CHAPTERSEVENMAINLYABOUTDWARFS
&woeheheadofthetheytookfreatlordages，cametoahaltaheirspearsinsalute。
“OMyMaster，”saidohem，“weleadthesemanikinstoentoworkiheTisroc，may-he-live-forever。”
“BythegreatgodTash，theyareveryobedient，”saidTirian。Theurhemselves。Aboutoneinsixofthemcarriedatordbythatfliglighthecouldseetheirbeardedfacesalllookingathimwithgrimanddoggedexpressions。“HasTheTisrocfoughtagreatbattle，Dwarfs，andqueredyourland?”heasked，“thatthusyougopatientlytodieisofPugrahan?”
&wlaredathimiheDwarfsallanswered，“Aslan'sorders，Aslan'sorders。He'ssoldus。Whatwedoagainsthim?”
“Tisrodeed!”addedo。“I'dliketoseehimtryit!”
“Silence，dogs!”saidthechiefsoldier。
“Look!”saidTirian，pullingPuzzleforwardi。“Ithasallbeenalie。AslanhasoNarniaatall。YouhavebeeheApe。Thisisthethioutofthestabletoshowyou。Lookatit。”
WhattheDthattheycouldseeitclose，waslyenoughtomakethemwoheyhadeverbeehelion-skinhadgotprettyuntidyalreadyduringPuzzle'simprisohestableandithadbeenknockedcrhisjhthedarkwood。Mostofitonohehead，besidesbeingpushedsideways，hadsomehowgotveryfarbacksothatanyoneowseehissilly，gentle，donkeyishfagoutofit。Somegrassstuckoutofoneouth，forhe'dbeendoingalittlequietnibblihimaloering，“Itwasn'tmyfault，I'mnotclever。IneversaidI>
ForonesedalltheDwarfsuzzlewithwideopenmouthsandthehesoldierssaidsharply，“Areyoumad，MyMaster?Whatareyoudoingtotheslaves?”ahersaid，“Andwhoareyou?”heirspearswasatthesalutenonandreadyfora。
&hepassword，”saidthechiefsoldier。
“Thisismypassword，”saidtheKingashedrewhissword。“Thelightisdawning，theliebroken。Nowguardthee，misTirianofNarnia。”
Heflewuponthechiefshtace，whohaddraheheKingdrawhis，rushedattheotherone:hisfaceale，butIwouldn'tblamehimforthat。Aheluckthatbegiimesdohave。HefotallthatTiriaeachhimthatafternoon，slashedwildly（indeedI'mnotsurehiseyesweren'tshut）andsuddenlyfound，tohisorise，thattheehisfeet。Andthoughthatwasagreatrelief，itwas，atthemomeening。TheKing'sfightlastedaseder:theoohadkilledhismanaace，“'Waretheothertwo。”
ButtheDwarfshadsettledthetweherewas。
&ruck，Eustace!”criedTirian，ghimonthebaow，Dwarfs，youarefree。TomorrowIwillleadyoutofreeallNarnia。ThreecheersforAslan!”
Buttheresultwhichfollolywretched。TherewasafeebleattemptfromafewDwarfs（aboutfive）whichdiedawayallatonseveralothersthereweresulkygrowls。Manysaidnothingatall。
“Don'ttheyuand?”saidJillimpatiently。“What&#withallyouDwarfs?Don'tyouhearwhattheKingsays?It'sallover。TheApeisn'tgoingtoruleNarniaanylonger。Everyonegobacktoordinarylife。Youhavefunagaiyouglad?”
Afterapauseofnearlyami-very-nigDwarfwithhairandbeardasblackassootsaid:“Andwhomightyoube，Missie?”
“I'mJill，”shesaid。“ThesameJillwhoresgRiliamentandthisisEustacewhodidittoo—andwe'veebaanotherworldafterhundredsofyears。Aslaus。”
TheDwarfsalllookedatohgrins;sneeringgrins，notmerryones。
“Well，”saidtheBlackDwarf（whosenamewasGriffle），“Idon'tknowhowallyouchapsfeel，butIfeelI'veheardasmuchaboutAslanasIwanttofortherestofmylife。”
“That&#ht，that&#rowledtheotherDwarfs。“It'sallaplant，allabloomingplant。”
“Whatdoyoumean?”saidTiriabeenpalewhenhewasfightingbuthealehoughtthiswasgoiifulmoment，butitwasturningoutmorelikeabaddream。
“Youmustthinkwe'rebloomingsoftiyoumust，”saidGriffle。“We'vebeentakeninonowyouexpectustobetakeninagaie。We'venomoreuseforstoriesaboutAslahim!Ahlongears!”
“Byheaven，youmakememad，”saidTirian。“WhichofussaidthatwasAslan?ThatistheApe'simitationoftherealAslan。'tyouuand?”
“Andyou'vegotabetterimitation，Isuppose!”saidGriffle。“Nothanks。We'vebeenfooledondwe&#oingtobefooledagain。”
“Ihavenot，”saidTirianangrily，“IservetherealAslan。”
“Where'she?Who'she?Showhimtous!”saidseveralD>
“DoyouthinkIkeephimi，fools?”saidTirian。“WhoamIthatIakeAslamybidding?He'snotatamelion。”