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“You know well enough，”said a voice “That’s the King，”whispered Trumpkin，“why the Horn was not blown at sunrise this morning．Have you forgotten that Miraz fell upon us almost before Trumpkin had gone，and we were fighting for our lives for the space of three hours and more？ I blew it when first I had a breathing space．”
“I’m not likely to forget it，”came the angry voice，“when my Dwarfs bore the brunt of the attack and one in five of them fell．”“That’s Nikabrik，”whispered Trumpkin．
“For shame，Dwarf，”came a thick voice “Trufflehunter’s，”said Trumpkin．“We all did as much as the Dwarfs and none more than the King．”
“Tell that tale your own way for all I care，”answered Nikabrik.“
But whether it was that the Horn was blown too late，or whether there was no magic in it，no help has come．You，you great clerk，you master magician，you know-all; are you still asking us to hang our hopes on Aslan and King Peter and all the rest of it？”
“I must confess—I cannot deny it—that I am deeply disappointed in the result of the operation，”came the answer.“That’ll be Doctor Cornelius，”said Trumpkin．
“To speak plainly，”said Nikabrik，“your wallet’s empty，your eggs addled，your fish uncaught，your promises broken．Stand aside then and let others work．And that is why—”
“The help will come，”said Trufflehunter．“I stand by Aslan．Have patience，like us beasts．The help will come．It may be even now at the door．”
“Pah！”snarled Nikabrik．“You badgers would have us wait till the sky falls and we can all catch larks．I tell you we can’t wait．Food is running short; we lose more than we can afford at every encounter; our followers are slipping away．”
“And why？”asked Trufflehunter．“I’ll tell you why．Because it is noised among them that we have called on the Kings of old and the Kings of old have not answered．The last words Trumpkin spoke before he went and went，most likely，to his death were，If you must blow the Horn，do not let the army know why you blow it or what you hope from it．But that same evening everyone seemed to know．”
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