《The Horse and His Boy》第15章

nia；　he　would　hate　aravis；　because she　was　a　calormene；　and　either　sell　her　for　a　slave　or　send　her　back　to　her　father。 as　for　himself；　〃i　simply　dnt　tell　them　im　not　prince　corin　now；〃　thought　shasta。　〃ive heard　all　their　plans。　if　they　knew　i　wasnt　one　of　themselves；　theyd　never　let　me　out　of this　house　alive。
theyd　be　afraid　id　betray　them　to　the　tisroc。　theyd　kill　me。　and　if　the real　corin　turns　up；　itll　all　e　out；　and　they　will！〃　he　had；　you　see；　no　idea　of　how noble　and　free…born　people　behave。
〃what　am　i　to　do？　what　am　i　to　do？〃　he　kept　saying　to　himself。　〃what…hullo； here　es　that　goaty　little　creature　again。”
the　faun　trotted　in；　half　dancing；　with　a　tray　in　its　hands　which　was nearly　as　large　as　itself。　this　he　set　on　an　inlaid　table　beside　shastas　sofa；　and　sat　down himself　on　the　carpeted　floor　with　his　goaty　legs　crossed。
〃now；　princeling；〃　he　said。　〃make　a　good　dinner。　it　will　be　your　last　meal in　tashbaan。”
it　was　a　fine　meal　after　the　calormene　fashion。　i　dont　know　whether　you would　have　liked　it　or　not；　but　shasta　did。　there　were　lobsters；　and　salad；　and　snipe stuffed　with　almonds　and　truffles；　and　a　plicated　dish　made　of　chickenlivers　and　rice and　raisins　and　nuts；　and　there　were　cool　melons　and　gooseberry　fools　and　mulberry fools；　and　every　kind　of　nice　thing　that　can　be　made　with　ice。　there　was　also　a　little flagon　of　the　sort　of　wine　that　is　called　〃white〃　though　it　is　really　yellow。
while　shasta　was　eating；　the　good　little　faun；　who　thought　he　was　still dazed　with　sunstroke；　kept　talking　to　him　about　the　fine　times　he　would　have　when　they all　got　home；　about　his　good　old　father　king　lune　of　archenland　and　the　little castle　where　he　lived　on　the　southern　slopes　of　the　pass。　〃and　dont　forget；〃　said　mr tumnus；　〃that　you　are　promised　your　first　suit　of　armour　and　your　first　war　horse　on　your next　birthday。　and　then　your　highness　will　begin　to　learn　how　to　tilt　and　joust。　and　in　a　few years；　if　all　goes　well；　king　peter　has　promised　your　royal　father　that　he　himself　will make　you　knight　at　cair　paravel。　and　in　the　meantime　there　will　be　plenty　of　ings and　goings　between　narnia　and　archenland　across　the　neck　of　the　mountains。　and　of course　you　remember　you　have　promised　to　e　for　a　whole　week　to　stay　with　me　for　the summer　festival；　and　therell　be　bonfires　and　all…night　dances　of　fauns　and　dryads in　the　heart　of　the　woods　and；　who　knows？…we　might　see　aslan　himself！”
when　the　meal　was　over　the　faun　told　shasta　to　stay　quietly　where　he　was。 〃and　it　wouldnt　do　you　any　harm　to　have　a　little　sleep；〃　he　added。　〃ill　call　you in　plenty　of　time　to　get　on　board。　and　then；　home。　narnia　and　the　north！”
shasta　had　so　enjoyed　his　dinner　and　all　the　things　tumnus　had　been　telling him　that　when　he　was　left　alone　his　thoughts　took　a　different　turn。　he　only　hoped now　that　the　real　prince　corin　would　not　turn　up　until　it　was　too　late　and　that　he　would　be taken　away　to　narnia　by　ship。　i　am　afraid　he　did　not　think　at　all　of　what　might　happen　to the　real　corin　when　he　was　left　behind　in　tashbaan。　he　was　a　little　worried　about　aravis and　bree　waiting　for　him　at　the　tombs。　but　then　he　said　to　himself；　〃well；　how　can　i help　it？〃　and；　〃anyway；　that　aravis　thinks　shes　too　good　to　go　about　with　me；　so　she　can jolly　well　go　alone；〃　and　at　the　same　time　he　couldnt　help　feeling　that　it　would　be　much nicer　going　to　narnia　by　sea　than　toiling　across　the　desert。
