CHAPTER TWELVE
THROUGHTHESTABLEDOORJILLoughttohavebeenbackatthewhiterockalreadybutshehadquitefottenthatpartofherordersiementofwatgthefight.Nowsheremembered.Sheturondrantoit,andarrivedtherebarelyasedbeforetheothers.Itthushappehatallofthem,foramoment,hadtheirbackstotheeheyallwheeledroundthemomenttheyhadreachedit.Aterriblesightmettheireyes.
Aenewasrunningtowardsthestabledoorcarryingsomethingthatkickedandstruggled.Ashecamebetweenthemandthefiretheycouldseeclearlyboththeshapeofthemanandtheshapeofwhathecarried.ItwasEustace.
TirianandtheUnirushedouttorescuehim.Buttheenewasnowfarhedoorthenthey.Beforetheyhadcoveredhalfthedistancehehadfluaandshutthedooronhim.Halfadozenmoreeneshadrunupbehindhim.Theyformedaliheopenspacebeforethestable.Therewasingatitnow.
EventhenJillrememberedtokeepherfaceturnedaside,wellawayfromherbow."EvenifItstopblubbing,Iwomystri,"shesaid.
"Warearrows,"saidPogginsuddenly.
EveryoneduckedandpulledhishelmetwelloverhisheDogscrouchedbehind.Butthoughafewarrowscametheirwayitsoonbecameclearthattheywerenotbeingshotat.GriffleandhisDwarfswereattheirarcheryagain.Thistimetheywerecoollyshootingattheenes.
"Keepitup,boys!"cameGrifflesvoice."Alltogether.Carefully.WedontwantDarkiesanymorethaMonkeys-orLions-s.TheDwarfsarefortheDwarfs.”
WhateverelseyoumaysayaboutDwarfs,noonesaytheyarentbrave.Theycouldeasilyhavegotawaytosomesafeplace.Theypreferredtostayandkillasmanyofbothsidesastheycould,exceptwhenbothsideswerekindenoughtosavethemtroublebykilliher.TheywantedNarniafortheirown.
erhapstheyhadnottakenintoatwasthattheenesweremail-cladandtheHorseshadhadnoprote.Alsotheeneshadaleader.RishdaTarkaansvoicecriedout:"Thirtyofyoukeepwatthosefoolsbythewhiterock.Therest,afterme,thatwemayteachthesesohalesson.”
Tirianandhisfriends,stillpantingfromtheirfightandthankfulforafewminutesrest,stoodandlookedonwhiletheTarkaanledhismenagainsttheDwarfs.Itwasastrangesebynow.Thefirehadsunklower:thelightitgavewasnowlessandofadarkerred.
Asfarasonecouldsee,thewholeplaceofassemblywasyexceptfortheDwarfandtheenes.Inthatlightonecouldntmakeoutmuchofwhatening.ItsoundedasiftheDwarfswereputtingupagoodfight.TiriancouldhearGriffleusingdreadfullanguage,andeverynowaheTarkaancalling,"Takeallyoualive!Takethemalive!”
Whateverthatfightmayhavebeedidnotlastlong.Thediedaway.
ThenJillsawtheTarkaaningbacktothestable:elevenmenfollowedhim,draggingelevenboundDwarfs.(Whethertheothershadallbeenkilled,orwhethersomeofthemhadgotaway,wasneverknown.)
"Throwthemintotheshriash,"saidRishdaTarkaan.
AheelevenDwarfs,oertheother,hadbeenflungorkickedintothatdarkdoorwayandthedoorhadbeenshutagain,hebowedlowtothestableandsaid:"Thesealsoareforthyburnt,LordTash.”
Andalltheenesbaheflatsoftheirswordsontheirshieldsandshouted,"Tash!Tash!ThegreatgodTash!InexorableTash!"(Therewasnononsenseabout"Tashlan"now.)
Thelittlepartybythewhiterockwatchedthesedoingsandwhisperedtooher.
