THE LION ROARS WHEN the whole party was finally awake Lucy had to tell her story for the fourth time.
The blank silence which followed it was as discing as anything could be.
"I t see anything," said Peter after he had stared his eyes sore. " you, Susan?」
"No, of course I t," snapped Susan. "Because there isnt anything to see. Shes been dreaming. Do lie down and go to sleep, Lucy.」
"And I do hope," said Lu a tremulous voice, "that you will all e with me.
Because - because Ill have to go with him whether anyone else does or not.」
"Dont talk nonsense, Lucy," said Susan. "Of course you t go off on your own. Do her, Peter. Shes being dht naughty.」
"Ill go with her, if she must go," said Edmund. "Shes been right before.」
"I know she has," said Peter. "And she may have been right this m. We certainly had no luck going down the ge. Still - at this hour of the night. And why should Aslan be invisible to us? He never used to be. Its not like him. What does the D.L.F. say?」
"Oh, I say nothing at all," answered the Dwarf. "If you all go, of course, Ill go with you; and if your party splits up, Ill go with the High King. Thats my duty to him and King Caspian. But, if you ask my private opinion, Im a plain dwarf who doesnt think theres much ce of finding a road by night where you couldnt find one by day. And I have no use fic lions which are talking lions and dont talk, and friendly lions though they dont do us any good, and whopping big lions though nobody see them. Its all bilge aalks as far as I see.」
"Hes beating his paw on the ground for us to hurry," said Lucy. "We must go now. At least I must.」
"Youve nht to try to force the rest of us like that. Its four to one and youre the you," said Susan.
"Oh, e on," growled Edmund. "Weve got to go. Therell be no peace till we do." He fully inteo back Lucy up, but he was a losing his nights sleep and was making up for it by doing everything as sulkily as possible.
"On the march, then," said Peter, wearily fitting his arm into his shield- strap and putting his helmet on. At any other time he would have said something o Lucy, who was his favourite sister, for he kneretched she must be feeling, and he khat,
whatever had happened, it was not her fault. But he couldnt help being a little annoyed with her all the same.
Susan was the worst. "Supposing I started behaving like Lucy," she said. "I might threaten to stay here whether the rest of you went on or not. I jolly well think I shall.」
"Obey the High King, your Majesty," said Trumpkin, "as be off. If Im not to be allowed to sleep, Id as soon march as staalking.」
And so at last they got on the move. Lucy went first, biting her lip and trying not to say all the things she thought of saying to Susan. But she fot them when she fixed her eyes on Aslaurned and walked at a slow pace about thirty yards ahead of them. The others had only Lucys dires to guide them, for Aslan was not only invisible to them but silent as well. His big cat-like paws made no noise on the grass.
He led them to the right of the dang trees - whether they were still dang nobody knew, for Lucy had her eyes on the Lion and the rest had their eyes on Lucy - and he edge of the ge. "Cobbles aledrums!" thought Trumpkin. "I hope this madness isnt going to end in a moonlight climb and broken necks.」
For a long way Asla along the top of the precipice