“Aii-aii-aouwee! —”: youknowthesound.
, , , whiskedaround, : hiseyeswerelikesaucersofgreenfire: alonghisbackeverysinglehairstoodonend.
“I'dgivemybeard, ” whisperedPoggin, “toknowwhetherthatbruteisonlyactingorwhetherithasreallyfoundsomethingintherethatfrightenedit! ”
“Peace, friend, ” saidTirian, , exceptthatheheardtheApeoncemorewhimpering “Myhead, myhead, ” buthegottheideathatthosetwowerealmostaspuzzledbythecat'sbehaviourashimself.
“Now, Ginger, ” saidtheCaptain.“.”
“Aii—Aii—Aaow—Awah, ” screamedtheCat.
“ArtthounotcalledaTalkingBeast? ” saidtheCaptain.“Thenholdthydevilishnoiseandtalk.”
(andsodidtheothers) thattheCatwastryingtosaysomething: butnothingcameoutofhismouthexcepttheordinary, .
“Look, look! ” saidthevoiceoftheBear.“Itcan'! .” —whenitwasonlyachickorapuppyoracub—howAslanatthebeginningoftheworldhadturnedthebeastsofNarniaintoTalkingBeastsandwarnedthemthatiftheyweren'tgoodtheymightonedaybeturnedbackagainandbelikethepoorwitlessanimalsonemeetsinothercountries.“Andnowitiscominguponus, ” theymoaned.
“Mercy! Mercy! ” wailedtheBeasts.“Spareus, LordShift, standbetweenusandAslan, 't, wedaren't.”
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“MyFather, ” cameaclear, , forinTheTisroc'sarmythecommonsoldierscalltheofficers “MyMaster” buttheofficerscalltheirseniorofficers “MyFather“.JillandEustacedidn'tknowthisbut, afterlookingthiswayandthat, theysawthespeaker, , andevenratherbeautifulinthedark, haughty, Calormeneway.
“MyFather, ” hesaidtotheCaptain, “Ialsodesiretogoin.”
