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SHASTAranlightlyalongtheroofontiptoes.Itfelthottohisbarefeet.Hewasonlyafewsecondsscramblingupthewallatthefarendandwhenhegottothecornerhefoundhimselflookingdownintoanarrow，smellystreet，andtherewasarubbishheapagainsttheoutsideofthewalljustasCorinhadtoldhiBeforejumpingdownhetookarapidglanceroundhimtogethisbearings.Apparentlyhehadnowcomeoverthecrownoftheisland-hillonwhichTashbaanisbuilt.Everythingslopedawaybeforehim，flatroofsbelowflatroofs，downtothetowersandbattlementsofthecity'sNorthernwall.Beyondthatwastheriverandbeyondtheriverashortslopecoveredwithgardens.Butbeyondthatagaintherewassomethinghehadneverseenthelikeof—agreatyellowish—greything，flatasacalmsea，andstretchingformiles.Onthefarsideofitwerehugebluethings，lumpybutwithjaggededges，andsomeofthemwithwhitetops."Thedesert!themountains!"thoughtShasta.

Hejumpeddownontotherubbishandbegantrottingalongdownhillasfastashecouldinthenarrowlane，whichsoonbroughthimintoawiderstreetwherethereweremorepeople.Noonebotheredtolookatalittleraggedboyrunningalongonbarefeet.Still，hewasanxiousanduneasytillheturnedacornerandtheresawthecitygateinfrontofhiHerehewaspressedandjostledabit，foragoodmanyotherpeoplewerealsogoingout;andonthebridgebeyondthegatethecrowdbecamequiteaslowprocession，morelikeaqueuethanacrowd.Outthere，withclearrunningwateroneachside，itwasdeliciouslyfreshafterthesmellandheatandnoiseofTashbaan.

WhenonceShastahadreachedthefarendofthebridgehefoundthecrowdmeltingaway;everyoneseemedtobegoingeithertotheleftorrightalongtheriverbank.Hewentstraightaheaduparoadthatdidnotappeartobemuchused，betweengardens.Inafewpaceshewasalone，andafewmorebroughthimtothetopoftheslope.Therehestoodandstared.Itwaslikecomingtotheendoftheworldforallthegrassstoppedquitesuddenlyafewfeetbeforehimandthesandbegan:endlesslevelsandlikeonaseashorebutabitrougherbecauseitwasneverwet.Themountains，whichnowlookedfurtheroffthanbefore，loomedahead.Greatlytohisreliefhesaw，aboutfiveminutes'walkawayonhisleft，whatmustcertainlybetheTombs，justasBreehaddescribedthem;greatmassesofmoulderingstoneshapedlikegiganticbee-hive，butalittlenarrower.Theylookedveryblackandgrim，forthesunwasnowsettingrightbehindthe

HeturnedhisfaceWestandtrottedtowardstheTombs.Hecouldnothelplookingoutveryhardforanysignofhisfriends，thoughthesettingsunshoneinhisfacesothathecouldseehardlyanything."Andanyway，"hethought，"ofcoursethey'llberoundonthefarsideofthefarthestTomb，notthissidewhereanyonemightseethemfromthecity."

TherewereabouttwelveTombs，eachwithalowarcheddoorwaythatopenedintoabsoluteblackness.Theyweredottedaboutinnokindoforder，sothatittookalongtime，goingroundthisoneandgoingroundthatone，beforeyoucouldbesurethatyouhadlookedroundeverysideofeverytomb.ThiswaswhatShastahadtodo.Therewasnobodythere.

Itwasveryquiethereoutontheedgeofthedesert;andnowthesunhadreallyset.

Suddenlyfromsomewherebehindhimtherecameaterriblesound.Shasta'sheartgaveagreatjumpandhehadtobitehistonguetokeephimselffromscreaming.Nextmomentherealizedwhatitwas:thehornsofTashbaanblowingfortheclosingofthegates."Don'tbeasillylittlecoward，"saidShastatohimself.

"Why，it'sonlythesamenoiseyouheardthismorning."Butthereisagreatdifferencebetweenanoiseheardlettingyouinwithyourfriendsinthemorning，andanoiseheardaloneatnightfall，shuttingyouout.Andnowthatthegateswereshutheknewtherewasnochanceoftheothersjoininghimthatevening."Eitherthey'reshutupinTashbaanforthenight，"thoughtShasta，"orelsethey'vegoneonwithoutme.It'sjustthesortofthingthat

Araviswoulddo.ButBreewouldn't.Oh，hewouldn't.—now，wouldhe?"

InthisideaaboutAravisShastawasoncemorequitewrong.Shewasproudandcouldbehardenoughbutshewasastrueassteelandwouldneverhavedesertedacompanion，whethershelikedhimornot.

NowthatShastaknewhewouldhavetospendthenightalone（itwasgettingdarkereveryminute），hebegantolikethelookoftheplacelessandless.Therewassomethingveryuncomfortableaboutthosegreat，silentshapesofstone.Hehadbeentryinghishardestforalongtimenottothinkofghouls:buthecouldn'tkeepitupanylonger.

"Ow!Ow!Help!"heshoutedsuddenly，foratthatverymomenthefeltsomethingtouchhisleg.Idon'tthinkanyonecanbeblamedforshoutingifsomethingcomesupfrombehindandtoucheshim;notinsuchaplaceandatsuchatime，whenheisfrightenedalready.Shastaatanyratewastoofrightenedtorun.AnythingwouldbebetterthanbeingchasedroundandroundtheburialplacesoftheAncientKingswithsomethinghedarednotlookatbehindhiInstead，hedidwhatwasreallythemostsensiblethinghecoulddo.Helookedround，andhisheartalmostburstwithrelief.Whathadtouchedhimwasonlyacat.

