ˇ¶THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADERˇ·


 CHAPTER ONE

    tURE IN tace Clarence Scrubb, and  deserved it.  s called ace Clarence and masters called   tell you o  call ;Fatherˇ±

    and quot;Mot;, but a. to-date and  advanced people.

    tarians, non-smokers and teetotallers and tle furniture and very fehe windows were always open.

    Eustace Clarence liked animals, especially beetles, if tion and ures of  grain elevators or of fat foreign children doing exercises in model schools.

    Eustace Clarence disliked er, Susan,  Edmund and Lucy. But e glad o stay.

    For deep dole person o Lucy, let alone Edmund, in a  fig to give people a bad time if you are in your  own ors.

    Edmund and Lucy did not at all  to come and stay  Alberta. But it really couldnt be  a job lecturing  in America for sixteen  summer, and Moto go   en years. Peter ures long ago in till been in  t o stay. But tage o spare. It oo muco take to America, and Susan had gone.

    Gro ty one of t  sc; far  more out of a trip to America tersquot;. Edmund and Lucy tried not to grudge  Susan  it  ts. quot;But its far ; said Edmund, quot;because youll at least o s record stinker, Eustace.ˇ±

    tory begins on an afternoon es alone togetalking about Narnia,  country. Most of us, I suppose,  country but for most of us it is only an imaginary country. Edmund and Lucy  respect. t country ed it t in a game or a dream but in reality. t tting to Narnia. And a promise, or very nearly a  promise, self t t back. You may  imagine t talked about it a good deal, he chance.

    tting on t a  picture on te  ure in t t  Alberta didnt like it at all (t  atle back room upstairs),  but s get rid of it because it  from someone s   to offend.

    It ure of a sraigo  run up to top of one glorious blue  oreaks and bubbles on it. S before a gay  ing over a little on  side. (By to read tory at all, and if you dont knoer get it into your  t  of a s, and t is starboard.) All t fell on  side, and ter on t side  he ship.

    quot;tion is,quot; said Edmund, quot; make t a Narnian s get there.ˇ±

    quot;Even looking is better t; said Lucy. quot;And she is such a very  Narnian ship.ˇ±

    quot;Still playing your old game?quot; said Eustace Clarence, side to t year, o alking of Narnia and easing t it.  of course t t all up; and as oo stupid to make anyt approve of t.

    quot;Youre not ed ; said Edmund curtly.

    quot;Im trying to t; said Eustace. quot;Somet;Some kids  gradually balmier and balmier -ˇ±

    quot;ell Narnia and balmier dont ro begin ; said Lucy.

    quot;Its an assonance,quot; said Eustace.

    quot;Dont ask  an assy-t; said Edmund. quot;o be asked. Say nothing and perhaps hell go away.ˇ±

    Most boys, on meeting a reception like t  or flared up.

    Eustace did neit  grinning, and presently began  talking again.

    quot;Do you like t picture?quot; he asked.

    quot;For  let  started about Art and all t,quot; said  Edmund  Lucy, ;Yes, I do. I  like it very much.ˇ±

    quot;Its a rotten picture,quot; said Eustace.

    quot;You  see it if you step outside,quot; said Edmund.

    quot;?quot; said Eustace to Lucy.

    quot;ell, for one t; said Lucy, quot;I like it because t er looks as if it . And they were really going up and down.ˇ±

    Of course Eustace knes of anso t  say anyt at t very moment  t t) and ure made urned ratried anotaring hs.

    to believe , but  it  as o believe  didnt look at all like a cinema eitoo real and  clean and out-of-doors for t. Do to t a  great s tern and  time, and t o  meet  up again. At t an exercise book  all  does on a  t of ture toer  against teady roar of air and er.  But it  s  dreaming.

    quot;Stop it,quot; came Eustaces voice, squeaky  and bad temper. quot;Its  some silly trick you top it. Ill tell Alberta - Ow!ˇ±

    to adventures, but, just exactly as  Eustace Clarence said quot;O; t;O; too. t a great  cold, salt splas out of t, besides being  through.

    quot;Ill smasten t; cried Eustace; and t time. Eustace rusoure. Edmund, er o look out and not to be a fool. Lucy  grabbed at ime eiture ace jumped to try to pull it  off tanding on t of  glass but real  sea, and  to a rock.  c t as t t t blue  roller surged up round t t, and dreo taces despairing cry suddenly ended as ter got into h.

    Lucy tars t s  summer  term. It is true t s on mucter if sroke, and also t ter felt a great deal colder t  ure. Still, s  to do er in t  and ill quite near ts green side toace clutc .

    e figure diving off treading er, and  tace.

    t of sing going on from togetranger ening ropes round er t follotering. In reality t very  long; ting till t   being das its side. Even  endeavours sood, dripping and ser ace. Last of all came tranger - a golden-han herself.

    quot;Ca - Ca - Caspian!quot; gasped Lucy as soon as s o set on t visit. Immediately Edmund recognized oo. All t delight.

    quot;But  at once, turning to Eustace   Eustace o cry ;Let me go. Let me go back. I dont like it.ˇ±

    quot;Let you go?quot; said Caspian. quot;But where?ˇ±

    Eustace ruso ted to see ture  frame   a break to t sank. ly sick.

    quot;; said Caspian to one of t;Bring spiced ies.

    Youll need someto er t dip.quot; ies because ter and Susan ime. Narnian time floly from ours. If you  spent a ill come back to our  t. And t back to Narnia after  spending a  a time at all. You never knoill you get tly, o Narnia last time for t, it o Britain, as some people say ter.

    Rynelf returned eaming in a flagon and four silver  cups. It  ed, and as Lucy and Edmund sipped it t doo toes. But Eustace made faces and spluttered and spat it  out and o cry again and asked if t any Plumptrees  Vitaminized Nerve Food and could it be made illed er and any as t station.

    quot;te youve broug;  before ace burst out  again.

    quot;O on eart! take it a; .

    ime for feeling a little surprised.  Somet of t call it - and indeed it  t s  ood about t s uck a long crimson feat black, t riking.) Its left paed  on t of a ss tail. Its balance, as it paced gravely  along t, and its manners courtly. Lucy and Edmund recognized it  at once Reepic valiant of all talking Beasts of Narnia, and t tle of Beruna. Lucy longed, as she  had always

    done, to take Reepic t o talk to him.

    Reepic foro your Majesty. And to King Edmund, too.quot; (here he bowed  again.)

    quot;Not your Majesties presence o ture.ˇ±

    quot;Ugake it a; ace. quot;I e mice. And I never could bear  performing animals. timental.ˇ±

    quot;Am I to understand,quot; said Reepico Lucy after a long stare at  Eustace, quot;t teous person is under your Majestys protection? Because,  if not-ˇ±

    At t Lucy and Edmund both sneezed.

    quot; a fool I am to keep you all standing  t; said  Caspian. quot;Come on belo c Im  afraid he way, Reepicheep, like a good fellow.ˇ±

    quot;to t; said Reepic;even a question of  give  least for t -quot; and  Eustace.  But Caspian led tes Lucy found o tern cabin. S at once - t looked out on ter astern, table, t once by  its exquisite delicacy) and t gold image of Aslan the door.

    All took in in a flasely opened a door on  tarboard side, and said, quot;t get some dry t; ;and to  c tside t taken to to be dried.ˇ±

    Lucy found  ion of t   briged panels (all birds and beasts and crimson dragons and vines) and  spotlessly clean.

    Caspians clotoo big for  ss  on board  s of  ter rus and took a long deep breat quite sure time.

 CHAPTER TWO

    ON BOARD tREADER  quot;A; said Caspian. quot;e  ing for you.  tain, the Lord Drinian.ˇ±

    A dark- down on one knee and kissed  were Reepicheep and Edmund.

    quot;ace?quot; asked Lucy.

    quot;In bed,quot; said Edmund, quot;and I dont t  only makes ry to be nice to him.ˇ±

    quot;Mean; to talk.ˇ±

    quot;By Jove, ; said Edmund. quot;And first, about time. Its a year ago by  our time since  you just before your coronation.  been in Narnia?ˇ±

    quot;Exactly t; said Caspian.

    quot;All going ; asked Edmund.

    quot;You dont suppose Id  my kingdom and put to sea unless all was  well,ˇ±

    ans;It couldnt be better. trouble at all noelmarines, Dalking Beasts, Fauns and t. And roublesome giants on tier sucing last summer t tribute noo leave as Regent he  Dwarf. You remember him?ˇ±

    quot;Dear trumpkin,quot; said Lucy, quot;of course I do. You couldnt ter choice.ˇ±

    quot;Loyal as a badger, Maam, and valiant as - as a Mouse,quot; said Drinian. o say quot;as a lionquot; but iced Reepicheeps eyes fixed on him.

    quot;And w; asked Edmund.

    quot;ell,quot; said Caspian, quot;ts ratory. Per  aken my part) by sending to explore tern Seas  beyond the Lone Islands.ˇ±

    quot;Yes,quot; said Lucy, quot;and none of them ever came back.ˇ±

    quot;Rigion day, , if once I establis myself for a year and a day  to find my fato learn of tesian, timar, and - o oto  remember.ˇ±

    quot;t; said Drinian.

    quot;R; said Caspian. quot;t is my main intention. But  Reepic; Everyones eyes turned to the Mouse.

    quot;As ,quot; it said. quot;tature.   come to tern end of t mig to find Aslans ory. It is al, across t  t Lion comes to us.ˇ±

    quot;I say, t is an idea,quot; said Edmund in an awed voice.

    quot;But do you t; said Lucy, quot;Aslans country  sort of  country - I mean, t you could ever sail to?ˇ±

    quot;I do not kno; said Reepic;But t;er meet, , Doubt not,  Reepico find all you seek, tter East.

    quot;I do not kno means. But t has been on me all my  life.ˇ±

    After a s silence Lucy asked, quot;And where are we now, Caspian?ˇ±

    quot;tain can tell you better t; said Caspian, so Drinian got out   and spread it on table.

    quot;ts our position,quot; . quot;Or  noon  today. e ood a little nort day. e  for a   tournament for y and ts-ˇ±

    quot;And got a fey falls myself, Drinian. Some of till,quot; put in Caspian.

    quot;- And uns,quot; repeated Drinian ;e t  ty  not-ˇ±

    quot;Squints, and ; said Caspian.

    quot;O; said Lucy.

    quot;And ; continued Drinian, quot;and ran into a calm for t part of t make  terebintill t out a  to land  for terebint  in at a little  creek far from ty and ered. to lie off for t a  sout ood out for Seven Isles. t a pirate (terebinthian by  her rig)

    over er some  sing of arro -ˇ±

    quot;And we ougo ; said Reepicheep.

    quot;- And in five days more  of traits and came  about sundoo Reded and uals and er at  Red I o see ter tomorrow.

    ty days at sea and han  four hundred leagues from Narnia.ˇ±

    quot;And after t; said Lucy.

    quot;No one knoy,quot; ans;Unless tell us.ˇ±

    quot;t in our days,quot; said Edmund.

    quot;t; said Reepic;it is after t ture  really begins.ˇ±

    Caspian noed t t like to be s Lucys conscience smote ;I t go and see  Eustace.

    Seasickness is h me I could  cure him.ˇ±

    quot;But you ; said Caspian. quot;Id quite forgotten about it. As you left it  be it migreasures and so I broug - if  you t ougo be ed on a thing like seasickness.ˇ±

    quot;Itll only take a drop,quot; said Lucy.

    Caspian opened one of t out tiful little diamond flask ake back your o;  he said.

    t t out into the sunshine.

    In t,  and boto let ligo to ter co side and t came in t t ting in and out  of  Reepicoo s) en taken a  turn. At eac clear for t, but all dore t o ter and beer,  barrels of pork, jars of tles of s, cs,  turnips, sides of bacon.

    From t is, from trings of onions, and also tcy in t, stepping from benco benc least, it epping for ep and a jump for Lucy, and a real long jump for Reepico a partition . Caspian opened to a  cabin   so  nice. It oget do t  made to open  because ter. In fact at t, as tcernately golden  and dim green he sea.

    quot;You and I must lodge ; said Caspian. quot;ell leave your  kinsman the bunk and sling hammocks for ourselves.ˇ±

    quot;I beseecy-quot; said Drinian.

    quot;No, no se,quot; said Caspian, quot; already. You  and Rhinceˇ±

    (Re) quot;are sailing t ories, so you and   cabin above. King Edmund and I can lie very snug  ranger?ˇ±

    Eustace, very green in torm getting less. But Caspian said, quot; storm?quot; and Drinian burst out  laughing.

    quot;Storm, young master!quot; ;ther as a man could  ask for.ˇ±

    quot;?quot; said Eustace irritably. quot;Send hrough my head.ˇ±

    quot;Ive broug ter, Eustace,quot; said  Lucy.

    quot;O; groace. But ook a drop from   ly stuff (t  is certain t  colour a fes  after , and   better because, instead of  torm and

    o be put as at t  port ;lodge a dispositionquot; against tis ion   ) Eustace could only reply, quot;Fancy not  kno.quot; In tace t t as to land t to Cambridge - er t o put on t out for him and come on deck.

    Caspian no  already.

    t up on tle and sa man standing on a  little ss open moutle cers for sucser, ter-arc odd to s creaming back over t is  because you are teams as far foraken up to ting top, and at first it o rock  to and fro t if you  fell ticular reason o ty  t  tiller, and be tail rose up, covered  ran a little bencreader. Stle bit of  a ter  as tion  in tors.

    to sea, to buy a Galmian s  noeaco be sea-faring folk once more, and treader  s yet. S, for, tral c on one side and t sy of ;ladyquot; as  sailors say, , ace of course  on boasting about liners and  motor-boats and aeroplanes and submarines (quot;As if  t;  muttered Edmund), but t to tern sky lit up  , and felt tasted t on t of unknoern rim of t  t s too o speak.

    Eustace t  be told in  t morning,  once got out a little black  notebook and a pencil and started to keep a diary. ebook   a record of , for t care muc any subject for its  own sake, he

    cared a great deal about marks and o people and say, quot;I got  so much.

    did you get?quot; But as  seem likely to get many marks on treader arted a diary. t entry.

    quot;7 August. y-four ly boat if it isnt  a dream. All time a frigorm s a good t  seasick).  and I  nearly go under any  number of times. All tend to take no notice of t coo s  to Facts. Its madness to come out into tten little t muc. And, of course, absolutely primitive indoors. No  proper saloon, no radio, no bat yesterday  evening and it o tle toy  boat as if it ried to tell  real s oo  dense. E. and L., o f course, didnt back me up. I suppose a kid like L. doesnt realize ttering up C. as everyone does  o ask me  meant!  seem to kno  all. Needless to say Ive been put in t cabin of t, a perfect dungeon, and  Lucy o  a nice room compared  of ts because sried to make   Alberta says, t all t sort of t oo dense.  Still,  see t I s in t nt  grumble because C. is s o make room for L. As if t didnt make it  more cro to say t t gives everyone t frig up  if t I s ail pretty soon if ries it on me. tful  too.ˇ±

    trouble betace and Reepic  ed. Before dinner next day, able , ing (being at sea gives one a magnificent appetite), Eustace came rusing out:  quot;t little brute  on it being kept under  control. I could bring an action against you, Caspian. i could order you to  destroyed.ˇ±

    At t Reepic e as ever.

    quot;I ask your pardons all,quot; ;and especially ys. If I  ake refuge ed a more reasonable time for ion.ˇ±

    quot; on eart; asked Edmund.

    t tting on fast enougo sit on t beside t at tern ly in tle  che song

    to anytc  ease; perail, o  t, and t because y it gave one somebody  to talk to.

    ly Eustace umbled all to tle ( yet got ed to  t long tail  empting -  it c, s first to  ifully. t muc. Eustace  rice and very silly  Eustace) tle limbs all splayed out and  unfortunately Reepic for ime, never lost . Nor   is not very easy to dra  tace kneail; and t ter t  tself up again as if it  omach.

    (t count as belo for mice in Narnia because ted to reach higher.)

    quot;Stop it,quot; spluttered Eustace, quot;go a t ts not  safe. Stop it, I say. Ill tell Caspian.

    Ill ied up.ˇ±

    quot; draroon!quot; c;Dra.ˇ±

    quot;I  got one,quot; said Eustace. quot;Im a pacifist. I dont believe in  fighting.ˇ±

    quot;Do I understand,quot; said Reepic and  speaking very sternly, quot;t you do not intend to give me satisfaction?ˇ±

    quot;I dont kno; said Eustace, nursing ;If you dont  knoake a joke I s bot you.ˇ±

    quot;take t,quot; said Reepic;and t - to teac due to a knigail -quot; and at eacace a bloempered steel and  as supple and effective as a bircace (of course)  a sc , so tion e neo  ook e to get off t  forecastle and cover t in at till ly  pursued by

    Reepic seemed to Eustace t t  mig by the feel.

    t mucy in settling tter once Eustace realized  t everyone took to lend  to be o make up for  off o  to o lie on his side.

 CHAPTER THREE

    t;LAND in sig; sed the bows.

    Lucy, o Rtering do sle. It le tle  arboard bo of t, furts sister Doorn.

    quot;Same old Felimat; said Lucy, clapping ;O is since you and I sa!ˇ±

    quot;Ive never understood ; said Caspian. quot;Did Peter  them?ˇ±

    quot;O; said Edmund. quot;time - in te itch.ˇ±

    (By t e islands became  attaco tory is at all interesting, I  may put it in some other book.)

    quot;Are o put in ; asked Drinian.

    quot;1 s t ;It  unined in our days and it looks as if it ill.  tly on Doorn and a little on Avra - ts t see  it yet. t sh.ˇ±

    quot;to double t cape, I suppose,quot; said Drinian, quot;and land  on Doorn.

    tll mean rowing.ˇ±

    quot;Im sorry  landing on Felimat; said Lucy. quot;Id like to

    sea air.ˇ±

    quot;Id love to stretcoo,quot; said Caspian. quot;I tell you  back, and t treader pick us up on ther side?ˇ±

    If Caspian er on in t ion; but at t it seemed an excellent  one. quot;Os,quot; said Lucy.

    quot;Youll come, ; said Caspian to Eustace, wh  his hand bandaged.

    quot;Anyto get off ted boat,quot; said Eustace.

    quot;Blasted?quot; said Drinian. quot;how do you mean?ˇ±

    quot;In a civilized country like ace, quot;t  sea at all.ˇ±

    quot;In t case you mig as ay as; said Caspian. quot;ill you  tell to lo, Drinian.ˇ±

    tace all got into t  and o t  turned and looked round. t reader looked.

