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The Princess and the Goblin, CHAPTER 28, part 2

CHAPTER 28, part 2

'Yes, I have.' 'I didn't know you were there.' 'I've been there two or three days, I believe.' 'And I never knew it! Then perhaps you can tell me why my grandmother has brought me here? I can't think. Something woke me--I didn't know what, but I was frightened, and I felt for the thread, and there it was! I was more frightened still when it brought me out on the mountain, for I thought it was going to take me into it again, and I like the outside of it best. I supposed you were in trouble again, and I had to get you out. But it brought me here instead; and, oh, Curdie! your mother has been so kind to me--just like my own grandmother!' Here Curdie's mother gave the princess a hug, and the princess turned and gave her a sweet smile, and held up her mouth to kiss her. 'Then you didn't see the cobs? 'asked Curdie. 'No; I haven't been into the mountain, I told you, Curdie.' 'But the cobs have been into your house--all over it--and into your bedroom, making such a row!' 'What did they want there? It was very rude of them.' 'They wanted you--to carry you off into the mountain with them, for a wife to their prince Harelip.' 'Oh, how dreadful' cried the princess, shuddering. 'But you needn't be afraid, you know. Your grandmother takes care of you.' 'Ah! you do believe in my grandmother, then? I'm so glad! She made me think you would some day.' All at once Curdie remembered his dream, and was silent, thinking.

'But how did you come to be in my house, and me not know it?' asked the princess.

Then Curdie had to explain everything--how he had watched for her sake, how he had been wounded and shut up by the soldiers, how he heard the noises and could not rise, and how the beautiful old lady had come to him, and all that followed.

'Poor Curdie! to lie there hurt and ill, and me never to know it!' exclaimed the princess, stroking his rough hand. 'I would have come and nursed you, if they had told me.' 'I didn't see you were lame,' said his mother. 'Am I, mother? Oh--yes--I suppose I ought to be! I declare I've never thought of it since I got up to go down amongst the cobs!' 'Let me see the wound,' said his mother.

CHAPTER 28, part 2 CAPÍTULO 28, parte 2

'Yes, I have.' 'I didn't know you were there.' 'I've been there two or three days, I believe.' 'And I never knew it! Then perhaps you can tell me why my grandmother has brought me here? I can't think. Something woke me--I didn't know what, but I was frightened, and I felt for the thread, and there it was! I was more frightened still when it brought me out on the mountain, for I thought it was going to take me into it again, and I like the outside of it best. I supposed you were in trouble again, and I had to get you out. Я полагал, что ты снова попал в беду, и мне пришлось тебя вытащить. But it brought me here instead; and, oh, Curdie! your mother has been so kind to me--just like my own grandmother!' Here Curdie's mother gave the princess a hug, and the princess turned and gave her a sweet smile, and held up her mouth to kiss her. 'Then you didn't see the cobs? 'asked Curdie. 'No; I haven't been into the mountain, I told you, Curdie.' 'But the cobs have been into your house--all over it--and into your bedroom, making such a row!' 'What did they want there? It was very rude of them.' 'They wanted you--to carry you off into the mountain with them, for a wife to their prince Harelip.' 'Oh, how dreadful' cried the princess, shuddering. 'But you needn't be afraid, you know. Your grandmother takes care of you.' 'Ah! you do believe in my grandmother, then? I'm so glad! She made me think you would some day.' All at once Curdie remembered his dream, and was silent, thinking.

'But how did you come to be in my house, and me not know it?' asked the princess.

Then Curdie had to explain everything--how he had watched for her sake, how he had been wounded and shut up by the soldiers, how he heard the noises and could not rise, and how the beautiful old lady had come to him, and all that followed.

'Poor Curdie! to lie there hurt and ill, and me never to know it!' exclaimed the princess, stroking his rough hand. 'I would have come and nursed you, if they had told me.' 'I didn't see you were lame,' said his mother. — Я не видела, что ты хромой, — сказала его мать. 'Am I, mother? Oh--yes--I suppose I ought to be! I declare I've never thought of it since I got up to go down amongst the cobs!' 'Let me see the wound,' said his mother.