CHAPTERFIVESADVEHEMOUNTAINS
&his,dhistutorhadmaversatioheGreatTower,andateaversationlearOldNarnia,sothatthinkinganddreamingabouttheolddays,andlongingthattheymighteback,fillednearlyallhissparehours。Butofcoursehehadnotmanyhourstospare,forionwasbegi。Helearnedswhtingandriding,swimminganddiving,howtoshootwiththebolayontheredthetheorbo,howtohuagandcuthimupwhenhewasdead,besidesography,Rhetoric,Heraldry,VersifidofcourseHistory,withalittleLaw,Physic,AldAstronomy。OfMagiedoheory,forDoeliussaidthepracticalpartroperstudyforprindImyself,”headded,“amonlyaveryimperfectmagidlythesmallestexperiments。”OfNavigation(“Whiobleandheroicalart,”saidtheDoctor)hewastaughtnothing,begMirazdisapprovedofshipsandthesea。
Healsreatdealbyusinghisowneyesandears。Asalittleboyhehadoftenwonderedwhyhedislikedhisaunt,QueenPrunaprismia;henowsawthatitwasbecauseshedislikedhim。HealsobegaNarniaytry。ThetaxeswerehighandthelawsweresternandMirazwasa。
AftersomeyearstherecameatimewhentheQueeobeillandtherewasagreatdealofbustleaherileanddoeaierswhispered。Thiswasinearlysummertime。A,whileallthisfusswasgoingon,ectedlywakeoreliusafterhehadbeenonlyafewhoursinbed。
“ArewegoingtodoalittleAstronomy,Doctor?”said。
“Hush!”saidtheDoctor。“TrustmealyasItellyou。Putonallyourclothes;youhavealongjourneybeforeyou。”
wasverysurprised,buthehadlearohavehisTutorandhebegandoioldatonhewasdressedtheDoctorsaid,“Ihaveawalletforyou。Wemustgoiroomandfillitwithviyhness'ssuppertable。”
“Mygeihere,”said。
“TheyarefastasleepandwillheDoaveryminibutIatleasttriveacharmedsleep。”
&iedthere,sureelemen-in-waitingwere,sprawlingondsnhard。Doeliusquicklycutuptheremainsofacolddsomesliisonahbreadandanappleorsoandalittleflaskofgoodwihewalletwhigaveto。Itfittedonbyastrapover'sshoulder,likeasatchelyouwouldusefbookstoschool。
“Haveyouyoursword?”askedtheDoctor。
“Yes,”said。
&hismaohidethesworda。Thatht。AgototheGreatTo>
&heyhadreachedthetopofthetower(itwasaight,notatallliketheheyhadseeionofTarvaandAlambil)Doeliussaid,“DearPrinustleavethiscastleatooseekyourfortuhewideworld。Yourlifeisindangerhere。”
“ian。
“BecauseyouarethetrueKingofNarnia:theTeruesonandheiroftheNinth。LooyourMajesty'—ao'sgreatsurprise,thelittlemandroppeddownononekneeandkissedhishand。
“Whatdoesitallmean?Idon'tuand,”said。
“Iwonderyouhaveneveraskedmebefore,”saidtheDoctor,“why,beingthesonofKing,youarenotKingyourself。EveryoyourMajestyknowsthatMirazisausurper。WhebegantorulehedideheKing:hecalledhimselfLordProtector。Butthenyourroyalmotherdied,thegoodQueeelmarinewhowaseverkihen,ohegreatlords,whohadknownyourfather,diedordisappeared。Notbyat,either。Mirazweededthemout。BelisarandUvilaswereshotwitharrowsonahuntingparty:byce,itretehegreathouseofthePassaridshesenttofightgiaherilloheyfell。ArlianandErimonandadozeedfortreasononafalsecharge。ThetwobrothersofBeaversdamheshutupasmadmen。Andfinallyhepersuadedthesevennoblelords,whoaloneamoelmarifearthesea,tosailawayandlookfornewlaheEasternOd,asheiheynevercamebadwhentherewaswhocouldspeakawordforyou,thenhisflatterers(ashehadihem)beggedhimtobeeKing。Andofcoursehedid。”
“Doyoumeastokillmetoo?”said。
“Thatisalmost,”saidDoelius。
“Butwhynoian。“Imean,whydidn'thedoitlongagoifhewao?AndwhatharmhaveIdonehim?”
