ess)whicharebothstabledinthecourtyard.Afterthat,letusmakeshifttogetouttohighgroundandpraythatweshallfindanoutlet.Thehorsescarrytwoeaeed,andifweputthemtoittheymayoutstriptheflood.”

    "Willyhnessnotputonarmour?"askedPuddleglum."Idontlikethelookofthose"-andhepointeddowntothestreet.Everyonelookeddown.Dozensofcreatures

    (andnowthattheywereclose,theyobviouslywereEarthmen)wereingupfromthedireoftheharbour.Buttheywerenotmovinglikeanaimlesscrowd.Theybehavedlikemodernsoldiersinanattack,makingrushesandtakingcover,anxiousnottobeseenfromthecastlewindows.

    "Idareheihatarmain,"saidthePrince."Irodeinitasinamovabledungeon,anditstinksofmagidslavery.ButIwilltaketheshield.”

    Helefttheroomaurhastrangelightinhiseyesamomentlater.

    "Look,friends,"hesaid,holdingouttheshieldtowardsthem."Anhoitwasbladwithoutdevidnow,this."Theshieldhadturnedbrightassilver,andonit,redderthanbloodorcherries,wasthefigureoftheLion.

    "Doubtless,"saidthePrince,"thissighatAslanwillbeoodlord,whetherhemeansustoliveordie.Andallsone,forthat.Now,bymysel,weshallallkneelandkisshislikeness,andthenallshakehandsohanother,astruefriendsthatmayshortlybeparted.Andtheusdesdintothecityandtaketheadveissentus.”

    AndtheyalldidasthePrincehadsaid.ButwhenScrubbshookhandswithJill,hesaid,"Solong,Jill.SorryIvebeenafunkandsoratty.Ihopeyougetsafehome,"andJillsaid,"SoloadImsorryIvebeensuchapig."Andthiswasthefirsttimetheyhadeve