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CHAPTER EIGHT WHAT NEWS THE EAGLE BROUGHT（第1页）

CHAPTEREIGHTWHATHEEAGLEBROUGHT

INtheshadowofthetreesonthefarsideofthegsomethingwasmoving。ItwasglidingveryslowlyNorthward。Atafirstglanighthavemistakenitforsmrayandyoucouldseethingsthroughit。Butthedeathlysmellwasnotthesmellofsmoke。Also，thisthisshapeinsteadofbillowingandgassmokewouldhavedowasroughlytheshapeofamanbutithadtheheadofabird;somebirdofpreywithacruel，curvedbeak。Ithadfourarmswhichitheldhighaboveitshead，stretgthemoutNorthwardasifitwaarniainitsgrip;anditsfiwentyofthem—werecurvedlikeitsbeakandhadlong，pointed，bird-likesteadofnails。Itfloatedonthegrassinsteadofwalking，andthegrassseemedtowitherbe。

AfteroitPuzzlegaveasgbrayaheTower。AndJill（ard，asyouknow）hidherfaherhandstoshutoutthesightofit。Theotherswatcheditforperhapsamiilitstreamedawayihickertreeshtahenthesuagain，andthebirdsantosing。

&artedbreathingpraiheyhadallbeenstillasstatueswhileitwasinsight。

“Whatwasit?”saidEustaawhisper。

“Ihaveseenitoncebefore，”saidTirian。“Butthattimeitwasstohgoldandhadsoliddiamoashou，andhadgoneasaguesttoTheTisroc'sTashbaan。

&ookmeiempleofTash。ThereIsawit，carvedabovethealtar。”

&hatthing—wasTash?”saidEustace。

ButinsteadhimTirianslippedhisarmbehindJill'sshouldersandsaid，“Howisitwithyou，Lady?”

“A-allright，”saidJill，takingherhandsawayfromherpalefadtryingtosmile。“I'mallright。Itonlymademefeelalittlesient。”

“Itseems，then，”saidtheUni，“thatthereisarealTash，afterall。”

“Yes，”saidtheDwarf。“AndthisfoolofanApe，whodidn'tbelieveinTash，willgetmorethanhebargainedfor!HecalledforTash:Tashhase。”

&—he—theThio?”saidJill。

“NorthiofNarnia，”saidTirian。“Ithasongus。Theyhavecalleditandithase。”

“Ho，ho，ho!”chuckledtheDwarf，rubbinghishairyharisefortheApe。Peopleshouldn'toheyreallymeanwhattheysay。”

“WhoknowsifTashwillbevisibletotheApe?”saidJewel。

“uzzlegotto?”saidEustace。

TheyallshoutedoutPuzzle'snamearouhersideoftheTowertoseeifhehadgohere。

Theywerequitetiredoflookingforhimwhenatlasthislargegrayheadpeeredcautiouslyoutofthedoorwayandhesaid，“Hasitgoneaway?”Atheygothimtoeout，hewasshiveringthewayadogshiversbeforeathuorm。

“Iseenouzzle，“thatIreallyhavebeenaverybaddonkey。IoughtohavelisteoShift。Ithihiswouldbegintohappen。”

“Ifyou'dspeimesayingyouweren'tdmoretimetryingtobeascleverasyoucould—”begaJilliedhim。

“OhleavepooroldPuzzlealone，”shesaid。“Itwasallamistake;wasn'tit，Puzzledear?”Andshekissedhimonthenose。

Thoughrathershakenbywhattheyhadseen，thewholepartynowsatdownagaihtheirtalk。

&tletotellthem。Whileherisonerhehadspentnearlyallhistimetiedupatthebackofthestable，andhadofcourseheardheenemies'plans。Hehadbeenkicked（he'ddonesomekigbadbeateehdeathunlesshewouldsaythathebelieveditwasAslanwhhtoutandshowntothembyfirelighteverynight。Infacthewasgoihisverymifhehadnotbeenrescued。Hedidn'tknoeheLamb。

&ioodecidewaswhethertheywouldgotoStableHillagainthatnight，showPuzzletotheNarniansandtrytomakethemseehowtheyhadbeentricked，orwhethertheyshouldstealawayEastwardtomeetthehelpwhiwitthetaurwasbringingupfromCairParavelaurnagainsttheApeandhisenesiirianwouldverymuchliketohavefollowedthefirstplaheideaofleaviobullyhispeopleolohaheotherhaheDwarfshadbehavedlastnightparentlyone'tbesurehowpeoplewouldtakeitevehemPuzzle。Aheeobereedwith。Pogginthoughttherewereaboutthirtyofthem。TiriahatiftheNarniansallralliedtohisside，heaheandPoggin（Puzzledidn'tuch）wouldhaveagoodceofbeatihowifhalftheNarnians—ingalltheDwarfs—justsatandlookedoagainsthim?Theriskwastoogreat。Aoo，thecloudyshapeofTash。Whatmightitdo?

Andthen，asPoggiherewasnoharmiheApetodealwithhisowndifficultiesforadayortwo。Heuzzletoutandshoasoseewhatsterakeuptoexplainthat。IftheBeastsaskedoseeAslan，andnoAslanwasbroughtout，surelyeveofthemwouldgetsuspicious。

IheyallagreedthatthebestthingwastogooffandtrytomeetRoonwit。

Assoonastheyhaddecidedthis，itwaswonderfulhowmuchmorecheerfuleveryonebecame。Idon'thohinkthatthiswasbeyofthemwasafraidofafight（exceptperhapsJillaIdaresaythatea，deepdowninside，wasverygladnottogoayet—tothathorriblebird-headedthingwhich，visibleorinvisible，robablyhauntingStableHill。Anyway，onealwaysfeelsbetterwhenonehasmadeupone'smind。