When the dishes were served, namely pigeon pies, cold cuts of ham, lettuce salad, and pastries, everyone drew their chairs to the table and began to eat, and the knight continued: "You must understand, friends, that I know nothing of myself, that I do not know where I came from this dark world, and that I have no memory of what happened before I entered the court of this holy queen.But I think it was she who saved me from evil magic, and she was grateful for her generosity that brought me here.Honest frog feet, your cup is empty, allow me to fill it for you again.Moreover, it seems highly probable that these thoughts are true, for even now I am bound by a spell that only Madame can save me.Every night for an hour, my mind would change terribly, and after the change of mind, there would be a change in my body.In the beginning, I would become furious, angry, and unreasonable, and if I wasn't tied up, I would rush at my dearest friends and try to kill them.Before long, I was a serpent-like thing, hungry, murderous, and deadly.Your Excellency, please enjoy another piece of pigeon breast.That's what they told me, and of course what they said must be true, for that's what Madame told me.I myself had no idea of this, for by the time I came to my senses, an hour had passed, and I had long since forgotten about the evil attack, and had recovered to its original state, and my mind had regained its sobriety, and in a way, I was a little tired.Miss, eat a piece of honey cake, which has been brought to me from some savage land in the far south.Now Her Majesty knows by spell that once she makes me king of a country on the land world, and crowns me, I will be freed from this magic.We've chosen that country, and we've got a place to break ground.Her undergroundmen had worked day and night, digging a path beneath the site, which had been dug very high and was so far less than twenty feet from the meadows of the country's above-ground inhabitants.Soon, the fate of the inhabitants of the earth will change.The Queen herself is here tonight at the excavation site, and I hope she will send a message.At that time, the thin top of the land separating me from my kingdom will be breached, and under her leadership, I will ride forward, fully armed, and lead a thousand underground men behind me to attack our enemies by surprise, kill their leaders, take their military strongholds, and become their new king in twenty-four hours. ”"That's a bit of a bad luck for them, isn't it?"
said Eustace."
You are such an amazing child, full of extraordinary intellect," exclaimed the knight, "because, by the vouch of my reputation, I had never thought of such a thing before, and I know what you mean. ”For a second or two he seemed a little slightly anxious, but soon he was at ease, and then burst into a loud laugh, "Ah, don't be so serious, just imagine, each of them was busy with their own business, and never dreamed that under their peaceful fields and floors, only six feet away, an army was preparing to break through the ground like a fountain and attack them, isn't that the most ridiculous and ridiculous thing in the world, They would never have imagined that such a thing would happen.Heck, they themselves had no choice but to laugh at the miracle after learning the trauma of failure for the first time. ”"I'm not at all amused," said Jill, "and I think you're going to be a total evil tyrant by then." ”"What," said the knight, still laughing, patting her on the head in a very irritating way, "is our little girl still a far-sighted politician, but, do not be afraid, dear.During my reign in that country, I will all act according to Madame's strategy, and besides, Madame will be my queen at that time.Madame's word will be my king's law, just as my word will be the law of our conquered people. ”"In the world I came in," said Jill, who diminished in her affection for him with each extra minute, "the men who are dictated by their wives have no brains." ”"When you have a man of your own, you won't think like that."
The knight said, apparently thinking it was funny, "but with Madame, that's a different story."
I willingly obey her wishes, and Madame has saved me from danger a thousand times.No mother would have taken the painstaking and tender consideration of her children as Her Majesty had for me.Oh, look at her, she took me on horseback again and again to the overland world, and got my eyes used to the sun again and again.I had to be fully armed and pull down my face so no one could see my face, and I was absolutely not allowed to talk to anyone, because she knew by magic, and that would get in the way of freeing me from that painful magic.Is not such a lady worthy of a man's single-minded and unreserved adoration and affection?"
”Pudgren spoke in a strange tone, which meant that he was saying all the opposite.Before they had finished their supper, they were completely tired of the knight's conversation.Pudgren thought to himself, "I don't know what the hell that witch is trying to play with this little fool." ”Eustace thought to himself, "He's a big baby who depends on that woman too much, and he revolves around her for everything, and he's just a fool." ”And Jill mused, "I haven't met a stupid, conceited, and selfish fool like him in a long time." ”However, after they had dinner, the knight's mood changed, and he stopped laughing."
Friends," he said, "my hour is now very near, and it is a shame for you to see me having a seizure, but I am afraid to be alone.They'll soon come in and tie my hands and feet to the chair over there.Alas, it must be done, for they told me that in my wrath I would destroy everything within my reach. ”"Well," said Eustace, "of course, I'm sorry that you fell under the spell, but what will happen to us when those guys come to kidnap you, they said they'd throw us in jail, but we don't like that kind of dark place at all, we'd rather stay here until you get better if you can." ”"Sure enough, it was well thought out," said the knight, "that it is customary that only the queen will stay with me when I am in a wicked attack.She cared for my honor so gently and considerately that she could not tolerate even anyone but herself hearing what I said during the madness.But I'm having a hard time convincing the goblin attendants to let you stay with me, and I think I can hear their soft footsteps coming upstairs by now.Hurry through the door over there, it's the door to my other room.Either you wait until they untie me and I'll go there; Or, if you will, come back here and sit with me for a while while I babble. ”They followed his instructions and walked out of the room through a door that seemed to have never been opened, and which led them to a corridor that was bright and not dark that they were happy to see, much to everyone's delight.They tried to open every door and found the wash they desperately needed, and even a mirror."
