天锡小说网

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TIRIANhadthought-orhewouldhavethoughtifhehadtimetothinkatall-thattheywereinsidealittlethatchedstable，abouttwelvefeetlongandsixfeetwide。Inrealitytheystoodongrass，thedeepblueskywasoverhead，andtheairwhichblewgentlyontheirfaceswasthatofadayinearlysummer。Notfarawayfromthemroseagroveoftrees，thicklyleaved，butundereveryleaftherepeepedoutthegoldorfaintyelloworpurpleorglowingredoffruitssuchasnoonehasseeninourworld。ThefruitmadeTirianfeelthatitmustbeautumnbuttherewassomethinginthefeeloftheairthattoldhimitcouldnotbelaterthanJune。Theyallmovedtowardsthetrees．

Everyoneraisedhishandtopickthefruithebestlikedthelookof，andtheneveryonepausedforasecond。Thisfruitwassobeautifulthateachfelt“Itcan’tbemeantforme。。。surelywe’renotallowedtopluckit。”

“It’sallright，”saidPeter。“Iknowwhatwe’reallthinking。

ButI’msure，quitesure，weneedn’t。I’veafeelingwe’vegottothecountrywhereeverythingisallowed。”

“Heregoes，then!”saidEustace。Andtheyallbegantoeat．

Whatwasthefruitlike？Unfortunatelynoonecandescribeataste。AllIcansayisthat，comparedwiththosefruits，thefreshestgrapefruityou’veevereatenwasdull，andthejuiciestorangewasdry，andthemostmeltingpearwashardandwoody，andthesweetestwildstrawberrywassour。Andtherewerenoseedsorstones，andnowasps。Ifyouhadonceeatenthatfruit，allthenicestthingsinthisworldwouldtastelikemedicinesafterit。ButIcan’tdescribeit。Youcan’tfindoutwhatitislikeunlessyoucangettothatcountryandtasteitforyourself．

Whentheyhadeatenenough，EustacesaidtoKingPeter，“Youhaven’tyettoldushowyougothere。Youwerejustgoingto，whenKingTirianturnedup。”

“There’snotmuchtotell，”saidPeter。“EdmundandIwerestandingontheplatformandwesawyourtraincomingin。Irememberthinkingitwastakingthebendfartoofast。AndIrememberthinkinghowfunnyitwasthatourpeoplewereprobablyinthesametrainthoughLucydidn’tknowaboutit-”

“Yourpeople，HighKing？”saidTirian．

“ImeanmyFatherandMother-Edmund’sandLucy’sandmine。”

“Whywerethey？”askedJill。“Youdon’tmeantosaytheyknowaboutNarnia？”

“Ohno，ithadnothingtodowithNarnia。TheywereontheirwaytoBristol。I’donlyheardtheyweregoingthatmorning。ButEdmundsaidthey’dbeboundtobegoingbythattrain。”（Edmundwasthesortofpersonwhoknowsaboutrailways。）

“Andwhathappenedthen？”saidJill．

“Well，it’snotveryeasytodescribe，isit，Edmund？”saidtheHighKing．

“Notvery，”saidEdmund。“Itwasn’tatalllikethatothertimewhenwewerepulledoutofourownworldbyMagic。Therewasafrightfulroarandsomethinghitmewithabang，butitdidn’thurt。AndIfeltnotsomuchscaredas-well，excited。Oh-andthisisonequeerthing．I’dhadarathersoreknee，fromahackatrugger。Inoticedithadsuddenlygone。AndIfeltverylight。Andthen-herewewere。”

“Itwasmuchthesameforusintherailwaycarriage，”saidtheLordDigory，wipingthelasttracesofthefruitfromhisgoldenbeard。“OnlyIthinkyouandI，Polly，chieflyfeltthatwe’dbeenunstiffened。Youyoungsterswon’tunderstand。Butwestoppedfeelingold。”

“Youngsters，indeed!”saidJill。“Idon’tbelieveyoutworeallyaremucholderthanwearehere。”

“Wellifwearen’t，wehavebeen，”saidtheLadyPolly．

“Andwhathasbeenhappeningsinceyougothere？”askedEustace．

“Well，”saidPeter，“foralongtime（atleastIsupposeitwasalongtime）nothinghappened。Thenthedooropened-”

“Thedoor？”saidTirian．

“Yes，”saidPeter。“Thedooryoucamein-orcameout-by。Haveyouforgotten？”

“Butwhereisit？”