Хроники Нарнии
The Triumph of the Witch
ForthelastpartofthejourneyitwasSusanandLucywhosawmostofhim.Hedidnottalkverymuchandseemedtothemtobesad.
Itwasstillafternoonwhentheycamedowntoaplacewheretherivervalleyhadwidenedoutandtheriverwasbroadandshallow.ThiswastheFordsofBerunaandAslangaveorderstohaltonthissideofthewater.ButPetersaid,
"Wouldn’titbebettertocamponthefarside-forfearsheshouldtryanightattackoranything?"
Aslan,whoseemedtohavebeenthinkingaboutsomethingelse,rousedhimselfwithashakeofhismagnificentmaneandsaid,"Eh?What’sthat?"Petersaiditalloveragain.
"No,"saidAslaninadullvoice,asifitdidn’tmatter."No.Shewillnotmakeanattackto-night."Andthenhesigheddeeply.Butpresentlyheadded,"Allthesameitwaswellthoughtof.Thatishowasoldieroughttothink.Butitdoesn’treallymatter."Sotheyproceededtopitchtheircamp.
Aslan’smoodaffectedeveryonethatevening.Peterwasfeelinguncomfortabletooattheideaoffightingthebattleonhisown;thenewsthatAslanmightnotbetherehadcomeasagreatshocktohim.Supperthateveningwasaquietmeal.Everyonefelthowdifferentithadbeenlastnightoreventhatmorning.Itwasasifthegoodtimes,havingjustbegun,werealreadydrawingtotheirend.
ThisfeelingaffectedSusansomuchthatshecouldn’tgettosleepwhenshewenttobed.AndaftershehadlaincountingsheepandturningoverandoversheheardLucygivealongsighandturnoverjustbesideherinthedarkness.
