CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE THREE SLEEPERS（第4/4頁）

“Why is it called Aslan’s table ？”asked Lucy presently．

“It is set here by his bidding，”said the girl，“for those who come so far．Some call this island the World’s End，for though you can sail further，this is the beginning of the end．”

“But how does the food keep ？”asked the practical Eustace．

“It is eaten，and renewed every day，”said the girl．“This you will see．”

“And what are we to do about the Sleepers ？”asked Caspian．“In the world from which my friends come”(here，he nodded at Eustace and the Pevensies)“they have a story of a prince or a king coming to a castle where all the people lay in an enchanted sleep．In that story he could not dissolve the enchantment until he had kissed the Princess．”

“But here，”said the girl，“it is different．Here he cannot kiss the Princess till he has dissolved the enchantment．”

“Then，”said Caspian，“in the name of Aslan，show me how to set about that work at once．”

“My father will teach you that，”said the girl．

“Your father ！”said everyone．“Who is he？ And where？”

“Look，”said the girl，turning round and pointing at the door in the hillside．They could see it more easily now，for while they had been talking the stars had grown fainter and great gaps of white light were appearing in the greyness of the eastern sky．