“Theymustbedarngoodonesifyoucanseeinhere, ” saidthesameDwarfwhosenamewasDiggle.
“Inwhere? ” askedEdmund.
“Whyyoubone-head, inhereofcourse, ” saidDiggle.“Inthispitch-black, poky, smellylittleholeofastable.”
“Areyoublind? ” saidTirian.
“Ain'tweallblindinthedark! ” saidDiggle.
“Butitisn'tdark, youpoorstupidDwarfs, ” saidLucy.“Can'tyousee? Lookup! Lookround! Can'tyouseetheskyandthetreesandtheflowers? Can'tyouseeme? ”
“HowinthenameofallHumbugcanIseewhatain'tthere? AndhowcanIseeyouanymorethanyoucanseemeinthispitchdarkness? ”
“ButIcanseeyou, ” saidLucy.“I''vegotapipeinyourmouth.”
“Anyonethatknowsthesmellofbaccycouldtellthat, ” saidDiggle.
“Ohthepoorthings! Thisisdreadful, ” .“Listen, Dwarf, ” shesaid.“Evenifyoureyesarewrong, perhapsyournoseisallright: canyousmellthat? ” Sheleanedacrossandheldthefresh, dampflowerstoDiggle'.
“Noneofthat! ” heshouted.“Howdareyou! Whatdoyoumeanbyshovingalotoffilthystable-litterinmyface? 'slikeyoursauce! Andwhoareyouanyway? ”
“Earth-man, ” saidTirian, “sheistheQueenLucy, , TirianyourlawfulKing, donotcutallyourheadsfromyourshoulders, provedandtwice-provedtraitorsthatyouare.”
“Wellifthatdoesn'tbeateverything! ” exclaimedDiggle.“Howcanyougoontalkingallthatrot? YourwonderfulLiondidn'tcomeandhelpyou, didhe? —evennow—whenyou'vebeenbeatenandshovedintothisblackhole, justthesameastherestofus, you'! Tryingtomakeusbelievewe'renoneofusshutup, anditain'tdark, andheavenknowswhat.”
“Thereisnoblackhole, saveinyourownfancy, fool, ” criedTirian.“Comeoutofit.” And, leaningforward, , Diggledartedbacktohisplaceamongtheothers, rubbinghisnoseandhowling: “Ow! Ow! Whatd'youdothatfor! 'venearlybrokenmynose.”
“Ohdear! ” saidLucy, “Whatarewetodoforthem? ”
“Let 'emalone, ” saidEustace: 'sdesire, hugeandreal, thegoldenLion, Aslanhimself, , andTiriancamenear, trembling, andflunghimselfattheLion'sfeet, andtheLionkissedhimandsaid, “Welldone, lastoftheKingsofNarniawhostoodfirmatthedarkesthour.”
“Aslan, ” saidLucythroughhertears, “couldyou—willyou—dosomethingforthesepoorDwarfs? ”
“Dearest, ” saidAslan, “IwillshowyoubothwhatIcan, andwhatIcannot, do.” HecameclosetotheDwarfsandgavealowgrowl: low, , “Hearthat? That'''ttakeusinagain! ”
' knees: piesandtonguesandpigeonsandtriflesandices, ', butitwasclearthattheycouldn'' “Ugh! Fancydrinkingdirtywateroutofatroughthatadonkey'sbeenat! Neverthoughtwe'dcometothis.” ButverysooneveryDwarfbegansuspectingthateveryotherDwarfhadfoundsomethingnicerthanhehad, andtheystartedgrabbingandsnatching, andwentontoquarrelling, , theyallsaid: “Well, atanyratethere''.”
“Yousee, ” saidAslan.“, yettheyareinthatprison; , .”
, “Nowitistime! ” thenlouder, “Time! ”; thensoloudthatitcouldhaveshakenthestars, “TIME.” TheDoorflewopen.
