SORCERY AND SUDDEN VENGEANCE MEANrumpkin and t ttle stone arco tinel badgers (te patceet;here?”
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torside ter lit it and to trumpkin.
"tter lead," ;e dont kno this place.”
trumpkin took torc ao tunnel. It y place, fluttering in tord plenty of cobly in t m at tatio as if to a trap or a prison.
"I say, Peter," t t . been made.”
"Yes," said Peter. "t makes ohink.”
t on auro t, and to t, and teps, and to t again. t last t a from under a door. And no time to the door
of tral calking so loudly t t been heard.
"Dont like t," o Peter. "Lets listen for a moment.”
All tood perfectly still on tside of the door.
"You kno;ts t; ; suen t Miraz fell upon us almost before trumpkin ing for our lives for t w I hing space.”
"Im not likely tet it," came t;tad one in five of t; ("ts Nikabrik," wrumpkin.)
"For s; came a t;truffleers," said trumpkin). "e all did as muche King.”
"tell t tale your o; ans;But too late, i, you knoill asking us to er and all t of it?”
"I must fess - I ot deny it - t I am deeply disappointed in t of tion," came t;tll be Doctor elius," said trumpkin.)
"to speak plainly," said Nikabrik, "your s empty, ys addled, your fis, your promises broken. Stand aside t ot is why -”
"t; said truffleer. "I stand by Aslan. ience, like us beasts. t may be even no the door.”
"Pa; snarled Nikabrik. "You badgers ill tcell you . Food is running s; every enter; our followers are slipping away.”
"And ruffleer. "Ill tell you rumpkin spoke before (and , most likely, to blo let t or t same evening everyone seemed to know.”
"Youd better in a s , Badger, t t I am t; said Nikabrik. "take it back, or-”
"Oop it, bot; said King Caspian. "I to kno is t Nikabrik keeps on ing , I to kners
are o our cil and .”
"t; said Nikabrik. "And ter rigo be you are a friend of trumpkins and t rig old dotard in to be t o be t bring in his friends?”
"y is to ruffleer sternly.
"Court manners, court manners," sneered Nikabrik. "But in talk plainly.
You knoelmarine boy rap in ws.”
"Per; said elius, "your neo speak for t are you?”
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"t is all most iing and - er - satisfactory," said Doctor elius. "I t you are, Madam. Per of himself?”
A dull, grey voice at ;Im . e, I ill I die, and even after deat y mout a die. I lie a s on t freeze. I drink a river of blood and not burst. Show me your enemies.”
"And it is in t you ; said Caspian.
"Yes," said Nikabrik. "And by t I mean to execute it.”
te or t could not make out hey were saying.
then Caspian spoke aloud.
"ell, Nikabrik," ;we will hear your plan.”
t to o begin; w was in a lower voice, as if muc he was saying.
"All said and done," tered, "none of us knorut t days in Narnia. trumpkin believed none of tories. I o put to trial. e tried first t er and a Queen Susan and a King Edmund and a Queen Lucy, t e, or they are our enemies -”
"Or t; put in truffleer.
"You go on saying t till Miraz o ried one link in t ell of ot Kings and Queens. hem up?”
"If you mean Aslan," said truffleer, "its all one calling on he Kings.
ts. If send t I make no doubt o e himself?”
"No. Youre rig; said Nikabrik. "Aslan and toget on our side. Or else ser than himself keeps him back.
And if alo Ds told. Not even to all beasts. Ask t I ever stay long. You may drop Aslan out of thinking of someone else.”
tes it ill t Edmund could he Badger.
"; said Caspian at last.
"I mean a po it ories are true.”
"te itc; cried t once, and from ter guessed t to t.
"Yes," said Nikabrik very sloinctly, "I mean tc do all take frig a name as if you a po tories say t tced Aslan, and bound very stone ?”
"But t o life again," said the Badger sharply.
"Yes, t; ans;but youll notice t le about anyter of tory. , if o life? Isnt it muc , and t tories say not o say?”
"ablis; said Caspian.
"A King battle usually establis t; said Nikabrik. truffleer.
"And any; Nikabrik tinued, "oo. But its very differeical.”
"But, ; said t; old t s enemy of all? asnt syraimes han Miraz?”
"Per; said Nikabrik in a cold voice. "Pers. Samped out t least t s on all rigand by my o afraid of tch.”
"But youve joined ; said truffleer.
"Yes, and a lot of good it ; snapped Nikabrik. " on all t he Dwarfs. ho -?”
"Lies! All lies!" said the Badger.
"And so," said Nikabrik, ;if you t o someone who .”
"Is treason, D; asked the King.
"Put t ss s; said Nikabrik. "Murder at cil, e yame? Dont be fool enougo try it. Do you three on yours.”
"e on, t; sruffleer, but ely interrupted.
"Stop, stop, stop," said Doctor elius. "You go on too fast. tcories agree on t. does Nikabrik mean by calling on tch?”
t grey and terrible voice w;Oh, is she?”
And t;O, tle Majesty mind about te Lady - ts or is only making game of a poor old woman like me w.
S Mastery Doctor, learned Master Doctor, them back.”
"Call ; said t;e are all ready. Drahe blue fire.”
Above teadily increasing gro;?" rose thunder.
"So t is your plan, Nikabrik! Black sorcery and t.
And I see who your panions are-a hag and a erewolf!”
t minute or so eel; trumpkin ruser creature, of leaping upon a boy about of cat figrumpkin found o face uck out like a pair of nut-crackers, y grey got Doctor elius by t. At one slasrumpkins sword he floor.
t eets, and boots for about sixty seds. then silence.
"Are you all right, Ed?”
"I - I t; panted Edmund. "Ive got t brute Nikabrik, but ill alive.”
"eiger-bottles!" came an angry voice. "Its me youre sitting o off.
Youre like a young elep.”
"Sorry, D.L.F.," said Edmund. "Is t better?”
"O; bellorumpkin. "Youre putting your boot in my mout; ` "Is King Caspian anyer.
"Im ; said a rat voice. "Somet me.”
triking a matc tle flame sy. for a little, found t of oil), set it on table, and lit
it. o t. Six faces bli one anot.
"e doo ," said Peter. "t; (urned ;And Nikabrik, dead too. And I suppose ts so long since Ive seen one. olfs means turning from man into t he was killed. And you, I suppose, are King Caspian?”
"Yes," said t;But Ive no idea who you are.”
"Its ter," said trumpkin.
"Your Majesty is very ; said Caspian.
"And so is your Majesty," said Peter. "I e to take your place, you kno to put you into it." , "Your Majesty," said anot Peters elbohe Badger.
Peter leaned for and kissed t a girliso do, because he high King.
"Best of badgers," ;You never doubted us all through.”
"No credit to me, your Majesty," said truffleer. "1m a beast and ge.
Im a badger, ws more, and we hold on.”
"I am sorry for Nikabrik," said Caspian, "ted me from t moment ing. If we know w.”
"Youre bleeding," said Peter.
"Yes, Im bitten," said Caspian. "It - t ; ing and bandaging took a long time, and rumpkin said, "No some breakfast.”
"But not ; said Peter.
"No," said Caspian ;And send someoo take ahe bodies.”
"Let to a pit," said Peter. "But to o be buried in their own fashion.”
ted at last in anot suc as ties, aer and Edmund of buttered eggs and coffee, but tle bit of cold bear-meat (out of ts), a lump of er. But, from to, anyone would was delicious.
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