TWENTY-THREE - THE BRIDGE TO THE STARS-2
“Theyllforbidit!Theyllsealitoffandexunicatearies!”
“Toomanypeoplewillwantto.TheywontbeabletoprevehiswillmeantheendoftheChurch,Marisa,theendoftheMagisterium,theendofallthoseturiesofdarkness!Lookatthatlightupthere:thatsthesunofanotherworld!Feelthewarmthofitonyourskin,now!”
“Theyarestrohananyone,Asriel!Youdontknow—”
“Idontknow?I?heworldknowsbetterthanIhtheChurchis!Butitisntstrongenoughforthis.TheDustwillgeeverything,anyway.Theresnostoppingitnow.”
“Isthatwhatyouwaochokeusandkillusallwithsinanddarkness?”
“Iwaobreakout,Marisa!AndIhave.Look,lookatthepalmtreeswavingontheshore!youfeelthatwind?Awindfromanotherworld!Feelitonyourhair,onyourface....”
LordAsrielpushedbackMrs.Coultershoodandturnedherheadtothesky,runninghishandsthroughherhair.Lyrawatchedbreathless,ntomoveamuscle.
ThewomangtoLordAsrielasifsheweredizzy,andshookherhead,distressed.
“No—no—theyreing,Asriel—theyknowwhereIvegone-”
“Thehme,awayandoutofthisworld!”
“Idarent—”
“You?Darenot?Yourchildwoulde.Yourchildwoulddareanything,andshamehermother.”
“Thentakeherandwele.Shesmoreyoursthanmine,Asriel.”
“Notso.Youtookherin;youtriedtomoldher.Youwantedherthen.”
“Shewastoocoarse,toostubborn.Idleftittoolate....Butwhereisshenow?
Ifollowedherfootstepsup....”
“Youwaill?Twiceyouvetriedtoholdher,andtwiceshesgotaway.
IfIwereher,Idrun,andkeeponrunning,soohangiveyouathirdce.”
Hishands,stillclaspingherhead,tensedsuddenlyanddrewhertowardhiminapassionatekiss.Lyrathoughtitseemedmorelikecrueltythanlove,andlookedattheirdaemons,toseeastrangesight:thesnowleopardtense,crougwithherclawsjustpressinginthegoldenmonkeysflesh,andthemonkeyrelaxed,blissful,swooningonthesnow.
Mrs.Coulterpulledfiercelybathekissandsaid,“No,Asriel—myplaceisinthisworld,notthat—”
“ewithme!”hesaid,urgent,powerful.“eandworkwithme!”
“Wecouldntwether,youandI.”
“No?YouandIcouldtaketheuopiedputittogetheragain,Marisa!WecouldfindthesourceofDustandstifleitforever!Andyoudliketobepartofthatgreatwork;doomeaboutit.Lieabouteverythingelse,lieabouttheOblationBoard,lieaboutyourlovers—yes,IknowaboutBoreal,andIothing—lieabouttheChurch,lieaboutthechild,even,butdontlieaboutwhatyoutrulywant....”
Andtheirmouthswerefasteogetherreed.Theirdaemonswereplayingfiercely;thesnowleopardrolledoveronherbadthemonkeyrakedhisclawsifurofhernedshegrorumbleofpleasure.
“IfIdonte,youlltryaroyme,”saidMrs.Coulter,breakingaway.
“WhyshouldIwanttodestroyyou?”hesaid,laughing,withthelightoftheotherworldshiningaroundhishead.“ewithme,workwithme,andIllcarewhetheryouliveordie.Stayhere,andyoulosemyionce.DontflatteryourselfthatIdgiveyouasedsthought.Nowstayandworkyourmischiefinthisworld,orewithme.”
Mrs.Coulterhesitated;hereyesclosed,sheseemedtoswayasifshewerefainting;butshekeptherbalandopenedhereyesagain,withaninfinitebeautifulsadnessinthem.
“No,”shesaid.“No.”
Theirdaemonsartagain.LordAsrielreacheddownandcurledhisstrongfingersintothesnowleopardsfur.Theurnedhisbadwalkedawaywithoutanotherword.ThegoldenmonkeyleapedintoMrs.Coultersarms,makinglittlesoundsofdistress,reagouttothesnowleopardasshepacedaway,andMrs.Coultersfacewasamaskoftears.Lyracouldseethemglinting;theywerereal.
