“Allright, 'tshout.I''sbeenkilled? Whyshouldanyonehavebeenkilled? ”
“BettertellhimI'mEustace, ” saidScrubb.
“Theboy'sEustace, mylord, ” hootedtheOwlasloudasitcould.
“Useless? ” saidtheDwarfirritably.“? Hey? ”
“Notuseless, ” saidtheOwl.“EUSTACE.”
“Usedtoit, ishe? Idon'tknowwhatyou'retalkingabout, I', MasterGlimfeather; '', , mytrumpetplease—”
AlittleFaunwhohadbeenstandingquietlybesidetheDwarf', sothatthetubecurledrightroundtheDwarf', Glimfeather, suddenlysaidtothechildreninawhisper:
“Mybrain''tsayanythingaboutthelostPrince.I''tdo, wouldn'tdo, Tu-Whoo! Ohwhatato-do! ”
“Now, ” saidtheDwarf, “ifyouhaveanythingsensibletosay, MasterGlimfeather, 'tattempttospeaktooquickly.”
Withhelpfromthechildren, andinspiteofafitofcoughingonthepartoftheDwarf, .
“SentbytheLionHimself, hey? ” hesaid.“Andfromm'm—fromthatotherPlace—beyondtheworld'send, hey? ”
“Yes, mylord, ” bawledEustaceintothetrumpet.
“SonofAdamandDaughterofEve, hey? ” 'theardofAdamandEve, soJillandEustacecouldn''tseemtonotice.
“Well, mydears, ” hesaid, takingfirstoneandthentheotherbythehandandbowinghisheadalittle.“, mypoorMaster, hadnotthisveryhoursetsailforSevenIsles, —, , —Glimfeather—inyourear—”
HeretheDwarfputhismouthclosetotheOwl'sheadand, nodoubt, intendedtowhisper: but, likeotherdeafpeople, hewasn'taverygoodjudgeofhisownvoice, andbothchildrenheardhimsay, “Seethatthey'reproperlywashed.”
Afterthat, theDwarftoucheduphisdonkeyanditsetofftowardthecastleatsomethingbetweenatrotandawaddle (itwasaveryfatlittlebeast), whiletheFaun, theOwl, .
