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how all were very busya little before two oclock trukin and the badger sat with the rest ofthe creatures at the woods edge looking across at the gleang line of mirazs arwhich was about two arrow-shots away. iween, a square space of level grass had beenstaked for the bat. at the two far ers stood glozelle and sopespian with drawnswords. at the near ers were giant wileweather and the bulgy bear, who in spite ofall their warnings was sug his paws and looking, to tell the truth, unonlysilly. to ke up for this, glenstoron the right of the lists, stock-still except ed a hind hoof oasionally ourf, looked ch re iosing thaelrinebaron who
faced hion the left. peter had just shaken hands with ednd and thedoctor, and was now walking down to the bat. it was like the nt before the pistolgoes at an iortant race, but very ch worse.
&a;a;a;quot;i wish aslan had turned up before it ca to this,&a;a;a;quot; said trukin.
&a;a;a;quot;so do i,&a;a;a;quot; said trufflehunter. &a;a;a;quot;but look behind you.”
&a;a;a;quot;crows and crockery!&a;a;a;quot; ttered the dwarf as soon as he had done so. &a;a;a;quot;whatare they?
huge people - beautiful people - like gods and goddesses and giants.hundreds and thousands of the closing in behind us. what are they?”
&a;a;a;quot;its the dryads and hadryads and silvans,&a;a;a;quot; said trufflehunter. &a;a;a;quot;aslanhas waked the”
&a;a;a;quot;huh!&a;a;a;quot; said the dwarf. &a;a;a;quot;thatll be very useful if the ery anytreachery. but it wohe high king very ch if miraz proves handier with his sword.”
the badger said nothing, for now peter and miraz were entering the listsfroopposite ends, both on foot, both inshirts, with helts and shields. theyadvaill they were close together. both bowed and seed to speak,, but it was iossibleto hear what they said.nt, the two swords flashed in the sunlight. for ased the clasuld be heard but it was iediately drowned because both aresbegan shouting like crowds at a football tch.
&a;a;a;quot;well done, peter, oh, well done!&a;a;a;quot; shouted ednd as he saw miraz reel babsp; a whole pad a half. &a;a;a;quot;follow it up, quick!&a;a;a;quot; aer did, and for a fewseds it looked as if the fight ght be won. but then miraz pulled hielf together - beganto ke real use of his height a &a;a;a;quot;miraz! miraz! the king! the king!&a;a;a;quot; ca theroar of the telrines. caspian and ednd grew white with siing ay.
&a;a;a;quot;peter is taking so dreadful knocks,&a;a;a;quot; said ednd.
&a;a;a;quot;hullo!&a;a;a;quot; said caspian. &a;a;a;quot;whats happening now?”
&a;a;a;quot;both falling apart,&a;a;a;quot; said ednd. &a;a;a;quot;a bit blown, expect. watch. ah, nowtheyre beginning again, re stifically this ti. cirg round and round,feeling each others defences.”
&a;a;a;quot;iafraid this miraz knows his work,&a;a;a;quot; ttered the doctor. but hardly hadhe said this when there was such a clapping and baying and throwing up of hoods angthe old narnians that it was nearly deafening.
&a;a;a;quot;what was it? what was it?&a;a;a;quot; asked the doctor. &a;a;a;quot;my old eyes ssed it.”
&a;a;a;quot;the high king has pricked hiin the arpit,&a;a;a;quot; said caspian, stillclapping. &a;a;a;quot;just where the arhole of the hauberk let the point through. first blood.&a;a;a;quot;its looking ugly again now, though,&a;a;a;quot; said ednd. &a;a;a;quot;peters not using hisshield properly. he st be hurt in the left ar”
it was only too true. everyonuld see that peters shield hung li. theshouting of the telrines redoubled.
&a;a;a;quot;youve seen re battles than i,&a;a;a;quot; said caspian. &a;a;a;quot;is there any ow?”
