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“Got him ？ What do you mean ？”
“The false Aslan，”said Jill．
“What ？”said Tirian.“Where have you been ？ What have you done ？”
“Well，Sire，”said Jill. “As soon as I saw that you’d got the sentry out of the way I thought hadn’t I better have a look inside the stable and see what really is there ？ So I crawled along. It was as easy as anything to draw the bolt．Of course it was pitch black inside and smelled like any other stable. Then I struck a light and-would you believe it ？-there was nothing at all there but this old donkey with a bundle of lion-skin tied on to his back. So I drew my knife and told him he’d have to come along with me. As a matter of fact I needn’t have threatened him with the knife at all. He was very fed up with the stable and quite ready to come-weren’t you， Puzzle dear ？”
“Great Scott!”said Eustace.“Well I’m-jiggered. I was jolly angry with you a moment ago，and I still think it was mean of you to sneak off without the rest of us：but I must admit-well，I mean to say-well it was a perfectly gorgeous thing to do. If she was a boy she’d have to be knighted，wouldn’t she，Sire ？”
“If she was a boy，”said Tirian，“she’d be whipped for disobeying orders.”And in the dark no one could see whether he said this with a frown or a smile. Next minute there was a sound of rasping metal．
“What are you doing，Sire ？”asked Jewel sharply．
“Drawing my sword to smite off the head of the accursed Ass，”said Tirian in a terrible voice.“Stand clear，girl.”
“Oh don’t，please don’t，”said Jill.“Really，you mustn’t. It wasn’t his fault. It was all the Ape. He didn’t know any better. And he’ svery sorry. he’s a nice Donkey. His name’s Puzzle. And I’ve got my arms round his neck.”
