NowIsaidnothing，forthesimplereasonthat，havingsuchbigmattersonhand，althoughIwasalwaysfondofsport，Ididnotwishanyofustobeledoffaftertheselions。Thereisatimetohuntandatimetoceasefromhunting，anditseemedtome，exceptforthepurposesoffood，thatthisjourneyofourswasthelatter。However，asIexpected，OliverOrmeliterallyleapedattheidea。SodidHiggs，whooflatehadbeenpractisingwitharifleandbegantofancyhimselfashot。Heexclaimedloudlythatnothingwouldgivehimgreaterpleasure，especiallyashewassurethatlionswereinfactcowardlyandoverratedbeasts。
FromthatmomentIforebodeddisasterinmyheart。Still，IsaidI
wouldcometoo，partlybecauseIhadnotshotalionformanyadayandhadascoretosettlewiththosebeastswhich，itmayberemembered，nearlykilledmeontheMountainofMur，andpartlybecause，knowingthedesertandalsotheZeupeoplemuchbetterthaneithertheProfessororOrme，IthoughtthatImightpossiblybeofservice。
Sowefetchedourriflesandcartridges，towhichbyanafterthoughtweaddedtwolargewater-bottles，andateaheartybreakfast。Aswewerepreparingtostart，Shadrach，theleaderoftheAbaticamel-
drivers，thatmanwiththescarredfacewhowasnicknamedtheCat，cameuptomeandaskedmewhitherweweregoing。Itoldhim，whereonhesaid: