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“But they won’t see us fighting if they can’t see any enemy，”said Eustace miserably．“They’ll think we’re just swinging our swords in the air for fun．”
There was an uncomfortable pause．
“Well，”said Caspian at last，“let’s get on with it．We must go and face them．Shake hands all round—arrow on the string， Lucy—swords out，everyone else—and now for it．Perhaps they’ll parley．”
It was strange to see the lawns and the great trees looking so peaceful as they marched back to the beach．And when they arrived there，and saw the boat lying where they had left her，and the smooth sand with no one to be seen on it，more than one doubted whether Lucy had not merely imagined all she had told them．But before they reached the sand，a voice spoke out of the air．
“No further，masters，no further now，”it said．“We’ve got to talk with you first．There’s fifty of us and more here with weapons in our fists．”
“Hear him，hear him，”came the chorus．“That’s our Chief． You can depend on what he says．He’s telling you the truth，he is．”
“I do not see these fifty warriors，”observed Reepicheep．
“That’s right，that’s right，”said the Chief Voice．“You don’t see us．And why not ？ Because we’re invisible．”
“Keep it up，Chief，keep it up，”said the Other Voices．“You’re talking like a book．They couldn’t ask for a better answer than that．”
“Be quiet，Reep，”said Caspian，and then added in a louder voice，“You invisible people，what do you want with us ？And what have we done to earn your enmity ？”
