¡¶THE SILVER CHAIR¡·


 CHAPTER ONE

    BE umn day and Jill Pole was crying behe gym.

    S going to be  a scory, so I stle as possible about Jills sc a  pleasant subject. It ;Co-educational,quot; a sc used to be called  a quot;mixed¡±

    sc  nearly so mixed as t. t boys and girls so do unately en or fifteen of t boys and girls liked best  s of t on opped in erm; but at t.  Or even if t expelled or puniseresting psyc for talked to t sort of to say to t   you became rate therwise.

    t umn day on ttle pat nearly  finisling, s. o her.

    quot;Cant you look w; said Jill Pole.

    quot;All rig; said t;you neednt start -quot; and ticed ;I say, Pole,¡±

    ;ws up?¡±

    Jill only made faces; t you make o say somet find t if you speak youll start crying again.

    quot;Its t; said to s.

    Jill nodded. to say anyt.

    th knew.

    quot;No;theres no good us all -¡±

    alk rature.  Jill suddenly fleo a temper (o errupted in a cry).

    quot;O; s;Nobody asked you to  come barging in, did to start telling us  you? I suppose you mean ime sucking up to  ttendance on them like you do.¡±

    quot;O; said tting do tting up again because t. unately ace Scrubb, but  a bad sort.

    quot;Pole!quot; ;Is t fair?  term? Didnt I stand up to Carter about t? And didnt I keep t about  Spivvins - under torture too? And didnt I -¡±

    quot;I d-dont kno care,quot; sobbed Jill.

    Scrubb sa s quite  and very sensibly offered .

    oo. Presently Jill began to see t.

    quot;Im sorry, Scrubb,quot; sly. quot;I  fair. You  - term.¡±

    quot;t last term if you can,quot; said Eustace. quot;I  c a little tick I was.¡±

    quot;ell, ly, you ; said Jill.

    quot;You t; said Eustace.

    quot;Its not only me,quot; said Jill. quot;Everyones been saying so. ticed  it. Eleanor Blakiston alking about it in our cerday. S  Scrubb kid. e unmanageable term. e so attend to .¡°

    Eustace gave a s Experiment  it ;attended toquot; by them.

    Bot for a moment. the laurel  leaves.

    quot; last term?quot; said Jill presently.

    quot;A lot of queer to me in t; said Eustace  mysteriously.

    quot; sort of t; asked Jill.

    Eustace didnt say anyte a long time. t;Look e t as muce anyt we?¡±

    quot;I kno; said Jill.

    quot;trust you.¡±

    quot;Dam good of you,quot; said Jill.

    quot;Yes, but terrific secret. Pole, I say, are you good at  believing t everyone ?¡±

    quot;Ive never ; said Jill, quot;but I think I would be.¡±

    quot;Could you believe me if I said Id been rig of tside  t hols?¡±

    quot;I  kno.¡±

    quot;ell, dont lets bot t told you Id been in  a place s and dragons - and  s of tales.quot; Scrubb felt terribly ahe face.

    quot; t; said Jill. S curiously shy.

    quot;t; said Eustace almost in a  - where before.¡±

    No talking in  easier to  believe. t  for t sigress):  quot;If I find youve been pulling my leg Ill never speak to you again; never,  never, never.¡±

    quot;Im not,quot; said Eustace. quot;I s. I shing.¡±

    ( sc;I s; But  Bibles  encouraged at Experiment house.)

    quot;All rig; said Jill, quot;Ill believe you.¡±

    quot;And tell nobody?¡±

    quot; do you take me for?¡±

    ted as t umn sky and   of all t  een-erm and till eleven o come) s;But after all,  t get there. Or can we?¡±

    quot;ts ; said Eustace. quot; Place, Someone said t ts my t ime, you see. I suppose t . Surely  t I o get  back? And I cant help wondering, can we - could we -?¡±

    quot;Do you mean, do someto make it happen?¡±

    Eustace nodded.

    quot;You mean ters  in it - and stand inside it - and recite charms and spells?¡±

    quot;ell,quot; said Eustace after  . quot;I believe t   of t. But no it comes to  t, Ive an idea t all t. I dont t  we could make  really, we can only  ask him.¡±

    quot;alking about?¡±

    quot;t Place,quot; said Eustace.

    quot; a curious name!¡±

    quot;Not ; said Eustace solemnly. quot;But lets get on.  It cant do any  asking. Lets stand side by side, like t  our arms in front of us hey did in Ramandus island -¡±

    quot;hose island?¡±

    quot;Ill tell you about t anotime. And  like us to face t. Lets see, w?¡±

    quot;I dont kno; said Jill.

    quot;Its an extraordinary t girls t ts of  the compass,¡±

    said Eustace.

    quot;You dont kno; said Jill indignantly.

    quot;Yes I do, if only you didnt keep on interrupting. Ive got it nos  t, facing up into ter me?  quot; ; asked Jill.

    quot;to say, of course,quot; ansace. quot;Now -¡±

    And ;Aslan, Aslan, Aslan!¡±

    quot;Aslan, Aslan, Aslan,quot; repeated Jill.

    quot;Please let us to -¡±

    At t moment a voice from ting  out, quot;Pole?

    Yes. I know wc?¡±

    Jill and Eustace gave one glance at eaceep, eart a speed . (Oo teac Experiment  learn mucin or t sort; but one did learn a  lot about getting aly whey were looking for one.)

    After about a minutes scramble topped to listen, and kne they were being followed.

    quot;If only t; said Scrubb as t on, and Jill  nodded. For at top of tone   on to open moor. t times   you may imagine ime kept people rying t so be unlocked it ting  outside t being seen.

    Jill and Eustace, no and very grubby from going along bent  almost double under ted up to t as  usual.

    quot;Its sure to be no good,quot; said Eustace ;O-o-o; For turned and the door opened.

    A moment before, bot to get t doorime, if by any c locked. But ood stock still. For e different from ed.

    ted to see to join tumn sky. Instead, a blaze of suns t poured t of a June day pours into a garage er on tter like beads and siness of Jills  tear-stained face.

    And t ainly did look like a different  . turf, smooter ting to and fro, t t t terflies.

    Alt  frig Scrubbs face and sa ened too.

    quot;Come on, Pole,quot; hless voice.

    quot;Can  back? Is it safe?quot; asked Jill.

    At t moment a voice sed from beeful little voice.  quot;No; it squeaked. quot;Everyone kno; It  one of t one of tale -bearers.

    quot;Quick!quot; said Scrubb. quot;nt get separated.quot; And  before se kne of England, out of our  Place.

    topped as suddenly as t is scantly te different sound all about t came from t turned out to be birds. tous noise, but it e take in at t , in spite of t of background of immense silence. t  silence, combined  be on top of a  very ain.

    Scrubb still aring  about t rees, rat bigger, greion.

    But as t grooget prevent one from seeing a long o t to left and rig urf, darting birds iness. t a  breat cool, brig .

    Rigrees: only blue sky. t straig speaking till suddenly Jill ;Look out!quot; and felt  the very edge of a cliff.

    Jill s. S mind in t standing on t;just as if I ;, s of his.

    e urned, she despised him.

    quot;s tter?quot; so s s afraid, sood very near t, a good deal nearer then she  looked down.

    S Scrubb e, for no  cliff in our o be compared  top of t cliff you knoo ttom. And t t, as far again, ten times as far, ty times  as far. And ance imagine little   mig first glance, be mistaken for s presently you realize t t  little  but te, puffy clouds ains. And at last, in bet your first glimpse  of ttom, so far a you cant make out er: farthem.

    Jill stared at it. t t perer all, sep  back afoot or so from t s like to for fear of  s care  s a  anyone for not liking  s again. But o move, s. o urned into putty. Everything was swimming before her eyes.

    quot; are you doing, Pole? Come back-blittle idiot!quot; sed  Scrubb. But o

    by noruggling on too frigo knoe en came back to  sc, at t, Scrubb errified scream,  ling to ths.

    Fortunately, sime to t sly coloured animal o t  roaring or snorting, but just blos  as steadily as a vacuum cleaner sucks in. Jill  o ture t sing steadily  ts body. Sill because s get up. Sing:  indeed, she wished

    s, but faints dont come for t last siny black speck floating aly  up rose, it also got fartime it op it  s sig. It  a great speed. Jill couldnt  ture at  away.

    So surned and looked at ture. It was a lion.

 CHAPTER TWO

    JILL IS GIVEN A tASK   It a glance at Jill to its feet and gave one last bloisfied s  turned and stalked sloo t.

    quot;It must be a dream, it must, it must,quot; said Jill to ;Ill .quot; But it , and s.

    quot;I do ; said Jill. quot;I dont  believe Scrubb kne it to bring me

    s not my fault  cliff. If   me alone ; t  Scrubb  into tears.

    Crying is all rigs s. But you o stop sooner  or later, and till o decide o do. opped, sy. S up. t silence except for one small, persistent  sound, ance a  almost sure it er.

    Jill got up and looked round  trees about t it mige close  . For all s be several lions. But   running er. S on tiptoes,  stealing cautiously from tree to tree, and stopping to peer round  every step.

    till t it  difficult to decide  and, sooner ted, so an open glade and saream, brigurf a  stones t alt of ter made en times  tier t rusood as still as if surned into stone,

    on tream lay the lion.

    It lay s s t in front of it, like  trafalgar Square. S once t it s eyes  looked straigo  and turned a kne think much of her.

    quot;If I run all be after me in a moment,quot; t Jill. quot;And if I go  on, I sraigo its mout; Anyake . ed, s be sure;  it seemed like  became so bad t s felt s mind  being eaten by tting a mouter first.

    quot;If youre ty, you may drink.¡±

    t y, come and drink,quot; and of course s Scrubb  animals talking in t ot it s lips move time, and t like a mans. It ronger; a sort of  did not make ened t it made ened in rat way.

    quot;Are you not ty?quot; said the Lion.

    quot;Im dying of t,quot; said Jill.

    quot;t; said the Lion.

    quot;May I - could I - would you mind going away w; said Jill.

    t its motionless bulk, s s as o move aside for her convenience.

    tream was driving ic.

    quot;ill you promise not to - do anyto me, if I do come?quot; said Jill.

    quot;I make no promise,quot; said the Lion.

    Jill y no,  noticing it, sep  nearer.

    quot;Do you eat girls?quot; she said.

    quot;I ies and realms,quot; said t didnt say t ing, nor as  if it   just said it.

    quot;I darent come and drink,quot; said Jill.

    quot;t,quot; said the Lion.

    quot;O; said Jill, coming anotep nearer. quot;I suppose I must go and  look for anotream then.¡±

    quot;tream,quot; said the Lion.

    It never occurred to Jill to disbelieve tern face could do t - and self up. It  to do, but s foro tream, knelt doer in  , most refreser sasted. You  didnt need to drink muc, for it quenc at once. Before sasted it  sending to make a das s t dangerous t up and stood till  from drinking.

    quot;Come ; said to. S bets  front paraigo its face. But s stand t for long; she  dropped her eyes.

    quot;; said t;he Boy?¡±

    quot;; said Jill, and added, quot;Sir.quot; S knoo call  sounded co call hing.

    quot;o do t, human Child?¡±

    quot;rying to stop me from falling, Sir.¡±

    quot;he edge, human Child?¡±

    quot;I was showing off, Sir.¡±

    quot;t is a very good ansime ttle less stern) quot;to Narnia. But your task  you have done.¡±

    quot;Please, ask, Sir?quot; said Jill.

    quot;task for w of your own world.¡±

    t;Its mistaking me for someone else,quot; s. S dare to tell t t into a  dreadful muddle unless she did.

    quot;Speak your t, ; said the Lion.

    quot;I ake? Because nobody  called me and Scrubb, you kno o - to Somebody - it  know - and per us in.

    And ;You  o me unless I o you,quot; said  the Lion.

    quot;t; said Jill.

    quot;I am. And noer olen from  prince  or   you seek t prince until eit  o tempt, or else gone back into your  own world.¡±

    quot;; said Jill.

    quot;I ell you, C; said t;t. First; as soon as tace sets foot in Narnia,  an old and dear friend.  greet t friend at once; if h  have good help.

    Second; you must journey out of Narnia to till you come to ty of t giants. ting on a stone in t  ruined city, and you must do ing tells you. Fourt prince  (if you find him)

    by t  person you  in your travels he name of Aslan.¡±

    As to  s;thank you very much. I see.¡±

    quot;C; said Aslan, in a gentler voice t used, quot;per see quite as  t step is to remember. Repeat to me, in  order, the four signs.¡±

    Jill tried, and didnt get te riged  till sly. ient  over t, o ask:  quot;Please, o get to Narnia?¡±

    quot;On my breat; said t;I o t of tace.¡±

    quot;Scime to tell  sign? But I suppose it   matter. If o go and speak to  he?¡±

    quot;You o spare,quot; said t;t is  once.

    Come. alk before me to the cliff.¡±

    Jill remembered very  if time to spare, t ;If I  made sucogetructions as ; s. So sold. It o t  be paws.

    But long before s anyand still. In a moment I , first, remember, remember, remember  to yourself range to you, let noturn your mind from folloain I o you clearly: I   often do so doo Narnia, take great care t it does not confuse  your mind. And t look at all as you expect  to look,  is ant to kno and pay no attention to appearances. Remember tters. And noer of Eve, farewell -¡±

    ter to  faded aogeto onis s  gold on t. Sting eets for a  terrible blast of lions breat tle t s even  noticed t at  air for  t below her.

    S frig it seemed to o do ing on tremely comfortable. S any er (if youve  learned to float really ifully   in t like  being in an aeroplane, because tion. If Jill   it more like t; only better.

    ake in for t time tain sain so   covered ;but I suppose all t sort of t in this world,¡±

    t Jill. t s s make out wing over land or sea, nor w speed s.

    quot;By Jove! t; said Jill suddenly. quot;Id better repeat t; S sill say tly. quot;So  ts all right,¡±

    s entment.

    quot;ell, I do declare,quot; said Jill to er, quot;Ive been  asleep. Fancy sleeping on air. I  before. I dont suppose ttle bit before me. Lets  see  looks like down below.¡±

    it looked like o be seen; but te t. quot;t be clouds,quot; s. quot;But far bigger t be getting lohis  sun.¡±

    tting into  t it ting lo kno girls in general) didnt t points of tting in  sravelling pretty nearly due .

    Staring at tly noticed t ttle dots of brig ;Its t; t Jill.  quot;I do believe t; And so t  rat some of t s knoer on, so see t ttle ness: little e big ocean  you could see it gro  sign s speed at  be land.

    Suddenly from  (for t  rigo ts cold,  fogginess. t took   s only for a moment. S blinking in t  and found . (Ser and ss and stockings and  pretty t  of day in England.) S loiced somet to ing, but ill travelled in total silence. No time, she noise of

    oo, sake about   of foam go up bet s before it ing nearer at a great pace. Sains far inland, and otains on . Sretcher sea noises.

    Suddenly t ao t above ter. A op came against  oe and a great splased up, drenco t. Noo t. to notice t sake tly coloured t it looked like an enormous  piece of jeotlements, banners fluttering in t t t  s sed and anding under a t of trees close  by t away from her, was Scrubb.

    t t was idy and generally  unimpressive ; I am!¡±

 CHAPTER THREE

    t made Scrubb look so dingy (and Jill too, if ster describe t once.

    t in tains tering in t, rose a many-tourreted castle; t beautiful castle Jill e marble and, moored to tall sle and  flag at t- as silver, along to  t of it, just ready to go on board, stood an old, old man. le of scarlet o s.  t of gold on e as o . ood straig you could see ery.

    Immediately in front of turned round to speak to tle co it, a little donkey: not mucriever. In t a fat  little ding  e different: it made tle bundle of fur and silk and velvet.  more y, remely large,  sic billiard ball in t light.

