“Ifyou'dspentlesstimesayingyouweren'tcleverandmoretimetryingtobeascleverasyoucould—”beganEustacebutJillinterruptedhim.
“OhleavepooroldPuzzlealone, ” shesaid.“Itwasallamistake;wasn'tit, Puzzledear? ” Andshekissedhimonthenose.
Thoughrathershakenbywhattheyhadseen, thewholepartynowsatdownagainandwentonwiththeirtalk.
, andhadofcourseheardnoneoftheenemies' (he'ddonesomekickingbacktoo) 'tknowwhathadhappenedtotheLamb.
ThequestiontheyhadtodecidewaswhethertheywouldgotoStableHillagainthatnight, showPuzzletotheNarniansandtrytomakethemseehowtheyhadbeentricked, : , ', heandJewelandthechildrenandPoggin (Puzzledidn'tcountformuch) —includingalltheDwarfs—justsatandlookedon? orevenfoughtagainsthim? , too, ?
Andthen, asPogginpointedout, 'teasytoseewhatstoryhe—, andnoAslanwasbroughtout, surelyeventhesimplestofthemwouldgetsuspicious.
IntheendtheyallagreedthatthebestthingwastogooffandtrytomeetRoonwit.
Assoonastheyhaddecidedthis, 'thonestlythinkthatthiswasbecauseanyofthemwasafraidofafight (exceptperhapsJillandEustace).ButIdaresaythateachofthem, deepdowninside, wasverygladnottogoanynearer—ornotyet—tothathorriblebird-headedthingwhich, visibleorinvisible, , onealwaysfeelsbetterwhenonehasmadeupone'smind.
Tiriansaidtheyhadbetterremovetheirdisguises, astheydidn': itwasapleasant, , shinyfaces, -armedthemselvesintrueNarnianstyle, withstraightswordsandthree-corneredshields.“Bodyofme, ” saidTirian.“.”
: also, , fortheystillwantedtoshowhiminthatget-uptotheotherBeasts, eventhoughtheywerenowgoingtomeetRoonwitfirst.
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