,Pole?”

    "Isthatyou,Scrubb?"saidJill.

    "Now,"saidGlimfeather,"Ithinkwereallhere.Letusholdaparliamentofowls.”

    "Tu-whoo,tu-whoo.Trueforyou.Thatstherightthingtodo,"saidseveralvoices.

    "Halfamoment,"saidScrubbsvoice."TheressomethingIwanttosayfirst.”

    "Do,do,do,"saidtheowls;andJillsaid,"Fireahead.”

    "Isupposeallyouchaps-owls,Imean,"saidScrubb,"IsupposeyouallknowthatKingCaspiah,inhisyoungdays,sailedtotheeasternendoftheworld.Well,Iwaswithhimonthatjourney:withhimandReepicheeptheMouse,andtheLordDrinianandallofthem.Iknowitsoundshardtobelieve,butpeopledontgrowolderinourworldatthesamespeedastheydoinyours.AndwhatIwanttosayisthis,thatImtheKingsman;andifthisparliamentofowlsisanysortofplotagainsttheKing,Imhavingnothingtodowithit.”

    "Tu-whoo,tu-whoo,werealltheKingsowlstoo,"saidtheowls.

    "Whatsitallaboutthen?"saidScrubb.

    "Itsonlythis,"saidGlimfeather."ThatiftheLent,theDwarfTrumpkin,hearsyoingtolookforthelostPrince,hewoyoustart.Hedkeepyouunderlodkeysooner.”

    "GreatScott!"saidScrubb."YoudohatTrumpkinisatraitor?Iusedtohearalotabouthimintheolddays,atsea.Caspian-theKing,Imean-trustedhimabsolutely.”

    "Ohno,"saidavoice."Trumpkinsnotraitor.Butmorethanthirtychampions(knights,taurs,goodgiants,andallsorts)haveatoimeoraouttolookforthelostPrindhemhaveeverebadatlasttheKingsaidhewasnotgoingtohaveall