, whisperingtoherwiththewidewhisperofahorse''tdoforhimtobecaughtwiththaton, afterwhattheApehadsaid! Shewouldliketohavehiddentheskinsomewhereveryfaraway, .
TheApewasspeakingagain.
“Andafterahorridthinglikethat, Aslan—Tashlan—'sbeenagreatdealtoogoodtoyou, comingouteverynighttobelookedat, see! Well, he'snotcomingoutanymore.”
HowlsandmewingsandsquealsandgruntsweretheAnimals' answertothis, butsuddenlyaquitedifferentvoicebrokeinwithaloudlaugh.
“Harkwhatthemonkeysays, ” itshouted.“Weknowwhyheisn'tgoingtobringhispreciousAslanout.I'lltellyouwhy: becausehehasn''slostthatandhedoesn'tknowwhattodo.”
, asecondlater, alltheDwarfs' voicesjoinedin, singing: “Don'tknowwhattodo! Don'tknowwhattodo! Don'tknowwhattodo-o-o! ”
“Silence! ” thunderedRishdaTarkaan.“Silence, childrenofmud! Listentome, youotherNarnians, , becauseofhimthatthereisnorealTashlaninthestable! Doyou? Beware, beware.”
“No, no, ” , “That'sright, Darkie, you', Monkey, showuswhat'sinthestable, seeingisbelieving.”
Whennexttherewasamoment'squiettheApesaid: “YouDwarfsthinkyou'reveryclever, don'tyou? '.”
, afternearlyaminute, theBearbeganinaslow, puzzledvoice: “Idon'tquiteunderstandallthis, ” itgrumbled, “Ithoughtyousaid—”
“Youthought! ” repeatedtheApe.“, '.”
“Oh, thankyou, thankyou, thankyou, ” saiddozensofvoices.“That'swhatwewanted! 'llbekindanditwillallbeasitusedtobe.” AndtheBirdschattered, , therewasagreatstirringandanoiseofcreaturesrisingtotheirfeet, : “Getback! Quiet! Notsofast.”
