CHAPTERTWOONBOARDTHEDAWNTREADER
“AH，thereyouare，Lucy，”said。“Wewerejustwaitingforyou。Thisismy，theLordDrinian。”
Adark-hairedmadownononekneeandkissedherhaherspresentwereReepidEdmund。
“WhereisEustace?”askedLucy。
“Inbed，”saidEdmund，“andIdon'tthinkweythingforhim。Itonlymakeshimworseifyoutrytobeohim。”
“Meanwhile，”said，“we>
“ByJove，wedo，”saidEdmund。“Andfirst，abouttime。It'sayearagobyourtimesiyoujustbeforeyour。HowlonghasitbeeninNarnia?”
&hreeyears，”said。
“Allgoingwell?”askedEdmund。
“Youdon'tsupposeI'dhaveleftmykingdomandputtoseaunlessallwaswell，”aheKing。“It'tbebetter。There'sallelmarines，Dwarfs，Talkis，Fau。Aroublesomegiaiersuchagoodbeatinglastsummerthattheypayustributenow。AndIhadapersontoleaveasRegentwhileI'makin，theDwarf。Yourememberhim?”
&rumpkin，”saidLucy，“ofcourseIdo。You'thavemadeabetterchoice。”
“Loyalasabadger，Ma'am，andvaliantas—asaMouse，”saidDrinian。Hehadbeengoingtosay“asalion”buthadnoticedReepicheep'seyesfixedonhim。
“Andwhereareweheadingfor?”askedEdmund。
“ian，“that'sratheralongstory。PerhapsyourememberthatwhenIwasachildmyusurpinguncleMirazgotridofsevenfriendsofmyfather's（whomighthavetakenmypart）byseoexploretheuerheLoneIslands。”
“Yes，”saidLuohemevercameback。”
“Right。Well，on，myday，withAslan'sapproval，Isworeanoaththat，ifoablishedpeaia，Iwouldsaileastmyselfforayearandadaytofindmyfather'sfriendsortolearhsahemifIcould。TheseweretheirheLordRevilian，theLordBern，theLoz，theLordMavramoresian，theLordRestimar，and—oh，thatotheronewho'ssohardtoremember。”
“TheLordRhoop，Sire，”saidDrinian。
“Rhoop，Rhoop，ofcourse，”said。“Thatismymaiion。ButReepicheepherehasanevenhigherhope。”Everyone'seyesturheMouse。
“Ashighasmyspirit，”itsaid。“Thoughperhapsassmallasmystature。Whyshouldweheveryeasterheworld?Andwhatmightwefindthere?IexpedAslan'sowntry。Itisalwaysfromtheeast，acrossthesea，thatthegreatLioous。”
“Isay，thatisanidea，”saidEdmundinanawedvoice。
“Butdoyouthink，”saidLu'strywouldbethatsortofeayoucouldeversailto?”
“Idonotknow，Madam，”saidReepicheep。“Butthereisthis。When
Iwasinmycradle，awoodwoman，aDryad，spokethisverseoverme:
“Whereskya，
&heeet，
Doubtnot，Reepicheep，
Tofindallyouseek，
&heutterEast。
“Idonotknowwhatitmeans。Butthespellofithasbeenonmeallmylife。”
&silenceLucyasked，“Andwhereareian?”
&aintellyoubetterthanI，”said，sotouthisdspreaditoable。
“That'sourposition，”hesaid，layinghisfi。“Orwasatnoontoday。WehadafairwindfromCairParavelandstoodalittlenalma，whichwemadeoday。Wewereinportforaweek，fortheDukeofGalmamadeagreattourforHisMajestyandthereheunhorsedmanyknights—”
“Andgotafewnastyfallsmyself，Drihebruisesaretherestill，”putin。
“—Andunhorsedmanyknights，”repeatedDrinianwithagritheDukeleasediftheKing'sMajestywouldhavemarriedhisdaughter，butnothi—”
“Squints，andhasfreckles，”said。
“irl，”saidLucy。