"Ah, here you are, Lucy," Caspian said with a smile, "we are all waiting for you."
This is my captain, Lord Drinin. ”A brunette man got down on one knee and kissed her hand.The only people present were Ray Pechip and Edmund."
Where has Eustace gone?"
asked Lucy."
Lying in bed," replied Edmund, "and I don't think we can do anything for him."
If you want to be nice to him, it's only going to make things worse for him. ”"At the same time," Casbin said, "we want to talk." ”"Well, we're going to have to talk," Edmund said, "and first, let's get to know the timing."
It's been a year since we last left on the eve of your coronation, and so far we've been there.How long has it been in Narnia?"
"Three years, to be exact. ”Caspen replied."
All is well," Edmund asked."
You think, how could I leave my kingdom and sail into the seas if it weren't all right," replied King Caspian, "and it couldn't have been better."
Now, there was no contradiction between the Tyrans, the dwarfs, the talking animals, the giants, and other subjects.Last summer, we launched a fierce attack on the giants who were looking for trouble on the border, and now they have paid tribute to us.When I was leaving, I appointed a very dutiful regent to take my place, the dwarf Durupkin, do you remember him" "Dear Durupkin," said Lucy, "of course I remember him, and you will not find a better candidate than him." ”"He was as loyal as a badger, Her Majesty, and as heroic as a mouse."
Drinin said.He had intended to say "like a lion", but when he noticed that Repechip's eyes were locked on him, he had to change his tune."
So where are we sailing now?"
asked Edmund."
That's right," replied Caspian, "that's a long way to talk."
Perhaps you remember when I was very young, my usurping uncle Miruz intended to get rid of seven of my father's friends, for they would most likely support me and send them to the East China Sea beyond the Lonely Isles to explore uncharted territory" "Yes," said Lucy, "and none of them returned. ”"That's right.So, on the day of my coronation, with Aslan's approval, I swore that once I had established a peaceful kingdom of Narnia, I would sail east for a year until I found seven of my father's friends, or heard of their deaths.If I could, I would avenge them.Their names were: Lord Ray William, Lord Bourne, Lord Arguez, Lord Maframon, Lord Octisian, Lord Restima, and oh, the other one is too hard to remember. ”"Your Majesty, it's Lord Ropp."
Drinin reminded."
Ropp, Ropp, of course.""
That's my main purpose.But Repechip's trip has a higher expectation. ”Everyone's eyes turned to the Rat General Repechip."
My emotions are so high," said Repechip, "though, perhaps, I am very short, why can't we go to the far east of the world, and what we might find there?"
I look forward to finding the land of Aslan, where the great lion always comes from the east across the sea. ”"I think that's a pretty good idea."
Edmund said in awe."
But do you think," Lucy asked, "the kingdom of Aslan would be the kind of country which I mean, you can reach by boat," "Your Majesty, I don't know," replied Repechip, "but there is a saying that when I was still in the cradle, there was a female treant, a tree god, who read this verse about me: The place where the waves become sweet, do not doubt, Repechip, that is the end of the East.I don't know what that poem means, but I've been deeply influenced by its magic all my life. ”After a brief moment of silence, Lucy asked, "Casper, where are we now?"
"The captain told you much more clearly than I told you. ”Caspian replied.So Drinin took out his nautical charts and spread them out on the table."
This is where we are at the moment," he said, pointing to a point on the map, "or where we are at noon today."
We sailed slightly to the left with a tailwind from Kelpalaville, and arrived at Garma the next day, where we stayed for a week, for the Duke of Garmar had put together a great jousting tournament for His Majesty, and His Majesty had knocked many of the knights off their horses" "Drinin, and on a few occasions I fell down in embarrassment.There are a few bruises that still haven't gone away. ”Caspian interjected."
Dismount so many knights," Drinin grinned, repeating, "we think that His Majesty would be honored to marry the Duke's daughter."
But it didn't happen"" strabismus, and the face was full of freckles. ”Caspian said with a wry smile."
Then we set sail from Galma," continued Drininin, "and then we had to paddle on the road after two days of calm and sea, and then the wind blew again, and we did not reach Tribinsia on the fourth day after our departure from Galma, but we did not get permission to land, and the king there warned us not to land, because of the plague that was raging in Tribinsia.So we sped away from the headland and sailed into a small bay far from the city to fill up the water.Next, we had to suspend sailing for three days before the southeast wind picked up.Then we sailed to the Seven Islands.On the third day, a corsair from its equipment, a ship belonging to Tribincia caught up with us.But when they saw that we were well armed and prepared, they fired a few arrows at each side and turned away. ”"We should take the opportunity to hunt down that ship, get on board, and hang them all the damn guys."
