They had always been a clannish tribe, presenting an unbroken phalanx of overlapping shields to the world in time of stress, no matter what their private opinions of the conduct of individual kinsmen might be.

他们一贯是个排外家族，在紧急关头便团结成为一个共同对敌阵容，不管他们个人彼此之间有什么分歧或阂了。

The course of history lies in the balance.

历史发展来到紧急关头。

Take it, King Caspian: but do not use it except at your greatest need.

带着它，国王！但是，记住，不到最紧急关头不要使用它。

What would she do? She knew less than nothing of midwifery. This was exactly the emergency she had been dreading for weeks. She had been counting on Prissy to handle the situation if no doctor should be available.

这正是几星期以来她一直在担心紧急关头啊！她一直在指望着百里茜来应付这个场面，如果到时找不到大夫话。