He didn't even ask us to wash up before dinner," Jill muttered dissatisfiedly, wiping her face dry, "what a self-serving, self-centered fool." ”"Are we going to go back and observe magic, or are we going to stay here?"
asked Eustace."
I propose to stay," said Jill, "and I'd rather not go and see it." ”Still, she was a little curious."
No, go back," Pudgren was adamant, "we may find some information in it, and we're going to do everything we can to get there."
I am sure that the queen is a witch and an enemy of ours.And those underground people will blow our heads off when they see us.The land is filled with the smell of danger, lies, magic, and rebellion stronger than I had ever heard before.We need to be deaf and vigilant. ”They returned to the end of the hallway and gently pushed the door open."
No problem."
That means, Eustace said, that there are no more underground people there.So they all went back to the room where they had just finished their dinner.Now the door was closed, obscuring the curtain they had passed through when they first entered.The knight sat on a strange silver chair, to which they bound his ankles, knees, elbows, wrists, and his waist.He was sweating profusely and had a pained expression on his face."
Come in, friends," he said, glancing at them quickly, "my time for seizures is not yet up.Don't be silent, for I tell the squire who spies on the news that you have gone to sleep.Now I can feel like I'm about to have a seizure.Hurry up and listen to me while I can still control myself.During my seizures, there is a good chance that I will beg you, half pleading, half threatening to let you untie me and say that I am like this.I will say the sweetest and most terrible things to you.But don't listen to me, be sure to cover your ears and not listen.Because as long as I'm tied, you'll be safe.But if I get up and get out of this chair, then first my fury will explode, and after that," he shuddered, "will turn into an abominable serpent." ”"Don't worry we're going to release you," Pudgren said, "we don't want to see crazy savages, and we don't want to meet poisonous snakes. ”"None of us would do that."
Eustace and Jill said in unison."
Still," added Pudgren in a low voice, "we shouldn't be too sure.We need to be vigilant.As you know, we've missed everything.Once he starts having seizures, he gets very cunning, and I don't think that's surprising.Can we trust each other, everybody is willing to promise, no matter what he says, don't touch those ropes, no matter what he says, remember," Eustace said."
No matter what he says or does, there's nothing in this world that can make me change my mind."
Jill said."
ShhPudgren said.The knight began to rise.His face was as dead as ashes, and he writhed in pain in bondage.I don't know if it's because I'm sorry for him, or whatever, but Jill thinks he looks a little better than before."
Ah," he said, "magic, magic, heavy, disordered, cold, sticky evil webs buried alive, dragged to the ground, dragged into the black evil, how many years have I lived in this trap for ten years, or a thousand years of monsters around me.Oh please, let me out, let me go back, let me feel the breeze and let me see the sky where there used to be a little pool.When you look down into the pool, you can see that all the trees are reflected in the water, a green and gloomy place, and deep underneath the trees, very deep, is the blue sky. ”He had been whispering just now, but now he raised his head, his eyes fixed on them, and said in a loud and clear voice, "Hurry up and I'm conscious now."
Every night I was awake.As long as I can get away from this magical rider, I'll stay awake and I'll be a man again.However, every night they would tie me up, so every day my opportunities were lost.But you are not enemies, and I am not your prisoner.Cut the ropes quickly" "Don't give in, hold on," Pudgren said to the two children."
I beg you to listen to me," said the knight, who forced himself to speak calmly, "did they tell you that if I were released from this chair, I would kill you, and become a poisonous snake, and I could see from the look on your face that they had told you."
It's a lie, in fact, it's only in this hour that my brain is awake: the rest of the day I'm bewitched by magic.You are neither underground nor witches, so why are you on their side, please be kind and cut the rope from me" "Calm down, be calm, be calm," the three of them reminded each other."
Oh, you are hard-hearted," said the knight, "and believe me, you are looking at a poor man who has suffered a lot of hardships that no ordinary man can endure.What am I sorry for you, you are on the same side as my enemies, let me continue to endure such pain, time slipped away minute by minute, and now you can save me, otherwise, when this hour passes, I will become a fool who lacks the ability to think toy or dog's leg.Not only that, but more like the hostages and tools of the most vicious woman who ever planned to harm men.Every night, only tonight she is not here, please listen to me, once the opportunity is lost, it will not come again" "It's just terrible.I wish we had stayed out of here and waited until he had a seizure before coming back. ”Jill said in a panic."
