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What happened about the Statues
Butwheneveryonehadshouteduptohimtoexplainwhathadreallyhappened,andwhentheGianthadputhishandtohisearandgotthemtorepeatitallagainsothatatlastheunderstood,thenheboweddowntillhisheadwasnofurtheroffthanthetopofahaystackandtouchedhiscaprepeatedlytoAslan,beamingalloverhishonestuglyface.(GiantsofanysortarenowsorareinEnglandandsofewgiantsaregood-temperedthattentooneyouhaveneverseenagiantwhenhisfaceisbeaming.It’sasightwellworthlookingat.)
"Nowfortheinsideofthishouse!"saidAslan."Lookalive,everyone.Upstairsanddownstairsandinmylady’schamber!Leavenocornerunsearched.Youneverknowwheresomepoorprisonermaybeconcealed."
Andintotheinteriortheyallrushedandforseveralminutesthewholeofthatdark,horrible,fustyoldcastleechoedwiththeopeningofwindowsandwitheveryone’svoicescryingoutatonce,"Don’tforgetthedungeons-Giveusahandwiththisdoor!Here’sanotherlittlewindingstair-Oh!Isay.Here’sapoorkangaroo.CallAslan-Phew!Howitsmellsinhere-Lookoutfortrap-doors-Uphere!Thereareawholelotmoreonthelanding!"ButthebestofallwaswhenLucycamerushingupstairsshoutingout,
"Aslan!Aslan!I’vefoundMrTumnus.Oh,docomequick."
AmomentlaterLucyandthelittleFaunwereholdingeachotherbybothhandsanddancingroundandroundforjoy.Thelittlechapwasnonetheworseforhavingbeenastatueandwasofcourseveryinterestedinallshehadtotellhim.
ButatlasttheransackingoftheWitch’sfortresswasended.Thewholecastlestoodemptywitheverydoorandwindowopenandthelightandthesweetspringairfloodingintoallthedarkandevilplaceswhichneededthemsobadly.