    Lucy ,  t is no o urf. It  first to be  pitc usually does for a  o  as  t.

    there was a lark singing.

    truck inland and up a fairly steep, t top of  course treader s brig and cra over the ridge  and could see her no longer.

    Doom no a mile  o t lay Avra. ttle own of Narrowhaven on  Doorn was easily seen.

    quot;s t; said Edmund suddenly.

    In to ree.

    quot;Dont tell t; said Caspian.

    quot;And pray, your Majesty, ; said Reepiced to  ride on Lucys shoulder.

    quot;It just occurred to me,quot; replied Caspian, quot;t no one ime. Its just possible t still acknoe safe to be knohe King.ˇ±

    quot;e ; said Reepicheep.

    quot;Yes, Reep, I kno;But if it is a question of re- conquering to come back her larger army.ˇ±

    By time te close to trangers, one of , quot;A good morning to you.ˇ±

    quot;And a good morning to you,quot; said Caspian. quot;Is till a Governor of  the Lone Islands?ˇ±

    quot;to be sure t; said t;Governor Gumpas.  Narroay and drink h us.ˇ±

    Caspian tance, and all of t do o to ning, all tors found trong arms. ts  struggle but all tages ing furiously.

    quot;Careful  beast, tacks,quot; said t;Dont damage c price of t, I s wonder.ˇ±

    quot;Coroon!quot; squeaked Reepic;Give me my sword and free my paws  if you dare.ˇ±

    quot;;  (for t is  can  talk! ell I never did. Bloake less t,  a third of a pound.

    quot;So ts ; said Caspian. quot;A kidnapper and slaver. I .ˇ±

    quot;No; said t;Dont you start any jaake it, ter all round, see? I dont do t my living  to make same as anyone else.ˇ±

    quot;ake us?quot; asked Lucy, getting t y.

    quot;Over to Narro;For market day tomorrow.ˇ±

    quot;Is tis; asked Eustace.

    quot;Is t; said the man.

    But long before Eustace ired of trying to explain, t;ell, Ive reat but talk tes.ˇ±

    toget cruelly but  securely, and made to marco topped biting on a  t of ied up, but  deal to say, and Lucy really   ting, only said quot;Go onquot;  s as good as a  play,quot; or, quot;Blimey, you cant  t knos saying!quot; or quot;as it one  of you rained it?quot; ted Reepic in t of saying all at once nearly suffocated .

    doo t looked totle village and a long-boat on ttle furt, a dirty  bedraggled looking ship.

    quot;Noers,quot; said t;lets o cry about. All aboard.ˇ±

    At t moment a fine-looking bearded man came out of one of t;ell, Pug. More of your usual wares?ˇ±

    to be Pug, bowed very low, and said in a  w;Yes, please your Lordship.ˇ±

    quot; for t boy?quot; asked ting to Caspian.

    quot;A; said Pug, quot;I kne boy, noaken a fancy to   kind of fond of  tender-ed I didnt ever ougo  aken up till, to a customer like your Lordship-ˇ±

    quot;tell me your price, carrion,quot; said ternly. quot;Do you t  to listen to trade?ˇ±

    quot;ts, my Lord to your  to  anyone else -ˇ±

    quot;Ill give you a y.ˇ±

    quot;O; broke in Lucy. quot;Dont separate us,  kno; But topped for s Caspian didnt even no to be  known.

    quot;A y, t; said t;As for you, little maiden, I  am sorry I cannot buy you all. Unrope my boy, Pug. And look - treat tll be the worse for you.ˇ±

    quot;ell!quot; said Pug. quot;Noed ock better t I do? ell? reat em like my own  childen.ˇ±

    quot;ts likely enougo be true,quot; said ther grimly.

    t ied and er  said, quot;t; and Lucy burst into tears and Edmund looked very blank. But  Caspian looked over ;C will come all righe end. So long.ˇ±

    quot;No; said Pug. quot;Dont you start taking on and spoiling your looks  for t tomorro o cry  about, see?ˇ±

    t to taken beloo a long,  ratoo clean, e prisoners;  for Pug e and  returned from cruising among turing  anyone erebint in traried to stop Eustace talking as if everyone  except o blame.

    Meaning time. t tle lane bet  into an open place beurned and faced him.

    quot;You neednt be afraid of me, boy,quot; ;Ill treat you ;May I ask of w; said Caspian.

    quot;You remind me of my master, King Caspian of Narnia.ˇ±

    to risk everytroke.

    quot;My Lord,quot; ;I am your master. I am Caspian King of Narnia.ˇ±

    quot;You make very free,quot; said t;rue?ˇ±

    quot;Firstly by my face,quot; said Caspian. quot;Secondly because I kno to sea and o look for - Argoz, Bern, Octesian, Restimar,  Mavramorn, or - or - I ten ttle t I am Caspian the Lone Islands.ˇ±

    quot;By ; exclaimed t;it is rick of  speecy -quot; And t and kissed the  Kings hand.

    quot;treasury,quot; said Caspian.

    quot;t in Pugs purse yet, Sire,quot; said t ;And never rust. I imes to  crusraffic in mans flesh.ˇ±

    quot;My Lord Bern,quot; said Caspian, quot; talk of tate of t first w is your Lordsory?ˇ±

    quot;S enoug; said Bern. quot;I came t I urning to Narnia wys uncle he reins. So I married and have  lived here ever since.ˇ±

    quot;And ill acknohe King of Narnia for his lord?ˇ±

    quot;In   be best  pleased to find a real, live King of Narnia coming in upon y came  before  deny  end to disbelieve you. Your Graces life ers?ˇ±

    quot;t rounding t,quot; said Caspian. quot;e are about  ty s came to fig ive?ˇ±

    quot;Not by my counsel,quot; said Bern. quot;As soon as t t out from Narroy must  must  not come to plain battle. Gumpas is a ced man and can be over-awed.ˇ±

    After a little more conversation Caspian and Bern o t  a little  of t t  magic  t at   trumpkin to use if any great need fell upon t for a signal, recognized t once and treader  began standing in to s put off again and in a fes Caspian and  tuation to Drinian.  like Caspian,  ed to lay treader alongside t once and board  Bern made  tion.

    quot;Steer straigain,quot; said Bern, quot;and to  Avra es are. But first run up t all to ting top as you can. And about five bo bow, run up a few signals.ˇ±

    quot;Signals? to w; said Drinian.

    quot;o all t got but hinks we have.ˇ±

    quot;O; said Drinian rubbing ;And  t s round t -?ˇ±

    quot;Bernstead,quot; said t;tll do excellently. t Caspian did t of sight from  Narrowhaven.ˇ±

    Caspian

    of t day enjoyable. Late in ternoon (for  to do all by oar), urned to starboard round t end of Doorn  and port again

    round t of Avra, tered into a good  lands sloped doo ters edge. Berns people, many  of  after dark Bern sent a messenger over by boat to Doorn to order some preparations  ( say exactly he following day.

 CHAPTER FOUR

    CASPIAN DID t morning ts early, and after breakfast o order every man o full armour. quot;And above all,quot; ;let  everytrim and scoured as if it  battle in a  great ; tloads Caspian and  out for  Narroer h him.

    ty at Narro t;t I sent  last nig; said  Bern. quot;t people.quot; And as soon as Caspian stepped  as into s of, quot;Narnia! Narnia! Long live t;  At t - and to Berns messengers - bells began ringing  from many parts of too be advanced and rumpet to be bloernness, and treet so t treet s  one could  it steadily.

    At first t  to  t t  turbance to  morning.

    And t t of doors and ering and c ? And all t , so t by time Caspian reacle gates, nearly tole,  muddling and messing about s and forms and rules and regulations, he noise.

    At tle gate Caspians trumpeter ble and cried, quot;Open for  to visit rusty and  t; In ttle postern opened, and out came a tousled felloy old  on ead of a , and a rusty old pike in  t;Carn - seez - fis; ;You cant see ;). quot;No intervie  pointments cept ten p.m. second Saturday every month.ˇ±

    quot;Uncover before Narnia, you dog,quot; t leted   flying from his head.

    quot;Ere? ots it all about?quot; began t no one took any  notice of epped tern and after some struggling s (for everyty) flung bote rode into tyard.  and several more (tly umbling out of various doorion, t  if t ime to think.

    quot;ain?quot; he asked.

    quot;I am, more or less, if you kno; said a languid and rat any j armour at all.

    quot;It is our ;t our royal visitation to our realm of  t of terror to our loyal  subjects. If it  for t, I so say about tate of your mens  armour and  is, you are pardoned. Command a cask of o be opened  t, your men may drink our  at noon tomorroyard looking like men-at-arms and not like vagabonds. See to it on pain of our  extreme displeasure.ˇ±

    tain gaped but Bern immediately cried, quot;t;  and tood about tood  not of o remain in tyard.  into the hall.

    Beable at taries about   ly grey. rangers entered  and t omatically, quot;No intervie  appointments except beten p.m. on second Saturdays.ˇ±

    Caspian nodded to Bern and tood aside. Bern and Drinian took a step  fored it, and flung it on one side  of t rolled over, scattering a cascade of letters, dossiers, ink-pots, pens,  sealing-s. t roug as firmly as if teel, t of ed , about four  feet away.

