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AFTERthisadventuretheysailedonsouthandalittleeastfortwelvedayswithagentlewind,theskiesbeingmostlyclearandtheairwarm,andsawnobirdorfish,exceptthatoncetherewerewhalesspoutingalongwaytostarboard.LucyandReepicheepplayedagooddealofchessatthistime.Thenonthethirteenthday,Edmund,fromthefightingtop,sightedwhatlookedlikeagreatdarkmountainrisingoutoftheseaontheirportbow.

Theyalteredcourseandmadeforthisland,mostlybyoar,forthewindwouldnotservethemtosailnorth-east.Wheneveningfelltheywerestillalongwayfromitandrowedallnight.Nextmorningtheweatherwasfairbutaflatcalm.Thedarkmasslayahead,muchnearerandlarger,butstillverydim,sothatsomethoughtitwasstillalongwayoffandothersthoughttheywererunningintoamist.

Aboutninethatmorning,verysuddenly,itwassoclosethattheycouldseethatitwasnotlandatall,noreven,inanordinarysense,amist.ItwasaDarkness.Itisratherhardtodescribe,butyouwillseewhatitwaslikeifyouimagineyourselflookingintothemouthofarailwaytunnel-atunneleithersolongorsotwistythatyoucannotseethelightatthefarend.Andyouknowwhatitwouldbelike.Forafewfeetyouwouldseetherailsandsleepersandgravelinbroaddaylight;thentherewouldcomeaplacewheretheywereintwilight;andthen,prettysuddenly,butofcoursewithoutasharpdividingline,theywouldvanishaltogetherintosmooth,solidblackness.Itwasjustsohere.Forafewfeetinfrontoftheirbowstheycouldseetheswellofthebrightgreenish-bluewater.Beyondthat,theycouldseethewaterlookingpaleandgreyasitwouldlooklateintheevening.Butbeyondthatagain,utterblacknessasiftheyhadcometotheedgeofmoonlessandstarlessnight.

Caspianshoutedtotheboatswaintokeepherback,andallexcepttherowersrushedforwardandgazedfromthebows.Buttherewasnothingtobeseenbygazing.Behindthemwastheseaandthesun,beforethemtheDarkness.

“Dowegointothis?”askedCaspianatlength.

“Notbymyadvice,”saidDrinian.

“TheCaptain’sright,”saidseveralsailors.

“Ialmostthinkheis,”saidEdmund.

LucyandEustacedidn’tspeakbuttheyfeltverygladinsideattheturnthingsseemedtobetaking.ButallatoncetheclearvoiceofReepicheepbrokeinuponthesilence.

“Andwhynot?”hesaid.“Willsomeoneexplaintomewhynot.”

Noonewasanxioustoexplain,soReepicheepcontinued:

“IfIwereaddressingpeasantsorslaves,”hesaid,“Imightsupposethatthissuggestionproceededfromcowardice.ButIhopeitwillneverbetoldinNarniathatacompanyofnobleandroyalpersonsinthefloweroftheirageturnedtailbecausetheywereafraidofthedark.”

“Butwhatmannerofusewoulditbeploughingthroughthatblackness?”askedDrinian.

“Use?”repliedReepicheep.“Use,Captain?Ifbyuseyoumeanfillingourbelliesorourpurses,Iconfessitwillbenouseatall.SofarasIknowwedidnotsetsailtolookforthingsusefulbuttoseekhonourandadventure.AndhereisasgreatanadventureaseverIheardof,andhere,ifweturnback,notittleimpeachmentofallourhonours.”

Severalofthesailorssaidthingsundertheirbreaththatsoundedlike“Honourbeblowed”,butCaspiansaid:

“Oh,botheryou,Reepicheep.Ialmostwishwe’dleftyouathome.Allright!Ifyouputitthatway,Isupposeweshallhavetogoon.UnlessLucywouldrathernot?”

Lucyfeltthatshewouldverymuchrathernot,butwhatshesaidoutloudwas,“I’mgame.”

“YourMajestywillatleastorderlights?”saidDrinian.

“Byallmeans,”saidCaspian.“Seetoit,Captain.”

Sothethreelanterns,atthestern,andtheprowandthemasthead,werealllit,andDrinianorderedtwotorchesamidships.Paleandfeebletheylookedinthesunshine.Thenallthemenexceptsomewhowereleftbelowattheoarswereorderedondeckandfullyarmedandpostedintheirbattlestationswithswordsdrawn.Lucyandtwoarcherswerepostedonthefightingtopwithbowsbentandarrowsonthestring.Rynelfwasinthebowswithhislinereadytotakesoundings.Reepicheep,Edmund,EustaceandCaspian,glitteringinmail,werewithhim.Driniantookthetiller.

“Andnow,inAslan’sname,forward!”criedCaspian.“Aslow,steadystroke.Andleteverymanbesilentandkeephisearsopenfororders.”

WithacreakandagroantheDawnTreaderstartedtocreepforwardasthemenbegantorow.Lucy,upinthefightingtop,hadawonderfulviewoftheexactmomentatwhichtheyenteredthedarkness.Thebowshadalreadydisappearedbeforethesunlighthadleftthestern.Shesawitgo.Atoneminutethegildedstern,thebluesea,andthesky,wereallinbroaddaylight:nextminutetheseaandskyhadvanished,thesternlantern-whichhadbeenhardlynoticeablebefore-wastheonlythingtoshowwheretheshipended.InfrontofthelanternshecouldseetheblackshapeofDriniancrouchingatthetiller.Downbelowherthetwotorchesmadevisibletwosmallpatchesofdeckandgleamedonswordsandhelmets,andforwardtherewasanotherislandoflightontheforecastle.Apartfromthat,thefightingtop,litbythemastheadlightwhichwasonlyjustaboveher,seemedtobealittlelightedworldofitsownfloatinginlonelydarkness.Andthelightsthemselves,asalwayshappenswithlightswhenyouhavetohavethematthewrongtimeofday,lookedluridandunnatural.Shealsonoticedthatshewasverycold.

Howlongthisvoyageintothedarknesslasted,nobodyknew.Exceptforthecreakoftherowlocksandthesplashoftheoarstherewasnothingtoshowthattheyweremovingatall.Edmund,peeringfromthebows,couldseenothingexceptthereflectionofthelanterninthewaterbeforehim.Itlookedagreasysortofreflection,andtheripplemadebytheiradvancingprowappearedtobeheavy,small,andlifeless.Astimewentoneveryoneexcepttherowersbegantoshiverwithcold.

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