, thenlikethestormywavesofablacksearisinghigherandhigherasitcameon, andthen, atlast, ; andwhenthewholecrowd, bowingandcurtsyingandwavingthinlongarmstoAslan, wereallaroundLucy, -girlsweretossingtheirheads, willowwomenpushedbacktheirhairfromtheirbroodingfacestogazeonAslan, thequeenlybeechesstoodstillandadoredhim, shaggyoak-men, leanandmelancholyelms, shockheadedhollies (darkthemselves, buttheirwivesallbrightwithberries) andgayrowans, allbowedandroseagain, shouting, “Aslan, Aslan!” intheirvarioushuskyorcreakingorwave-likevoices.
ThecrowdandthedanceroundAslan (forithadbecomeadanceoncemore) , dressedonlyinafawn-skin, 's, ifithadnotlooked, , asEdmundsaidwhenhesawhimafewdayslater, “There'sachapwhomightdoanythingabsolutelyanything.” Heseemedtohaveagreatmanynames—Bromios, Bassareus, , , unexpectedly, : andeverybodywasshoutingout, “Euan, euan, eu-oi-oi-oi.”
“IsitaRomp, Aslan?” , 'sBuff, , , whowasoldandenormouslyfat, begancallingoutatonce, “Refreshments! Timeforrefreshments,” andfallingoffhisdonkeyandbeingbundledontoitagainbytheothers, .
“Refreshments! Refreshments,” roaredtheoldman.
Everyonebeganeating, andwhateverhothousesyourpeoplemayhave, , firmandtightontheoutside, butburstingintocoolsweetnesswhenyouputthemintoyourmouth, , thereweremorethananyonecouldpossiblywant, , and, thoughmouthswerefull, thelaughterneverceasednortheyodellingcriesofEuan, euan, eu-oi-oi-oi-oi, tillallofasuddeneveryonefeltatthesamemomentthatthegame (whateveritwas), andthefeast, oughttobeover, andeveryonefloppeddownbreathlessonthegroundandturnedtheirfacestoAslantohearwhathewouldsaynext.
AtthatmomentthesunwasjustrisingandLucyrememberedsomethingandwhisperedtoSusan, “Isay, Su, Iknowwhotheyare.”
“Who?”
“'?”
“Yes, , Lu—”
“What?”
“Iwouldn'thavefeltsafewithBacchusandallhiswildgirlsifwe'dmetthemwithoutAslan.”
“Ishouldthinknot,” saidLucy.