    Caspian at once sat dohe chair and laid his naked sword across his  knees.

    quot;My Lord,quot; said ;you  given us quite  ted. I am the King of Narnia.ˇ±

    quot;Not it in t; said t;Notes. e  been notified of any suco consider  any applications-ˇ±

    quot;And o enquire into your Sufficiencys conduct of your  office,quot; continued Caspian. quot;ts especially on ly I find no record t tribute due from to t a y years.ˇ±

    quot;t ion to raise at t mont; said Gumpas.  quot;If anyone moves t a commission of enquiry be set up to report on tory of t t meeting next year, when . . .ˇ±

    quot;I also find it very clearly ten in our la; Caspian  on, quot;t  if tribute is not delivered t o be paid by t of e purse.ˇ±

    At to pay real attention. quot;Os quite out of tion,quot; he said.

    quot;It is an economic impossibility - er - your Majesty must be joking.ˇ±

    Inside, ting rid of tors.  Caspian  , and o . But raits yesterday and seen it signalling, as o its consorts.  t   and make  ted furts. No Bernstead. It   anyone o Narroake ty men; it ainly not at all thing he could imagine doing himself.

    quot;Secondly,quot; said Caspian, quot;I  to knoed tural traffic in slaves to groo t custom  and usage of our dominions.ˇ±

    quot;Necessary, unavoidable,quot; said ;An essential part of t of t burst of prosperity  depends on it.ˇ±

    quot; need have you of slaves?ˇ±

    quot;For export, your Majesty. Sell em to Calormen mostly; and  centre of trade.ˇ±

    quot;In ot; said Caspian, quot;you dont need tell me  to put money into ts of such as Pug?ˇ±

    quot;Your Majestys tender years,quot; said Gumpas,   to be a  fat; possible t you sand tatistics, I have graphs, I have-ˇ±

    quot;tender as my years be,quot; said Caspian, quot;I believe I understand trade from e as  see t it brings  into t or bread or beer or imber or cabbages or books or instruments  of music or  ,  it must be stopped.ˇ±

    quot;But t ting t; gasped t;?ˇ±

    quot;I ; said Caspian. quot;e call it `Going Bad in  Narnia. trade must stop.ˇ±

    quot;I can take no responsibility for any suc; said Gumpas.

    quot;Very ; ans;e realized aking to govern toms, rig;I t; and made Bern a Duke, the Lone Islands.

    quot;As for you, my Lord,quot; o Gumpas, quot;I forgive you your debt for tribute. But before noon tomorro be out of tle, whe Dukes residence.ˇ±

    quot;Look ; said one of Gumpass secretaries, quot;but  suppose all you gentlemen stop playacting and tle business. tion before  us really is-ˇ±

    quot;tion is,quot; said t; a flogging or h one. You may choose which you prefer.ˇ±

    ly settled, Caspian ordered le, t into to. It ion; t is to say, t croform,  in a raucous voice:  quot;Nolemen, lot ty-terebintural labourer,  suitable for ty-five years of age. Not a bad tooth  in his head.

    Good, braake off , tacks, and let tlemen see.  t t on en crescents from tleman in t be joking, sir. Fifteen! Eigeen is bidden for lot ty- teen? ty-one. ty-one is bidden-ˇ±

    But Pug stopped and gaped form.

    quot;On your knees, every man of you, to t; said tamping outside and many s at tle. Most obeyed. t heir neighbours. Some cheered.

    quot;Your life is forfeit, Pug, for laying erday,quot; said Caspian.

    quot;But your ignorance is pardoned. trade er of an  free.ˇ±

    o c on, quot;here  are my friends?ˇ±

    quot;t dear little gel and tleman?quot; said Pug iating smile.

    quot; once-ˇ±

    quot;ere ; cried Lucy and Edmund toget;At  your service, Sire,quot; piped Reepic t taying to bid for ot yet been taken aed to let t and t ing bet once approacurbans, and teous,  cruel and ancient people. t politely to Caspian and paid s, all about tains of prosperity irrigating tue - and t - but of course ed hey had  paid.

    quot;t is only fair, sirs,quot; said Caspian. quot;Every man oday must  your takings to t minim.quot; (A  minim is tiet of a crescent.)

    quot;Does your good Majesty mean to beggar me?quot; whined Pug.

    quot;You s all your life,quot; said Caspian, quot;and if you  are beggared, it is better to be a beggar t wher friend?ˇ±

    quot;O; said Pug. quot;Oake o  in all my born days. Priced   five crescents in ts  and still no one ouc look at   Sulky.ˇ±

    tace  to be sold as a slave, it is pero be a sort of  utility slave ;I see. As usual.  Been enjoying yourself some about tis.ˇ±

    t nig feast in tle of Narroomorroures!quot; said Reepico everyone and  to bed. But it could not really be tomorro. For noo leave all knoions o be made. treader ied and drawn on land  by eig of  skilled  ss.

    tualled and ered as full as s is to say for ty-eigiced ment, only gave tnigo abandon t.

    ioning all  t sea captains o t.  many a flagon of tle ale to en men  grey beards and clear blue eyes, and many a  tall yarn urn. But t trutell of no  lands beyond t t if you sailed too far east you o t lands t sually round t;And t, I reckon, is  to ttom.quot; t ories of islands ined by ing islands,  erspouts, and a fire t burned along ter. Only one, to Reepic, said, quot;And  beyond t, Aslan country. But ts beyond t get t;  But wioned -  from her.

    Bern could only tell t  notanding on t point of Avra looking doern ocean.  quot;Ive often been up ; said t;ands seen t of times it looked as if it  my friends and   likely,

    yet I am alayed be I  go.

    e may need your  mig I foresee. My liege, think again.ˇ±

    quot;I ; said Caspian. quot;And anyo Reepicheep?ˇ±

 CHAPTER FIVE

    tORM AND  CAME OF It  It er t treader o of Narroears too, ed from t as till flapping idly, drerumpet from ter across ter, everyone  became silent.

    to t, tug cast off and  began ro real readers pro beloook t curned h of Avra.

    t feunate  girl in to see tions of t er  dancing on t in ts and buskins and cloaks and jerkins and scarves. And take a look from tle at a sea tle er t  came breakfast and sucite as one only  sea.

    S a good deal of time sitting on ttle bencern  playing c o see ing too big for anding on tiptoes if re of  the board.

    every noe  ridiculous like sending a knigo tle combined. tarily forgotten it le and making t do ands.

    But t time did not last. tern at t rack  of clouds building itself up in t h amazing speed.

    torn in it and a yello poured to take on unusual sy canvas. to move uneasily as  if s danger be and limp one minute and . ing t a sinister c;All ; In a moment  everyone became frantically busy. tc battened do  out, men  aloft to reef torm struck t  seemed to Lucy t a great valley in t before t, deeper do grey er, far , ruso meet t looked certain deat tossed to top of it. to spin round. A cataract of er poured over  tle  t along te trying to get control of tood out sideraigiff as if it was poker.

    quot;Get belo; ba landsmen - and landso to obey. It  easy.  treader ing terribly to starboard and to clamber round to top of to tand by , and t do s  of to   t  t in and s out for  a moment t of to t not of course tterings,  roarings and boomings whe  poop.

    And all next day and all t it  on. It  on till one could  ime before it o be t tiller and it o be men at t for anyone, and  not overboard, and the sun.

    ace made try in his diary.

    quot;3 September. t day for ages e. e een days and nig because I kept  a careful count, t  to be embarked on a  dangerous voyage  even count rigly time,  up and doo t even an  attempt at giving us proper meals. Needless to say t, so no c all proves elling tting out in a rotten little tub like t would be bad enough

    decent people instead of fiends in al to me. t  our mast (tump left no at all o come on deck and  everyt little beast does is all for t  to  amount of sense. today tly boat is level at last  and t and o do. e ty beastly stuff most of it, to last for sixteen days. (try orm rouble is er.

    to  a leak knocked in ty. (Narnian  efficiency again.) On s rations,  a day eac enougwelve days.

    (till lots of rum and  even t ier.)

    quot;If o turn  at once  and make for t it took us eigo get   migake us far longer to  get back. And at present t  t all.  As for ro ake far too long and Caspian says t roer a day. Im pretty sure tried to explain t perspiration  really cools people doer if t take  any notice of t ted for going on in t it my duty to point out  t  knoried to get to see thinking.

    Instead of producing a better plan to ask me  explained coolly and quietly t I  aic voyage  my consent, and it  t of  their scrape.

    quot;4 September. Still becalmed. Very s rations for dinner and I got less  than anyone.

    Caspian is very clever at  see! Lucy for some  reason tried to make up to me by offering me some of  t interfering prig Edmund   let ty  sun. terribly ty all evening.

    quot;5 September. Still becalmed and very . Feeling rotten all day and am  sure Ive got a temperature. Of course t to keep a ter on  board.

    quot;6 September. A  knoor o try to get any unfair advantage but I never dreamed t ter- rationing  to apply to a sick man. In fact I   up and took  my cup and tiptoed out of t in, taking great care not to disturb  Caspian and Edmund, for t and t er  began. I alry to consider oto me or not. I got out  all rigo t a room, whe

    ter is at tifully, but before Id  dra little spy Reep. I tried to explain t I  ter o do  treated me scandalously. I asked, as I t ter cask in t.  as oo small  to be any use on deck, ry over ter every nig one more man  could go to sleep.

    Noten unfairness: t it?

    quot;I o apologize or ttle brute h his sword.

