SuddenlytheKingleanedhardonhisfriend'sneckandbowedhishead.
“Jewel, ” hesaid, “whatliesbeforeus? .”
“Yes, ” saidJewel.“.” Theystoodlikethatforaminuteortwoandthenwenton.
Beforelongtheycouldhearthehack-hack-hackofaxesfallingontimber, 'sfaceturnedwhitewhenhesawit.
Rightthroughthemiddleofthatancientforest—thatforestwherethetreesofgoldandofsilverhadoncegrownandwhereachildfromourworldhadonceplantedtheTreeofProtection—, , andacrackingofwhips, -hairedmenofNarnia: theyweredark, beardedmenfromCalormen, , ofcourse, whyoneshouldnotmeetaCalormeneortwoinNarnia—amerchantoranambassador—: .
.
“Geton, sonofsloth! Pull, youlazypig! ” criedtheCalormenes, ; hiseyeswereredandhewascoveredwithfoam.
“Work, lazybrute, ” shoutedoneoftheCalormenes: .
UptillnowTirianhadtakenitforgrantedthatthehorseswhichtheCalormenesweredrivingweretheirownhorses; dumb, , , , halfscreaming: “Foolandtyrant! DoyounotseeIamdoingallIcan? ”
WhenTirianknewthattheHorsewasoneofhisownNarnians, 'sswordwentup, theUnicorn', theonebeheadedbyTirian'sswordandtheothergoredthroughtheheartbyJewel'shorn.
