《The Last Battle》第38章

isenchanted；　and　his　mother　the　stars　daughter　and　his　great　father caspian　himself。
and　close　beside　him　were　the　lord　drinian　and　the　lord　berne　and　trumpkin the　dwarf　and　truffle…hunter　the　good　badger　with　glenstorm　the　centaur　and　a hundred　other　heroes　of　the　great　war　of　deliverance。　and　then　from　another　side came　cor　the　king　of　archenland　with　king　lune　his　father　and　his　wife　queen　aravis　and the　brave　prince　corin　thunder…fist；　his　brother；　and　bree　the　horse　and　hwin　the mare。　and　then
…　which　was　a　wonder　beyond　all　wonders　to　tirian　…　there　came　from　further away　in　the　past；　the　two　good　beavers　and　tumnus　the　faun。　and　there　was　greeting　and kissing　and　hand…shaking　and　old　jokes　revived；　（youve　no　idea　how　good　an　old joke　sounds　when　you　take　it　out　again　after　a　rest　of　five　or　six　hundred　years）　and the　whole　pany　moved　forward　to　the　centre　of　the　orchard　where　the　phoeniat　in a　tree　and　looked　down　upon　them　all；　and　at　the　foot　of　that　tree　were　two　thrones and　in　those　two　thrones　a　king　and　queen　so　great　and　beautiful　that　everyone　bowed　down before　them。
and　well　they　might；　for　these　two　were　king　frank　and　queen　helen　from whom　all　the　most　ancient　kings　of　narnia　and　archenland　are　descended。　and　tirian　felt as　you　would　feel　if　you　were　brought　before　adam　and　eve　in　all　their　glory。
about　half　an　hour　later　…　or　it　might　have　been　half　a　hundred　years later；　for　time　there　is　not　like　time　here　…　lucy　stood　with　her　dear　friend；　her　oldest　narnian friend；　the　faun　tumnus；　looking　down　over　the　wall　of　that　garden；　and　seeing　all　narnia spread　out　below。　but　when　you　looked　down　you　found　that　this　hill　was　much　higher than　you　had　thought：　it　sank　down　with　shining　cliffs；　thousands　of　feet　below　them　and trees　in　that　lower　world　looked　no　bigger　than　grains　of　green　salt。　then　she　turned inward　again　and　stood　with　her　back　to　the　wall　and　looked　at　the　garden。
〃i　see；〃　she　said　at　last；　thoughtfully。　〃i　see　now。　this　garden　is　like the　stable。　it　is　far　bigger　inside　than　it　was　outside。”
〃of　course；　daughter　of　eve；〃　said　the　faun。　〃the　further　up　and　the further　in　you　go；　the　bigger　everything　gets。　the　inside　is　larger　than　the　outside。”
lucy　looked　hard　at　the　garden　and　saw　that　it　was　not　really　a　garden　but a　whole　world；　with　its　own　rivers　and　woods　and　sea　and　mountains。　but　they　were　not strange：　she　knew　them　all。
〃i　see；〃　she　said。　〃this　is　still　narnia；　and　more　real　and　more　beautiful then　the　narnia　down　below；　just　as　it　was　more　real　and　more　beautiful　than　the　narnia outside　the　stable　door！　i　see。。。　world　within　world；　narnia　within　narnia。。。”
〃yes；〃　said　mr　tumnus；　〃like　an　onion：　except　that　as　you　go　in　and　in； each　circle　is　larger　than　the　last。”
and　lucy　looked　this　way　and　that　and　soon　found　that　a　new　and　beautiful thing　had　happened　to　her。　whatever　she　looked　at；　however　far　away　it　might　be；　once she　had　fixed　her　eyes　steadily　on　it；　became　quite　clear　and　close　as　if　she　were looking　through　a　telescope。　she　could　see　the　whole　southern　desert　and　beyond　it　the great　city　of　tashbaan：　to　eastward　she　could　see　cair　paravel　on　the　edge　of　the　sea　and the　very　window　of　the　room　that　had　once　been　her　own。　and　far　out　to　sea　she　could discover　the　islands；　islands　after　islands　to　the　end　of　the　world；　and；　beyond　the end；　the　huge　mountain　which　they　had　called　aslans　country。　but　now　she　saw　that　it　was part　of　a　great　chain　of　mountains　which　ringed　round　the　whole　world。　in　front　of her　it　seemed　to　e　quite　close。　then　she　looked　to　her　left　and　saw　what　she　took　to　be　a great　bank　of
brightly…coloured　cloud；　cut　off　from　them　by　a　gap。　but　she　looked　harder and　saw　that　it　was　not　a　cloud　at　all　but　a　real　land。　and　when　she　had　fixed　her　eyes on　one　particular　spot　of　it；　she　at　once　cried　out；　〃peter！　edmund！　e　and look！　e　quickly。〃　and　they　came　and　looked；　for　their　eyes　also　had　bee　like hers。
〃whys〃　exclaimed　peter。　〃its　england。　and　thats　the　house　itself　… professor　kirks　old　home　in　the　country　where　all　our　adventures　began！”
〃i　thought　that　house　had　been　destroyed；〃　said　edmund。
〃so　it　was；〃　said　the　faun。　〃but　you　are　now　looking　at　the　england　within england；　the　real　england　just　as　this　is　the　real　narnia。　and　in　that　inner　england　no good　thing　is　destroyed。”
suddenly　they　shifted　their　eyes　to　another　spot；　and　then　peter　and　edmund and　lucy　gasped　with　amazement　and　shouted　out　and　began　waving：　for　there　they　saw their　own　father　and　mother；　waving　back　at　them　across　the　great；　deep　valley。　it was　like　when　you　see　people　waving　at　you　from　the　deck　of　a　big　ship　when　you　are waiting　on　the　quay　to　meet　them。
〃how　can　we　get　at　them？〃　said　lucy。
〃that　is　easy；〃　said　mr　tumnus。　〃that　country　and　this　country　…　all　the real　countries　…　are　only　spurs　jutting　out　from　the　great　mountains　of　aslan。　we　have　only to　walk　along　the　ridge；　upward　and　inward；　till　it　joins　on。　and　listen！　there　is　king franks　horn：　we　must　all　go　up。”
and　soon　they　found　themselves　all　walking　together　and　a　great；　bright procession　it　was　…　up　towards　mountains　higher　than　you　could　see　in　this　world　even　if they　were　there　to　be　seen。　but　there　was　no　snow　on　those　mountains：　there　were forests　and　green　slopes　and　sweet　orchards　and　flashing　waterfalls；　one　above　the　other； going　up　forever。
and　the　land　they　were　walking　on　grew　narrower　all　the　time；　with　a　deep valley　on　each　side：　and　across　that　valley　the　land　which　was　the　real　england　grew nearer　and　nearer。
the　light　ahead　was　growing　stronger。　lucy　saw　that　a　great　series　of　many　…coloured　cliffs　led　up　in　front　of　them　like　a　giants　staircase。　and　then　she forgot　everything　else；　because　aslan　himself　was　ing；　leaping　down　from　cliff　to　cliff　like　a living　cataract　of　power　and　beauty。
and　the　very　first　person　whom　aslan　called　to　him　was　puzzle　the　donkey。 you　never　saw　a　donkey　look　feebler　and　sillier　than　puzzle　did　as　he　walked　up　to aslan；　and　he　looked；　beside　aslan；　as　small　as　a　kitten　looks　beside　a　st　bernard。　the lion　bowed　down　his　head　and　whispe