besay,atapartythejabarrassedthatithiditsheadunderitsalsbegankingvariousqueeoisesheirriedatfirsttorepressit,butaslansaid:
”laughandfeaot,creaturesnobandeinhspeech”
sotheyalllettheelvesgoandthereerrintthatthejackdaselfpluckedupurageagainandperchedonthecabhorseshead,betsears,clappingitswings,andsaid:
”aslanaslanhaveidethefirstjokehefirstjoke”
”no,littlefriend,”saidthelion”youhavenotdethefirstjoke;youhaveonlybeenthefirstjoke”theneveryonelaughedrethanever;butthejabereditsheyillneoitbeforeitreachedtheground
”andnoustnexttakethoughtforkeepingitsafeieofyoutouncilehitherto,youthechiefdusttalktogetherforthoughthefivehoursoldanevilhasalreadyenteredit”
thecreatureshehadnadcafortheothersallbegantalking,sayingthingslike”didhesayhadenteredthesaneevilno,hedidntsayaneevil,hesaidasthat”
”lookhere,”saiddigorytopolly,”ivegottogoafterhislan,ian,thelionistspeaktohi”
”doyouthinkdare”
”ivegotto,”saiddigory”itsabouttherifanyoneuldgivesothingthat”
”illealongandidontreckontheseotherbeastsaholdstrawberry”
soallthreeoftheteppedoutboldlyorasboldlyastheyuldtoblyofanilstheansuntiltheyblinginhisbuttonedbootsagoodeansatthetopofhisvoice
”digoryebackebackatonceoldiforbidyoutogoastepfurther”
als,theanilsallstoppedtalkingandstaredatthe
”hehebeaveratlast,”eofaslan,arethese”
”please,”begandigoryinratherabreathlessvoice,ybelief”
”no,,honestly,”saidpollyhastily”atallnicetoeat”
”there”saidthele”theycantalkalkinglettuce”
”perhapstheyrethesendjoke,”suggestedthejackdaw
apanther,onttosay,””ityaonhitswash
”oh,please,”saiddigory”insuchahurryitoseethelion”
allthistithecabbyhadbeentryingtocatchstraeyouaintgoingtostandthereandsayasyoudontknoe”
”sthethingtalkingabout,horse”saidseveralvoices
”raostofusdontknouchaboutany
thingyetbutiveasortofideaiveseenathinglikethisbeforeiveafeelingilivedsoethingelsebeforeaslaninutesagoitsallveryddledlikeadreabutthere”
”eashofaneveningeeneverforgottoputyourclothonyouifyouandingintheldiavethoughtitofyou,strawberry”
”itdoesbegintoebaethinknoethinkyes,youusedtotieahorridblaerun,andhoingrattlerattlebehind”
”easneandifthereadntbeennoash,andnooatsforyoudidgetatasteofoats,hnoonecandeny”
”oats”saidthehorse,prieerreandreyoue,pullingyouandtheblackthingiknohework”
”suer,igrantyou,”saidtheynosefairpineyandsthatnuiuldntardlyoldthereins”
”itry,”saidstraones”
”tootrue,te,tootrue”saidthecabby”aardorethananusedtosinginthechoir,idid,doebutthereethere”
”ohplease,please,”saiddigory”uldsodreadfullybadly”
”lookere,straanassothingonhisndthatheyoucallaslansupposeyourideonyourbackovertoeandthelittlegirlwillbefollowingalong”
”ride”saidstraeeoeanssittingonbaeetheytastedoh,erthangrass”
”ah,thatdbesugar,”saidthecabby
”please,straegetupandtaketoaslan”
”ind,”saidthehorse
