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quot;AND so,quot; said trumpkin (for, as you ory to tting on t;and so I put a crust or t, left be my dagger, and took to t Id never forget t. t, loud as t far longer, cool and s as music over er, but strong enougo so myself, `If ts not t. And a moment later I sooner-”
quot; time ?quot; asked Edmund.
quot;Beten of t; said trumpkin.
quot;Just ation!quot; said all t one anoth shining eyes.
quot;Please go on,quot; said Lucy to the Dwarf.
quot;ell, as I I on as . I kept on all nig , I risked a s cut across open country to cut off a big loop of t.
Not by t by a pompous old fool le rongo. I neednt tell you t no true tale out of me, but I ers and lollipops! it is a good t not of a grand execution: sending me doo ts in t;, ( Susan) quot;does of arc ty sing, let me tell you - and my armour, for of course took t.quot; and refilled his pipe.
quot;Great Scott!quot; said Peter. quot;So it dragged us all off t seat on tform yesterday morning! I can ; yet it all fits in.”
quot;I dont kno,quot; said Lucy, quot;if you believe in magic at all.
Arent ts of stories about magic forcing people out of one place - out of one o anots calls up a Jinn, it o come. e o come, just like t.”
quot;Yes,quot; said Peter, quot;I suppose feel so queer is t in tories its al whe Jinns coming from.”
quot;And no feels like for t; said Edmund ;Golly!
Its a bit uncomfortable to kno . Its Fat living at telephone.”
quot;But to be ; said Lucy, quot;if Aslan s us?”
quot;Mean;o do? I suppose Id better go back to King Caspian and tell him no help has come.”
quot;No ; said Susan. quot;But it has worked. And here we are.”
quot;Um - um - yes, to be sure. I see t,quot; said to be blocked (at any rate ). quot;But- well - I mean -”
quot;But dont you yet see ;You are stupid.”
quot;I suppose you are t of tories,quot; said trumpkin. quot;And Im very glad to meet you of course. And its very interesting, no doubt. But - no offence?- and ated again.
quot;Do get on and say o say,quot; said Edmund.
quot;ell, t; said trumpkin. quot;But, you knoruffleer and Doctor Cornelius ing - it in anot is - just at t, in t Im sure you understand.”
quot;You mean you t; said Edmund, getting red in the face.
quot;No be offended,quot; interrupted t;I assure you, my dear little friends-”
quot;Little from you is really a bit too muc; said Edmund, jumping up. quot;I suppose you dont believe tle of Beruna? ell, you can say me because I know -”
quot;tempers,quot; said Peter. quot;Lets fit ourselves out from treasure calk after t.”
quot;I dont quite see t -quot; began Edmund, but Lucy ter do er says? hink he has an idea.”
So Edmund agreed and by torcrumpkin, doeps again into ty splendour of treasure house.
tened as lay on to stand on tiptoes to do so) and tered to ;It o let Nikabrik see t; t for , a s of trumpkin on mail ss and s; a ss. As tair me do it. It will be more of a sucks for -down for us all if I fail.”
quot;All rig; said Peter.
into t Edmund turned to tely and said, quot;Ive got someto ask you. Kids like us dont often ing a great le fencing matc would be frig.”
quot;But, lad,quot; said trumpkin, quot;these swords are sharp.”
quot;I kno; said Edmund. quot;But Ill never get any doing me any damage.”
quot;Its a dangerous game,quot; said trumpkin. quot;But since you make suc of it, Ill try a pass or two.”
Bot in a moment and tood c . It like ting you see age. It even like ting ter done. ting. t to slas your enemys legs and feet because t t yours you jump off t age because Edmund, being mucaller, o be alooping. I dont t trumpkin ty-four ttles came back to ants circled, stroke after stroke to like t of ted out, quot;O; And t no one (unless ter did) could quite see , t of rumpkin ;stingquot; from a cricket-bat.
quot;Not , I tle friend?quot; said Edmund, panting a little and returning o its sh.
quot;I see t,quot; said trumpkin drily. quot;You knorick I never learned.”
quot;ts quite true,quot; put in Peter. quot;t srick ts neo s only fair to give trumpkin a c something else.
ill you ing matcer? tricks in archery, you know.”
quot;A; said t;I begin to see. As if I didnt knoer ; ened, for he was a famous bowman among his own people.
