“We'tsleep，”saidLudthehatsheneedsayAslaheyhadbeenthinking。
“Please，mayherevery?”askedSusan。
“Well—”saidAslaobethinking。Thenhesaid，“Ishouldbegladofpanytonight。Yes，youmaye，ifyouwillpromisetostopwhenItellyou，aleavemetogoonalone。”
“Oh，thankyou，thankyou。Andwewill，”saidthetwogirls。
ForwardtheywentagaihegirlswalkedoneachsideoftheLion。Buthoalked!A，royalheaddroopedsothathisouchedthegrass。Preseumbledandgavealo
“Aslan!DearAslan!”saidLucy，“whatiswrong?'tyoutellus?”
“Areyouill，dearAslan?”askedSusan。
“No，”saidAslan。“Iamsadandlonely。LayyourhandsoIfeelyouarethereauswalklikethat。”
Andsothegirlsdidwhattheywouldodowithouthispermission，butwhattheyhadloodoeversisawhim—buriedtheirdsiifulseaoffuraand，sodoihhim。AheysawthattheyweregoingwithhimuptheslopeofthehillonwhichtheStoheywentupatthesidewherethetreescamefurthestup，aheygottothelasttree（itwasohadsomebushesaboutit）Aslanstoppedandsaid，“Oh，，。Hereyoumuststop。Andpens，doyourselvesbeseen。Farewell。”
Andboththegirlscriedbitterly（thoughtheyhardlyknewwhy）andgtotheLionandkissedhismaneandhisnoseandhispawsa，sadeyes。Thehemaohehill。AndLudSusan，ginthebushes，lookedafterhimandthisiswhattheysaw。
&crowdofpeoplewerestandingallrouableandthoughthemoonwasshiningmanyofthemcarriedtorcheswhiedwithevil-lookingredflamesandblacksmoke。Butsuchpeople!Ogreswithmoh，andwolves，andbull-headedmen;spiritsofeviltreesandpoisonousplants;aureswhomIwon'tdescribebecauseifIdidthegrown-upswouldprobablyyoureadthisbook—dHagsandIhs，Horrors，Efreets，Sprites，Orknies，Wooses，ains。Infactherewereallthosewhowereoch'ssideandwhomtheWolfhadsummoherand。Andrightinthemiddle，standiable，wastheWitchherself。
Ahowlandagibberofdismaywentupfromthecreatureswhesaa，andforamomechherselfseemedtobestruckwithfear。Thensherecoveredherselfandgaveawild，fiercelaugh。
“Thefool!”shecried。“Thefoolhase。Bindhimfast。”
LudSusahswaitingforAslan'sroarandhisspringupoitnevercame。Frinnialsingbadhalfafraidofwhattheyhadtodo，hadapproachedhim。“Bindhim，Isay!”repeatedtheWhiteWitch。TheHagsmadeadartathimariumphwhehathemadeaall。Thenothers—evildes—rushedihem，aheyrolledthehugeLionoveronhisbadtiedallhisfether，shoutingandgasiftheyhaddohihough，hadtheLioneofthosepawscouldhavebeehemall。Buthemadenoheerainingandtuggihechtthattheytohisflesh。ThehimtowardtheStoable。
“Stop!”saidtheWitch。“Lethimfirstbeshaved。”
AnotherroarofmeaupfromherfollowersasahapairofshearscameforwardandsquatteddownbyAslan'shead。Snip-snip-sheshearsandmassesoldbegantofalltothegrouheogrestoodbadthe，wattheirhiding-place，couldseethefaceofAslanlookingallsmallahoutitsmaheenemiesalsosawthedifference。
“Why，he'soafterall!”e。
“Isthatereafraidof?”saidanother。
AndtheysurgedroundAslahim，sayingthingslike“Puss，Puss!PoorPussy，”and“Howmanymicehaveyoucaughttoday，d“Wouldyoulikeasauilk，Pussums?”
“Oh，howthey?”saidLucy，tearsstreamingdowhebrutes，thebrutes!”fornowthatthefirstshockwasovertheshornfaceofAslaoherbraver，aiful，athanever。
“Muzzlehim!”saidtheWitdevennow，astheyworkedabouthisfagonthemuzzle，oefromhisjawswouldhavecosttwoorthreeofthemtheirhands。Buthehisseemedteallthatrabble。Everyohimnow。Thosewhohadbeenafraidtoeerhewasbouofindtheirce，andforafewmiwogirlsotevehicklywashesurrouhewholecrowdofcreatureskighim，hittinghim，spittingohim。
Atlasttherabblehadhadenoughofthis。TheybeganttheboundaotheStoable，somepullingandsomepushing。Hewassohugethatevehimthereittookalltheireffortstohoisthimontothesurfaceofit。Thentherewasmandtighteningofcords。
“Thecowards!Thecowards!”sobbedSusaillafraidofhim，evennow?”
Whenonhadbeeiedsothathewasreallyamassoftheflatstone，ahushfellonthecrs，holdingfourtorches，stoodattheersoftheTable。TheWitchbaredherarmsasshehadbaredthemtheprevioushadbeenEdmundinsteadofAslan。Theowhetherklookedtothe，whehethtfellonit，asiftheknifeweremadeofstoofsteel，anditwaseandevilshape。
AslastshedrewoodbyAslan'shead。Herfacewaswandtwitgwithpassion，buthislookedupatthesky，stillquiet，herangrynorafraid，butalittlesad。Then，justbefavetheblow，shestoopeddownandsaidinaquiveringvoioon?Fool，didyouthinkthatbyallthisyouwouldsavethehumantraitor?NowIwillkillyouinsteadofhimasourpadsotheDeepMagiceased。Butwhenyouaredeadreventmefromkillinghimaswell?AndwhowilltakehimoutofmyhandthehatyouhavegivenmeNarniaforever，youhavelostyourownlifeandyouhavenotsavedhis。Inthatknowledge，despairanddie。”
Thedidualmomentofthekilling。They'tbeartolookandhadcoveredtheireyes。