chater ix the adventure f eutace (第5/20页)
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from its wide-opened mouth．The smoke from its nostrils turned black for a moment and then floated away．No more came．
For a long time Eustace did not dare to move．Perhaps this was the brute’s trick，the way it lured travellers to their doom．But one couldn’t wait for ever．He took a step nearer，then two steps， and halted again．The dragon remained motionless；he noticed too that the red fire had gone out of its eyes．At last he came up to it． He was quite sure now that it was dead．With a shudder he touched it；nothing happened．
The relief was so great that Eustace almost laughed out loud． He began to feel as if he had fought and killed the dragon instead of merely seeing it die．He stepped over it and went to the pool for his drink，for the heat was getting unbearable．He was not surprised when he heard a peal of thunder．Almost immediately afterwards the sun disappeared and before he had finished his drink big drops of rain were falling．
The climate of this island was a very
