《The Horse and His Boy》第43章

his　face；　he　was　called　rabadash the　peacemaker；　but　after　his　death　and　behind　his　back　he　was　called　rabadash　the ridiculous；　and　if　you　look　him　up　in　a　good　history　of　calormen　（try　the　local　library）　you　will find　him　under　that　name。　and　to　this　day　in　calormene　schools；　if　you　do　anything unusually　stupid；　you　are　very　likely　to　be　called　〃a　second　rabadash〃。
meanwhile　at　anvard　everyone　was　very　glad　that　he　had　been　disposed　of before　the　real　fun　began；　which　was　a　grand　feast　held　that　evening　on　the　lawn before　the　castle；　with　dozens　of　lanterns　to　help　the　moonlight。　and　the　wine　flowed　and tales　were　told　and　jokes　were　cracked；　and　then　silence　was　made　and　the　kings　poet　with two　fiddlers　stepped　out　into　the　middle　of　the　circle。　aravis　and　cor　prepared themselves　to　be　bored；　for　the　only　poetry　they　knew　was　the　calormene　kind；　and　you　know　now　what that　was　like。　but　at　the　very　first　scrape　of　the　fiddles　a　rocket　seemed　to　go　up inside　their　heads；　and　the　poet　sang　the　great　old　lay　of　fair　olvin　and　how　he　fought　the giant　pire　and　turned　him　into　stone　（and　that　is　the　origin　of　mount　pire　…　it　was　a　two　…headed　giant）
and　won　the　lady　liln　for　his　bride；　and　when　it　was　over　they　wished　it was　going　to　begin　again。　and　though　bree　couldnt　sing　he　told　the　story　of　the　fight at　zalindreh。
and　lucy　told　again　（they　had　all；　except　aravis　and　cor；　heard　it　many times　but　they　all　wanted　it　again）　the　tale　of　the　wardrobe　and　how　she　and　king　edmund and　queen　susan　and　peter　the　high　king　had　first　e　into　narnia。
and　presently；　as　was　certain　to　happen　sooner　or　later；　king　lune　said　if was　time　for　young　people　to　be　in　bed。　〃and　tomorrow；　cor；〃　he　added；　〃shalt　e　over all　the　castle　with　me　and　see　the　estres　and　mark　all　its　strength　and　weakness： for　it　will　be　thine　to　guard　when　im　gone。”
〃but　corin　will　be　the　king　then；　father；〃　said　cor。
〃nay；　lad；〃　said　king　lune；　〃thou　art　my　heir。　the　crown　es　to　thee。”
〃but　i　dont　want　it；〃　said　cor。　〃id　far　rather…”
〃tis　no　question　what　thou　wantest；　cor；　nor　i　either。　tis　in　the　course of　law。”
〃but　if　were　twins　we　must　be　the　same　age。”
〃nay；〃　said　the　king　with　a　laugh。　〃one　must　e　first。　art　corins　elder by　full　twenty　minutes。　and　his　better　too；　lets　hope；　though　thats　no　great　mastery。〃 and　he　looked　at　corin　with　a　twinkle　in　his　eyes。
〃but；　father；　couldnt　you　make　whichever　you　like　to　be　the　next　king？”
〃no。　the　kings　under　the　law；　for　its　the　law　makes　him　a　king。　hast　no more　power　to　start　away　from　thy　crown　than　any　sentry　from　his　post。”
〃oh　dear；〃　said　cor。　〃i　dont　want　to　at　all。　and　corin　…　i　am　most dreadfully　sorry。　i　never　dreamed　my　turning　up　was　going　to　chisel　you　out　of　your　kingdom。”
〃hurrah！　hurrah！〃　said　corin。　〃i　shant　have　to　be　king。　i　shant　have　to be　king。　ill　always　be　a　prince。　its　princes　have　all　the　fun。”
〃and　thats　truer　than　thy　brother　knows；　cor；〃　said　king　lune。　〃for　this is　what　it　means　to　be　a　king：　to　be　first　in　every　desperate　attack　and　last　in　every desperate　retreat；　and　when　theres　hunger　in　the　land　（as　must　be　now　and　then　in　bad　years）　to wear　finer　clothes　and　laugh　louder　over　a　scantier　meal　than　any　man　in　your　land。”
when　the　two　boys　were　going　upstairs　to　bed　cor　again　asked　corin　if nothing　could　be　done　about　it。　and　corin　said： 〃if　you　say　another　word　about　it；　ill　…　ill　knock　you　down。”
it　would　be　nice　to　end　the　story　by　saying　that　after　that　the　two brothers　never　disagreed　about　anything　again；　but　i　am　afraid　it　would　not　be　true。　in　reality　they quarrelled　and　fought　just　about　as　often　as　any　other　two　boys　would；　and　all　their fights　ended　（if　they　didnt　begin）　with　cor　getting　knocked　down。　for　though；　when　they　had　both grown　up　and　bee　swordsmen；　cor　was　the　more　dangerous　man　in　battle；　neither　he nor　anyone　else　in　the　north　countries　could　ever　equal　corin　as　a　boxer。　that was　how　he　got　his　name　of　corin　thunder…fist；　and　how　he　performed　his　great　exploit against　the　lapsed　bear　of　stormness；　which　was　really　a　talking　bear　but　had　gone　back to　wild　bear　habits。　corm　climbed　up　to　its　lair　on　the　narnian　side　of　stormness one　winter　day　when　the　snow　was　on　the　hills　and　boxed　it　without　a　time…keeper　for thirty…three　rounds。　and　at　the　end　it　couldnt　see　out　of　its　eyes　and　became　a reformed　character。
aravis　also　had　many　quarrels　（and；　im　afraid；　even　fights）　with　cor；　but they　always　made　it　up　again：　so　that　years　later；　when　they　were　grown　up；　they　were so　used　to　quarrelling　and　making　it　up　again　that　they　got　married　so　as　to　go　on doing　it　more　conveniently。　and　after　king　lunes　death　they　made　a　good　king　and　queen of　archenland　and　ram　the　great；　the　most　famous　of　all　the　kings　of archenland；　was　their　son。　bree　and　hwin　lived　happily　to　a　great　age　in　narnia　and　both　got married　but　not　to　one　another。　and　there　werent　many　months　in　which　one　or　both　of　them didnt　e　trotting　over　the　pass　to　visit　their　friends　at　anvard。
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