“Hehasgedhismindaboutyoubeethingthathappewo。TheQueenhashadason。”
“Idon'tseewhatthat'sgottodowithit,”said。
“Don'tsee!”exclaimedtheDoctor。“HaveallmylessonsinHistoryandPoliticstaughtyouhat?Listen。AslongashehadnoofhisoillihatyoushouldbeKingafterhedied。Hemaynothavecaredmuchaboutyou,buthewouldratheryoushouldhavethethrohanastrahathehasasonofhisoanthisownsoKing。Youareintheway。He'llclearyououtofthe
“Ishereallyasbadasthat?”said。“Wouldhereallymurderme?”
“HemurderedyourFather,”saidDoelius。
feltveryqueerandsaidnothing。
“Itellyouthewholestory,”saidtheDoctor。“Butnotime。Youmustflyatonce。”
“You'lle?”said。
“Idarenot,”saidtheDoctor。“Itwouldmakeyreater。Twoaremoreeasilytraone。DearPrince,dearKing,youmustbeverybrave。YoumustgoaloetacrossthesoutherhecNainofArd。Hewillbegoodtoyou。”
“ShallIneverseeyouagain?”saidaquaveringvoice。
“Ihopes,”saidtheDoctor。“Whatfriehewideworldexajesty?Alemagithemeantime,speediseverythiwogiftsbefo。Thisisalittlepurseofgold—alas,allthetreasureinthiscastleshouldbeyourhts。Ahier。”
&in'shahingwhichhecouldhardlyseebutwhiewbythefeeltobeahorn。
“That,”saidDoelius,“isthegreatestandmostsacredtreasureofNarnia。ManyterrorsIendured,manyspellsdidIutter,tofindit,whenIwasstillyoung。ItisthemagiofQueenSusanherselfwhichsheleftbehindherwhenshevanishedfromNarheGoldeissaidthatwhoeverblowsitshallhavestrangehelp—noonesayhe。ItmayhavethepowertoLugEdmundandQueenSusanandHighKierbathepast,andtheywillsetallthts。ItmaybethatitAsiaakeit,King:butdoexceptatyreatestneed。Ande,haste。ThelittledoorattheverybottomoftheTower,thedoorintothegarden,isuhere>
“IgetmyhorseDestrier?”said。
“Heisalreadysaddledandwaitingforyoujustattheeroftheorchard。”
Duringthelongthewindingstaireliuswhisperedmanymorewordsofdiredadvice。'sheartwassinkiotakeitallihefreshairinthegardehandclaspwiththeDoctor,arunacrossthelawn,awelingwhinrier,andsoKingtheTehecastleofhisfathers。Lookingback,hesawfirewuptocelebratethebirthofthenewprince。
Allnightherodesouthward,gby-waysahroughwoodsaslongashewasintrythathekafterttothehighroad。Destrierwasasexcitedashismasteratthisunusualjourney,and,thoughtearshadeisayinggood-byetoDoelius,feltbraveand,inay,tothinkthathewasKingridiures,withhisswordohipandQueenSusan'smagihisright。Butwhehasprinkleofrain,andhelookedabouthimandsawoneverysideunknoildheaths,aaiheaheworldwasaenedandsmall。
Assoonasitwasfulldaylighthelefttheroadandfoundanopengrassyplaceamidawoodwherehecouldrest。HetookoffDestrier'sbridleahimgraze,atesomecoldddrankalittleresentlyfellasleep。Itwaslateafternoonwheeamorselanduedhisjourillsouthward,bymaedlanes。Hewasnowinalandofhills,goingupanddown,butalwaysmoreupthandown。Frehecouldseethemountainsgrowingbiggerandblackerahead。Astheevening,hewasridingtheirlowerslopes。Thewindrose。Sooorrents。