Theherturned,shakingwithsilentsobs,andmoveddownthemountainandoutofLyrassight.
Lyrawatchedhercoldly,andthenlookeduptowardthesky.
Suchavaultofwondersshehadneverseen.
Thecityhangingtheresoemptyandsilentlookednew-made,waitingtobeoccupied;orasleep,waitingtobewoken.Thesunofthatworldwasshiningintothis,makingLyrashandsgoldeingtheiRogerswolfskinhood,makinghispalecheekstransparent,glisteninginhisopensightlesseyes.
Shefeltwrenchedapartwithunhappiness.Andwithaoo;shecouldhavekilledherfather;ifshecouldhavetornouthisheart,shewouldhavedohereandthen,forwhatheddoer.Andtoher:trigher:howdarehe?
ShewasstillholdingRogersbody.Pantalaimonwassayingsomething,buthermindwasablaze,andshedidnthearuntilhepressedhiswildcatclawsintothebackofherhandtomakeher.Sheblinked.
“What?What?”
“Dust!”hesaid.
“Whatareyoutalkingabout?”
“Dust.HesgoingtofindthesourceofDustaroyit,isnthe?”
“Thatswhathesaid.”
“AndtheOblationBoardandtheChurdBolvangarandMrs.Coulterandall,theywanttodestroyittoo,dontthey?”
“Yeah...Orstopitaffegpeople...Why?”
“BecauseiftheyallthinkDustisbad,itmustbegood.”
Shedidntspeak.Alittlehiccupofexcitementleapedinherchest.
Pantalaimoon:
“WeveheardthemalltalkaboutDust,andtheyresoafraidofit,andyouknowwhat?Webelievedthem,eventhoughwecouldseethatwhattheyweredoingwaswickedandevilandwrong....WethoughtDustmustbebadtoo,becausetheyweregrownupandtheysaidso.Butwhatifitisnt?Whatifits—”
Shesaidbreathlessly,“Yeah!Whatifitsreallygood...”
Shelookedathimandsawhisgreenwildcateyesablazewithherowement.
Shefeltdizzy,asifthewholeworldwereturnihher.
IfDustwereagoodthing...Ifitweretobesoughtandweledandcherished...
“Wecouldlookforittoo,Pan!”shesaid.
Thatwaswhathewaohear.
“Wecouldgettoitbeforehedoes,”hewenton,“and....”
Theenormousnessofthetasksilehem.Lyralookedupattheblazingsky.
Shewasawareofhowsmalltheywere,sheandherdaemon,inparisonwiththemajestyandvastnessoftheuniverse;andofhowlittletheyknew,inparisonwiththeprofoundmysteriesabovethem.
“Wecould,”Pantalaimoninsisted.“Wecameallthisway,didntwe?Wecoulddoit.”
“Wegotitwrong,though,Paitallwrongaber.Wethoughtwewerehelpinghim....”Shechoked,andkissedRogersstillfaceclumsily,severaltimes.“Wegotitwrong,”shesaid.
“imewellcheckeverythingandaskallthequestiohinkof,then.Welldobetterime.”
“Andwedbealone.lorekByrnisoncouldntfollowusandhelp.NorcouldFarderorSerafinaPekkala,orLeeScoresbyornoone.”
“Justus,then.Dontmatter.Werenotalone,anyway;notlike....”
SheknewhemeantnotlikeTonyMakarios;notlikethosepoorlostdaemonsatBolvangar;werestillonebeing;bothofusareone.
“Andwevegotthealethiometer,”shesaid.“Yeah.Irewevegottodoit,Pan.WellgoupthereandwellsearchforDust,andwhenwevefounditwellknowwhattodo.”
Rogersbodylaystillinherarms.Shelethimdowly.
“Andwelldoit,”shesaid.
Sheturnedaway.Behindthemlaypainahandfear;aheadofthemlaydoubt,anddanger,andfathomlessmysteries.Buttheywerentalone.