All five of t into tyard.
quot;s to be target?quot; asked Peter.
quot;I t apple ; said Susan.
quot;tll do nicely, lass,quot; said trumpkin. quot;You mean the arch?”
quot;No, not t,quot; said Susan. quot;ttlement.”
t;Looks more like a c; tered, but loud.
tossed up for first s (greatly to terest of trumpkin, . to s from top of teps t led from to tyard. Everyone could see from took ion and .
t tring. It s. tiny apple stering do to top of teps and strung enjoying c because s about ting t because Susan endered t s ed to beat someone c to later, tle soft t quiet place, to t.
quot;O; sed ther children.
quot;It really any better t; said Susan to t;I tiny breat.”
quot;No, t,quot; said trumpkin. quot;Dont tell me. I kno even say t t c w my arm well back -”
quot;O; asked Lucy. quot;Do let me look.”
quot;Its not a sigtle girls,quot; began trumpkin, but then he suddenly checked himself.
quot;talking like a fool again,quot; ;I suppose youre as likely to be a great surgeon as your broto be a great ser to be a great archer.”
doeps and took off tle s, sion) as a sailors t muco unroll. Underneat looked very nasty and t;Orumpkin,quot; said Lucy. quot;; to it one single drop of the cordial from her flask.
quot; ; said trumpkin. But urned ed and e see it as ing o very difficult positions as you do o scratc is just out of reac and tried to crying, quot;Giants and junipers! Its cured! Its as good as ne; After t into a great laug;ell, Ive made as big a fool of myself as ever a Do your Majesties all -y. And t - and my lesson.”
t e all rig to mention it.
quot;And no; said Peter, quot;if youve really decided to believe in us-”
quot;I ; said the Dwarf.
quot;Its quite clear join King Caspian at once.”
quot;tter,quot; said trumpkin. quot;My being suced about an hour.”
quot;Its about t; said Peter. quot;For us, I mean. e cant urned to t; trumpkin calls Aslans one table itself. You remember it tle less, from to the Fords of Beruna -”
quot;Berunas Bridge, ,quot; said trumpkin.
quot;time,quot; said Peter. quot;And to . e used to get teatime on thing in a day and a half perhaps.”
quot;But remember its all ; said trumpkin, quot;and to dodge.”
quot;Look ; said Edmund, quot;need Our Dear Little Friend came?”
quot;No more of t, your Majesty, if you love me,quot; said the Dwarf.
quot;Very ; said Edmund. quot;May I say our D.L.F.?”
quot;O; said Susan. quot;Dont keep on at .”
quot;ts all rigy,quot; said trumpkin ;A jibe raise a blister.quot; (And after t ten called ill t forgotten meant.)
quot;As I ; continued Edmund, quot; go t tle soutill o Glasser Creek and ro? t brings us up beone table, and art at once, ter before dark, get a fey early tomorrow.”
quot; a t is to kno,quot; said trumpkin. quot;None of us kno Glasser.”
quot; about food?quot; asked Susan.
quot;Oo do ; said Lucy. quot;Do lets get on. eve done not, and weve been wo days.”
quot;And anyo for a fis again,quot; said Edmund.
ts as a kind of bag and put a good many apples in it. t t no more freser till t t doo t. to leave Cair Paravel, wo feel like home again.
quot;tter steer,quot; said Peter, quot;and Ed and I ake an oar eac, tter take off our mail: o be pretty ter be in t directions to t knoter get us a fair to sea till he island.”
And soon t of ts little bays and o look flatter, and t le so groance, bluer, but close round t it and t ter and ter against ting noise of t.
It o get te reactom, mostly pure, pale sand but chem.
quot;Its like old times,quot; said Lucy. quot;Do you remember our voyage to terebinthe Lone Islands?”
quot;Yes,quot; said Susan, quot;and our great s to ?”
quot;And t stern lanterns?”
quot;And ts on the musicians.”
quot;Do you remember it sounded like music out of the sky?”
Presently Susan took over Edmunds oar and o join Lucy. tood closer in to ted. t it very pretty if t remembered time w was open and breezy and full of merry friends.
quot;Pty gruelling ; said Peter. quot;Cant I ro?quot; said Lucy. quot;too big for you,quot; said Peter sly, not because because rengto spare for talking.