&a;a;a;quot;precious little,&a;a;a;quot; said ednd. &a;a;a;quot;i suppose he ght just do it. with luck.”
&a;a;a;quot;oh, why did we let it happen at all?&a;a;a;quot; said caspian.
suddenly all the shouting on both sides died down. ednd uzzled for ant.
then he said, &a;a;a;quot;oh, i see. theyve both agreed to a rest. e on, doctor.you and i y be able to do sothing for the high king. they ran down to the lists andpeter ca outside the ropes to et the his face red and sweaty, his chest heaving.
&a;a;a;quot;is your left arwounded?&a;a;a;quot; asked ednd.
&a;a;a;quot;its ly a wound,&a;a;a;quot; peter said. &a;a;a;quot;i got the weight of his shoulderonshield - like a load of bricks and the riof the shield drove intowrist. i dontthink its broken, but it ght be a sprain. if yould tie it up very tight i think uldnage.”
while they were doing this, ednd asked anxiously. &a;a;a;quot;what do you think ofhi peter?”
&a;a;a;quot;tough,&a;a;a;quot; said peter. &a;a;a;quot;very tough. i have a ce ifkeep hion thehop till his weight and short wind e against hi- in this hot sun too. to tell thetruth, i havent ch ce else. givelove to - to everyo ho, ed, if he gets .here he es into the lists againso long, old chap. good-bye, doctor. and i say, ed, say sothing speciallyo trukin. hes been a brick.”
ednuldnt speak. he walked back with the doctor to his own lines witha sick feeling in his stoch.
but the new bout went well. peter now seed to be able to ke so use ofhis shield, and he certainly de good use of his feet. he was alst playing tig withmiraz now, keeping out e, shifting his ground, king the ene work.
&a;a;a;quot;coward!&a;a;a;quot; booed the telrines. &a;a;a;quot;why dont you stand up to hi dont youlike it, eh?
thought youd e to fight, not dance. yah!”
&a;a;a;quot;oh, i do hope he wont listen to the&a;a;a;quot; said caspian.
&a;a;a;quot;not he,&a;a;a;quot; said ednd. &a;a;a;quot;you dont know hi- oh!&a;a;a;quot; for miraz had got in ablow at last, oers helt. peter staggered, slipped sideways, and fell on one khe roar of the telrines rose like the noise of the sea. &a;a;a;quot;now, miraz,&a;a;a;quot; they yelled. &a;a;a;quot;now.quick!
quick! kill hi&a;a;a;quot; but ihere was o egg the usurper on. hewas on top of peter already. ednd bit his lips till the blood ca, as the swordflashed down oer. it looked as if it would slash off his head. thank heavens! it hadglanced down his right shoulder. the dwarf-wrought il was sound and did not break.
&a;a;a;quot;greattt!&a;a;a;quot; cried ednd. &a;a;a;quot;hes up agaier, go it, peter.”
&a;a;a;quot;uldnt see what happened,&a;a;a;quot; said the doctor. &a;a;a;quot;how did he do it?”
&a;a;a;quot;grabbed mirazs aras it ca do;quot; said trukin, dang with delight.&a;a;a;quot;theres a n for you! uses his enes aras a ladder. the high king! the highking! up, old narnia!”
&a;a;a;quot;look,&a;a;a;quot; said trufflehunter. &a;a;a;quot;miraz is angry. it is good.&a;a;a;quot; they werecertainly at it haer and tongs now: such a flurry of blows that it seed iossible for eithernot to be killed.
as the excitent grew, the shouting alst died away. the spectators wereholding their breath. it was st horrible and st gnifit.
a great shout arose frothe old narnians. miraz was a down - not struck bypeter, but face downwards, having tripped on a tussock. peter stepped back, waitingfor hito rise.