Repecip said indignantly."
After another five days of driving, Mill Island came into view, and as you know, it was the westernmost of the Seven Islands.We then paddled across the strait and entered the Red Harbour on the island of Buren about sunset, where we were treated very kindly and warmly, and restocked with food and fresh water as we pleased.We left Red Harbor six days ago, and the rest of the voyage was incredibly fast, so I was looking forward to seeing the Lonely Isles the day after tomorrow.Overall, we've been at sea for almost thirty days now, and we've traveled more than four hundred nautical miles from Narnia. ”"So what are your plans for the Lonely Isles?"
asked Lucy."
Your Majesty, no one knows," replied Drinin, "unless the people of the Lonely Isles tell us personally." ”"In our day, they didn't have much to do with us."
Edmund said."
Well," said Repecip excitedly, "the real adventure will begin when we arrive in the Lonely Isles," and Caspian suggested that perhaps they would be happy to visit the ship before dinner.Lucy's conscience, however, was not reconciled, and said, "I think I must hurry to see Eustace, seasickness is a very uncomfortable thing, and if I had brought the nectar potion with me, then I would have cured him." ”"But here it is," replied Casbyan, "I have almost forgotten about it."
Ever since you left it, I thought it might be considered one of the royal treasures, so I've been carrying it with me if you think it should be wasted on something as trivial as seasickness. ”"All it takes is a drop."
Lucy said.Caspian opened a locked locker under the bench and pulled out a beautiful, tiny diamond bottle that Lucy would always remember."
Queen, take your treasure back."
He said.Then they left the cabin and walked out into the sun.On deck, there are two large, long hatches, both of which are open, and in good weather, they are always so open, allowing sunlight and air to enter the interior of the cabin.Casbin led them down the ladder and into the aft cabin.Here they found themselves in a cabin with paddle benches from one side to the other, and the sun shone through the oars and danced on the roof.Of course, Caspian's ship was definitely not the kind of scary thing that rowed by slaves on a single-deck galleon.The boat's oars were only used when the weather was calm or when they were in or out of the harbor, and everyone except Lepechip often took turns rowing.Under the benches on each side of the hull there is a clearing for the paddler's feet.But in the middle there was a deep pit-like depression that led to the keel of the ship, and it was stuffed with all sorts of things, such as bags of flour, buckets of water and beer, buckets full of pork, jars of honey, skins of wine, apples, nuts, cheese, biscuits, carrots, slices of cured meat.On the roof of the cabin, too, below the deck, hung ham and bunches of onions, and men sleeping in hammocks who were resting at the end of their shifts.Caspian led them closer to the stern of the ship, and walked through bench after bench, at least, for him it was walking, for Lucy it was a jump, and for Rappechip, it was a big jump.And just like that, they came to a partition with a door.Casbin opened the door and led them into a cabin, which happened to be aft below the aft decks.It wasn't very pretty, it was even very low, the bulkheads were sloping to one side, and when they entered, the cabins were so full that there was barely a gap.Despite the thick glass windows inside, no one tried to open them, as they were now underwater.In fact, at this special moment, as the boat bumps and falls, the golden sunlight and the dark green water alternate between their eyes."
Edmund, you and I must sleep here for the time being," said Casbyan, "and we'll let your relatives sleep in the bunks, and then we'll sleep in the hammocks ourselves." ”"I beg your majesty," Drinin said quickly."
No, no, my fellow," Kesbian stopped him, "we've all agreed.You and RheinsRheins are the first mates to steer the ship, and at night we are all singing and laughing or chatting and telling stories, and you have to be wary of the sea conditions and have to do a lot of work.So the two of you have to sleep in the port cabin above, and King Edmund and I can sleep in this very warm and cosy place below.But then again, what happened to that stranger," Eustace asked, grim and sad, if the current storm showed any signs of subsiding.But Caspian asked curiously, "What's the storm?"
and even Drinin couldn't help laughing."
What's the storm, little master," he couldn't help but shout, "this is the calm and calm weather that ordinary people can't ask for." ”"Who is this," said Eustace irritably, "let him hurry away, his voice makes my head dizzy." ”"Eustace, I've brought you something, you'll be much more comfortable after you eat it."
Lucy said."
