“Well, standstillthen, ” , butintheend, withalotofpullingandpushingandpuffingandblowing, 'sbodyandhetiedthelegstoPuzzle'slegsandthetailtoPuzzle''sgraynoseandfacecouldbeseenthroughtheopenmouthofthelion'-skinhejustmightmistakehimforalion, ifhedidn'tcometooclose, andifthelightwasnottoogood, andifPuzzledidn'tletoutabrayanddidn'tmakeanynoisewithhishoofs.
“Youlookwonderful, wonderful, ” saidtheApe.“Ifanyonesawyounow, they'dthinkyouwereAslan, theGreatLion, himself.”
“Thatwouldbedreadful, ” saidPuzzle.
“Noitwouldn't, ” saidShift.“Everyonewoulddowhateveryoutoldthem.”
“ButIdon'twanttotellthemanything.”
“Butyouthinkofthegoodwecoulddo! ” saidShift.“You'dhavemetoadviseyou, youknow.I', .”
“Butisn'teverythingrightalready? ” saidPuzzle.
“What! ” criedShift.“Everythingright? -whentherearenoorangesorbananas? ”
“Well, youknow, ” saidPuzzle, “therearen'tmanypeople—infact, Idon'tthinkthere'sanyonebutyourselfwhowantsthosesortofthings.”
“There'ssugartoo, ” saidShift.
“H'myes, ” saidtheAss.“Itwouldbeniceiftherewasmoresugar.”
“Wellthen, that'ssettled, ” saidtheApe.“YouwillpretendtobeAslan, andI'lltellyouwhattosay.”
“No, no, no, ” saidPuzzle.“Don', ? ”
“Iexpecthe'dbeverypleased, ” saidShift.“Probablyhesentusthelion-skinonpurpose, , heneverdoesturnup, .”
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“There! ” gaspedPuzzle, assoonashehadbreathtospeak.“It'sasign, .”
“No, no, ” saidtheApe (whosemindworkedveryquickly).“It', asyoucallhim, meantustogoonwiththis, , 'vegottodoitnow, ''? ”