&a;a;a;quot;oh bother, bother, bother,&a;a;a;quot; said ednd to hielf. &a;a;a;quot;need he be asgentlenly as all that? i suppose he st. es of being a knight and a high king. i supposeit is what aslan would like. but that brute will be up again in a n&a;a;lt;bdo&a;a;gt;..&a;a;lt;/bdo&a;a;gt;ute and then -”
but &a;a;a;quot;that brute&a;a;a;quot; never rose. the llozelle and sopespian had their ownplans ready.
as soon as they saw their king down they leaped into the lists g,&a;a;a;quot;treachery!
treachery! the narnian traitor has stabbed hiin the back while he layhelpless. to ar! to ar, telr!”
peter hardly uood what was happening. he saw two big n runningtowards hiwith drawn swords. thehird telrine had leaped over the ropes onhis; left. &a;a;a;quot;to ar, narnia! treachery!&a;a;a;quot; peter shouted. if all three had set upon hiatonce he would never have spoken again. but glozelle stopped to stab his own king deadwhere he lay: &a;a;a;quot;thats for your insult, this &a;a;a;quot; he whispered as the blade wentho.peter swung to face sopespian, slashed his legs frounder hiand, with the back-bsp; of the sa stroke, ed off his head ednd was now at his side g, &a;a;a;quot;narnia,narnia! the lion!&a;a;a;quot; the whole telrine ar was rushing toward the but now the giantwas staing forward, stooping low and swinging his club. the taurs charged.twang,
twang behind and hiss, hiss overhead ca the archery of dwarfs. trukinwas fighting at his left. full battle was joined.
&a;a;a;quot;e back, reepicheep, you little ass!&a;a;a;quot; shouted peter. &a;a;a;quot;youll only bekilled. this is no plaice.&a;a;a;quot; but the ridiculous little creatures were dang in andout ang the feet of both ares, jabbing with their swords. many a telrine warrior thatday felt his foot suddenly pierced as if by a dozen skewers, hopped on one leg cursing thepain, and fell as often as not. if he fell, the ce finished hioff; if he did not, sooneelse did.
but alst before the old narnians were really ward to their work theyfound the ene giving way. toughlooking warriors turned white, gazed in terror noton the old narnians but on sothing behind the and then flung down their ons,shrieking, &a;a;a;quot;the wood! the wood! the end of the world!”
but sooher their cries nor the sound of onuld be heard anyre, for both were drowned in the o-like roar of the awakerees as they pluhrough the ranks of peters ar, and then on, in pursuit of the telrines. have youever stood at the edge of a great wood on a high ridge when a wild south-wester brokeover it in full fury on an autu evening? igihat sound. and then igihat thewood, instead of being fixed to one place, was rushing at you; and was no loreesbut huge people; yet still like trees because their long ar waved like branches and theirheads tossed and leaves fell round thein showers. it was like that for the telrines. itwas a little alarng even for the narnians. in a few nutes all mirazs followers wererunning down to the great river in the hope of crossing the bridge to the town ofberuna and there defending theelves behind raarts and closed gates.
they reached the river, but there washad disappeared sinbsp; yesterday. then utter panid horror fell upon theand they all surrendered.
but what had happeo the bridge?
early thatafter a few hours sleep, the girls habbr&a;a;gt;&a;a;lt;/abbr&a;a;gt;d waked, to seeaslan standing over theand to hear his voice saying, &a;a;a;quot;we will ke holiday.&a;a;a;quot; they rubbedtheir eyes and looked round the the trees had all guld still be seenving away towards aslans how in a dark ss. bahus and the maenads - his fierbsp; dcap girls - and silenus were still with the lucy, fully rested, jued up. everyonewas awake, everyone was laughing, flutes were playing, cyals clashing. anils, nottalking anils, were crowding in upon thefroevery dire.
&a;a;a;quot;what is it, aslan?&a;a;a;quot; said lucy, her eyes dang and her feet wanting todance.
&a;a;a;quot;e, children,&a;a;a;quot; said he. &a;a;a;quot;ride onback again today.”
&a;a;a;quot;oh, lovely!&a;a;a;quot; cried lucy, and both girls clied on to the wargolden babsp; as they had done no one knew how ny years before. then the whole party ved offaslan
leading, bahus and his maenads leaping, rushing, and turning sorsaults,the beasts frisking round the and silenus and his donkey bringing up the rear.
they turned a little to the right, raced down a steep hill, and found thelong bridge of beruna in front of the before they had begun to cross it, however, up outof the water ca a great wet, bearded head, larger than a ns, ed with rushes.it looked at aslan and out of its uth a deep voice ca.
&a;a;a;quot;hail, lord,&a;a;a;quot; it said. &a;a;a;quot;looses.”
&a;a;a;quot;who oh is that?&a;a;a;quot; whispered susan.
&a;a;a;quot;i think its the river-god, but hush,&a;a;a;quot; said lucy.
&a;a;a;quot;bahus,&a;a;a;quot; said aslan. &a;a;a;quot;deliver hifrohis s.”
&a;a;a;quot;that ans the bridge, i expect,&a;a;a;quot; thought lucy. and so it did. bahus andhis people splashed forward into the shallow water, and a er the stcurious things began happening. great, strong trunks of ivy ca curling up all the piers of thebridge, growing as quickly as a fire grows, ing the stones round, splitting,breaking, separating the the walls of the bridge turned into hedges gay withhawthorn for a nt and then disappeared as the whole thing with a rush and a rule &a;nbsllapsed into the swirling water. with ch splashing, screang, and laughter therevellers waded or swaor danced across the ford (&a;a;a;quot;hurrah! its the ford of beruna againno;quot; cried the girls) and up the bank on the far side and into the town.
everyone ireets fled before their faces. the first house they cato was a school: a girls school, where lot of narnian girls, with their hair done verytight and ugly tighllars round their necks and thick tickly stogs on their legs, werehaving a history lesson. the sort of &a;a;a;quot;history&a;a;a;quot; that was taught in narnia under mirazs rulewas duller tharuest history you ever read arue than the st exgadveory.
&a;a;a;quot;if you dont attend, gwendolen,&a;a;a;quot; said the stress, and stop looking outof the window, i shall have to give you an order-rk.”
&a;a;a;quot;but please, miss prizzle -&a;a;a;quot; began gwendolen.
&a;a;a;quot;did you hear what i said, gwendolen?&a;a;a;quot; asked miss prizzle.
&a;a;a;quot;but please, miss prizzle,&a;a;a;quot; said gwendolen, &a;a;a;quot;theres a lion!”
&a;a;a;quot;take two order-rks for talking nonsense,&a;a;a;quot; said miss prizzle. &a;a;a;quot;and no;quot;a roar interrupted her. ivy c&a;a;lt;sa&a;a;gt;&a;a;lt;/sa&a;a;gt;a curling in at the windows of the classroo thewalls beca a ss of shiering green, and leafy branches arched overhead where theceiling had been. miss prizzle found she was standing on grass in a forest glade. sheclutched at her desk to steady herself, and found that the desk was a rose-bush. wildpeople such as she
had never even igined were crowding rouhen she saw the lion,scread and fled, and with her fled her class, who were stly duy, prilittle girlswith fat legs.
gweed.
&a;a;a;quot;youll stay with us, sweetheart?&a;a;a;quot; said aslan.
&a;a;a;quot;oh, y i? thank you, thank you,&a;a;a;quot; said gwendolen. instantly she joinedhands with two of the maenads, who whirled her round in a rry dand helped her takeoff so of the unnecessary and unfortable clothes that she was wearing.
wherever they went itle town of beruna it was the sa. most ofthe people fled, a few joihe when they left the town they were a larger and a rrierpany.
they swept on across the level fields on the north bank, or left bank, ofthe river. at every faranils ca out to join the sad old donkeys who had neverknown joy grew suddenly young again; ed dogs broke their s; horses kickedtheir carts to pieces and ca trotting along with the- clop-clop - kig up the dand whinnying.
at a well in a yard they t a n who was beating a boy. the stick burstinto flower in the ns hand. he tried to drop it, but it stuck to his hand. his arnbsp; beca a branch, his body the trunk of a tree, his feet took root. the boy, who had been ga nt before, burst out laughing and joihe
at a little town half-way to beaversda where two rivers t, they ca toanother school, where a tiredlooking girl was teag arithtic to a nuer ofboys who looked very like pigs. she looked out of the window and saw the divine revellerssinging up the street and a stab of joy went through her heart. aslan stopped right uhe window and looked up at her.
&a;a;a;quot;oh, dont, dont,&a;a;a;quot; she said. &a;a;a;quot;id love to. but i stnt. i st stiy work. and the children would be frightened if they saw you.”
&a;a;a;quhtened?&a;a;a;quot; said the st pig-like of the boys. &a;a;a;quot;whos she talking to outof the window? lets tell the ior she talks to people out of the window whenshe ought to be teag us.”
&a;a;a;quot;lets go and see who it is,&a;a;a;quot; said another boy, and they all ca crowdingto the window.
but as soon as their an little faces looked out, bahus gave a great bsp; of euan, euoi-oi-oi-of and the boys all began howling with fright and traling oneanother down to get out of the door and juing out of the windows. and it was saidafterwards (whether truly or not) that those particular little boys were never seen again, butthat there were a lot of very fitle pigs in that part of the try which had neverbeen there before.
&a;a;a;quot;now, dear heart,&a;a;a;quot; said aslan to the mistress, and she jued down andjoihe
at beaversdathey re-crossed the river and ca east again along thesouthern bank.
they ca to a littlttage where a child stood in the doorway g.&a;a;a;quot;why are y,love?&a;a;a;quot; asked aslan. the child, who had never seen a picture of alion, was not afraid of hi &a;a;a;quot;aunties very ill,&a;a;a;quot; she said. &a;a;a;quot;shes going to die.&a;a;a;quot; thenaslao go in at the door of thttage, but it was too sll for hi so, when he hadgot his head through, he pushed with his shoulders (lud susan fell off when he didthis) and lifted the whole house up and it fell backwards and apart. and there, stillin her bed, though the bed was now in the open air, lay a little old won who lookedas if she had dwarf blood in her. she was at deaths door, but when she opened her eyesand saw the bright, hairy head of the lion staring into her face, she did not screaorfaint. she said, &a;a;a;quot;oh, aslan! i k was true. ive been waiting for this alllife.have you e to takeaway?”
&a;a;a;quot;yes, dearest,&a;a;a;quot; said aslan. &a;a;a;quot;but not the long journey yet.&a;a;a;quot; and as hespoke, like the flush creeping along the underside of a cloud at suhlour ca back toher white fad her eyes grew bright and she sat up and said, &a;a;a;quot;why, i do declare i feelthat better. i think uld take a little breakfast this ”
&a;a;a;quot;here you are, ther,&a;a;a;quot; said bahus, dipping a pitcher itage welland handing it to her. but what was in it now was not water but the richest wine, red asred-currant jelly, soth as oil, strong as beef, warng as teaol as dew.
&a;a;a;quot;eh, youve done sothing to our well,&a;a;a;quot; said the old won. &a;a;a;quot;that kes anice ge, that does.&a;a;a;quot; and she jued out of bed.
&a;a;a;quot;ride on ,&a;a;a;quot; said aslan, and added to susan and lucy, &a;a;a;quot;you two queens willhave to run now.”
&a;a;a;quot;but wed like that just as well,&a;a;a;quot; said susan. and off they went again.
and so at last, with leaping and dang and singing, with sidlaughter and r and barking and neighing, they all ca to the place where mirazs arstood flinging down their swords and holding up their hands, aers ar, stillholding their ons and breathing hard, stood round thewith stern and glad faces. andthe first thing that happened was that the old won slipped off aslans bad ranacross to caspian and they eraced one another; for she was his old nurse.
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