DEEPMAGITHEDAWNOFTIME"Yes!andhavehimrescued,"saidtheWitchsfully.

    "Then,"saidthedwarf,"wehadbetterdowhatwehavetodoatonce.”

    "IwouldliketohaveitdoheStoableitself,"saidtheWitch."Thatistheproperplace.Thatiswhereithasalwaysbeendonebefore.”

    "ItwillbealongtimenowbeforetheStoableagaioitsproperuse,”

    saidthedwarf.

    "True,"saidtheWitdthen,"Well,Iwillbegin.”

    AtthatmomentwitharushandasnarlaWolfrusheduptothem.

    "IhaveseeheyareallattheStoable,withHim.Theyhavekilledmycaptain,Maugrim.Iwashiddenihicketsandsawitall.OheSonsofAdamkilledhim.Fly!Fly!”

    "No,"saidtheWitch."Thereneedbenoflying.Goquickly.Summonallourpeopletomeetmehereasspeedilyasthey.Calloutthegiantsandthewerewolvesandthespiritsofthosetreeswhoareonourside.CalltheGhouls,andtheBoggles,theOgresandtheMinotaurs.CalltheCruels,theHags,theSpectres,andthepeopleoftheToadstools.

    Wewillfight.What?HaveInotstillmywand?Willnottheirranksturnintostoheyeon?Beoffquickly,Ihavealittlethingtofinishherewhileyouareaway.”

    Thegreatbruteboweditshead,turned,andgallopedaway.

    "Now!"shesaid,"wehavenotable-letmesee.Wehadbetterputitagainstthetrunkofatree.”

    Edmundfoundhimselfbeingroughlyforcedtohisfeet.Thenthedwarfsethimwithhisbackagainstatreeandboundhimfast.HesawtheWitchtakeoffheroutermantle.Herarmswerebareunderhitandterriblywhite.Becausetheyweresoverywhitehecouldseethem,buthecouldnotseemuche