ThelightwastoobadnowforShastatoseemuchofthecatexceptthatitwasbigandverysolemn.Itlookedasifitmighthavelivedforlong，longyearsamongtheTombs，alone.Itseyesmadeyouthinkitknewsecretsitwouldnottell."Puss，puss，"saidShasta."Isupposeyou'renotatalkingcat."

Thecatstaredathimharderthanever.Thenitstartedwalkingaway，andofcourseShastafollowedit.ItledhimrightthroughthetombsandoutonthedesertsideoftheThereitsatdownboltuprightwithitstailcurledrounditsfeetanditsfacesettowardsthedesertandtowardsNarniaandtheNorth，asstillasifitwerewatchingforsomeenemy.ShastalaydownbesideitwithhisbackagainstthecatandhisfacetowardstheTombs，becauseifoneisnervousthere'snothinglikehavingyourfacetowardsthedangerandhavingsomethingwarmandsolidatyourback.Thesandwouldn'thaveseemedverycomfortabletoyou，butShastahadbeensleepingonthegroundforweeksandhardlynoticedit.Verysoonhefellasleep，thougheveninhisdreamshewentonwonderingwhathadhappenedtoBreeandAravisandHwin.

Hewaswakenedsuddenlybyanoisehehadneverheardbefore."Perhapsitwasonlyanightmare，"saidShastatohimself.Atthesamemomenthenoticedthatthecathadgonefromhisback，andhewishedithadn't.ButhelayquitestillwithoutevenopeninghiseyesbecausehefeltsurehewouldbemorefrightenedifhesatupandlookedroundattheTombsandtheloneliness:justasyouorImightliestillwiththeclothesoverourheads.Butthenthenoisecameagain-aharsh，piercingcryfrombehindhimoutofthedesert.Thenofcoursehehadtoopenhiseyesandsitup.

Themoonwasshiningbrightly.TheTombs-farbiggerandnearerthanhehadthoughttheywouldbe-lookedgreyinthemoonlight.Infact，theylookedhorriblylikehugepeople，drapedingreyrobesthatcoveredtheirheadsandfaces.Theywerenotatallnicethingstohavenearyouwhenspendinganightaloneinastrangeplace.Butthenoisehadcomefromtheoppositeside，fromthedesert.ShastahadtoturnhisbackontheTombs（hedidn'tlikethatmuch）andstareoutacrossthelevelsand.Thewildcryrangoutagain.

"Ihopeit'snotmorelions，"thoughtShasta.Itwasinfactnotverylikethelion'sroarshehadheardonthenightwhentheymetHwinandAravis，andwasreallythecryofajackal.ButofcourseShastadidnotknowthis.Evenifhehadknown，hewouldnothavewantedverymuchtomeetajackal.

Thecriesrangoutagainandagain."There'smorethanoneofthem，whatevertheyare，"thoughtShasta."Andthey'recomingnearer."

IsupposethatifhehadbeenanentirelysensibleboyhewouldhavegonebackthroughtheTombsnearertotheriverwheretherewerehouses，andwildbeastswouldbelesslikelytocome.Butthentherewere（orhethoughttherewere）theghouls.TogobackthroughtheTombswouldmeangoingpastthosedarkopeningsintheTombs;andwhatmightcomeoutofthem?Itmayhavebeensilly，butShastafelthewouldratherriskthewildbeasts.Then，asthecriescamenearerandnearer，hebegantochangehismind.

Hewasjustgoingtorunforitwhensuddenly，betweenhimandthedesert，ahugeanimalboundedintoview.Asthemoonwasbehindit，itlookedquiteblack，andShastadidnotknowwhatitwas，exceptthatithadaverybig，shaggyheadandwentonfourlegs.ItdidnotseemtohavenoticedShasta，foritsuddenlystopped，turneditsheadtowardsthedesertandletoutaroarwhichre-echoedthroughtheTombsandseemedtoshakethesandunderShasta'sfeet.Thecriesoftheothercreaturessuddenlystoppdandhethoughthecouldhearfeetscamperingaway.ThenthegreatbeastturnedtoexamineShasta.

"It'salion，Iknowit'salion，"thoughtShasta."I'mdone.Iwonderwillithurtmuch.Iwishitwasover.Iwonderdoesanythinghappentopeopleafterthey'redead.O-o-oh!Hereitcomes!"Andheshuthiseyesandhisteethtight.

Butinsteadofteethandclawsheonlyfeltsomethingwarmlyingdownathisfeet.Andwhenheopenedhiseyeshesaid，"Why，it'snotnearlyasbigasIthought!It'sonlyhalfthesize.No，itisn'tevenquarterthesize.Idodeclareit'sonlythecat!Imusthavedreamedallthataboutitsbeingasbigasahorse."

Andwhetherhereallyhadbeendreamingornot，whatwasnowlyingathisfeet，andstaringhimoutofcountenancewithitsbig，green，unwinkingeyes，wasthecat;thoughcertainlyoneofthelargestcatshehadeverseen.

"Oh，Puss，"gaspedShasta."Iamsogladtoseeyouagain.I'vebeenhavingsuchhorribledreams."Andheatoncelaydownagain，backtobackwiththecatastheyhadbeenatthebeginningofthenight.Thewarmthfromitspreadalloverhi

"I'llneverdoanythingnastytoacatagainaslongasIlive，"saidShasta，halftothecatandhalftohimself."!didonce，youknow.Ithrewstonesatahalf-starvedmangyoldstray.Hey!Stopthat."Forthecathadturnedroundandgivenhimascratch."Noneofthat，"saidShasta."Itisn'tasifyoucouldunderstandwhatI'msaying."Thenhedozedoff.

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