Theyhadfoundatrickleofwateringdowntherodallhaddrunkeagerly-JillandPogginandtheKingintheirhands,whilethefour-footedoneslappedfromthelittlepoolwhichithadmadeatthefootofthestone.Suchwastheirthirstthatitseemedthemostdeliciousdrinktheyhadeverhadintheirlives,andwhiletheyweredrinkingtheywereperfectlyhappyandcouldnotthinkofanythingelse.
"Ifeelinmybones,"saidPoggin,"thatweshallall,onebyone,passthroughthatdarkdoorbeforem.IthinkofahundreddeathsIwouldratherhavedied.”
"Itisindeedagrimdoor,"saidTirian."Itismorelikeamouth.”
"Oh,twedoanythingtostopit?"saidJillinashakenvoice.
"Nay,fairfriend,"saidJewel,nosinghergently."ItmaybeforusthedoortoAslanstryandweshallsupathistabletonight.”
RishdaTarkaanturnedhisbathestableandwalkedslowlytoaplafrontofthewhiterock.
"Hearken,"hesaid."IftheBoarandtheDogsandtheUniwilleovertomeandputthemselvesinmymercy,theirlivesshallbespared.TheBoarshallgotoacageiisrocsgarden,theDogstoTheTisronels,andtheUni,whenIhavesawnhishornoff,shalldrawacart.ButtheEagle,thechildren,andhewhowastheKingshallbeofferedtoTashthisnight.”
Theonlyanswerwasgrowls.
"Geton,warriors,"saidtheTarkaan."Killthebeasts,buttakethetwo-leggedonesalive.”
AhelastbattleofthelastKingofNarniabegan.
Whatmadeithopeless,evenapartfromthenumbersoftheenemy,wasthespears.TheeneswhohadbeenwiththeApealmostfromthebeginninghadhadnospears:thatwasbecausetheyhadeintoNarniabyonesandtwos,pretendingtobepeacefulmerts,andofcoursetheyhadcarriednospearsforaspearisnotathingyouhide.Thenewonesmusthaveeinlater,aftertheApewasalreadystrongandtheyarchopenly.Thespearsmadeallthedifferehalongspearyoukillaboarbeforeyouareinreachofhistusksandaunibeforeyouareinreachofhishorn;ifyouareveryquidkeepyourhead.AndnowthelevelledspearswereclosinginonTirianandhislastfriends.miheywereallfightingfortheirlives.
Inawayitwasntquitesobadasyoumightthink.
Whenyouareusingeverymuscletothefull-dugunderaspear-pointhere,leapihere,lungingforward,drawingback,wheelinground-youhaventmuchtimetofeeleitherfrightenedorsad.Tirianknewhecoulddonothingfortheothersnow;theywerealldoomedtogether.HevaguelysawtheBodownononesideofhim,andJewelfightingfuriouslyoher.Outoftheerofoneeyehesaw,butonlyjustsaw,abigenepullingJillawaysomewherebyherhair.Buthehardlythoughtaboutanyofthesethings.Hisonlythoughtnowwastosellhislifeasdearlyashecould.
Theworstofitwasthathecouldhepositioninwhichhehadstarted,uhewhiterock.Amanwhoisfightingadozeneotakehisceswhereverhe;mustdartinwhereverheseesanenemysbreastorneguarded.Inaveryfewstrokesthismaygetyouquiteadistanthespotwhereyoubegan.Tiriansoonfoundthathewasgettingfurtherandfurthertht,hestable.Hehadavagueideainhismindthattherewassomegoodreasonforkeepingawayfromit.Buthecouldntnowrememberwhatthereasonwas.Andanyway,hecould.
Allatonceeverythingcamequiteclear.Hefoundhewasfightiarkaanhimself.
Thebonfire(whatwasleftofit)wasstraightinfront.Hewasinfactfightingintheverydoorwayofthestable,forithadbeenopenedandtwoeneswereholdingthedoor,readytoslamitshutthemomenthewasinside.Herememberedeverythingnow,andherealizedthattheenemyhadbeenedginghimtothestableonpurposeeversihefightbegan.Andwhilehewasthinkingthishewasstillfightiarkaanashardashecould.
AnewideacameintoTirianshead.Hedroppedhissword,dartedforward,ihesweepoftheTarkaansscimitar,seizedhisenemybythebeltwithbothhands,andjumpedbatothestable,shouting:"einaashyourself!”
Therewasadeafeningnoise.AswhentheApehadbeenflungihshookandtherewasablindinglight.
Theenesoldiersoutsidescreamed."Tash,Tash!"andbahedoor.IfTashwaheirotain,Tashmusthavehim.They,atanyrate,didnotwanttomeetTash.
ForamomentortwoTiriandidnotknowwherehewasorevenwhohewas.Theeadiedhimself,blinked,andlookedaround.Itwasnotdarkihestable,ashehadexpected.Hewasinstronglight:thatwaswhyhewasblinking.
HeturolookatRishdaTarkaan,butRishdawasnotlookingathim.Rishdagaveagreatoihehishandsbeforehisfadfellflat,facedownwards,ontheground.TirianlookedinthedirewheretheTarkaanhadpointed.
Andthenheuood.
Aterriblefigurewasingtowardsthem.ItwasfarsmallerthantheshapetheyhadseenfromtheTower,thoughstillmuchbiggerthanaman,anditwasthesame.Ithadavulturesheadandfourarms.Itsbeakenanditseyesblazed.Acroakingvoicecamefromitsbeak.
"ThouhastcalledmeintoNarnia,RishdaTarkaan.HereIam.Whathastthoutosay?”
ButtheTarkaaherliftedhisfathegroundnorsaidaword.Hewasshakinglikeamanwithabadhiccup.Hewasbraveenoughinbattle:buthalfhiscehadlefthimearlierthatnightwhenhefirstbegantosuspectthattheremightbearealTash.Therestofithadlefthimnow.
Withasuddenjerk-likeahenstoopingtopickupaworm-TashpouhemiserableRishdaandtuckedhimuheupperofhistwhtarms.ThenTashturnedhisheadsidewisetofixTirianwithoneofhisterribleeyes:forofcourse,havingabirdshead,hecouldntlookatyht.
Butimmediately,frombehindTash,strongandcalmasthesummersea,avoicesaid:"Begone,Monster,andtakeyourlawfulpreytoyourownplathenameofAslanandAslaFathertheEmperor-over-the-Sea.”
Thehideouscreaturevanished,withtheTarkaanstillusarm.AndTirianturoseeoken.
Andwhathesawthehisheartbeatingasithadneverbeateninanyfight.
SevenKingsandQueensstoodbeforehim,allwithsontheirheadsandallinglitteringclothes,buttheKingsworefinemailaswellandhadtheirswordsdrawnintheirhands.TirianbowedcourteouslyandwasabouttospeakwhentheyouoftheQueenslaughed.Hestaredhardatherfadthengaspedwithamazement,forhekwasJill:butnotJillashehadlastseenher,withherfacealldirtandtearsandanolddrilldresshalfslippingoffoneshoulder.Nowshelookedcoolandfresh,asfreshasifshehadjustefrombathing.Andatfirsthethoughtshelookedolder,butthendidnt,andhecouldnevermakeuphismindonthatpoint.AndthehattheyouoftheKingswasEustace:buthealsowasgedasJillwasged.
Tiriansuddeawkwardaboutingamongthesepeoplewiththebloodanddustaofabattlestillonhim.momentherealizedthathewasnotinthatstateatall.Hewasfreshandcooland,anddressedinsuchclothesashewouldhavewornfreatfeastatCairParavel.(ButinNarniayoodclotheswereneveryourunfortableoheyknewhowtomakethingsthatfeltbeautifulaswellaslookiifulinNarnia:andtherewasnosuchthingasstarchorflannelorelastictobefoundfromoneendofthetrytotheother.)
"Sire,"saidJillingforwardandmakiifulcurtsey,"letmemakeyouknowheHighKingoverallKingsinNarnia.”
TirianhadoaskwhichwastheHighKing,forherememberedhisface(thoughhereitwasfarnobler)fromhisdream.Hesteppedforward,sankononekneeandkissedPetershand.
"HighKing,"hesaid."Youareweletome.”
AndtheHighKingraisedhimandkissedhimonbothcheeksasaHighKingshould.
ThenheledhimtotheeldestoftheQueens-butevenshewasnotold,andtherewerenogreyhairsonherheadandnowrinklesonhercheek-andsaid,"Sir,thisisthatLadyPollywhocameintoNarniaontheFirstDay,whenAslareesgrowandtheBeaststalk."Hebroughthimoamanwhosegoldenbeardflowedoverhisbreastandwhosefacewasfullofwisdom."Andthis,"hesaid,"istheLoryithheronthatday.Andthisismybrother,KingEdmund:andthismysister,theQueenLucy.”
"Sir,"saidTirian,whenhehadgreetedallthese."IfIhavereadtheiclearight,thereshouldbeanother.HasnotyourMajestytwosisters?WhereisQueenSusan?”
"MysisterSusan,"answeredPetershortlyandgravely,"isnolongerafriendofNarnia.”
"Yes,"saidEustace,"andwheneveryouvetriedtogethertoeandtalkaboutNarniaordoanythingaboutNarnia,shesays,`Whatwonderfulmemoriesyouhave!Fancyyourstillthinkingaboutallthosefunnygamesweusedtoplayerechildren.“
"OhSusan!"saidJill."Shesiedinnothingnowadaysexylonsandlipstidinvitations.Shealwayswasajollysighttookeenonbeinggrown-up.”
"Grown-up,indeed,"saidtheLadyPolly."Iwishshewouldgrowup.Shewastedallhersewantingtobetheagesheisnow,andshellwastealltherestofherlifetryingtostaythatage.Herwholeideaistoratothesilliesttimeofoneslifeasquickasshedthenstopthereaslongasshe.”
"Well,doalkaboutthatnow,"saidPeter."Look!Herearelovelyfruit-trees.Letustastethem.”
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Aenewasrunningtowardsthestabledoorcarryingsomethingthatkickedandstruggled.Ashecamebetweenthemandthefiretheycouldseeclearlyboththeshapeofthemanandtheshapeofwhathecarried.ItwasEustace.
TirianandtheUnirushedouttorescuehim.Buttheenewasnowfarhedoorthenthey.Beforetheyhadcoveredhalfthedistancehehadfluaandshutthedooronhim.Halfadozenmoreeneshadrunupbehindhim.Theyformedaliheopenspacebeforethestable.Therewasingatitnow.
EventhenJillrememberedtokeepherfaceturnedaside,wellawayfromherbow."EvenifItstopblubbing,Iwomystri,"shesaid.
"Warearrows,"saidPogginsuddenly.
EveryoneduckedandpulledhishelmetwelloverhisheDogscrouchedbehind.Butthoughafewarrowscametheirwayitsoonbecameclearthattheywerenotbeingshotat.GriffleandhisDwarfswereattheirarcheryagain.Thistimetheywerecoollyshootingattheenes.
"Keepitup,boys!"cameGrifflesvoice."Alltogether.Carefully.WedontwantDarkiesanymorethaMonkeys-orLions-s.TheDwarfsarefortheDwarfs.”
WhateverelseyoumaysayaboutDwarfs,noonesaytheyarentbrave.Theycouldeasilyhavegotawaytosomesafeplace.Theypreferredtostayandkillasmanyofbothsidesastheycould,exceptwhenbothsideswerekindenoughtosavethemtroublebykilliher.TheywantedNarniafortheirown.
erhapstheyhadnottakenintoatwasthattheenesweremail-cladandtheHorseshadhadnoprote.Alsotheeneshadaleader.RishdaTarkaansvoicecriedout:"Thirtyofyoukeepwatthosefoolsbythewhiterock.Therest,afterme,thatwemayteachthesesohalesson.”
