ThenBacchusandSilenusandtheMaenadsbeganadance, farwilderthanthedanceofthetrees; notmerelyadanceforfunandbeauty (thoughitwasthattoo) butamagicdanceofplenty, andwheretheirhandstouched, andwheretheirfeetfell, thefeastcameintoexistencesidesofroastedmeatthatfilledthegrovewithdelicioussmell, andwheatencakesandoatencakes, honeyandmany-coloredsugarsandcreamasthickasporridgeandassmoothasstillwater, peaches, nectarines, pomegranates, pears, grapes, strawberries, , ingreatwoodencupsandbowlsandmazers, wreathedwithivy, camethewines; dark, thickoneslikesyrupsofmulberryjuice, andclearredoneslikeredjelliesliquefied, andyellowwinesandgreenwinesandyellow-greenandgreenish-yellow.
(whichBacchushadpointedouttothem) ; solikechocolate, infact, thatEdmundtriedapieceofit, , thetreesturnedtoanearthofthekindyouseeinSomerset, , , anditmadetheHolliesverytalkative: forthemostparttheyquenchedtheirthirstwithdeepdraughtsofmingleddewandrain, flavouredwithforestflowersandtheairytasteofthethinnestclouds.
ThusAslanfeastedtheNarnianstilllongafterthesunsethaddiedaway, andthestarshadcomeout; andthegreatfire, nowhotterbutlessnoisy, shonelikeabeaconinthedarkwoods, , butasthetalkgrewquieterandslower, oneafteranotherwouldbegintonodandfinallydropofftosleepwithfeettowardthefireandgoodfriendsoneitherside, tillatlasttherewassilenceallroundthecircle, .
