THELIONROARSWHENthewholepartywasfinallyawakeLucyhadtotellherstoryforthefourthtime.

    Theblanksilencewhichfolloweditwasasdiscingasanythingcouldbe.

    "Itseeanything,"saidPeterafterhehadstaredhiseyessore."you,Susan?”

    "No,ofcourseIt,"snappedSusan."Becausethereisntanythingtosee.Shesbeendreaming.Doliedownandgotosleep,Lucy.”

    "AndIdohope,"saidLuatremulousvoice,"thatyouwillallewithme.

    Because-becauseIllhavetogowithhimwhetheranyoneelsedoesornot.”

    "Donttalknonsense,Lucy,"saidSusan."Ofcourseyoutgooffonyourown.Doher,Peter.Shesbeingdhtnaughty.”

    "Illgowithher,ifshemustgo,"saidEdmund."Shesbeenrightbefore.”

    "Iknowshehas,"saidPeter."Andshemayhavebeenrightthism.Wecertainlyhadnoluckgoingdownthege.Still-atthishourofthenight.AndwhyshouldAslanbeinvisibletous?Heneverusedtobe.Itsnotlikehim.WhatdoestheD.L.F.say?”

    "Oh,Isaynothingatall,"aheDwarf."Ifyouallgo,ofcourse,Illgowithyou;andifyourpartysplitsup,IllgowiththeHighKing.ThatsmydutytohimandKingCaspian.But,ifyouaskmyprivateopinion,Imaplaindwarfwhodoesntthinktheresmuchceoffindingaroadbynightwhereyoucouldntfindonebyday.AndIhavenousefiswhicharetalkinglionsanddonttalk,andfriendlylionsthoughtheydontdousanygood,andwhoppingbiglionsthoughnobodyseethem.ItsallbilgeaalksasfarasIsee.”

    "Hesbeatinghispawonthegroundforustohurry,"saidLucy."Wemustgonow.AtleastImust.”

    "You