redabout?Oherhand,whathadbeentheuseoflearningthesignsiftheywerentgoingtoobeythem?YetcouldAslanhavereallymeaounbindanyoneevenalunatic-whoaskeditinhisname?Coulditbeamereact?OrhowiftheQueenoftheUnderworldknewallaboutthesignsandhadmadetheKnightlearnthisnamesimplyioentrapthem?Butthen,supposingthiswastherealsign?...Theyhadmuffedthreealready;theydarentmuffthefourth.

    "Oh,ifonlyweknew!"saidJill.

    "Ithinkwedoknow,"saidPuddleglum.

    "Doyoumeanyouthihingwillerightifwedountiehim?"saidScrubb.

    "Idontknowaboutthat,"saidPuddleglum."Yousee,AslandidnttellPolewhatwouldhappen.Heonlytoldherwhattodo.Thatfellowwillbethedeathofusoncehesup,Ishouldntwonder.Butthatdoesusofffollowingthesign.”

    Theyallstoodlookingatoherwithbrighteyes.Itwasasiingmoment."Allright!"saidJillsuddenly."Letsgetitood-bye,everyone...!"Theyallshookhands.TheKnightwasscreamingbynow;therewasfoamonhischeeks.

    "eon,Scrubb,"saidPuddleglum.HeandScrubbdrewtheirswordsaovertothecaptive.

    "InthenameofAslan,"theysaidandbegahodicallycuttingthecords.Theinstanttheprisonerwasfree,hecrossedtheroominasinglebound,seizedhisownsword(whichhadbeentakenfromhimandlaidoable),a.

    "Youfirst!"hecriedandfelluponthesilverchair.Thatmusthavebeenagoodsword.

    Thesilvergavewaybeforeitsedgelikestring,andinamomewistedfragments,shiningonthefloor,wereallthatwasleft.Butasthechairbroke,therecamefromitabrightflash,asoundlikesm