“Onlyme, Sire, ” cameavoice.“Me, PoggintheDwarf.I'veonlyjustmanagedtogetawayfromtheothers.I'monyourside, Sire: andonAslan', I'dgladlystrikeablowontherightsidebeforeall'sdone.”
, 'tstaybrightforverylong, fortheywerenowyawningtheirheadsoffandtootiredtothinkaboutanythingbutbed.
Itwasatthecoldesthourofthenight, justbeforedawn, , , splashedtheirfaceswithwater, andtumbledintotheirbunks, exceptforPuzzleandJewelwhosaidthey', foraUnicornandafat, full-grownDonkeyindoorsalwaysmakearoomfeelrathercrowded.
NarnianDwarfs, thoughlessthanfourfeethigh, arefortheirsizeaboutthetoughestandstrongestcreaturesthereare, sothatPoggin, inspiteofaheavydayandalatenight, 'sbow, , beingaUnicornandthereforeoneofthenoblestanddelicatestofbeasts, hadbeenverykindtohim, talkingtohimaboutthingsofthesorttheycouldbothunderstandlikegrassandsugarandthecareofone', theDwarfshowedthemwheretheycouldgatherplentyofaNarnianweedcalledWildFresney, whichlooksratherlikeourwood-sorrelbuttastesagooddealnicerwhencooked.(Itneedsalittlebutterandpeppertomakeitperfect, buttheyhadn'tgotthese.) Sothatwhatwithonethingandanother, theyhadthemakingsofacapitalstewfortheirbreakfastordinner, —whichseemedaverylongtime, especiallyasitsmellednicerandnicertheneareritcametobeingdone—theKingfoundacompleteDwarfishoutfitforPoggin: mailshirt, helmet, shield, sword, belt, '.
AllthiswhileJillwenttoandfro, !
