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saidShasta>
&hen,eon,”
saidtheDwarf,athisthicklittlearmsroundShasta'swaisttosupporthi“Why,neighbhtalltobeashamedofourselves!Youe,lad.Breakfast!Betterthantalking.”
Withagreatdeal'ofbustle,mutteringreproachestoitself,theDwarfhalfledandhalfsupportedShastaatagreatspeedfurtherintothewoodandalittledownhill.ItwasalohanShastawamomentandhislegshadbeguntofeelveryshakybeforetheythetreesontobarehillside.Theretheyfoundalittlehousewithasmokingdanopendoor,aothedoorwayDufflecalledout,
&hers!Avisitorforbreakfast.”
Aely,mixedwithasizzlingsouoShastaasimplydelightfulsmell.Itwasonehehadneversmelledinhislifebefore,butIhopeyouhave.Itwas,infact,thesmellofbadeggsandmushroinapan.
“Mindyourhead,lad,”
saidDuffleamomenttoolate,forShastahadalreadybashedhisfaielofthedoor.“Now,”
uedtheDwarf,“sityoudowable'sabitlowforyou,buttheool'slowtoo.Thatht.Andheree—andhere'sajugofdhere'saspoon.”
BythetimeShastahadfinishedhispe,theDwarf'stwobrothers(whosenameswereRoginahumb)wereputtingthedishofbadeggsandmushrooms,andthecoffeepotamilk,a,oable.
ItwasallnewaoShastaforenefoodisquitedifferent.Hedidn'tevenknowwhattheslicesofbrownstuffwere,forhehadbefore.Hedidn'tknowwhattheyellowsoftthingtheysmearedowas,beenyounearlyalwaysgetoiliter.Aselfwasquitedifferentfromthedark,frowsty,fish-smellingbutofArsheeshandfromthepillaredaedhallsinthepalacesofTashbaan.Theroofwasverylow,ahingwasmadeofwood,andtherewasacuckoo-dared-and-whitecheckedtable-daboersaaihiedasalsorathertroublesomehavingtousedsandplatesandknivesandforks.Thismeantthathelpingswereverysmall,butthentherewereagreatmanyhelpings,sothatShasta'splateorcupwasbeingfilledeverymometheDwarfsthemselvesweresaying,“Butterplease“,or“Anothercupofcoffee,”
or“I'dlikeafewmoremushrooms,”
or“Whatabanorso?”
AtheyhadalleatenasmuchastheypossiblycouldthethreeDwarfsdrewlotsforwhowoulddothe,andRoginwastheuhenDuffleaookShastaoutsidetoabenchwhiagaiagewall,aretchedsasighofewoDwarfslittheirpipes.Thedewwasoffthegrassnowandthesunwaswarm;iherehadn'tbeenalightbreeze,itwouldhavebeentoohot.
“Ner,”
saidDuffle,“I'llshowyouthelieoftheland.YouearlyallSouthNarniafromhere,andwe'reratherproudoftheview.Rightawayo,
&hosenearhills,youjustseetheWesternMountains.AndthatroundhillawayhtiscalledtheHilloftheStobeyond—”
ButatthatmomeerruptedbyasnorefromShastaithhisnight'sjourneyabreakfast,hadgoasleep.ThekindlyDwarfs,assooicedthis,beganmakingsighernottowakehim,andindeeddidsomuchwhisperingandnoddiingupand—tiptoeingawaythattheylywouldhavewakedhimifhehadbeeired.
&prettywell—nearlyalldaybutwokeupintimeforsupper.Thebedsinthathousewerealltoosmallforhimbuttheymadehimafiheronthefloor,airrednordreamedallmtheyhadjustfiwhentheyheardashrill,exoutside.
“Trumpets!”
saidalltheDwarfs,astheyandShastaallingout.
&ssoundedagaioShasta,nothugeahehornsofTashbaannayandmerrylikeKingLune'shuntinghorn,butdsharpandvaliant.ThenoisewasthewoodstotheEast,andsoontherewasanoiseofhorse-hoofsmixedwithit.Amomeheheadoftheeintosight.
FirstcametheLordPeridanonabayhthegreatbannerofNarnia—aredliround.Shastakohreepeabreast,twersandoneonapohechargerswereKingEdmundandafair-hairedladywithaverymerryfaetandamailshirtandcarriedabowacrosshershoulderandaquiverfullofarrowsatherside.(“TheQueenLucy,”
whisperedDuffle.)Buttheoheponywas.Afterthatcamethemainbodyofthearmy:menonordinaryhorses,menonTalkingHorses(whodidn'tmindbeingriddenonproperos,aswhenowar),taurs,stern,hard-bittenbears,greatTalkingDogs,andlastofallsixgiants.FoodgiantsinNarnia.ButthoughhekheywerehtsideShastaatfirstcouldhardlybeartolookatthem;therearesomethingsthattakealotofgettio.
JustastheKingandQueetageandtheDwarfsbeganmakinglowbowstothem,KingEdmu,
“imeforahaltandamorsel!”
aherewasagreatbustleofpeopledismountingandhaversagopenedaionbeginningwhenerunninguptoShastaahhishandsandcried,
“What!Youhere!Soyhallright?Iamglad.Nowweshallhavesomesport.Andisn'titlulygotintoharbouratCairParavelyesterdaymapersouswasChervytheStagwithallthisnewsofanattavard.Don'tyouthink—”
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