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CHAPTER EIGHT WHAT NEWS THE EAGLE BROUGHT（第2页）

TheyallshoutedoutPuzzle'snamearouhersideoftheTowertoseeifhehadgohere.

Theywerequitetiredoflookingforhimwhenatlasthislargegrayheadpeeredcautiouslyoutofthedoorwayandhesaid，“Hasitgoneaway?”

Atheygothimtoeout，hewasshiveringthewayadogshiversbeforeathuorm.

“Iseenouzzle，“thatIreallyhavebeenaverybaddonkey.IoughtohavelisteoShift.Ithihiswouldbegintohappen.”

“Ifyou'dspeimesayingyouweren'tdmoretimetryingtobeascleverasyoucould—”

begaJilliedhim.

“OhleavepooroldPuzzlealone，”

shesaid.“Itwasallamistake;wasn'tit，Puzzledear?”

Andshekissedhimonthenose.

Thoughrathershakenbywhattheyhadseen，thewholepartynowsatdownagaihtheirtalk.

&tletotellthem.Whileherisonerhehadspentnearlyallhistimetiedupatthebackofthestable，andhadofcourseheardheenemies'plans.Hehadbeenkicked（he'ddonesomekigbadbeateehdeathunlesshewouldsaythathebelieveditwasAslanwhhtoutandshowntothembyfirelighteverynight.Infacthewasgoihisverymifhehadnotbeenrescued.Hedidn'tknoeheLamb.

&ioodecidewaswhethertheywouldgotoStableHillagainthatnight，showPuzzletotheNarniansandtrytomakethemseehowtheyhadbeentricked，orwhethertheyshouldstealawayEastwardtomeetthehelpwhiwitthetaurwasbringingupfromCairParavelaurnagainsttheApeandhisenesiirianwouldverymuchliketohavefollowedthefirstplaheideaofleaviobullyhispeopleolohaheotherhaheDwarfshadbehavedlastnightparentlyone'tbesurehowpeoplewouldtakeitevehemPuzzle.Aheeobereedwith.Pogginthoughttherewereaboutthirtyofthem.TiriahatiftheNarniansallralliedtohisside，heaheandPoggin（Puzzledidn'tuch）wouldhaveagoodceofbeatihowifhalftheNarnians—ingalltheDwarfs—justsatandlookedoagainsthim?Theriskwastoogreat.Aoo，thecloudyshapeofTash.Whatmightitdo?

Andthen，asPoggiherewasnoharmiheApetodealwithhisowndifficultiesforadayortwo.Heuzzletoutandshoasoseewhatsterakeuptoexplainthat.IftheBeastsaskedoseeAslan，andnoAslanwasbroughtout，surelyeveofthemwouldgetsuspicious.

IheyallagreedthatthebestthingwastogooffandtrytomeetRoonwit.

Assoonastheyhaddecidedthis，itwaswonderfulhowmuchmorecheerfuleveryonebecame.Idon'thohinkthatthiswasbeyofthemwasafraidofafight（exceptperhapsJillaIdaresaythatea，deepdowninside，wasverygladnottogoayet—tothathorriblebird-headedthingwhich，visibleorinvisible，robablyhauntingStableHill.Anyway，onealwaysfeelsbetterwhenonehasmadeupone'smind.

Tiriaterremuises，astheydidn'twaakenforeayloyalNarmeet.TheDahorrid-lookingmessofashesfromthehearthahejarofgreasetfonsear-heads.Theookofftheiroraothestream.Thenastymixturemadealatherjustlikesoftsoap:itleasatoseeTiriawokhewaterandsgthebacksoftheirnecksandblolashedthelatheroff.TheotheTowerwithred，shinyfaces，likepeoplewhohavebeeragoodwashbeforeaparty.Theyre-armedthemselvesintrueNarraightswordsandthree-eredshields.“Bodyofme，”

saidTirian.“Thatisbetter.Ifeelatruemanagain.”

Puzzlebeggedveryhardtohavethelion-skintakenoffhim.Hesaiditwastoohotawasruhisbafortable:also，itmadehimlooksosilly.ButtheytoldhimhewouldhavetowearitabitloheystillwaoshowhimiheotherBeasts，eventhoughtheywerenowgoifirst.

Whatwasleftofthepigeoandrabbit-meatwasningawaybuttheytooksomebiscuits.ThenTiriahedooroftheTowerandthatwastheehere.

Itwasalittleaftertwoierheysetout，anditwasthefirstreallywarmdayofthatspring.Theyoungleavesseemedtobemuchfurtheroutthahesnow-dropswereover，buttheysarimroses.Thesunlightslahroughthetrees，birdssang，andalways（thoughusuallyoutofsight）therewasthenwater.Itwashardtothinkofhorriblethihefelt，“ThisisreallyNarniaatlast.”

EvenTirian&#rewlighterashewalkedaheadofthem，humminganoldNarnianmargwhichhadtherefrain:

Ho，rumble，rumble，rumble，

Rumbledrumbelaboured.

&heKiadPoggintheDogginwastellihenamesofalltheNarniantrees，birds，andplantswhi'tknowalready.SometimesEustacewouldtellhimaboutEnglishones.

&hemcamePuzzle，andafterhimJillandJewelwalkingveryclosetogether.Jillhad，asyoumightsay，quitefalleheUni.Shethought—andshewasn&#—thathewastheshi，delicatest，mostgraimalshehadevermet:andhewassogeofspeechthat，ifyouhadn'tknown，youwouldhardlyhavebelievedhowfierdterriblehecouldbeinbattle.

“Oh，thisisnice!”

saidJill.“Justwalkingalohis.Iwishthereoreofthissortofadve'sapitythere'salwayssomuinginNarnia.”

ButtheUniexplaishewasquitemistakehattheSonsandDaughtersofAdamandEvewerebroughtoutoftheireworldintoNarniaonlyattimeswhenNarniawasstirredashemustn'tthinkitwasalwayslikethat.IheirvisitstherewerehuhousandsofyearswhenpeagfollowedpeagtillyoucouldhardlyremembertheirnamesorttheirherewasreallyhardlyanythingtoputioryBooks.AotalkofoldQueensandheroeswhomshehadneverheardof.HespokeofSwaheQueenwhohadlivedbeforethedaysoftheWhiteWitdtheGreatassobeautifulthatwhenshelookedintoaherefleofherfaeoutofthewaterlikeastarbynightforayearandadayafterokeofMoonwoodtheHarewhohadsuchearsthathecouldsitbyPooluhuhegreatwaterfallamenspokeiCairParavel.HetoldhowKingGale，whowasnifromFraofallKings，hadsailedfarawayiernseasaheLoneIslandersfronandhow，iheyhadgivenhimtheLoneIslaoftheroyallandsofNaralkedofwholeturiesinwhiarniaythatnotabledandfeasts，oratmosttours，weretheonlythingsthatcouldberemembered，andeverydayandweekhadbeehelast.Aoureofallthosehappyyears，allthethousandsofthem，piledupinJill'smindtillitwasratherlikelookingdhhillontoarich，lovelyplainfullofwoodsandwatersandfields，whichspreadawayandawaytillitgotthinandmistyfromdistandshesaid:“Oh，IdohopewesettletheApeaothosegood，ordihehey'llgoonforeverandeverandever.oingtohaveanendsomeday.Perhapsthisonewon't.OhJewelwouldn'titbelovelyifNarniajustwentonayousaidithasbeen?”

“Nay，sister，”

answeredJewel，“allworldsdrawtoaAslan'sowntry.”