IINGONSTABLEHILL
Ftimetheyotspeaknoreveear。ThentheUnipedthegroundwithhishoof，andshookhismane，andspoke。
“Sire，”hesaid，“thereisnownoneedofsel。e'splanserthanwedreamedof。DoubtlesshehasbeenlorafficwithTheTisrodassoonashehadfoundtheliohimwordtomakereadyhisnavyforthetakingofCairParavelandallNarnia。NothingnowremainsforussevenbuttogobacktoStableHill，proclaimthetruth，aheadveAslansendsus。Andif，byagreatmarvel，wedefeatthosethirtyeneswhoaree，thentailewiththefargreaterhostofthemthatwillsoonmarCairParavel。”
Tiriaheturheandsaid:“istimefoheoyourownworld。Doubtlessyouhavedoyouweresenttodo。”
“B—butwe'vedohing，”saidJillwhowasshivering，notwithfearexactlybutbecauseeverythingwassohorrible。
“Nay，”saidtheKing，“youloosedmefrlidedbeforemelikeasnightintheuzzle:aace，killedyourman。Butyouaretooyoungtoshareinsuchabloodyehersmustmeettonightor，itmaybe，threedaysheyou—nay，Iandyou—toreturntoyourownplace。IshouldbeputtoshameifIletsugwarriorsfallinbattleonmyside。”
“No，no，no，”saidJill（verywhitewhenshebeganspeakingandthensuddenlyveryredaeagain。）“Wewon't，Idon'tcarewhatyousay。We&#tosticktoyoupe>
&here'ssoworkedupaboutit，”saidEustacewhohadstudsinhispockets（fhowveryoddthatlookswhenyamailshirt）。“Because，yousee，wehaven'ta'sthegoodoftalkingabback!How?We'vegotnomagigit!”
Thiswasverygoodsethemoment，JillhatedEustacefit。Hewasfondofbeingdreadfullymatter-of-faotexcited。
&iriahetwerse（unlessAslansuddehemaway），heogoacrosstheSouthernmountainsintoArdwheretheymightpossiblybesafe。Buttheydidn'tknowtheirwayandtherewasosendwiththem。Also，asPogginsaid，oheeneshadNarniatheywouldlytakeArdiweekorso:TheTisrochadalwayswaohavetheseriesforhisowadJillbeggedsohardthatTiriansaidtheyewithhimaheirce—or，ashemuchmoresensiblycalledit，“theadveAslahem”。
TheKing'sfirstideawasthattheyshouldnotgobacktoStableHill—theyweresickoftheverybynowtillafterdark。ButtheDwarftoldthemthatiftheyarrivedtherebydaylighttheywouldprobablyfindtheplacedeserted，exceptperhapsforaeheBeastswerefarthtetheApe（aoldthemaboutthisnewangryAslan—orTashlaextheywerecalledtogetherforthesehorriblemidings。Andenesarenevergoodwoodsmen。PogginthoughtthatevenbydaylighttheycouldeasilygetroundtosomewherebehiablewithoutbeihiswouldbemuchhardertodowhehadeabegtheBeaststogetherandalltheey。AhemeetiheycouldleavePuzzleatthebackofthestable，pletelyoutofsight，tillthemomentatwhichtheyroducehim。Thiswasobviouslyagoodthing:fortheiroogivetheNarniansasuddensurprise。
Everyohewholepartysetoffonah-West—towardthehatedHill。TheEaglesometimesflewtoandfroabovethem，sometimeshesatperPuzzle'sbae—heKiineed—woulddreamonaUni。
ThistimeJillaogether。Theyhadbeenfeelingverybravewhentheywerebeggingtobeallowedtoewiththeothers，butnowtheydidn'tfeelbraveatall。
“Pole，”saidEustaawhisper。“ImayaswelltellyouI'vegotthewindup。”
“Ohyht，Scrubb，”saidJill。“Youfight。ButI—I'mjustshaking，ifyouwanttokh。”
“Ohshaking'snothing，”saidEustafeelingI'mgoingtobesick。”
“Don'ttalkaboutthat，foodness'sake，”saidJill。
&oninsileniwo。
“Pole，”saidEustatly。
“What?”saidshe。
“What'llhappekilledhere?”
“Wellwe'llbedead，Isuppose。”
“ButImean，whateninourownworld?Shallandfindourselvesbathattrain?Orshallwejustvanishandneverbeheardofanymore?OrshallwebedeadinEngland?”
“Gosh。Iofthat。”
“It'llberumforPeterahersiftheysawmewavingoutofthewindowahetrainesinwe'reobefound!Oriftheyfoundtwo—Imean，ifwe'redeadland。”
“Ugh!”saidJill。“Whatahorrididea。”
“Itwouldn'tbehorridforus，”saidEustace。“Weshouldn'tbethere。”