Oh, go away, and leave me alone for a while," Eustace growled.He saw her pour a drop of potion from her little bottle, and though he said it was an abominable thing, when she opened the mouth of the bottle, a pleasant smell immediately filled the cabin, but not long after swallowing it, his face returned to normal.By this time, too, he must have felt much better, for he no longer wailed about storms and headaches, and began to demand that he be sent to the coast, and then that he would make a "ruling" against all of them at the first port of the British Consulate.However, when asked what the "verdict" was and how it was suggested that Repechipe thought it was a new way to arrange a solo challenge, Eustace could only reply: "It's strange that I don't even know about this." ”Eventually, they succeeded in convincing Eustace that they were making their way to the nearest land they knew of as soon as possible, and that they could not afford to send him to Cambridge, where Uncle Harold lived, for it would be more difficult than sending him to the moon.After that, he finally sullenly agreed to change into the dry clothes that had been prepared for him a long time ago, and then walked to the deck.Now Caspian officially led them on a tour of the ship, despite the fact that they had already visited almost it.They ascended to the bow of the ship, and saw the watchman peering out from the open mouth of the dragon on a small shelf beside the gilded dragon's neck.There is a galley or quarters in the shipyard, and a quarter of the people live here, boatswain, carpenters, cooks, and archers, and if you think it's strange to have a galley in the bow, and the smoke drifts to the back, it's because you're imagining a ship that is always headwind.Sailboats, on the other hand, are driven by the wind behind them, so all the smells drift as far forward as possible.They came to the observatory at the top.At first, the ship's bobbing back and forth made them feel a sense of panic, and when they looked down, they saw that the deck far below had become smaller.This will make you realize that if you fall from there, unless there is some special reason you will fall on the deck and not in the sea.They were then taken to the stern, where Rheins and another man were at the helm.The gilded dragon's tail behind the tiller was cocked.There is a circle of small benches inside.Named the Dawn Treader, the ship is nothing compared to any other ship in our world, not even the cogwheel galleons, large galleons, armed merchant galleons, and galleons owned by King Edmund and Queen Lucy in their time when they ruled Narnia under the leadership of the Supreme King Peter.During the reign of Caspian's ancestors, seafaring was almost entirely interrupted.Caspian's uncle, Miroz, who had usurped the throne, had to buy a ship from the Garma when he sent the seven lords to sea, and the sailors he hired were also Garma.But now, Caspian is teaching the Narnians to be seafaring peoples again.The Dawn Tread is by far the finest ship they have ever built.It was so petite, and in front of the mast, on one side was the central hatch and the sailboat, and on the other side was a chicken coop where Lucy fed the hens, and there was little room for the deck compartment in between.But the ship was the most beautiful of its kind, and the sailors called it "the beautiful lady", and it was of beautiful shape, pure color, and every mast log, sail rope, and rivet was of fine workmanship.Eustace, of course, doesn't like anything, and keeps boasting about cruise ships, motorboats, airplanes, submarines, and the like."
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As if he knew a lot about these things."
Edmund muttered under his breath.However, the other two are very fond of the Dawn Tread.When they returned to their aft cabin for dinner, they saw that the vast expanse of the western sky was dyed crimson by the setting sun, and then they felt the hull of the ship shake, and their lips tasted salty, and Lucy felt that she was speechless with happiness at the thought of the unknown continent at the edge of the eastern world.Eustace's idea is best told to you in his own words.The next morning, when they had all retrieved their dried clothes, he took out a small black notebook and a pen and began to write in his diary.He always carried this notebook with him and wrote down his scores on it.Although he didn't care about any homework per se, he was so enthusiastic about grades that he would even walk up to people and ask, "I got a high score, how many points did you get?"
but it didn't seem possible to get any points on the Dawn Treader, so he started keeping a diary now.The first paragraph reads as follows: On the seventh of August, if this was not a dream, it had been twenty-four hours on this terrible ship, and it was a blessing that I had not been seasick, and that the waves were constantly rushing towards me, and I had seen countless times the hull of the ship almost submerged.Everyone else pretended to be oblivious to this.If it's not for show-off, it's because, as Harold said, one of the most cowardly things ordinary people do is to close their eyes to the facts.Going to sea on such a small broken ship is simply stupid and insane.Not much bigger than a lifeboat, and, of course, the interior is absolutely primitive, with no large reception rooms, no radios, no bathrooms, no deck chairs.I was dragged around last night, and it was hard to hear the man named Caspian constantly flaunting his ridiculously little toy boat, as if it were the Queen Mary.I tried to tell him what a real ship was like, but he was too stupid to know what I was talking about.Neither Edmund nor Lucy will be on my side to support me, of course.I don't think a kid like Lucy is aware of the danger at all, and Edmund has been flattering Caspian and everyone here is like that.They called him king, I said I was a republican, and he actually asked me what that meant.He looked like he didn't know anything.Needless to say, I was housed in one of the worst cabins of the boat, a complete dungeon, and Lucy was housed in an entire cabin on deck.Compared to other similar cabins in this place, it was almost a fairly comfortable room.Caspian said because she was a girl.I tried to make him understand what Abetta had said that doing these things was really degrading the status of a girl, but he was too stupid.However, he should have understood that if I continued to live in that cave, I might get sick.Edmund said I shouldn't complain endlessly, because Caspian gave up his room to Lucy, and he would stay with us.As if that way, he hadn't made the room more crowded and worse.I almost forgot to mention that there's another rat-like thing here, and it's the most annoying face in front of everyone, and the others can tolerate it if they want to, but if it tries to mess with me, I'll snap its tail off at once.Also, the food here is terrible.The trouble between Eustace and Repechipp came sooner than expected.Before lunch the next day, when everyone else was sitting around the table, waiting for the voyage to make everyone's appetite surprisingly good, Eustace rushed in, rubbing his hands together and shouting, "That little beast almost killed me, and I insist that it be kept under strict control."
