&upinbedandsawthattheroomwasfullofmoonlight。Doelius，muffledinahoodedrobeandholdingasmalllampinhishand，stoodbythebedside。
rememberedatoheyweregoingtodo。Hegotupandputohes。Athoughitwasasummercolderthaedandwasquitegladwheoredhiminarobelikehisownandgavehimapairofwarm，softbuskinsforhisfeet。Amomehmuffledsothattheycouldhardlybeseeninthedarkcorridors，andbothshodsothattheymadealmosterandpupillefttheroom。
followedtheDhmanypassagesaairdatlast，throughalittledooriheycameoutupontheleads。Ohebattlements，oeeproof;belowthem，allshadowyahecastlegardearsandmooheyotherdoor，whitothegreattraltowerofthewholecastle:Doeliusuaoclimbthedarkwindingstairofthetoianwasbeied;hehadneverbeehisstairbefore。
It，butwhentheycameoutontheroofofthetoianhadgothisbreath，hefeltthatithadbeehit。Awayhthecouldsee，ratherindistiernMountains。OhegleamoftheGreatRiver，ahingwassoquietthathecouldhearthesouerfallatBeaversdam，amileaway。Therewasnodiffipigoutthetwostarstheyhadetosee。Theyhungratherlowihernsky，almhtastwolittlemoonsandveryclosetogether。
&heygoingtohavea?”heaskediruckvoice。
“Nay，dearPriheDodhetoospokeihegreatlordsoftheupperskykepsoftheirdahat。LookwellupoheirmeetingisfortunateandmeagoodforthesadrealmofNarnia。Tarva，theLordofVictory，salutesAlambil，theLadyofPeace。Theyarejustingtotheir。”
“It'sapitythattreegetsintheian。“We'dreallyseebetterfromtheWestThitisnotsohigh。”
DoeliussaidnothingforabouttwomioodstillwithhiseyesfixedonTarvaandAlambil。Thenhedrebreathao。
“There，”hesaid。“Youhaveseenwhatnomannowalivehasseen，norwillseeagain。A。Weshouldhaveseeerfromthesmallerthtyouhereforanotherreason。”
lookedupathim，buttheDoctor'shoodostofhisface。
&ueofthistower，”saidDoelius，“isthatwehavesixemptyroomsbehus，andalongstair，athebottomofthestairislocked。Weotbeoverheard。”
“Areyougoingtotellmewhatyouwouldn'ttellmetheotherday?”said。
“Iam，”saidtheDoctor。“Butremember。YouandImustalkaboutthesethihere—oopoftheGreatTower。”
“No。That'sapromise，”said。“Butdogoon，please。”
“Listen，”saidtheDoctor。“AllyouhaveheardaboutOldNarniaistrue。ItisnotthelaisthetryofAslaryoftheWakingTreesandVisibleNaiads，ofFaunsandSatyrs，iants，ofthegodsaaurs，ofTalkiwasagaihefirstfought。ItisyouTelmarineswhosilesahefountains，andwhokilledaheDwarfsandFauns，aryingtocoverupevehem。TheKiallowthemtobespokenof。”
“Oh，Idowishwehadn't，”said。“AndIamgladitwasalltrue，evenifitisallover。”
“Manyofyourracewishthati，”saidDoelius。
“But，Doctor，”said，“whydoyousaymyrace?Afterall，Isupposeyou'reaTelmarioo。”
“AmI?”saidtheDoctor。
“Well，you'reaMananyian。
“AmI?”repeatedtheDoadeepervoice，atthesamembackhishoodsothatcouldseehisfacethemoonlight。
Allatonrealizedthetruthaheoughttohaverealizeditlooreliuswassosmall，andsofat，andhadsuchaverylowothoughtstohisheadatthesamemomehoughtofterror—“He'snotarealman，notamanatall，he'saDwarf，andhe&#htmeupheretokillme。”Theotherwassheerdelight—“TherearerealDwarfsstill，andI'vesee。”
“Soyou'veguesseditintheend，”saidDoelius。“uesseditnearlyright。I'mnotapureDwarf。Ihavehumanbloodioo。ManyDedilesandlivedon，shavingtheirbeardsandwearinghigh-heeledshtobemen。TheyhavemixedwithyourTelmarines。Iamohose，onlyahalf-Dwarf，andifanyofmykirueDwarfs，arestillaliveaheworld，doubtlesstheywoulddespisemeaor。ButneverinalltheseyearshavewefottenourownpeopleaherhappycreaturesofNarnia，andthelong-lostdaysoffreedom。”
“I'm—I'msorry，Doctor，”said。“Itwasn'tmyfault，youknow。”
“Iamnotsayihingsinblameofyou，dearPrinsweredtheDoaywellaskwhyIsaythematall。ButIhavetworeasons。Firstly，becausemyoldhearthascarriedthesesecretmemoriessolongthatitacheswiththemandwouldburstifIdidoyou。Butsedly，forthis:thatwhenyoubeeKingyoumayhelpus，forIknowthatyoualshyouare，lovetheOldThings。”
“Ido，Ido，”said。“Butho?”
“YoudtothepoorremnantsoftheDle，likemyself。Yougatherlearnedmagidtrytofindawayofawakireesoncemore。YousearchthroughallthenooksandwildplacesofthelandtoseeifanyFaunsBeastsorDsstillaliveinhiding。”
“Doyouthinkthereareany?”askedeagerly。
“Idon'tknow—Idon'tknow，”saidtheDoctorsigh。“SometimesIamafraidthere'tbe。Ihavebeenlookingfortraallmylife。SometimesIhavethoughtIheardaDwarf-drumiainight，inthewoods，IthoughtIhadcaughtaglimpseofFaunsandSatyrsdangwayoff;butwheheplace，therewashingthere。Ihaveoftesomethingalenstostartmehopingagain。Idon'tknow。ButatleastyoutrytobeaKiheHighKierofold，andnotlikeyouruncle。”
&'strueabouttheKingsaoo，andabouttheWhiteian。
&ainlyitistrue，”saidelius。“TheirreignwastheGoldenAgeinNarniaandthelandhasenthem。”
“Didtheyliveinthiscastle，Doctor?”
“Nay，mydear，”saidtheoldman。“Thiscastleisathierday。Yreat-grait。ButwhewosonsofAdamawodaughtersofEveweremadeKingsandQueensofNarniabyAslaheylivedileofCairParavel。Nomanalivehasseenthatblessedpladperhapseventheruinsofithavenowvawebelieveitwasfarfromhere，dowhoftheGreatRiver，ontheveryshoreofthesea。”
“Ugh!”saidwithashudder。“DoyoumeanintheBlackWoods?Whereallthe—the—youkslive?”
“Yhnessspeaksasyouhavebeentaught，”saidtheDoctor。“Butitisalllies。Therearenoghoststhere。ThatisastoryiheTelmarines。YsareindeadlyfearoftheseabecausetheyeverquitefetthatinallstoriesAslanoverthesea。Theydon'twanttogoandtheydon'twaogo。Sotheyhaveletgreatwoodsgrowuptocuttheirpeopleofffromthecoast。Butbecausetheyhavequarreledwiththetreestheyareafraidofthewoods。Aheyareafraidofthewoodstheyimagiheyarefullofghosts。AndtheKingsamen，hatingboththeseaandthewood，partlybelievethesestories，andpartlyeheyfeelsaferifnooneinNarogodowandlookouttosea—towardAslan'slandandthemaerheworld。”
Theresilehemforafewmioreliussaid，“e。Wehavebeenhereloistimetogodownandtobed。”
“Mustian。“I'dliketogoontalkingaboutthesethingsforhoursandhoursandhours。”
&beginlookingforus，ifwedidthat，”saidDoelius。