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1、Thedormousewasajollyplumpoldfellow,cladinarust-coloredjerkin,hiswhitebeardcurledandtrimmedneatly.Aninfantmole,whocouldnotsleepbecauseoftheonsetofspring,satbesidehimonamossybeechlogintheorchard.Togethertheysharedanearlybreakfastofoatcakes,hotfromthekitchens,andtwoof
2、lastautumn'srussetapples.Dawnwastouchingtheearthwithitsrosypaws,promisingsunnyspringdaysasacompensationforthelongwinterRedwallAbbeyhadendured.Softwhitecloudswithgoldenunderbellieshungonthestillair,dewdropsglistenedonnewgreengrass,buddingnarcissusandsnowdropawaitedt
3、hecomingofthesun-warmedday.Thedormousenoddedsagely."Soonbepickin'aNamedayforthisgoodseason,aye,soon."Thesmallmolechewedslowlyathisoatcake,wrinklingablackbuttonsnoutashegazedupattheelder."You'msaidyou'mtelloiastory,zurr."Thedormousepolishedanappleonhisjerkin."D'youl
4、ikemystories,Burrem?"Thelittlefellowsmiled."Burraye,oiserpintlydo,zurr!"Hisfriendsettleddowncomfortablyonthegrass,proppinghisbackagainstthelog.12BrianJacques"Rightthen,it'sagoodlongone.We'llhavetobreakoffforlunchandtea,supper,too,maybe.Ahwell,heregoes.Onceuponatime
5、..."ColderthanthewinterwindhowlingitsdirgethroughtheSouthwestForest.Colderthanthesnowblanketingtree,rockandearthinitssilentshroud.Colderthanicethatlayonwaterandhunginshardsfrombranchesandbushes.ColderthanthesewasthesmileofFerahgotheAssassin!Ferahgowasstillyoung,but
6、astheseasonspassedhisevilandinfamywouldgrow,andeverybeastwouldcometofearthenameoftheblue-eyedweasel.His.bandsearchedthewreckedbadgers'den,scavengingandsnarlingoverwinterfoodandthefewpitifulpossessionsstrewnamongthedebris.Smilingpitilessly,Ferahgosteppedoverthebodie
7、softheslainbadgerUrthoundandhiswifeUrthrun,thelasttwobravecreaturestostandagainsthim.Stealthanddeceit,reinforcedbyacrewofbackstabbers,weretheAssassin'strademark.Hehadtrickedthebadgersintothinkingthiswouldbeapeaceconference.Fools!Migroothestoatpulledasideaheapofdrie
8、dmoss."Chief,look!"Twobadgerbabeslayhuddledtogether,mewlingandshiv-BrianJacqueseringastheystucktheirheadsup,lipspursedinapleaformother'smilk.Migr