    Fartood  once kneo be tiers. t for t  , t ;   one in every five hings you never see  in our world.

    Fauns, satyrs, centaurs: Jill could give a name to tures of them.

    Doo. And t of animals s t  from tance, stood on t  quite apart from t, t. You could see by t talk and t as well as you could.

    quot;Golly!quot; t Jill. quot;So its true after all.quot; But next moment s;I ; For s noticed, on tskirts of ts and some people o at all.

    At t moment Aslan and to ten all about t half-hour.

    quot;Scrubb!quot; s;Scrubb, quick! Do you see  anyone you know?¡±

    quot;So youve turned up again, ; said Scrubb disagreeably (for , cant you? I  to listen.¡±

    quot;Dont be a fool,quot; said Jill. quot;t a moment to lose. Dont you see  some old friend  to go and speak to  once.¡±

    quot; are you talking about?quot; said Scrubb.

    quot;Its Aslan - t to,quot; said Jill despairingly. quot;Ive  seen him.¡±

    quot;O did he say?¡±

    quot; person you sa to speak to  once.¡±

    quot;ell, t know whis is Narnia.¡±

    quot;t you said youd been ; said Jill.

    quot;ell, you t hen.¡±

    quot;ell, I like t! You told me -¡±

    quot;For s  theyre saying.¡±

    to t Jill couldnt  , t deal. t:  but  sand very little of   people and places sooped doraig , sloeps, up tiers appeared to be greatly moved  by ure.  out, sounds of sobbing were ion.

    t off, trumpets sounded from t o, but Jill didnt see  t.)

    quot;No; said Scrubb, but  get any fart t moment  a large  - Jill t for a second t it e - came gliding  ted at . It  so big t it stood as high  as a good-sized dwarf.

    It blinked and peered as if it s tle on one side, and said in a soft, ing kind of voice:  quot;tu-wu-wwo?¡±

    quot;My names Scrubb, and t; said Eustace. quot;ould you mind telling  us where we are?¡±

    quot;In t tle of Cair Paravel.¡±

    quot;Is t t taken ship?¡±

    quot;too true, too true,quot; said ts big ;But  nobody kne me. I o notice you,  you flew.¡±

    quot;e  ; said Eustace in a low voice.

    quot;tu- its feat;t too muc quite myself till the suns down.¡±

    quot;And  to find t Prince,quot; said Jill, o get into tion.

    quot;Its t Ive  it,quot; said Eustace. quot; prince?¡±

    quot;You ter come and speak to t at once,quot; it said.  quot;ts rumpkin t; turned and  began leading ttering to itself, quot;u-o-do! I cant t. Its too early.¡±

    quot; is t; asked Eustace.

    quot;Caspian tent; said t in urned an extraordinary colour. S s anyt before sime to ask any  questions t gato drive back to tle. tiers ion, by ones and ttle knots, like people coming aching a game or a race.

    quot;tu-; said tooping dotle and  s beak near the Dwarfs ear.

    quot;s t?quot; said the Dwarf.

    quot;trangers, my lord,quot; said the Owl.

    quot;Rangers!  dye mean?quot; said t;I see two uncommonly grubby  man-cubs.

    do t?¡±

    quot;My names Jill,quot; said Jill, pressing forant business on whey had come.

    quot;t; said t could.

    quot;s t?quot; said t;t believe a  .  girls? ho killed em?¡±

    quot;Only one girl, my lord,quot; said t;her name is Jill.¡±

    quot;Speak up, speak up,quot; said t;Dont stand ttering in my ear. hos been killed?¡±

    quot;Nobodys been killed,quot; ed the Owl.

    quot;ho?¡±

    quot;NOBODY.¡±

    quot;All rig. You neednt s. Im not so deaf as all t.   do you mean by coming o tell me t nobodys been killed? hy should anyone have  been killed?¡±

    quot;Better tell ace,quot; said Scrubb.

    quot;tace, my lord,quot; ed t could.

    quot;Useless?quot; said tably. quot;I dare say  any reason  for bringing o court? hey?¡±

    quot;Not useless,quot; said t;EUStACE.¡±

    quot;Used to it, is  knoalking about, Im sure. I  tell you  is, Master Glimfeato be talking  beasts and birds in try  all ttering and  olerated for a moment. Not for a moment,  Sir. Urnus, my trumpet please -¡±

    A little Faun ly beside time no. It rument  called a serpent, so t tube curled rigting  it settled to t;My brains a bit clearer no say anyt t Prince.  Ill explain later. It  do,  do, tu- a to-do!¡±

    quot;No; said t;if you o say, Master  Glimfeatry and say it. take a deep breat attempt to speak too quickly.¡±

    ite of a fit of coug  of t trangers  by Aslan to visit  t of Narnia. t th a new expression in his  eyes.

    quot;Sent by t; ;And from mm - from t othe worlds end, hey?¡±

    quot;Yes, my lord,quot; baace into trumpet.

    quot;Son of Adam and Daug; said t people at  Experiment  ace couldnt ans t seem to notice.

    quot;ell, my dears,quot; aking first one and ttle. quot;You are very ily er,  t sail for Seven Isles,  . And no  is ime for supper. You sell me your business in full council tomorrow  morning.

    Master Glimfeat bedcable clots in t her - in  your ear -¡±

    o t,  intended to  a very good judge of ;See t theyre properly washed.¡±

    After t, touc set off tole at sometrot and a   little beast),  and the air  was growing cool.

    t across to te of Cair Paravel, yard.  Lig  and from  a more complicated mass of buildings straigo t deligo look after Jill. S mucaller t obviously full groo be moss in it. S Jill  to a round room in one of turrets, -smelling  ed roof. t into trange land of Narnia, and  Jill sa still glo mountains. It made  ures and feel sure t the beginning.

    on t  for  not only felt nice, but looked  nice and smelled nice and made nice sounds  of t exciting  serrupted by a bang on the door.

    quot;Come in,quot; said Jill. And in came Scrubb, also bat  look as if .

    quot;O last,quot; o a c;Ive been trying to find you for ever so long.¡±

    quot;ell, no;I say, Scrubb, isnt it all simply too  exciting and scrumptious for ; Sten all about t  Prince for t.

    quot;Os ?quot; said Scrubb: and ter a pause,  quot;I wiso goodness wed never come.¡±

    quot;h?¡±

    quot;I cant bear it,quot; said Scrubb. quot;Seeing t.

    Its - its frightful.¡±

    quot;  do you?¡±

    quot;O understand. No I come to t, you couldnt. I  didnt tell you t t time from ours.¡±

    quot;how do you mean?¡±

    quot;time you spend  take up any of our time. Do you see? I  mean, ill get back to Experiment  t  it -¡±

    quot;t  be much fun.¡±

    quot;O keep interrupting. And ell ime is going  mig  all to me, but,  like a fool, I forgot about it. And noly its been about seventy years Narnian  years - since I was . Do you see now? And I come back and find Caspian an old, old  man.¡±

    quot;t; said Jill. A  ruck her.

    quot;I s; said Scrubb miserably. quot;About as good a  friend as a c time o see t old man e beard, and to remember Caspian as ured t  - os  frigs han coming back and finding him dead.¡±

    quot;O up,quot; said Jill impatiently. quot;Its far  Sign.quot; Of course Scrubb did not understand told   ion ask of finding t  prince whem.

    quot;So you see,quot; s;you did see an old friend, just as Aslan said,  and you ougo o  once. And nohe very beginning.¡±

    quot;But o kno; said Scrubb.

    quot;If youd only listened to me o tell you, wed be all rig;  said Jill.

    quot;Yes, and if you  played t cliff and jolly  nearly murdered me - all rig again as often as I like, so  keep your oget to do.¡±

    quot;I suppose  person you sa; said Jill. quot;You must  see anyone else first?¡±

    quot;I e before you,quot; said Scrubb. quot;  time: time you lost.¡±

    quot;Dont be a perfect beast, Scrubb,quot; said Jill. quot;s t?¡±

    It le bell ringing for supper, and t looked like  turning into a first-rate quarrel ite by time.

    Supper in t le  splendid tace   sea and kneesy of t heir  own land.

    trumpeters and kettledrums. t er to t and nuts, and all manner of  drinks. Even Eustace  cted t it ;somet;. And  came forruck up tale of Prince  Cor and Aravis and tells of an  adventure t er ime to tell it no is  h hearing.)

    airs to bed, ya;I bet onig;; for it  stle anyone knoo o t.

 CHAPTER FOUR

    A PARLIAMENt OF OLS   It is a very funny t take  about getting to bed; especially if you are lucky enougo   s even start undressing unless s do of t first.  And once s do to get up again. So  five times, quot;I must go to bedquot;, led by a tap on the window.

    S up, pulled tain, and at first sa darkness. tarted backself against  tap on t did so. A very unpleasant idea came  into ;Suppose t motry! Ug; But time s sure s t tapping noise. quot;Its some ; t Jill. quot;Could it be an eagle?quot; S very muc a visit even from an eagle, but s.  Instantly,   Jill o step back to make room for  it. It he Owl.

    quot;u-;Dont make a noise. No about  to do?¡±

    quot;About t Prince, you mean?quot; said Jill. quot;Yes,  to be.quot; For  noen during  ting and story-telling in the hall.

    quot;Good!quot; said t;time to e.

    You must get ater c clot on sometravel in. Ill be back in tu- ing for an  answer, he was gone.

    If Jill o adventures, s ed t to ing idea of a midnig o ser and ss t of ts   in t cloak t came doo ;just t rains,quot; s), a feed.

    Sting sleepy again wurned.

    quot;No; it said.

    quot;Youd better lead t; said Jill. quot;I dont kno.¡±

    quot;tu-;ere not going tle. t  ride on me. e shall fly.¡±

    quot;O; said Jill, and stood  muc;S I be too heavy for you?¡±

    quot;tu-  out t lamp first.¡±

    As soon as t, t of t ood on to to climb on to   fat body and get ig beautifully   but to ;I  Jill. And just as s t air, rather cool  and damp, was flying in her face.

    It ed, and t, one  patcery silver srees black. tain amount of  rain was coming soon.

    t tle  over it, nort se reflection of ter beneat soon try.

    t somet see.

    quot;O, please!quot; said Jill. quot;Dont jerk like t. You nearly threw me  off.¡±

    quot;I beg your pardon,quot; said t;I  nabbing a bat. taining, in a small tle bat. Sch you  one?¡±

    quot;No, t; said Jill h a shudder.

    tle lo o time to see t it oly  ruinous to of ivy on it, s -  of t into a dark place inside top of to y inside

    and, t she Owls back, she knew (as one usually  does somehow)

    t it e croion quot;tu voice said:  quot;Is t you, Pole?¡±

    quot;Is t you, Scrubb?quot; said Jill.

    quot;No; said Glimfeat;I t us   of owls.¡±

    quot;tu-s t to do,quot; said  several voices.

    quot;,quot; said Scrubbs voice. quot;t to say  first.¡±

    quot;Do, do, do,quot; said t;Fire ahead.¡±

    quot;I suppose all you c; said Scrubb, quot;I suppose you all  kno King Caspian tento tern end of t journey:  sounds o believe, but people dont gro t I  to say is t  Im t of o of plot against to do .¡±

    quot;tu-; said the owls.

    quot;s it all about t; said Scrubb.

    quot;Its only t; said Glimfeat;t if t, trumpkin, o look for t Prince,  let you start. hed  keep you under lock and key sooner.¡±

    quot;Great Scott!quot; said Scrubb. quot;You dont mean t trumpkin is a traitor? I  used to  about  sea. Caspian - trusted  ely.¡±

    quot;O; said a voice. quot;trumpkins no traitor. But more ty  cs, centaurs, good giants, and all sorts)  one time or anot out  to look for t Prince, and none of t last t going to  Narnians destroyed in to go.¡±

    quot;But surely  us go,quot; said Scrubb. quot; me.¡±

    (quot;Sent bot; put in Jill.)

    quot;Yes,quot; said Glimfeat;I t trumpkin ick to true as steel, but  and very peppery. You could never make  t be time for  making an exception to the rule.¡±

    quot;You migake some notice of us, because ;But  come trying to teach  me, Sir.

    Crabs and crumpets!¡°

    tated trumpkins voice rater all round. to see t t about  trumpkin as people feel at sc some crusty teactle afraid  of and everyone makes fun of and nobody really dislikes.

    quot;o be a; asked Scrubb.

    quot;If only ; said Glimfeat;You see, tely t Aslan erebint tempt before o see Aslan face to face again,  and ask  er  , if  meet Aslan in terebint, to Seven Isles and Lone Islands -  and on and on. alks about it, but en t voyage to  t of s s to go there again.¡±

    quot;ting for o come back?quot; said Jill.

    quot;No, no good,quot; said t;O a to-do! If only you the Prince.¡±

    Jill kept quiet at ting enoug to  tell all t  is, tered  under ;ell, it  my fault,quot; before saying out loud:  quot;Very  it. But t one t to kno, as you call it, is all fair and above board  and means no misc o be so jolly secret- meeting in a ruin in dead  of nig?¡±

    quot;tu-;?  except at night?¡±

    quot;You see,quot; explained Glimfeat;most of tures in Narnia ural s. t (ug to

    be asleep. And, as a result, at nigupid t you  cant get a  of t into t of meeting at sensible   to talk about things.¡±

    quot;I see,quot; said Scrubb. quot;ell nos get on. tell us all about t  Prince.quot; t Glimfeated tory.

    About ten years ago, it appeared, w, s of Narnia.

    t t t ing. In t of to a pleasant  glade ed and ate  and drank and er a time t sleepy, and t of ty  a little ales and laug not   serpent came out of tung t and  ruso er it  , s   it glided ao t  come at it. So urned to  her.

    But t t glance of  no po be trying o tell  s speak clearly and, . It en minutes since  t heard her cry.

    to Cair Paravel, and sterly  mourned by Rilian and by t lady,  tars floer t, ing for t venomous o kill it and  be avenged.

    No one remarked mucired and distraug about a monter t all day,  bear tiers ain on t great voyage to t parts of th.

    One evening Drinian said to t;Your  soon give over  seeking true vengeance on a less brute as t be on a  man. You ; t;My Lord, I   forgotten t; Drinian asked  ;My lord,quot; said t;I   beautiful

    t ; quot;Fair Prince,quot; said Drinian, quot;of your courtesy  let me ride omorro I also may see t; quot;it;  said Rilian.

    time on t day t gallop into ted at t same fountain w  h.

    Drinian t it strange t t place of all  places, to linger in. And ted till it came to  noon Drinian  looked up and sa beautiful lady ood at tain and said no  beckoned to to all and great, s as  green as poison. And tared at  of s. But  suddenly t urned to Cair Paravel. It stuck  in Drinians mind t this shining green woman was evil.

    Drinian doubted very muc not to tell ture to  t tle ale-bearer and so ongue.  But after alone. t nig back, and from t race of  nor hing else was  ever found.

    tterness of   to Caspian and said, quot;Lord  King, slay me speedily as a great traitor: for by my silence I royed your son.quot;  And old ory. t up a battle-axe and ruso kill ood still as a stock for t , quot;I  my queen and my  son: s; And , and t broken.

    Sucory of Rilian. And ;I bet t  serpent and t he same person.¡±

    quot;true, true, ; ed the owls.

    quot;But  t; said Glimfeat;because no  bones -¡±

    quot;e kno; said Scrubb. quot;Aslan told Pole ill alive  somewhere.¡±

    quot;t almost makes it ; said t o;It means s Narnia. Long, long ago, at te itc of th and bound our land in snow and ice for a  hundred years.