when　he　had　thought　all　this　he　did　what　i　expect　you　would　have　done　if you　had　been　up　very　early　and　had　a　long　walk　and　a　great　deal　of　excitement　and　then　a very　good　meal；　and　were　lying　on　a　sofa　in　a　cool　room　with　no　noise　in　it　except when　a　bee　came　buzzing　in　through　the　wide　open　windows。　he　fell　asleep。
what　woke　him　was　a　loud　crash。　he　jumped　up　off　the　sofa；　staring。　he　saw at　once　from　the　mere　look　of　the　room　…　the　lights　and　shadows　all　looked different　…　that　he　must　have　slept　for　several　hours。　he　saw　also　what　had　made　the　crash：　a costly　porcelain　vase　which　had　been　standing　on　the　window…sill　lay　on　…the　floor broken　into　about　thirty　pieces。　but　he　hardly　noticed　all　these　things。　what　he　did notice　was　two　hands　gripping　the　window…sill　from　outside。　they　gripped　harder　and　harder （getting
white　at　the　knuckles）　and　then　up　came　a　head　and　a　pair　of　shoulders。　a moment　later　there　was　a　boy　of　shastas　own　age　sitting　astride　the　sill　with　one　leg hanging　down　inside　the　room。
shasta　had　never　seen　his　own　face　in　a　looking…glass。　even　if　he　had；　he might　not　have　realized　that　the　other　boy　was　（at　ordinary　times）　almost　exactly　like himself。　at　the　moment　this　boy　was　not　particularly　like　anyone　for　he　had　the　finest black　eye　you　ever　saw；　and　a　tooth　missing；　and　his　clothes　（which　must　have　been　splendid ones　when　he　put　them　on）　were　torn　and　dirty；　and　there　was　both　blood　and　mud　on　his face。
〃who　are　you？〃　said　the　boy　in　a　whisper。
〃are　you　prince　corin？〃　said　shasta。
〃yes；　of　course；〃　said　the　other。　〃but　who　are　you？”
〃im　nobody；　nobody　in　particular；　i　mean；〃　said　shasta。　〃king　edmund caught　me　in　the　street　and　mistook　me　for　you。　i　suppose　we　must　look　like　one　another。　can i　get　out　the　way　youve　got　in？”
〃yes；　if　youre　any　good　at　climbing；〃　said　corin。　〃but　why　are　you　in　such a　hurry？　i　say：　we　ought　to　be　able　to　get　some　fun　out　of　this　being　mistaken　for　one another。”
〃no；　no；〃　said　shasta。　〃we　must　change　places　at　once。　itll　be　simply frightful　if　mr　tumnus　es　back　and　finds　us　both　here。　ive　had　to　pretend　to　be　you。 and　youre　starting　tonight　…　secretly。　and　where　were　you　all　this　time？”
〃a　boy　in　the　street　made　a　beastly　joke　about　queen　susan；〃　said　prince corin；　〃so　i　knocked　him　down。　he　ran　howling　into　a　house　and　his　big　brother　came　out。 so　i　knocked　the　big　brother　down。　then　they　all　followed　me　until　we　ran　into three　old　men　with　spears　who　are　called　the　watch。　so　i　fought　the　watch　and　they knocked　me　down。
it　was　getting　dark　by　now。　then　the　watch　took　me　along　to　lock　me　up somewhere。　so　i　asked　them　if　theyd　like　a　stoup　of　wine　and　they　said　they　didnt　mind if　they　did。　then　i　took