Everyone crowded round him and welcomed him and praised him and slapped him on the back. Of course one single Dwarf could not make a very great difference， but it was somehow very cheering to have even one. The whole party brightened up. But Jill and Eustace didn’t stay bright for very long， for they were now yawning their heads off and too tired to think about anything but bed.
It was at the coldest hour of the night， just before dawn， that they got back to the Tower. If there had been a meal ready for them they would have been glad enough to eat， but the bother and delay of getting one was not to be thought of. They drank from a stream， splashed their faces with water， and tumbled into their bunks， except for Puzzle and Jewel who said they‘d be more comfortable outside. This perhaps was just as well， for a Unicorn and a fat， full. grown donkey indoors always make a room feel rather crowded.
