&edalongtimeagain。Atlastthedooropehethirdtimeandthereayoungehesehedoorstarted，andlookedverysurprised，whenhesawhim。Ithinkhe'dbeeiedifferent—”
&allnow，”saidEustace（hehadthebadhabitstories）。“TheCatwastogoinfirstaryhadorderstodohimnoharm。Thewastoeoutandsayhe'dseeashlahteosals。ButwhatShiftneverguessedwasthattherealTashwouldturnup;soGireallyfrightened。A，Shiftwouldsendiedtogetridofarywouldkillthem。And—”
“Friend，”saidTiriansoftly，“youhiheladyiale。”
“Well，”saidLucy，“thesentryrised。Thatgavetheothermanjusttimetogetonguard。Theyhadafight。Hekilledthesentryandflunghimoutsidethedoor。Thenhecamewalkingsloherewewere。Hecouldseeus，ahiriedtotalktohimbuthewasratherlikeamanionsayingTash，Tash，whereisTash?IgotoTash。Soaawaysomewhere—overthere。Ilikedhim。A。。。ugh!”Lucymadeaface。
&，”saidEdmund，“someonefluhroughthedoor。AndTashwasthereagain。Mysisterissoteedshedoesn'tliketotellyouthatTashmadeoheMonkeywasgone!”
“Servehimright!”saidEustace。“Allthesame，Ihopehe'lldisagreewithTashtoo。”
“A，”saidEdmuadozenDwarfs:andthenJill，aadlastofallyourself。”
“IhopeTashatetheDwarfstoo，”saidEustace。“Littleswine。”
“No，hedidn't，”saidLuddon'tbehorrid。Thery'restillhere。Infaseethemfromhere。AndI'vetriedaomakefriendswiththembutit'snouse。”
&hthem!”criedEustace。“IfyoukhoseDwarfshavebeenbehaving!”
“Ohstopit，Eustace，”saidLueairian，perhapsyouethingwiththem。”
“IogreatloveforDwarfstoday，”saidTiriay，Lady，Iwoulddoagreaterthingthanthis。”
LucyledthewayandsoontheycouldallseetheDwarfs。Theyhadaveryoddlook。Theyweren&#abthemselves（althoughthecordswithwhichtheyhadbeeohavevanished）heylyingdownandhaviheyweresittingveryclosetogetherinalittlecirgoheyneverlookedroundortookahehumanstillLudTiriaotouchthem。ThentheDwarfsallcockedtheirheadsasifthey'tseeawerelisteninghardandtryihesoundening。
“Lookout!”saidoheminasurlyvoidwherey。Don'twalkintoourfaces!”
“Allright!”saidEustaantly。“We'renotblind。We'vegoteyesinourheads。”
&bedarngoodonesifyouhere，”saidthesameDwarfwhosenamewasDiggle。
“Inwhere?”askedEdmund。
“Whyyoubone-head，inhereofcourse，”saidDiggle。“Inthispitch-blaellylittleholeofastable。”
“Areyoublind?”saidTirian。
“Ain'tweallblindinthedark!”saidDiggle。
“Butitisn'tdark，youpoorstupidDwarfs，”saidLu'tyousee?Lookup!Lookround!'tyouseetheskyaheflowers?'tyouseeme?”
“HowinthenameofallHumbugIseewhatain'tthere?AndhowIseeyouahanyouseemeinthispitess?”
“ButIseeyou，”saidLucy。“I'llproveIseeyou。You'vegotapipeinyourmouth。”
“Aknowsthesmellofbaccycouldtellthat，”saidDiggle。
“Ohtheps!Thisisdreadful，”saidLushehadaoppedandpiewildviolets。“Listen，Dwarf，”shesaid。“Evenifyoureyesarewrong，perhapsyournoseisallright:ellthat?”Sheleanedadheldthefresh，dampflle'suglyshehadtojumpbackquiordertoavoidablowfromhishardlittlefist。
&!”heshouted。“Howdareyou!Whatdoyoumeanbyshovingalotoffilthystable-litteriherewasathistleinittoo。It'slikeyoursaudwhoareyouany>
&h-man，”saidTiriaheQueeherbyAslanoutofthedeeppast。AnditisforhersakealoI，TirianyourlawfulKing，donotcutallyourheadsfromyourshoulders，provedaraitorsthatyouare。”
&hatdoesn'tbeateverything!”exclaimedDiggle。“Howyougoontalkingallthatrot?YourwonderfulLiondidn'teandhelpyou，didhe?Thoughtnot。Andnohenyou'vebeeenahisblackhole，justthesameastherestofus，you'restillatyame。Startiryingtomakeusbelievewe'renoneofusshutup，anditain'tdark，andheavenkno>
“Thereisnoblackhole，saveinyourownfancy，fool，”criedTiriaofit。”And，leaningforward，hecaughtDigglebythebeltandthehoodandswunghimrightoutofthecircleofDwarfs。ButthemomentTirianputhimdowedbacktohisplagthehisnoseandhohatd'youdmyfastthewall。You'venearlybrokenmynose。”
“Ohdear!”saidLucy，“Whatarewetodoforthem?”
&'emalone，”saidEustace:butashespoketheearthtrembled。Thesweetairgrewsuddeer。Abrightnessflashedbehiuririabecausehewasafraid。Therestoodhisheart'sdesire，hugeahegoldenLion，Aslanhimself，aheotherswerekneelinginacirdhisforepawsandburyingtheirhandsandfahismaoopedhisgreatheadtotouchthemwithhistohenhefixedhiseyesuponTirian，andTiriarembling，andfluheLion'sfeet，andtheLionkissedhimandsaid，“WelldooftheKingsofNarniawhostoodfirmatthedarkesthour。”
“Aslan，”saidLucythroughhertears，“couldyou—willyou—dosomethingforthesepoorD>
&，”saidAslan，“IwillshowyoubothwhatIdwhatIeclosetavealo，butitsetalltheairshaking。ButtheDwarfssaidtooher，“Hearthat?That'sthegahereable。Tryingthtewithamaekind。Don'ttakeaheywon'ttakeusinagain!”
AslanraisedhisheadandshookhismalyagloriousfeastappearedontheDwarfs'konguesariflesandideachDwarfhadagobletofgoodwineinhisrighthand。Butitwasn'tmuchuse。Theybegainganddrinkinggreedilyenough，butitwasclearthatthey'ttasteitproperly。Theythoughttheywereeatinganddrinkingoofthingsyoumightfindinastable。Oryihayandanothersaidhehadabitofanoldturnipandathirdsaidhe'dfeleaf。Andtheyraisedgoldesofrietotheirlipsandsaid“Ugh!Fangdirtywaterouththatadonkey'sbeewe'detothis。”ButverysooneveryDegthateveryotherDwarfhadfouhihanhehad，aedgrabbingandsnatdwent，tilliestherewasafreefightandallthegoodfoodwassmearedontheirfadclothesortrodde。Butwhenatlasttheysatdowheirbladtheirbleediheyallsaid:“Well，atahere'snoHumbughere。Wehaven'tletaheDwarfsarefortheD
“Yousee，”saidAslan。“Theywillushelpthem。Theyhaveninginsteadofbelief。Theirprisonisonlyintheirownmiheyareinthatprison;andsoafraidofbeitheyotbetakenout。Bute，。Ihaveotherworktodo。”
&heDoorandtheyallfollowedhim。Heraisedhisheadandroared，“Nowitistime!”theime!”;thensoloudthatitcouldhaveshakears，“TIME。”TheDoorflewopen。