Calm" Pudgren reminded her.The prisoner's voice had now risen to the level of a scream: "Hey, let me go, give me my sword, once my sword is free, I will definitely take revenge on the underworld, and the generations of the underworld will talk about my revenge" "It's the stage of rage," Eustace said, "I hope those knots are okay." ”"Well," said Pudgren, "if he were free now, he would be twice as strong as usual."
And my sword wasn't very flexible, and the two of us couldn't escape his palm, which I didn't think was surprising, and then Jill was left alone to fend off the viper. ”The prisoner was now desperately trying to break free from the ropes that had been straining into his wrists and ankles."
Beware," he said, "beware, one night I really broke off, but the witch was there.You don't have her help tonight.If you let me go now, I'll be your friend.Otherwise, I am your enemy. ”"Scheming, treacherous and cunning," said Pudgren.The prisoner said, "I beg you to set me free.In the name of all fear and all love, in the name of the bright skies of the land world, in the name of the great lion king, in the name of Aslan himself, I command you" "Oh" all three of them cried out as if they were wounded."
That's the instruction," Pudgren said."
That's exactly what the instructions say."
Eustace said more cautiously."
Oh, what are we going to do," Jill asked in alarm.That's a terrible question.If the first time he just happened to call the name they really cared about, then what was the use of the promise he had just made to each other not to let the knights free for any reason?
On the other hand, if they weren't going to follow the instructions, what was the use of keeping those instructions in mind, but did Aslan really intend for them to let anyone who made a request in its name, even if it was a madman, could it be just a coincidence, or, if the queen of the underworld knew everything related to the instructions, Let the knights remember the name so that they can fall into the trap, but if this is the real instruction, then what to do The previous three instructions have been missed, and they dare not miss the fourth."
Oh, if only we knew what to do," Jill said."
I think we do know."
Pudgren said."
Do you mean that if we untie him, everything will be fine?"
asked Eustace."
I'm not sure," Pudgren said, "but you know, Aslan didn't tell Jill what was going to happen, it just told her what to do.I don't think it's surprising that once that guy stands up and it's our time to die.But then we are not acting against the instructions. ”They all stood there staring at each other with their eyes shining.It's a breathless moment."
Alright," said Jill suddenly, "let's make a decision."
Goodbye, everyone" They all shook hands.The knight was screaming right now, his cheeks drenched in sweat."
Let's get started, Eustace."
Pudgren said.It and Eustace drew their swords and walked towards the prisoner."
In Aslan's name."
As they spoke, they began to cut the rope in an orderly manner.As soon as the prisoner was free, he jumped up and rushed to the other side of the room, grabbed his own sword, which had been untied from him and placed on the table, and drew it out at once."
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The first one is you," he shouted, and slashed down with his sword at the silver chair.It must have been a fine sword, and as soon as the silver chair touched the blade, it broke in two like a rope, and in an instant, only a few shards of the chair were still spinning and shining on the floor.When the chair broke, there was a bright flash, a burst of thunder, and for a moment a disgusting smell."
Lie there, damned magic tool," he said angrily, "lest your mistress use you on another victim." ”With that, he turned to look at his savior.At this moment, the look that could not tell what it was, that little wrong look, had disappeared from his face."
What," he cried out to Pudgren, "isn't there a swamp monster in front of me, a real, energetic, honest Narnia swamp monster" "Oh, so after all, you've heard of Narnia," Jill said."
When I fell under the spell, did I forget about it," asked the knight, "well, that bit and all the other troubles of magic are over."
You can trust me to know Narnia, because I am the prince of Relia, and the great King of Caspian is my father. ”"Your Royal Highness," said Pudgren, kneeling down on one leg and the two children did the same, "we have come here to find you, and for no other purpose. ”"Who are you, my other two life-savers," the prince asked Eustace and Gil."
We were sent from the ends of the world by Aslan himself to find His Highness."
Eustace replied, "My name is Eustace Scrobe, and I sailed with King Kespian to the island of La Mandou. ”"I owe you all a debt that I can't repay in my life.""
How is my father, is he still alive?"
"Your Highness, before we left Narnia, he set sail for the East again. ”"Your Highness must ponder, for the King is very old and will die in the middle of the journey. ”"You say, he's very old.So, how long have I fallen into the hands of this powerful witch" "It's been more than ten years since His Highness disappeared in the forests of northern Narnia. ”"Ten years," exclaimed the prince in astonishment, and stretched out his hand to wipe it on his face, as if to wipe away the past, "yes, I believe in you.Because now that I am my true self, I can remember that enchanted life, even though I don't remember my true self when I was enchanted.So now, pretty friends, but, wait a minute, I hear their footsteps going upstairs.Isn't that soft, rustling footsteps disgusting Phew, young man, lock the door.Or, stay there.I had a better idea than that.If Aslan had given me wisdom, I would have fooled these underground.You do what I instruct. ”He resolutely walked to the door and opened it.t1706231537: