ˇ¶PRINCE CASPIANˇ· CHAPTER ONE ter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy, and it old in anotcure. te different different ry called Narnia. o reign for years and years; but o aken no time at all. At any rate, no one noticed t told anyone except one very wise grown-up. t ting on a seat at a railation runks and playboxes piled up round t, on to scravelled togetation, rain ake to one sc rain o anot part of togeto be part of t no t t term-time feelings beginning again, and to say. Lucy o boarding sc time. It y, sleepy, country station and tform except ttle cry, like someone wung by a wasp. quot;s up, Lu?quot; said Edmund - and t;Ow!ˇ± quot; on eart;,began Peter, and too suddenly c o say. Instead, ;Susan, let go! are you doing? o?ˇ± quot;Im not touc; said Susan. quot;Someone is pulling me. Oop it!ˇ± Everyone noticed t all te. quot;I felt just t; said Edmund in a breat;As if I frigs beginning again.ˇ± quot;Me too,quot; said Lucy. quot;O bear it.ˇ± quot;Look s; sed Edmund. quot;All catcogetell by the feeling. Quick!ˇ± quot;Yes,quot; said Susan. quot; op-oh!ˇ± Next moment t, tform, and tation ely vanising, found tanding in a o to move. took a deep breath. quot;Oer!quot; exclaimed Lucy. quot;Do you t back to Narnia?ˇ± quot;It mig; said Peter. quot;I cant see a yard in all trees. Lets try to get into there is any open.ˇ± ity, and ings from nettles and pricks from truggled out of t. ter, and after a feeps t tiny ripples t it made and no clouds in t ten oclock in tood sniffing in the sea-smell. quot;By Jove!quot; said Peter. quot;this is good enough.ˇ± Five minutes later everyone ed and er. quot;tter tuffy train on to Latin and Frenc; said Edmund. And te a long time talking, only splashing and looking for shrimps and crabs. quot;All t; said Susan presently, quot;I suppose o eat before long.ˇ± quot;eve got t; said Edmund. quot;At least Ive got mine.ˇ± quot;Not me,quot; said Lucy. quot;Mine tle bag.ˇ± quot;So ; said Susan. quot;Mine are in my coat-pocket, t; said Peter. quot;tll be to be such fun.ˇ± quot;At present,quot; said Lucy, quot;I someto drink more to eat.ˇ± Everyone else no ty, as one usually is after er under a sun. quot;Its like being s; remarked Edmund. quot;In ter on tter go and look for them.ˇ± quot;Does t mean o all t t; said Susan. quot;Not a bit of it,quot; said Peter. quot;If treams to come doo to come to them.ˇ± t first across t sand and to t sticks to ones toes, and began putting on their shoes and socks. Edmund and Lucy ed to leave t, but Susan said to do. quot;e mig; sed out, quot;and ill comes and it begins to be cold.ˇ± out along t . Except for an occasional seagull it place. tangled t to it at all; and not moved - not a bird, not even an insect. Siny crabs in rockpools, are all very you soon get tired of ty. t, after ter, felt and s to carry. Edmund doation seat just before took ter took it in turns to carry Peters great-coat. Presently to curve round to t. About quarter of an er, after t into a point, it made quite a surn. to t of t t came out of ter anothey were exploring. quot;I an island or do o it presently?quot; said Lucy. quot;Dont kno; said Peter and they all plodded on in silence. t to te sory ted to find t in ted. to some rocks op t;O; said Edmund, quot;its no good. e s be able to get to t all. ere on an island!ˇ± It rue. At t te coast ty or forty yards t ts narro place. After t, t bent round to t again and t and t the island. quot;Look!quot; said Lucy suddenly. quot;s t?quot; Sed to a long, silvery, snake-like t lay across the beach. quot;A stream! A stream!quot; sed tired as t no time in clattering doo ter. t tream ter to drink fart at once to t of trees tream self a deep course betooping you could follo up in a sort of tunnel of leaves. t broer, and to the elbow. quot;No; said Edmund, quot; those sandwiches?ˇ± quot;O ter ; said Susan. quot;e may need ter on.ˇ± quot;I do ;no ty, -y.ˇ± quot;But t; repeated Edmund. quot;till t to remember its a good deal ter in pockets for ; So t out ts and divided to four portions, and nobody e enoug it deal better talked about t meal. Lucy ed to go back to tcil someone pointed out t ts. Edmund said t gat t remember be able to cook ter t to unless troke of luck to eat eggs ra see any point in saying t loud. Susan said it y ten tempers very nearly got lost at tage. Finally Edmund said: quot;Look o be done. e must explore ts and knig and people like t alo live some. ts and berries and things.ˇ± quot; sort of roots?quot; asked Susan. quot;I al it meant roots of trees,quot; said Lucy. quot;Come on,quot; said Peter, quot;Ed is rig try to do sometll be better t into the sun again.ˇ± So t up and began to folloream. It oop under branc masses of stuff like rore t t in tream; and still t all except tream and to get very tired of it colour top of t bank. quot;I say!quot; exclaimed Lucy. quot;I do believe ts an apple tree.ˇ± It ed up teep bank, forced tanding round an old tree t was o see. quot;And t tree,quot; said Edmund ;Look there.ˇ± quot;; said Susan, t apple and picking ;t he wood grew up.ˇ± quot;ted island,quot; said Peter. quot;And ?quot; said Lucy, pointing ahead. quot;By Jove, its a ; said Peter. quot;An old stone wall.ˇ± Pressing t , but it allest trees. And o it t arc once e in it but filled up of all trees. to break some of to get past, and . In rees, only level grass and daisies, and ivy, and grey place, and ratepped out into t, glad to be able to straigheir limbs freely. CHAPTER TWO t tREASURE ;t a garden,quot; said Susan presently. quot;It le and t yard.ˇ± quot;I see ; said Peter. quot;Yes. t is to used to be a fligeps going up to top of t teps - to t door must o t hall.ˇ± quot;Ages ago, by t,quot; said Edmund. quot;Yes, ages ago,quot; said Peter. quot;I le; and how long ago.ˇ± quot;It gives me a queer feeling,quot; said Lucy. quot;Does it, Lu?quot; said Peter, turning and looking ;Because it does to me. It is t t it all means?ˇ± alking tyard and gone to t it errace about t . quot;I really t; said Susan. quot; is t terrace kind of thing?ˇ± quot;; said Peter (ed), quot;dont you see? t able . Anyone ten t on a dais just like t, in our great hall.ˇ± quot;In our castle of Cair Paravel,quot; continued Susan in a dreamy and rat;at t river of Narnia. ?ˇ± quot; all comes back!quot; said Lucy. quot;e could pretend we were in Cair Paravel now. t ed in.ˇ± quot;But unfortunately t,quot; said Edmund. quot;Its getting late, you kno it isnt so ?ˇ± quot;e s to spend t ; said Peter. quot;Ive got matcs go and see if some dry wood.ˇ± Everyone sa come into turned out not to be a good place for fireried tle, passing out of ttle side door into a maze of stony once tles and le epped t into a rees icks and dry leaves and fir -cones in plenty. t to and fro il t t outside t clean and freshese away. tone pavement ran . t out to pick some more apples and t to t and place. t difficulty in lig and used a lot of matc the end. Finally, all four sat doo to tried roasting some of ticks. But roast apples are not muc sugar, and too to eat ill too cold to be ing. So to content t sc so bad after all - quot;I s mind a good te,quot; t of adventure ed to be back at school. Sly after t apple en, Susan out to to get anothing in her hand. quot;Look,quot; s;I found it by t; S to Peter and sat do s be going to cry. Edmund and Lucy eagerly bent foro see ers tle, brig gleamed in t. quot;ell, Im - Im jiggered,quot; said Peter, and to thers. All no tle c, ordinary in size but extraordinarily iny little rubies or rat. quot;; said Lucy, quot;its exactly like one of to play Cair Paravel.ˇ± quot;C; said Peter to er. quot;I cant ,quot; said Susan. quot;It brougimes. And I remembered playing cs, and tiful horse - and - and -ˇ± quot;No; said Peter in a quite different voice, quot;its about time arted using our brains.ˇ± quot; about?quot; asked Edmund. quot;; said Peter. quot;Go on, go on,quot; said Lucy. quot;Ive felt for tery his place.ˇ± quot;Fire aer,quot; said Edmund. quot;ere all listening.ˇ± quot;e are in tself,quot; said Peter. quot;But, I say,quot; replied Edmund. quot;I mean, out? t all trees groes. Look at tones. Anyone can see t nobody has lived here for hundreds of years.ˇ± quot;I kno; said Peter. quot;t is ty. But lets leave t out for t. I to take ts one by one. First point: tly t Cair Paravel. Just picture a roof on t instead of grass, and tapestries on t our royal banqueting hall.ˇ± No one said anything. quot;Second point,quot; continued Peter. quot;tle ly o t is exactly the same size and shape.ˇ± Again there was no reply. quot;t: Susan found one of our old cwo peas.ˇ± Still nobody answered. quot;Fourt. Dont you remember - it you remember planting tside te of Cair Paravel? test of all to put good spells on it. It little cual digging. Can you ten t funny old Lilygloves, ty, youll be glad of t trees one day. And by Jove .ˇ± quot;I do! I do!quot; said Lucy, and clapped her hands. quot;But look er,quot; said Edmund. quot;t be all rot. to begin plant t te. e have been such fools.ˇ± quot;No, of course not,quot; said Peter. quot;But it o te since.ˇ± quot;And for anot; said Edmund, quot;Cair Paravel on an island.ˇ± quot;Yes, Ive been t. But it , a peninsula. Jolly nearly an island. Couldnt it ime? Somebody has dug a channel.ˇ± quot;But !quot; said Edmund. quot;You keep on saying since our time. But its only a year ago since to make out t in one year castles forests tle trees ed ourselves urned into a big old orc else. Its all impossible.ˇ± quot;t; said Lucy. quot;If t to be a door at t ting it at t. You kno led doo treasure chamber.ˇ± quot;I suppose t a door,quot; said Peter, getting up. them was a mass of ivy. quot;e can soon find out,quot; said Edmund, taking up one of ticks t tting on ting tap-tap tick against tone; and again, tap-tap; and t once, boomboom, e different sound, a hollow, wooden sound. quot;Great Scott!quot; said Edmund. quot;e must clear t; said Peter. quot;Os leave it alone,quot; said Susan. quot;e can try it in t to spend t an open door at my back and a great big black anyt come out of, besides t and tll soon be dark.ˇ± quot;Susan! ; said Lucy botoo muced to take any notice of Susans advice. t ters pocket-knife till ter t they used Edmunds. Soon tting last the door cleared. quot;Locked, of course,quot; said Peter. quot;But tten,quot; said Edmund. quot;e can pull it to bits in no time, and it ra firewood. Come on.ˇ± It took ted and, before t star or t a sligood above tered off taring into they had made. quot;Noorc; said Peter. quot;O is t; said Susan. quot;And as Edmund said -ˇ± quot;Im not saying it no; Edmund interrupted. quot;I still dont understand, but tle t later. I suppose youre coming doer?ˇ± quot;e must,quot; said Peter. quot;Cs no good be we are back in Narnia. Youre a Queen o sleep ery like their minds.ˇ± tried to use long sticks as torc t a success. If you ed end up t out, and if you in your eyes. In to use Edmunds electric torc less ttery ne, . ter broughe rear. quot;Ive come to top of teps,quot; said Edmund. quot;Count t; said Peter. quot;One - t; said Edmund, as cautiously doo sixteen. quot;And ttom,quot; ed back. quot;t really must be Cair Paravel,quot; said Lucy. quot;teen.quot; Notill all four anding in a knot toget t of tairorch slowly round. quot;O - o - o - o; said all t once. For no it treasure c mig intervals stood rics of armour, like knigreasures. In bets of armour, and on eacusks of ivory, broocs and c stones lying piled anyatoes - diamonds, rubies, carbuncles, emeralds, topazes, and amets. Under tood great cs of oak strengt terly cold, and so still t treasures t unless t of treasures. ttle frig t all seemed so forsaken and long ago. t a minute. t and picking to look at. It ing very old friends. If you ;Oion rings - do you remember first tle brooc - I say, isnt t t tournament in t for me? - do you remember drinking out of t horn? - do you remember, do you remember?ˇ± But suddenly Edmund said, quot;Look nt e ttery: goodness knoter take and get out again?ˇ± quot;e must take ts,quot; said Peter. For long ago at a Cmas in Narnia ain presents time. (t, and you can read about it in ther book.) ter and o t treasure cs ill for it tle bottle. But ttle ead of glass, and it ill more t every ook dos place and slung t over ttle at used to had been a bow and arrows and a ill t - quot;O; said Lucy. quot;he horn?ˇ± quot;O; said Susan after s for a moment. quot;I remember noook it day of all, t ing te Stag. It must lost other place - England, I mean.ˇ± Edmund ering loss; for ted , ain to come to you, wherever you were. quot;Just t of t mig; said Edmund. quot;Never mind,quot; said Susan, quot;Ive still got t; And sook it. quot;ont tring be peris; said Peter. But ill in s ttle pluck to tring. It t vibrated t one small noise brougo t . All ttles and s and feasts came ruso together. trung t her side. Next, Peter took do red lion on it, and to get off t. ted t first t it migy and stick to t it so. it motion and up, sorc. quot;It is my s I killed t; tone in t er ter a little pause, everyone remembered t t save ttery. tair again and made up a good fire and lay doogetable, but the end. CHAPTER THREE thE DARF t of sleeping out of doors is t you up because t you are uncomfortable. And it makes matters apples for breakfast and you apples for supper t before. ruly enoug it seem to be anyto be said. Edmund said ;eve simply got to get off this island.ˇ± doream again to tared at the mainland. quot;ell o s; said Edmund. quot;It er (Susan school). quot;But I dont kno t of us.quot; By quot;t of usquot; Edmund do t t all. quot;Any; said Susan, quot;ts. Fats never o bat know.ˇ± quot;But, Peter,quot; said Lucy, quot;look ss at couldnt s of t you think -?ˇ± quot;A of gro; said Peter. quot;e reigned for years and years and learned to do t back at our proper ages again now?ˇ± quot;O; said Edmund in a voice alking and listen to him. quot;Ive just seen it all,quot; he said. quot;Seen ; asked Peter. quot;; said Edmund. quot;You kno last nig it Narnia but everyt you see? You kno, o back t seemed to aken no time at all?ˇ± quot;Go on,quot; said Susan. quot;I to understand.ˇ± quot;And t means,quot; continued Edmund, quot;t, once youre out of Narnia, you ime is going. in Narnia while only one year has passed for us in England?ˇ± quot;By Jove, Ed,quot; said Peter. quot;I believe youve got it. In t sense it really o Narnia just as if Britons or someone coming back to modern England?ˇ± quot;ed to see us -quot; began Lucy, but at t everyone else said, quot;; or quot;Look!quot; For nohing was happening. t on ttle to t, and t sure t just beyond t point must be t point to sig. , it turned and began coming along toting in tern and tc o be soldiers. teel caps on t ss of co tc moving a finger. quot;t; said tern e to them. quot; about tying a stone to , Corporal?quot; said ting on his oars. quot;Garn!quot; gro;e dont need t, and one, as long as ied t.quot; ited er no it a D struggling as moment beside once to ttom of t, and fell over into ter. o ter kne Susans arro s ting a second arroo tring. But it was never used. As soon as of t on ter ( in o the mainland. quot;Quick! Before ss!quot; sed Peter. er o t. In a feo ted t, and Edmund ting knife. (Peters s for t of any t up, rubbed ;ell, feel like gs.ˇ± Like most D anding up, and an immense beard and tle of o be seen except a beak-like nose and twinkling black eyes. quot;Any; inued, quot;gs or not, youve saved my life and Im extremely obliged to you.ˇ± quot;But ; asked Lucy. quot;Ive been told all my life,quot; said t;t ts as trees. ts ory is. And ts o get rid of anyone, th me) and say to ts. But I al really dro ts. I never quite believed in ts. But t s believed all rigened of taking me to my deathan I was of going!ˇ± quot;O; said Susan. quot;So ts wh ran away.ˇ± quot;Es t?quot; said the Dwarf. quot;t a; said Edmund. quot;to the mainland.ˇ± quot;I sing to kill, you kno; said Susan. S o t suc range. quot;; said t;ts not so good. t may mean trouble later on. Unless tongues for their own sake.ˇ± quot; o dro; asked Peter. quot;O; said t;But ts a long story. Meantime, I o breakfast? Youve no idea ite it gives one, being executed.quot; quot;t; said Lucy dolefully. quot;Better t not so good as fres; said t;It looks as if Ill o ask you to breakfast instead. I sa boat. And any take o t anyone from the mainland coming down and seeing her.ˇ± quot;I ougo of t myself,quot; said Peter. t doo ters edge, pus y, and scrambled aboard. t once took coo big for o use, so Peter roeered tly eastip of t up t beyond it. t ts of it, but time, made everyt. o open sea on t of took to fis catciful rainbo enoug up into a little creek and moored o a tree. t capable person (and, indeed, ts bad D;No next is some firewood.ˇ± quot;eve got some up at tle,quot; said Edmund. tle. quot;Beards and bedsteads!quot; ;So tle, after all?ˇ± quot;Its only a ruin,quot; said Lucy. tared round at all four of th a very curious expression on his face. quot;And ;No matter. Breakfast first. But one ts and tell me Im really alive? Are you sure I dro all gs together?ˇ± question o string t. to use Edmunds in t. t by now been so ravenously hungry. At first t seem very comfortable in tle. looking round and sniffing and saying, quot; spooky after all. Smells like gs, too.quot; But came to ligo roast ting fis knife bet fingers before t, as it ed. t, lit it, ble cloud of fragrant smoke, and said, quot;Now.ˇ± quot;You tell us your story first,quot; said Peter. quot;And tell you ours.ˇ± quot;ell,quot; said t;as youve saved my life it is only fair you s I o begin. First of all Im a messenger of King Caspians.ˇ± quot;; asked four voices all at once. quot;Caspian tent; ans;t is to say, to be King of Narnia and he is only King of us Old Narnians - ˇ° quot; do you mean by old Narnians, please?quot; asked Lucy. quot;s us,quot; said t;ere a kind of rebellion, I suppose.ˇ± quot;I see,quot; said Peter. quot;And Caspian is the chief Old Narnian.ˇ± quot;ell, in a manner of speaking,quot; said tc;But elmarine, if you follow me.ˇ± quot;I dont,quot; said Edmund. quot;Its ; said Lucy. quot;O; said t;Im doing to go rigo tell you and o be on our side at all. But itll be a long story.ˇ± quot;All tter,quot; said Lucy. quot;e love stories.ˇ± So ttled doold ale. I s give it to you in ting in all tions and interruptions, because it ake too long and be confusing, and, even so, it some points t ter. But t of tory, as t in the end, was as follows. CHAPTER FOUR tELLS OF PRINCE CASPIAN PRINCE CASPIAN lived in a great castle in tre of Narnia , who had red hair and was called Queen Prunaprismia. talk, t oys back in tell ories. care muc, but about terrace at tle. One day, soon teaco ride and use a s your aunt and I looks as if you migo be King w, eh?ˇ± quot;I dont kno; said Caspian. quot;Dont kno;o know w more anyone could wish for!ˇ± quot;All t; said Caspian. quot; do you he King. quot;I le boy at time.) Up till noiresome some groe clear t t really interested in now he suddenly gave Caspian a very sharp look. quot;Es t?quot; ; old days do you mean?ˇ± quot;O you kno; said Caspian. quot;e different. alk, and treams and trees. Naiads and Dryads ttle Fauns in all t like goats. And -ˇ± quot;ts all nonsense, for babies,quot; said ternly. quot;Only fit for babies, do you hear? Youre getting too old for t sort of stuff. At your age you ougo be ttles and adventures, not fairy tales.ˇ± quot;O ttles and adventures in t; said Caspian. quot;onderful adventures. Once te itcry. And s so t it er. And time, and it was all because of Aslan -ˇ± quot;; said Miraz. And if Caspian tle older, tone of it o s up. But ;O you kno; ;Aslan is t Lion whe sea.ˇ± quot;elling you all t; said thunder. Caspian was frighing. quot;Your Royal ; said King Miraz, letting go of Caspians ill no;I insist upon being anselling you this pack of lies?ˇ± quot;N - Nurse,quot; faltered Caspian, and burst into tears. quot;Stop t noise,quot; said aking Caspian by the shoulders and giving ham a shake. quot;Stop it. And never let me catcalking - or t all tories again. t time? And time walk. Do you hear?ˇ± quot;Yes, Uncle,quot; sobbed Caspian. quot;ts ,quot; said to one of tlemen-in-ing terrace and said in a cold voice, quot;Conduct o ments and send o me At ONCE.ˇ± Next day Caspian found errible t a even being alloo say good-bye to old o utor. Caspian missed ears; and because about tories of Narnia far more t and tried very o make ts in tle talk to tails and ts only purred. Caspian felt sure t e tutor, buy or arrived about a er urns out to be t of person it is almost impossible not to like. , and also ttest, man Caspian ed beard il you got to know was o know wor Cornelius. Of all or Cornelius t Caspian liked best ill no for Nurses stories, tory of Narnia, and o learn t try. quot;It ,quot; said Doctor Cornelius, quot; ion into try. You are not native Narnians at all. You are all telmarines - t is, you all came from telmar, far beyond tern Mountains. t is he Conqueror.ˇ± quot;Please, Doctor,quot; asked Caspian one day, quot;elmar?ˇ± quot;No men - or very feelmarines took it,quot; said Doctor Cornelius. quot;t-great-grandcesters conquer?ˇ± quot; or Cornelius. quot;Per is time to turn from ory to Grammar.ˇ± quot;O yet!quot; said Caspian. quot;I mean, ttle? o figh him?ˇ± quot;I said t; said tor, looking at ttle boy very strangely t spectacles. For a moment Caspian gave a leap. quot;Do you mean,quot; ;t t ories? ere there-?ˇ± quot;; said Doctor Cornelius, laying o Caspians. quot;Not a you kno aelling you about Old Narnia? t like it. If elling you secrets, youd be w off.ˇ± quot;But w; asked Caspian. quot;1t is ime urned to Grammar no; said Doctor Cornelius in a loud voice. quot;ill your Royal o open Pulverulentus Siccus at tical garden or tlie opend to tender its?ˇ± After t it ill lunc I dont too excited. sure t Doctor Cornelius to tell er. In t disappointed. A feer utor said, quot;tonigo give you a lesson in Astronomy. At dead of nigs, tarva and Alambil, ion occurred for to see it again. It if you go to bed a little earlier time of tion draws near I will come and wake you.ˇ± t seem to o do Caspian really ed to , but getting up in t is aleresting and ely pleased. to bed t nig at first t be able to sleep; but seemed only a fees before someone gently shaking him. up in bed and sa t. Doctor Cornelius, muffled in a ood by the bedside. Caspian remembered at once o do. up and put on some clot ed and e glad later, bot t t no noise, master and pupil left the room. Caspian folloor taircases, and at last, ttle door in a turret, t upon ttlements, on teep roof; belole gardens; above tars and moon. Presently to anoto t central tole: Doctor Cornelius unlocked it and to climb tair of toed; air before. It eep, but o it . Aly, tern Mountains. On River, and everyt t erfall at Beaversdam, a mile ay in picking out tars to see. t as brigtle moons and very close together. quot;Are to ; ruck voice. quot;Nay, dear Prince,quot; said tor (and oo spoke in a lords of teps of too . Look ing is fortunate and means some great good for tarva, tory, salutes Alambil, t coming to t.ˇ± quot;Its a pity t tree gets in t; said Caspian. quot;ed really see better from t to is not so high.ˇ± Doctor Cornelius said not tes, but stood still arva and Alambil. turned to Caspian. quot;t; ;You no man now alive has seen, nor will see again. And you are rig even better from tower. I brougher reason.ˇ± Caspian looked up at tors of his face. quot;tue of to; said Doctor Cornelius, quot;is t air, and t ttom of tair is locked. e cannot be overheard.ˇ± quot;Are you going to tell me tell me t; said Caspian. quot;I am,quot; said tor. quot;But remember. You and I must never talk about t op of t tower.ˇ± quot;No. ts a promise,quot; said Caspian. quot;But do go on, please.ˇ± quot;Listen,quot; said tor. quot;All you Old Narnia is true. It is not t is try of Aslan, try of trees and Visible Naiads, of Fauns and Satyrs, of Ds, of taurs, of talking Beasts. It t t Caspian foug is you telmarines rees and tains, and o cover up even t alloo be spoken of.ˇ± quot;O,quot; said Caspian. quot;And I am glad it rue, even if it is all over.ˇ± quot;Many of your race ,quot; said Doctor Cornelius. quot;But, Doctor,quot; said Caspian, quot;elmarine too.ˇ± quot;Am I?quot; said tor. quot;ell, youre a Man any; said Caspian. quot;Am I?quot; repeated tor in a deeper voice, at t t Caspian could see . All at once Caspian realized trut t to long before. Doctor Cornelius , and s came into t. One of terror - quot; a real man, not a man at all, me up o kill me.quot; t - quot;till, and Ive seen one at last.ˇ± quot;So youve guessed it in t; said Doctor Cornelius. quot;Or guessed it nearly rig a pure D battles and lived on, sending to be men. telmarines. I am one of true Dill alive anyraitor. But never in all tten our oures of Narnia, and t days of freedom.ˇ± quot;Im - Im sorry, Doctor,quot; said Caspian. quot;It my fault, you know.ˇ± quot;I am not saying t; ansor. quot;You may I ly, because my old memories so long t it ac if I did not secondly, for t elmarine things.ˇ± quot;I do, I do,quot; said Caspian. quot;But how can I help?ˇ± quot;You can be kind to ts of try to find a rees once more. You can searco see if any Fauns or talking Beasts or Dwarfs are perill alive in hiding.ˇ± quot;Do you t; asked Caspian eagerly. quot;I dont kno kno; said tor ;Sometimes I am afraid t be. I races of times I I ains. Sometimes at nig I a glimpse of Fauns and Satyrs dancing a long en despaired; but someto start me kno at least you can try to be a King like ter of old, and not like your uncle.ˇ± quot;ts true about too, and about te itc; said Caspian. quot;Certainly it is true,quot; said Cornelius. quot;tten them.ˇ± quot;Did tle, Doctor?ˇ± quot;Nay, my dear,quot; said t;tle is a terday. Your great-great-grandfat it. But River, on the sea.ˇ± quot;Ug; said Caspian ;Do you mean in ts live?ˇ± quot;Your aug; said tor. quot;But it is all lies. ts t is a story invented by telmarines. Your Kings are in deadly fear of te forget t in all stories Aslan comes from over t to go near it and t anyone else to go near it. So t great o cut t. But because trees t ts. And t men, ing botly believe tories, and partly encourage to go doo t and look out to sea toern end of the world.ˇ± tes. tor Cornelius said, quot;Come. e is time to go doo bed.ˇ± quot;Must ; said Caspian. quot;Id like to go on talking about things for hours and hours and hours.ˇ± quot;Someone mig,quot; said Doctor Cornelius. CHAPTER FIVE CASPIAN'S ADVENtURE IN tAINS AFtER tutor conversations on top of t to eacion Caspian learned more about Old Narnia, so t t t t come back, filled nearly all of course many o spare, for no. ing and riding, so tag and cut oric, ion, and of course ory, tle Laical part proper study for princes. "And I myself," magician and can do only t experiments." Of Navigation ("," said tor) aughe sea. deal by using tle boy en Narnia axes were ern and Miraz was a cruel man. After some years time deal of bustle and pot le and doctors came and tiers or Cornelius after he had been only a few hours in bed. "Are o do a little Astronomy, Doctor?" said Caspian. "or. "trust me and do exactly as I tell you. Put on all your clothes; you have a long journey before you." Caspian o utor and old at once. or said, "I for you. e must go into t room and fill it uals from your able." "My gentlemen-in-ing here," said Caspian. "t asleep and or. "I am a very minor magician but I can at least contrive a charmed sleep." t into teclemen-in-ing up t ttle flask of good o t fitted on by a strap over Caspian's scaking books to school. "or. "Yes," said Caspian. "t tle over all to . t's rig go to t toalk." op of to all like t arva and Alambil) Doctor Cornelius said, "Dear Prince, you must leave tle at once and go to seek your fortune in the wide world. Your life is in danger here." "hy?" asked Caspian. "Because you are true King of Narnia: Caspian tentrue son and o your Majesty' - and suddenly, to Caspian's great surprise, ttle man dropped down on one knee and kissed his hand. " does it all mean? I don't understand," said Caspian. "I your Majesty kno Miraz is a usurper. began to rule even pretend to be tector. But telmarine lords, , eit. Belisar and Uvilas ing party: by c ended. All t to figs on tier till one by one ted for treason on a false c up as madmen. And finally elmarines did not fear to sail aern Ocean, and, as ended, t ed to become King. And of course he did." "Do you mean s to kill me too?" said Caspian. "t is almost certain," said Doctor Cornelius. "But o? And w harm have I done him?" " you because of somet wo he Queen has had a son." "I don't see 's got to do ," said Caspian. "Don't see!" exclaimed tor. "ory and Politics taug? Listen. As long as you ser you, but ranger. No o be t King. You are in t of the way." "Is ?" said Caspian. "ould he really murder me?" "or Cornelius. Caspian felt very queer and said nothing. "I can tell you tory," said tor. "But not noime. You must fly at once." "You'll come h me?" said Caspian. "I dare not," said tor. "It er. tracked t be very brave. You must go alone and at once. try to get across to t of King Nain of Arco you." "Shall I never see you again?" said Caspian in a quavering voice. "I or. " friend your Majesty? And I tle magic. But in time, speed is everyts before you go. ttle purse of gold alas, all treasure in tle ss. And ter." in Caspian's wo be a horn. "t," said Doctor Cornelius, "is test and most sacred treasure of Narnia. Many terrors I endured, many spells did I utter, to find it, is t be t is said t may o call Queen Lucy and King Edmund and Queen Susan and er back from t, and t all to rig may be t it , King Caspian: but do not use it except at your greatest need. And notle door at ttom of too t part." "Can I get my rier?" said Caspian. "ing for you just at the orchard." During taircase Cornelius ried to take it all in. t or, a run across trier, and so King Caspian tent tle of o celebrate the new prince. All nigry t aftero trier ed as er at tears o saying good-bye to Doctor Cornelius, felt brave and, in a o seek adventures, . But frightened and small. As soon as it . ook off Destrier's bridle and let e some cold ctle ly fell asleep. It e afternoon inued ill souted lanes. alains gros. Destrier became uneasy; tered a dark and seemingly endless pine forest, and all tories Caspian rees being unfriendly to Man croo er all, a telmarine, one of t dorees be unlike otelmarines, trees could not be expected to knohis. Nor did tempest, tree fell rig be, Destrier, quiet!" said Caspian, patting rembling ning flas crack of to break t overhead. Destrier bolted in good earnest. Caspian trengto , but folloree after tree rose up before t avoided. t too suddenly to (and yet it did oo) sometruck Caspian on the forehead and he knew no more. o place hand. "And no decide o do ." "Kill it," said anot let it live. It ray us." "e ougo at once, or else let it alone," said a t kill it no after aken it in and bandaged its ." "Gentlemen," said Caspian in a feeble voice, "o me, I o my poor horse." "Your aken flig voice - a curiously iced. "No let it talk you round s pretty ill say-" "s!" exclaimed t going to murder it. For s do you say, truffleer? s?" "I s a drink," said t voice, presumably truffleer's. A dark s an arm slipped gently under ly an arm. t bent to it c. "It's a mask of some sort," t Caspian. "Or per all." A cupful of somet and to t moment one of t screamed revealed t o a man's face but a badger's, telligent t ainly been talking. oo, t ttle bearded men, so mucer and or Cornelius t once for real D D a drop of last. to swim again. In t feruffleer; and kindest of ted to kill Caspian is, rumpkin. "And no evening up and talk, "ill o decide o do a great kindess by not letting me kill it. But I suppose t is t a prisoner for life. I'm certainly not going to let it go alive - to go back to its oray us all." "Bulbs and bolsters! Nikabrik," said trumpkin. "alk so un isn't ture's fault t it bass a tree outside our t looks like a traitor." "I say," said Caspian, "you yet found out o go back. I don't. I to stay me. I've been looking for people like you all my life." "t's a likely story," groelmarine and a you? Of course you to go back to your own kind." "ell, even if I did, I couldn't," said Caspian. "I s to kill me. If you'd killed me, you'd o please him." "ell noruffleer, "you don't say so!" "Erumpkin. "'s t? o fall foul of Miraz at your age?" "h his hand on his dagger. "t only a telmarine but close kin and o our greatest enemy. Are you still mad enougo let ture live?" abbed Caspian trumpkin got in to and held him down. "Norumpkin. "ill you contain yourself, or must truffleer and I sit on your head?" Nikabrik sulkily promised to beo tell ory. 's silence. "t trumpkin. "I don't like it," said Nikabrik. "I didn't knoories about us still told among t us tter. t old nurse, noer ongue. And it's all mixed up tutor: a renegade D. "Don't you go talking about t understand, Nikabrik," said truffleer. "You Dful and c, I am, and a Badger c good . true King of Narnia rue King, coming back to true Narnia. And s remember, even if D, t Narnia was never rig when a son of Adam was King." "les and rumpkin. "You don't mean you to give try to humans?" "I said not t," ans's not Men's country (ter t it's a country for a man to be King of. e badgers o kno. ter a Man?" "Do you believe all tories?" asked trumpkin. "I tell you, cs," said truffleer. "e don't forget. I believe in ter and t t reigned at Cair Paravel, as firmly as I believe in Aslan himself." "As firmly as t, I dare say," said trumpkin. "But who believes in Aslan nowadays?" "I do," said Caspian. "And if I believed in Aslan ories about talking Beasts and Dimes I did times I there you are." "t's rigruffleer. "You're rigrue to Old Narnia you sever to your Majesty." "You make me sick, Badger," groer and t may t sort of Men. telmarines. ed beasts for sport. you, now?" he added, rounding suddenly on Caspian. "ell, to tell you trut t talking Beasts." "It's all thing," said Nikabrik. "No, no, no," said truffleer. "You kno isn't. You kno ts in Narnia no and are no more tless creatures you'd find in Calormen or telmar. too. t from us the half-Dwarfs are from you." t deal more talk, but it all ended t Caspian say and even t, as soon as o go out, aken to see rumpkin called "tly in ts all sorts of creatures from till lived on in hiding. CHAPTER SIX t LIVED IN times t Caspian off to a ains and doo the green wolds of Archenland. quot;e to t; said trumpkin. to an old ree covered ruffleer tapped imes on trunk and tapped again and a of voice from inside said, quot;Go as not time to get up yet.ˇ± But ime t of door opened and out came ttle eyes. And ook a long time because t as truffleer a son of Adam ougo be King of Narnia and all kissed Caspian - very , snuffly kisses t really bread, at t time in t it polite to accept. It took ime aftero get unsticky. After t t on till tall beecrees and truffleer called out, quot;Pattertterttert; and almost at once, bounding do magnificent red squirrel t Caspian imes seen in tle gardens; indeed errier and t you looked in alk. Indeed ty o get o stop talking, for, like all squirrels, terer. once and asked if and Caspian said t as Pattert bounding ao fetc, truffleer look. Look ts very bad manners among squirrels to co ore or to look as if you ed to kno; ttert and Caspian ate it and after t Patterto ot;For I can go nearly everyting foot to ground,quot; ruffleer and t tterto all sorts of people elling to come to a feast and council on Dancing La midnigs a;And youd better tell too,quot; added trumpkin. quot;e forgot to mention it to them.ˇ± t visit o trumpkin led to tains till to a very solemn place among rocks and fir trees. t very quietly and presently Caspian could feel t as if someone to a flat stone about top of a er-butt, and stamped on it . After a long pause it and steam coming out of it and in trumpkin alk in ty ed to come doo t tom . It of a furnace. terranean stream ran past on one side of it. t t metal on tongs, a fourt, and ttle o meet tors. It took some time to satisfy t Caspian an enemy, but ; and ts rumpkin and Nikabrik. t , eet keep ed tead of oy and as clumsy as a stick. to come to t at Dancing Lawn. A little farthe cave of five Black Dwarfs. t Caspian, but in t of t;If Miraz, oldest said, quot;So troduce you to, up there.ˇ± quot;Certainly not,quot; said Caspian. quot;I s, indeed,quot; said truffleer. quot;e none of t sort on our side.ˇ± Nikabrik disagreed trumpkin and t gave Caspian a so realize t tures out of tories, as s in Narnia still. quot;e s in t rabble,quot; said truffleer as the Black Dwarfs. quot;O; said trumpkin, c contemptuously. quot; matters muc you have me.ˇ± quot;Do you believe in Aslan?quot; said Caspian to Nikabrik. quot;Ill believe in anyone or anyt; said Nikabrik, quot;tll batter telmarine barbarians to pieces or drive t of Narnia. Anyone or anyte itcand?ˇ± quot;Silence, silence,quot; said truffleer. quot;You do not know w you are saying. Shan Miraz and all his race.ˇ± quot;Not to D; said Nikabrik. t visit er one. As tains opened out into a great glen or river running at ttom. truffleer called again, quot;Glenstorm! Glenstorm!quot; and after a pause Caspian greill trembled and at last, breaking and trampling ts, t t creatures t Caspian seen, t Centaur Glenstorm and nut and t covered ar-gazer and kne. quot;Long live t; ;I and my sons are ready for le to be joined?ˇ± Up till noead or of attacking a party of ers, if it ventured too far into t, in t only of living to ttempt at Old Narnia in orm much more serious. quot;Do you mean a real o drive Miraz out of Narnia?quot; asked Caspian. quot; else?quot; said taur. quot;y go clad in mail and girt h sword?ˇ± quot;Is it possible, Glenstorm?quot; said the Badger. quot;time is ripe,quot; said Glenstorm. quot;I c is mine to c is yours to remember. tarva and Alambil in to rule and name tures. truck. Our council at t be a council of ; neitated for a moment: it noo te possible t t e certain t t wage one. As it ted aurs and ate sucaurs provided cakes of oaten meal, and apples, and herbs, and wine, and cheese. t place to visit e near at to go a long o avoid a region in o ternoon before t ttle popped t ted - a talking Mouse. ood on s. ial mouse. iny little rapier at wirled ache. quot;t; ;and I place all t your Majestys disposal.quot; Caspian tried to laug Reepic in a was and carried home on ones back. It ake too long to mention all tures day - Clodsley Sers (ock ted at last beside a tall elms ting, to bed. rumpkin lit a smoker). quot;No; said t;if only s of trees and this well, we should have done a good days work.ˇ± quot;Cant ; said Caspian. quot;No,quot; said truffleer. quot;e o ts and defiling streams, to a deep sleep. ir again? And t is a great loss to our side. telmarines are rees moved in anger, our enemies and be c of Narnia as quick as them.ˇ± quot; imaginations you Animals ; said trumpkin, trees and aters? ouldnt it be even nicer if tones started t old Miraz?ˇ± ted at ter t t Caspian o sleep it urned over again; but as soon as ouc or ell ing or drumming. ing noise at once became fainter, but turned, clearer time. It es. truffleer ting up staring into t; Caspian . Nearer and nearer came tune dreamy, and t feet, till at last, out from to t, came dancing s mucaller t far sligtle of t, but t s. quot;Fauns!quot; cried Caspian, jumping up, and in a moment t took next to no time to explain tuation to ted Caspian at once. Before rumpkin, s, did likeruffleer as best ayed all round Caspian to trange faces, o ius and Obentinus and Dumnus, Voluns, Voltinus, Girbius, Nimienus, Nausus, and Oscuns. Patterthem all. morning it all been a dream; but ttle cloven hoof-marks. CHAPTER SEVEN OLD NARNIA IN DANGER t tself, and ill t of t Council. to sleep under tars, to drink not er and to live cs and , range experience for Caspian after s in a tapestried c tle, on gold and silver diseroom, and attendants ready at asted more savoury, and o harden and his face wore a kinglier look. nigrange subjects came stealing into t at s yet seen - five Satyrs as red as foxes, tingent of talking Mice, armed to teetrumpet, some O of all (and took Caspians breataurs came a small but genuine Giant, imbleher of Deadmans ful of rated and were now wisead. to first and leave till afteromorros could bot, and proposed storming Miraz in le t very night. Pattertalk and eat at time, so once? trencs round t it ter to begin it ake too long to o be alloo give a brief address to t Caspian and taurs and tions and insisted on once. ures o sit doly in a great circle, and Patterto stop running to and fro and saying quot;Silence! Silence, everyone, for t;, Caspian, feeling a little nervous, got up. quot;Narnians!quot; any furt t very moment Camillo t;heres a Man somewhere near.ˇ± tures of tomed to being ed, and till as statues. ts all turned tion wed. quot;Smells like Man and yet not quite like Man,quot; wruffleer. quot;Its getting steadily nearer,quot; said Camillo. quot;t tly off to meet it,quot; said Caspian. quot;ell settle un,quot; said a Black Dting a s to ring. quot;Dont s if it is alone,quot; said Caspian. quot;Catc.ˇ± quot;; asked the Dwarf. quot;Do as youre told,quot; said Glenstorm taur. Everyone ed in silence rotted stealto trees on t side of t;Stop! ; and a sudden spring. A moment later a voice, ake my s if you like, dont bite rig to speak to the King.ˇ± quot;Doctor Cornelius!quot; cried Caspian o greet utor. Everyone else crowded round. quot;Pa; said Nikabrik. quot;A renegade D?ˇ± quot;Be quiet, Nikabrik,quot; said trumpkin. quot;ture cant s ancestry.ˇ± quot;test friend and t; said Caspian. quot;And anyone doctor, I am glad to see you again. ?ˇ± quot;By a little use of simple magic, your Majesty,quot; said tor, ;But time to go into t no all fly from t once. You are already betrayed and Miraz is on the move. Before midday tomorrow you will be surrounded.ˇ± quot;Betrayed!quot; said Caspian. quot;And by whom?ˇ± quot;Anot,quot; said Nikabrik. quot;By your rier,quot; said Doctor Cornelius. quot;te kneter. dao able in tle. t of your fligo be questioned about it in Mirazs torture cty good guess from my crystal as to erday - I saracking parties out in terday I learned t . I dont t as miged. Youve left tracks all over t carelessness. At any rate somet Old Narnia is not so dead as he move.ˇ± quot;; said a very s tors feet. quot;Let t t me and my people in t.ˇ± quot; on eart; said Doctor Cornelius. quot;y got grassoes - in your army?quot; ter stooping doacles, o a laugh. quot;By t; ;its a mouse. Signior Mouse, I desire your better acquaintance. I am ing so valiant a beast.ˇ± quot;My friends; piped Reepic;And any D - in t give you good language so reckon h.ˇ± quot;Is time for t; asked Nikabrik. quot; are our plans? Battle or flight?ˇ± quot;Battle if need be,quot; said trumpkin. quot;But , and this is no very defensible place.ˇ± quot;I dont like t; said Caspian. quot;; said t;ever lets before supper; and not too soon after it neither.ˇ± quot;t do not al,quot; said taur. quot;And ion instead of c ourselves? Let us find a strong place.ˇ± quot;ts y, ts ; said truffleer. quot;But ; asked several voices. quot;Your Majesty,quot; said Doctor Cornelius, quot;and all you variety of creatures, I t fly east and doo t elmarines e t region. t may come over t is raditions speak true, t Cair Paravel t part is friendly to us and eful to our enemies. e must go to Aslans how.ˇ± quot;Aslans ; said several voices. quot;e do not kno is.ˇ± quot;It lies s of t oods and it is a times over a very magical place, ands - a very magical Stone. t o galleries and caves, and tone is in tral cave of all. tores, and t need of cover and are most accustomed to underground life can be lodged in t of us can lie in t a pinc t) could retreat into tself, and t famine.ˇ± quot;It is a good t; said truffleer; but trumpkin muttered under ;Soup and celery! I ales and more about victuals and arms.quot; But all approved of Corneliuss proposal and t very niger, t Aslans how. It ainly an arees, and one little, loo it. tunnels inside maze till you got to knoones, and on tones, peering in tterns, and pictures in wed again and again. It all seemed to belong to an even older Narnia told him. It er taken up ters in and around t fortune began to turn against ts soon found ten urned out stronger t sank as er company arriving. And to ttle deeply into it and sometimes almost to tself. Caspian and otains of course made many sorties into try. ting on most days and sometimes by nig Caspians party of it. At last t o ra morning Caspian tle yet, and all . of to daybreak, and t imbleaurs and some of t beasts, o from anoto cut t off from t of t it er days of Narnia remembered) t Giants are not at all clever. Poor imblerue Giant in t respect. at time and from ty and Caspians tle of t, a Centaur terribly y blood. It rees to eat ty supper. t of all imble been beginning to get er out of ttle blankets, and asked t in s forcible voices enoug t of told ts and not as a concert party, and asked . And imbleiptoed ao find some place ail and somebody (ter of temper. But in t and magical c t of trumpkin, council. t re one itself - a stone table, split rigre, and covered ing of some kind: but ages of imes whe Stone table ood on top, and t yet been built above it. t using table nor sitting round it: it oo magic a t on logs a little , and betable, on wood a rude clay lamp lighe walls. quot;If your Majesty is ever to use t; said truffleer, quot;I time ; Caspian old treasure several days ago. quot;e are certainly in great need,quot; ans;But it is o be sure our greatest. Supposing t?ˇ± quot;By t argument,quot; said Nikabrik, quot;your Majesty until it is too late.ˇ± quot;I agree ,quot; said Doctor Cornelius. quot;And rumpkin?quot; asked Caspian. quot;O; said tening e indifference, quot;your Majesty kno bit of broken stone over t King Peter - and your Lion Aslan - are all eggs in moonss all one to me on is t told not it. to be disappointed.ˇ± quot;t; said Caspian. quot;t; said Doctor Cornelius, quot;t s. e do not knoake. It mig I t is more likely to call Peter ty consorts do. But in eit t to t -ˇ± quot;You never said a truer ; put in trumpkin. quot;I t; on t;t to one or ot Places of Narnia. t, is t ancient and most deeply magical of all, and to come. But tern aste, up-river, of Beaversdam, ell t tle of Cair Paravel once stood. And if Aslan place for meeting oo, for every story says t Emperor-over-to send messengers to boto Lantern aste and to receive t.ˇ± quot;Just as I t,quot; muttered trumpkin. quot;t result of all t to bring us to lose us ters.ˇ± quot;or Cornelius?quot; asked Caspian. quot;Squirrels are best for getting try being caug; said truffleer. quot;All our squirrels (and ; said Nikabrik, quot;are raty. trust on a job like t tertwig.ˇ± quot;Let it be Pattert; said King Caspian. quot;And you tor Cornelius.ˇ± quot;I go,quot; said Nikabrik. quot;its about, t be a D treated.ˇ± quot;torms!quot; cried trumpkin in a rage. quot;Is t o the King? Send me, Sire, Ill go.ˇ± quot;But I t you didnt believe in trumpkin,quot; said Caspian. quot;No more I do, your Majesty. But got to do ? I migaking orders. Youve s time for orders.ˇ± quot;I trumpkin,quot; said Caspian. quot;Send for Pattertwig, one of you. And whe horn?ˇ± quot;I for sunrise, your Majesty,quot; said Doctor Cornelius. quot;t sometimes in operations of e Magic.ˇ± A fees later Patterto ement and misc to say conceit), to be off. It ern aste er journey to ter a y meal t off the Badger, and Cornelius. CHAPTER EIGHT thE ISLAND quot;AND so,quot; said trumpkin (for, as you ory to tting on t;and so I put a crust or t, left be my dagger, and took to t Id never forget t. t, loud as t far longer, cool and s as music over er, but strong enougo so myself, `If ts not t. And a moment later I sooner-ˇ± quot; time ?quot; asked Edmund. quot;Beten of t; said trumpkin. quot;Just ation!quot; said all t one anoth shining eyes. quot;Please go on,quot; said Lucy to the Dwarf. quot;ell, as I I on as . I kept on all nig , I risked a s cut across open country to cut off a big loop of t. Not by t by a pompous old fool le rongo. I neednt tell you t no true tale out of me, but I ers and lollipops! it is a good t not of a grand execution: sending me doo ts in t;, ( Susan) quot;does of arc ty sing, let me tell you - and my armour, for of course took t.quot; and refilled his pipe. quot;Great Scott!quot; said Peter. quot;So it dragged us all off t seat on tform yesterday morning! I can ; yet it all fits in.ˇ± quot;I dont kno,quot; said Lucy, quot;if you believe in magic at all. Arent ts of stories about magic forcing people out of one place - out of one o anots calls up a Jinn, it o come. e o come, just like t.ˇ± quot;Yes,quot; said Peter, quot;I suppose feel so queer is t in tories its al whe Jinns coming from.ˇ± quot;And no feels like for t; said Edmund ;Golly! Its a bit uncomfortable to kno . Its Fat living at telephone.ˇ± quot;But to be ; said Lucy, quot;if Aslan s us?ˇ± quot;Mean;o do? I suppose Id better go back to King Caspian and tell him no help has come.ˇ± quot;No ; said Susan. quot;But it has worked. And here we are.ˇ± quot;Um - um - yes, to be sure. I see t,quot; said to be blocked (at any rate ). quot;But- well - I mean -ˇ± quot;But dont you yet see ;You are stupid.ˇ± quot;I suppose you are t of tories,quot; said trumpkin. quot;And Im very glad to meet you of course. And its very interesting, no doubt. But - no offence?- and ated again. quot;Do get on and say o say,quot; said Edmund. quot;ell, t; said trumpkin. quot;But, you knoruffleer and Doctor Cornelius ing - it in anot is - just at t, in t Im sure you understand.ˇ± quot;You mean you t; said Edmund, getting red in the face. quot;No be offended,quot; interrupted t;I assure you, my dear little friends-ˇ± quot;Little from you is really a bit too muc; said Edmund, jumping up. quot;I suppose you dont believe tle of Beruna? ell, you can say me because I know -ˇ± quot;tempers,quot; said Peter. quot;Lets fit ourselves out from treasure calk after t.ˇ± quot;I dont quite see t -quot; began Edmund, but Lucy ter do er says? hink he has an idea.ˇ± So Edmund agreed and by torcrumpkin, doeps again into ty splendour of treasure house. tened as lay on to stand on tiptoes to do so) and tered to ;It o let Nikabrik see t; t for , a s of trumpkin on mail ss and s; a ss. As tair me do it. It will be more of a sucks for -down for us all if I fail.ˇ± quot;All rig; said Peter. into t Edmund turned to tely and said, quot;Ive got someto ask you. Kids like us dont often ing a great le fencing matc would be frig.ˇ± quot;But, lad,quot; said trumpkin, quot;these swords are sharp.ˇ± quot;I kno; said Edmund. quot;But Ill never get any doing me any damage.ˇ± quot;Its a dangerous game,quot; said trumpkin. quot;But since you make suc of it, Ill try a pass or two.ˇ± Bot in a moment and tood c . It like ting you see age. It even like ting ter done. ting. t to slas your enemys legs and feet because t t yours you jump off t age because Edmund, being mucaller, o be alooping. I dont t trumpkin ty-four ttles came back to ants circled, stroke after stroke to like t of ted out, quot;O; And t no one (unless ter did) could quite see , t of rumpkin ;stingquot; from a cricket-bat. quot;Not , I tle friend?quot; said Edmund, panting a little and returning o its sh. quot;I see t,quot; said trumpkin drily. quot;You knorick I never learned.ˇ± quot;ts quite true,quot; put in Peter. quot;t srick ts neo s only fair to give trumpkin a c something else. ill you ing matcer? tricks in archery, you know.ˇ± quot;A; said t;I begin to see. As if I didnt knoer ; ened, for he was a famous bowman among his own people. All five of t into tyard. quot;s to be target?quot; asked Peter. quot;I t apple ; said Susan. quot;tll do nicely, lass,quot; said trumpkin. quot;You mean the arch?ˇ± quot;No, not t,quot; said Susan. quot;ttlement.ˇ± t;Looks more like a c; tered, but loud. tossed up for first s (greatly to terest of trumpkin, . to s from top of teps t led from to tyard. Everyone could see from took ion and . t tring. It s. tiny apple stering do to top of teps and strung enjoying c because s about ting t because Susan endered t s ed to beat someone c to later, tle soft t quiet place, to t. quot;O; sed ther children. quot;It really any better t; said Susan to t;I tiny breat.ˇ± quot;No, t,quot; said trumpkin. quot;Dont tell me. I kno even say t t c w my arm well back -ˇ± quot;O; asked Lucy. quot;Do let me look.ˇ± quot;Its not a sigtle girls,quot; began trumpkin, but then he suddenly checked himself. quot;talking like a fool again,quot; ;I suppose youre as likely to be a great surgeon as your broto be a great ser to be a great archer.ˇ± doeps and took off tle s, sion) as a sailors t muco unroll. Underneat looked very nasty and t;Orumpkin,quot; said Lucy. quot;; to it one single drop of the cordial from her flask. quot; ; said trumpkin. But urned ed and e see it as ing o very difficult positions as you do o scratc is just out of reac and tried to crying, quot;Giants and junipers! Its cured! Its as good as ne; After t into a great laug;ell, Ive made as big a fool of myself as ever a Do your Majesties all -y. And t - and my lesson.ˇ± t e all rig to mention it. quot;And no; said Peter, quot;if youve really decided to believe in us-ˇ± quot;I ; said the Dwarf. quot;Its quite clear join King Caspian at once.ˇ± quot;tter,quot; said trumpkin. quot;My being suced about an hour.ˇ± quot;Its about t; said Peter. quot;For us, I mean. e cant urned to t; trumpkin calls Aslans one table itself. You remember it tle less, from to the Fords of Beruna -ˇ± quot;Berunas Bridge, ,quot; said trumpkin. quot;time,quot; said Peter. quot;And to . e used to get teatime on thing in a day and a half perhaps.ˇ± quot;But remember its all ; said trumpkin, quot;and to dodge.ˇ± quot;Look ; said Edmund, quot;need Our Dear Little Friend came?ˇ± quot;No more of t, your Majesty, if you love me,quot; said the Dwarf. quot;Very ; said Edmund. quot;May I say our D.L.F.?ˇ± quot;O; said Susan. quot;Dont keep on at .ˇ± quot;ts all rigy,quot; said trumpkin ;A jibe raise a blister.quot; (And after t ten called ill t forgotten meant.) quot;As I ; continued Edmund, quot; go t tle soutill o Glasser Creek and ro? t brings us up beone table, and art at once, ter before dark, get a fey early tomorrow.ˇ± quot; a t is to kno,quot; said trumpkin. quot;None of us kno Glasser.ˇ± quot; about food?quot; asked Susan. quot;Oo do ; said Lucy. quot;Do lets get on. eve done not, and weve been wo days.ˇ± quot;And anyo for a fis again,quot; said Edmund. ts as a kind of bag and put a good many apples in it. t t no more freser till t t doo t. to leave Cair Paravel, wo feel like home again. quot;tter steer,quot; said Peter, quot;and Ed and I ake an oar eac, tter take off our mail: o be pretty ter be in t directions to t knoter get us a fair to sea till he island.ˇ± And soon t of ts little bays and o look flatter, and t le so groance, bluer, but close round t it and t ter and ter against ting noise of t. It o get te reactom, mostly pure, pale sand but chem. quot;Its like old times,quot; said Lucy. quot;Do you remember our voyage to terebinthe Lone Islands?ˇ± quot;Yes,quot; said Susan, quot;and our great s to ?ˇ± quot;And t stern lanterns?ˇ± quot;And ts on the musicians.ˇ± quot;Do you remember it sounded like music out of the sky?ˇ± Presently Susan took over Edmunds oar and o join Lucy. tood closer in to ted. t it very pretty if t remembered time w was open and breezy and full of merry friends. quot;Pty gruelling ; said Peter. quot;Cant I ro?quot; said Lucy. quot;too big for you,quot; said Peter sly, not because because rengto spare for talking. CHAPTER 9 LUCY SA SUSAN and tterly tired er itself, and Lucys er. Even trumpkin longed for to be over. t on o steer D reacable t is even for ten minutes. And as tired, ts fell. Up till noo get to Caspian. No tures could defeat an army of grown-up humans. trees began almost to meet over in rickle of ttle streams t poured do into Glasser. t as last, far too tired to attempt lig of t t ted to see an apple again) seemed better trying to catc anyter a little silent muncogetween four large beecrees. Everyone except Lucy to sleep at once. Lucy, being far less tired, found it o get comfortable. Also, sten till no all D ting to sleep is to stop trying, so she opened her eyes. t see a patcer in t. ter all t Narnian stars. Ster tars of our o least, tellations could be seen from ; so herself. Instead of getting droing more a-time, dreamiser. S t, t see to feel t t tle distance aheir bivouac. quot;t; said Lucy to was cool and fresing everywhere. Someter of a nigo sing, topping, t tle lig to and came to a place t and t you could it t tingale, satisfied at last uning up, burst into full song. Lucys eyes began to groomed to t, and srees t inctly. A great longing for trees could talk in Narnia came over ly rees alk if only s sort of on. S a silver birc y old man s on of ts. S tanding. Ah! s of all. Sately, the wood. quot;Orees, trees, trees,quot; said Lucy (t been intending to speak at all). quot;Orees, you remember it? Dont you remember me? Dryads and , come to me.ˇ± t a breatirred about ling noise of t like ingale stopped singing as if to listen to it. Lucy felt t at any moment so understand rees rying to say. But t did not come. tling died aingale resumed its song. Even in t t Lucy imes rying to remember a name or a date and almost get it, but it vanis s missed someto trees a split second too soon or a split second too late, or used all t one, or put in one wrong. Quite suddenly so feel tired. S back to ter, and es. It risen) and everyty. quot;Apples, ; said trumpkin ;I must say you ancient kings and queens dont overfeed your courtiers!ˇ± tood up and s. trees ion. quot;I suppose your Majesties kno?quot; said the Dwarf. quot;I dont,quot; said Susan. quot;Ive never seen t I t all along t we ougo he river.ˇ± quot;t time,quot; anser, h pardonable sharpness. quot;O take any notice of ; said Edmund. quot;S blanket. Youve got t pocket compass of yours, Peter, you? ell, t as rain. eve only got to keep on going nort - cross t little river, t- do-you-call-it? - the Rush -ˇ± quot;I kno; said Peter. quot;t joins t t.ˇ± quot;ts rig and strike up tone table (Aslans or nine oclock. I !ˇ± quot;I ,quot; said Susan. quot;I cant remember all t at all.ˇ± quot;ts t of girls,quot; said Edmund to Peter and t;their heads.ˇ± quot;ts because our ; said Lucy. At first to be going pretty truck an old pat if you kno one is aler about five minutes and t is not anot more of t also disappears, and after you of your rigion you realize t none of ts at all. to taken in for more than a few seconds. t iff from yesterdays roop.quot; topped. quot;t; ;Or rat.quot; tood still, listening and staring till t;You and Id better eacring,quot; said Susan to trumpkin. tion ty on again. t a fe. to a place o it. Just as t snarled and flas from t. Lucy ring as so take notice of t grim-looking grey bear lying dead rumpkins arros side. quot;t you in t sing matc; said #Peter, ly forced smile. Even ure. quot;I - I left it too late,quot; said Susan, in an embarrassed voice. quot;I migalking bear.quot; Sed killing things. quot;ts trouble of it,quot; said trumpkin, quot;s till some of t. You never kno to see.ˇ± quot;Poor old Bruin,quot; said Susan. quot;You dont think he was?ˇ± quot;Not ; said t;I saed Little Girl for . And talking of breakfast, I didnt to discourage your Majesties s precious scarce in camp. And ting on a bear. It taking a bit, and it delay us more ters - Kings, I so skin a bear?ˇ± quot;Lets go and sit do; said Susan to Lucy. quot;I kno; Lucy s down s;Suco my head, Su. ˇ° quot;s t?ˇ± quot;ouldnt it be dreadful if some day, in our o arted going ill looked like men, so t youd never know which were which?ˇ± quot;eve got enougo bot ; said tical Susan, quot; imagining t.ˇ± t meat off. Ra is not a nice to fill ones pockets t up in fres of it. to kno te differently about t parcels wo be really hungry. On trudged again (stopping to in t stream til to sing, and more flies ted iffness from yesterdays roo s rose. took ts off and carried them. quot;I suppose an er. quot;I dont see bear too muco t,quot; said Peter. quot;If oo muco t, t t can ing a little time by striking t River too soon and not cutting off the corner.ˇ± And again trudged on t and ts. quot; to?quot; said Edmund a good deal later. quot;I certainly t by no; said Peter. quot;But to do but keep on.quot; t t t hing. And still trudged on and ts began to feel very and heavy. quot; on eart; said Peter suddenly. t seeing it, almost to to a gorge ttom. On ty except Edmund (and perrumpkin) was a rock climber. quot;Im sorry,quot; said Peter. quot;Its my fault for coming t. Ive never seen this place in my life before.ˇ± tle beth. quot;Os go back and go t; said Susan. quot;I kne lost in these woods.ˇ± quot;Susan!quot; said Lucy, reproac;dont nag at Peter like t. Its so rotten, and hes doing all he can.ˇ± quot;And dont you snap at Su like t, eit; said Edmund. quot;I te right.ˇ± quot;tubs and tortoises; exclaimed trumpkin. quot;If lost coming, o t as t t rate.ˇ± quot;You t to go on?quot; said Lucy. quot;Im not sure t,quot; said trumpkin. quot;s to he Rush?ˇ± quot;Because t in a gorge,quot; said Peter, keeping emper y. quot;Your Majesty says is,quot; replied t;but oug you to say ry may be a t it go on deepening its course year after year till you get ttle precipices t hing.ˇ± quot;I never t of t,quot; said Peter. quot;And any; continued trumpkin, quot;even if t ts flo fall into t River any mig, on my ream, to our rig t River. Per so at least han if youd come my way.ˇ± quot;trumpkin, youre a brick,quot; said Peter. quot;Come on, the gorge.ˇ± quot;Look! Look! Look!quot; cried Lucy. quot;?quot; said everyone. quot;t; said Lucy. quot;Aslan you see?quot; ely and her eyes shone. quot;Do you really mean -?quot; began Peter. quot;; asked Susan. quot;Dont talk like a gro; said Lucy, stamping . quot;I didnt think I saw him. I saw him.ˇ± quot;; asked Peter. quot;Rigain as do te of t to go. And ed us to go where.ˇ± quot; ; asked Edmund. quot; kno; said Lucy, quot;by his face.ˇ± t eacher in puzzled silence. quot;y may in trumpkin. quot;told. But it neednt alking lion any more talking bear.ˇ± quot;O be so stupid,quot; said Lucy. quot;Do you t know Aslan when I see him?ˇ± quot;ty elderly lion by no; said trumpkin, quot;if could be ts to prevent less like so many others?ˇ± Lucy turned crimson and I t trumpkin, if Peter laid ;t understand. just take it, trumpkin, t Aslan; a little bit about nt talk about again. It isnt lucky for one ts all nonsense for anotion is where.ˇ± quot;But I know ; said Lucy, ears. quot;Yes, Lu, but , you see,quot; said Peter. quot;t but a vote,quot; said Edmund. quot;All rig; replied Peter. quot;Youre t, D.L.F. do you vote for? Up or down?ˇ± quot;Do; said t;I kno Aslan. But I do kno if urn left and follo mig. urn rigo reac River in about a couple of , to go a tohem.ˇ± quot; do you say, Susan?ˇ± quot;Dont be angry, Lu,quot; said Susan, quot;but I do tired. Do lets get out of tco t you sahing.ˇ± quot;Edmund?quot; said Peter. quot;ell, t t; said Edmund, speaking quickly and turning a little red. quot; discovered Narnia a year ago - or a t is - it and none of us , I kno s after all. ouldnt it be fair to believe ime? I vote for going up.ˇ± quot;O; said Lucy and seized his hand. quot;And nos your turn, Peter,quot; said Susan, quot;and I do hope -ˇ± quot;O up, s up and let a c; interrupted Peter. quot;Id muc o vote. ˇ° quot;Youre t; said trumpkin sternly. quot;Do; said Peter after a long pause. quot;I kno I cant . e must do one or ther.ˇ± So t off to t along tream. And Lucy came last of ty, crying bitterly. CHAPTER TEN tURN OF to keep along t so easy as it ed er tried to go tooping and pus ten minutes, t, in t ake to do again and decided to go round took to t ted to go, far out of sig of sound of till to be afraid t it altogetime, but it ting to ttest part of the day. last to go back to t from ed) t a good deal loo tinued t t first t and a long drink. No one alking any more about breakfast, or even dinner, h Caspian. to stick to tead of going along top. It kept tion: and ever since too far out of t , and you could not keep anytraig. Patcrees, boggy places and dense undergroing in your t at all a nice place for travelling eit a nice place for people in a ernoons ramble ending in a picnic tea it on an occasion of t sort - rumbling erfalls, silver cascades, deep, amber-coloured pools, mossy rocks, and deep moss on times a er and trumpkin. bot) an eagle. But of course ed to see as soon as possible River beloo Aslans how. As t on, to fall more and more steeply. ty drop into dark c ttom. You may be sure tc eagerly for any sign of a break or any place if once t of t side, t o Caspians ers. ting a fire and cooking t. Susan didnt ted, as s;to get on and finis and get out of tly ;. Lucy oo tired and miserable to anyt as to be mattered very little . to y as told. trumpkin assured t was. Of course, if ttempted a journey like tering to speak, only one-ttle girl going to boarding sc time, and thirds of Queen Lucy of Narnia. quot;At last!quot; said Susan. quot;O; said Peter. t made a bend and t beneatry stretco t and t River. t le to t. quot;By Jove,quot; said Edmund. quot;e fougtle of Beruna just own is!ˇ± t ronger to mention a kingdom, er and Edmund alking about ttle t t t and ts on terested too. tting on at a quicker pace noill s, t. Soon it all, only a valley. terfalls and presently thick woods again. t once - ill and ;Do t forcing Lucy ( to doo ter, ree trunk just above ruck t his side. quot;Quick! Quick! Get back! Cra; panted trumpkin. turned and poured off tooping nearly double. trip them up. It t run any more, even to save terfall and being. to see . tened intently and . quot;So ts all rig; said trumpkin, dra;t searcries, I expect. But it means t Miraz post dotles and battledores! t hing.ˇ± quot;I ougo all,quot; said Peter. quot;On trary, your Majesty,quot; said t;For one t you, it suggested going by Glasser.ˇ± quot;Im afraid t,quot; said Edmund, ten things began going wrong. quot;And for anot; continued trumpkin, quot;if nepost, most likely; or at least trouble avoiding it. I ter route urned out for t.ˇ± quot;A blessing in disguise,quot; said Susan. quot;Some disguise!quot; said Edmund. quot;I suppose well o go rig; said Lucy. quot;Lu, youre a ; said Peter. quot;ts t youve got today to saying I told you so. Lets get on.ˇ± quot;And as soon as o t,quot; said trumpkin, quot;o lig get well away from here.ˇ± to describe oiled back up t ty oddly enoug more cting t. trouble ill daylig above it. It edious gat it ractive to anyone cookery. Eacill - as if it o be apple dumpling instead of pastry, only mucick and ted. And t, like apple sauce pork. Bear t oo muc very nice, but bear t y of is excellent, and turned out to be t sort of bear. It ruly glorious meal. And, of course, no retcired legs and cting. Everyone felt quite finding King Caspian tomorroing Miraz in a fe may not o feel like t they did. to sleep one by one, but all pretty quickly. Lucy of t sleep you can imagine, t in t at first it did not seem quite rig it ers voice, but t did not seem to fit eit to get up; not because sill tired - on trary sed and all t because s so extremely able. Sraig t tarry sky, for tively open. quot;Lucy,quot; came ters. S up, trembling ement but not t t landscape around as clear as day, t looked ops on traigo a borees of t glade. quot;; so ;t.ˇ± S up, beating oainly a noise in trees make in a onig it exactly an ordinary treenoise eit tune in it, but s catcune any more to catcrees alked to before. But t least, a lilt; s ing to dance as s nearer. And no t trees ted country dance. (quot;And I suppose,quot; t Lucy, quot; must be a very, very country dance indeed.) S among them now. t tree s seemed at first glance to be not a tree at all but a bus frig ill moving. You couldnt see s, of course, because as er. tree s. At one moment to be t and giantess forms on moment trees again. But rangely rees, and rangely brancime t queer lilting, rustling, cool, merry noise. quot;t a quite,quot; said Lucy. Shan anyone usually is. S fearlessly in among t to avoid being run into by tners. But serested in ted to get beyond to somet the dear voice had called. S to puso take Cooped to reacrees round a central open place. Sepped out from among ting confusion of lovely lights and shadows. A circle of grass, smoot rees dancing all round it. And te in t, h him. But for t of ail one lion, but Lucy never t of t. Sopped to t. So if s a moment. And t t sting iful rich silkiness of his mane. quot;Aslan, Aslan. Dear Aslan,quot; sobbed Lucy. quot;At last.ˇ± t beast rolled over on Lucy fell, ting and toucongue. o the large wise face. quot;elcome, c; he said. quot;Aslan,quot; said Lucy, quot;youre bigger.ˇ± quot;t is because you are older, little one,quot; answered he. quot;Not because you are?ˇ± quot;I am not. But every year you grow, you will find me bigger.ˇ± For a time s s to speak. But Aslan spoke. quot;Lucy,quot; ; not lie ime today.ˇ± quot;Yes, it a s; said Lucy. quot;I saw you all rig believe me. theyre all so -ˇ± From some suggestion of a growl. quot;Im sorry,quot; said Lucy, mean to start slanging t it my fault any?ˇ± traigo her eyes. quot;O; said Lucy. quot;You dont mean it o you alone, look at me like t . . . o if I w would he good?ˇ± Aslan said nothing. quot;You mean,quot; said Lucy ratly, quot;t it all right - somehow? But to know?ˇ± quot;to kno;No. Nobody is ever told t.ˇ± quot;O; said Lucy. quot;But anyone can find out ;If you go back to tell t you must all get up at once and follow me - w will .ˇ± quot;Do you mean t is me to do?quot; gasped Lucy. quot;Yes, little one,quot; said Aslan. quot;ill too?quot; asked Lucy. quot;Certainly not at first,quot; said Aslan. quot;Later on, it depends.ˇ± quot;But t believe me!quot; said Lucy. quot;It doesnt matter,quot; said Aslan. quot;O; said Lucy. quot;And I finding you again. And I t youd let me stay. And I t youd come roaring in and frig time. And noo be horrid.ˇ± quot;It is tle one,quot; said Aslan. quot;But twice. It has been hard for us all in Narnia before now.ˇ± Lucy buried o t rengto e suddenly s up. quot;Im sorry, Aslan,quot; s;Im ready now.ˇ± quot;No; said Aslan. quot;And no come. e ime to lose.ˇ± up and ately, noiseless paces back to t of dancing trees t come: and Lucy remulous rees parted to let tely. Lucy all and lovely o t moment trees again, but still borunk t tself a kind of dance. quot;Norees be;I ell to follo, t least must follow me alone.ˇ± It is a terrible to o ired, for telling t believe and making tainly like. quot;I mustnt t it, I must just do it,ˇ± t Lucy. S to Peter first and s;Peter,quot; s;wake up. Quick. Aslan is to follow once.ˇ± quot;Certainly, Lu. ever you like,quot; said Peter unexpectedly. t as Peter instantly rolled round and to sleep again it much use. tried Susan. Susan did really only to say in annoying gro;Youve been dreaming, Lucy. Go to sleep again.ˇ± Sackled Edmund next. It to s up. quot;E; ; are you talking about?ˇ± S all over again. t parts of ime s, it sounded less convincing. quot;Aslan!quot; said Edmund, jumping up. quot;hurray! here?ˇ± Lucy turned back to eyes fixed upon ;t; sing. quot;; asked Edmund again. quot;t you see? Just trees.ˇ± Edmund stared ;No. t dazzled and muddled . One does, you kno I sa myself. Its only an optical .ˇ± quot;I can see ime,quot; said Lucy. quot;raig us.ˇ± quot;t I see him?ˇ± quot;nt be able to.ˇ± quot;hy?ˇ± quot;I dont knos w he said.ˇ± quot;O all,quot; said Edmund. quot;I do I suppose hers.ˇ± CHAPTER ELEVEN ty ell ory for time. t hing could be. quot;I cant see anyt; said Peter after ared ;Can you, Susan?ˇ± quot;No, of course I cant,quot; snapped Susan. quot;Because t anyto see. So sleep, Lucy.ˇ± quot;And I do ; said Lucy in a tremulous voice, quot;t you h me. Because - because Ill o go .ˇ± quot;Dont talk nonsense, Lucy,quot; said Susan. quot;Of course you cant go off on your o let er. S naughty.ˇ± quot;Ill go go,quot; said Edmund. quot;S before.ˇ± quot;I knoer. quot;And s tainly ill - at t. And s not like does the D.L.F. say?ˇ± quot;O all,quot; ans;If you all go, of course, Ill go y splits up, Ill go s my duty to , if you ask my private opinion, Im a plain d talk, and friendly lions t do us any good, and alks as far as I can see.ˇ± quot;ing o ; said Lucy. quot;e must go no least I must.ˇ± quot;Youve no rigo try to force t of us like t. Its four to one and youre t,quot; said Susan. quot;O; gro;eve got to go. till ; ended to back Lucy up, but losing s sleep and by doing everything as sulkily as possible. quot;On t; said Peter, ting o rap and putting on. At any otime o Lucy, er, for c be feeling, and , . But tle annoyed he same. Susan . quot;Supposing I started be; s;I migen to stay of you on or not. I jolly hink I shall.ˇ± quot;Obey ty,quot; said trumpkin, quot;and lets be off. If Im not to be alloo sleep, Id as soon marcand alking.ˇ± And so at last t on t first, biting rying not to say all t of saying to Susan. But s turned and a slo ty yards aions to guide t only invisible to t silent as he grass. o t of trees - tledrums!quot; t trumpkin. quot;I going to end in a moonlight climb and broken necks.ˇ± For a long along top of to a place rees grehem. Lucy looked as if soo busy keeping to stop and t trees eep and narroo t. urned and looked at o scramble doer ing, quot;, for goodness sake. Youre rig;and t later, Edmunds voice saying, quot;No, s. there is a way down.ˇ± up h her. quot;Look!quot; excitement. quot;Look! s t s of us?ˇ± quot;Its ; said Lucy. quot;I do believe youre rig; said Edmund. quot;I cant t see it before. But where is he?ˇ± quot;it you see him?ˇ± quot;ell, I almost t I did - for a moment. Its suc.ˇ± quot;Get on, King Edmund, get on,quot; came trumpkins voice from beill nearly at top, Peters voice saying, quot;Oh, buck up, Susan. Give me your down op grousing.ˇ± In a fees t ttom and ter filled their ears. treading delicately, like a cat, Aslan stepped from stone to stone across tream. In topped, bent doo drink, and as er, urned to face time Edmund sa the Rush. quot;Peter, Peter,quot; cried Edmund. quot;Did you see?ˇ± quot;I sa; said Peter. quot;But its so tricky in t. On feel ired noher.ˇ± Aslan ation led to t, fartream, t grey grass, tly pacing Beast ahead. Everyone except Susan and the Dwarf could see him now. Presently to anoteep pat descended, and tedious zig-zag. Fortunately t above t neither side was in shadow. Lucy effort ser , ratrying to reac Glasser. tle slope ( se in t) stretco . It one table: iter him. quot;Lucy,quot; said Susan in a very small voice. quot;Yes?quot; said Lucy. quot;I see him now. Im sorry.ˇ± quot;ts all right.ˇ± quot;But Ive been far o go doo t I just ed to get out of t knoo say to him?ˇ± quot;Per need to say muc; suggested Lucy. Soon trees and t Mound, Aslans able since their days. quot;Our side dont keep very good c; muttered trumpkin. quot;e ougo have been challenged before now -ˇ± quot;; said topped and turned and stood facing tic t t as glad as anyone can he Dwarf shrank back. quot;O; said King Peter, dropping on one knee and raising to ;Im so glad. And Im so sorry. Ive been leading tarted and especially yesterday morning.ˇ± quot;My dear son,quot; said Aslan. turned and ;ell done,quot; were his words. ter an a;Susan.quot; Susan made no ans t s;You ened to fears, c; said Aslan. quot;Come, let me breat them. Are you brave again?ˇ± quot;A little, Aslan,quot; said Susan. quot;And no; said Aslan in a muc a of roar in it, le D believe in lions? Come ; - and t of a roar but almost thing. quot;rait; gasped trumpkin in t of a voice. to see t disturbed; but it e anotrumpkin, is, instead of bolting, ottered towards Aslan. Aslan pounced. ten being carried in ts mout . ttle, miserable ball, tled like a tinkers pack and to - the air. he was as safe as if he had been in bed, t feel so. As y pa oo) on the ground. quot;Son of Eart; asked Aslan. quot;Ye - ; panted t yet got its breath back. quot;No; said Aslan. quot;tting. Look behe dawn beginning. e ime to lose. You ten into t you here.ˇ± till speeco ask if Aslan ed, turned and jingled ao the dusk. Lucy noticed t than boys. tc of siganding close beside Aslan. t was changing. Lo, Aravir, tar of Narnia, gleamed like a little moon. Aslan, wed his head, shook his mane, and roared. t first like an organ beginning on a loe, rose and became louder, and till t. It rose up from t ed across all Narnia. Doared palely in one anot in t River, no its coldest , in every field and ears of rabbits rose from t from under rees stirred. In too ts, staring s. Far aier tain giants peered from teles. Lucy and Susan sao t every direction across t looked first like a black mist creeping on tormy last, like rees of to be ruso as trees; and o Aslan, o gaze on Aslan, tood still and adored t ing, quot;Aslan, Aslan!quot; in their various husky or creaking or wave-like voices. t Lucy among trees. One too pretty for a boys, if it looked, so extremely , as Edmund said ;t do anytely anyt; o many names - Bromios, Bassareus, and t of girls edly, someone on a donkey. And everybody , quot;Euan, euan, eu-oi-oi-oi.ˇ± quot;Is it a Romp, Aslan?quot; cried tly it nearly everyone seemed to idea as to may ig, but Lucy never discovered unlike t t made it more complicated t, began calling out at once, quot;Refress! time for refress,quot; and falling off o it again by t tried to give a display of s ime t only leaves but vines. tree people and circling round t up o pusail ely entangled and somet it ly grapes over and all around. quot;Refress! Refress,quot; roared the old man. Everyone began eating, and ed sucigside, but bursting into cool sness o your moute enoug, and rib table-manners at all. One saicky and stained fingers everyill all of a sudden everyone felt at t t tever it , ougo be over, and everyone flopped dourned to Aslan to . At t moment t rising and Lucy remembered someto Susan, quot;I say, Su, I know whey are.ˇ± quot;ho?ˇ± quot;t you remember Mr tumnus telling us about them long ago?ˇ± quot;Yes, of course. But I say, Lu ˇ° quot;?ˇ± quot;I safe t Aslan.ˇ± quot;I s,quot; said Lucy. CHAPTER TWELVE SORCERY AND SUDDEN VENGEANCE MEANrumpkin and t ttle stone arco tinel badgers (te patceet;here?ˇ± quot;trumpkin,quot; said t;Bringing t of t.ˇ± t t;At last,quot; t;At last.ˇ± quot;Give us a lig; said trumpkin. torc inside ter lit it and to trumpkin. quot;tter lead,quot; ;e dont kno this place.ˇ± trumpkin took torc ao tunnel. It y place, fluttering in torc, and plenty of cobly in t morning at tation, felt as if to a trap or a prison. quot;I say, Peter,quot; t t . been made.ˇ± quot;Yes,quot; said Peter. quot;t makes one think.ˇ± t on aurned to t, and to t, and teps, and to t again. t last t a from under a door. And no time to the door of tral calking so loudly t t been heard. quot;Dont like t,quot; o Peter. quot;Lets listen for a moment.ˇ± All tood perfectly still on tside of the door. quot;You kno;ts t; ; sunrise tten t Miraz fell upon us almost before trumpkin ing for our lives for t w I hing space.ˇ± quot;Im not likely to forget it,quot; came t;tack and one in five of t; (quot;ts Nikabrik,quot; wrumpkin.) quot;For s; came a t;truffleers,quot; said trumpkin). quot;e all did as muche King.ˇ± quot;tell t tale your o; ans;But too late, or er magician, you knoill asking us to er and all t of it?ˇ± quot;I must confess - I cannot deny it - t I am deeply disappointed in t of tion,quot; came t;tll be Doctor Cornelius,quot; said trumpkin.) quot;to speak plainly,quot; said Nikabrik, quot;your s empty, your eggs addled, your fis, your promises broken. Stand aside t ot is why -ˇ± quot;t; said truffleer. quot;I stand by Aslan. ience, like us beasts. t may be even no the door.ˇ± quot;Pa; snarled Nikabrik. quot;You badgers ill tcell you . Food is running s; every encounter; our followers are slipping away.ˇ± quot;And ruffleer. quot;Ill tell you rumpkin spoke before (and , most likely, to blo let t or t same evening everyone seemed to know.ˇ± quot;Youd better in a s nest, Badger, t t I am t; said Nikabrik. quot;take it back, or-ˇ± quot;Oop it, bot; said King Caspian. quot;I to kno is t Nikabrik keeps on ing , I to knorangers are o our council and .ˇ± quot;t; said Nikabrik. quot;And ter rigo be you are a friend of trumpkins and t rig old dotard in to be t o be t bring in his friends?ˇ± quot;y is to ruffleer sternly. quot;Court manners, court manners,quot; sneered Nikabrik. quot;But in talk plainly. You knoelmarine boy rap in ws.ˇ± quot;Per; said Cornelius, quot;your neo speak for t are you?ˇ± quot;orser Doctor,quot; came a t;So please you, Im only a poor old o y, bless o be afraid of an old s nearly doubled up ics and ticks to put under tle. I tle skill - not like yours, Master Doctor, of course - in small spells and cantrips t Id be glad to use against our enemies if it o all concerned. For I e em. Oes better than me.ˇ± quot;t is all most interesting and - er - satisfactory,quot; said Doctor Cornelius. quot;I t you are, Madam. Per of himself?ˇ± A dull, grey voice at ;Im . e, I ill I die, and even after deat cut out my mout a die. I can lie a s on t freeze. I can drink a river of blood and not burst. Show me your enemies.ˇ± quot;And it is in t you ; said Caspian. quot;Yes,quot; said Nikabrik. quot;And by t I mean to execute it.ˇ± te or t could not make out hey were saying. then Caspian spoke aloud. quot;ell, Nikabrik,quot; ;we will hear your plan.ˇ± t to o begin; w was in a lower voice, as if muc he was saying. quot;All said and done,quot; tered, quot;none of us knorut t days in Narnia. trumpkin believed none of tories. I o put to trial. e tried first t er and a Queen Susan and a King Edmund and a Queen Lucy, t come, or they are our enemies -ˇ± quot;Or t; put in truffleer. quot;You can go on saying t till Miraz o ried one link in t ell of ot Kings and Queens. hem up?ˇ± quot;If you mean Aslan,quot; said truffleer, quot;its all one calling on he Kings. ts. If send t I make no doubt o come himself?ˇ± quot;No. Youre rig; said Nikabrik. quot;Aslan and toget on our side. Or else sometronger than himself keeps him back. And if alo Ds told. Not even to all beasts. Ask t I ever stay long. You may drop Aslan out of thinking of someone else.ˇ± tes it ill t Edmund could he Badger. quot;; said Caspian at last. quot;I mean a po it ories are true.ˇ± quot;te itc; cried t once, and from ter guessed t to t. quot;Yes,quot; said Nikabrik very sloinctly, quot;I mean tc do all take frig a name as if you a po tories say t tced Aslan, and bound very stone ?ˇ± quot;But t o life again,quot; said the Badger sharply. quot;Yes, t; ans;but youll notice t le about anyter of tory. , if o life? Isnt it muc , and t tories say not o say?ˇ± quot;ablis; said Caspian. quot;A King battle can usually establis t; said Nikabrik. truffleer. quot;And any; Nikabrik continued, quot;oo. But its very different cer. tical.ˇ± quot;But, ; said t; old t s enemy of all? asnt syrant ten times han Miraz?ˇ± quot;Per; said Nikabrik in a cold voice. quot;Pers. Samped out t least t s on all rigand by my o afraid of tch.ˇ± quot;But youve joined ; said truffleer. quot;Yes, and a lot of good it ; snapped Nikabrik. quot; on all t he Dwarfs. ho -?ˇ± quot;Lies! All lies!quot; said the Badger. quot;And so,quot; said Nikabrik, ;if you cant o someone who can.ˇ± quot;Is treason, D; asked the King. quot;Put t ss s; said Nikabrik. quot;Murder at council, e your game? Dont be fool enougo try it. Do you three on yours.ˇ± quot;Come on, t; snarled truffleer, but ely interrupted. quot;Stop, stop, stop,quot; said Doctor Cornelius. quot;You go on too fast. tcories agree on t. does Nikabrik mean by calling on tch?ˇ± t grey and terrible voice w;Oh, is she?ˇ± And t;O, tle Majesty neednt mind about te Lady - ts or is only making game of a poor old woman like me w. S Mastery Doctor, learned Master Doctor, them back.ˇ± quot;Call ; said t;e are all ready. Drahe blue fire.ˇ± Above teadily increasing gro;?quot; rose thunder. quot;So t is your plan, Nikabrik! Black sorcery and t. And I see who your companions are-a hag and a erewolf!ˇ± t minute or so eel; trumpkin ruser creature, of leaping upon a boy about of cat figrumpkin found o face uck out like a pair of nut-crackers, y grey got Doctor Cornelius by t. At one slasrumpkins sword he floor. t eets, and boots for about sixty seconds. then silence. quot;Are you all right, Ed?ˇ± quot;I - I t; panted Edmund. quot;Ive got t brute Nikabrik, but ill alive.ˇ± quot;eiger-bottles!quot; came an angry voice. quot;Its me youre sitting on. Get off. Youre like a young elep.ˇ± quot;Sorry, D.L.F.,quot; said Edmund. quot;Is t better?ˇ± quot;O; bellorumpkin. quot;Youre putting your boot in my mout; ` quot;Is King Caspian anyer. quot;Im ; said a rat voice. quot;Somet me.ˇ± triking a matc tle flame sy. for a little, found t of oil), set it on table, and lit it. o t. Six faces blinked at one anot. quot;e dont seem to ,quot; said Peter. quot;t; (urned ;And Nikabrik, dead too. And I suppose ts so long since Ive seen one. olfs means turning from man into t he was killed. And you, I suppose, are King Caspian?ˇ± quot;Yes,quot; said t;But Ive no idea who you are.ˇ± quot;Its ter,quot; said trumpkin. quot;Your Majesty is very ; said Caspian. quot;And so is your Majesty,quot; said Peter. quot;I come to take your place, you kno to put you into it.quot; , quot;Your Majesty,quot; said anot Peters elbohe Badger. Peter leaned for and kissed t a girliso do, because he high King. quot;Best of badgers,quot; ;You never doubted us all through.ˇ± quot;No credit to me, your Majesty,quot; said truffleer. quot;1m a beast and change. Im a badger, ws more, and we hold on.ˇ± quot;I am sorry for Nikabrik,quot; said Caspian, quot;ted me from t moment ing. If we know w.ˇ± quot;Youre bleeding,quot; said Peter. quot;Yes, Im bitten,quot; said Caspian. quot;It - t ; Cleaning and bandaging took a long time, and rumpkin said, quot;No some breakfast.ˇ± quot;But not ; said Peter. quot;No,quot; said Caspian ;And send someone to take ahe bodies.ˇ± quot;Let to a pit,quot; said Peter. quot;But to o be buried in their own fashion.ˇ± ted at last in anot suc as ties, and Peter and Edmund of buttered eggs and coffee, but tle bit of cold bear-meat (out of ts), a lump of er. But, from to, anyone would was delicious. CHAPTER THIRTEEN t;No; said Peter, as t;Aslan and ts Queen Susan and Queen Lucy, Caspian) are some, not ours. In time o do w we can on our own. You say, Caspian, strong enougo meet Miraz in pitctle?ˇ± quot;Im afraid not, ; said Caspian. er very muc ongue-tied. It t Kings out of tories t o meet him. quot;Very ; said Peter, quot;Ill send o single combat.quot; No one of this before. quot;Please,quot; said Caspian, quot;could it not be me? I to avenge my father.ˇ± quot;Youre ; said Peter. quot;And any laug a c you are a king and a hinks of you as a kid.ˇ± quot;But, Sire,quot; said t very close to Peter and never took his eyes off him. quot;ill a . cronger . army.ˇ± quot;Very likely ,quot; said Peter, quot;but t, of to and fro and all t. By t least I can inspect trengtion. I I e it at once. er Doctor?ˇ± quot;A sc ty,quot; ansor Cornelius. quot;Very ate,quot; said Peter. And a parc and opened er leant back o ten suchings long ago in Narnias golden age. quot;Rig; last. quot;And noor?ˇ± Doctor Cornelius dipped ed. Peter dictated as follo;Peter, by t of Aslan, by election, by prescription, and by conquest, of t Noble Order of to Miraz, Son of Caspian time Lord Protector of Narnia and noyling ing. t?ˇ± quot;Narnia, comma, greeting,quot; muttered tor. quot;Yes, Sire.ˇ± quot;t; said Peter. quot;For to prevent to gro is our pleasure to adventure our royal person on berusty and tle to prove upon your Lords t and by telmarines, and your Lordsy of treac ab forget to spell it or - bloody, and unnatural murder of your kindly lord and brot name. ily provoke, co t and monomac tters by time King under us in Narnia, Duke of Lantern aste and Count of tern Marc of table, to ions of ttle. Given at our lodging in Aslans year of Caspian tenth of Narnia. quot;t ougo do,quot; said Peter, drah. quot;And no send t ougo be one.ˇ± quot; very clever, you kno; said Caspian. quot;Of course not,quot; said Peter. quot;But any giant looks impressive if only . And it will c wher?ˇ± quot;Upon my ; said trumpkin, quot;if you someone w.ˇ± quot;; said Peter ;If only so small. t even see ill he was close!ˇ± quot;Send Glenstorm, Sire,quot; said truffleer. quot;No one ever laug a Centaur.ˇ± An er t lords in trolling along teeter breakfast, looked up and sao taur and Giant imbletle, and bet recognize. Nor indeed Edmunds sc t moment. For Aslan ting and a kind of greatness him. quot;s to do?quot; said t;An attack?ˇ± quot;A parley, rat; said Sopespian. quot;See, to surrender most likely.ˇ± quot; is aur and t ; said Glozelle. quot; is not the boy Caspian.ˇ± quot;No indeed,quot; said Sopespian. quot;t you, mail he like.ˇ± quot;Ill ; said Glozelle. quot;; said Sopespian. quot;e o tage on a combat.ˇ± quot; be brougo it,quot; said Glozelle in a much lower voice. quot;Softly,quot; said Sopespian. quot;Step a little aside of ears of tries. Now. aken your Lords?ˇ± quot;If took tle,quot; w;wher he would kill or be killed.ˇ± quot;So,quot; said Sopespian, nodding his head. quot;And if his war.ˇ± quot;Certainly. And if not?ˇ± quot;, t tell your Lords Miraz is no very great captain. And after t, we sorious and kingless.ˇ± quot;And it is your meaning, my Lord, t you and I could e as conveniently a King as h one?ˇ± Glozelles face gre;Not forgetting,quot; said ;t it , s have come our way? gratitude has he shown us?ˇ± quot;Say no more,quot; ans;But look - o fetco tent.quot; ` ent ted outside it and being entertained . close quarters telmarine lords t all them very alarming. Inside, t. here was a scowl on his brow. quot;t; across table to t;See ales our jackanapes of a nep us.ˇ± quot;By your leave, Sire,quot; said Glozelle. quot;If t seen outside is tioned in ting, t call ale but a very dangerous knight.ˇ± quot;King Edmund, pa; said Miraz. quot;Does your Lords Peter and Edmund and t?ˇ± quot;I believe my eyes, your Majesty,quot; said Glozelle. quot;ell, to no purpose,quot; said Miraz, quot;but as toucween us?ˇ± quot;I suppose so, indeed, Sire,quot; said Glozelle. quot;And ?quot; asked the King. quot;Most infallibly to refuse it,quot; said Glozelle. quot;For t plainly say t to meet t young man in battle is more t h him.ˇ± quot;Plague on you!quot; cried Miraz. quot;It t sort of council I ed. Do you to meet ter (if ted your counsel on tter; tle.ˇ± quot;to ; said Glozelle, quot;t for all reasons trange knights face.ˇ± quot;t; said Miraz, no;Are you trying, to make it appear t I am as great a coward as your Lordship?ˇ± quot;Your Majesty may say your pleasure,quot; said Glozelle sulkily. quot;You talk like an old ; said t; say you, my Lord Sopespian?ˇ± quot;Do not touc, Sire,quot; ;And y says of t gives your Majesty excellent grounds for a refusal any cause for questioning your Majestys honour or courage.ˇ± quot;Great ; exclaimed Miraz, jumping to . quot;Are you also becoday? Do you to refuse it? You migo my face.ˇ± tion ly as two lords wishing. quot;I see is,quot; said Miraz, after staring at tart out of ;you are as lilylivered as ery to imagine my after t fighting! Are you soldiers? Are you telmarines? Are you men? And if I dog refuse it (as ail good reasons of captaincy and martial policy urge me to do) you eacan t not so?ˇ± quot;No man of your Majestys age,quot; said Glozelle, quot; h.ˇ± quot;So Im to be a dotard in tard,quot; roared Miraz. quot;Ill tell you is, my Lords. itrue point, ent. I to refuse it. But Ill accept it. Do you it! Ill not be sc or treason h your bloods.ˇ± quot;e beseecy -quot; said Glozelle, but Miraz of tent and t ance to Edmund. t one anotly. quot;I kne;But Ill not forget shall be paid for.ˇ± t stirring at Aslans ed to tures. Edmund, ains, t, and ropes and stakes round it. telmarines o stand at ts. to be furniser explaining to Caspian t be one, because to t ting about, y, please.quot; Peter turned and tood t of the Bulgy Bears. quot;If you please, your Majesty,quot; ;Im a bear, I am.ˇ± quot;to be sure, so you are, and a good bear too, I dont doubt,quot; said Peter. quot;Yes,quot; said t;But it was always a rigo supply one marss.ˇ± quot;Dont let ; o Peter. quot;ure, but o sleep and of too.ˇ± quot;I cant ,quot; said Peter. quot;Because e rig privilege. I cant imagine ten.ˇ± quot;Please, your Majesty,quot; said the Bear. quot;It is your rig; said Peter. quot;And you s you must remember not to suck your paws.ˇ± quot;Of course not,quot; said the Bear in a very shocked voice. quot; te!quot; bellorumpkin. t of ended heard. quot;Sire!quot; came a she ground. quot;A; said Peter after looking up and down and round as people usually did whe Mouse. quot;Sire,quot; said Reepic;My life is ever at your command, but my honour is my own. Sire, I rumpeter in your Majestys army. I , per he challenge. Sire, my people are grieved. Per I ss, it ent them.ˇ± A noise not unlike t from some, as Giant imble into one of t very intelligent laugo are so liable. once and looked as grave as a turnip by time Reepiche noise came from. quot;I am afraid it do,quot; said Peter very gravely. quot;Some humans are afraid of mice -ˇ° quot;I , Sire,quot; said Reepicheep. quot;And it be quite fair to Miraz,quot; Peter continued, quot;to anyt mige the edge of his courage.ˇ± quot;Your Majesty is t; said th one of his admirable bows. quot;And on tter I no of , I am very muc h my sword - whenever he has leisure.ˇ± An aer saying, quot;Giant imbleaur Glenstorm s t noon precisely.ˇ± quot;I say,quot; said Edmund as t;I suppose it is all rig him?ˇ± quot;ts ,quot; said Peter. CHAPTER FOURTEEN tLE before trumpkin and t of tures at t t t. At tood Glozelle and Sopespian t imblee of all to tell truto make up for torm on t of ts, stock-still except wamped a urf, looked mucelmarine baron who faced . Peter sor, and o t. It before tol goes at an important race, but very much worse. quot;I came to t; said trumpkin. quot;So do I,quot; said truffleer. quot;But look behind you.ˇ± quot;Cro; muttered t; are they? iful people - like gods and goddesses and giants. are they?ˇ± quot;Its t; said truffleer. quot;Aslan hem.ˇ± quot;; said t;tll be very useful if try any treac it h his sword.ˇ± ter and Miraz ering ts from opposite ends, bot, bots, s and sill togeto speak,, but it o t moment, t it ely droing like cro a football match. quot;ell done, Peter, o; sed Edmund as ;Follo up, quick!quot; And Peter did, and for a fe looked as if t mig togeto make real use of and ; came telmarines. Caspian and Edmund grey. quot;Peter is taking some dreadful knocks,quot; said Edmund. quot;; said Caspian. quot;s happening now?ˇ± quot;Bot,quot; said Edmund. quot;A bit blo. atcifically time. Circling round and round, feeling eachers defences.ˇ± quot;Im afraid t; muttered tor. But it was nearly deafening. quot; ? ?quot; asked tor. quot;My old eyes missed it.ˇ± quot;t,quot; said Caspian, still clapping. quot;Just t blood. quot;Its looking ugly again no; said Edmund. quot;Peters not using be in t arm.ˇ± It oo true. Everyone could see t Peters sing of telmarines redoubled. quot;Youve seen more battles t; said Caspian. quot;Is there any chance now?ˇ± quot;Precious little,quot; said Edmund. quot;I suppose just do it. ith luck.ˇ± quot;O it all?quot; said Caspian. Suddenly all ting on bot. t;Oo a rest. Come on, Doctor. You and I may be able to do someto ts and Peter came outside to meet ty, heaving. quot;Is your left arm ; asked Edmund. quot;Its not exactly a ; Peter said. quot;I got t of o my . I dont ts broken, but it migie it up very tighink I could manage.ˇ± ; do you ter?ˇ± quot;toug; said Peter. quot;Very tougill and s sun too. to tell trut muco - to everyone at s me. o ts again So long, old cor. And I say, Ed, say someto trumpkin. hes been a brick.ˇ± Edmund couldnt speak. or to omach. But t er noo be able to make some use of ainly made good use of . playing tig of range, sing he enemy work. quot;Co; booed telmarines. quot; you stand up to you like it, eh? t youd come to fig dance. Yah!ˇ± quot;O listen to t; said Caspian. quot;Not ; said Edmund. quot;You dont kno last, on Peters . Peter staggered, slipped sideelmarines rose like t;No; t;Now. Quick! Quick! Kill ; But indeed to egg top of Peter already. Edmund bit ill ter. It looked as if it break. quot;Great Scott!quot; cried Edmund. quot;er, go it, Peter.ˇ± quot;I couldnt see or. quot;?ˇ± quot;Grabbed Mirazs arm as it came do; said trumpkin, dancing . quot;the high King! Up, Old Narnia!ˇ± quot;Look,quot; said truffleer. quot;Miraz is angry. It is good.quot; tainly at it ongs no seemed impossible for eit to be killed. As tement greing almost died aators magnificent. A great s arose from t struck by Peter, but face doussock. Peter stepped back, ing for o rise. quot;O; said Edmund to ;Need lemanly as all t? I suppose . Comes of being a Knig is t brute e and then -ˇ± But quot;t brutequot; never rose. their own plans ready. As soon as to ts crying, quot;treachery! treacraitor abbed o arms! to arms, telmar!ˇ± Peter ood o;to arms, Narnia! treac; Peter sed. If all t upon once Glozelle stopped to stab ;ts for your insult, t; er so face Sopespian, slas of troke, ; telmarine army no amping forooping low and swinging aurs cwang, ttle was joined. quot;Come back, Reepictle ass!quot; sed Peter. quot;Youll only be killed. t; But ttle creatures among t of botelmarine day felt suddenly pierced as if by a dozen ske. If , someone else did. But almost before to tougurned error not on t on somet;the world!ˇ± But soon neitrees as ters army, and t of telmarines. ood at t in full fury on an autumn evening? Imagine t sound. And t tead of being fixed to one place, rees but still like trees because tossed and leaves fell round t for telmarines. It tle alarming even for tes all Mirazs folloo t River in to tos and closed gates. t t erday. tter panic and hey all surrendered. But he bridge? Early t morning, after a feanding over to ;e rees could still be seen moving aoed, jumped up. Everyone alking Animals, ion. quot; is it, Aslan?quot; said Lucy, ing to dance. quot;Come, c; said ;Ride on my back again today.ˇ± quot;O; cried Lucy, and boto ty moved off Aslan leading, Baccurning somersaults, ts frisking round the rear. turned a little to t, raced doeep of to cross it, of ter came a great , bearded looked at Aslan and out of its mouth a deep voice came. quot;; it said. quot;Loose my chains.ˇ± quot;?quot; whispered Susan. quot;I ts t ; said Lucy. quot;Bacc; said Aslan. quot;Deliver him from his chains.ˇ± quot;t means t,quot; t Lucy. And so it did. Bacco ter, and a minute later t curious t, strong trunks of ivy came curling up all tones round, splitting, breaking, separating turned into and to ter. iter t;s t; cried to town. Everyone in treets fled before t o igigickly stockings on tory lesson. t of quot;oryquot; t augruest ory you ever read and less true t exciting adventure story. quot;If you dont attend, G; said tress, and stop looking out of to give you an order-mark.ˇ± quot;But please, Miss Prizzle -quot; began Gwendolen. quot;Did you I said, G; asked Miss Prizzle. quot;But please, Miss Prizzle,quot; said G;theres a LION!ˇ± quot;take talking nonsense,quot; said Miss Prizzle. quot;And no; A roar interrupted tanding on grass in a forest glade. Sc o steady the desk was a rose-bush. ild people such as she ly dumpy, prim little girls legs. Ged. quot;Youll stay ?quot; said Aslan. quot;O; said Gantly sake off some of table clot she was wearing. in ttle to of t tohey were a larger and a merrier company. t on across t bank, of t every farm animals came out to join ts to pieces and came trotting along he mud and whinnying. At a a man ick burst into floried to drop it, but it stuck to runk of a tree, took root. t before, burst out laughem. At a little to, to anotiredlooking girl eacic to a number of boys reet and a stab of joy t. Aslan stopped rig her. quot;O, dont,quot; s;Id love to. But I mustnt. I must stick to my ened if they saw you.ˇ± quot;Frig; said t pig-like of t;alking to out of ts tell tor salks to people out of t to be teaching us.ˇ± quot;Lets go and see ; said anoto the window. But as soon as ttle faces looked out, Bacc cry of Euan, euoi-oi-oi-of and t and trampling one anoto get out of t of t er) t ticular little boys t t of very fine little pigs in t part of try where before. quot;No; said Aslan to tress, and shem. At Beaversdam t again along thern bank. to a little cottage ;; asked Aslan. ture of a lion, afraid of ;Aunties very ill,quot; s;So die.quot; t to go in at ttage, but it oo small for ed t fell back. And till in tle old o scream or faint. S;O rue. Ive been ing for to take me away?ˇ± quot;Yes, Dearest,quot; said Aslan. quot;But not t.quot; And as sunrise, to e face and and s up and said, quot; better. I take a little breakfast this morning.ˇ± quot;; said Baccctage o no er but t jelly, smootrong as beef, ea, cool as dew. quot;Eo our ; said t;t makes a nice c does.quot; And s of bed. quot;Ride on me,quot; said Aslan, and added to Susan and Lucy, quot;You two queens will o run now.ˇ± quot;But just as ; said Susan. And off t again. And so at last, er and roaring and barking and neigo tood flinging doers army, still ood round tern and glad faces. And t t to Caspian and ther; for she was his old nurse. CHAPTER FIFTEEN ASLAN MAKES A DOOR IN t t of Aslan telmarine soldiers became toget believed in lions and ter. Even t ood speak. Some of ty, began to edge a all talking Beasts surged round ts and squeaks and oucly o and fro under le cat loving a big dog rusts, you y good picture of ter, leading Caspian, forced he crowd of animals. quot;t; and kissed the Lions paw. quot;elcome, Prince,quot; said Aslan. quot;Do you feel yourself sufficient to take up the Kingship of Narnia?ˇ± quot;I - I dont t; said Caspian. quot;Im only a kid.ˇ± quot;Good,quot; said Aslan. quot;If you yourself sufficient, it . ts. And your coronation - but t moment a curious little procession ter made of branc tter las. No one ered oo - and tails dragged in tune. On tter lay tle better t of Reepicill breat more dead tail ump. quot;No; said Aslan. Lucy tle out in a moment. t ter Mouse sprang from tter. at once to , wirled his whiskers. he bowed. quot;; came ;I ; But topped. t ill ail - en it or t could make t altered something in his balance. so see ail, rained ill o turn by t time ers urned too and of sigrained . Only after urned completely round times did ruth. quot;I am confounded,quot; said Reepico Aslan. quot;I am completely out of countenance. I must crave your indulgence for appearing in this unseemly fashion.ˇ± quot;It becomes you very ; said Aslan. quot;All t; replied Reepic;if anyty?ˇ± and o Lucy. quot;But ail?quot; asked Aslan. quot;Sir,quot; said t;I can eat and sleep and die for my King one. But a tail is the honour and glory of a Mouse.ˇ± quot;I imes ; said Aslan, quot;oo muc your honour.ˇ± quot; of all ; said Reepic;permit me to remind you t a very small size o guard our dignity, some (ries at our expense. t is o make it kno no one as I can reacalk in my presence about traps or toasted C tallest fool in Narnia!quot; imble t, discovered alked about do , and so missed t. quot;; said Aslan. quot;May it please your y,quot; said t;ing to cut off our oails if our C go bear to the high Mouse.ˇ± quot;A; roared Aslan. quot;You s. Not for ty, Reepic for t is betill more for te a bound me on tone table (and it ten it, t you began to be talking Mice), you sail again.ˇ± Before Aslan ail s place. t Aslans command, Peter bestoed, o on truffleer and trumpkin and Reepicor Cornelius ary office of Marss. And t applause. After telmarine soldiers, firmly but taunts or bloaken across t under lock and key in town of Beruna and given beef and beer. t fuss about ed and feared running er just as muced and feared in t parts of t long day began. Lucy, sitting close to Aslan and divinely comfortable, rees first s tainly going round slo to rig to left. ticed t t tre of botimes s tting off long strands of t otimes it looked as if ts of t, if so, ty of fingers to spare and it did not t reac became brusicks. tinder boxes and set ligo t crackled, and t ougo do. And everyone sat do. trees; not merely a dance for fun and beauty (t too) but a magic dance of plenty, and came into existence sides of roasted meat t filled ten cakes and oaten cakes, ill er, peacarines, pomegranates, pears, grapes, straaracts of fruit. t hick ones like syrups of mulberry juice, and clear red ones like red jellies liquefied, and yellow wines and green wines and yellow-green and greenish-yellow. But for tree people different fare to them) and realized t trees o eat eart gave ually brougo t quite different. t looked almost exactly like ce; so like ce, in fact, t Edmund tried a piece of it, but find it at all nice. aken trees turned to an eart, tage t on to delicate confections of t gravels potle made talkative: for t part t s of mingled de floaste of t clouds. ted till long after t ars ; and t fire, noer but less noisy, sened telmarines sa from far a mig t t there was no breaking up or going a as talk greer and sloer anoto nod and finally drop off to sleep toill at last ttering of er over stone at t all nigh joyful and unblinking eyes. Next day messengers (ry ion to ttered telmarines - including, of course, told t Caspian Narnia alking Beasts and tures quite as muco to stay under tions mig for t like ther home. Anyone come to Aslan and t t ty of celmarines. Some of tories of ted t tures. to stay in Narnia. But most of tant under Miraz, ry . quot;Live of blooming performing animals! No fear,quot; t;And gs too,quot; some added ;ts s not canny.quot; t;I dont trust em,quot; t;Not a to give t;take us off to us one by one most likely,quot; ttered. And talked to one anot on ted day more turned up. At one end of to be set up takes of apart. A ter, piece of top, uniting t to noood Aslan er on and Caspian on . Grouped round trumpkin and truffleer, torm, Reepic le of Miraz and le of Caspian, and s and je s and feats, t too brigo look at. Even ts nobodys eyes rokable gold of Aslans mane outs of tood doood telmarines. tly and pennants fluttered in t wind. quot;Men of telmar,quot; said Aslan, quot;you ry, w.ˇ± quot;e dont remember telmar. e dont kno kno is like,ˇ± grumbled telmarines. quot;You came into Narnia out of telmar,quot; said Aslan. quot;But you came into telmar from anot belong to t all. You came ain generations ago, out of t same o wer belongs.ˇ± At telmarines began old you so. o kill us all, send us rig of t; and t ts and slapping one anot;t belong to ts queer, nasty, unnatural creatures. ere of royal blood, youll see.quot; And even Caspian and Cornelius and turned to Aslan on their faces. quot;Peace,quot; said Aslan in t to o stle and every living till as stone. quot;You, Sir Caspian,quot; said Aslan, quot;mig you could be no true King of Narnia unless, like t orm on an island. And tes ives and took tive rees, and imes killed one anot to flig and fled o tre of tain, and , as t, into a cave to it imes, but t: I do not say t. And so t telmar ory: I tell it noelmar ts lived and became a fierce and proud people; and after many generations telmar and t t also ory), and conquered it and ruled it. Do you mark all this well, King Caspian?ˇ± quot;I do indeed, Sir,quot; said Caspian. quot;I was wis I came of a more honourable lineage.ˇ± quot;You come of t; said Aslan. quot;And t is boto erect t beggar, and so boest emperor on eartent.ˇ± Caspian bowed. quot;And no; said Aslan, quot;you men and elmar, o t island in t came? It is no bad place. tes , and it is inants. ter, and fruitful soil, and timber for building, and fis discovered it. turn; but t once you door.ˇ± t. t looking felloelmarine soldiers pus;ell, Ill take the offer.ˇ± quot;It is ;And because you , strong magic is upon you. Your future in t world sh.ˇ± ttle pale, came fory doorakes. quot;Go t, my son,quot; said Aslan, bending toartled, but not unrying to remember someto the Door. Everyones eyes s: tterly. From telmarines set up a ;Ugs o o murder us? e go t ; And telmarines said: quot;e dont see any oticks. If you us to believe in it, icks.ˇ± Instantly Reepicood for;If my example can be of any service, Aslan,quot; ;I ake eleven mice t arc your bidding a moments delay.ˇ± quot;Nay, little one,quot; said Aslan, laying y paly on Reepicheeps head. quot;to you in t fairs. It is ot lead.ˇ± quot;Come on,quot; said Peter suddenly to Edmund and Lucy. quot;Our times up.ˇ± quot; do you mean?quot; said Edmund. quot;t; said Susan, it. quot;Back into trees. eve got to change.ˇ± quot;C?quot; asked Lucy. quot;Our clot; said Susan. quot;Nice fools form of an Englisation in these.ˇ± quot;But our ot Caspians castle,quot; said Edmund. quot;No, t,quot; said Peter, still leading to t ;t dos all arranged.ˇ± quot;as t alking to you and Susan about t; asked Lucy. quot;Yes - t and ot; said Peter, ;I cant tell it to you all. ted to say to Su and me because coming back to Narnia.ˇ± quot;Never?quot; cried Edmund and Lucy in dismay. quot;O; anser. quot;At least, from y sure o get back some day. But not Su and me. ting too old.ˇ± quot;Oer,quot; said Lucy. quot; a?ˇ± quot;ell, I t; said Peter. quot;Its all rat from . Youll understand o your last time. But, quick, hings.ˇ± It very nice, to take off to come back in t very freso t great assembly. One or tier telmarines jeered. But tures all cer tionate and (on Lucys part) tearful farerumpkin, and a last tickly, o Susan and of course Susan told o keep it. And terribly, it o Aslan er took of telmarines on Lucys, and so in a long line to ter t came a moment o be seeing t once. One o telmarines ts, te patc the otform in a country station, and a seat , - a little flat and dreary for a moment after all t also, unexpectedly, nice in its oerm before them. quot;ell!quot; said Peter. quot;e ime.ˇ± quot;Bot; said Edmund. quot;Ive left my neorch in Narnia.ˇ±