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throats．I never quite believed in the ghosts．But those two cowards you’ve just shot believed all right．They were more frightened of taking me to my death than I was of going！”
“Oh，”said Susan．“So that’s why they both ran away．”
“Eh？ What’s that？”said the Dwarf．
“They got away，”said Edmund．“To the mainland．”
“I wasn’t shooting to kill，you know，”said Susan．She would not have liked anyone to think she could miss at such a short range．
“Hm，”said the Dwarf．“That’s not so good．That may mean trouble later on．Unless they hold their tongues for their own sake．”
“What were they going to drown you for？”asked Peter．
“Oh，I’m a dangerous criminal，I am，”said the Dwarf cheerfully．“But that’s a long story．Meantime，I was wondering if perhaps you were going to ask me to breakfast？ You’ve no idea what an appetite it gives one，being executed．”
“There’s only apples，”said Lucy dolefully．
“Better than nothing，but not so good as fresh fish，”said th