Tirianandhisfriends,stillpantingfromtheirfightandthankfulforafewminutesrest,stoodandlookedonwhiletheTarkaanledhismenagainsttheDwarfs.Itwasastrangesebynow.Thefirehadsunklower:thelightitgavewasnowlessandofadarkerred.
Asfarasonecouldsee,thewholeplaceofassemblywasyexceptfortheDwarfandtheenes.Inthatlightonecouldntmakeoutmuchofwhatening.ItsoundedasiftheDwarfswereputtingupagoodfight.TiriancouldhearGriffleusingdreadfullanguage,andeverynowaheTarkaancalling,"Takeallyoualive!Takethemalive!”
Whateverthatfightmayhavebeedidnotlastlong.Thediedaway.
ThenJillsawtheTarkaaningbacktothestable:elevenmenfollowedhim,draggingelevenboundDwarfs.(Whethertheothershadallbeenkilled,orwhethersomeofthemhadgotaway,wasneverknown.)
"Throwthemintotheshriash,"saidRishdaTarkaan.
AheelevenDwarfs,oertheother,hadbeenflungorkickedintothatdarkdoorwayandthedoorhadbeenshutagain,hebowedlowtothestableandsaid:"Thesealsoareforthyburnt,LordTash.”
Andalltheenesbaheflatsoftheirswordsontheirshieldsandshouted,"Tash!Tash!ThegreatgodTash!InexorableTash!"(Therewasnononsenseabout"Tashlan"now.)
Thelittlepartybythewhiterockwatchedthesedoingsandwhisperedtooher.
Theyhadfoundatrickleofwateringdowntherodallhaddrunkeagerly-JillandPogginandtheKingintheirhands,whilethefour-footedoneslappedfromthelittlepoolwhichithadmadeatthefootofthestone.Suchwastheirthirstthatitseemedthemostdeliciousdrinktheyhadeverhadintheirlives,andwhiletheyweredrinkingtheywereperfectlyhappyandcouldnotthinkofanythingelse.
"Ifeelinmybones,"saidPoggin,"thatweshallall,onebyone,passthroughthatdarkdoorbeforem.IthinkofahundreddeathsIwouldratherhavedied.”
"Itisindeedagrimdoor,"saidTirian."Itismorelikeamouth.”
"Oh,twedoanythingtostopit?"saidJillinashakenvoice.
"Nay,fairfriend,"saidJewel,nosinghergently."ItmaybeforusthedoortoAslanstryandweshallsupathistabletonight.”
RishdaTarkaanturnedhisbathestableandwalkedslowlytoaplafrontofthewhiterock.
"Hearken,"hesaid."IftheBoarandtheDogsandtheUniwilleovertomeandputthemselvesinmymercy,theirlivesshallbespared.TheBoarshallgotoacageiisrocsgarden,theDogstoTheTisronels,andtheUni,whenIhavesawnhishornoff,shalldrawacart.ButtheEagle,thechildren,andhewhowastheKingshallbeofferedtoTashthisnight.”
Theonlyanswerwasgrowls.
"Geton,warriors,"saidtheTarkaan."Killthebeasts,buttakethetwo-leggedonesalive.”
AhelastbattleofthelastKingofNarniabegan.
Whatmadeithopeless,evenapartfromthenumbersoftheenemy,wasthespears.TheeneswhohadbeenwiththeApealmostfromthebeginninghadhadnospears:thatwasbecausetheyhadeintoNarniabyonesandtwos,pretendingtobepeacefulmerts,andofcoursetheyhadcarriednospearsforaspearisnotathingyouhide.Thenewonesmusthaveeinlater,aftertheApewasalreadystrongandtheyarchopenly.Thespearsmadeallthedifferehalongspearyoukillaboarbeforeyouareinreachofhistusksandaunibeforeyouareinreachofhishorn;ifyouareveryquidkeepyourhead.AndnowthelevelledspearswereclosinginonTirianandhislastfriends.miheywereallfightingfortheirlives.
Inawayitwasntquitesobadasyoumightthink.
Whenyouareusingeverymuscletothefull-dugunderaspear-pointhere,leapihere,lungingforward,drawingback,wheelinground-youhaventmuchtimetofeeleitherfrightenedorsad.Tirianknewhecoulddonothingfortheothersnow;theywerealldoomedtogether.HevaguelysawtheBodownononesideofhim,andJewelfightingfuriouslyoher.Outoftheerofoneeyehesaw,butonlyjustsaw,abigenepullingJillawaysomewherebyherhair.Buthehardlythoughtaboutanyofthesethings.Hisonlythoughtnowwastosellhislifeasdearlyashecould.
Theworstofitwasthathecouldhepositioninwhichhehadstarted,uhewhiterock.Amanwhoisfightingadozeneotakehisceswhereverhe;mustdartinwhereverheseesanenemysbreastorneguarded.Inaveryfewstrokesthismaygetyouquiteadistanthespotwhereyoubegan.Tiriansoonfoundthathewasgettingfurtherandfurthertht,hestable.Hehadavagueideainhismindthattherewassomegoodreasonforkeepingawayfromit.Buthecouldntnowrememberwhatthereasonwas.Andanyway,hecould.
Allatonceeverythingcamequiteclear.Hefoundhewasfightiarkaanhimself.
Thebonfire(whatwasleftofit)wasstraightinfront.Hewasinfactfightingintheverydoorwayofthestable,forithadbeenopenedandtwoeneswereholdingthedoor,readytoslamitshutthemomenthewasinside.Herememberedeverythingnow,andherealizedthattheenemyhadbeenedginghimtothestableonpurposeeversihefightbegan.Andwhilehewasthinkingthishewasstillfightiarkaanashardashecould.
AnewideacameintoTirianshead.Hedroppedhissword,dartedforward,ihesweepoftheTarkaansscimitar,seizedhisenemybythebeltwithbothhands,andjumpedbatothestable,shouting:"einaashyourself!”
Therewasadeafeningnoise.AswhentheApehadbeenflungihshookandtherewasablindinglight.
Theenesoldiersoutsidescreamed."Tash,Tash!"andbahedoor.IfTashwaheirotain,Tashmusthavehim.They,atanyrate,didnotwanttomeetTash.
ForamomentortwoTiriandidnotknowwherehewasorevenwhohewas.Theeadiedhimself,blinked,andlookedaround.Itwasnotdarkihestable,ashehadexpected.Hewasinstronglight:thatwaswhyhewasblinking.
HeturolookatRishdaTarkaan,butRishdawasnotlookingathim.Rishdagaveagreatoihehishandsbeforehisfadfellflat,facedownwards,ontheground.TirianlookedinthedirewheretheTarkaanhadpointed.
Andthenheuood.
Aterriblefigurewasingtowardsthem.ItwasfarsmallerthantheshapetheyhadseenfromtheTower,thoughstillmuchbiggerthanaman,anditwasthesame.Ithadavulturesheadandfourarms.Itsbeakenanditseyesblazed.Acroakingvoicecamefromitsbeak.
"ThouhastcalledmeintoNarnia,RishdaTarkaan.HereIam.Whathastthoutosay?”
ButtheTarkaaherliftedhisfathegroundnorsaidaword.Hewasshakinglikeamanwithabadhiccup.Hewasbraveenoughinbattle:buthalfhiscehadlefthimearlierthatnightwhenhefirstbegantosuspectthattheremightbearealTash.Therestofithadlefthimnow.
Withasuddenjerk-likeahenstoopingtopickupaworm-TashpouhemiserableRishdaandtuckedhimuheupperofhistwhtarms.ThenTashturnedhisheadsidewisetofixTirianwithoneofhisterribleeyes:forofcourse,havingabirdshead,hecouldntlookatyht.
