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thoughtShasta.Itwasinfaotverylikethelion'sroarshehadheardowheHwinandAravis,ahecryofajackal.ButofcourseShastadidnotknowthis.Evenifhehadknown,hewouldedverymueetajackal.
Thegoutagainandagain.“There'smorethahem,whatevertheyare,”
thoughtShasta.“Andtheynearer.”
IsupposethatifhehadbeeirelysensibleboyhewouldhavegohroughtheTombsheriverwheretherewerehouses,aswouldbelesslikelytoe.Butthentherewere(httherewere)theghouls.ToghtheTombsastthsiombs;andwhatmight?Itmayhavebeensilly,butShastafelthewouldratherriskthewildbeasts.Then,asthecriesearerandogehismind.
&goingtorunforitwheweenhima,ahugeanimalbouoview.Asthemoo,itlookedquitebladShastadidnotknoas,exceptthatithadaverybig,shaggyheadas.Itdidohavea,foritsuddeurowardthedesertaaroarwhichre-echhtheTombsaoshakethesaa'sfeet.Thecriesoftheothercreaturessuddenlystoppdahecouldhearfeetsgaway.Theturoexamia.
“It'salion,Iknowit'salion,”
thoughtShasta.“I'mdone.Iwohurtmuch.Iwishitwasover.Iwohiopeopleafterthey'redead.O-o-oh!Hereites!”
Ahiseyesa.
Butieethandclawsheohingwarmlyingdownathisfeet.Andwhenheopenedhiseyeshesaid,“Why,it'snasIthought!It'sonlyhalfthesize.No,itiserthesize.Idodeclareit'so!!Imusthavedreamedallthataboutitsbeingasbigasahorse.”
Aherhereallyhadbeendreamingornot,lyingathisfeet,andstaringhimoutofcewithitsbig,green,unwihecat;thoughlyocatshehadeverseen.
“Oh,Puss,”
gaspedShasta.“Iamsogladtoseeyouagain.I'vebeenhavingsuchhorribledreams.”
Aoncelaydownagain,backtobackwiththecatastheyhadbeenatthebeginnihewarmthfromitspreadalloverhi
“I'llhingnastytoaaslongasIlive,”
saidShasta,halftothedhalftohimself.“Ididonow.Ithrewstoahalf-starvedmangyoldstray.Hey!Stopthat.”
Forthecathadturnedroundandgivenhimaso,”
saidShasta.“Itisn'tasifyouderstandwhatI'msaying.”
Thenhedozedoff.
&mwhewasgohesun,a.Shasta,verythirsty,satupandrubbedhiseyes.Thedesertwasblindihoughtherewasamurmurofhedhim,wherehesateverythilystill.Wheleleftahatthesunwasnotinhiseyes,hecouldseethemountainsonthefarsideofthedesert,sosharpaheylookedonlyastohroartiotieblueheightthatdividedihetopamustbeMou'sourdire,judgingbywhattheRavensaid,”
hethought,“soI'lljustmakesureofit,soasnottowasteaheothersturnup.”
Sohemadeagood,deepstraightfurrowwithhisfootpoioMountPire.
&job,clearly,wastogetsomethianddrink.ShastatrottedbackthroughtheTombs—theylookedquiteordinarynowandhewonderedhowhecouldeverhavebeenafraidofthem—anddowedlandbytheriver'sside.Thereleaboutbutnotverymany,forthecitygateshadbeenopenseveralhoursandtheearlymcrowdshadalreadygonein.Sohehadnodiffdoingalittle“raiding”
(asBreecalledit).Itinvolvedaclimbardenwallaswerethreees,amelon,afigortomegra,hewentdowntotheriverbank,buthebridge,andhadadrierwassohetookoffhishot,dirtydhadadip;forofcourseShasta,haviheshoreallhislife,hadlearoswimalmostassoonashehadlearowalk.WhehelayonthegrasslookingacrossthewateratTashbaan—allthesplendourahandgloryofit.Butthatmadehimrememberthedatoo.HesuddehatthehthavereachedtheTombswhilehewasbathing(“ahoutme,aslikelyasnot”
),sohedressedinafrightasuchaspeedthathewasallhotandthirstywhenhearrivedandsothegoodofhisbathewasgone.
&dayswhenyouarealoingforsomethingthisdayseemedaboutahundredh.Hehadplentytothinkof,ofcourse,butsittihinkiyslow.HethoughtagooddealabouttheNarniansandespeciallyabout.Hewohadhappeheydiscoveredthattheboywhohadbeenlyingonthesofaandheariplanswasn'treallyatall.Itwasveryuothinkofallthoseniagininghimatraitor.
Butasthesunslowly,slowlyclimbeduptothetopoftheskyandthenslowly,slowlybegangoingdownwardstotheWest,andnoohingatallhappeogetmoreandmoreanxious.AndofcoursehehatwhentheyarraforoheTombsnoonehadsaidanythingaboutHowLong.He'twaitherefortherestofhislife!Andsoonitwouldbedarkagain,andhewouldhaveajustlikelastnight.Adozeplahroughhishead,allwretes,andatlasthefixedoplanofall.HedecidedtowaittillitwasdarkandthengobacktotheriverandstealasmanymelonsashecoulddsetoutforMourustingforhisdiretothelinehehaddrawnthatmiwasacrazyideaandifhehadreadasmanybooksasyouhaveaboutjourshewouldneverhavedreamedofit.ButShastahadreadnobooksatall.
&hesuhingdidhappen.Shastawassittingintheshadowofoombswhenhelookedupandsawtwohorses.Thegaveagreatleap,fhemasBreeandHwimomedownintohistoesagain.TherewasnosignofAravis.TheHledbyastrangeman,anarmedmayhandsomelydressedlikeanupperslaveifamily.BreeandHwinwereuplikepack-horses,butsaddledandbridled.Andwhatcoulditallmean?“It'satrap,”
thoughtShasta.“SomebodyhascaughtAravisahey'vetorturedherandshe'sgivehingaway.TheywaojumpoutandrunupaoBreeandthenI'llbecaughttoo!AifIdon't,Imaybelosingmyotheothers.OhIdowishIkhadhappened.”
Andheskulkedbehiomb,lookingouteveryfewminutes,andwwhichwastheleastdahingtodo.
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