SoLyraandherdsmonturnedawayfromtheworldtheywerebornin,andlookedtowardthesun,andwalkedintothesky.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读
“Toomanypeoplewillwantto.TheywontbeabletoprevehiswillmeantheendoftheChurch,Marisa,theendoftheMagisterium,theendofallthoseturiesofdarkness!Lookatthatlightupthere:thatsthesunofanotherworld!Feelthewarmthofitonyourskin,now!”
“Theyarestrohananyone,Asriel!Youdontknow—”
“Idontknow?I?heworldknowsbetterthanIhtheChurchis!Butitisntstrongenoughforthis.TheDustwillgeeverything,anyway.Theresnostoppingitnow.”
“Isthatwhatyouwaochokeusandkillusallwithsinanddarkness?”
“Iwaobreakout,Marisa!AndIhave.Look,lookatthepalmtreeswavingontheshore!youfeelthatwind?Awindfromanotherworld!Feelitonyourhair,onyourface....”
LordAsrielpushedbackMrs.Coultershoodandturnedherheadtothesky,runninghishandsthroughherhair.Lyrawatchedbreathless,ntomoveamuscle.
ThewomangtoLordAsrielasifsheweredizzy,andshookherhead,distressed.
“No—no—theyreing,Asriel—theyknowwhereIvegone-”
“Thehme,awayandoutofthisworld!”
“Idarent—”
“You?Darenot?Yourchildwoulde.Yourchildwoulddareanything,andshamehermother.”
“Thentakeherandwele.Shesmoreyoursthanmine,Asriel.”
“Notso.Youtookherin;youtriedtomoldher.Youwantedherthen.”
“Shewastoocoarse,toostubborn.Idleftittoolate....Butwhereisshenow?
Ifollowedherfootstepsup....”
“Youwaill?Twiceyouvetriedtoholdher,andtwiceshesgotaway.
IfIwereher,Idrun,andkeeponrunning,soohangiveyouathirdce.”
Hishands,stillclaspingherhead,tensedsuddenlyanddrewhertowardhiminapassionatekiss.Lyrathoughtitseemedmorelikecrueltythanlove,andlookedattheirdaemons,toseeastrangesight:thesnowleopardtense,crougwithherclawsjustpressinginthegoldenmonkeysflesh,andthemonkeyrelaxed,blissful,swooningonthesnow.
Mrs.Coulterpulledfiercelybathekissandsaid,“No,Asriel—myplaceisinthisworld,notthat—”
“ewithme!”hesaid,urgent,powerful.“eandworkwithme!”
“Wecouldntwether,youandI.”
“No?YouandIcouldtaketheuopiedputittogetheragain,Marisa!WecouldfindthesourceofDustandstifleitforever!Andyoudliketobepartofthatgreatwork;doomeaboutit.Lieabouteverythingelse,lieabouttheOblationBoard,lieaboutyourlovers—yes,IknowaboutBoreal,andIothing—lieabouttheChurch,lieaboutthechild,even,butdontlieaboutwhatyoutrulywant....”
Andtheirmouthswerefasteogetherreed.Theirdaemonswereplayingfiercely;thesnowleopardrolledoveronherbadthemonkeyrakedhisclawsifurofhernedshegrorumbleofpleasure.
“IfIdonte,youlltryaroyme,”saidMrs.Coulter,breakingaway.
“WhyshouldIwanttodestroyyou?”hesaid,laughing,withthelightoftheotherworldshiningaroundhishead.“ewithme,workwithme,andIllcarewhetheryouliveordie.Stayhere,andyoulosemyionce.DontflatteryourselfthatIdgiveyouasedsthought.Nowstayandworkyourmischiefinthisworld,orewithme.”
Mrs.Coulterhesitated;hereyesclosed,sheseemedtoswayasifshewerefainting;butshekeptherbalandopenedhereyesagain,withaninfinitebeautifulsadnessinthem.
“No,”shesaid.“No.”
Theirdaemonsartagain.LordAsrielreacheddownandcurledhisstrongfingersintothesnowleopardsfur.Theurnedhisbadwalkedawaywithoutanotherword.ThegoldenmonkeyleapedintoMrs.Coultersarms,makinglittlesoundsofdistress,reagouttothesnowleopardasshepacedaway,andMrs.Coultersfacewasamaskoftears.Lyracouldseethemglinting;theywerereal.
