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CHAPTERFOURSHASTAFALLSINWITHTHENARNIANS
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ATfirstShastacouldseenothinginthevalleybelowhimbutaseaofmistwithafeinnagfromit;butasthelightihemistclearedawayhesawmoreandmore.AbroadriverdivideditselfintotwostreamsandontheislaoodthecityofTashbaahewoheworld.Roundtheveryedgeoftheisland,sothattheedagaihwallsstrehsomahesooryingto.Iheislandroseinahillaofthathill,uptotheTisroc'spaladthegreattempleofTashatthetop,letelycoveredwithbuildings—terraceaboveterrace,streetabzagreflightsofstepsborderedwithetreesarees,roofgardens,balies,deeparchillaredades,spires,battlements,mis,pinnadwhenatlastthesuheseaasilver-plateddomeofthetempleflashedbackitslight,hewasalmostdazzled.
&on,Shasta,”
Breekeptsaying.
Theriverbanksoneachsideofthevalleyweresuchamassofgardensthattheylookedatfirstlikeforest,untilyougotdsaallsofinnumerablehousespeepingoutfromberees.Soo,Shastanoticedadeliellofflowersandfruit.Aboutfifteeheyweredownamongthem,ploddingonalevelroadallsoneadtreesbehe>
“Isay,”
saidShastainanawedvoice.“Thisisawonderfulplace!”
“Idaresay,”
saidBree.“ButIeresafelythroughitandoutattheotherside.Narniaah!”
Atthatmomentalnoisebeganwhichgraduallyswelledlouderahewholevalleyseemedtobeswayingwithit.Itwasamusioise,butsaobealittlefrightening.
“That'sthehornsblowiestobeopen,”
saidBree.“Weshallbethereinaminute.Now,Aravis,dodroopyourshouldersabitandstepheavierandtrytolooklesslikeaprioimagineyou'vebeenkiddamesallyourlife.”
“Ifitestothat,”
saidAravis,“whatabyourheadabitmyourlessandtryingtolooklesslikeawarhorse?”
“Hush,”
saidBree.“Here>
Aheyhadetotheriver'sedgeandtheroadaheadamany-archedbridge.Thewaterdalyintheearlysunlight;awayththeriver'smouth,theycaughtaglimpseships'masts.Severalothertravellerswerebeforetheme,mostlypeasantsdrivingladendonkeysandmulesbasketsoheandhorsesjoihecrowd.
“Isanythingwrong?”
whisperedShastatoAravis,whohadanoddlookonherface.
“Ohit'sallverywellforyou,”
whisperedAravisrathersavagely.“WhatwouldyoucareaboutTashbaan?ButIoughttinohsoldiersbeforemeandslavesbehind,andperhapsgoiheTisroc'spalace(mayheliveforever)—notsneaki'sdifferentforyou.”
Shastathoughtallthisverysilly.
Atthefarehewallsofthecitythabovethemandthebrazeoodopeeasreallywidebutlookedwassh.Halfadozensoldiers,leaningontheirspears,stoodoneachside.Aravis'thelpthinking,“They'dalljumptoattentionaheykerIa”
Buttheotherswereonlythinkingofhowthey'dgetthroughandhopingthesoldierswouldnotaskaions.Fortu.Butohempickedacarrotoutofapeasant'sbasketaShastawitharoughlaugh,saying:
“Hey!Horse-boy!You'llcatchitifyourmasterfindsyou'vebeenusinghissaddle-horseforpackwork.”
ThisfrightenedhimbadlyforofcourseitshowedthatnoohingabouthorseswouldmistakeBreefbutacharger.
“It'smymaster'sorders,sothere!”
saidShasta.Butitwouldhavebeeerifhehadheldhistohesavehimaboxonthesideofhisfaearlyknockedhimdownandsaid,“Takethat,youyoungfilth,toteachyouhowtotalktofreemen.”
Buttheyallslunkihoutbeialyaverylittle;hewasusedtohardknocks.
Iashbaandidnotatfirstseemsosplendidasithadlookedfromadistareetwasnarrowandtherewerehardlyanywindowsinthewallsoneachside.ItwasmuchmorecrowdedthanShastahadexpected:crowdedpartlybythepeasants(oomarket)whohadeialsowithwatersellers,sweetmeatsellers,porters,sars,ragged,hens,straydogs,aedslaves.Whatyouwouldchieflyhavenoticedifyouhadbeehesmells,whichunle,unwasheddogs,st,garlis,andthepilesofrefusewhichlayeverywhere.
ShastaretendiwasreallyBree,ayaguidinghimbylittlehhisurandbegangoingupasteephill.Itwasmuchfresheraer,fortheroadwasborderedbytreesandtherewerehousesoside;oheylookedoutovertheroofsofhousesiownandcouldseesometheriver.Theroundahairpiheirrightanduedrising.TheytotheterofTashbaan.Sooofistatuesofthegodsandheroesofelyimpressiveratherthaolookat—roseonshials.Palmtreesandpillaredarcadescastshadowsovertheburs.AndthroughthearchedgatealaceShastacaughtsightofgreenbranches,tains,andsmoothlawns.Itmustbeniside,hethought.
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