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The_Complete_Chronicles_of_Narnia_(volumes_1-7,_in_order_of_publication)

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"Why, <strong>in</strong> that case, what is to prevent us all go<strong>in</strong>g together?" said Bree. "I trust, Madam<br />

Hw<strong>in</strong>, you will accept such assistance and protection as I may be able to give you on the<br />

journey?"<br />

"Why do you keep talk<strong>in</strong>g to my horse <strong>in</strong>stead <strong>of</strong> to me?" asked the girl.<br />

"Excuse me, Tarkheena," said Bree (with just the slightest backward tilt <strong>of</strong> his ears), "but<br />

that's Calormene talk. We're free <strong>Narnia</strong>ns, Hw<strong>in</strong> and I, and I suppose, if you're runn<strong>in</strong>g<br />

away to <strong>Narnia</strong>, you want to be one too. In that case Hw<strong>in</strong> isn't your horse any longer.<br />

One might just as well say you're her human."<br />

<strong>The</strong> girl opened her mouth to speak and then stopped. Obviously she had not quite seen it<br />

<strong>in</strong> that light before.<br />

"Still," she said after a moment's pause, "I don't know that there's so much po<strong>in</strong>t <strong>in</strong> all<br />

go<strong>in</strong>g together. Aren't we more likely to be noticed?"<br />

"Less," said Bree; and the mare said, "Oh do let's. I should feel much more comfortable.<br />

We're not even certa<strong>in</strong> <strong>of</strong> the way. I'm sure a great charger like this knows far more than<br />

we do."<br />

"Oh come on, Bree," said Shasta, "and let them go their own way. Can't you see they<br />

don't want us?"<br />

"We do," said Hw<strong>in</strong>.<br />

"Look here," said the girl. "I don't m<strong>in</strong>d go<strong>in</strong>g with you, Mr War-Horse, but what about<br />

this boy? How do I know he's not a spy?"<br />

"Why don't you say at once that you th<strong>in</strong>k I'm not good enough for you?" said Shasta.<br />

"Be quiet, Shasta," said Bree. "<strong>The</strong> Tarkheena's question is quite reasonable. I'll vouch<br />

for the boy, Tarkheena. He's been true to me and a good friend. And he's certa<strong>in</strong>ly either<br />

a <strong>Narnia</strong>n or an Archenlander."<br />

"All right, then. Let's go together." But she didn't say anyth<strong>in</strong>g to Shasta and it was<br />

obvious that she wanted Bree, not him.<br />

"Splendid!" said Bree. "And now that we've got the water between us and those dreadful<br />

animals, what about you two humans tak<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong>f our saddles and our all hav<strong>in</strong>g a rest and<br />

hear<strong>in</strong>g one another's stories."<br />

Both the children unsaddled their horses and the horses had a little grass and Aravis<br />

produced rather nice th<strong>in</strong>gs to eat from her saddle-bag„ But Shasta sulked and said No<br />

thanks, and that he wasn't hungry. And he tried to put on what he thought very grand and<br />

stiff manners, but as a fisherman's but is not usually a good place for learn<strong>in</strong>g grand

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