《THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER》第33章

；　and bottles　of　wine　were　lowered　down　to　them　from　the　ship　as　prizes；　and　the　sailors　stood leaning　over　the　ships　sides　and　laughed　till　their　own　sides　ached。
the　duffers　were　also　very　pleased　with　their　new　name　of　monopods；　which seemed　to　them　a　magnificent　name　though　they　never　got　it　right。　〃thats　what　we are；〃　they　bellowed；　〃moneypuds；　pomonods；　poddymons。　just　what　it　was　on　the　tips　of our　tongues　to　call　ourselves。〃　but　they　soon　got　it　mixed　up　with　their　old name　of　duffers　and　finally　settled　down　to　calling　themselves　the　dufflepuds；　and　that　is what　they　will　probably　be　called　for　centuries。
that　evening　all　the　narnians　dined　upstairs　with　the　magician；　and　lucy noticed　how　different　the　whole　top　floor　looked　now　that　she　was　no　longer　afraid　of it。　the　mysterious　signs　on　the　doors　were　still　mysterious　but　now　looked　as　if they　had　kind　and　cheerful　meanings；　and　even　the　bearded　mirror　now　seemed　funny　rather than　frightening。　at　dinner　everyone　had　by　magic　what　everyone　liked　best　to eat　and　drink；　and　after　dinner　the　magician　did　a　very　useful　and　beautiful　piece　of magic。　he　laid　two　blank　sheets　of　parchment　on　the　table　and　asked　drinian　to　give　him　an exact　account　of　their　voyage　up　to　date：　and　as　drinian　spoke；　everything　he　described　came out　on　the
parchment　in　fine　clear　lines　till　at　last　each　sheet　was　a　splendid　map　of the　eastern　ocean；　showing　galma；　terebinthia；　the　seven　isles；　the　lone　islands； dragon　island；　burnt　island；　deathwater；　and　the　land　of　the　duffers　itself；　all　exactly the　right　sizes　and　in　the　right　positions。　they　were　the　first　maps　ever　made　of　those　seas and　better　than　any　that　have　been　made　since　without　magic。　for　on　these；　though　the　towns and　mountains　looked　at　first　just　as　they　would　on　an　ordinary　map；　when　the magician　lent　them　a　magnifying　glass　you　saw　that　they　were　perfect　little　pictures　of the　real　things；　so　that　you　could　see　the　very　castle　and　slave　market　and　streets　in narrowhaven；　all　very　clear　though　very　distant；　like　things　seen　through　the　wrong　end　of　a telescope。　the　only　drawback　was　that　the　coastline　of　most　of　the　islands　was　inplete； for　the　map　showed　only　what　drinianhad　seen　with　his　own　eyes。　when　they　were　finished the。
magician　kept　one　himself　and　presented　the　other　to　caspian：　it　still hangs　in　his　chamber　of　instruments　at　cair　paravel。　but　the　magician　could　tell　them nothing　about　seas　or　lands　further　east。　he　did；　however；　tell　them　that　about　seven years　before　a　narnian　ship　had　put　in　at　his　waters　and　that　she　had　on　board　the　lords revilian；　argoz；　mavramorn　and　rhoop：　so　they　judged　that　the　golden　man　they　had　seen　lying in　deathwater　must　be　the　lord　restimar。
next　day；　the　magician　magically　mended　the　stern　of　the　dawn　treader　where it　had　been　damaged　by　the　sear　serpent　and　loaded　her　with　useful　gifts。　there was　a　most　friendly　parting；　and　when　she　sailed；　two　hours　after　noon；　all　the dufflepuds　paddled　out　with　her　to　the　harbour　mouth；　and　cheered　until　she　was　out　of　sound of　their　cheering。
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CHAPTER　TWELVE
gxiaoshuowang
the　dark　island after　this　adventure　they　sailed　on　south　and　a　little　east　for　twelve　days with　a　gentle　wind；　the　skies　being　mostly　clear　and　the　air　warm；　and　saw　no　bird　or fish；　except　that　once　there　were　whales　spouting　a　long　way　to　starboard。　lucy　and reepicheep　played　a　good　deal　of　chess　at　this　time。　then　on　the　thirteenth　day；　edmund；　from the　fighting　top；　sighted　what　looked　like　a　great　dark　mountain　rising　out　of　the　sea on　their　port　bow。
they　altered　course　and　made　for　this　land；　mostly　by　oar；　for　the　wind would　not　serve　them　to　sail　north…east。　when　evening　fell　they　were　still　a　long　way　from it　and　rowed　all　night。　next　morning　the　weather　was　fair　but　a　flat　calm。　the　dark　mass lay　ahead；　much　nearer　and　larger；　but　still　very　dim；　so　that　some　thought　it　was still　a　long　way　off　and　others　thought　they　were　running　into　a　mist。
about　nine　that　morning；　very　suddenly；　it　was　so　close　that　they　could　see that　it　was　not　land　at　all；　nor　even；　in　an　ordinary　sense；　a　mist。　it　was　a　darkness。　it is　rather　hard　to
describe；　but　you　will　see　what　it　was　like　if　you　imagine　yourself　looking into　the　mouth　of　a　railway　tunnel　…　a　tunnel　either　so　long　or　so　twisty　that　you　cannot see　the　light　at　the　far　end。　and　you　know　what　it　would　be　like。　for　a　few　feet　you　would see　the　rails　and　sleepers　and　gravel　in　broad　daylight；　then　there　would　e　a　place where　they　were　in　twilight；　and　then；　pretty　suddenly；　but　of　course　without　a　sharp dividing　line；　they　would　vanish　altogether　into　smooth；　solid　blackness。　it　was　just　so here。　for　a　few　feet　in　front　of　their　bows　they　could　see　the　swell　of　the　bright greenish…blue　water。
beyond　that；　they　could　see　the　water　looking　pale　and　grey　as　it　would look　late　in　the　evening。　but　beyond　that　again；　utter　blackness　as　if　they　had　e　to　the edge　of　moonless　and　starless　night。
caspian　shouted　to　the　boatswain　to　keep　her　back；　and　all　except　the rowers　rushed　forward　and　gazed　from　the　bows。　but　there　was　nothing　to　be　seen　by gazing。　behind　them　was　the　sea　and　the　sun；　before　them　the　darkness。
〃do　we　go　into　this？〃　asked　caspian　at　length。
〃not　by　my　advice；〃　said　drinian。
〃the　captains　right；〃　said　several　sailors。
〃i　almost　think　he　is；〃　said　edmund。
lucy　and　eustace　didnt　speak　but　they　felt　very　glad　inside　at　the　turn things　seemed　to　be　taking。　but　all　at　once　the　clear　voice　of　reepicheep　broke　in　upon　the silence。
〃and　why　not？〃　he　said。　〃will　someone　explain　to　me　why　not。”
no　one　was　anxious　to　explain；　so　reepicheep　continued： 〃if　i　were　addressing　peasants　or　slaves；〃　he　said；　〃i　might　suppose　that this　suggestion　proceeded　from　cowardice。　but　i　hope　it　will　never　be　told　in　narnia　that　a pany　of　noble　and　royal　persons　in　the　flower　of　their　age　turned　tail　because　they were　afraid　of　the　dark。”
〃but　what　manner　of　use　would　it　be　ploughing　through　that　blackness？〃 asked　drinian。
〃use？〃　replied　reepicheep。　〃use；　captain？　if　by　use　you　mean　filling　our be