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CHAPTER SIX SHASTA AMONG THE TOMBS(第1页)

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CHAPTERSIXSHASTAAMOOMBS

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SHASTAranlightlyalongtheroofofelthottohisbarefeet.Hewasonlyafewseblithefaretotheerhefoundhimselflookingdownintoanarrow,smellystreet,andtherewasarubbishheapagaisideofthewalljustashadtoldhiBefdowlantogethisbearings.Apparentlyhehadheoftheisland-hillonwhichTashbaanisbuilt.Everythingslopedawaybeforehim,flatroofsbelowflatroofs,dowowersasofthecity'sNortherwastheriveraheriverashortslardeagaintherewassomethinghehadhelikeof—agreatyell,flatasacalmsea,ailes.Onthefarsideebluethings,lumpybutwithjaggededges,ahemwithwhitetops.“Thedesert!themountains!”

thoughtShasta.

Hejumpeddownontotherubbishaingalongdownhillasfastashethenarrowlane,whibroughthimiwherethereweremorepeople.heredtolookatalittleraggedbaloill,hewasanxiousaillheturnedadtheresawthecitygateinfrontofhi

Hereheresseda,foodmanyotherpeoingout;andebeyoheequiteaslowproorelikeaqueuethanacrowd.Outthere,withingwateroneachside,itwasdeliciouslyfreshafterthesmellaaashbaan.

Wheahadreachedthefarendehefoundtheeltingaway;everyoobegoihelefthtalongtheriverbaraightaheaduparoadthatdidobemuchused,betweengardens.Inafewpaceshewasalone,andafewmhthimtothetopoftheslope.Therehestoodawaslikeiheworldforallthegrassstoppedquitesuddebeforehimandthesandbegan:endlesslevelsandlikeonaseashorebutabitrougherbecauseitwashemountains,whiowlookedfurtheroffthanbefore,loomedahead.Greatlytohisreliefhesaw,aboutfiveminutes'walkawayomustlybetheTombs,justasBreehaddescribedthem;greatmassesstoneshapedlikegiganticbee-hive,butalittleheylookedverybladgrim,forthesunwasingrightbehindthe

&urnedhisfadtrottedtowardtheTombs.Heothelplookingoutveryhardfnofhisfriends,thoughthesettingsunshoneihecouldseehardlyanything.“Andanyway,”

hethought,“ofcoursethey'llberoundonthefarsideofthefarthestTomb,notthissidewhereaseethemfromthecity.”

TherewereabouttwelveTombs,eachwithalowarcheddooreoabsoluteblaess.Theyweredottedaboutinnokihatittookalongtime,goingroundthisoneandgoingroundthatone,beforeyoucouldbesurethatyouhadlookedroundeverysideofeverytomb.ThiswaswhatShastahadtodo.Therewasnobodythere.

Itwasveryquiethereoutohedesert;andnowthesu.

Suddenlyfromsomewherebehindhimtherecameaterriblesound.Shasta&#aveagreatjumpaobitehistookeephimselffr.herealizedwhatitwas:thehornsofTashbaanblowingforthegofthegates.“Don'tbeasillylittlecoward,”

saidShastatohimself.“Why,it'sonlythesamenoiseyouheardthis”

Butthereisagreatdiffereweenaingyouinwithyourfriendsinthem,andanoiseheardalofall,shuttingyouout.Andnowthatthegateswereshuthekherewashehimthatevehey'reshutupinTashbaa,”

thoughtShasta,“orelsethey'vegohoutme.It'sjustthesortofthingthatAraviswoulddo.ButBreewouldn't.Oh,hewouldn't.—now,wouldhe?”

IAravisShastawasoewrong.Sheroudandcouldbehardenoughbutshewasastrueassteelandwouldedapahershelikedhimornot.

NowthatShastaknewheealowasgettingdarkereverymiolikethelookofthepladless.Therewassomethingveryunfortableaboutthosegreat,sileone.Hehadbeentryinghishardestftimenottothinkofghouls:buthe'tkeepitupanylonger.

“Ow!Ow!Help!”

heshoutedsuddenly,foratthatverymomehingtouchhisleg.Idon'tthinkanyonebeblamedfifsomethingesupfrombehindandtoucheshim;notinsuchapladatsuchatime,whenheisfrightenedalready.Shastaatahteorun.AnythingwouldbebetterthanbeingchasedroundandroundtheburialplacesoftheAKingswithsomethilookatbehindhiIwasreallythemostsehinghecoulddo.Helookedround;aalmostburstwithrelief.Whathadtouchedhim>

&wastoobadnowforShastatoseemuchofthecatexceptthatitwasbigandverysolemn.Itlookedasifitmighthavelivedf,ltheTombs,aloseyesmadeyouthisitwouldnottell.

“Puss,puss,”

saidShasta.“Isupposeyou'renotatalkingcat.”

&aredathimharderthahenitstartedwalkingaway,andofcourseShastafollowedit.ItledhimrightthroughthetombsandoutosideoftheThereitsatdownbhtwithitstailcurledrousfacesettowardthedesertandtowardNarniaah,asstillasifitwerewateealaydowhhisbastthedhisfacetowardtheTombs,becauseifohere'snothinglikehavingyourfacetowardthedangerandhavihingwarmandsolidatyourback.Thesandwouldn'thaveseemedveryfortabletoyou,butShastahadbeehegroundforweeksandhardly.Verysoonhefellasleep,thougheveninhisdreamshewenteoBreeandAravisandHwin.

Hewaswakenedsuddenlybyanoisehehadneverheardbefore.“Perhapsitwasonlyanightmare,”

saidShastatohimself.Atthesamemomeicedthatthehisbadhewishedithadn't.Buthelayquitestillwithoutevenopeninghiseyesbecausehefeltsurehewouldbemhteupandlookedrouombsandtheloasyhtliestillwiththeclothesoverourheads.Butthenthenoise—aharsh,piergbehindhimoutofthedesert.Thenofcoursehehadtoopeup.

Themoonwasshiningbrightly.TheTerahahoughttheywouldbe—lookedgrayinthemoonlight.Infact,theylookedhorriblylikehugeperayrobesthatcoveredtheirheadsaheywerenotatallohavenearyouwhenspendinganightalorahenoisehadtheoppositeside,fromthedesert.Shastahadtoturnhisbabs(hedidn'tlikethatmudstareoutacrossthelevelsand.Thewildgoutagain.

“Ihopeit'snotmorelions,”

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