CHAPTER FOURTEEN THE TRIUMPH OF THE WITCH(1 / 3)

“I give you no promi of that,”answered the Lion.And he tinued givier his instrus.

For the last part of the jour was Susan and Lucy who saw most of him.He did not talk very mud emed to them to be sad.

It was still afternoohey came down to a place where the river valley had widened out and the river was broad and shallow.This was the Fords of Beruna and Aslan gave orders to halt on this side of the water.But Peter said.“Wouldn’t it be better to camp on the far side-for fear she should try a night attack or anything?”

Aslan, who emed to have been thinking about something el, roud himlf with a shake of his magnifit mane and said.“Eh?What’s that?”Peter said it all ain.

“No,”said Aslan in a dull voice, as if it didn’t matter.“No.She will not make an attack tonight.”And then he sighed deeply.But prently he added.“All the same it was well thought of.That is how a soldier ought to think.But it doesn’t really matter.”So they proceeded to pitch their camp.

“I give you no promi of that,”answered the Lion.And he tinued givier his instrus.

For the last part of the jour was Susan and Lucy who saw most of him.He did not talk very mud emed to them to be sad.

It was still afternoohey came down to a place where the river valley had widened out and the river was broad and shallow.This was the Fords of Beruna and Aslan gave orders to halt on this side of the water.But Peter said.“Wouldn’t it be better to camp on the far side-for fear she should try a night attack or anything?”

Aslan, who emed to have been thinking about something el, roud himlf with a shake of his magnifit mane and said.“Eh?What’s that?”Peter said it all ain.

“No,”said Aslan in a dull voice, as if it didn’t matter.“No.She will not make an attack tonight.”And then he sighed deeply.But prently he added.“All the same it was well thought of.That is how a soldier ought to think.But it doesn’t really matter.”So they proceeded to pitch their camp.

Aslan’s mood affected everyohat evenier was feeling unfortable too at the idea of fighting the battle on his own; the hat Aslan might not be there had e as a great sho.Supper that evening was a quiet meal.Everyo how different it had been last night or even that m.It was as if the good times, having just begun, were already drawing to their end.

This feeling affected Susan so much that she couldn’t get to sleep when she went to bed.And after she had lain ting sheep and turning over and over she heard Lucy give a long sigh and turn over just beside her in the darkness.