《THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER》第41章

pian。　for　a　moment　it　looked　as　if　he　were　going　to　say　something。　then　his　smile brightened　as　if　he　were　feeling）　some　delicious　sensation；　a　long　sigh　of　contentment　came from　his　lips；　his　head　fell　forward；　and　he　slept。
〃poor　rhoop；〃　said　lucy。　〃i　am　glad。　he　must　have　had　terrible　times。〃 〃dont　lets　even　think　of　it；〃　said　eustace。
meanwhile　caspians　speech；　helped　perhaps　by　some　magic　of　the　island；　was having　just　the　effect　he　intended。　a　good　many　who　had　been　anxious　enough　to　get out　of　the　voyage　felt　quite　differently　about　being　left　out　of　it。　and　of　course whenever　any　one　sailor　announced　that　he　had　made　up　his　mind　to　ask　for　permission　to sail；　the　ones　who　hadnt　said　this　felt　that　they　were　getting　fewer　and　more　unfortable。 so　that　before　the　half…hour　was　nearly　over　several　people　were　positively　〃sucking　up〃 to　drinian　and　rhince　（at　least　that　was　what　they　called　it　at　my　school）　to　get　a　good report。　and　soon　there　were　only　three　left　who　didnt　want　to　go；　and　those　three　were trying　very　hard　to　persuade　others　to　stay　with　them。　and　very　shortly　after　that　there　was only　one　left。
and　in　they　end　he　began　to　be　afraid　of　being　left　behind　all　on　his　own and　changed　his　mind。
at　the　end　of　the　half…hour　they　all　came　trooping　back　to　aslans　table and　stood　at　one　end　while　drinian　and　rhince　went　and　sat　down　with　caspian　and　made　their report；　and　caspian　accepted　all　the　man　but　that　one　whod　had　changed　his　mind　at the　last　moment。　his　name　was　pittencream　and　he　stayed　on　the　island　of　the　star all　the　time　the　others　were　away　looking　for　the　worlds　end；　and　he　very　much　wished he　had　gone　with　them。　he　wasnt　the　sort　of　man　who　could　enjoy　talking　to　ramandu　and　ramandus　daughter　（nor　they　to　him）；　and　it　rained　a　good　deal；　and　though there　was　a　wonderful　feast　on　the　table　every　night；　he　didnt　very　much　enjoy　it。　he said　it　gave　him　the　creeps　sitting　there　alone　（and　in　the　rain　as　likely　as　not）　with those　four　lords　asleep　at　the　end　of　the　table。　and　when　the　others　returned　he　felt　so　out of　things　that　he　deserted　on　the　voyage　home　at　the　lone　islands；　and　went　and　lived　in calormen；　where　he　told　wonderful　stories　about　his　adventures　at　the　end　of　the world；　until　at　last　he　came　to　believe　them　himself。　so　you　may　say；　in　a　sense；　that　he　lived happily　ever　after。　but　he　could　never　bear　mice。
that　night　they　all　ate　and　drank　together　at　the　great　table　between　the pillars　where　the　feast　was　magically　renewed：　and　next　morning　the　dawn　treader　set　sail once　more　just　when　the　great　birds　had　e　and　gone　again。
〃lady；〃　said　caspian；　〃i　hope　to　speak　with　you　again　when　i　have　broken the　enchantments。〃　and　ramandus　daughter　looked　at　him　and　smiled。
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CHAPTER　FIFTEEN
［。小＾说）网）
the　wonders　of　the　last　sea very　soon　after　they　had　left　ramandus　country　they　began　to　feel　that they　had　already　sailed　beyond　the　world。　all　was　different。　for　one　thing　they　all found　that　they　were　needing　less　sleep。　one　did　not　want　to　go　to　bed。　nor　to　eat　much； nor　even　to　talk　except　in　low　voices。　another　thing　was　the　light。　there　was　too　much　of it。　the　sun　when　it　came　up　each　morning　looked　twice；　if　not；　three　times；　its　usual size。　and　every　morning　（which　gave　lucy　the　strangest　feeling　of　all）　the　huge　white birds；　singing　their　song　with　human　voices　in　a　language　no　one　knew；　streamed　overhead　and vanished　astern　on　their　way　to　their　breakfast　at　aslans　table。　a　little　later they　came　flying　back　and　vanished　into　the　east。
〃how　beautifully　clear　the　water　is！〃　said　lucy　to　herself；　as　she　leaned over　the　port　side　early　in　the　afternoon　of　the　second　day。
and　it　was。　the　first　thing　that　she　noticed　was　a　little　black　object； about　the　size　of　a　shoe；　travelling　along　at　the　same　speed　as　the　ship。　for　a　moment　she thought　it　was　something　floating　on　the　surface。　but　then　there　came　floating　past　a　bit of　stale　bread　which　the　cook　had　just　thrown　out　of　the　galley。　and　the　bit　of　bread looked　as　if　it　were　going　to　collide　with　the　black　thing；　but　it　didnt。　it　passed　above　it； and　lucy　now　saw　that　the　black　thing　could　not　be　on　the　surface。　then　the　black　thing suddenly　got　very　much　bigger　and　flicked　back　to　normal　size　a　moment　later。
now　lucy　knew　she　had　seen　something　just　like　that　happen　somewhere　else　… if　only　she　could　remember　where。　she　held　her　hand　to　her　head　and　screwed　up　her face　and　put　out　her　tongue　in　the　effort　to　remember。　at　last　she　did。　of　course！ it　was　like　what　you　saw　from　a　train　on　a　bright　sunny　day。　you　saw　the　black　shadow　of your　own　coach　running　along　the　fields　at　the　same　pace　as　the　train。　then　you　went into　a　cutting；　and　immediately　the　same　shadow　flicked　close　up　to　you　and　got　big；　racing ：long　the　grass　of　the　cutting…bank。　then　you　came　out　of　the　cutting　and　…　pick！　… once　more　the　black　shadow　had　gone　back　to　its　normal　size　and　was　running　along　the fields。
〃its　our　shadow！　…　the　shadow　of　the　dawn　treader；〃　said　lucy。　〃our　shadow running　along　on　the　bottom　of　the　sea。　that　time　when　it　got　bigger　it　went　over　a hill。　but　in　that　case　the　water　must　be　clearer　than　i　thought！　good　gracious；　i　must he　seeing　the　bottom　of　the　sea；　fathoms　and　fathoms　down。”
as　soon　as　she　had　said　this　she　realized　that　the　great　silvery　expanse which　she　had　been　seeing　（without　noticing）　for　some　time　was　really　the　sand　on　the sea…bed　and　that　ail　sorts　of　darker　or　brighter　patches　were　not　lights　and　shadows　on　the surface　but　real　things　on　the　bottom。　at　present；　for　instance；　they　were　passing　over　a mass　of　soft　purply　green　with　a　broad；　winding　strip　of　pale　grey　in　the　middle　of　it but　now　that　she　knew　it　was　on　the　bottom　she　saw　it　much　better。　she　could　see　that　bits of　the　dark　stuff　were　much　higher　than　other　bits　and　were　waving　gently。　〃just　like　trees in　a　wind；〃　said　lucy。　〃and　do　believe　thats　what　they　are。　its　a　submarine　forest。”
they　passed　on　above　it　and　presently　the　pale　streak　was　joined　by　another pale　streak。
〃if　i　was　down　there；〃　thought　lucy；　〃that　streak　would　be　just　like