandtheirfruitlikegold．

“Furtherupandfurtherin!”roaredtheUnicorn，andnooneheldback.Theychargedstraightatthefootofthehillandthenfoundthemselvesrunningupitalmostaswaterfromabrokenwaverunsuparockoutatthepointofsomebay.Thoughtheslopewasnearlyassteepastheroofofahouseandthegrasswassmoothasabowlinggreen，nooneslipped.Onlywhentheyhadreachedtheverytopdidtheyslowup;thatwasbecausetheyfoundthemselvesfacinggreatgoldengates.Andforamomentnoneofthemwasboldenoughtotryifthegateswouldopen.Theyallfeltjustastheyhadfeltaboutthefruit-“Darewe？Isitright？Canitbemeantforus？”

Butwhiletheywerestandingthusagreathorn，wonderfullyloudandsweet，blewfromsomewhereinsidethatwalledgardenandthegatesswungopen．

Tirianstoodholdinghisbreathandwonderingwhowouldcomeout.Andwhatcamewasthelastthinghehadexpected：alittle，sleek，bright-eyedTalkingMousewitharedfeatherstuckinacircletonitsheadanditsleftpawrestingonalongsword.Itbowed，amostbeautifulbow，andsaidinitsshrillvoice：

“Welcome，intheLion’sname.Comefurtherupandfurtherin.”

ThenTiriansawKingPeterandKingEdmundandQueenLucyrushforwardtokneeldownandgreettheMouseandtheyallcriedout“Reepicheep!”AndTirianbreathedfastwiththesheerwonderofit，fornowheknewthathewaslookingatoneofthegreatheroesofNarnia，ReepicheeptheMousewhohadfoughtatthegreatBattleofBerunaandafterwardssailedtotheWorld’sendwithKingCaspiantheSeafarer.Butbeforehehadhadmuchtimetothinkofthishefelttwostrongarmsthrownabouthimandfeltabeardedkissonhischeeksandheardawellrememberedvoicesaying：

“What，lad？ArtthickerandtallersinceIlasttouchedthee!”

Itwashisownfather，thegoodKingErlian：butnotasTirianhadseenhimlastwhentheybroughthimhomepaleandwoundedfromhisfightwiththegiant，norevenasTirianrememberedhiminhislateryearswhenhewasagrey-headedwarrior.Thiswashisfather，youngandmerry，ashecouldjustrememberhimfromveryearlydayswhenhehimselfhadbeenalittleboyplayinggameswithhisfatherinthecastlegardenatCairParavel，justbeforebedtimeonsummerevenings.Theverysmellofthebread-and-milkheusedtohaveforsuppercamebacktohim．

Jewelthoughttohimself，“IwillleavethemtotalkforalittleandthenIwillgoandgreetthegoodKingErlian.ManyabrightapplehashegivenmewhenIwasbutacolt.”Butnextmomenthehadsomethingelsetothinkof，foroutofthegatewaytherecameahorsesomightyandnoblethatevenaUnicornmightfeelshyinitspresence：agreatwingedhorse.ItlookedamomentattheLordDigoryandtheLadyPollyandneighedout“What，cousins!”andtheybothshouted“Fledge!GoodoldFledge!”andrushedtokissit．

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