CHAPTERFOURTEEIREE
“WELLdone，”saidAslanimadetheearthshake。ThenDigorykalltheNarniahosewordsandthatthestoryofthemwouldbehandeddownfromfathertosoninthatnewworldforhundredsofyearsandperhapsforever。Buthewasinnodangeroffeeliedforhedidn'tthinkaboutitatallnowthathewasfacetofacewithAslan。ThistimehefoundhecouldlhtintotheLion'seyes。Hehadfottenhistroublesaabsolutelyt。
“Welldone，sonofAdam，”saidtheLionagain。“Forthisfruityouhavehuhirsteda。NohandbutyoursshallsowtheseedoftheTreethatistobetheprotearnia。Throletowardtheriverbahegroundissoft。”
Digorydidashewastold。Everyonehadgrowyoucouldhearthesoftthumpwhereitfellintothemud。
“Itiswellthrown，”saidAslausheofKingFrankofNarniaandHelenhisQueen。”
Theowwoforthefirsttime。Theyweredressedinstraifulclothes，andfromtheirshouldersrichrobesflowedoutbehiowherefourdwarfshelduptheKing'strainandfourrivernymphstheQueen's。Theirheadswerebare;butHeleherhairdownaimprovementinherappearawasherhairmadethemlooksodifferentfromtheiroldselves。TheirfaceshadanewexpressioheKing's。AllthesharpnessanddquarrelsomenesswhichhehadpickedupasaLondoohavebeenwashedaway，andthedkindnesswhichhehadalwayshadwereeasiertosee。PerhapsitwastheairoftheyoungworldthathaddwithAslan，orboth。
“Uponmyword，”whisperedFledgetoPolly。“Myoldmaster'sbeenearlyasmuchasIhave!Why，he'sarealmasternow。”
&don'tbuzzihat，”saidPolly。“Itticklesso。”
“Now，”saidAslan，“someofyouundothattangleyouhavemadewiththosetreesausseewhatweshallfindthere。”
Digorynoherefrewclosetogethertheirbrancheshadallbeeheretherwithswitakease。ThetwoElephantswiththeirtrunksandafeiththeirlittleaxessoongotitalluhreethingsinside。Onewasayouseemedtobemadeofgold;thesedwasayouseemedtobemadeofsilver;butthethirdwasamiserableobjemuddyclothes，sittiweenthem。
“Gosh!”whisperedDigory。“Undrew!”
Toexplainallthiswemustgobackabit。TheBeasts，youremember，hadtriedplantingandwateringhim。Wheeringbroughthimtohissenses，hefoundhimselfsoaki，burieduptohisthighsih（whichwasquiingintomud）andsurroundedbymorewildanimalsthanhehadeverdreamedofinhislifebefore。Itisperhapsnthathebegantosdhoayagoodthing，foritatlastpersuadedeveryoheWarthog）thathewasalive。Sotheydughimupagain（histrouserswereinareallyshogstatebynow）。Assoonashislegswerefreehetriedtobolt，butocurloftheElephant'strunkroundhiswaistsoohat。EveryohoughthemustbesafelykeptsomewheretillAslaoeandseehimandsaywhatshouldbedohim。Sotheymadeaseorcoopallroundhim。Theythenofferedhimeverythingtheycould;thi。
TheDoedgreatpilesofthistlesahemin，butUndrewdidn'tseemto。TheSquirrelsbombardedhimwithvolleysofnutsbutheonlycoveredhisheadwithhishandsaokeepoutoftheway。Severalbirdsflewtentlydroppingwormsonhim。TheBeared。Duriernoonhefoundawildbees'aingithimself（whichhewouldverymuchliketohavedohisworthycreaturebroughtitbadrew。Butthiswasifailureofall。TheBearlobbedthewholestickymassoverthetopoftheenduUndreiallthebeesweredead）。TheBear，whowouldnotatallhavemiinthefabhimself，otuandwhyUaggeredback，slipped，andsatdown。Anditwassheerbadluckthathesatdownoles。“Andanyway，”astheWarthogsaid，“quitealotofhoiure'smouthandthat'sbousomegood。”TheywerereallygettingquiteforaaAslanwouldallowthemtokeepit。TheclevereroesurebynowthatatleastsomeofthenoiseswhichouthhadameaenedhimBrandybecausehemadethaten。
Intheeheyhadtoleavehimtherefht。AslanwasbusyallthatdayinstrugthenewKingandQueenanddoiantthings，andotattendto“pooroldBrandy“。Whatwiththenuts，pears，apples，andbananasthathadbeenthrownintohim，hedidfairlywellforsupper;butitwouldn'tbetruetosaythathepassedanagreeablenight。
“Bringoutthatcreature，”saidAslaheElephantsliftedUstrunkandlaidhimattheLion'sfeet。Hewasthteomove。
“Please，Aslan，”saidPolly，“ethingthtenhim?Andthenethihimfrbackhereagain?”
“Doyouthio?”saidAslan。
“Well，Aslan，”saidPolly，“hemightsendsomeoneelse。He'ssoexcitedaboutthebaroffthelamp-pintoalamp-posttreeahinks—”
&hifolly，child，”saidAslan。“ThisworldisburstingwithlifeforthesefewdaysbecausethesongwithwhichIcalleditiillhangsintheairaheground。Itwillnotbes。ButIottellthattothisoldsinner，andIeither;hehasmadehimselfuohearmyvoice。IfIspoketohim，hewrowlingsandrs。OhAdam'ssons，howcleverlyyoudefendyainstallthatmightdoyougood!ButIwillgivehimtheonlygiftheisstillabletoreceive。”
Hebowedhisgreatheadrathersadly，aheMagi'sterrifiedface。“Sleep，”hesaid。“Sleepaedforsomefewhoursfromallthetormentsyouhavedevisedforyourself。”Undrewimmediatelyrolledoverwithclosedeyesahingpeacefully。
“Carryhimasideandlayhimdown，”saidAslan。“Now，dwarfs!Showyoursmith-craft。LetmeseeyoumaketwosfandQueen。”