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“Used to it，is he ？ I don’t know what you’re talking about， I’m sure. I tell you what it is，Master Glimfeather；when I was a young Dwarf there used to be talking beasts and birds in this country who really could talk. There wasn’t all this mumbling and muttering and whispering. It wouldn’t have been tolerated for a moment. Not for a moment，Sir. Urnus，my trumpet please—”
A little Faun who had been standing quietly beside the Dwarf’s elbow all this time now handed him a silver eartrumpet. It was made like the musical instrument called a serpent，so that the tube curled right round the Dwarf’s neck. While he was getting it settled the Owl，Glimfeather，suddenly said to the children in a whisper：“My brain’s a bit clearer now. Don’t say anything about the lost Prince. I’ll explain later. It wouldn’t do，wouldn’t do， Tu-Whoo ！ Oh what a to-do ！”
“Now,”said the Dwarf，“if you have anything sensible to say，Master Glimfeather，try and say it. Take a deep breath and don’t attempt to speak too quickly.”
With help from the children，and in spite of a fit of coughing on the part of the Dwarf，Glimfeather explained that the strangers had been sent by Aslan to visit the court of Narnia. The Dwarf glanced quickly up at them with a new expression in his eyes.
“Sent by the Lion Himself，hey ？”he said. “And from— m’m—from that other Place—beyond the world’s end，hey ？”
“Yes，my lord,”bawled Eustace into the trumpet.
“Son of Adam and Daughter of Eve，hey ？ ”said the Dwarf. But people at Experiment House haven’t heard of Adam and Eve， so Jill and Eustace couldn’t answer this. But the Dwarf didn’t seem to notice.
“Well，my dears,”he said，taking first one and then the other by the hand and bowing his head a little. “You are very heartily welcome. If the good King，my poor Master，had not this very hour set sail for Seven Isles，he would have been glad of your coming. It would have brought back his youth to him for a moment—for a moment. And now，it is high time for supper. You shall tell me your business in full council tomorrow morning. Master Glimfeather，see that bedchambers and suitable clothes and all else are provided for these guests in the most honourable fashion. And—Glimfeather—in your ear—”
Here the Dwarf put his mouth close to the Owl’s head and， no doubt，intended to whisper：but，like other deaf people， he wasn’t a very good judge of his own voice，and both children heard him say，“See that they’re properly washed.”
After that，the Dwarf touched up his donkey and it set off towards the castle at something between a trot and a waddle（it was a very fat little beast），while the Faun，the Owl，and the children followed at a rather slower pace. The sun had set and the air was growing cool.
