CHAPTERSIXAGOODNIGHTSWORK
ABOUTfourhourslaterTirianfluooosnatchalittlesleep。Thetwowerealreadysn:hehadmadethemgotobedbeforehedidbecausetheywouldhavetobeupmostofthenightatheiragethey'tdowithoutsleep。Also，hehadtiredthemout。FirsthehadgivenJillsomepraardfoundthat，thoughnotuptoNarnianstandards，shewasreallynottoobad。Indeedshehadsushootingarabbit（notaTalkingrabbit，ofcourse:therearelotsoftheordinarykindaboutiernNarnia）anditwasalreadyskinned，ed，andhangingup。Hehadfoundthatboththeknewallaboutthisdsmellyjob;theyhadlearkindofthijiant-LandinthedaysofPrin。TheriedtoteachEustacehowtousehisswordaacehadlearabhtingonhisearlieradvehathadbeenallwithastraightNarniansword。Hehadneverhandledacurvedearandthatmadeithard，formarokesarequitedifferentahehabitshehadlearhelongswordhadnowtobeunlearnedagain。ButTirianfoundthathehadagoodeyeandwasveryquihisfeet。Herisedatthestrengthofboth:ihseemedtobealreadymugerandbiggerandmrown-upthantheyhadbeemetthemafewho。Itisoswhiairoftenhasonvisitorsfromourworld。
AllthreeofthemagreedthattheveryfirstthidowastogobacktoStableHillandtrytorescueJeweltheUni。Afterthat，iftheysucceeded，theywetawayEastwardatlearmywhiwitthetaurwfromCairParavel。
Anexperiencedwarriorandhuntsmairianalatthetimehewants。Sohegavehimselftillnineo'cloightaallworriesoutofhisheadandfellasleepatoseemedoerwhehekandtheveryfeelofthingsthathehadtimedhissleepexactly。Hegotup，puto-and-turban（hehadsleptinhismailshirt），aheothertwotilltheywokeup。Theylooked，totellthetruth，verygrayanddismalastheyclimbedoutoftheirbunksandtherewasagooddealofyawning。
“Now，”saidTirian，“wegodueNorthfroodfortuisastarrynight—anditwillbemuchshorterthanourjourhism，fortheround-aboutbutnowweshallght。Ifweareged，thendoyoutwoholdyourpeadIwilldomybesttotalklikeacurst，cruel，proudlordofen。IfIdrawmyswordtheace，mustdolikewiseaJillleapbehindusandstandwithanarrow。ButifIe'，thenflyfortheTowerbothofyou。Arytofightorive:suchfalsevalourhasspoiledmanynotableplansinthewars。AndhenameofAslausgofor
Outtheywentintotheight。Allthegreatarswereburree-tops。TheNorth-StarofthatworldiscalledtheSpear-Head:itisbrighterthaar。
Foratimetheycouldghttoear-Headbutpreseoadetheyhadtogooutoftheircetroundit。A-fortheywerestillovershadowedbybraickuptheirbearings。ItwasJillwhosetthemrightagain:shehadbeeGuideinEngland。AndofcoursesheknewherNarnialy，havingtravelledsomuthewildNorthernLands，andcouldworkoutthedireotherstarseveheSpear-Headwashidden。AssoonasTiriansawthatshewasthebestpathfihethreeofthemheputherinfront。Aoofindhowsilentlyandalmostinvisiblysheglidedohem。
“BytheMane!”hewhisperedtoEustace。“Thisgirlisawondrouswood-maid。IfshehadDryad'sbloodinhershecouldscarcedoitbetter。”
“She'ssosmall，that'ss，”whisperedEustace。ButJillfrominfrontsaid:“S-s-s-h，lessnoise。”
Allrouhewoodwasveryquiet。Iwasfartooquiet。OnanordinaryNarniatohavebeennoises—anoalcheery“Goodnight”fromaHedgehog，theOsafluteiaellofFaunsdanethrobbing，hammeringnoisesfrround。AllthatwassilenandfearreignedoverNarnia。
&imetheybegantogosteeplyuphillareesgrewfurtherapart。Tirianlymakeoutthewellknownhill-topaable。Jillithmoreaioonmakingsigherswithherhandtodothesame。TheoppeddeadstillandTiriansawhergraduallysinkdownintothegrassahoutasouersheroseagaihclosetoTirian'sear，andsaidipossiblewhisper，“Getdower。”Shesaidtheeforseenotbecauseshehadalispbutbecauseshekhehissihepartofawhispermostlikelytobeoverheard。TirianatonostassilentlyasJill，butnotquite，forhewasheavierandolder。Aheyhoositionyoucouldseetheedgeofthehillsharpagairewnsky。Tesroseagainstit:oable，aher，afewfeetinfrontofit，wasaery。Heingveryillwatotwalkiandingbutsittingwithhisspearoverhisshoulderandhishischest。“Welldone，”saidTiriantoJill。Shehadshowlywhatheoknow。
&upandTiriannowtookthelead。Veryslowly，hardlydariheymadetheirtoalittleclumpoftreeswhiorethaawayfromthesentinel。
“WaitheretillIeagain，”hewhisperedtotheothertwo。“IfImiscarry，fly。”Theeredoutboldlyiheeartedwhenhesawhimandwasjustgoingtojumptohisfeet:hewasafraidTirianmightbeoneofhisowhathewouldgetintotrdown。ButbeforehecouldgetupTirianhaddroppedononekneebesidehim，saying:“ArtthouawarrioroftheTisroayheliveforever?Itcheersmyhearttomeettheeamosanddevilsivemethyhand，friend。”
Beforeheashappeningtheeryfhthandseizedinamightygrip。antsomeonewaskneelingonhislegsandadaggerressedagainsthisneck。
“Ohouartdead，”saidTiriaellmewheretheUnidthoushaltlive。”
&hestable，OMyMaster，”stammeredtheunfortunateman。
“Good。Riseupaohim。”
Asthemangotupthepointofthedaggerhisonlytravelledround（dratherticklish）asTiriangotbehindhimaatpladerhisear。Trembliroundtothebackofthestable。
ThoughitwasdarkTiriaheeofJewelatonce。
“Hush!”hesaid。“No，donotneigh。Yes，Jewel，itisI。Howhavetheytiedthee?”
“Hobbledbyallfsahabridletiablewall，”cameJewel'svoice。
“Stary，withyourbacktothewall。So。hepointainstthisene'sbreast。”
“Withagoodwill，Sire，”saidJewel。“Ifhemoves，rivehimtotheheart。”Theniiriancuttheropes。Withtheremainsofthemhebouryhandandfoot。Finallyhemadehimopenhismouth，stuffeditfullofgrassandtiedhimupfromscalptosothatheakenonoise，loweredthemanintoasittingpositiohimagainstthe>
“Ihavedoheesomediscourtesy，soldier，”saidTirian。“Butsuchwasmyneed。IfwemeetagainImayhappentodotheeabetterturusgosoftly。”
&hisleftarmrou'snetashhadgreatjoy。Theywentbackasquietlyaspossibletotheplacewherehehadleftthe。Itwasdarkerihetreesandhenearlyraacebeforehesawhim。
“All'swell，”whisperedTirian。“Agoodnight'swork。Nowforhome。”
&urnedandhadgoneafewpaEustacesaid，“ole?”Therewasnoanswer。“IsJillohersideofyou，Sire?”heasked。
“What?”saidTiriaheothersideofyour”