    And true colours as a brutal tyrant and said  out loud for everyone to  anyone found quot;stealingquot; er in future ;get  t;. I didnt kno till Edmund explained to me. It comes in t of books those Pevensie kids read.

    quot;After t Caspian cune and started being  patronizing. Said  everyone felt just as feveris all make t of it, etc., etc. Odious stuck-up prig. Stayed in bed all day  today.

    quot;7 September. A little oday but still from t.

    Made a fe of t on -t means t set uprigied (t quot;las;) to tump of t. Still terribly ty.

    quot;8 September. Still sailing east. I stay in my bunk all day no Lucy till to bed. Lucy gives me a little of er  ration. S get as ty as boys. I en t t it ougo be more generally kno sea.

    quot;9 September. Land in sigain a long o t.

    quot;10 September. tain is bigger and clearer but still a long oday for t time since I dont know how long.

    quot;11 September. Caug  about 7 p.m. in ter in a bay of tainous island. t  idiot Caspian  let us go as ting dark and s. Extra er ration tonight.ˇ±

    aed to concern Eustace more t it cannot be told in er September 11   about keeping ime.

    very , turers found  t it  of

    t trees t appeared to be cedars, tream came out. Beyond t  eep ascent ending in a jagged ridge and be a vague darkness of  mountains  you could not see tops. t eacreaked e erfalls, t t distance t s or  make any noise. Indeed t and ter of th as glass.

    It reflected every detail of tty  in a picture but   a country t ors.

    t asloads and everyone drank  and  four  men back to keep to be done.  t be brougy ones mended if possible and all  refilled; a tree - a pine if t it - must be felled and made into a ne; sails  must be repaired; a ing party organized to s any game t yield; cloto be o be set rigreader  t a  distance - could  s Narroer - lean, pale, red-eyed from lack of sleep, and  dressed in rags.

    As Eustace lay under a tree and  sank. as to be no rest? It looked as if t day on to be quite as  sea. tful idea occurred  to tering about tually  liked tly t ake a stroll inland,  find a cool, airy place up in tains,  rejoin till t it  care  to keep t so as to be sure of   like to be left bery.

    once put o action. ly from rees, taking care to go slo  anyone co  find ion died a ure on a quicker  and more determined stride.

    t  of teeply up  in front of  manageable if , and ted and mopped eadily. t tle as ed it, ace, as Eustace,  ten minutes.

    Slos, ed  to o t of t to meet  doains closed in all round  not cold, and urned t to find t comfortable position to enjoy himself.

    But  enjoy  for very long.  for t time in o feel lonely. At first to  time. t test sound. Suddenly it occurred to

    o leave .

    At first ried to do it too quickly, slipped on teep grass, and  slid for several feet.

    t too far to t - and as  side. So o tarted from, and began t afreso .  After t to be going better.  very cautiously, for  see  more till perfect silence all around  is very  unpleasant to o go cautiously ;hurry,  hurry, hurry.ˇ±

    For every moment terrible idea of being left beronger. If  ood Caspian and t all  t t c  they were all fiends in human form.

    quot;At last!quot; said Eustace as ones  (scree, t) and found ;And nohe fog is clearing.ˇ±

    It  increased every moment and made ed. terly unkno.

 CHAPTER SIX

    tURES OF EUStACE  At t very moment tting ready for dinner and a rest. t arco turned laden s er before you drank it, so ty for all.  the work had

    gone  er t did Edmund say, quot; bligace?ˇ±

    Meanared round t  so s it rencreace sa patc in a dry summer.

    About fifteen yards a first, not all in t an animal, not a bird, not an  insect. t dohe valleys edge.

    Eustace realized of course t in turned at once to see about getting back. But as soon as ly  of land, eep and narroting back. But could , no  it  of it.

    urned round again, t at any rate ter . But as soon as urned and before aken a step  foro t  it  sounded loud in t immense silence. It froze ill hen  he slewed round his neck and looked.

    At ttom of ttle on  rance to a cave per of tones just beneat  as if somethem.

    Sometill, somet. Edmund or  Lucy or you  once, but Eustace  books. t came out of t, dull red eyes, no feat  trailed on t up s back like a spiders  cruel clas  made a rasping noise on tones, yards of tail. And ts trils. o  ter if he had.

    But per dragons tle surprised at t did not sit up and clap its  s out a stream of flame from its mouts nostrils   last muc seem to iced  Eustace. It moved very slooace felt t it ure. . But it mig migo life. Per was only

    s rying to escape by climbing from a  creature t could fly?

    It reacs o drink: but before it  a great croaking or clanging cry and  after a fec rolled round on its side and lay perfectly  still tle dark blood guss s nostrils turned black for a moment and ted aes trick, t lured travellers to t one couldnt   for ever. ook a step nearer, teps, and ed again. tionless; iced too t t of its eyes. At last o it. e sure no it ouc; nothing  happened.

    t t Eustace almost laug loud. o  feel as if  and killed tead of merely seeing it die. epped over it and  to t ting unbearable.  surprised ely afterhe sun  disappeared and before he had finished his drink big drops of rain were falling.

    te of t one. In less te  Eustace  to trying to climb out of ted. ed for  ter in sigried to get h.

    Most of us knoo find in a dragons lair, but, as I  said before, Eustace  to say about exports  and imports and governments and drains, but t is s of it oo prickly  to be stones and too o be to be a great many round, flat  t all clinked o  examine it by.

    And of course Eustace found it to be s, ingots, cups, plates and gems.

    Eustace (unlike most boys)  mucreasure but   once t umbled into  ture in Lucys bedroom at ;t ax ; ;And  you dont o give treasure to t. ituff I could e a decent time  sounds t pries. I  no are probably  diamonds - Ill slip t on my o. too big, but not if I pus right up here  above my elbow.

    ts s easier to let up?quot;  into a less uncomfortable part of t ly coins, and settled doo . But a bad frig is  over, and especially a bad frigain ired.  Eustace fell asleep.

    By time  ed, quot;Eustace! Eustace! Coo-ee!quot; till  they were hoarse and Caspian blew his horn.

    quot;,quot; said Lucy e face.

    quot;Confound t; said Edmund. quot; on eart to slink  ahis for?ˇ±

    quot;But  do somet; said Lucy. quot; lost, or fallen  into a ured by savages.ˇ±

    quot;Or killed by s,quot; said Drinian.

    quot;And a good riddance if ; muttered Rhince.

    quot;Master R; said Reepic;you never spoke a  became you  less. ture is no friend of mine but  concerns our o find o avenge him if he is  dead.ˇ±

    quot;Of course  to find ; said Caspian ;ts t. It means a searcy and endless trouble. Botace.ˇ±

    Mean and slept - and slept.  reasures  seemed to able: in fact  at all.  first, but presently it occurred to  t ig  was  arm).

    arm in order to feel , but stopped before  an inc error. For just in front of tle on  ,  s  ill wopped moving his hand.

    quot;O a fool Ive been,quot; t Eustace. quot;Of course, te e and its lying beside me.ˇ±

    For several minutes  dare to move a muscle.  t; just as t died. t  out stealtantly ts of smoke appeared again. But even  yet ruth.

    Presently  iously to  and try  to creep out of ture   o t. O side too.

    No one ace if at t ears.  tears as o treasure in front of rangely ; steam  up from them.

    But t try to cra from betwo  dragons.

    ending  arm. t  tly tion. t ry . t side moved too.

    t.

    tter and rasping, and clinking of gold, and grinding of  stones, as  of t  t look back. o ted s . o get into ter.

    But just as  of  all it came over  ? And secondly, as  toer,  for  a second t yet anotaring up at  of t in an instant  rution. t of it. It moved as  opened and s its mout his.

    urned into a dragon ws in , he had become a dragon himself.

    t explained everyt cla arm (or

    eye. t oo  small for tumpy foreleg of a dragon. It o . ore at teet could not get it off.

    In spite of t feeling o be afraid of any more. error  a knig all of to attack  even

    t  t   to. ed to  be friends. ed to get back among alk and laug er cut off from to see t t really been fiends at all. o wonder if eful for a kind word even from Reepicheep.

    of t ace lifted up its  voice and . A pos eyes out under ted  valley is a sigo be imagined.

    At last ry to find o t Caspian   someo make people understand who he was.

    ook a long drink and t it isnt if  you t over) e nearly all t before   ace,  astes and ion were dragonishing a dragon likes so well  as fresh dragon.

    t is wy.

    turned to climb out of t e forgotten about   surprise to  pleasant surprise ime. o tain-tops spread out beneat. reader  lying at anc   ohem in a single glide.

    Lucy ill turn of ty in  Eustace. It e and ing. trace of Eustace but  ried to make t of it and everyone  assured everyone else t t likely to , and t one   t afternoon (w) would  hardly have been killing people a very few hours before.

    quot;Unless it ate ttle brat and died of ; said  R .

    But later in t Lucy ly, and found togetalking in whispers.

    quot; is it?quot; said Lucy.

    quot;e must all s constancy,quot; Caspian ;A dragon   floree-tops and lig is bet dragons. And t at all afraid of fire.ˇ±

    quot;itys leave-quot; began Reepicheep.

    quot;No, Reepic; said t;you are not to attempt a  single combat . And unless you promise to obey me in tter Ill ied up. e must just keep close c is ligo t battle. I s to be made. It  a meal be served out and  of t everytly.ˇ±

    quot;Per ; said Lucy.

    quot;Itll be  does,quot; said Edmund, quot;because t knoo be able to see it.ˇ±

    t of t o eat, many found t tites. And endless o pass before t colder and ter t  and Caspian said, quot;No,  friends.ˇ±

    t up, all o a solid mass   ing  about and everyone felt fonder of everyone else t ordinary times. A moment  later t gre lizard, or a flexible crocodile, or a serpent he dragon.

    But ead of rising up and bloreated - you could almost say it o the  bay.

    quot;s it s  for?quot; said Edmund.

    quot;And nos nodding,quot; said Caspian.

    quot;And ts eyes,quot; said Drinian.

    quot;O you see,quot; said Lucy. quot;Its crying. tears.ˇ±

    quot;I s trust to t, Maam,quot; said Drinian. quot;ts o put you off your guard.ˇ±

    quot;It s ,quot; remarked Edmund. quot;Just as if it  meant No.

    Look, t goes again.ˇ±

    quot;Do you t understands ; asked Lucy.

    ts ly.

    Reepicepped to t.

    quot;Dragon,quot; came ;can you understand speech?ˇ±

    the dragon nodded.

    quot;Can you speak?ˇ±

    It ss head.

    quot;t; said Reepic;it is idle to ask you your business. But if you  will swear friends foreleg above your head.ˇ±

    It did so, but clumsily because t leg   quot;O; said Lucy, quot;ts leg. ts probably  . Per came to us to be cured like  in Androcles and the lion.ˇ±

    quot;Be careful, Lucy,quot; said Caspian. quot;Its a very clever dragon but it may be  a liar.ˇ±

    Lucy  as   legs could carry oo.

    quot;S; said Lucy, quot;I migo cure it.ˇ±

    t-ace  its sore leg gladly enoug  ed. ttle but it could not dissolve the gold.

    Everyone o creatment, and Caspian suddenly exclaimed, quot;Look!quot; aring at t.

 CHAPTER SEVEN

    URE ENDED

    quot;LOOK at ; said Edmund.

    quot;Look at t; said Caspian.

    quot;A little  like a star,quot; said Drinian. quot; before.ˇ±

    quot;Seen it!quot; said Caspian. quot; is t Narnian house.

    tesians arm-ring.ˇ±

    quot;Villain,quot; said Reepico t;; But tly.

    quot;Or per; said Lucy, quot;tesian, turned into a dragon -  under an encment, you know.ˇ±

    quot;It neednt be eit; said Edmund. quot;All dragons collect gold. But I ts a safe guess t Octesian got no furthis island.ˇ±

    quot;Are you tesian?quot; said Lucy to t  sadly ss ;Are you someone enced - someone human, I mean?ˇ±

    It nodded violently.

    And ted after - quot;Youre not - not Eustace by any chance?ˇ±

    And Eustace nodded errible dragon ail in tions I  put  doing) to avoid tears which flowed from his  eyes.

    Lucy tried o console o kiss t;; and several assured Eustace t tand by o be some o ory, but  speak. More t  folloempted to e it for t, t place Eustace (never  books) o tell a story  straig o use o e and  built for ing any   nearly to tide came in and  ts rodden on or accidentaly sail. And all  t anyone s are for ts  I NEt tO SL EE . . . RGOS AGRONS I MEAN DRANGONS

    CAVE CAUSE It-AS DEAD AND AING SO hAR . . . OKE UP AND COU . . .

    GEt OFFF MI ARM OhER . . .

    It  Eustaces cer o  ainous and ined only by s and droves of  back many carcasses as provisions for too, for c ail so t it  didnt knoill doesnt kno e a fe  o let ot  in great triumpo camp a great tall pine tree s in a distant valley and al mast. And  in t turned c sometimes did after t to everyone, for ty

    sides and get   obstinate fire.

    Sometimes ake a select party for a fly on  ts, t- like valleys and far out over to t of darker blue on t be land.

    te neo ill more, of liking  ot kept Eustace from despair. For it like  afraid to be alone  o be  hers.

    On t being used as a -er bottle er. On sucly to  constant  comforter. t t doo to be out of t ace riking illustration  of turn of Fortunes

    ed in) s, poets, lovers, astronomers, py into t distressing circumstances, and of  did not, pering at time, but  it  and Eustace never forgot it.

    But of course o do o sail. tried not to talk of it  he deck?

    And ores to to  balance,quot; or, quot;ould to;ould o keep up by flying?quot;  and (most often of all), quot;But o feed ; And poor Eustace  realized more and

    more t since t day igated  nuisance and t er nuisance still. And te into   as t bracelet ate into  it only made it o tear at it  teet  earing no nights.

    About six days after to

    getting grey so t you could see tree-trunks if t not in tion. As   ly  he wood.

    t at once occurred to ;Are ives on ter all?quot; t it   t size - but  Caspian  to   moved.

    Edmund made sure t s place and to  investigate.

    ly to till  t it oo small for Caspian and too big for Lucy. It did not run  ao cranger ;Is t you, Edmund?ˇ±

    quot;Yes. ; said he.

    quot;Dont you kno; said t;Its me Eustace.ˇ±

    quot;By jove,quot; said Edmund, quot;so it is. My dear chap -ˇ±

    quot;; said Eustace and lurco fall.

    quot;; said Edmund, steadying ;s up? Are you ill?ˇ±

    Eustace  for so long t Edmund t ing; but at  last ;Its been gly. You dont kno its all rigalk some to meet t yet.ˇ±

    quot;Yes, rat; said Edmund. quot;e can go and sit on to see you - er - looking yourself again. You must  ty beastly time.ˇ±

    t to t do across t paler and paler and tars disappeared except for one very brighe horizon.

    quot;I  tell you ill I can tell t it all over,ˇ±

    said Eustace. quot;By t even kno ill I urned up  to tell you opped being one.ˇ±

    quot;Fire a; said Edmund.

    quot;ell, last nig beastly arm-ring  hing-ˇ±

    quot;Is t all right now?ˇ±

    Eustace laug laug easily off ;t is,quot; ;and  anyone , mind you, it may  know.ˇ±

    quot;Go on,quot; said Edmund, ience.

    quot;ell, any ted: a o t  nig t erribly afraid of it. You may t, being a dragon, I could   easily enough.

    But it  t kind of fear. I  afraid of it eating me, I  afraid of it - if you can understand. ell, it came close up to me and looked straigo my  eyes. And I s my eyes tig t  any good because it told me to follo.ˇ±

    quot;You mean it spoke?ˇ±

    quot;I dont kno you mention it, I dont t did. But it told  me all the same.

    And I kne told me, so I got up and follo. And  it led me a long o tains. And t over and  round t. So at last o top of a mountain Id  never seen before and on top of tain trees and fruit and  everyt there was a well.

    quot;I kne er bubbling up from ttom of it: but it  bigger t eps going doo it. ter  if I  could get in t  told me I  must undress first.

    Mind you, I dont kno.

    quot;I  going to say t I couldnt undress because I  any  clot t dragons are snaky sort of t  their skins.

    O I, ts arted  scratcctle deeper and, instead of just scales coming off arted  peeling off beautifully, like it does after an illness, or as if I e or t

    stepped out of it. I could see it lying ty. It  lovely feeling. So I started to go doo the.

    quot;But just as I o put my feet into ter I looked do t as ts all rig only means I  on underneat one, and Ill o get out of it too. So 1 scratcore again and tifully and out I stepped and left it lying beside t doo the.

    quot;ell, exactly t to myself, o to take off? For I o batcime and got off a t like tepped out of it. But as soon as I looked at myself in ter I kne had been no  good.

    quot;t I dont kno spoke - quot;You   me undress you.ˇ±

    I  I ty nearly  desperate no lay flat doo let .

    quot;t tear  I t it   into my .

    And . t made me able to bear it  tuff peel off.

    You kno s like  billy-o it is suco see it coming away.ˇ±

    quot;I knoly ; said Edmund.

    quot;ell, ly stuff rig as I t Id done  it myself times, only t  - and t  as a peeled sc  like t mucender underneat  Id no skin on - and to ter. It smarted like anyt only for a  moment. After t it became perfectly delicious and as soon as I started surned into a  boy again.

    Youd told you  about my oty mouldy compared  I o see them.

    quot;After a bit took me out and dressed me -ˇ±

    quot;Dressed you. ith his paws?ˇ±

    quot;ell, I dont exactly remember t bit. But  on noter of fact. And t makes me t must have been a dream.ˇ±

    quot;No. It  a dream,quot; said Edmund.

    quot;?ˇ±

    quot;ell, ther.ˇ±

    quot; do you t ; asked Eustace.

    quot;I t; said Edmund.

    quot;Aslan!quot; said Eustace. quot;Ive  name mentioned several times since  reader. And I felt - I dont kno. But I o apologize. Im afraid Ive been pretty  beastly.ˇ±

    quot;ts all rig; said Edmund. quot;Bet trip to Narnia. You  I raitor.ˇ±

    quot;ell, dont tell me about it, t; said Eustace. quot;But who is Aslan? Do  you know him?ˇ±

    quot;ell - ; said Edmund. quot; Lion, t often. And it may be Aslans country o.ˇ±

    Neit brigar  see tains on t, t  urned t kind screamed in ts among trees, and finally a blast on Caspians ir.

    Great ored Eustace o  t circle round t of ory.

    People  no one, least of all Eustace  any desire to go  back to t valley for more treasure.

    In a fereader, remasted, re-painted, and ored,  o sail. Before to be cut on a smootwo narrow escapes

    DRAGON ISLAND DISCOVERED BY CASPIAN X, KING OF NARNIA, EtC. IN tESIAN  rue, to say t quot;from t time fortace  boyquot;. to be strictly accurate, o be a different boy. ill many days  most of t notice. the cure had begun.

    tesians arm ring e. Eustace did not  it  and offered it to Caspian and Caspian offered it to Lucy. S care about .  quot;Very cc; said Caspian and flung it up in tanding looking at tion. Up  t, and caugly as a , on a little projection  on to get it from beloo get  it from above. And t is ill and may ill  t world ends.

 CHAPTER EIGHT

    tO NARRO ESCAPES  EVERYONE  of t morning to  tains ill a dragon. It  rabbits  and a fes, but from tone s, and from blackened places   long before. there were also some bones  and broken weapons.

    quot;Pirates ; said Caspian.

    quot;Or t; said Edmund.

    ttle skin boat, or coracle,  on t c iny boat,  barely four feet long, and till lay in it ion. t  t eit  t country had been  Dwarfs.

    Reepico keep it, as it  t size for   aken on board. t land Burnt Island, and sailed away before noon.

    For some five days t  of sig rained ill  ternoon.

    Eustace lost t like his old  and

    disagreeable self again, and Edmund said o  America  of tern ;s stopping. And ?ˇ±

    tumbled up to t t topped  and t Drinian, ern. Or  rat several ttle like smootervals of about forty feet in between.

    quot;But t be rocks,quot; Drinian ;because t tes ago.ˇ±

    quot;And ones just disappeared,quot; said Lucy.

    quot;Yes, and t; said Edmund.

    quot;And nearer,quot; said Eustace.

    quot;!quot; said Caspian. quot;this way.ˇ±

    quot;And moving a great deal quicker t; said Drinian.  quot;Itll be up e.ˇ±

    t is not at all nice to be pursued by an  unkno  turned out to be ed. Suddenly, only about t pitc side, an appalling self out of t c  - and s ears. It aring teet came up on  took to be a  as more and more of it emerged  everyone kne t its neck but its body and t at last t so many people ed to see - t Sea Serpent. ts gigantic tail could be seen far a intervals from ts owering up .

    Every man ruso  to be done, ter  of reac;S! S!quot; cried ter Bo  ts  ed. te, everyone ill, staring up at its eyes and mout  would pounce.

    But it didnt pounce. It s its . Nos  beside ting top. Still it stretcretcill its arboard bul began to come - not  on to the

    cro into ter, so t t.

    And almost at once t arco get smaller: indeed on tarboard  t  toucreaders side.

    Eustace (  brave t Caspian  s body  it . It is true t   so bits, but it o have done.

    Ot t moment Reepic called  out, quot;Dont fig; It o advise anyone not to fig, even in t terrible moment, every eye turned to o  t tle furry back against its  e a number of people sao do t later, ts ime on t side, and time s back to tood.

    te self round treader and o draig got quite tiging  matc could pick t of ter one by one. to pusill it slid over tern; or else (to put  to pus of the loop.

    Reepicing up a cat rying before others  shoved him aside.

    Very soon t Lucy and ting)

    o t, so t t of t man, puso  s cracked, s dropped, breats and gasps. t  t t t t  t it   it over t already too tig  fit. It ing on tter. ts body  the poop and push  side by side.

    ill everyone remembered tern, tail, of treader. It e impossible to get te over t.

    quot;An axe,quot; cried Caspian ;and still s; Lucy, aring up at t to  t just as sop t crasree  coming doed for t very moment, whe Sea

    Serpent igern broke off and the ship was free.

    too exed to see s body got rapidly smaller and disappeared into a  splas of course sed at t, and it may  ion) t sic satisfaction on tures  face.  is certain is t it upid animal, for instead of pursuing t turned its s o expected to  find treader t treader ing and groaning all about till presently to talk about it, and to laug it. And  ace (t  done any good) and of Reepicheep.

    After t sea and sky.  On to to rise; by ternoon it  at time ted land on t  bow.

    quot;By your leave, Sire,quot; said Drinian, quot;ry to get under t country by ro; Caspian agreed, but a  long ro t bring to t lig day teered into a natural  no one  as  nigry . From t summit  clouds came streaming rapidly. t and loaded  er casks wy.

    quot;ream ser at, Drinian?quot; said Caspian as ook   in tern-ss of t. quot;to be to the bay.ˇ±

    quot;It makes little odds, Sire,quot; said Drinian. quot;But I ts a ser  pull to t on tarboard-tern one.ˇ±

    quot;; said Lucy.

    quot;I s does!quot; said Edmund, for it ing ;I  say, lets go to tream. trees ter.ˇ±

    quot;Yes, lets,quot; said Eustace. quot;No point in getting ter than we need.ˇ±

    But all time Drinian eadily steering to tarboard, like  tiresome people in cars  forty miles an o t the wrong road.

    quot;t, Drinian,quot; said Caspian. quot; you bring ern stream?ˇ±

    quot;As your Majesty pleases,quot; said Drinian a little sly. erday, and  like advice from landsmen. But ered course; and it turned out after it hing he did.

    By time tering, tace, to o top of t could be seen. It iffis, except seagulls. op t it  more ty acres; and from t te t did from ting top, of treader.

    quot;Crazy, you kno; said Eustace to Lucy in a lo tern horizon.

    quot;Sailing on and on into t   to.quot; But  out of , not really nastily as  one time.

    It oo cold to stay long on till blew fresh.

    quot;Dont lets go back t; said Lucy as turned; quot;lets go  along a bit and come doream, ted to go to.ˇ±

    Everyone agreed to ter about fifteen minutes t t eresting place ted; a  deep little mountain lake, surrounded by cliffs except for a narro t of t do.

    All sat do one (it was Edmund) jumped up again very quickly.

    quot;tones on t;  in t;c it . . .   a  stone at all, its a ss a   of it.  It must have lain here for ages.ˇ±

    quot;Narnian, too, by t,quot; said Caspian, as they all crowded round.

    quot;Im sitting on sometoo,quot; said Lucy. quot;Somet; It turned out  to be t. By time everyone , a dagger, and a fe Calormen crescents but genuine Narnian quot;Lionsquot; and  quot;treesquot; suc see any day in t-place of Beaversdam or Beruna.

    quot;Looks as if t be all ts left of one of our seven lords,quot; said  Edmund.

    quot;Just ; said Caspian. quot;I o show. And I wonder how he died.ˇ±

    quot;And o avenge ; added Reepicheep.

    Edmund, ty ive stories,  hinking.

    quot;Look ; ;t t  .ˇ±

    quot;?quot; asked Caspian.

    quot;No bones,quot; said Edmund. quot;An enemy migake t he armour?ˇ±

    quot;Per; Lucy suggested.

    quot;Itd be a clever animal,quot; said Edmund, quot;t ake a mans mail s  off.ˇ±

    quot;Per; said Caspian.

    quot;Not; said Eustace. quot;A dragon couldnt do it. I ougo know.ˇ±

    quot;ell, lets get a; said Lucy. S felt  like sitting down again since Edmund ion of bones.

    quot;If you like,quot; said Caspian, getting up. quot;I dont tuff  is aking away.ˇ±

    to ttle opening  of  tood looking at ter   day, no doubt some ed to bathe and everyone would have had a  drink.

    Indeed, even as it ace  of stooping doer in  t  cried, quot;Look,quot; so  about his drink and looked.

    ttom of tones and ter  ly clear, and on ttom lay a life-size figure of a man, made  apparently of gold. It lay face dos arms stretc above its  so  as t it, ted and t. t up from end to end. Lucy t it  beautiful  statue she had ever seen.

    quot;ell!quot; ;t o see! I  it out?ˇ±

    quot;e can dive for it, Sire,quot; said Reepicheep.

    quot;No good at all,quot; said Edmund. quot;At least, if its really gold - solid gold  - itll be far too o bring up. And t pools teen feet deep if its an  inc, ts a good t a ing spear s see o my  over ter a bit.ˇ±

    Caspian took o loer.

    Before it  believe tatue is gold at  all. Its only t. Your spear looks just the same colour.ˇ±

    quot;s ; asked several voices at once; for Edmund   go of the spear.

    quot;I couldnt ,quot; gasped Edmund, quot;it seemed so heavy.ˇ±

    quot;And t is on ttom no; said Caspian, quot;and Lucy is rig  looks just tatue.ˇ±

    But Edmund, s - at  least  traig once and  sed out in t;Get back! Back from ter. All of you. At once!!ˇ±

    tared at him.

    quot;Look,quot; said Edmund, quot;look at toes of my boots.ˇ±

    quot;t yello; began Eustace.

    quot;t; interrupted Edmund. quot;Look at t already. And theyre as heavy as lead.ˇ±

    quot;By Aslan!quot; said Caspian. quot;You dont mean to say-?ˇ±

    quot;Yes, I do,quot; said Edmund. quot;t er turns to gold. It turned to gold, ts  so   lapping against my feet  (its a good t barefoot) and it turned toe-caps into gold. And t poor  fellotom - well, you see.ˇ±

    quot;So it isnt a statue at all,quot; said Lucy in a low voice.

    quot;No. t day. op of tting. tted aaken  by birds to line nests ill then he dived and -ˇ±

    quot;Dont,quot; said Lucy. quot; a hing.ˇ±

    quot;And w a narrow s; said Edmund.

    quot;Narro; said Reepic;Anyones finger, anyones foot, anyones  er at any moment.ˇ±

    quot;All t; said Caspian, quot;est it.quot; ooped do in. It  model of  gold,  as lead.

    quot;t; said Caspian slo of all t ser Island. And I bind all of  you to secrecy.

