chater eight hw they left the ind (第4/17页)
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“No help？”said Susan．“But it has worked．And here we are．”
“Um—um—yes，to be sure．I see that，”said the Dwarf，whose pipe seemed to be blocked at any rate he made himself very busy cleaning it．“But—well—I mean—”
“But don’t you yet see who we are？”shouted Lucy．“You are stupid．”
“I suppose you are the four children out of the old stories，”said Trumpkin．And I’m very glad to meet you of course．And it’s very interesting，no doubt．But—no offence？—and he hesitated again.
“Do get on and say whatever you’re going to say，”said Edmund.
“Well，then—no offence，”said Trumpkin．“But，you know，the King and Trufflehunter and Doctor Cornelius were expecting—well，if you see what I mean，help．To put it in another way，I think they’d been imagining you as great warriors．As it is—we’re awfully fond of children and all that，but just at the moment，in the middle of a war—but I’m sure you understand．”
“You mean you think we’re no good，”said Edmund，getting red in the face．
