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the last battle_c·s·刘易斯-第章

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then eustace came to his senses and saw the calormenes scampering back to  their friends。 but not all of them。 two lay dead; pierced by jewels horn; one by  tirians sword。 the fox lay dead at his own feet; and he wondered if it was he who  had killed it。

the bull also was down; shot through the eye by an arrow from jill and  gashed in his side by the boars tusk。 but our side had its losses too。 three dogs were  killed and a fourth was hobbling behind the line on three legs and whimpering。 the bear  lay on the ground; moving feebly。 then it mumbled in its throaty voice; bewildered to  the last; 〃i … i dont understand;〃 laid its big head down on the grass as quietly as a  child going to sleep; and never moved again。

in fact; the first attack had failed。 eustace didnt seem able to be glad  about it: he was so terribly thirsty and his arm ached so。

as the defeated calormenes went back to their mander; the dwarfs began  jeering at them。

〃had enough; darkies?〃 they yelled。 〃dont you like it? why doesnt your  great tarkaan go and fight himself instead of sending you to be killed? poor darkies!鈥

〃dwarfs;〃 cried tirian。 〃e here and use your swords; not your tongues。  there is still time。 dwarfs of narnia! you can fight well; i know。 e back to your  allegiance。鈥

〃yah!〃 sneered the dwarfs。 〃not likely。 youre just as big humbugs as the  other lot。 we dont want any kings。 the dwarfs are for the dwarfs。 boo!鈥

then the drum began: not a dwarf drum this time; but a big bulls hide  calormene drum。

the children from the very first hated the sound。 boom … boom … ba…ba…boom  it went。 but they would have hated it far worse if they had known what it meant。 tirian  did。 it meant that there were other calormene troops somewhere near and that rishda  tarkaan was  

calling them to his aid。 tirian and jewel looked at one another sadly。 they  had just begun to hope that they might win that night: but it would be all over with them  if new enemies appeared。

tirian gazed despairingly round。 several narnians were standing with the  calormenes; whether through treachery or in honest fear of 〃tashlan〃。 others were  sitting still; staring; not likely to join either side。 but there were fewer animals now: the crowd  was much smaller。 clearly; several of them had just crept quietly away during the  fighting。

boom … boom … ba…ba…boom went the horrible drum。 then another sound began  to mix with it。 〃listen!〃 said jewel: and then 〃look!〃 said farsight。 a moment  later there was no doubt what it was。 with a thunder of hoofs; with tossing heads; widened  nostrils; and waving manes; over a score of talking horses of narnia came charging up the  hill。 the gnawers and nibblers had done their work。

poggin the dwarf and the children opened their mouths to cheer but that  cheer never came。 suddenly the air was full of the sound of twanging bow…strings and  hissing arrows。

it was the dwarfs who were shooting and … for a moment jill could hardly  believe her eyes … they were shooting the horses。 dwarfs are deadly archers。 horse  after horse rolled over。 not one of those noble beasts ever reached the king。

〃little swine;〃 shrieked eustace; dancing in his rage。 〃dirty; filthy;  treacherous little brutes。〃 even jewel said; 〃shall i run after those dwarfs; sire; and spit  ten of them on my horn at each plunge?〃 but tirian with his face as stern as stone; said;  〃stand fast; jewel。

if you must weep; sweetheart (this was to jill); turn your face aside and  see you wet not your bow…string。 and peace; eustace。 do not scold; like a kitchen…girl。 no  warrior scolds。

courteous words or else hard knocks are his only language。鈥

but the dwarfs jeered back at eustace。 〃that was a surprise for you; little  boy; eh?

thought we were on your side; did you? no fear。 we dont want any talking  horses。 we dont want you to win any more than the other gang。 you cant take us in。  the dwarfs are for the dwarfs。鈥

rishda tarkaan was still talking to his men; doubtless making arrangements  for the next attack and probably wishing he had sent his whole force into the first。 the  drum boomed on。 then; to their horror; tirian and his friends heard; far fainter as if  from a long way off; an answering drum。 another body of calormenes had heard rishdas  signal and were ing to support him。 you would not have known from tirians face that he  had now given up all hope。

〃listen;〃 he whispered in a matter…of…fact voice; 〃we must attack now;  before yonder miscreants are strengthened by their friends。鈥

〃bethink you; sire;〃 said poggin; 〃that here we have the good wooden wall  of the stable at our backs。 if we advance; shall we not be encircled and get sword…points  between our shoulders?鈥

〃i would say as you do; dwarf;〃 said tirian。 〃were it not their very plan  to force us into the stable? the further we are from its deadly door; the better。鈥

〃the king is right;〃 said farsight。 〃away from this accursed stable; and  whatever goblin lives inside it; at all costs。鈥

〃yes; do lets;〃 said eustace。 〃im ing to hate the very sight of it。鈥

〃good;〃 said tirian。 〃now look yonder to our left。 you see a great rock  that gleams white like marble in the firelight。 first we will fall upon those calormenes。  you; maiden; shall move out on our left and shoot as fast as ever you may into their ranks:  and you; eagle; fly at their faces from the right。 meanwhile we others will be charging  them。 when we are so close; jill; that you can no longer shoot at them for fear of  striking us; go back to the white rock and wait。 you others; keep your ears wide even in the  fighting。 we must put them to flight in a few minutes or else not at all; for we are fewer  than they。 as soon as i call back; then rush to join jill at the white rock; where we shall  have protection behind us and can breathe awhile。 now; be off; jill。鈥

feeling terribly alone; jill ran out about twenty feet; put her right leg  back and her left leg forward; and set an arrow to her string。 she wished her hands were not  shaking so。

〃thats a rotten shot!〃 she said as her first arrow sped towards the enemy  and flew over their heads。 but she had another on the string next moment: she knew that  speed was what mattered。 she saw something big and black darting into the faces of  the calormenes。 that was farsight。 first one man; and then another; dropped  his sword and put up both his hands to defend his eyes。 then one of her own arrows hit a  man; and another hit a narnian wolf; who had; it seemed; joined the enemy。 but she  had been shooting only for a few seconds when she had to stop。 with a flash of  swords and of the boars tusks and jewels horn; and with deep baying from the dogs; tirian  and his party were rushing on their enemies; like men in a hundred yards race。 jill was  astonished to see how unprepared the calormenes seemed to be。 she did not realize that  this was the result of her work and the eagles。 very few troops can keep on looking  steadily to the front if they are getting arrows in their faces from one side and being  pecked by an eagle on the other。

〃oh well done。 well done!〃 shouted jill。 the kings party were cutting  their way right into the enemy。 the u
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