Thisdiscoverydidn', whowasnewtothatworld, , whohadbeeninthatworldbeforeandhadatleastoneTalkingbeastashisdearfriend, felthorrified; , whowasNarnianborn, wassickandfaint, andfeltasyouwouldfeelifyoufoundyouhadeatenababy.
“We'vebroughttheangerofAslanonus, ” hesaid.“That''reunderacurse, , itwouldbethebestthingwecoulddo, totaketheseknivesanddrivethemintoourownhearts.”
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Itwasnowdrawingneartothattimeofthedayonwhichtheirhopesofescapedepended, , , oratleastinthescullery, , waitingtillthesefinishedtheirjobsand, onebyone, , andpotteredabout, andatlastthethreetravellersrealizedwithhorrorthatshedidnotintendtogoawayatall.
“Well, dearies, ” shesaidtothem.“Thatjob''', likegoodpoppets, andtellmeifthebackdoorisopen.”
“Yes, itis, ” saidScrubb.
“That', thepoorthing.”
Thenshesatdownononechairandputherfeetuponanother.
“Idon'tknowasImightn'thavefortywinks, ” saidthegiantess.“Ifonlythatblarneyhuntingpartydoesn'tcomebacktoosoon.”
Alltheirspiritsleapedupwhenshementionedfortywinks, andfloppeddownagainwhenshementionedthereturnofthehuntingparty.
“Whendotheyusuallycomeback? ” askedJill.
“Younevercantell, ” saidthegiantess.“Butthere; goandbequietforabit, mydearies.”
Theyretreatedtothefarendofthekitchen, andwouldhaveslippedoutintothescullerythereandthenifthegiantesshadnotsatup, openedhereyes, andbrushedawayafly.“Don'ttryittillwe'resureshe'sreallyasleep, ” whisperedScrubb.“Orit'llspoileverything.” Sotheyallhuddledatthekitchenend, , shemoved.
“Ican'tbearthis, ” , -dishesonit, :
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