    And he same crew.¡±

    quot;Very ; said Scrubb. quot;Pole and I  to `Find this Prince.  Can you help us?¡±

    quot;; asked Glimfeather.

    quot;Yes,quot; said Scrubb. quot;e kno to go nort  to reac city.¡±

    At ter tu- and ruffling tarted speaking at once.  t t go  Prince quot;Youd  to travel by day, and  to  travel by night,¡±

    t;It  do,  do.quot; One or t even  o  nearly so dark as it  t e long enoug, tion  of a journey to ty of giants seemed to s of t Glimfeat;If t to go t o Ettinsmoor -  take to one  of them much.¡±

    quot;true, true. Do,quot; said the owls.

    quot;Come on, t; said Glimfeat;Ill take one. ake t must be done tonight.¡±

    quot;I ; said another owl.

    quot;Are you ready?quot; said Glimfeato Jill.

    quot;I t; said Scrubb.

 CHAPTER FIVE

    PUDDLEGLUM   JILL.  began serribly and no all pleased at being  finding y belfry sort of place,  completely dark, and almost completely full of oo set off for somely, for bed - on the Owls  back.

    quot;O; said Scrubbs voice. quot;After all, it is an  adventure.¡±

    quot;Im sick of adventures,quot; said Jill crossly.

    S to climb on to Glimfeated coldness of t  o t. tars. Far beed less, in one of to made o be back in t deligc on t   tightly round her.

    It o tle distance ao one anot; sound tired,quot; t Jill.  S realize t  adventures in t  to rengtern Seas  h King Caspian.

    Jill o pinco keep a t, siffly off Glimfeat ground. A co be in a place  trees. quot;tu-wu- whoo!¡±

    Glimfeat;ake up, Puddleglum. ake up. It is on the Lions  business.¡±

    For a long time t  appeared and began to come nearer. it came a voice.

    quot;O said. quot; is it? Is t a flood? Or dragons?¡±

    reac turned out to be t of a large lantern.  Stle of t. o be all legs and arms. talking to  soo tired to listen. Sried  to o  ser, sooner or later, sooping to enter a lo and ;t we can do. Youll lie cold and oo, I  s wonder.

    ont sleep a  likely; even if t a torm or a  flood or t fall doop of us all, as Ive kno make  t of it -quot; But s asleep before the voice had ended.

    e next morning t trariangular opening let in t.

    quot;; asked Jill.

    quot;In t; said Eustace.

    quot;A w?¡±

    quot;A Mars ask me  is. I couldnt see it last nigting up. Lets go and look for it.¡±

    quot;ly one feels after sleeping in ones clot; said Jill, sitting  up.

    quot;I  t  to o dress,quot; said Eustace.

    quot;Or  Scrubb  up, yahe same.

    tside e unlike t of Narnia t flat plain o countless little  islands by countless cer. times t an acre in  extent.

    Clouds of birds antly aligterns,  in ted about, but all at a good distance from one anot for t several miles  to t of t a tree in sig marsretco lo tang in t direction t to tioned   mars  its loneliness. t ts rise.

    quot; to, I ; said Jill.

    quot;t; said Scrubb, as if ;I expect- must be ; And tting o t fifty yards a first  because  so still.

    quot;I suppose ter go and speak to ; said Jill. Scrubb nodded. t a little nervous.

    As turned its ig mouted  like a steeple,  brim. t could be called  rat tiny reeds.  once t ook a serious view of  life.

    quot;Good morning, Guests,quot; ;t mean it   probably turn to rain or it mig  get any sleep, I dare say.

    quot;Yes ; said Jill. quot;e .¡±

    quot;A; said t;I see youre making t of a bad job.

    ts rig up, you o put  a good face on things.¡±

    quot;Please,  kno; said Scrubb.

    quot;Puddleglums my name. But it doesnt matter if you forget it. I can alell you again.¡±

    t do mucaller t men  wer.   him.

    quot;Im trying to catco make an eel ste; said  Puddleglum.

    quot;t  get any. And you  like them  much if I do.¡±

    quot;?quot; asked Scrubb.

    quot;s not in reason t you s of victuals, t youll put a bold face on it. All tcry to ligrying -! t  may be .

    You could lig inside t all t it outside, and t it out. inder-box.

    You  kno, I expect.¡±

    But Scrubb  sort of t adventure. togeto tly dry) and  succeeded in ligy. t  and took care of it  channel.

    After t so t a good deal  fres very hungry.

    Presently te of ation of  catc a  big pot on, mended t range,   of tobacco (some people say t iced t all. It trickled out of ted along t. It  Scrubb  coughing.

    quot;No; said Puddleglum. quot;take a mortal long time to cook,  and eit faint tle girl - but  Id better not tell

    you t story. It migs, and ts a to keep your minds off your alk about our plans.¡±

    quot;Yes, do lets,quot; said Jill. quot;Can you o find Prince Rilian?¡±

    till t possible. quot;ell, I dont kno youd call it ; ;I  dont kno anyone can exactly  stands to reason  likely to get very  far on a journey to t at time of ter coming on soon and  all. And an early er too, by t you mustnt let t make you  down-ed.

    Very likely, ains, and rivers to cross, and  losing our  to noto eat, and sore feet,  get far enougo do any good,  far enoug to get back in a  hurry.¡±

    Boticed t ;;, not quot;youquot;, and bot  t. quot;Are you coming h us?¡±

    quot;O as  suppose s; and  y coug. trumpkin. . And youll  find t after terrible dry summer. And I s tacked us. Mark my words.¡±

    quot;And art?quot; said Scrubb.

    quot;ell,quot; said t;all t  looking for Prince Rilian started from t same fountain ly. And as none of t exactly  say  on.¡±

    quot;eve got to start by finding a ruined city of giants,quot; said Jill. quot;Aslan  said so.¡±

    quot;Got to start by finding it, ; ans;Not alloo  start by looking for it, I suppose?¡±

    quot;ts , of course,quot; said Jill. quot;And t-¡±

    quot;Yes, w; said Puddleglum very drily.

    quot;Doesnt anyone kno; asked Scrubb.

    quot;I dont kno Anyone,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;And I  say I

    Ruined City. You  start from tain, to go  across Ettinsmoor. ts s any direction as most people and I never got to any ruins, so I  deceive  you.¡±

    quot;tinsmoor?quot; said Scrubb.

    quot;Look over t; said Puddleglum, pointing ;See  ts of cliff? ts ttinsmoor. But t and us; the river Shribble. No bridges, of course.¡±

    quot;I suppose , t; said Scrubb.

    quot;ell, it ; admitted the Marsh-wiggle.

    quot;Per people on Ettinsmoor ; said  Jill.

    quot;Youre rig meeting people,quot; said Puddleglum.

    quot; sort of people live t; she asked.

    quot;Its not for me to say t all rig; ans;If you like their way.¡±

    quot;Yes, but ; pressed Jill. quot;tures  in try.

    I mean, are t?¡±

    tle. quot;P; ;Dont you kno told you. ts.¡±

    Jill  to ;I bet ; t made her feel braver.

    quot;told me long ago,quot; said Scrubb - quot;t time  en ts in ribute.¡±

    quot;ts true enoug; said Puddleglum. quot;t peace .  As long as ay on our o do us any ill, t get near any of  t t seen, its just possible we mig a long way.¡±

    quot;Look ; said Scrubb, suddenly losing emper, as people so easily  do ;I dont believe t; any more t. I  dont t us if ttle c.¡±

    e expected to give  ;ts t, Scrubb. ts to talk. Put a good face on it. But o be very careful about our tempers, seeing all times ogether.

    ont do to quarrel, you kno any rate, dont begin it too soon. I knohese

    expeditions usually end t   t-¡±

    quot;ell, if you feel its so ; interrupted Scrubb, quot;I tter stay behind.

    Pole and I can go on alone, cant we, Pole?¡±

    quot;S up and dont be an ass, Scrubb,quot; said Jill ily, terrified lest  take  his word.

    quot;Dont you lose , Pole,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;Im coming, sure and  certain. Im not going to lose an opportunity like t  Im too flig take life seriously enoug once, t a times. Puddleglum, togetoo full of bobance and bounce and s. Youve got to learn t life  isnt all fricasseed frogs and eel pie. You  someto sober you do.  ere only saying it for your os  as ers beginning, looking for a Prince t  probably isnt ty t no one  t doesnt steady a c kno; And ogetalking of going to a party or a pantomime. quot;And no; ;lets see ting on.¡±

    t believe t t, and  it ;s food for ; er tea, in tins (as youve  seen men  tle. , but t  it very nasty.

    t of t in preparations for an early start tomorrow  morning.

    Puddleglum, being far t, said s,  of bacon rolled up inside to carry t, and tinder-box. Scrubb o carry bot  to ing   under Caspian)  bo rings, and bad lig  eitting anyt t out for   Cair Paravel, but Jill o be content  t as soon as tarted sparring t;Ahere you are.

    I t as mucs ; t up.

    All t to bed early in time t. t er saying, quot;Youd better try for  some sleep, you

    t t I suppose any of us onig; instantly   off into sucinuous snore t,  got to sleep, s about road-drills and erfalls and being in express trains in tunnels.

 CHAPTER SIX

    tE LANDS OF t about nine oclock next morning t epping-stones. It   above hern bank.

    About fifty yards ao teeply, and often in cliffs.

    quot;I suppose ts our ; said Scrubb, pointing left and  to  the Marsh-wiggle shook his  head.

    quot;ts mainly live along t gorge,quot; ;You migreet to tter straigs  a bit steep.¡±

    t ten minutes  stood panting at top. t a longing look back at turned to t, lonely moor stretc  t must be ts gorge and did not muc looking in t direction. t out.

    It er sunlig deeper into ts and  see an occasional ed in t  and a drink in a little ream, Jill o feel t s  enjoy adventures after all, and said so.

    quot;e  ,quot; said the Marsh-wiggle.

    alks after t  - like scer break or railer crains - never go on as t out again,  Jill noticed t t, more uprig ttle towers of rock.  And w funny shey were!

    quot;I do believe,quot; t Jill, quot;t all tories about giants mig  t one, no  imagine t top oo big for t it   busuff - I suppose its s, really - e  on eace like ears. t ts  would s. And - o-o-o-h! -¡±

    . taking it; s turn its  a glimpse of t, stupid,  puffcs, not rocks. ty or fifty of tanding  on ttom of ting on t as men migand leaning on a er breakfast.

    quot;Keep straig; oo. quot;Dont  look at tever you do, dont run. ter us in a moment.¡±

    So t on, pretending not to s. It  te of a s. t look angry - or kind or interested at all. t travellers.

    t came ling t ty paces ay feet behind.

    quot;Are t us?quot; asked Scrubb.

    quot;No,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;ed be a good deal safer if trying to  t - t cairn over to t. t  it, you knos  safe enougs. t fine mornings. About to understand.¡±

    It o ts, and tones, some of e apart from t and sound of to scare anyone.  Jill tried not to look at them.

    After about ty-five minutes ts apparently  an end to t it is not pleasant to be s. tormed and jeered at one anot  ty syllables eac, clumsy stone   t ter who

    ung  upid t ly te later. ts   t doo cry.  do you sa Jill could  babies even after the place was a mile  behind.

    t nigo make t of ts by sleeping back to back. (ts on top.) But it able if only t  er on  and fart t c all.

    travelled across Ettinsmoor for many days, saving t, of course, talking birds) . Jill ratace for being able to s;   on less streams on t of er. Jill t t ,  it never tells you  is plucking and cleaning dead birds,  and  makes your fingers. But t t t s. One giant sa er and stumped a his own  business.

    About tentry co teep slope into a  different, and grimmer, land. At ttom of try of ains, dark precipices, stony valleys, ravines so deep and narro  one could not see far into t poured out of eco plunge  sullenly into black depto say, it  a  sprinkling of snoant slopes.

    quot;But t ; he  added.

    It took time to reac of top of t a river running belo to  east. It  erfalls. t sood.

    quot;t side of it is,quot; said Puddleglum, quot;t if ting dohe river.¡±

    quot; about t?quot; said Scrubb suddenly, pointing upstream to t.  t ting - a bridge. And oo! It op to cliff-top;  and t arcops as t Pauls is  above treet.

    quot; must be a giants bridge!quot; said Jill.

    quot;Or a sorcerers, more likely,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;eve got to look out for  encments in a place like ts a trap. I tll turn into mist and  melt a .¡±

    quot;O be suc blanket,quot; said Scrubb. quot; it be a proper bridge?¡±

    quot;Do you ts ?¡±

    said Puddleglum.

    quot;But mig it  by ots?quot; said Jill. quot;I mean, by  giants  t city

    track - to ty!¡±

    quot;ts a real brain-; said Scrubb. quot;It must be t. Come on.¡±

    So turned and  to t, it  certainly seemed solid enougones  Stone  rade ly been covered races remained; mouldering faces and forms of giants, minotaurs, squids,  centipedes, and dreadful gods. Puddleglum still didnt trust it, but ed to cross  it he children.

    to t stones , leaving  belo.

    And t, t gre  ting. It seemed to she bridge.

    op and could look do looked like t giant road stretco t of tains. Many stones of its pavement c remained. And riding to ancient road wo people of normal grown-up human size.

    quot;Keep on. Move to; said Puddleglum. quot;Anyone you meet in a place  like t to be an enemy, but nt let think were  afraid.¡±

    By time tepped off to trangers e close. One   on his spear.

    te  you ed to  kiss its nose and give it a lump of sugar at once. But ttering dress of dazzling green, ill.

    quot;Good day, t-r-r-avellers,quot; s in a voice as s as test birds song, trilling fully. quot;Some of you are young pilgrims to e.¡±

    quot;ts as may be, Maam,quot; said Puddleglum very stiffly and on his guard.

    quot;ere looking for ty of ts,quot; said Jill.

    quot;ty?quot; said t;t is a strange place to be  seeking.  ?¡±

    quot;eve got to -quot; began Jill, but Puddleglum interrupted.

    quot;Begging your pardon, Maam. But  kno c  kno talk to strangers about  our business, if you dont mind. Stle rain soon, do you think?¡±

    t, most musical laug;ell,  c; s;you  Ill be free en isy Ruinous, but never met any o tle of le giants.  t, and courteous as ttinsmoor are fooliso all beastliness. And in  idings of ty Ruinous, but certainly you ss. You o er t t, to tarry certain days for your ease and  refres. teaming bat beds, and brig and t and trong able four times in a day.¡±

    quot;I say!quot; exclaimed Scrubb. quot;ts somethink of sleeping in a  bed again.¡±

    quot;Yes, and  bat; said Jill. quot;Do you to  stay? e dont knohem, you see.¡±

    quot;Only tell t; ans;t Sle salutes  t tumn Feast.¡±

    quot;O; said Jill and Scrubb.

    quot;But ; said t;On  to too late. For t tes a fe is tom of tle t to none w,  how hard so ever he knock.¡±

    to  took off eeple- and boiffly. t Knigarted  clatter of hoofs.

    quot;ell!quot; said Puddleglum. quot;Id give a good deal to kno you expect to meet in tland, is so no good, Ill be bound.¡±

    quot;O!quot; said Scrubb. quot;I t s  meals and warm rooms. I do  a long way off.¡±

    quot;Same ; said Jill. quot;And  sious dress. And the  horse!¡±

    quot;All t; said Puddleglum, quot;I  her.¡±

    quot;I o ask  ; said Jill. quot;But  tell  us?¡±

    quot;Yes,quot; said Scrubb. quot;And . Didnt you  like them?¡±

    quot;t; said t;hem? I only saw one.¡±

    quot;Didnt you see t?quot; asked Jill.

    quot;I sa of armour,quot; said Puddleglum. quot; he speak?¡±

    quot;I expect ; said Jill. quot;Or per s to look at en to her lovely voice. Im sure I would if I was him.¡±

    quot;I ; remarked Puddleglum, quot;ed up t  and looked inside.¡±

    quot; all,quot; said Scrubb. quot;t could  be inside it except a man?¡±

    quot; a skeleton?quot; asked tly c;Or per; ert, quot;not all. I mean, nothing you  could see.

