CHAPTEREIGHTWHATHEEAGLEBROUGHT
INtheshadowofthetreesonthefarsideofthegsomethingwasmoving。ItwasglidingveryslowlyNorthward。Atafirstglanighthavemistakenitforsmrayandyoucouldseethingsthroughit。Butthedeathlysmellwasnotthesmellofsmoke。Also，thisthisshapeinsteadofbillowingandgassmokewouldhavedowasroughlytheshapeofamanbutithadtheheadofabird;somebirdofpreywithacruel，curvedbeak。Ithadfourarmswhichitheldhighaboveitshead，stretgthemoutNorthwardasifitwaarniainitsgrip;anditsfiwentyofthem—werecurvedlikeitsbeakandhadlong，pointed，bird-likesteadofnails。Itfloatedonthegrassinsteadofwalking，andthegrassseemedtowitherbe。
AfteroitPuzzlegaveasgbrayaheTower。AndJill（ard，asyouknow）hidherfaherhandstoshutoutthesightofit。Theotherswatcheditforperhapsamiilitstreamedawayihickertreeshtahenthesuagain，andthebirdsantosing。
&artedbreathingpraiheyhadallbeenstillasstatueswhileitwasinsight。
“Whatwasit?”saidEustaawhisper。
“Ihaveseenitoncebefore，”saidTirian。“Butthattimeitwasstohgoldandhadsoliddiamoashou，andhadgoneasaguesttoTheTisroc'sTashbaan。
&ookmeiempleofTash。ThereIsawit，carvedabovethealtar。”
&hatthing—wasTash?”saidEustace。
ButinsteadhimTirianslippedhisarmbehindJill'sshouldersandsaid，“Howisitwithyou，Lady?”
“A-allright，”saidJill，takingherhandsawayfromherpalefadtryingtosmile。“I'mallright。Itonlymademefeelalittlesient。”
“Itseems，then，”saidtheUni，“thatthereisarealTash，afterall。”
“Yes，”saidtheDwarf。“AndthisfoolofanApe，whodidn'tbelieveinTash，willgetmorethanhebargainedfor!HecalledforTash:Tashhase。”
&—he—theThio?”saidJill。
“NorthiofNarnia，”saidTirian。“Ithasongus。Theyhavecalleditandithase。”
“Ho，ho，ho!”chuckledtheDwarf，rubbinghishairyharisefortheApe。Peopleshouldn'toheyreallymeanwhattheysay。”
“WhoknowsifTashwillbevisibletotheApe?”saidJewel。
“uzzlegotto?”saidEustace。
TheyallshoutedoutPuzzle'snamearouhersideoftheTowertoseeifhehadgohere。
Theywerequitetiredoflookingforhimwhenatlasthislargegrayheadpeeredcautiouslyoutofthedoorwayandhesaid，“Hasitgoneaway?”Atheygothimtoeout，hewasshiveringthewayadogshiversbeforeathuorm。
“Iseenouzzle，“thatIreallyhavebeenaverybaddonkey。IoughtohavelisteoShift。Ithihiswouldbegintohappen。”
“Ifyou'dspeimesayingyouweren'tdmoretimetryingtobeascleverasyoucould—”begaJilliedhim。
“OhleavepooroldPuzzlealone，”shesaid。“Itwasallamistake;wasn'tit，Puzzledear?”Andshekissedhimonthenose。
Thoughrathershakenbywhattheyhadseen，thewholepartynowsatdownagaihtheirtalk。
&tletotellthem。Whileherisonerhehadspentnearlyallhistimetiedupatthebackofthestable，andhadofcourseheardheenemies'plans。Hehadbeenkicked（he'ddonesomekigbadbeateehdeathunlesshewouldsaythathebelieveditwasAslanwhhtoutandshowntothembyfirelighteverynight。Infacthewasgoihisverymifhehadnotbeenrescued。Hedidn'tknoeheLamb。
&ioodecidewaswhethertheywouldgotoStableHillagainthatnight，showPuzzletotheNarniansandtrytomakethemseehowtheyhadbeentricked，orwhethertheyshouldstealawayEastwardtomeetthehelpwhiwitthetaurwasbringingupfromCairParavelaurnagainsttheApeandhisenesiirianwouldverymuchliketohavefollowedthefirstplaheideaofleaviobullyhispeopleolohaheotherhaheDwarfshadbehavedlastnightparentlyone'tbesurehowpeoplewouldtakeitevehemPuzzle。Aheeobereedwith。Pogginthoughttherewereaboutthirtyofthem。TiriahatiftheNarniansallralliedtohisside，heaheandPoggin（Puzzledidn'tuch）wouldhaveagoodceofbeatihowifhalftheNarnians—ingalltheDwarfs—justsatandlookedoagainsthim?Theriskwastoogreat。Aoo，thecloudyshapeofTash。Whatmightitdo?
Andthen，asPoggiherewasnoharmiheApetodealwithhisowndifficultiesforadayortwo。Heuzzletoutandshoasoseewhatsterakeuptoexplainthat。IftheBeastsaskedoseeAslan，andnoAslanwasbroughtout，surelyeveofthemwouldgetsuspicious。
IheyallagreedthatthebestthingwastogooffandtrytomeetRoonwit。
Assoonastheyhaddecidedthis，itwaswonderfulhowmuchmorecheerfuleveryonebecame。Idon'thohinkthatthiswasbeyofthemwasafraidofafight（exceptperhapsJillaIdaresaythatea，deepdowninside，wasverygladnottogoayet—tothathorriblebird-headedthingwhich，visibleorinvisible，robablyhauntingStableHill。Anyway，onealwaysfeelsbetterwhenonehasmadeupone'smind。