Then came the worst part， the waiting. Luckily for the hildren they slept for a couple of hours， but of course they oke up when the night grew cold， and what was worse， oke up very thirsty and with no chance of getting a drink. uzzle just stood， shivering a little with nervousness， and aid nothing. But Tirian， with his head against Jewel’s ank， slept as soundly as if he were in his royal bed at Cair aravel， till the sound of a gong beating awoke him and he at up and saw that there was firelight on the far side of the able and knew that the hour had come.
“Kiss me， Jewel，” he said. “For certainly this is our last ight on earth. And if ever I offended against you in any atter great or small， forgive me now.”
“Dear King，” said the Unicorn， “I could almost wish you ad， so that I might forgive it. Farewell. We have known reat joys together. If Aslan gave me my choice I would hoose no other life than the life I have had and no other eath than the one we go to.”
