CHAPTEREIGHTTWONARROES
EVERYONEwascheerfulastheDawnTreadersailedfronIsland。Theyhadfairwindsassoonastheywereoutofthebayamtotheunknownlandwhihadseenwhenflyihemountaiacewasstilladragon。Itwasalowgreenislandihingbutrabbitsas，butfromtheruinsofstos，andfromblaedplaceswherefireshadbeen，theyjudgedthatithadbeeloherewerealsosomebonesandbroken>
“Pirates'ian。
“on's，”saidEdmund。
&herthiherewasalittleskinboat，orcorathesands。Itwasmadeofhidestretchedoverawickerframework。Itwasatinyboat，barelyfourfeetlong，andthepaddlewhichstilllayinitortiothateitherithadbeenmadeforachildorelsethatthepeopleofthattryhadbeenDicheepdecidedtokeepit，asitwasjusttherightsizeforhim;soitwastakenonboard。TheycalledthatlandBurntIsland，andsailedawaybeforenoon。
Forsomefivedaystheyrah-south-eastwind，outofsightofalllaherfishnull。ThentheyhadadaywheilltheafteracelosttwogamesofchesstoReepidbegalikehisoldanddisagreeableselfagain，andEdmuheycouldhavegohSusan。ThenLucylookedoutofthesternwindowsandsaid:“Hello!Idobelieveit'sstopping。Andwhat'sthat?”
&umbleduptothepoopatthisandfoundthattherainhadstoppedandthatDrinian，atch，wasalshardatsomethingastern。Orrather，atseveralthings。Theylookedalittlelikesmoothroundedrocks，awholelihintervalsofaboutfortyfeetiween。
“Butthey'tberocks，”Drinianwassayiheyweren'ttherefiveminutesago。”
“Andone'sjustdisappeared，”saidLucy。
&here'sanotheroneingup，”saidEdmund。
“Andnearer，”saidEustace。
“Hangit!”said。“Thewholethingismovingthis>
“Andmovidealquiwesail，Sire，”saidDrinian。“It'llbeupwithusinaminute。”
Theyallheldtheirbreath，foritisnotatallobepursuedbyanunkheronlawhatitturobewasfarworsethananyonehadsuspected。Suddenly，onlyaboutthelengthofacricketpittheirportside，anappalliselfoutofthesea。Itwasallgreensandvermilionswithpurpleblotches—exceptwhereshellfishgtoit—aherlikeahorse's，thoughwithoutears。Ithadenormouseyes，eyesmadefthroughthedarkdepthsoftheodagapingmouthfilledwithdoublerofish-liketeeth。ItwhattheyfirsttooktobeahugeasmoreaemergedeveryohiswassbodyandthatatlasttheywereseeinglehavefoolishlywahegreatSeaSerpent。Thefoldsofitsgigantictailcouldbeseenfaraway，risingatintervalsfromthesurfaowitsheadwastuphighertha。
Everymaohison，buttherewasnothihemoofreach。“Shoot!Shoot!”criedtheMasterBowman，andseveralobeyed，butthearrowsglaheSeaSerpent'shideasifitlated。Then，foradreadfulminute，everyoill，staringupatitseyesandmouthandwwhereitwouldpounce。
Butitdidn'tpouitsheadforwardacrosstheshipoheyardofthemast。Nowitsheadwasjustbesidethefightingtop。Stillitstretdstretchedtillitsheadwasoverthestarboardbulwark。Thendowoe—notontothecrowdeddetothewater，sothatthewholeshipwasunderanarchofserpent。Andalmostatoartogetsmaller:ihestarboardtheSeaSerpentwasnowalmosttougtheDawnTreader'sside。
&ace（whohadreallybeentryiobehavewell，tilltherainahimbaowdidthefirstbravethinghehadeverdone。Hewaswearingasiahim。Assoo'sbodywasnearenoughoarboardsidehejumpedontothebulwarkandbeganhagatitwithallhismight。Itistruethatheaplishednothingbey'ssed-bestswordintobits，butitwasafihingfiohavedone。
OtherswouldhavejoinedhimifatthatmomentReepicheephad，“Don'tfight!Push!”ItwassounusualfortheMousetoadviseaofightthat，eveninthatterriblemomeurohim。Andwheothebulwark，forwardoftheshislittlefurrybastitshugescaly，slimybadbeganpushingashardashecould，quiteanumberofpeoplesawwhathemeantahsidesoftheshiptodothesame。Andwheer，theSeaSerpent'sheadappearedagain，thistimeoside，andthistimewithitsba，theood。
&ehadmadealoopofitselfroureaderaodrawthelooptight。Whenitgotquitetight—snap!—therewouldbefloatingmatchwoodwheretheshiphadbeenanditcouldpickthemoutofthewateroheiroopushtheloopbackwardtillitslidoverthesterthesamethiopushtheshipforwardoutoftheloop。
Reepiehad，oforegthisthanofliftingupacathedral，buthehadnearlykilledhimselfwithtryihersshovedhimaside。Verysoonthewholeship'spaLudtheMouse（whichwasfainting）wasintwolohetwobulwarks，ea'schesttothebaaninfront，sothattheweightofthewholelihelastman，pushingfortheirlives。Forafewsigseds（whichseemedlikehours）nothiohappen。Joidropped，breathgruntsandgasps。Theheshipwasmovihatthesnake-loopwasfurtherfromthemastthanithadbeen。Buttheyalsosawthatitwassmaller。Andnerwasathand。Couldtheygetitoverthepoop，orwasitalreadytootight?Yes。Itwouldjustfit。Itwasrestingonthepooprails。Adozenupohiswasfarbetter。TheSeaSerpent'sbodythattheyakealihepoopandpushsidebyside。Hhtilleveryohehighcarvedsterail，oftheDawwouldbequiteimpossibletogetthebruteoverthat。
“Anaxe，”criedhoarsely，“andstillshove。”Luewwhereeverythingwas，heardhimwhereshewasstandingonthemaiaringupatthepoop。Inafewsedsshehadbeetheaxe，andwasrushiothepoop。Butjustasshereachedthetoptherecameagreatoiselikeatreeingdownandtheshiproddartedforward。ForatthatverymomeherbecausetheSeaSerpentushedsohard，orbecauseitfoolishlydecidedtodrawthehewholeofthecarvedsternbrokeoffandtheshipwasfree。
&hersweretooexhaustedtoseewhatLucysaw。There，afewyardsbehiheloopofSeaSerpent'sbodygotrapidlysmalleraoasplash。Lucyalwayssaid（butofcourseshewasveryexcitedatthemoment，anditmayhavebeenonlyimagination）thatshesawalookofidioticsatisfathecreature'sface。Whatisisthatitwasaverystupidanimal，forinsteadtheshipittursheadroundandbegannosingallalongitsownbodyasifitexpectedtofindthewreckageoftheDawhere。ButtheDawnTreaderwasalreadywellaway，runningbeforeafreshbreeze，andthemenlayandsatpantingandgroaningallaboutthedeck，tillpresentlytheywereabletotalkaboutit，aolaughaboutit。AndwhensomerumhadbeeheyevenraisedadeveryohevalourofEustace（thoughithadn'tdoneanygood）andofReepicheep。
&heysailedforthreedaysmoreandsawnothingbutseaandsky。Ohdaythewihenorthandtheseasbegaheafternoonithadnearlybeeagale。Butatthesametimetheysightedlabow。
“Byyourleave，Sire，”saidDrirytogetuhattrybyrowingandlieinharbour，maybetillthisisover。”agreed，butalainstthegaledidnthemtothelandbef。Bythelastlightofthatdaytheysteeredintoanaturalharbouraashorethatnight。Inthemtheyfouhegreenbayed，lonely-lookingtrywhichslopeduptoarockysummit。Fromthewindysummitestreamingrapidly。Theyloweredtheboatahaercasksempty。
“Whichstreamshallwewaterat，Drinian?”saidashetookhisseatisoftheboat。“Thereseemtobetwoingdownintothebay。”
“Itmakeslittleodds，Sire，”saidDrinian。“ButIthinkit'sashorterpulltothatoarboard-theeasternone。”
&herain，”saidLucy。
“Ishouldthinkitdoes!”saidEdmund，foriteltinghard。“Isay，let'sgototheotherstream。Therearetreesthereandwe'llhavesomeshelter。”
&'s，”saidEustaopoiterthanweneed。”