“All the Beasts trembled at this story and some fainted right away. And of course the Ape followed it up. There， he says， see what Aslan does to those who don’t respect him. Let that be a warning to you all. And the poor creatures wailed and whined and said， it will， it will. So that in the upshot your Majesty‘s escape has not set them thinking whether you still have loyal friends to aid you， but only made them more afraid and more obedient to the Ape.”
“What devilish policy！” said Tirian. “This Ginger， then， is close in the Ape’s counsels.”
“It‘s more a question by now， Sire， if the Ape is in his counsels，” replied the Dwarf. “The Ape has taken to drinking， you see. My belief is that the plot is now mostly carried on by Ginger or Rishda.that’s the Calormene captain. And I think some words that Ginger has scattered among the Dwarfs are chiefly to blame for the scurvy return they made you. And I‘ll tell you why.
