CHAPTERFOURTEENHOWBREEBECAMEAWISERHORSE
&oAravisandtheHorses。TheHermit，watghispool，wasabletotellthemthatShastawasnotkilledorevenseriouslywounded，forhesawhimgetupandsawhowaffeatelyhewasgreetedbyKiashelysee，nothear，hedidnotknowwhatanyonewassayingahefightinghadstoppedaalkihilelookinginthepoolanylonger。
&m，whiletheHermitwasindoors，thethreeofthemdiscussedwhattheyshoulddo。
“I'vehadenoughofthis，”saidHwihasbeeousandI'mverymuchobligedtohimI'msure。ButI'mgettingasfatasapetpoingalldayaingnoexercise。Let'sgoontoNarnia。”
“Ohnottoday，Ma'am，”saidBree。“Iwouldn&#s。Someotherday，don'tyouthink?”
&seeShastafirstandsaygood-byetohim—and—andapologize，”saidAravis。
&ly!”saidBreewithgreatenthusiasm。“JustwhatIwasgoingtosay。”
“Oh，ofcourse，”saidHwiheisinAnvard。Naturallywe'dlookinonhimandsaygood-bye。Butthat'sonourway。Andwhyshouldn'twestartatoerall，Ithoughtitwasedtogetto?”
“Isupposeso，”saidAravis。Shewasbeginningtowoexactlyshewoulddowhehereandwasfeelingalittlelonely。
“Ofcourse，ofcourse，”saidBreehastily。“Butthere'ss，ifyouknow>
“No，Idon'tknowwhatyoumean，”saidHwin。“Whydon'tyouwanttogo?”
“M-m-m，broo-hoo，”mutteredBree。“Well，don'tyousee，Ma'am—it'sanimportanttoone'sterihebestsociety—itissoessentialtomakeagoodimpression—notperhapslookingquiteourselves，yet，eh?”
Hwih。“It'syourtail，Bree!Iseeitallnoaittillyourtail&#ain!Andwedon'tevenknowiftailsarewinNarnia。Really，Bree，you'reasvainasthatTarkheenainTashbaan!”
“Youaresilly，Bree，”saidAravis。
“BytheLion'sMaarkheena，I'mnothi，”saidBreeindignantly。“Ihaveaproperrespeyselfandformyfellowhorses，that'sall。”
“Bree，”saidAravis，whowaserestediofhistail，“I'vebeenwantingtoaskyousomethingftime。WhydoyoukeepBytheLionandBytheLion'sMahoughtyouhatedlions。”
“SoIdo，”answeredBree。“ButwheheLionofeanAsladelivererofNarniawhodroveawaytheWitdtheWinter。AllNarniansswearbyhim。”
“Butishealion?”
“No，no，ofot，”saidBreeinarathershockedvoice。
“AllthestoriesabouthiminTashbaansayheis，”repliedAravis。“Andifheisn'talionwhydoyoucallhimalion?”
“Well，you'dhardlyuhatatye，”saidBree。“AndIwasonlyalittlefoalwhesoIdon'tquitefullyumyself。”
&andingwithhisbacktothegreenwallwhilehesaidthis，awhim。Hewastalkinginratherasuperiortohhiseyeshalfshut;thatwaswhyhedidn'tseethegedexpressioninthefacesofHwinandAravis。Theyhadgoodreasontohaveopenmouthsandstaringeyes;becausewhileBreespoketheysawanenormouslionleapupfromoutsideaselfohegreenwall;onlyitwasabrighteryellowanditwasbiggeraifulandmthananyliontheyhadeverseen。AjumpeddowhewallandbeganapproagBreefrombehind。Itmadeall。AndHwinandAravisakeahemselves，haniftheywerefrozen。）
“Nodoubt，”uedBree，“whentheyspeakofhimasaLiontheyonlymeanhe'sasstrongasalionor（toourenemies，ofcourse）asfierceasaliohingofthatkilegirllikeyou，Aravis，mustseethatitwouldbequiteabsurdtosupposeheisarealliowouldbedisrespectful。Ifhewasalionhe'dhavetobeaBeastjustliketherestofus。Why!”（andhereBreebegantolaugh）“Ifhewasalionhe'dhavefourpaws，andatail，andWhiskers!。。。Aie，ooh，hoo-hoo!Help!”
ForjustashesaidthewordWhiskersoneofAslan'shadactuallytickledhisear。Breeshotawaylikeanarrowtotheothersideoftheehereturhewallwastoohighforhimtojumpandhecouldflynofarther。AravisandHwinbothstartedback。Therewasaboutasetensesilence。
&houghshakingallaveastraleneigh，andtrottedacrosstotheLion。
“Please，”shesaid，“you'resobeautiful。Youmayeatmeifyoulike。I'dsooenbyyouthanfedbyanyoneelse。”
&daughter，”saidAslan，plantingalion'skissog，velvetnose，“Iknewyouwouldnotbelongine。Joyshallbeyours。”
&edhisheadandspokeinaloudervoice。
“Now，Bree，”hesaid，“youphtenedHorse，drawill，myson。Doodare。Touchme。Smellme。Herearemypaws，hereismytail，thesearemywhiskers。IamatrueBeast。”