    Someone invisible.¡±

    quot;Really, Puddleglum,quot; said Jill ;you do   horrible ideas.

    hem all?¡±

    quot;O; said Scrubb. quot;ing t, and  s t tle Giants and get on to harfang as  quickly as we can.

    I wis is.¡±

    And no of told: not t Jill and Scrubb  been sparring and snapping at eac t really serious disagreement. Puddleglum didnt   to go to  all.   knos idea of being  quot;gentlequot; mig, anyaying s,  gentle or oted over campfires, and o sleep on, ely dead set to visit tle Giants. In to do so, but only  on one condition. t give an absolute promise t, unless  tell tle Giants t t t on.

    After t talk

    place try tle o camp in, as tony, and made your feet sore by day and  every bit of you sore by night.

    In tever tended by telling t  ual effect on t not beds and bat meals and  o get indoors. talked about Aslan, or even about t prince, noing to  and morning. So   first, t soo tired, but s all about it. And t ed t time at  really made th Puddleglum.

    At last ternoon to a place  and dark fir  tains. Before te, rocky plain:  beyond it, furtains capped  betains rose a loisop.

    quot;Look! Look!quot; cried Jill, and pointed across t s. Lig  moonlig a ed windows. If you , for weeks, you will and .

    quot;; cried Scrubb and Jill in glad, excited voices; and quot;;  repeated Puddleglum in a dull, gloomy voice. But ;; and  he bow

    off  do goose. It oo late to t day. But t meal and a fire, and  started t er t, t greterly cold, and s iff .

    quot;Never mind!quot; said Jill, stamping . quot; batonight!¡±

 CHAPTER SEVEN

    tRANGE tRENC  of a day. Over ; blo, a  felt as if it ake your skin off.  doo t t of t road o pick t broken stones and bet, it oo cold for a  .

    At about ten oclock t tiny snoering dotled on Jills arm. ten minutes later te ty minutes  ticeably eady snoorm,   to last all day,  they  could hardly see.

    In order to understand  keep on remembering tle ted ted  all. It ion of seeing t few paces a, you o screw up  your eyes.

    Needless to say, t talking.

    of t a glimpse of  no one  did. All  in front of t   four feet y in  jumping onto top of it, and  y  business for  t for e deep on tiff climb - Jill fell once - up very roug a o a second ledge. toget quite irregular  intervals.

    As truggled on to taking t  t t top of t ill noer;  te  as flat on top as it ance: a great level tableland ore  across

    resistance. In most places till  all, for t catc up off ts and clouds, and  in t little eddies of sno as you sometimes see t as smoot to make matters   imes  divided it up into squares and oblongs. All to be climbed; to five feet in  and  a couple of yards ts; and after eaco a  drift and got .

    Fig ableland - t t looked vaguely like factory c, a raig to be. But s at all interested and didnt give t. t about  harfang.

    Suddenly s five feet, and found o o a dark, narro to  of her.

    er stom. So be in a  kind of trenc t  t ticed  of trenc ticed urally, t he edge.

    quot;Are you , Pole?quot; sed Scrubb.

    quot;Bot ; sed Puddleglum.

    Jill stood up and explained t s, but to .

    quot; is it youve fallen into?quot; asked Scrubb.

    quot;Its a kind of trenc mig;  said Jill. quot;It runs quite straight.¡±

    quot;Yes, by Jove,quot; said Scrubb. quot;And it runs due nort a sort  of road? If it  of t of sno ttom?¡±

    quot; all bloop, I suppose.¡±

    quot; her on?¡±

    quot;; said Jill. S up and renc before s turned so t. Sed tion back to thers.

    quot;s round t; asked Scrubb.

    No  Jill  ty passages and  dark places underground, or even nearly underground, t Scrubb  tention of going round t corner alone; especially s just t of place t migo a  dragons cave. And in a giant country, t be giant eart beetles.¡±

    quot;I dont t goes anyw; said Jill, coming ily back.

    quot;Im jolly o ; said Scrubb. quot; do you mean by  any; So  dorencoo  by noo bot being a bit ter) and t Jill and, t say anyt sure t . So s took care not to get in front of him.

    It proved, ing exploration. t round t -urn and straigraigo t. quot;ts no good,quot; said Scrubb, glancing do-urn, quot;t aking us back - sout;  straig once more, in a feeps, turn to t. But time trenco a dead end.

    quot;No good,quot; grunted Scrubb. Jill lost no time in turning and leading turned to t fallen in, ty in pulling t.

    But it o be out on top again. Dos of  trenc begun to to see clearly and  breat sing. It e misery to come back  into t did seem  moment  for saying:  quot;Are you still sure of ts t to be  after, now?¡±

    quot;O; said Pole. quot;Somet someone  mentioning Aslans name, I t Im jolly  going to give a recitation  here.¡±

    As you see, s t roubled to  t s;patquot; in o be sure of reeling t order at a moments notice and  tion annoyed  knohe  Lions lesson

    quite so o . to tired, made ;Bot; S  pere mean it.

    quot;O , ?quot; said Puddleglum. quot;No seems to me, t place opping to . iced -¡±

    quot;O; said Scrubb, quot;is time for stopping to admire ts get on.¡±

    quot;O; cried Jill and pointed. Everyone turned, and  everyone sao tableland on ravellers  before, t made  one t made one t   soup or juicy sirloins smoking on table.

    quot;; exclaimed Scrubb.

    quot;ts all very ; said Puddleglum. quot;But w I was saying was -¡±

    quot;O up,quot; said Jill crossly. quot;e  a moment to lose. Dont you  remember  t get time,  , . ell die if  on a nighis.¡±

    quot;ell, it isnt exactly a nig yet,quot; began Puddleglum; but t; and began stumbling forableland as quickly  as till talking, but  no to t ed to. And t . t drinks; and to oo late and being s out  unbearable.

    In spite of te, it took time to cross t top of  t , till several ledges to climb dohe far side.

    But at last ttom and could see w harfang was like.

    It stood on a e of its many tole Giants feared no attack. tside e close to tress. ttle doors  it e easy  to get in and out of tle  going tyard. ts  of Jill and Scrubb. It made the whole place look more friendly and less forbidding.

    At first t and steepness of tened t  presently ticed t t and t to. It errible climb, after to  hundred yards.

    But in tood before tle gate. tcullis e open.

    ired you are, it takes some nerve to o a giants front  door. In spite of all   was Puddleglum w courage.

    quot;Steady pace, no; ;Dont look frigever you do. eve  done t t all: but no  a bold face on it.¡±

    itrode foro teood still under t as loud as he could.

    quot;er! Guests who seek lodging.¡±

    And o ook off  and  knocked off ts wide brim.

    quot;I say,quot; ; blanket, but y of pluck - and cheek.¡±

    A door opened, letting out a delicious glo  a perfectly enormous giant;  t is to say, aller tree but notall as a  telegraply red al plates fastened all over it  so as to make a kind of mail s, bare knees (very tees on  ooped do Puddleglum.

    quot;And  of creature do you call yourself,quot; he said.

    Jill took ;Please,quot; sing up at t. quot;tle salutes tle Giants, and  us to your  Autumn Feast.

    - If its quite convenient, of course,quot; she added.

    quot;O; said ter. quot;ts quite a different story. Come in, little  people, come in.

    Youd best come into to y.quot;  ty. quot;Blue faces,quot; ;I didnt kno colour. Dont care about it myself. But I dare say you look quite nice to one anotles fancy otles, they do say.¡±

    quot;Our faces are only blue ; said Jill. quot;ere not this colour  really.¡±

    quot;t tle s; said ter. to t errible to  be about it as soon as time last nig looked as if  four or five , and it  go . But t, and   sighs of relief.

    quot;Noer,quot; said ter to anot aring at tors till it looked as if art out  of ;run across o t; And ed er a final stare, and a great guffa the room.

    quot;No; said ter to Puddleglum, quot;you look as if you ed  some c; tle very like Puddleglums o about  ty times larger. quot;Let me see, let me see,quot; said ter. quot;I cant give you a cup  or youll dro me see. t-cellar  t mention it over at tting over  s not my fault.¡±

    t-cellar  very like one of ours, being narro it doed Puddleglum to refuse it, distrusting tle Giants as   tered, quot;Its rate to be tions no  be; t t;Smells all rig; ;But ts noto go by. Better make sure,quot; and took a sip. quot;tastes all rigoo,quot; ;But it mig at t sip.  go on?quot; ook a larger sip.  quot;A; he said.

    quot;But is it t; and took anot;ty at ttom, I s ; o t;test, you see. If I curl up, or  burst, or turn into a lizard, or somet to take anyt; But t, o er and said, quot; it  away!¡±

    quot;Not a man . . . Mars; replied Puddleglum in a someinct  voice. quot;Not frog either: Marshwiggle.¡±

    At t moment t came in  saying, quot;to go to t once.¡±

    tood up but Puddleglum remained sitting and said, quot;Marsable Marsowiggle.¡±

    quot;S; said t Porter. quot;Youd better carry  Froggy. hans good for him.¡±

    quot;Not; said Puddleglum. quot;Not a frog. Notabiggle.¡±

    But t caug and signed to to folloyard. Puddleglum, s fist, and vaguely kicking tainly look very like a frog. But ttle time to notice tered t doorle -  bots beating faster ter pattering along several corridors at  a trot to keep up s paces, found t of an  enormous room, s t stood on  t and rig robes; and on t t to be the King and Queen.

    About ty feet from topped. Scrubb and Jill made an  atempt at a bo taugo curtsey at Experiment  carefully put Puddleglum doo a  sort of sitting position. ito tell truth,  uncommonly like a large spider.

 CHAPTER EIGHT

    t;Go on, Pole, do your stuff,quot; whispered Scrubb.

    Jill found t  s speak a word. S Scrubb.

    to  ed up to t.

    quot;If you please, Sire, tle salutes you by us and  said youd like to umn Feast.¡±

    t King and Queen looked at eaco eac Jill didnt exactly like. Ster traigs go. t and , po t of times, and of course looks muc is ten times too big. t out ongue and licked  do t:

    but ongue  so unexpectedly,  t it gave Jill quite a shock.

    quot;O good c; said t;Perer all,quot; t Jill.)

    quot;Yes indeed,quot; said t;Quite excellent co  our court.

    Give me your hands.¡±

    retc rig also errible pointed nails. oo big to surn, o  he arms.

    quot;And ?quot; asked ting to Puddleglum.

    quot;Res; said Puddleglum.

    quot;O; screamed ts close about ;thing!

    Its alive.¡±

    quot;e all rigy, really, ; said Scrubb ily.  quot;Youll like ter o know him. Im sure you will.¡±

    I  lose all interest in Jill for t of tell you t at t so cry. t  and ill only just beginning to ted snorickling off o eat or drink t day; and  s s go on standing muc did  more good at t t;Ao keep our guests standing.  Quick, some of you! take t ttle  girl. Give s and comfits and caraoys. Dont cry, little girl, or you   be good for anyt comes.¡±

    Jill  as indignant as you and I ion of  toys and dolls; and, ts mig somet results, for Puddleglum and Scrubb  once  picked up by gigantic gentlemen-in-ing, and Jill by a gigantic maid of o their rooms.

    Jills room  t   on tful to o o the  Queens old Nurse,

    of vietle old  bent  double  of vieess small enougo go about an  ordinary room  knocking  keep on clicking ongue and saying t;O; and quot;t; and quot;No;. S foot-bat er and o it. If you can s bat to rougoo, because t you dont need to dry at all, you just  roll about on t of t tle too big for   clearly made for  giantesses. quot;I suppose if t le comes   be used to guests of our size,quot; t Jill.

    S s about table and c  for an ordinary gro  do last.  ill bare and it o tread on t carpet. S  t. t call dinner, t ea time -  turkey, and a steamed pudding, and roast cnuts, and as muc as you could eat.

    t t coming in and out, and  every time s a gigantic toy  t, a drum t looked  like a young gasometer, and a ed  in very briged t of t on telling t  t t;tut-tut-tut-tut. Youll  em all rig of a  rest, I knoe-!¡±

    t a giant bed but only a big four-poster, like  looked in t enormous room. So tumble into it.

    quot;Is it still sno; she asked sleepily.

    quot;No. Raining no; said tess. quot;Rainll wasy snow.

    Precious poppet o go out and play tomorro; And sucked  Jill up and said good night.

    I knoess. Jill t  t es.

    teadily all t, das  tle, and Jill never  but slept deeply, past supper time and past  midnight. And

    t  and notirred but mice in ts. At t o Jill a dream. It seemed to  s t s ood at

    a toy lion, but a real lion, t as sain beyond t-smelling t trouble in Jills mind, t t it ears streamed doold o repeat t sten t  t, a great ook  not eeto t. t; and ten in great letters across t know which)

    er t, te next morning, s remember t s all.

    S in front of t;ty poppets little friends come to  play h her.¡±

    In came Scrubb and the Marsh-wiggle.

    quot;; said Jill. quot;Isnt t about fifteen  ter, dont you?¡±

    quot;1 do,quot; said Scrubb, quot;but Puddleglum says . If  up on t, .quot; And at once t t glance Jill said, quot;Oly dreadful!¡±

    t for a fes, t  completely  op erday afternoon; seen from tle, it  could not be mistaken for anyt tic city. It ,  as Jill no ill, on t

    of t once s palaces and temples. One bit of  five  ill standing; it   ory c unequal s;  ts lay at trees of monstrous stone. t teps of giant  stairs. to crotering across tre of t, ran the  words UNDER ME.

    travellers looked at eacer a s  ;t; And at  t moment Jills dream ruso her mind.

    quot;Its my fault,quot; sones. quot;I - Id given up repeating  t. If Id been t t y,  even in all t snow.¡±

    quot;Im ; said Puddleglum. quot;I did see, or nearly. I t it looked  uncommonly like a ruined city.¡±

    quot;Youre t to blame,quot; said Scrubb. quot;You did try to make  us stop.¡±

    quot;Didnt try ; said t;And Id no call to  be trying. I ougo . As if I couldnt opped you th one hand  each!¡±

    quot;trut; said Scrubb, quot;ting to t  bot anyt least I kno  t  alk, ten about Prince Rilian.¡±

    quot;I s ; said Puddleglum, quot;if t  exactly w sended.¡±

    quot; I dont quite understand,quot; said Jill, quot;is  see ttering? Or could it  nig it t? I ; And sold t it.

    quot;; said Scrubb. quot;e did see it. e got into ttering.  Dont you see?

    e got into tter E in ME. t tom stroke of turned to our rig - came  to anoturn to t - ts troke - and t on to top left- ern corner of tter, and came back. Like ts ;  savagely, and  on, quot;So its no good,  Pole. I kno  tructions on tones of ty till after . And t  ours. So  likely, isnt it?

