Eustace （unlike most boys） had never thought much of easure but he saw at once the use it would be in this new orld which he had so foolishly stumbled into through thepicture in Lucy‘s bedroom at home. “They don’t have any tax here，” he said， “And you don‘t have to give treasure to the government. With some of this stuff I could have quite a decent time here.perhaps in Calormen. It sounds the least phoney of these countries. I wonder how much I can carry？ That bracelet now.those things in it are probably diamonds.I’ll slip that on my own wrist. Too big， but not if I push it right up here above my elbow. Then fill my pockets with diamonds.that‘s easier than gold. I wonder when this infernal rain’s going to let up？” He got into a less uncomfortable part of the pile， where it was mostly coins， and settled down to wait. But a bad fright， when once it is over， and especially a bad fright following a mountain walk， leaves you very tired. Eustace fell asleep.
By the time he was sound asleep and snoring the others had finished dinner and became seriously alarmed about him. They shouted， “Eustace！ Eustace！ Coo.ee！” till they were hoarse， and Caspian blew his horn.