It was a dreadful question. What had been the use of romising one another that they would not on any account et the Knight free， if they were now to do so the first time e happened to call upon a name they really cared about？ n the other hand， what had been the use of learning the gns if they weren’t going to obey them？ Yet could Aslan ave really meant them to unbind anyone.even a lunatic. ho asked it in his name？ Could it be a mere accident？ Or ow if the Queen of the Underworld knew all about the gns and had made the Knight learn this name simply in rder to entrap them？ But then， supposing this was the real gn？ They had muffed three already； they daren‘t muff the ourth.
“Oh， if only we knew！” said Jill.
“I think we do know，” said Puddleglum.
“Do you mean you think everything will come right if we o untie him？” said Scrubb.
“I don’t know about that，” said Puddleglum. “You see，slan didn‘t tell Pole what would happen. He only told her hat to do. That fellow will be the death of us once he’s up， shouldn‘t wonder. But that doesn’t let us off following the gn.”