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JILLfeltsomethingticklingherear.ItwasJeweltheUnicorn,whisperingtoherwiththewidewhisperofahorse’smouth.Assoonassheheardwhathewassayingshenoddedandtip-toedbacktowherePuzzlewasstanding.Quicklyandquietlyshecutthelastcordsthatboundthelion-skintohiItwouldn’tdoforhimtobecaughtwiththaton,afterwhattheApehadsaid!Shewouldliketohavehiddentheskinsomewhereveryfaraway,butitwastooheavy.Thebestshecoulddowastokickitinamongthethickestbushes.ThenshemadesignstoPuzzletofollowherandtheybothjoinedtheothers.
TheApewasspeakingagain.
“Andafterahorridthinglikethat,Aslan-Tashlan-isangrierthanever.Hesayshe’sbeenagreatdealtoogoodtoyou,comingouteverynighttobelookedat,see!Well,he’snotcomingoutanymore.”
HowlsandmewingsandsquealsandgruntsweretheAnimals’answertothis,butsuddenlyaquitedifferentvoicebrokeinwithaloudlaugh.
“Harkwhatthemonkeysays,”itshouted.“Weknowwhyheisn’tgoingtobringhispreciousAslanout.I’lltellyouwhy:becausehehasn’tgothiHeneverhadanythingexceptanolddonkeywithalion-skinonitsback.Nowhe’slostthatandhedoesn’tknowwhattodo.”
TiriancouldnotseethefacesontheothersideofthefireverywellbutheguessedthiswasGriffletheChiefDwarf.Andhewasquitecertainofitwhen,asecondlater,alltheDwarfs’voicesjoinedin,singing:“Don’tknowwhattodo!Don’tknowwhattodo!Don’tknowwhattodo-o-o!”
“Silence!”thunderedRishdaTarkaan.“Silence,childrenofmud!Listentome,youotherNarnians,lestIgivecommandtomywarriorstofalluponyouwiththeedgeofthesword.TheLordShifthasalreadytoldyouofthatwickedAss.Doyouthink,becauseofhimthatthereisnorealTashlaninthestable!Doyou?Beware,beware.”
“No,no,”shoutedmostofthecrowd.ButtheDwarfssaid,“That’sright,Darkie,you’vegotit.Comeon,Monkey,showuswhat’sinthestable,seeingisbelieving.”
Whennexttherewasamoment’squiettheApesaid:“YouDwarfsthinkyou’reveryclever,don’tyou?Butnotsofast.Ineversaidyoucouldn’tseeTashlan.Anyonewholikescanseehi”
Thewholeassemblybecamesilent.Then,afternearlyaminute,theBearbeganinaslow,puzzledvoice:
“Idon’tquiteunderstandallthis,”itgrumbled,“Ithoughtyousaid-”
“Youthought!”repeatedtheApe.“Asifanyonecouldcallwhatgoesoninyourheadthinking.Listen,youothers.AnyonecanseeTashlan.Buthe’snotcomingout.Youhavetogoinandseehi”
“Oh,thankyou,thankyou,thankyou,”saiddozensofvoices.“That’swhatwewanted!Wecangoinandseehimfacetoface.Andnowhe’llbekindanditwillallbeasitusedtobe.”AndtheBirdschattered,andtheDogsbarkedexcitedly.Thensuddenly,therewasagreatstirringandanoiseofcreaturesrisingtotheirfeet,andinasecondthewholelotofthemwouldhavebeenrushingforwardandtryingtocrowdintothestabledooralltogether.ButtheApeshouted:
“Getback!Quiet!Notsofast.”
TheBeastsstopped,manyofthemwithonepawintheairmanywithtailswagging,andallofthemwithheadsononeside.
“Ithoughtyousaid,”begantheBear,butShiftinterrupted.
“Anyonecangoin,”hesaid.“But,oneatatime.Who’llgofirst?Hedidn’tsayhewasfeelingverykind.He’sbeenlickinghislipsalotsinceheswallowedupthewickedKingtheothernight.He’sbeengrowlingagooddealthismorning.Iwouldn’tmuchliketogointothatstablemyselftonight.Butjustasyouplease.Who’dliketogoinfirst?Don’tblamemeifheswallowsyouwholeorblastsyouintoacinderwiththemereterrorofhiseyes.That’syouraffair.Nowthen!Who’sfirst?WhataboutoneofyouDwarfs?”
“Dilly,dilly,comeandbekilled!”sneeredGriffle.“Howdoweknowwhatyou’vegotinthere?”
“Ho-ho!”criedtheApe.“Soyou’rebeginningtothinkthere’ssomethingthere,eh?Well,allyouBeastsweremakingnoiseenoughaminuteago.What’sstruckyoualldumb?Who’sgoinginfirst?”
ButtheBeastsallstoodlookingatoneanotherandbeganbackingawayfromthestable.Veryfewtailswerewaggingnow.TheApewaddledtoandfrojeeringatthe“Ho-ho-ho!”hechuckled.“IthoughtyouwereallsoeagertoseeTashlanfacetoface!Changedyourmind,eh?”
TirianbenthisheadtohearsomethingthatJillwastryingtowhisperinhisear.“Whatdoyouthinkisreallyinsidethestable?”shesaid.“Whoknows?”saidTirian.“TwoCalormeneswithdrawnswords,aslikelyasnot,oneoneachsideofthedoor.”“Youdon’tthink,”saidJill,“itmightbe...youknow...thathorridthingwesaw?”“Tashhimself?”whisperedTirian.“There’snoknowing.Butcourage,child:weareallbetweenthepawsofthetrueAslan.”