    No. e must just oo go by, and  three.¡±

    quot;You mean I ; said Jill. quot;Its quite true. Ive spoiled everyt me fully sorry and all t - all  t are tructions? UNDER ME doesnt seem to make muc£ð://</kbd>

    quot;Yes it does, t; said Puddleglum. quot;It means  to look for t city.¡±

    quot;But ; asked Jill.

    quot;ts tion,quot; said Puddleglum, rubbing oget;, if he  Ruinous

    City, le door, or a cave, or a  tunnel, met someone to

    doones someructions alions. But o do it nos anotter.¡±

    quot;ell, ; said Jill.

    quot;Easy, isnt it?quot; said Puddleglum. quot;e migry opening t door to begin  ; And t t none of t almost certainly no one could turn it if they did.

    quot;Do you t let us out if ; said Jill. And nobody said,  but everyone t, quot;Supposing t.¡±

    It  a pleasant idea. Puddleglum  any idea of telling  ts to be let out; and of course t tell

    pretty sure t tle by nig, till morning. t, of course, ask to  open, but t would rouse suspicions.

    quot;Our only c; said Scrubb, quot;is to try to sneak a ternoon s are asleep? - and if eal doo tcnt there be a back door open?¡±

    quot;Its  I call a C; said t;But its all to get.quot; As a matter of fact, Scrubbs plan  quite so   t to get out of a  being seen, ternoon is in some ter time to try it t. Doors  and o be open; and if you are caugend you   meaning to go far and icular plans. (It is very o make  eits or gro of a bedroom   one oclock in the morning.)

    quot;e must put t; said Scrubb. quot;e must pretend  .¡±

    quot;ts tomorro;I hem say so.¡±

    quot;I see,quot; said Jill. quot;e must pretend to be aed about it, and  keep on asking questions. te infants anyway, w  easier.¡±

    quot;Gay,quot; said Puddleglum ;ts  to be. Gay.  As if ers  al very s, Ive noticed. You must c; - and ly grin. quot;And frolicsomequot; -  a most mournful  caper. quot;Youll

    soon get into it, if you keep your eyes on me. t I rifle tipsy last nig I do  assure you it  of it  on. I  would come in useful,  somehow.¡±

    talked over tures afteratement e strictly true; but t Puddleglum t it rue w.

    quot;All rig; said Scrubb. quot;No  someone to open t and being gay,  to find out  all  tle.¡±

    Luckily, at t very moment t Nurse bustled  in saying, quot;Nos. Like to come and see t setting  out on ting? Sucty sight!¡±

    t no time in rus past   staircase to. t voices guided t in  a fees tyard. ts , for t  part of ts ing is done on foot; like  beagling in England.

    t t first dreadfully disappointed, for s sure t t fat Queen  er ; and it o  t tter supported on ts. ture  up in green and  her side.

    ty or ty giants, including t, all talking and laug to deafen you: and doails, and barking, and loose, slobbery mout into your  beginning to strike titude (tractively co tter and  sed up to the Queen.

    quot;O going away, are you? You will come back?¡±

    quot;Yes, my dear,quot; said t;Ill be back tonight.¡±

    quot;O; said Jill. quot;And o t tomorroomorrole and see everyt we?  Do say yes.¡±

    t ter of all tiers nearly drowned  her voice.

 CHAPTER NINE

    ted after Jill  day. As  soon as t of ting party  off, sour  of tle and asking questions, but all in suc, babyis  no one could suspect  design. tongue ill, you  could alked: stled and giggled. So everyone - ters, ting, and t lords . Sted to being kissed and pa by any number of  giantesses, many of tle t;  tant fact t you out ter  you did not o cross tyard or pass t gatecended to be greedy, and ate all sorts of scraps o give  upstairs among tions about  feast, and o sit up,  and  made  all  over er very fetc, and say, quot;O omorroime ill t; And all tesses said s  little darling; and some of to cry.

    quot;ttle t t age,quot; said one giantess to anot;It  seems almost a pity . . .¡±

    Scrubb and Puddleglum bot, but girls do t kind of tter t better than Marsh-wiggles.

    At lunco leave tle of tle Giants. t  a little table of t a bigger table, about ty yards aook no more notice of it ters outside  traffic noises in treet. ting cold venison, a kind of food  ed before, and s.

    Suddenly Puddleglum turned to t you  could see tural muddiness of his complexion. he said:

    quot;Dont eat anote.¡±

    quot;s ; asked two in a whisper.

    quot;Didnt you  ts s a nice tender   stag  one. `O oug like me.quot; For a moment Jill did not realize t s;So ing a talking stag.¡±

    t ly t on all of to t ag and t it rotten of ts  to   one talking  beast as   feel about a murder. But  Puddleglum,  as you would feel if you found  you en a baby.

    quot;eve broug; ;ts  attending to t. If it   to take to our own s.¡±

    And gradually even Jill came to see it from  of vie any rate,  none of ted any more lunc it safe t  quietly out of the hall.

    It o t time of t in passages and ed for to become quiet. ts in t on a dreadfully long time after telling a story.  ravellers  dao tc till plenty of giants t least in tting t ing till t a last only one old giantess  in ttered about, and pottered about, and at last travellers realized  s intend to go a all.

    quot;ell, dearies,quot; so t;t jobs about ts put ttle there.

    tll make a nice cup of tea presently. Nole bit of a  rest. Just look into ts, and tell me if the back door is open.¡±

    quot;Yes, it is,quot; said Scrubb.

    quot;ts rig open so as Puss can get in and out, thing.¡±

    t doher.

    quot;I dont kno; said tess. quot;If only  t blarney ing party doesnt come back too soon.¡±

    All ts leaped up y urn of ting party.

    quot;; asked Jill.

    quot;You never can tell,quot; said tess. quot;But t for a  bit, my dearies.¡±

    treated to tc  into tess  sat up, opened her eyes, and brushed  away a fly.

    quot;Dont try it till ll spoil everyt; So t tcing and c t ters mig any moment errible. And tess y.  so sleep, she moved.

    quot;I cant bear t; t Jill. to distract   in front of able wo clean pie-dis, and an  open book.

    t pie-dis t s comfortably in one of table to look at ty of ways.

    quot;Its a cookery book,quot; t Jill  mucerest, and glanced over  her shoulder.

    tesss eyes  s look as if s t  t entry  seemed to stop beating; It ran  MAN. t little biped  forms  a traditional part of tumn Feast, and is served bet.  Each Man...

    but s bear to read any more. Surned round. tess  of couged to  ted t over till  reading about o cook Men o t entry belo. It ies reject toget for  giants consumption because of its stringy consistency and muddy flavour. tly reduced if-  Jill touc, and Scrubbs, gently. All t tess. ly open and from  t  moment was

    more o t ion  of tiptoe  daring to go too fast, o breat t sculleries smell  at last into t of a er  afternoon.

    t top of a rougtle pateeply do side of tle; ty Ruinous eep road le. t side. If it  no one mig. But ty too, t ty Ruinous, didnt  offer as muc   stones. to make matters  ts  nig Puddleglum, oo long for  a scarlet mantle fringed e fur.  Scrubb  stockings, blue tunic and cloak, a gold-ed s.

    quot;Nice bits of colour, you t; muttered Puddleglum. quot;Stily on a er day. t arc miss eitalking of arc to   too, they?¡±

    quot;Yes, Im freezing already,quot; said Jill.

    A fees ago   if only t out of tle, t complete.  S t dangerous part of it ill to come.

    quot;Steady, steady,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;Dont look back. Dont oo  quickly. ever you do, dont run. Look as if  taking a stroll, and t, just possibly, not bot we look like people running  away, were done.¡±

    tance to ty Ruinous seemed longer than Jill would have  believed possible.

    But bit by bit t. t ;s t?¡±

    quot;ing ; whispered Scrubb.

    quot;But dont run even no; said Puddleglum. quot;Not until I give the word.¡±

    time Jill couldnt   returning from be.

    t clamour of giant voices arose: ts  and hollas.

    quot;t; said Puddleglum.

    Jill gats - aking t, quot;After ter tomorrow.¡±

    S of tones, ting in . to run upony slope  step of  t stair tter off even if top.

    But s t t. Sed animal noer  run till she dropped.

    to t step opped,  looked a little to , and all of a sudden darted into a little  ttom of it. o it, looked very like tated and ter o t a minute later. It tractive one about t long and  o fling yourself flat on  your face and cra do it so very quickly eit sure t a  dogs teet inside.

    quot;Quick, quick. Stones. Fill up t; came Puddleglums voice in t c for t in t,  ely to pile up stones. tant tones o t t pretty  at all.

    quot;Fart; said Puddleglums voice.

    quot;Lets all ; said Jill.

    quot;Good idea,quot; said Scrubb. But it took te a long time to find one  anot the barrier  now.

    quot;try if and up,quot; suggested Scrubb. t t a o Scrubb, and Scrubb  beo Jill ( t), t and stumbling foro t ones underfoot. to a  wall of rock.

    turned a little to t and  on. ts and

    turns. Jill ion at all, and no idea whe cave lay.

    quot;tion is,quot; came Puddleglums voice out of t;  be better to go back (if s a treat at t feast of tead of losing our s of a  en to one, ter and - O go! Save  yourselves.

    Im -¡±

    After t all y,  gravelly noise, a rattle of stones, and Jill found  do greeeper every moment. It  a smoot a slope of small stones and rubbisood up, it  slope you  your foot  on  Jill anding. And turbed all tones and eart t  faster and louder and dustier and dirtier. From t t many of tones ty  a furious rate and felt  sure so bits at ttom.

    Yet some. t sticky  stuff on o be blood. And sucones  up. te t it made no difference at all   moment Jill had ever known in her  life.

    Supposing ss around ly all t none  of to have any broken bones.

    quot;e can never get up t again,quot; said Scrubbs voice.

    quot;And iced  is?quot; said t;t  means  be nearly a mile.¡±

    No one said anytime later Puddleglum added:  quot;My tinder-box has gone.¡±

    After anot;Im terribly ty.¡±

    No one suggested doing anyto be done.  For t, t feel it quite so badly as one miged;  t ired.

    Long, long after test terly strange  voice spoke. t once t it  tly been   voice - almost, if you  kno means, a pitc said:  quot; make you ures of the Overworld?¡±

 CHAPTER TEN

    tRAVELS It t;; sed travellers.

    quot;I am tand a ; came t;tell me quickly he Deep Realm?¡±

    quot;e fell do,quot; said Puddleglum, truthfully enough.

    quot;Many fall dourn to t lands,quot; said t;Make  ready noo come o the Deep Realm.¡±

    quot; does s ; asked Scrubb cautiously.

    quot;I do not kno; said t; to be questioned but  obeyed.¡±

    explosion and  immediately a cold ligtle blue in it, flooded t ting  a dense crotle gnomes barely a foot o stately figures taller tood as still as  statues. Apart from t, t; some ails and ot, some   beards and oted noses, and long, soft noses like small trunks, and great blobby noses. Several  in one respect t, after  t glance, Jill almost forgot to be afraid of t so chem up.

    quot;ell!quot; said Puddleglum, rubbing ;t  teaco take a serious vie kno t felloac one he -¡±

    quot;Get up,quot; said thmen.

    to be done. travellers scrambled to t and joined ed touc a moment like t. And  t feet, on oes, some thers none.

    quot;Marc; said they did.

    t came from a large ball on top of a long pole, and tallest of t ts c tural cavern; ted,  and gaso a tastic sony floor sloped do ed dark, underground  places. And  lo,  t-bearer stood aside, and tooped do  t ones) and stepped into a little dark crack and disappeared, s s no longer.

    quot;I cant go in t! I cant! I ,quot; sed. t ted t her.

    quot;Steady, Pole,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;t be cra didnt get er on. And t t get any rain.¡±

    quot;O understand. I cant,quot; wailed Jill.

    quot;t on t cliff, Pole,quot; said Scrubb. quot;You go first,  Puddleglum, and Ill come after her.¡±

    quot;ts rig; said tting doable.¡±

    quot;Comfortable!quot; said Jill. But s do y place. You o go flat on your face for   s at last a dim ligunnel grey, and so a cave so large t it scarcely seemed like a  cave at all.

    It  range lantern. t  of trange sall like trees, but flabby like musood too far apart to make a forest; it  (a greeniso come bot  strong enougo  reache roof

    of t , sleepy place to marc   sort  of sadness like soft music.

    range animals lying on turf, eit tell ;  Puddleglum did not knohem were.

    quot;Do t; Scrubb asked t  being spoken to, but replied, quot;No. ts t  of Overland into turn to t lands. It is said t t the world.¡±

    like a box  cave t t t dare to speak again. t of ter. trange  beasts.

    o a  a lo ,  entrance and Jill could go t  bending  brougo a  smaller cave, long and narro t t, lay an enormous man fast asleep. s, and  like a giants, but noble and beautiful.  rose and fell gently under to t. A pure, silver  lig came from) rested upon him.

    quot;?quot; asked Puddleglum. And it was so long since anyone  Jill wondered he nerve.

    quot;t is old Fatime, ;And no are done in turn to t lands. t the world.¡±

    And out of t cave to anoto anotill Jill lost count, but al, till t of t and depting.

    At last to a place o be lit again. to a cave so  t except t rig of trip of pale sand ran doo still  er. And ttle jetty, lay a s mast or sail but o go on board o t of t running round inside the bulwarks.

    quot;One to kno; said Puddleglum, quot;is wop, I mean rip before?¡±

    quot;Many aken s t; replied t;and-¡±

    quot;Yes, I kno; interrupted Puddleglum. quot;And feurn to t lands.  You neednt say it again. You are a c you?¡±

    toget  blanket  doern o to move. tern cast its lig er, fading  into absolute blackness.

    quot;Oever ; said Jill despairingly.

    quot;No you let your spirits do; said t;t to remember. ere back on t lines. e o go under  ty, and . ere folloructions again.¡±

    Presently t, flabby cakes of some sort e. And after t, t ill roill gliding on, still dead  blackness ahead.

    en t and ate and slept again, none of t t it  you began to feel as if you   s darkness, and to wonder w been only a dream.

    t given up  anyt last  ts as, like t of tern. te  suddenly, one of ts came close and t ter t t several saring till t, t some  of ts a looked like  still there was hardly any noise.

    quot;By Jove,quot; said Scrubb. quot;A city!quot; and soon t .

    But it y. ts  t ttered cottages in our  ttle bits of ts  seaport. You could make out  in one place a ed great palaces or temples; and  ally about treets, broad squares, or up great  fligeps.

    tinued movement made a sort of soft, murmuring noise as the ship  drew nearer

    and nearer; but t a song or a s or a bell or ttle of  a wheel anywhere.

    ty , and nearly as dark, as t-hill.

    At last t alongside a quay and made fast. travellers aken aso ty. Cros, and t fell on many  sad and grotesque faces. But no one serest in trangers. Every  gnome seemed to be as busy as it  t. But t pad-pad-pad  on.

    At last to o be a great castle, t o cross a courtyard, and to  climb many staircases. t to a great murkily lit room. But  in one corner of it - oe different sort of  lig, yello of a staircase one. t seemed to come from top. tood one on eacries, or footmen.

    t up to t ;Many sink doo the Underworld.¡±

    quot;And feurn to t lands,quot; t ersign. t togetalked. At last one of ting said, quot;I tell you t affair. e   keep top drait prison till urn to t lands.¡±

    At t moment tion errupted by o Jill t delig came from above, from top of taircase; and it ly he voice of a young man.

    quot; coil are you keeping do; it sed.  quot;Overworlders, ha!

    Bring to me, and t presently.¡±

    quot;Please it your o remember,quot; began Mullugut t .

    quot;It pleases my o be obeyed, old mutterer. Bring t; it called.

    Mullugutioned to travellers to folloaircase. At every step t increased. tapestries  sains at taircase- ed tains and stood aside. tiful room, ricapestried,  fire on a clean  glass sparkling on table. A young man o greet  them. he was

    didnt seem quite rigogettle bit like .

    quot;elcome, Over; ;But stay a moment! I cry you mercy! I   not  you t met me by ttinsmoor where by my  Ladys side?¡±

    quot;O w; exclaimed Jill.

    quot;And  lady t; asked Puddleglum, in no very  friendly voice. And Scrubb, , quot;Because if it  o send us off to a castle of giants o eat us.   o know?¡±

    quot;; said t ;If you  so young a

    to t my Ladys  of t . You do not knorutancy, gentleness, courage, and t. I say   you ser. Meanhe Deep  Lands?¡±

    And before Puddleglum could stop ed out, quot;Please rying to find Prince Rilian of Narnia.quot; And t a frigaken; t be enemies. But t serest.

    quot;Rilian? Narnia?quot; ;Narnia?  land is t? I  must be a ts of t  I kno it range fantasy t broughis - how do you call him?  - Billian?

    trillian? in my Ladys realm. Indeed, to my certain kno;  t to ;I

    silly?¡±

    quot;e old to look for a message on tones of ty Ruinous,quot;  said Scrubb.

    quot;And he words UNDER ME.¡±

    t laugily t;You ; ;t noto your purpose.  asked my  Lady, ster counsel. For t is left  of a longer script, imes, as s, wh  was under me.

    From  some great king of t giants, o be cut in tone over he  breaking up of

    some stones, and ts  only t can still be read. Is it not  t jest in t you s tten to you?¡±

    ter doo Scrubb and  Jill; for it seemed to t to do   at all, and t taken in by a mere accident.

    quot;Dont you mind ; said Puddleglum. quot;ts. Our guide  is Aslan; and  King caused tters to be cut, and  his.¡±

    quot;t be a long liver, friend,quot; said t her of his laughs.

    Jill began to find ttle irritating.

    quot;And it seems to me, Sir,quot; ans;t t be a long liver too, if s  it.¡±

    quot;Very s; said t, clapping Puddleglum on t;And you  truto e bounty to  sucal c kno strange  afflictions, and none but tience ience, said  I? But it goes far beyond t. S kingdom in Overland, and,  ale is too long for  you to ing and standing. s. Please you, be seated, gentlemen. Little maiden, sit in t all.¡±

 CHAPTER ELEVEN

    IN tLE  , and all o table and begun, t  continued:  quot;You must understand, friends, t I knoo time  t of t  my t is t sment and brougy. (  Frogfoot, your cup is empty. Suffer me to refill it.) And to me the likelier  because even now I am

    bound by a spell, from  er my mind, my body.  For first I become furious and o kill  t bound. And soon after t, I turn into t  serpent, o take anot of pigeon, I entreat  you.) So tell me, and tainly speak trut, for ful of all t vile fit and in  my proper s I am sometle lady, eat one  of t for me from some barbarous land in the world.)

    Noy kno I sment s cro, and  tunnel not a score of feet beneat country   te   tonig a message to go  to ill keeps me from my kingdom o guide me and a t my back, I s dorong  places, and doubtless be ty hours.¡±

    quot;Its a bit roug it?quot; said Scrubb.

    quot;t a lad of a !quot; exclaimed t.  quot;For, on my  of it so before. I see your meaning.quot; ly, very sligroubled for a moment or t , ;But fie on gravity! Is it not t comical  and ridiculous to t t under t army ready to break out upon tain! And to ed!  smart of t is over, can  laug t!¡±

    quot;I dont ts funny at all,quot; said Jill. quot;I tyrant.¡±

    quot;?quot; said t, still laugting e  infuriating fashion.

    quot;Is our little maid a deep politician? But never fear, s. In  ruling t land, I soo. o the people we have conquered.¡±

    quot;; said Jill, ;t t by their wives.¡±

    quot;S t a man of t you,quot;  said t, apparently t;But  is  anotter. I am ent to live by housand  dangers. No

    motaken pains more tenderly for he Queens grace  has for me.

    ime and oft to accustom my eyes to t. And t go  fully armed and  no man may see my face, and I must speak to no  one. For s by art magical t tment I lie under. Is not t a lady hy of a mans whole  worship?¡±

    quot;Sounds a very nice lady indeed,quot; said Puddleglum in a voice ly te.

    tired of ts talk before they had finished  supper.

    Puddleglum ;I  c; Scrubb ; baby, really: tied to t  rings; ; And Jill ;, most  conceited, selfis for a long time.quot; But ws mood  had changed.

    ter about him.

    quot;Friends,quot; ;my  you s I dread being left alone. tly and bind me  to yonder c must be: for in my fury, tell me, I roy  all t I could reach.¡±

    quot;I say,quot; said Scrubb, quot;Im a your encment of course,  but o us alked of putting  us in prison.

    And  like all tay  ill youre . . . better . . . if we may.¡±

    quot;It is  of,quot; said t. quot;By custom none but tender care for my  s  o ter in t  frenzy. But I could not easily persuade my attendant gnomes t you s  feet even noairs. Go t  leads into my otments. And t my coming  h me in my ravings.¡±

    tions and passed out of t yet seen opened. It brougo see, not into darkness  but into a ligried various doors and found (er for was;; said Jill, drying ;Selfisred pig.¡±

    quot;Are o cment, or say ; said  Scrubb.

    quot;Stay e,quot; said Jill. quot;Id muc see it.quot; But s  a little inquisitive all the same.

    quot;No, go back,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;e may pick up some information, and . I am sure t Queen is a c us. tronger smell of danger  and lies and magic and treason about to  keep our eyes and ears open.¡±

    t back doly pus;Its all  rig; said Scrubb, meaning t t. to they had supped.

    t, concealing tain betered. t ed in a curious silver co   on h anguish.

    quot;Come in, friends,quot; ;t is not yet upon  me. Make no noise, for I told t prying c you  coming. Quick! Listen   I sreaties and tenings, to  loosen my bonds.

    t is most dear and most  dreadful. But do not listen to me. s and stop your ears. For while I am bound  you are safe.

    But if once I  of t er t¡±

    - ;to a loat.¡±

    quot;t; said Puddleglum. quot;eve no  s either.¡±

    quot;I s,quot; said Scrubb and Jill together.

    quot;All t; added Puddleglum in a  lets be too sure.  Lets be on our guard. eve muffed everyt arted. Can rust one anot  oucever he says, mind you?¡±

    quot;Rat; said Scrubb.

    quot;tll make me c; said Jill.

    quot;; said Puddleglum.

    t y, and  t  of man than he had looked before.

    quot;A; ;Encments, encments . . . tangled,  cold, clammy o  ty

    blackness . . . ? . . . en years, or a  t? Maggotmen all around me. O me out, let me go back.  Let me feel to be a little pool. o it you could see all trees groer, all green,  and belohe blue sky.¡±

    ;Quick! I am sane no of  ted c . I s every nig my c you are not enemies. I am not your prisoner.  Quick! Cut these cords.¡±

    quot;Stand fast! Steady,quot; said Puddleglum to two children.

    quot;I beseeco ; said t, forcing o speak  calmly. quot;old you t if I am released from t? I see by your faces t t is a lie. It is at t I am in  my rig is all t of t I am enced. You are not Eartcesy, cut my bonds.¡±

    quot;Steady! Steady! Steady!quot; said travellers to one another.

    quot;Os of stone,quot; said t. quot;Believe me, you look upon  a c more tal can bear.  . Nooy and lap-dog, nay, more likely tool, of t devilis ever planned t, of all nigake from me a c may never come again.¡±

    quot;tayed aill it ; said Jill.

    quot;Steady!quot; said Puddleglum.

    to a s;Let me go, I say. Give  me my sword.

    My salk of it for a thousand years!¡±

    quot;No; said Scrubb. quot;I s are all  right.¡±

    quot;Yes,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;rengt  free no clever  us bot  to tackle the snake.¡±

    training at  t into s and ankles.

    quot;Be; ;Bec time. You  o onigal enemy else.¡±

    quot;Cunning, isnt ; said Puddleglum.

    quot;Once and for all,quot; said t;I adjure you to set me free. By all  fears and all loves, by t skies of Overland, by t Lion, by Aslan  himself, I charge you -¡°

    quot;O; cried travellers as t. quot;Its t; said Puddleglum. quot;It ; said Scrubb more cautiously.  quot;O are o do?quot; said Jill.

    It ion.   t on any account set t free, if to do so t time o call upon a name t? On t  going to obey t could  Aslan  to unbind anyone even a lunatic - ? Or   t learn to entrap t  t  muff th.

    quot;O; said Jill.

    quot;I t; said Puddleglum.

    quot;Do you mean you t if ie ; said  Scrubb.

    quot;I dont kno t,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;You see, Aslan didnt tell  Pole o do. t fello  t doesnt let us off follohe sign.¡±

    tood looking at one anot eyes. It . quot;All rig; said Jill suddenly. quot;Lets get it over. Good-bye, everyone ...!quot;  t here was foam on his cheeks.

    quot;Come on, Scrubb,quot; said Puddleglum.  over to tive.

    quot;In t; tting tant taken from able), and dre.

    quot;You first!quot;  must have been a  good sword.

    ts edge like string, and in a moment a feed fragments, s . But as t a brig) a loathsome  smell.

    quot;Lie t; ;lest your mistress sim.quot; turned and surveyed ever it was, had vanished from his face.

    quot;?quot; urning to Puddleglum. quot;Do I see before me a Mars, Narnian Marsh-wiggle?¡±

    quot;Oer all?quot; said Jill.

    quot;ten it . quot;ell,  t and all ots are no I kno King is my father.¡±

    quot;Your Royal ; said Puddleglum, sinking on one knee (and t;we o seek you.¡±

    quot;And o Scrubb and Jill.

    quot;e  by Aslan o seek your  highness,¡±

    said Scrubb. quot;I am Eustace he island of Ramandu.¡±

    quot;I oer debt t; said Prince  Rilian. quot;But my fat alive?¡±

    quot; again before  Narnia, my lord,quot; said Puddleglum.  quot;But your  consider t t is ten to one y must die on the voyage.¡±

    quot;c;It is more ten years since your  in t th side of Narnia.¡±

    quot;ten years!quot; said to rub  a.

    quot;Yes, I believe you. For no I am myself I can remember t enced  life, ted I could not remember my true self. And no ! I  (does it not sicken a man, t padding read! faugairs. Lock tay. I ter t t. I  . take your cue from me.¡±

    ely to t wide open.

 CHAPTER TWELVE

    tO Eartered, but instead of advancing into tely by t person le, tood dead still in took in tuation - trangers, troyed, and th his sword in his hand.

    Surned very  Jill t it  of   comes over some peoples faces not  co change her mind.

    quot;Leave us,quot; so t;And let none disturb us till I  call, on pain of deat; tly, and tc and  locked the door.

    quot;; s;ly fit not yet come  upon you, or is it over so soon? and you  troyed ty?¡±

    Prince Rilian so  is not easy  to tment  effort, ;Madam, t cold me  a imes ied me for tless  t seems, some  small error in your Ladysreating true friends,  mind, and to you. First -  as for your Ladysting me at t  I may break out into tion t never did me ural lords and yrant - no I knoterly ab as plain villainy. And second: I am tent name,  is also my duty, to depart suddenly from your  into my ory. Please it you to grant me and my friends safe conduct and a guide  through your dark realm.¡±

    Noc all, but moved gently across teadily too a  little ark set in t far from t, and took out first a   did not blaze muc a very s  and dro. And all tion ronger, and filled t o took out a musical instrument rato play it eady, monotonous t you didnt notice after a fees.  But ticed it, t got into your brain and your blood. t o ter sime (and t smell rong) s, quiet voice.

    quot;Narnia?quot; s;Narnia? I en ter t  name in your ravings. Dear Prince, you are very sick. there is no land called Narnia.¡±

    quot;Yes t; said Puddleglum. quot;You see, I o here all my life.¡±

    quot;Indeed,quot; said tc;tell me, I pray you, ry is?¡±

    quot;Up t; said Puddleglum, stoutly, pointing over;I - I dont knoly where.¡±

    quot;; said t, musical laug;Is try up among tones and mortar of the roof?¡±

    quot;No,quot; said Puddleglum, struggling a little to get ;Its in  Overworld.¡±

    quot;And w, or w. . . Overworld?¡±

    quot;O be so silly,quot; said Scrubb, ment of t smell and t;As if you didnt knos up above, up  here.¡±

    quot;I cry you mercy, little brot; laugc ;I  meeting. But en meet our friends in  strange places  ask to remember it.¡±

    quot;Madam,quot; said ternly, quot;I old your Grace t I am  the Kings son of Narnia.¡±

    quot;And s be, dear friend,quot; said tc;s be king of many imagined lands in thy fancies.¡±

    quot;eve been too,quot; snapped Jill. Sment getting . But of course t  t sill feel it, s it  yet fully worked.

    quot;And t Queen of Narnia too, I doubt not, pretty one,quot; said tcone.

    quot;Im not,quot; said Jill, stamping . quot;e come from  another world.¡±

    quot;tier game t; said tc;tell us,  little maid,  and ours?¡±

    Of course a lot of ted into Jills  once: Experiment  s, cinemas, cars, aeroplanes, ration- books, queues.

    But t trings  of tcrument.) Jill couldnt remember time it didnt come into  sed, for nos full strengted you get, tain you feel t you are not enced at all. S t  it o say):  quot;No. I suppose t ot be all a dream.¡±

    quot;Yes. It is all a dream,quot; said tchrumming.

    quot;Yes, all a dream,quot; said Jill.

    quot;t; said tch.

    quot;No,quot; said Jill and Scrubb, quot;never was such a world.¡±

    quot;t mine,quot; said tch.

    quot;t yours,quot; said they.

    Puddleglum ill fig;I dont know rig you all mean  by a world,¡±

    alking like a man  you can play t  fiddle till your fingers drop off, and still you  make me forget Narnia; and too. ell never see it again, I s ed it  out and turned it dark like t I knoars. Ive seen t of tains at nig look at ness.¡±

    Puddleglums  one another like people newly awaked.

    quot; is!quot; cried t;Of course! t Mars fees. ten it? Of course he sun.¡±

    quot;By Jove, so ;Good for you, Puddleglum! Youre th any sense, I do believe.¡±

    tcly like t ternoon; and it said:  quot; is t you all speak of? Do you mean anythe word?¡±

    quot;Yes, ; said Scrubb.

    quot;Can you tell me s like?quot; asked tc trings).

    quot;Please it your Grace,quot; said tely. quot;You see  t lamp. It is round and yellohe roof.

    No ter and  brig givet to the sky.¡±

    quot;, my lord?quot; asked tcill to answer , silver  laug;You see?

    ry to t clearly  be, you cannot tell  me. You can only tell me it is like t dream t  copied from t a tale, a cory.¡±

    quot;Yes, I see no; said Jill in a one. quot;It must be so.quot; And  o o be very good sense.

    Sloced, quot;t; And ted, in a softer and deeper voice. quot;t; After a pause,  and after a struggle in toget;You are rig; It .

    quot;t; said tch.

    quot;No. t; said the  children.

    For t fees Jill  t remember at all costs. And no . S as if

    s ,  t seemed to  take all t of ;theres Aslan.¡±

    quot;Aslan?quot; said tcly t; a pretty name!  does it mean?¡±

    quot; Lion ; said Scrubb,  quot;and sent us into to find Prince Rilian.¡±

    quot; is a lion?quot; asked tch.

    quot;O all!quot; said Scrubb. quot;Dont you knoo  ?¡±

    quot;Surely,quot; said t;I love cats.¡±

    quot;ell, a lion is a little bit - only a little bit, mind you like a   -  least, its not like a s more like a judges  s yellow.

    And terrifically strong.¡±

    tc;I see,quot; s;t er  , tter lamp and called it ts, and no a bigger and better cat, and its to be called a lion. ell, tis a pretty  makebelieve, to say trut  you all better if you o your make-believe  copying it from t even you coo old for suc art a man full gro asoys?

    Come, all of you. Put aricks. I he real world.

    to bed  all. And let us begin a omorro, first, to bed; to sleep; deep sleep,  soft pillo foolish dreams.¡±

    trengtment almost complete. But Puddleglum, desperately gatrengto the fire.

    t   e as muc  amped on t of it into as   once.

    First, t  been put out, a good bit of it  remained smelled very largely of  burnt Marsh-

    all an encing smell. tantly made  everyones brain far clearer. their eyes.

    Secondly, tcerrible voice, utterly different from all  t tones sill no, quot; are you doing? Dare to  toucurn to fire inside your veins.¡±

    tself made Puddleglums  perfectly  clear and ly ain kinds of magic.

    quot;One ; he pain.

    quot;One e rig  and t t face I can on it. So I   deny any of  to be said, even so. Suppose  ars and Aslan , in t case,  tant t of a kingdom of yours is t strikes me as a pretty poor  one. And ts a funny to t. ere just babies making up a  game, if youre rig four babies playing a game can make a playand by t any Aslan to lead it. Im going to live as like a Narnian as I can  even if t any Narnia. So, tlemen and  t at once and setting out in to spend our lives looking for Overland. Not t our lives s a small loss if the worlds as dull a place as you say.¡±

    quot;O; cried Scrubb and Jill. But ted suddenly, quot;are! Look to tch.¡±

    ood on end.

    trument dropped from o be fastened to  her sides.

    ert rain of  to be all one piece  erlocked legs. And t  s, or else s.  of o disappear, except  brows  or lashes.

    All takes time to e do  t time to see it. Long before time to do anyte,  and t serpent s loatning anot loop darted round, intending to pinion o   the Prince was

    just in time.  t closed  only round  - ready to crack  dreight.

    t tures neck in  rying to squeeze  it till it choked.

    ts face (if you could call it a face) about five incongue flickered , but could not reac rongest blo ts  neck. Even t did not quite kill it, t began to loosen its . ited blos  on coiling  and moving like a bit of er it y mess.

    t;Gentlemen, I t; tood staring at one anoting,  anotime. Jill  do; so ;I do  faint or blub - or do anytic.¡±

    quot;My royal mot; said Rilian presently. quot;tedly  t I pursued in vain by tain in t of Narnia, so  many years ago.

    All t I am glad,  gentlemen, t tcook to  form at t. It  ed  or o  look to  t;  Jill.

    quot;Im all rig; said she.

    quot;Damsel,quot; said to ;You are of a  not, you come of a noble blood in your o come, friends.  . Let us refreser  t, to our plans.¡±

    quot;A jolly good idea, Sir,quot; said Scrubb.

 CHAPTER THIRTEEN

    UNDERLAND It t t t Scrubb called a quot;breat;. tcold t to disturb erruption for

    t. t business  foot.  A couple of clean ss from torn into strips, and ter and salad oil off table, made a fairly good  dressing.  dole refres, and discussed  plans for escaping from the Underworld.

    Rilian explained t te a lot of outlets by o taken out t of t one time or anot  alone, only clets by going in a s t doo t tcrangers, and simply ordered  a s most likely tions. On tlet, t it er air. It  it e finisco tell o start ttack. Even if it , t by t route in a fe being stopped, and if only t ties.

    quot;If you ask me -quot; began Puddleglum, ed.

    quot;I say,quot; ; noise?¡±

    quot;Ive been  for some time!quot; said Jill.

    t, been  it  t knoiced it. For a time it  like gentle raffic very far a so a  murmur like to be voices as  eady roaring t  voices.

    quot;By t; said Prince Rilian, quot;it seems t land ongue at last.quot; o tains. to look out.

    t ticed  red glos reflection made  a red patc above t tself came from ty so t many buildings, grim  and great, stood up blackly against it. But it also cast its ligreets  t ran from it tole. And in treets sometrange  croead, ting about by ones, or t  to be seen: lurking in stresses or in dooro fres trangest to anyone who

    knes and cries came from all directions.  But from teadily louder and was  already sy.

    quot;s o t; said Scrubb. quot;Is it ting?¡±

    quot;tis ; said t;I never  doubt.¡±

    quot;And  red lig; asked Jill. quot;Is something on  fire?¡±

    quot;If you ask me,quot; said Puddleglum, quot;I s ral fires  of t to make a ne, I  s wonder.¡±

    quot;Look at t s; said Scrubb. quot; coming on so quickly? No ones  ro.¡±

    quot;Look, look!quot; said t;t is in treet. Look! All to ty! By my le stands on   ter comes on grimly fast.¡±

    quot;O can be ; cried Jill. quot;Fire and er and all t treets.¡±

    quot;Ill tell you  is,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;t itcrain  of magic spells so t  same moment o pieces. S t  so muc to be burned, or buried, or droes  later.¡±

    quot;  it, friend ; said t;c stroke ended all o pieces. e are looking on the end of Underworld.¡±

    quot;ts it, Sir,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;Unless it so be the whole world.¡±

    quot;But are  going to stay ?quot; gasped Jill.

    quot;Not by my counsel,quot; said t;I ter mistress) yard. After t, let us make s to get out to  . t to it tstrip the flood.¡±

    quot;ill your  put on armour?quot; asked Puddleglum. quot;I dont like t; - and ed doo treet. Everyone looked doures

    (and no tion of t t moving like an aimless crotack, making rusaking cover, anxious  not to be seen from tle windows.

    quot;I dare not see t armour again,quot; said t;I rode  in it as in a movable dungeon, and it stinks of magic and slavery. But I ake the  shield.¡±

    turned range lig  later.

    quot;Look, friends,quot;  to;An   device; and no; turned brig, redder the Lion.

    quot;Doubtless,quot; said t;t Aslan  . No may sly be parted. And t us descend into ty and take ture t is sent us.¡±

    And t ty. I  safe  ; and Jill said, quot;So long, Eustace. And Im sorry Ive been suc; And t time tian names, because one didnt do it at school.

    t doairs: ttendants  room at t of tairs y. till  burning and by t ty in passing gallery after gallery and  descending stairer stairside tle  so easily ill as deated. It urned a corner into t  t  t Eart, ables. It squealed (ted under a bencs long tail out of Puddleglums reacime.

    t rusoo quickly to be followed.

    From t into tyard. Jill, o a riding  sc noticed table (a very nice, ,   is to meet in a place like Underland) ;Great Scott! Look at  t!quot; A magnificent rocket le o green stars.

    quot;Fire; said Jill in a puzzled voice.

    quot;Yes,quot; said Eustace, quot;but you cant imagine tting t must be a signal.¡±

    quot;And means no good to us, Ill be bound,quot; said Puddleglum.

    quot;Friends,quot; said t; bid fareo oo late to save iesquot; (able door). quot;eady, Coalblack! Softly no  forgotten.¡±

    tened by trange lig going t in  fear betamping and snorting beasts, and ses. Very fine t into tyard, tossing ted Sno  up beace got up be ec of teo treet.

    quot;Not muc. ts t side of it,quot; observed  Puddleglum, pointing to t. t ter.

    quot;Courage!quot; said t;teeply. t er  est y. It mig  t -quot; and ed  o a great tall Eartusks, folloed s das of a side street and stepped into them.

    tion of t but a little to t of it. o get round t o   t find to to be almost enjoying led as c Corin t of Arcrut  being free from ment t all dangers seemed a game in comparison. But t found it an eerie journey.

    Beangled s patc on the  Underworld.

    Aerious gloo groion came a continual s, screams, cat-calls, laugs rose in t t. Nearer to ty ly lit up by tly by t lig ts fell, and t-black. And in and out of ting and slipping all time, alheir eyes fixed

    on travellers, alrying to keep out of sigtle faces, tle eyes like bears.  tles, usks, noses like  too big or come too  near. tures, ings, squeakings, and cluckings, o the darkness.

    But reets and  out of to began to be more serious.  to t, till  could not see  really  by its ligo. But t rusopped, turned and faced travellers.

    quot;If your ; said Puddleglum, quot;Id say to cut us off in front.¡±

    quot;t  too, Puddleglum,quot; said t;And he edge of  yonder house.

    And even as o its s not; take one alive if you may, as it passes your  ambus a true tale of it or learn  us.¡±

    quot;But  t us to rescue tc;  said Jill in a voice not so steady as sried to make it.

    quot;t; said t;you sing around you,  and you must commend yourself to the Lion. Now, good Puddleglum.¡±

    to t. te or so,  for a  a series of blood-curdling screams, mixed ;No cry out before youre , or you   was a pig being killed.¡±

    quot;t ; exclaimed tely turning  Coalblack and coming back to t;Eustace,quot; ;of your  courtesy, take Coalblacks ; ted, and all tc into t. It  miserable little gnome,  only about t long. It  of ridge, like a cocks comb (only op of its tle pink eyes, and a mout its face  looked like t of a pigmy amus. If t been in sucig into laug t of it.

    quot;No; said tanding over it and  very near t;speak, up, like an  gnome, and you s a dead Eart  speak ig?¡±

    quot;No, and it cant bite eit; said Puddleglum. quot;If I

    you humans have (saving your highnesss reverence) Id have been all over blood  by now.

    Yet even a Marss tired of being c;Sirra; said to t;one bite and you die. Let its  mouth open, Puddleglum.¡±

    quot;Oo-ee-ee,quot; squealed t;let me go, let me go. It isnt me. I  didnt do it.¡±

    quot;Didnt do ; asked Puddleglum.

    quot;ever your ; ansure.

    quot;tell me your name,quot; said t;and   today.¡±

    quot;Olemen,quot;  tell thing I say.¡±

    quot;t; said ternly, quot;is dead. I  killed her myself.¡±

    quot;!quot; cried ts ridiculous moutonis.

    quot;Dead? tc; It gave a ;hen your honour is a friend!¡±

    t ture  sit up. It looked round on travellers s twinkling, red eyes, cwice, and began.

 CHAPTER FOURTEEN

    ttOM OF t;MY name is Golg,quot; said t;And Ill tell your  an  our   crash and bang.

    As soon as t, everyone says to   off a squib for a long time; o  ed. And to  going to carry it any farts t.  And doools. turns and sees t red gloo s t? and everyone  ans from thom under us.¡±

    quot;Great Scott,quot; exclaimed Eustace, quot;are till lower down?¡±

    quot;O; said Golg. quot;Lovely places; ry s a good deal too near to suit us. Ug almost as side, on tself. You see, ten all about  it till t cras kno o our

    tten  o make a joke or dance a jig. But t t all came back. And of course  off as quick as o get doo our oting off rockets and standing on to your  me go and join in.¡±

    quot;I t; said Jill. quot;Im so glad  off tc  really  he seemed like.¡±

    quot;ts all very ; said Puddleglum cautiously. quot;But t look to me like c running a looked more like military  formations, if you ask me. Do you look me in tell me you   preparing for battle?¡±

    quot;Of course ;You see,  knoc scle. e rying to slip  a being seen. And t o  comes: not kno   on tcermined to figo Bism.¡±

    quot;Ill be sis an  gnome,quot; said t;Let go of it,  friend Puddleglum. As for me, good Golg, I ed like you and your felloion more. Do you knoo t to lead out an army against  Overland?¡±

    quot;Ee-ee-ee!quot; squeaked Golg. quot;Yes, I kno terrible road. I  it is no manner of use your o go . Ill die rather.¡±

    quot;; asked Eustace anxiously. quot;s so dreadful about it?¡±

    quot;too near top, tside,quot; said Golg, s;t   tco us. e o be led out into to tside of t all t  emptiness called the sky.

    And t a ferokes of t to it.

    I  dare go near them.¡±

    quot;alking!quot; cried Eustace, and Jill said, quot;But its not   all up t. e live there.¡±

    quot;I kno; said Golg. quot;But I t it  find your  really like it - cra like flies on top of the world!¡±

    quot; about s once?quot; said Puddleglum.

    quot;In a good ; cried ty set out. ted ,  sing out t tc t dangerous. And ted it on to ot in  a fees ts and curning cart-ting off o tell tory of ment and deliverance at least ten  times.

    In to t  a t long and pero to it. A strong  smote up into te unlike any t  t at first it dazzled t used to it t t a river of fire, and, on t river, o be fields and groves  of an unbearable,  brilliance - tes all jumbled togetained- glass ropical sun staring straig at midday mig. Do all t fiery lighmen were climbing.

    quot;Your ; said Golg (and o look at  blackness for a fees, t;Your

    you come doo Bism? Youd be  cold,  unprotected, naked country out on top. Or at least come do.¡±

    Jill took it for granted t none of ten to suc.

    to ;truly, friend Golg, I o come doure, and it may be no mortal man o Bism before or   it o termost pit of Eart I forbore.

    But could a man live t sself?¡±

    quot;O s only salamanders live in tself.¡±

    quot; kind of beast is your salamander?quot; asked the Prince.

    quot;It is o tell t; said Golg. quot;For too  o look at. But t like small dragons. to us out of tongues: very ty and eloquent.¡±

    Jill glanced ily at Eustace. S sure t  c sank as s e c  Experiment ures, and to him.

    quot;Your ; ;If my old friend Reepic noures of Bism  a great  impeac to our honour.¡±

    quot;Do; said Golg, quot;I could show you real gold, real silver, real  diamonds.¡±

    quot;Bos; said Jill rudely. quot;As if  kno  mines even here.¡±

    quot;Yes,quot; said Golg. quot;I tle scratc t  you topd ts  and squeeze you a cup full of diamond-juice. You  care muc  fingering treasures of your ser you asted the live ones of  Bism.¡±

    quot;My fat to t; said Rilian tfully. quot;It  to ttom of the world.¡±

    quot;If your s to see your fatill alive, ;its about time ting on to t road  to the diggings.¡±

    quot;And I  go do ever anyone says,quot; added Jill.

    quot; to go back to Over; said Golg,  quot;t of ts rat floods  still rising -¡±

    quot;O; begged Jill.

    quot;I fear it must be so,quot; said t;But I

    in the land of Bism.¡±

    quot;Please!quot; begged Jill.

    quot;; asked Puddleglum.

    quot;t; said Golg. quot;Your he chasm.¡±

    quot;; asked Puddleglum.

    At t moment a self  (ter could ling up out of  ths of Bism.

    quot;Quick! Quick! Quick! to to to t; it  said. quot;t closes. It closes. It closes. Quick! Quick!quot; And at time, tering  cracks and creaks, ted gnomes . t  to  climb dorong a blast  of  air ing up from ttom, or for some oting doed, till t blotted out t;Good-bye to your  ; sed Golg, and dived. Only a fe to follo  in a pillarbox. No ensely brigrains  craso a t, maddening  smell vanished.

    travellers were alone in an Underworld whan before.

    Pale, dim, and dreary, tion of the road.

    quot;No; said Puddleglum, quot;its ten to one ayed too long, but  ry. t in five minutes, I s  wonder.¡±

    to a canter and tyle. But almost at once it began going do seen, on t at ttom of ter.

    quot;e,quot; cried t tom even five minutes later for tide  o s it ill only a foot or t sy.

    to look at but  t up and up as far as ter spreading. All t  t some distant  ligotal darkness every of it be gone out, t ser.

    Alt go on for  ever  a rest. ted: and in silence ter.

    quot;I  no; said Jill.  quot;And all those queer sleeping animals.¡±

    quot;I dont t,quot; said Eustace. quot;Dont you remember  o go doer imes cave yet.¡±

    quot;ts as may be,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;Im more interested in this road.

    Look a bit sickly, dont they?¡±

    quot;t; said Jill.

    quot;Aye,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;But theyre greener now.¡±

    quot;You dont mean to say you t?quot; cried Eustace.

    quot;ell,  expect to last for ever, you  kno; replied t;But dont let your spirits do my eye on  ter too, and I dont ts rising so fast as it did.¡±

    quot;Small comfort, friend,quot; said t;If  find our . I  cry you mercy, all. I am to blame for my pride and fantasy w us ride on.¡±

    During t folloimes t t Puddleglum  imes t it  dull  lig quite distinctly. And t, rugged o a  steep tunnel.

    to pass picks and s tly been at ting out, all this  was very cheering.

    But t of going on into a   narrourn back in, .

    At last t Puddleglum and t it.

    ty dismounted and led to pick ones steps   about it norange and gly  in t once (s ) Jill gave a little scream.  One lig one a out altogete darkness.

    quot;Courage, friends,quot; came Prince Rilians voice. quot;her we live or die  Aslan will be our good lord.¡±

    quot;ts rig; said Puddleglums voice. quot;And you must al being trapped down ll save funeral expenses.¡±

    Jill ongue. (If you dont  oto knoo do; its your voice t gives you away.)

    quot;e migand ; said Eustace; and o trust her own.

    Puddleglum and Eustace  first retc in front of  to anythe  horses.

    quot;I say,quot; came Eustaces voice mucer, quot;are my eyes going queer or is  tc up there?¡±

    Before anyone could ans;Stop. Im up  against a dead end. And its eart rock.  were you saying, Scrubb?¡±

    quot;By t; said t;Eustace is rig of -¡±

    quot;But its not daylig; said Jill. quot;Its only a cold blue sort of light.¡±

    quot;Better t; said Eustace. quot;Can  up to it?¡±

    quot;Its not rig; said Puddleglum. quot;Its above us, but its in  t Ive run into.  be, Pole, if you got on my s up to it?¡±

 CHAPTER FIFTEEN

    tc did not sanding. t see, Jills efforts to get on to  t is, t;You neednt put your finger in my  eye,quot; and, quot;Nor your foot in my mout; and, quot;ts more like it,quot; and, quot;Noll leave your arms free to steady yourself against th.¡±

    t tc.

    quot;ell?quot; ted up anxiously.

    quot;Its a ; called Jills voice. quot;I could get t if I tle bit higher.¡±

    quot; do you see t?quot; asked Eustace.

    quot;Not,quot; said Jill. quot;I say, Puddleglum, let go my legs so t I  can stand on your sead of sitting on teady myself all rig the edge.¡±

    to sig t all of o t.

    quot;I say -quot; began Jill, but suddenly broke off  a s sounded more as if o it. After  t so be sing out as loud as s t  t. tc ely blocked up for a second or so; and truggling  sound and t;Quick! o her legs.

    Someones pulling oo late!¡±

    t ly clear  again. Jill had vanished.

    quot;Jill! Jill!quot; ted frantically, but there was no answer.

    quot; you ?quot; said Eustace.

    quot;I dont kno; groaned Puddleglum. quot;Born to be a misfit, I  s wonder.

    Fated. Fated to be Poles deat as I ed to eat talking Stag at   t it isnt my o as well, of course.¡±

    quot;test s could ; said  t;e  a brave lady into tayed bey.¡±

    quot;Dont paint it too black, Sir,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;ere not very safe  except for deatarvation in this hole.¡±

    quot;I  t; said Eustace.

    o Jill

    of t sairs  up as if  trap-door. S  at first  take in  t s looking at t, sunny o see. to be deadly cold, and t  of s flying  about in t  t moment t sed doo Puddleglum to let and  up on his shoulders.

    ter. turned out to be of t, and tes, and a drum. S ion clear. S of a eep bank een feet belo of people .

    trim little Fauns, and Dryads ing be ted  steps and figures t it took you some time to understand it. t came over  t uff on tars staring in a  black frosty sky overall black trees. t only got out into t last, but  in t of Narnia.  Jill felt sed ; and tensely s  and yet just t bit eerie too, and full of good magic as tc all the more.

    All takes a long time to tell, but of course it took a very s time  to see. Jill turned almost at once to s doo t;I say! Its all rig, and  t furt;I sayquot;   clotly scarlet assels and big furry top-boots. As tly te t Jill had

    seen flying t t t  time  aim t if all tly t places at exactly t moments, no one  Sno is done every year in Narnia on t  moonlit nig is a kind of game as  little bit  a  sno a good team of dancers, D up for  a single . On fine nigaps, and ting of t,  into t even ill daybreak. I wis for yourselves.

    opped Jill ;I sayquot;  came sailing t  in t mind; ty  sno s at t moment. But  talk er considerable  spluttering, se forgot in ement t till didnt kno of to the dancers.

    quot;.¡±

    t even noticed ttle  in several ions before t co   out of  t, and t;O. them is Prince Rilian.¡±

    Ss of people  first, came running up. Squirrels came out of trees in s as t legs  a slo Pantcs tail in excitement,  to join ty.

    But as soon as tood ive. quot;Pick and sools!quot; said to t top speed. quot;ake up some Moles, te as good as D; said a voice. quot;  s  Prince Rilian?quot; said anot;; said t;ter being

    lost inside t kno;ts rig;  said an old Bear.

    quot;; quot;No, s,quot; said a  Squirrel, very pert.

    quot;Yes, s; said anoter.

    quot;Its quite t-t-t-true. D-d-dont be so silly,quot; said Jill. S because eettering he cold.

    Immediately one of to fetcools, and an obliging Faun  trotted off among trees to a place o get  drink. But before it came, all t t; are you doing?  Put t s; and quot;No,quot; and, quot; ; Jill o t and didnt knoy, projecting from taces rig anyone who came near him.

    For of course Eustace  time from Jill  during t fees.  and seen o t t some enemies   see t t o some ot by some gly p evil creatures of t   if t too small for to climb tace tle  bigger, and a lot clumsier, t op of t a small avalanc  is not surprising t ried to hem off.

    quot;Stop, Eustace, stop,quot; cried Jill. quot;t you see?  eve come up in Narnia. Everyt.¡±

    tace did see, and apologized to t  to mention it), and dozens of t just as t a fees before. t  ted to turned aer. quot;As been too muc  bit. turned  hings.¡±

    Jill rejoined Eustace and took in  great deep breat air. And a , t  all trip of t of Fauns and Dryads he

    dance ten minutes before. Only ten minutes! Yet already it felt to Jill and  Eustace as if all t and general smot  ars  overars are nearer tars in our  quite believe in Underland.

    Before t drinks, a dozen or so Moles, neill very sleepy, and not ood  , ting atle barroo and fro in great excitement, t exactly   they were doing.

    tented t on  asking t like to come into t   bear to  go  seeing t free.

    No one in our  a job of t sort as Dalking  Moles  t look on it as   really long before t  black c from to t - t knoeeple-ted figure of t he  Prince himself.

    As Puddleglum appeared ss broke out on every side: quot;s a iggle  - ern Mars ever ies out for you - trumpkin ting up notices t; But all t, into dead silence, as quickly as tory if ter opens the Prince.

    No one doubted for a moment s and  Dryads and D remember  I t in ty, disake. t look is in true kings of Narnia,   Cair Paravel on ter the high King.

    Instantly every ; a moment later sucing, suc t tears came  into Jills eyes.

    t  cost.

    quot;Please it your ; said t of t;ttempt at a supper in t the snow-dance -¡±

    quot;it; said t;For never , Gentleman, or Bear so good a stomaco uals as .¡±

    to move arees too t;No, no, my story can  .

    Notalking about o me. I  to  try breaking it to me gently, for Id rat all at once.  fires? No  ; And all tures laug;Isnt  t just like a Marshwiggle?¡±

    t of it,  dancing on tes and on tone floor, just as it does  in a farmctle. All t fast asleep alking over ture s and D it meant;  cless t e itc  t inter on Narnia long ago) rived t killing  Rilians moting Rilian  under  Narnia and o break out and rule it t try of  of tory ts of ;And t  all is, your ; said t D;t tc in every age t plan for getting it.¡±

 CHAPTER SIXTEEN

    t morning and found  for  one  t s  sle over ) on a stone  coming in trutful  supper, all croo t cave, in spite of being so sleepy before it c

    real meaty, spicy ones, fat and piping  and burst and just tiniest  bit burnt. And great mugs of frote, and roast potatoes and roast cnuts, and  baked apples uck in o  freser all t things.

    Jill sat up and looked around. Puddleglum and Eustace  far  a asleep.

    quot;; sed Jill in a loud voice. quot;Arent you ever going to get  up?¡±

    quot;S; said a sleepy voice someime to be settling  doo-do. tu-whoo!¡±

    quot;; said Jill, glancing up at a op of a grandfat;I do  believe its Glimfeather!¡±

    quot;true, true,quot; s  from under its ;I came up  about t us to follooo. Good- day -quot; and the head disappeared again.

    As tting any information from t up and began looking round for any c. But almost  at once a little Faun came trotting into ty one floor.

    quot;A last, Daug; ;Perter  to be off in a fees and taurs o let you ride on to Cair Paravel.quot; he added in a  lower voice.

    quot;Of course, you realize it is a most special and uno be  alloo ride a Centaur. I dont kno I ever  before. It   do to keep ting.¡±

    quot;;  question of Eustace and Puddleglum as  soon as they had been wakened.

    quot;o meet t Cair Paravel,quot; ans;ys sed in . It  seems t t Aslan - I dont knoo  face - before urned old  son aing him when he reached Narnia.¡±

    Eustace  o get t.

    Puddleglum old to stay in bed. A Centaur called Cloudbirt) a leeco see to  foot.

    quot;A; said Puddleglum in a tone almost of contentment, quot; to  t ; But e glad  to stay in bed.

    Breakfast oast and Eustace tackled it just as if  .

    quot;I say, Son of Adam,quot; said tain a  Eustaces mouthfuls.

    quot;to e so dreadfully as t. I dont taurs e finiss yet.¡±

    quot;t  up very late,quot; said Eustace. quot;I bet its after ten  oclock.¡±

    quot;O; said Orruns. quot;t up before it .¡±

    quot;t ed time for breakfast,quot; said  Eustace.

    quot;No, t,quot; said Orruns. quot;ting te they awoke.¡±

    quot;Golly!quot; said Eustace. quot;Do t a very big breakfast?¡±

    quot; you understand? A Centaur omacomac breakfast. So first of all te and cold oast and marmalade and  coffee and beer. And after t tends to t of  mass, and a bag of sugar. ts  aur to stay for thing indeed.¡±

    At t moment tapping on rock from taurs, one  bare cs, stood ing for  ttle so as to look into te and finis very quickly. No one taur funny w.

    tic people, full of ancient  easily made eit terrible as a  tidal wave w comes.

    quot;Good-bye, dear Puddleglum,quot; said Jill, going over to t;Im sorry  blanket.¡±

    quot;Som I,quot; said Eustace. quot;Youve been t friend in the world.¡±

    quot;And I do  again,quot; added Jill.

    quot;Not muc, I s; replied Puddleglum. quot;1 dont  reckon Im very likely to see my old  Prince -  do you

    trong? Constitution ruined  wonder.

    Looks t t might go off any day.¡±

    quot;Puddleglum!quot; said Jill. quot;Youre a regular old ly alk as if you hing, when youre really as brave as-as a lion.¡±

    quot;No; began Puddleglum, but Jill, apping ace aurs, and to ;ell, I   of . Even though I am  a good-looking chap.¡±

    to ride on a Centaur is, no doubt, a great  Jill and  Eustace today  it is very  uncomfortable. For no one ting a saddle on a Centaur, and  riding bare-back is no fun; especially if, like Eustace, you o ride  at all. taurs e in a grave, gracious, groered t turning telling t ties of s, ts, t sort. But ed to see t nigo be met by  rabbits and squirrels and birds t rees.

    to t and blue in er suns bridge (tle to barge by t is  Mars of tery and fisly came to Cair Paravel  itself. And at t of t same brig set foot in Narnia, gliding up t le and to ood close to ters edge, bare-o  receive rumpkin sat beside tle donkey-c cro rataurs if t go on sitting on  ttle longer and tiers. And  taurs said t.

    A flourisrumpets came over ter from ts (talking Rats, of course) and Mars fast aso play  solemn,

    triumps ran  the gangway on board her.

    Jill expected to see t. But to be  some c to to trumpkin.  talking ogetes, but no one  could  t you could feel t everyone s, carrying something and going very slowly,  appeared on deck.

    arted to come do t ill. t  beside o bless  it  sometopped and t and .

    to and fro. ticed t all  s, s, or aking tace included. tling and flapping noise up above tle;  banner  er t, slorings and disconsolate bloune to break your .

    taurs (ice of them).

    quot;I wis ; said Jill.

    Eustace nodded, saying not his lip.

    quot;I ; said a deep voice beurned and sa and real and strong t everyt once to look pale  and sime t takes to breat  about tace fall over to muff nearly all t all ted to say quot;Im sorryquot; but s speak.  tooucongue, and said:  quot;t no more. I  alo Narnia.¡±

    quot;Please, Aslan,quot; said Jill, quot;may we go home now?¡±

    quot;Yes. I o bring you ; said Aslan. t time tead,  it seemed t till, and the dead King

    and tle and ter sky. For all ted off into tanding in a great  brigurf, among migrees, and beside a fair,  fresream.

    t tain of Aslan,  range t till  on, tell  ream and t before tiful, and t Jill did not kno filled ears.

    topped, and to tream. And tream, lay King Caspian, dead, er  flo like er-ood and . Even t: great Lion-tears, eacear more precious  t iced t Eustace  looked neiting to , but like  a gro least, t is t s to it; but really, as  s seem to icular ages on t mountain.

    quot;Son of Adam,quot; said Aslan, quot;go into t t and pluck t  you  to me.¡±

    Eustace obeyed. t long and sharp as a rapier.

    quot;Drive it into my pa; said Aslan,  fore -pa t pad toace.

    quot;Must I?quot; said Eustace.

    quot;Yes,quot; said Aslan.

    tace set eeto t a great drop of blood, redder t you have ever seen or  imagined.

    And it splaso tream over t t topped. And to be ce  beard turned to grey, and from grey to yello ser and vanisogetood before  t Jill couldnt say ry. Even in t is tupidest  c cupidest grown-ups w grownup.) And o Aslan and flung rong kisses of a King, and Aslan gave he wild kisses of a Lion.

    At last Caspian turned to t laugonished  joy.

    quot;ace!quot; ;Eustace! So you did reacer all.  about my second-best s you broke on t?¡±

    Eustace made a step to t startled expression.

    quot;Look ; ammered. quot;Its all very  arent you? - I  mean didnt you -?¡±

    quot;O be suc; said Caspian.

    quot;But,quot; said Eustace, looking at Aslan. quot; he - er died?¡±

    quot;Yes,quot; said t voice, almost (Jill t) as if he  were laughing.

    quot; people .¡±

    quot;O; said Caspian. quot;I see , or  some nonsense. But dont you see? I  if I appeared in Narnia no belong t one cant be a g in ones ory. I  mig if I got into your  kno I suppose it isnt yours  either, now youre here.¡±

    A great s. But Aslan s;No, my dears,quot; ; me o stay.  But not now.

    You must go back to your own world for a while.¡±

    quot;Sir,quot; said Caspian, quot;Ive aled to  one glimpse of t wrong?¡±

    quot;You cannot   you ;  said Aslan.

    quot;And you ses of time. It ake no longer for you to set t t; to Caspian ace o and all about Experiment o kno  quite as hey did.

    quot;Daug; said Aslan to Jill, quot;pluck a sc bus; S urned into a fine new riding crop.

    quot;No; said Aslan. quot;But use only t,  for it is co whom 1 send you.¡±

    quot;Are you coming ; said Jill.

    quot;t; said Aslan.

    ty feet of to to tumn sky urned to Jill  and Eustace and breatoucongue. turned o England,  and o Jill sao of terblott, `Spotty  Sorrier, big Bannister, and tt t suddenly topped.  t, cruelty, and sneakis  disappeared in one single expression of terror. For t lying in ttering clotrengtace plied ts of t in tes all t, `Murder!

    Fascists! Lions! It isnt fair. And t to see o recognize) serics and  back to tories  about a lion escaped from a circus, and escaped convicts ace slipped quietly  indoors and c of t cloto ordinary t back  into  Aslans ic, to ts of  t Experiment , and about ten people got expelled. After t,  t t or to interfere  muc t, t o Parliament wer.

    Eustace buried ly one nig Jill smuggled  a fancy-dress ball next   day fortter at Experiment  became quite a  good school.

    And Jill and Eustace were always friends.

    But far off in Narnia, King Rilian buried or, tent name, and mourned for  en pointed out t brig on  afternoons, and t you couldnt  expect good times to last. to t open, and often in   summer days terns and doo ter and  sail to and fro, singing, on telling eacories of  ties t lie

    fato go to Narnia yourself, do  not forget to  those caves.