Theherturned,shakingwithsilentsobs,andmoveddownthemountainandoutofLyrassight.
Lyrawatchedhercoldly,andthenlookeduptowardthesky.
Suchavaultofwondersshehadneverseen.
Thecityhangingtheresoemptyandsilentlookednew-made,waitingtobeoccupied;orasleep,waitingtobewoken.Thesunofthatworldwasshiningintothis,makingLyrashandsgoldeingtheiRogerswolfskinhood,makinghispalecheekstransparent,glisteninginhisopensightlesseyes.
Shefeltwrenchedapartwithunhappiness.Andwithaoo;shecouldhavekilledherfather;ifshecouldhavetornouthisheart,shewouldhavedohereandthen,forwhatheddoer.Andtoher:trigher:howdarehe?
ShewasstillholdingRogersbody.Pantalaimonwassayingsomething,buthermindwasablaze,andshedidnthearuntilhepressedhiswildcatclawsintothebackofherhandtomakeher.Sheblinked.
“What?What?”
“Dust!”hesaid.
“Whatareyoutalkingabout?”
“Dust.HesgoingtofindthesourceofDustaroyit,isnthe?”
“Thatswhathesaid.”
“AndtheOblationBoardandtheChurdBolvangarandMrs.Coulterandall,theywanttodestroyittoo,dontthey?”
“Yeah...Orstopitaffegpeople...Why?”
“BecauseiftheyallthinkDustisbad,itmustbegood.”
Shedidntspeak.Alittlehiccupofexcitementleapedinherchest.
Pantalaimoon:
“WeveheardthemalltalkaboutDust,andtheyresoafraidofit,andyouknowwhat?Webelievedthem,eventhoughwecouldseethatwhattheyweredoingwaswickedandevilandwrong....WethoughtDustmustbebadtoo,becausetheyweregrownupandtheysaidso.Butwhatifitisnt?Whatifits—”
Shesaidbreathlessly,“Yeah!Whatifitsreallygood...”
Shelookedathimandsawhisgreenwildcateyesablazewithherowement.
Shefeltdizzy,asifthewholeworldwereturnihher.
IfDustwereagoodthing...Ifitweretobesoughtandweledandcherished...
“Wecouldlookforittoo,Pan!”shesaid.
Thatwaswhathewaohear.
“Wecouldgettoitbeforehedoes,”hewenton,“and....”
Theenormousnessofthetasksilehem.Lyralookedupattheblazingsky.
Shewasawareofhowsmalltheywere,sheandherdaemon,inparisonwiththemajestyandvastnessoftheuniverse;andofhowlittletheyknew,inparisonwiththeprofoundmysteriesabovethem.
“Wecould,”Pantalaimoninsisted.“Wecameallthisway,didntwe?Wecoulddoit.”
“Wegotitwrong,though,Paitallwrongaber.Wethoughtwewerehelpinghim....”Shechoked,andkissedRogersstillfaceclumsily,severaltimes.“Wegotitwrong,”shesaid.
“imewellcheckeverythingandaskallthequestiohinkof,then.Welldobetterime.”
“Andwedbealone.lorekByrnisoncouldntfollowusandhelp.NorcouldFarderorSerafinaPekkala,orLeeScoresbyornoone.”
“Justus,then.Dontmatter.Werenotalone,anyway;notlike....”
SheknewhemeantnotlikeTonyMakarios;notlikethosepoorlostdaemonsatBolvangar;werestillonebeing;bothofusareone.
“Andwevegotthealethiometer,”shesaid.“Yeah.Irewevegottodoit,Pan.WellgoupthereandwellsearchforDust,andwhenwevefounditwellknowwhattodo.”
Rogersbodylaystillinherarms.Shelethimdowly.
“Andwelldoit,”shesaid.
Sheturnedaway.Behindthemlaypainahandfear;aheadofthemlaydoubt,anddanger,andfathomlessmysteries.Buttheywerentalone.
SoLyraandherdsmonturnedawayfromtheworldtheywerebornin,andlookedtowardthesun,andwalkedintothesky.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读
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