Casbian, I can file a lawsuit against you, I can order you to destroy it" At this moment, Repecip appeared, its dagger drawn and its beard cocked, but it remained as polite as ever."
I ask for your pardon," he said, "especially Her Majesty.If I had known that he would be here for protection, I would have waited for him to change his ways. ”"What the hell is going on," Edmund asked quickly.Here's how it really is.Repecip didn't think the ship was moving fast enough, and he always liked to sit on the bulwark next to the dragon's head in front of him, gazing at the eastern horizon and softly singing songs that the tree god had written for it in his thin voice.Despite the constant rocking of the hull, it never had to hold anything, it had excellent balance control and sat beautifully.Perhaps it was its long tail dragging on the inner deck of the bulwark, which made it easy to keep its balance, and everyone on board knew its habits like family, especially the sailors.Because as long as one person is on duty, then the other person can relax and chat.As for why Eustace stumbled all the way to the foredeck with slippery soles and staggered steps, Repecipco had never heard of him still being seasick.Maybe he wanted to see the land, maybe he wanted to walk around the kitchen and get something to eat.Anyway, when he saw the long tail that dragged down, it was probably quite tempting for him, and he thought how funny it would be if he grabbed the tail and lifted Reppechip upside down, and slammed it up for a moment or two, and then quickly ran away, hiding to the side and laughing, and at first the plan seemed to be going very well.The mouse was not much heavier than a big cat, and Eustace threw it out of the railing in the blink of an eye, its limbs all spread out, its mouth wide open, and it looked silly that Eustace thought.But it's a pity that Repecip has experienced countless bloody battles in his life, and he has not lost his calmness and his good martial arts for a moment, it stands to reason that the tail was caught, and the body was still rolling in the air, and it was not easy to draw the sword out at this time, but it did it.Then the next thing, Eustace suddenly felt a lot of pain in his hand, and then he realized that he had two more scars on his hand, and he had to let go of the tail in his hand.Then the rat rolled on the deck like a ball, leaped up again, and confronted him face to face, waving the long, shiny, sharp-like thing in his hand, and gesturing fiercely an inch in front of his belly.Attacking below the belly is not a foul for Narnia's rats, as it is almost impossible for them to stab higher than that."
Stop," Eustace said hurriedly, "go away, get this nasty thing away, it's dangerous."
I said, stop it, I'll sue Caspiah, I'm going to tie you up and shut you up. ”"Coward, why don't you draw your sword," the mouse squeaked angrily, "draw your sword and come out to duel, or I'll beat you all over with my sword." ”"I don't have a sword at all," Eustace said quickly, "I'm a pacifist, and I don't approve of war, fighting, or anything like that." ”"I can understand that," Repecip put his sword back in its scabbard, and snapped, "you're not going to give me a satisfactory answer," "I don't know what you mean by that," Eustace said, guarding his hand, "and if you don't know what to do with a joke, then I don't bother to bother with you." ”"Then take this trick," said Repecip angrily, "and this trick that teaches you to be polite, to respect a knight, to respect a mouse and its tail," and with every word it spoke, it swung a sword at Eustace, made of the finest steel smelted by a dwarf, as soft and practical as a birch branch.Eustace was naturally free of corporal punishment when he was in school, so it was a new feeling for him.That's why, though he wasn't seasick yet, he was able to quickly escape the bow of the ship in less than a minute, run across the long deck, and burst into the door of the cabin.In fact, for Eustace, not only was it hot, but its delicate sword was also hot, and even it felt hot.Soon, Eustace realized that everyone took the issue of duels extremely seriously.He heard Caspian order to lend him a sword, while Drinin and Edmund were discussing whether or not this advantage over his much taller Ray Pepper should be counteracted in some way, and it was a little less difficult to settle things down at this point.He apologized sullenly to Ray Pechip, and then followed Lucy.He washed his hands, bandaged himself, and then returned to his bunk, where he lay down on his side.t1706231537: