“Ihavenot, ” saidTirianangrily, “IservetherealAslan.”
“Where'she? Who'she? Showhimtous! ” saidseveralDwarfs.
“DoyouthinkIkeephiminmywallet, fools? ” saidTirian.“WhoamIthatIcouldmakeAslanappearatmybidding? He'snotatamelion.”
“notatamelion, notatamelion, ” inajeeringsing-song.“That'swhattheotherlotkeptontellingus, ” saidone.
“Doyoumeanyoudon'tbelieveintherealAslan? ” saidJill.“ButI'.”
“Ah, ” saidGrifflewithabroadsmile.“', ain'tyou? ”
“Churl, ” criedTirian, “willyougivealadythelietoherveryface? ”
“Youkeepaciviltongueinyourhead, Mister, ” repliedtheDwarf.“Idon'tthinkwewantanymoreKings—ifyouareTirian, whichyoudon'tlooklikehim—'? ”
“That'sright, ” saidtheotherDwarfs.“We', nomoreKings, .” Andtheybegantofallintotheirplacesandtogetreadyformarchingbacktowherevertheyhadcomefrom.
“Littlebeasts! ” saidEustace.“Aren'tyouevengoingtosaythankyouforbeingsavedfromthesalt-mines? ”
“Oh, weknowallaboutthat, ” saidGriffleoverhisshoulder.“Youwantedtomakeuseofus, that''.”
AndtheDwarfsstruckupthequeerlittlemarchingsongwhichgoeswiththedrum-beat, andofftheytrampedintothedarkness.
“Come, ” andtheycontinuedtheirjourney.
, andalsohedidn', besidesbeingdisgustedwiththeDwarfs, wasveryimpressedwithEustace', 'sshoulderandsometimestheUnicornnuzzledtheKing''', perhapsafterascufflewiththeCalormenes, , itseemed, ?
“Somebody'scomingafterus, Ithink, ” saidPuzzlesuddenly.
, therewasathump-thumpofsmallfeetbehindthem.
“Whogoesthere! ” shoutedtheKing.
