—foritisoftenlittlethingsthatarehardesttostand—wasthathislipwasbleedingwheretheyhadhithimandhecouldn'twipethelittletrickleofbloodawayalthoughittickledhim.
'svoicestillgoingonand, everynowandthen, someanswerfromthecrowd, buthecouldnotmakeoutthewords.
“Iwonderwhatthey'vedonetoJewel, ” thoughttheKing.
; andastheafternoondraggedonandturnedintoevening, .
, andtherewasaRabbitinthemiddle: , inamoment, theywereallstandingupontheirhindlegs, layingtheircoolpawsonhiskneesandgivinghiskneessnufflyanimalkisses.(TheycouldreachhiskneesbecauseNarnianTalkingBeastsofthatsortarebiggerthanthedumbbeastsofthesamekindinEngland.)
“LordKing! dearLordKing, ” saidtheirshrillvoices, “''vebroughtyouyoursupper.”
AtoncethefirstMouseclimbednimblyuptillhewasperchedontheropethatboundTirian'schestandwaswrinklinghisbluntnoseinfrontofTirian'.
“Drink, Sire, andthenyou'llfindyouareabletoeat, ” saidthetopmostMouse, , whichwasallthebetterforcominginlittledoses, forthatismorethirst-quenchingthanonelongdraught.
“Hereischeese, Sire, ” saidthefirstMouse, “butnotverymuch, forfearitwouldmakeyoutoothirsty.” Andafterthecheesetheyfedhimwithoat-cakesandfreshbutter, andthenwithsomemorewine.
“Nowhandupthewater, ” saidthefirstMouse, “andI'llwashtheKing'.”
ThenTirianfeltsomethinglikeatinyspongedabbinghisface, anditwasmostrefreshing.
“Littlefriends, ” saidTirian, “howcanIthankyouforallthis? ”
“Youneedn't, youneedn't, ” saidthelittlevoices.“Whatelsecouldwedo? Wedon''', 'tgoagainstAslan.”
“DoyouthinkitreallyisAslan? ” askedtheKing.
