venhttotrytoforcetherestofuslikethat.Itsfourtooneandyouretheyou,"saidSusan.

    "Oh,eon,"growledEdmund."Wevegottogo.Therellbeillwedo."HefullyinteobackLucyup,buthewasalosinghisnightssleepandwasmakingupforitbydoihingassulkilyaspossible.

    "Onthemarch,then,"saidPeter,wearilyfittinghisarmintohisshield-strapandputtinghishelmeton.AtanyothertimehewouldhavesaidsomethingoLucy,whowashisfavouritesister,forhekneretchedshemustbefeeling,andhekhat,

    whateverhadhappewasnotherfault.Buthecouldnthelpbeingalittleahherallthesame.

    Susanwastheworst."SupposingIstartedbehavinglikeLucy,"shesaid."Imightthreatentostayherewhethertherestofyouwentonornot.IjollywellthinkIshall.”

    "ObeytheHighKing,yourMajesty,"saidTrumpkin,"asbeoff.IfImnottobeallowedtosleep,Idassoonmarchasstaalking.”

    Andsoatlasttheygotonthemove.Lutfirst,bitingherlipandtryingnottosayallthethingsshethoughtofsayingtoSusan.ButshefotthemwhenshefixedhereyesonAslaurnedandwalkedataslowpaceaboutthirtyyardsaheadofthem.TheothershadonlyLucysdirestoguidethem,forAslanwasnotonlyinvisibletothembutsilentaswell.Hisbigcat-likepawsmadenohegrass.

    Heledthemthtofthedangtrees-whethertheywerestilldanobodyknew,forLucyhadhereyesontheLionahadtheireyesonLudheedgeofthege."Cobblesaledrums!"thoughtTrumpkin."Ihopethismadnessisntgoingtoendinamoonlightclimbandbrokennecks.”

    ForalongwayAslaaloopoftheprecipices.Thentheycametoaplacewheresomelittletreesgr