The others obeyed at once for they had already lingered long enough in that dangerous place and the dwarf drums seemed to have come a little nearer.
It was only after they had been walking Southward for several minutes that Eustace said:
“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?”