Butimmediately,frombehindTash,strongandcalmasthesummersea,avoicesaid:"Begone,Monster,andtakeyourlawfulpreytoyourownplathenameofAslanandAslaFathertheEmperor-over-the-Sea.”
Thehideouscreaturevanished,withtheTarkaanstillusarm.AndTirianturoseeoken.
Andwhathesawthehisheartbeatingasithadneverbeateninanyfight.
SevenKingsandQueensstoodbeforehim,allwithsontheirheadsandallinglitteringclothes,buttheKingsworefinemailaswellandhadtheirswordsdrawnintheirhands.TirianbowedcourteouslyandwasabouttospeakwhentheyouoftheQueenslaughed.Hestaredhardatherfadthengaspedwithamazement,forhekwasJill:butnotJillashehadlastseenher,withherfacealldirtandtearsandanolddrilldresshalfslippingoffoneshoulder.Nowshelookedcoolandfresh,asfreshasifshehadjustefrombathing.Andatfirsthethoughtshelookedolder,butthendidnt,andhecouldnevermakeuphismindonthatpoint.AndthehattheyouoftheKingswasEustace:buthealsowasgedasJillwasged.
Tiriansuddeawkwardaboutingamongthesepeoplewiththebloodanddustaofabattlestillonhim.momentherealizedthathewasnotinthatstateatall.Hewasfreshandcooland,anddressedinsuchclothesashewouldhavewornfreatfeastatCairParavel.(ButinNarniayoodclotheswereneveryourunfortableoheyknewhowtomakethingsthatfeltbeautifulaswellaslookiifulinNarnia:andtherewasnosuchthingasstarchorflannelorelastictobefoundfromoneendofthetrytotheother.)
"Sire,"saidJillingforwardandmakiifulcurtsey,"letmemakeyouknowheHighKingoverallKingsinNarnia.”
TirianhadoaskwhichwastheHighKing,forherememberedhisface(thoughhereitwasfarnobler)fromhisdream.Hesteppedforward,sankononekneeandkissedPetershand.
"HighKing,"hesaid."Youareweletome.”
AndtheHighKingraisedhimandkissedhimonbothcheeksasaHighKingshould.
ThenheledhimtotheeldestoftheQueens-butevenshewasnotold,andtherewerenogreyhairsonherheadandnowrinklesonhercheek-andsaid,"Sir,thisisthatLadyPollywhocameintoNarniaontheFirstDay,whenAslareesgrowandtheBeaststalk."Hebroughthimoamanwhosegoldenbeardflowedoverhisbreastandwhosefacewasfullofwisdom."Andthis,"hesaid,"istheLoryithheronthatday.Andthisismybrother,KingEdmund:andthismysister,theQueenLucy.”
"Sir,"saidTirian,whenhehadgreetedallthese."IfIhavereadtheiclearight,thereshouldbeanother.HasnotyourMajestytwosisters?WhereisQueenSusan?”
"MysisterSusan,"answeredPetershortlyandgravely,"isnolongerafriendofNarnia.”
"Yes,"saidEustace,"andwheneveryouvetriedtogethertoeandtalkaboutNarniaordoanythingaboutNarnia,shesays,`Whatwonderfulmemoriesyouhave!Fancyyourstillthinkingaboutallthosefunnygamesweusedtoplayerechildren.“
"OhSusan!"saidJill."Shesiedinnothingnowadaysexylonsandlipstidinvitations.Shealwayswasajollysighttookeenonbeinggrown-up.”
"Grown-up,indeed,"saidtheLadyPolly."Iwishshewouldgrowup.Shewastedallhersewantingtobetheagesheisnow,andshellwastealltherestofherlifetryingtostaythatage.Herwholeideaistoratothesilliesttimeofoneslifeasquickasshedthenstopthereaslongasshe.”
"Well,doalkaboutthatnow,"saidPeter."Look!Herearelovelyfruit-trees.Letustastethem.”
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