CHAPTEREIGHTHOWTHEYLEFTTHEISLAND
“ANDso，”saidTrumpkin（for，asyouhaverealized，itwashewhohadbeentellingallthisstorytothefour，sittingonthegrassintheruinedhallofCairParavel）—“andsoIputacrustortwoibehimydagger，andtooktothewoodsinthegray。I'dbeenpluggingawayformanyhourswhentherecameasoundthatI'dhelikeofinmyborndays。Eh，Iwon&#etthat。Thewholeairwasfullofit，loudasthufarlonger，dsweetasmusicoverwater，butstrooshakethewoods。AndIsaidtomyself，‘Ifthat'snottheHor。'AerIwonderedwhyhehadn'tblownitsooner—”
“Whattimewasit?”askedEdmund。
&weeenoftheclock，”saidTrumpkin。
“Justereattherailwaystation!”saidallthe，aohshiningeyes。
“Pleasegoon，”saidLucytotheD>
“Well，asIwassaying，IwoIwentonashardasIcouldpelt。Ikeptonallnight—andthewashalflightthism，asifI'dhanaGiant，Iriskedashortcutatrytocutoffabigloopoftheriver，andwasotbythearmy，butbyapompousoldfoolwheofalittlecastlewhichisMiraz'slaststrongholdtowardtheeedn'ttellyoutheygotofme，butIwasaDwarfandthatwasenough。But，lobstersandlollipops!itisagoodthingtheseneschalousfool。Anyoneelsewouldhaveruhroughthereanothingwoulddoforhimshraion:seotheghosts'inthefullialway。Ahisyounglady”（heSusaofarditrettyshootiellyou—andhereweare。Andwithoutmyarmor，forofcoursetheytookthat。”Hekandrefilledhispipe。
&!”saidPeter。“Soitwasthehorn—yourownhorn，Su—thatdraggedusalloffthatseatoformyesterdaym!Ihardlybelieveit;yetitallfitsin。”
“Idon'tknowwhyyoushouldn'tbelieveit，”saidLucy，“ifyoubelieveinmagicatall。Aren'ttherelotsofstoriesaboutmagigpeopleoutofoofoneworld—intoanother?Imean，whenamagiTheArabianNightscallsupaJinn，ithastoe。Wehadtoe，justlikethat。”
“Yes，”saidPeter，“Isupposewhatmakesitfeelsoqueeristhatioriesit'salwayssomeoneinourworldwhodoestheg。OreallythinkaboutwheretheJinn's。”
“AndnohatitfeelslikefortheJinhachuckle。“Golly!It'sabitunfortabletoknowthatwebewhistledforlikethat。It'sworsethanwhatFathersaysaboutlivingatthemercyofthetelephone。”
“Butwewanttobehere，don'twe，”saidLucy，“ifAslanwantsus?”
“MeaheDetodo?IsupposeI'dbettergobagdtellhimnohelphase。”
“Nohelp?”saidSusan。“Butithasworked。Andhere>
“Um—um—yes，tobesure。Iseethat，”saidtheDwarf，whosepipeseemedtobeblocked（atanyratehemadehimselfverybusygit）。“But—>
“Butdon'tyouyetseewhoweare?”shoutedLucy。“Youarestupid。”
“Isupposeyouarethefouroutoftheoldstories，”saidTrumpkin。“AndI&#ladtomeetyouofdit'sveryiing，nodoubt。But—nooffence?'—aedagain。
“Dogetonandsaywhateverytosay，”saidEdmund。
&hen—rumpkin。“But，youknow，theKingaerandDoeliuswereexpeg—well，ifyousee。Toputitinanotherway，Ithinkthey'dbeenimaginingyouasgreatwarriors。Asitis—we'reawfullyfondofandallthat，butjustatthemoment，inthemiddleofawarbutI'msureyouuand。”
“Youmeanyouthinkwe&#ood，”saidEdmuiheface。
“Nowpraydon'tbeoffeerruptedtheDwarf。“Iassureyou，mydearlittlefriends—”
“Littlefromyouisreallyabittoomuch，”saidEdmund，jumpingup。“Isupposeyoudon'tbelievewewoleofBeruna?Well，yousaywhatyoulikeaboutmebeow—”
“There'snogoodlosingourtempers，”saidPeter。“Let'sfithimoutwithfresharmorandfitourselvesoutfromthetreasurechamber，aalkafterthat。”
“Idon'tquiteseethepoint—”beganEdmund，butLucywhisperedinhisear，“Hadn'twebetterdoetersays?HeistheHighKing，youknow。AndIthinkhehasanidea。”SoEdmundagreedandbytheaidofhistorchtheyall，ingTrumpkihestepsagainintothedarkessanddustysplendourofthetreasurehouse。
TheDwarf'seyesglistehewealththatlayohoughhehadtostandoodoso）aeredtohimself，“ItwouldoletNikabrikseethis;heyfoundeasilyenoughamailshirtforhim，asword，ahelmet，ashield，abowandquiverfulofarrows，allofdwarfishsize。Thehelmeter，setwithrubies，andtherewasgoldoofthesword:Trumpkinhadneverseen，muchlesscarried，somuchwealthinallhislife。Thealsoputonmailshirtsas;aswordandshieldwerefoundforEdmundandabowforLucy—PeterandSusanwereofcoursealreadygtheirgifts。Astheycamebackupthestairway，jinglingintheirmail，andalreadylookingandfeelingmorelikeNarniansandlesslikeschool，thetwoboyswerebehilymakingsomeplan。LucyheardEdmundsay，“。ItwillbemoreofasuifIwin，andlessofalet-downforusallifIfail。”
“Allright，Ed，”saidPeter。
&heycameoutiEdmuheDolitelyandsaid，“I'vegotsomethingtoaskyou。Kidslikeusdon'tofteheeetiwarriorlikeyou。Wouldyouhavealittlefengmatchwithme?Itwhtfullydet。”