, whohaddrawnhisswordwhenhesawtheKingdrawhis, rushedattheotherone: hisfacewasdeadlypale, butIwouldn', slashedwildly (indeedI'mnotsurehiseyesweren'tshut) andsuddenlyfound, tohisowngreatsurprise, , itwas, atthemoment, 'sfightlastedasecondortwolonger: thenhetoohadkilledhismanandshoutedtoEustace,“'Waretheothertwo.”
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“Wellstruck, Eustace! ” criedTirian, clappinghimontheback.“Now, Dwarfs, ! ”
(aboutfive) whichdiedawayallatonce:.
“Don'ttheyunderstand? ” saidJillimpatiently.“What'swrongwithallyouDwarfs? Don'tyouhearwhattheKingsays? It'''tyouglad? ”
Afterapauseofnearlyaminuteanot-very-nice-lookingDwarfwithhairandbeardasblackassootsaid: “Andwhomightyoube, Missie? ”
“I'mJill, ” shesaid.“ThesameJillwhorescuedKingRilianfromtheenchantmentandthisisEustacewhodidittoo—andwe'.”
TheDwarfsalllookedatoneanotherwithgrins; sneeringgrins, notmerryones.
“Well, ” saidtheBlackDwarf (whosenamewasGriffle), “Idon'tknowhowallyouchapsfeel, butIfeelI'veheardasmuchaboutAslanasIwanttofortherestofmylife.”
“That'sright, that'sright, ” growledtheotherDwarfs.“It'sallaplant, allabloomingplant.”
“Whatdoyoumean? ” , butitwasturningoutmorelikeabaddream.
“Youmustthinkwe'rebloomingsoftinthehead, thatyoumust, ”saidGriffle.“We''venomoreuseforstoriesaboutAslan, see! Lookathim! Anoldmokewithlongears! ”
“Byheaven, youmakememad, ” saidTirian.“WhichofussaidthatwasAslan? ThatistheApe''tyouunderstand? ”
“Andyou'vegotabetterimitation, Isuppose! ” saidGriffle.“'vebeenfooledonceandwe'renotgoingtobefooledagain.”
