《PRINCE CASPIAN》第36章

ght　and　the　other　from　right　to left。　then　she　noticed　that　they　kept　throwing　something　down　in　the　centre　of　both circles。　sometimes　she　thought　they　were　cutting　off　long　strands　of　their　hair；　at　other times　it　looked　as　if　they　were　breaking　off　bits　of　their　fingers　…　but；　if　so；　they　had　plenty of　fingers　to　spare　and　it　did　not　hurt　them。　but　whatever　they　were　throwing　down；　when　it reached　the　ground；　it　became　brushwood　or　dry　sticks。　then　three　or　four　of　the　red dwarfs　came　forward　with　their　tinder　boxes　and　set　light　to　the　pile；　which　first crackled；　and　then　blazed；　and　finally　roared　as　a　woodland　bonfire　on　midsummer　night　ought to　do。　and　everyone　sat　down　in　a　wide　circle　round　it。
then　bacchus　and　silenus　and　the　maenads　began　a　dance；　far　wilder　than　the dance　of　the　trees；　not　merely　a　dance　for　fun　and　beauty　（though　it　was　that　too） but　a　magic　dance　of　plenty；　and　where　their　hands　touched；　and　where　their　feet　fell； the　feast　came　into　existence　sides　of　roasted　meat　that　filled　the　grove　with　delicious smell；　and　wheaten　cakes　and　oaten　cakes；　honey　and　many…coloured　sugars　and　cream　as thick　as　porridge　and　as　smooth　as　still　water；　peaches；　nectarines；　pomegranates； pears；　grapes；　strawberries；　raspberries　pyramids　and　cataracts　of　fruit。　then；　in　great wooden　cups　and　bowls　and　mazers；　wreathed　with　ivy；　came　the　wines；　dark；　thick　ones　like syrups　of　mulberry　juice；　and　clear　red　ones　like　red　jellies　liquefied；　and　yellow wines　and　green　wines　and　yellow…green　and　greenish…yellow。
but　for　the　tree　people　different　fare　was　provided。　when　lucy　saw　clodsley shovel　and　his　moles　scuffling　up　the　turf　in　various　places　（which　bacchus　had pointed　out　to　them）
and　realized　that　the　trees　were　going　to　eat　earth　it　gave　her　rather　a shudder。　but　when　she　saw　the　earths　that　were　actually　brought　to　them　she　felt　quite different。　they　began　with　a　rich　brown　loam　that　looked　almost　exactly　like　chocolate；　so　like chocolate；　in　fact；　that　edmund　tried　a　piece　of　it；　but　he　did　not　find　it　at　all　nice。 when　the　rich　loam　had　taken　the　edge　off　their　hunger；　the　trees　turned　to　an　earth　of　the kind　you　see　in　somerset；　which　is　almost　pink。　they　said　it　was　lighter　and　sweeter。　at the　cheese　stage　they　had　a　chalky　soil；　and　then　went　on　to　delicate　confections　of　the finest　gravels　powdered　with　choice　silver　sand。　they　drank　very　little　wine；　and　it　made the　hollies　very　talkative：　for　the　most　part　they　quenched　their　thirst　with　deep draughts　of　mingled　dew　and　rain；　flavoured　with　forest　flowers　and　the　airy　taste　of　the thinnest　clouds。
thus　aslan　feasted　the　narnians　till　long　after　the　sunset　had　died　away； and　the　stars　had　e　out；　and　the　great　fire；　now　hotter　but　less　noisy；　shone　like　a beacon　in　the　dark　woods；　and　the　frightened　telmarines　saw　it　from　far　away　and　wondered　what it　might　mean。　the　best　thing　of　all　about　this　feast　was　that　there　was　no　breaking up　or　going
away；　but　as　the　talk　grew　quieter　and　slower；　one　after　another　would begin　to　nod　and　finally　drop　off　to　sleep　with　feet　towards　the　fire　and　good　friends　on either　side；　till　at　last　there　was　silence　all　round　the　circle；　and　the　chattering　of　water over　stone　at　the　ford　of　beruna　could　be　heard　once　more。　but　all　night　aslan　and　the　moon gazed　upon　each　other　with　joyful　and　unblinking　eyes。
next　day　messengers　（who　were　chiefly　squirrels　and　birds）　were　sent　all over　the　country　with　a　proclamation　to　the　scattered　telmarines　…　including；　of course；　the　prisoners　in　beruna。　they　were　told　that　caspian　was　now　king　and　that narnia　would　henceforth　belong　to　the　talking　beasts　and　the　dwarfs　and　dryads　and　fauns and　other　creatures　quite　as　much　as　to　the　men。　any　who　chose　to　stay　under　the　new conditions　might　do　so；　but　for　those　who　did　not　like　the　idea；　aslan　would　provide another　home。
anyone　who　wished　to　go　there　must　e　to　aslan　and　the　kings　at　the　ford of　beruna　by　noon　on　the　fifth　day。　you　may　imagine　that　this　caused　plenty　of　head…　scratching　among　the　telmarines。　some　of　them；　chiefly　the　young　ones；　had；　like caspian；　heard　stories　of　the　old　days　and　were　delighted　that　they　had　e　back。　they were　already　making　friends　with　the　creatures。　these　all　decided　to　stay　in　narnia。　but most　of　the　older　men；　especially　those　who　had　been　important　under　miraz；　were　sulky and　had　no　wish　to　live　in　a　country　where　they　could　not　rule　the　roost。　〃live　here with　a　lot　of　blooming　performing　animals！　no　fear；〃　they　said。　〃and　ghosts　too；〃　some added　with　a　shudder。　〃thats　what　those　there　dryads　really　are。　its　not　canny。〃　they were　also　suspicious。　〃i　dont　trust　em；〃　they　said。　〃not　with　that　awful　lion　and all。　he　wont　keep　his　claws　off　us　long；　youll　see。〃　but　then　they　were　equally　suspicious of　his　offer　to　give　them　a　new　home。　〃take　us　off　to　his　den　and　eat　us　one　by　one　most likely；〃　they　muttered。　and　the　more　they　talked　to　one　another　the　sulkier　and　more suspicious　they　became。　but　on　the　appointed　day　more　than　half　of　them　turned　up。
at　one　end　of　the　glade　aslan　had　caused　to　be　set　up　two　stakes　of　wood； higher　than　a　mans　head　and　about　three　feet　apart。　a　third；　and　lighter；　piece　of　wood was　bound　across　them　at　the　top；　uniting　them；　so　that　the　whole　thing　looked　like　a doorway　from　nowhere　into　nowhere。　in　front　of　this　stood　aslan　himself　with　peter　on his　right　and　caspian　on　his　left。　grouped　round　them　were　susan　and　lucy；　trumpkin　and　trufflehunter；　the　lord　cornelius；　glenstorm；　reepicheep；　and　others。　the children　and　the　dwarfs　had　made　good　use　of　the　royal　wardrobes　in　what　had　been　the castle　of　miraz　and　was　now　the　castle　of　caspian；　and　what　with　silk　and　cloth　of gold；　with　snowy　linen　glancing　through　slashed　sleeves；　with　silver　mail　shirts　and jewelled　sword…hilts；　with　gilt　helmets　and　feathered　bonnets；　they　were　almost　too　bright to　look　at。
even　the　beasts　wore　rich　chains　about　their　necks。　yet　nobodys　eyes　were on　them　or　the　children。　the　living　and　strokable　gold　of　aslans　mane　outshone　them all。　the　rest　of　the　old　narnians　stood　down　each　side　of　the　glade。　at　the