CHAPTER SIX THE ADVENTURES OF EUSTACE（第5/5页）

It did so，but clumsily because that leg was sore and swollen with the golden bracelet．

“Oh look，”said Lucy，“there’s something wrong with its leg. The poor thing—that’s probably what it was crying about．Perhaps it came to us to be cured like in Androcles and the lion．”

“Be careful，Lucy，”said Caspian．“It’s a very clever dragon but it may be a liar．”

Lucy had，however，already run forward，followed by Reepicheep，as fast as his short legs could carry him，and then of course the boys and Drinian came too．

“Show me your poor paw，”said Lucy，“I might be able to cure it．”

The dragon-that-had-been-Eustace held out its sore leg gladly enough，remembering how Lucy’s cordial had cured him of sea-sickness before he became a dragon．But he was disappointed． The magic fluid reduced the swelling and eased the pain a little but it could not dissolve the gold．

Everyone had now crowded round to watch the treatment， and Caspian suddenly exclaimed，“Look ！”He was staring at the bracelet．