Thus Aslan feasted the Narnians till long after the sunset had died away， and the stars had come out： and the great fire， now hotter but less noisy， shone like a beacon in the dark woods， and the frightened Telmarines saw it from far away and wondered what it might mean. The best thing of all about this feast was that there was no breaking up or going away， but as the talk grew quieter and slower， one after another would begin to nod and finally drop off to sleep with feet towards the fire and good friends on either side， till at last there was silence all round the circle， and the chattering of water over stone at the Ford of Beruna could be heard once more. But all night Aslan and the Moon gazed upon each other with joyful and unblinking eyes.
