Alittlebeforetwoo'clockTrumpkinandtheBadgersatwiththerestofthecreaturesatthewood'sedgelookingacrossatthegleaminglineofMiraz', , whoinspiteofalltheirwarningswassuckinghispawsandlooking, totellthetruth, , Glenstormontherightofthelists, stock-stillexceptwhenhestampedahindhoofoccasionallyontheturf, , , butverymuchworse.
“IwishAslanhadturnedupbeforeitcametothis,” saidTrumpkin.
“SodoI,” saidTrufflehunter.“Butlookbehindyou.”
“Crowsandcrockery!” mutteredtheDwarfassoonashehaddoneso.“Whatarethey? Hugepeople—beautifulpeople—, ?”
“It'stheDryadsandHamadryadsandSilvans,” saidTrufflehunter.“Aslanhaswakedthem.”
“Humph!” saidtheDwarf.“That''thelptheHighKingverymuchifMirazproveshandierwithhissword.”
TheBadgersaidnothing, fornowPeterandMirazwereenteringthelistsfromoppositeends, bothonfoot, bothinchainshirts, , , , .
“Welldone, Peter, oh, welldone!” shoutedEdmundashesawMirazreelbackawholepaceandahalf.“Followitup, quick!” AndPeterdid, —begantomakerealuseofhisheightandweight “Miraz! Miraz! TheKing! TheKing!” .
“Peteristakingsomedreadfulknocks,” saidEdmund.
“Hullo!” saidCaspian.“What'shappeningnow?”
“Bothfallingapart,” saidEdmund.“Abitblown, , nowthey'rebeginningagain, , feelingeachother'sdefences.”
“I'mafraidthisMirazknowshiswork,” .
“Whatwasit? Whatwasit?” askedtheDoctor.“Myoldeyesmissedit.”
“TheHighKinghasprickedhiminthearm-pit,” saidCaspian, stillclapping.“.’
“It'slookinguglyagainnow, though,” saidEdmund.“Peter'.”
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“You'veseenmorebattlesthanI,” saidCaspian.“Isthereanychancenow?”