Thenamostsurprisingthinghappened.GingertheCatsaidinacool,clearvoice,notatallasifhewasexcited,“I’llgoin,ifyoulike.”
EverycreatureturnedandfixeditseyesontheCat.“Marktheirsubtleties,Sire,”saidPoggintotheKing.“Thiscursedcatisintheplot,intheverycentreofit.Whateverisinthestablewillnothurthim,I’llbebound.ThenGingerwillcomeoutagainandsaythathehasseensomewonder.”
ButTirianhadnotimetoanswerhiTheApewascallingtheCattocomeforward.“Ho-ho!”saidtheApe.“Soyou,apertPuss,wouldlookuponhimfacetoface.Comeon,then!I’llopenthedoorforyou.Don’tblamemeifhescaresthewhiskersoffyourface.That’syouraffair.”
AndtheCatgotupandcameoutofitsplaceinthecrowd,walkingprimlyanddaintily,withitstailintheair,notonehaironitssleekcoatoutofplace.ItcameontillithadpassedthefireandwassoclosethatTirian,fromwherehestoodwithhisshoulderagainsttheend-wallofthestable,couldlookrightintoitsface.Itsbiggreeneyesneverblinked.(“Coolasacucumber,”mutteredEustace.“Itknowsithasnothingtofear.”)TheApe,chucklingandmakingfaces,shuttledacrossbesidetheCat:putuphispaw:drewtheboltandopenedthedoor.TirianthoughthecouldheartheCatpurringasitwalkedintothedarkdoorway.
“Aii-aii-aouwee!-”Themosthorriblecaterwaulyoueverheardmadeeveryonejump.Youhavebeenwakenedyourselfbycatsquarrellingormakingloveontheroofinthemiddleofthenight:youknowthesound.
Thiswasworse.TheApewasknockedheadoverheelsbyGingercomingbackoutofthestableattopspeed.Ifyouhadnotknownhewasacat,youmighthavethoughthewasaginger-colouredstreakoflightning.Heshotacrosstheopengrass,backintothecrowd.Noonewantstomeetacatinthatstate.Youcouldseeanimalsgettingoutofhiswaytoleftandright.Hedashedupatree,whiskedaround,andhungheaddownwards.Histailwasbristledouttillitwasnearlyasthickashiswholebody:hiseyeswerelikesaucersofgreenfire:alonghisbackeverysinglehairstoodonend.
“I’dgivemybeard,”whisperedPoggin,“toknowwhetherthatbruteisonlyactingorwhetherithasreallyfoundsomethingintherethatfrightenedit!”
“Peace,friend,”saidTirian,fortheCaptainandtheApewerealsowhisperingandhewantedtohearwhattheysaid.Hedidnotsucceed,exceptthatheheardtheApeoncemorewhimpering“Myhead,myhead,”buthegottheideathatthosetwowerealmostaspuzzledbythecat’sbehaviourashimself.
“Now,Ginger,”saidtheCaptain.“Enoughofthatnoise.Tellthemwhatthouhastseen.”
“Aii-Aii-Aaow-Awah,”screamedtheCat.
“ArtthounotcalledaTalkingBeast?”saidtheCaptain.“Thenholdthydevilishnoiseandtalk.”
Whatfollowedwasratherhorrible.Tirianfeltquitecertain(andsodidtheothers)thattheCatwastryingtosaysomething:butnothingcameoutofhismouthexcepttheordinary,uglycat-noisesyoumighthearfromanyangryorfrightenedoldTominabackyardinEngland.AndthelongerhecaterwauledthelesslikeaTalkingBeasthelooked.UneasywhimperingsandlittlesharpsquealsbrokeoutfromamongtheotherAnimals.
“Look,look!”saidthevoiceoftheBear.“Itcan’ttalk.Ithasforgottenhowtotalk!Ithasgonebacktobeingadumbbeast.Lookatitsface.”Everyonesawthatitwastrue.AndthenthegreatestterrorofallfelluponthoseNarnians.Foreveryoneofthemhadbeentaught-whenonlyachickorapuppyoracub-howAslanatthebeginningoftheworldhadturnedthebeastsofNarniaintoTalkingBeastsandwarnedthemthatiftheyweren’tgoodtheymightonedaybeturnedbackagainandbelikethepoorwitlessanimalsonemeetsinothercountries.“Andnowitiscominguponus,”theymoaned.
“Mercy!Mercy!”wailedtheBeasts.“Spareus,LordShift,standbetweenusandAslan,youmustalwaysgoinandspeaktohimforus.Wedaren’t,wedaren’t.”
Gingerdisappearedfurtherupintothetree.Nooneeversawhimagain.
Tirianstoodwithhishandonhissword-hiltandhisheadbowed.Hewasdazedwiththehorrorsofthatnight.SometimeshethoughtitwouldbebesttodrawhisswordatonceandrushupontheCalormenes:thennextmomenthethoughtitwouldbebettertowaitandseewhatnewturnaffairsmighttake.Andnowanewturncame.
“MyFather,”cameaclear,ringingvoicefromtheleftofthecrowd.TirianknewatoncethatitwasoneoftheCalormenesspeaking,forinTheTisroc’sarmythecommonsoldierscalltheofficers“MyMaster”buttheofficerscalltheirseniorofficers“MyFather”.JillandEustacedidn’tknowthisbut,afterlookingthiswayandthat,theysawthespeaker,forofcoursepeopleatthesidesofthecrowdwereeasiertoseethanpeopleinthemiddlewheretheglareofthefiremadeallbeyonditlookratherblack.Hewasyoungandtallandslender,andevenratherbeautifulinthedark,haughty,Calormeneway.
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