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ForthenextfewsecondsAraviswasbusykissingthenosesandpattingthenecksofHwinandBreejustasiftheywerequiteordinaryhorses.

"AndherecomesShasta!ThanksbetotheLion!"saidBree.

Aravislookedround，andthere，rightenough，wasShastawhohadcomeoutofhidingthemomenthesawthegroomgoingaway.

"Andnow，"saidAravis."There'snotamomenttolose."AndinhastywordsshetoldthemaboutRabadash'sexpedition.

"Treacheroushounds!"saidBree，shakinghismaneandstampingwithhishoof."Anattackintimeofpeace，withoutdefiancesent!Butwe'llgreasehisoatsforhiWe'llbetherebeforeheis."

"Canwe?"saidAravis，swingingherselfintoHwin'ssaddle.Shastawishedhecouldmountlikethat.

"Brooh-hoo!"snortedBree."Upyouget，Shasta.Canwe!Andwithagoodstarttoo!"

"Hesaidhewasgoingtostartatonce，"saidAravis.

"That'showhumanstalk，"saidBree."Butyoudon'tgetacompanyoftwohundredhorseandhorsemenwateredandvictualledandarmedandsaddledandstartedallinaminute.Now:what'sourdirection?DueNorth?"

"No，"saidShasta."Iknowaboutthat.I'vedrawnaline.I'llexplainlater.Bearabittoourleft，bothyouhorses.Ahhereitis!"

"Now，"saidBree."Allthataboutgallopingforadayandanight，likeinstories，can'treallybedone.Itmustbewalkandtrot:butbrisktrotsandshortwalks.Andwheneverwewalkyoutwohumanscanslipoffandwalktoo.Now.Areyouready，Hwin?Offwego.NarniaandtheNorth!"

Atfirstitwasdelightful.Thenighthadnowbeengoingonforsomanyhoursthatthesandhadalmostfinishedgivingbackallthesun-heatithadreceivedduringtheday，andtheairwascool，fresh，andclear.Underthemoonlightthesand，ineverydirectionandasfarastheycouldsee，gleamedasifitweresmoothwateroragreatsilvertray.ExceptforthenoiseofBree'sandHwin'shoofstherewasnotasoundtobeheard.Shastawouldnearlyhavefallenasleepifhehadnothadtodismountandwalkeverynowandthen.

Thisseemedtolastforhours.Thentherecameatimewhentherewasnolongeranymoon.Theyseemedtorideinthedeaddarknessforhoursandhours.AndafterthattherecameamomentwhenShastanoticedthathecouldseeBree'sneckandheadinfrontofhimalittlemoreclearlythanbefore;andslowly，veryslowly，hebegantonoticethevastgreyflatnessoneveryside.Itlookedabsolutelydead，likesomethinginadeadworld;andShastafeltquiteterriblytiredandnoticedthathewasgettingcoldandthathislipsweredry.Andallthetimethesqueakoftheleather，thejingleofthebits，andthenoiseofthehoofs-notPropputty-propputtyasitwouldbeonahardroad，butThubbudy-thubbudyonthedrysand.

Atlast，afterhoursofriding，farawayonhisrighttherecameasinglelongstreakofpalergrey，lowdownonthehorizon.Thenastreakofred.Itwasthemorningatlast，butwithoutasinglebirdtosingaboutit.Hewasgladofthewalkingbitsnow，forhewascolderthanever.

Thensuddenlythesunroseandeverythingchangedinamoment.Thegreysandturnedyellowandtwinkledasifitwasstrewnwithdiamonds.OntheirlefttheshadowsofShastaandHwinandBreeandAravis，enormouslylong，racedbesidetheThedoublepeakofMountPire，farahead，flashedinthesunlightandShastasawtheywerealittleoutofthecourse."Abitleft，abitleft，"hesangout.Bestofall，whenyoulookedback，Tashbaanwasalreadysmallandremote.TheTombswerequiteinvisible:swallowedupinthatsingle，jagged-edgedhumpwhichwasthecityoftheTisroc.Everyonefeltbetter.

Butnotforlong.ThoughTashbaanlookedveryfarawaywhentheyfirstsawit，itrefusedtolookanyfurtherawayastheywenton.Shastagaveuplookingbackatit，foritonlygavehimthefeelingthattheywerenotmovingatall.Thenthelightbecameanuisance.Theglareofthesandmadehiseyesache:butheknewhemustn'tshuttheHemustscrewthemupandkeeponlookingaheadatMountPireandshoutingoutdirections.Thencametheheat.Henoticeditforthefirsttimewhenhehadtodismountandwalk:asheslippeddowntothesandtheheatfromitstruckupintohisfaceasiffromtheopeningofanovendoor.Nexttimeitwasworse.Butthethirdtime，ashisbarefeettouchedthesandhescreamedwithpainandgotonefootbackinthestirrupandtheotherhalfoverBree'sbackbeforeyoucouldhavesaidknife.

"Sorry，Bree，"hegasped."Ican'twalk.Itburnsmyfeet.""Ofcourse!"pantedBree."Shouldhavethoughtofthatmyself.Stayon.Can'tbehelped."

"It'sallrightforyou，"saidShastatoAraviswhowaswalkingbesideHwin."You'vegotshoeson."

AravissaidnothingandlookedpriLet'shopeshedidn'tmeanto，butshedid.

Onagain，trotandwalkandtrot，jingle-jingle-jingle，squeak-squeak-squeak，smellofhothorse，smellofhotself，blindingglare，headache.Andnothingatalldifferentformileaftermile.Tashbaanwouldneverlookanyfurtheraway.Themountainswouldneverlookanynearer.Youfeltthishadbeengoingonforalways-jingle-jingle-jingle，squeaksqueak-squeak，smellofhothorse，smellofhotself.

Ofcourseonetriedallsortsofgameswithoneselftotrytomakethetimepass:andofcoursetheywereallnogood.Andonetriedveryhardnottothinkofdrinks-icedsherbetinapalaceinTashbaan，clearspringwatertinklingwithadarkearthysound，cold，smoothmilkjustcreamyenoughandnottoocreamy-andtheharderyoutriednottothink，themoreyouthought.

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