    No one must kno even Drinian - on pain of death, do you  hear?ˇ±

    quot;alking to?quot; said Edmund. quot;Im no subject of yours. If  anyts t sovereigns of Narnia and you  are under allegiance to ther.ˇ±

    quot;So it o t, King Edmund, ?quot; said Caspian, laying .

    quot;Oop it, bot; said Lucy. quot;ts t of doing anyth boys.

    Youre all sucs - ooo; o a gasp.

    And everyone else saw w she had seen.

    Across t yet in  bloom -  noise, and  looking at t  sunlig gone in, passed  lion t er;,ˇ±

    t anotime s;t-; But it   t mattered. Nobody dared to ask   was Aslan.

    And nobody ever sa one another like  people waking from sleep.

    quot; alking about?quot; said Caspian. quot;her an  ass of myself?ˇ±

    quot;Sire,quot; said Reepic;t. Let us get  back on board at once. And if I mig Deater.ˇ±

    quot;t strikes me as a very good name, Reep,quot; said Caspian, quot;t  I come to t, I dont knoo be settling and I  dare say Drinian o be off.  a lot ell him.ˇ±

    But in fact t muco tell for t hour had  all become confused.

    quot;ties all seemed a bit bec; said  Drinian to Rer er Island already belo;Someto t place.

    t clear  these lords were looking for.ˇ±

    quot;You dont say so, Captain,quot; anss t te oo.  My baccys running a bit lo, Sir.ˇ±

 CHAPTER NINE

    t began to blo itself and every morning reader stood up rig t  t looked from Narnia, but otle yet steady breeze and saores began to get lo crept into ts t per o a sea  inuing t s  ahe sunrise, a low land lying like a cloud.

    t ternoon and  landed. It  country from any t seen. For y as if it  before t as it  used to be in t Englisen gardeners . trees,  of  from one anotimes cooed but  ther noise.

    Presently to a long, straig a  and trees on eit t sig-looking in ternoon sun.

    Almost as soon as tered ticed t stle  stone in  unkno migo ask to   out. But s; s dropped quietly be doo take off  into a knot.

    Before s tance aime s tone out and ting t almost at once s  coming from tion of the house.

    s sounded as if dozens of strong ing t s. And it ing o a tree, and as tree  one so do but to sit dead still and  press  tree and  be seen.

    tever it  be very close no be just be t in front of

    only by t because ster  as if it ruck a  s ruck it.  toget ty feet away from her and suddenly  ceased.

    the Voice.

    It  all. t park-like country still looked as quiet and empty as it  landed.

    Nevert a  said ;Mates, nows our chance.ˇ±

    Instantly a w;ruer word.ˇ±

    quot; I say,quot; continued t voice, quot;is, get doo t, and let every moto cry to put to sea.ˇ±

    quot;Es t; sed all t;You never made a  better plan, Chief.

    Keep it up, C ter plan t.ˇ±

    quot;Lively, tes, lively,quot; said t voice. quot;Off we go.

    quot;Rig; said t;Couldnt ter order. Just  o say ourselves. Off we go.ˇ±

    Immediately t first but soon fainter  and fainter, till it died out in tion of the sea.

    Lucy kneime to sit puzzling as to ures might be.

    As soon as t up and ran along ter t at all costs be  warned.

    ories iful melloone, many-ially covered ill t Eustace said, quot;I ts  empty,quot; but Caspian silently pointed to the column of smoke which rose from one  chimney.

    te into a paved  courtyard. And it  indication t t tyard stood a pump, and beneat.

    t t. But to be no one moving it.

    quot;t work ; said Caspian.

    quot;Mac; said Eustace. quot;I do believe o a civilized country  at last.ˇ±

    At t moment Lucy,  and breato tyard beried to make tand ood it even t of t look very happy.

    quot;Invisible enemies,quot; muttered Caspian. quot;And cutting us off from t.  to plough.ˇ±

    quot;Youve no idea  of creatures t; asked Edmund.

    quot; see them?ˇ±

    quot;Did tsteps?ˇ±

    quot;I didnt  - only voices and tful t.ˇ±

    quot;I ; said Reepic;do to them?ˇ±

    quot;It looks as if ; said Caspian. quot;But lets get out of  tery at t pump listening to all we say.ˇ±

    t and  back on to trees mig;Not t its any good really,quot; said Eustace, quot;trying to   see. they may be all round us.ˇ±

    quot;No; said Caspian. quot; be if  for  lost,  doo anot of to treader to stand  in and take us aboard?ˇ±

    quot;Not dept; said Drinian.

    quot;e could s; said Lucy.

    quot;Your Majesties all,quot; said Reepic; is folly to t of creeping and skulking. If tures  mean to bring us to battle, be sure tever comes of it Id  sooner meet to face t by tail.ˇ±

    quot;I really t time,quot; said Edmund.

    quot;Surely,quot; said Lucy, quot;if Rreader see us  figo do something.ˇ±

    quot;But t see us fig see any enemy,quot; said Eustace  miserably.

    quot;t she air for fun.ˇ±

    table pause.

    quot;ell,quot; said Caspian at last, quot;lets get on . e must go and face  tring, Lucy - s, everyone else - and no. Perheyll parley.ˇ±

    It range to see t trees looking so peaceful as  to t lying  , more ted  before t of the air.

    quot;No furters, no furt; it said. quot;eve got to talk . ty of us and more s.ˇ±

    quot;; came t;ts our C elling you truth, he is.ˇ±

    quot;I do not see ty ; observed Reepicheep.

    quot;ts rigs rig; said t;You dont see us. And  w?

    Because were invisible.ˇ±

    quot;Keep it up, C up,quot; said t;Youre talking  like a book. t ask for a better ans.ˇ±

    quot;Be quiet, Reep,quot; said Caspian, and t;You  invisible people,   o earn your enmity?ˇ±

    quot;e  somet little girl can do for us,quot; said t t hemselves.)

    quot;Little girl!quot; said Reepic;the lady is a queen.ˇ±

    quot;e dont kno queens,quot; said the Chief Voice.

    (quot;No more ; c;But   something she can do.ˇ±

    quot; is it?quot; said Lucy.

    quot;And if it is anyt ys y,quot; added  Reepic;you o see how many we can kill before we die.ˇ±

    quot;ell,quot; said t;Its a long story. Suppose  do;  ,  t tanding.

    quot;ell,quot; said t;Its like ty of a great magician time out of mind. And o cut a long story s, t I , old us to do somet like. And   to. ell, to a great rage;  for I ougo tell you  used to being crossed. erribly do me see,  knos a spell on us. An uglifying spell. If you sa, you  believe  really. So t bear to look at one anot did ell you  ed till  ternoon  and airs and go to o see if  tion. But  and a tremble, so I   deceive you. But, believe me or believe me not, I do assure you t  find any  taking off t ime getting on and  being afraid t

    tleman mige - I , so  I  deceive you - o cut a long story s, . And ter. So my little girl,  your little girls age, and a s c least said soonest mended - I say, my little  girl ss got to be a little girl or else t   to old you sifully, and to see. And I do assure you it   to see one anot first, any t of it is  al tired of being invisible. And telling you about before) going invisible too. But ting  upstairs being invisible, and pers no manner of use listening because

    on, making no more noise t big cat. And Ill tell all you gentlemen straigs getting more t our nerves can stand.ˇ±

    Sucory, but very mucened, because I  out ually  out more t being interrupted by ts and encouragements, ience.  here was a  very long silence.

    quot;But,quot; said Lucy at last, quot; to do   understand.ˇ±

    quot; gone and left out t,quot; said the  Chief Voice.

    quot;t you  you ; roared t  ent;No one couldnt  it out cleaner and better. Keep it up, C  up.ˇ±

    quot;ell, I neednt go over tory again,quot; began the Chief Voice.

    quot;No. Certainly not,quot; said Caspian and Edmund.

    quot;ell, to put it in a nuts; said t;ing for ever so long for a nice little girl from foreign parts, like it mig airs and go to t takes off t. And  t strangers as landed on ttle girl  itd be anotter)   let ts tle girl doesnt come up to scratc y to cut  all your ts.

    Merely in t say, and no offence, I hope.ˇ±

    quot;I dont see all your ; said Reepic;Are too?quot;  t of   moment a spear uck, quivering, in one of trees behem.

    quot;ts a spear, t is,quot; said the Chief Voice.

    quot;t it is, C it is,quot; said t;You couldnt  it  better.ˇ±

    quot;And it came from my ; tinued. quot;t visible  whey leave us.ˇ±

    quot;But o do t; asked Lucy.

    quot; one of your o any girls?ˇ±

    quot;e dursent, ,quot; said all t;ere not going upstairs  again.ˇ±

    quot;In ot; said Caspian, quot;you are asking to face some  danger ers and daugo face!ˇ±

    quot;ts rigs rig; said all t;You couldnt   better.

    Eion, you .ˇ±

    quot;ell, of all trageous - quot; began Edmund, but Lucy interrupted.

    quot;ould I o go upstairs at nig do in daylight?ˇ±

    quot;O, dayligo be sure,quot; said t;Not at nigo do t. Go upstairs in the dark? Ugh.ˇ±

    quot;All rig,quot; said Lucy. quot;No,quot; surning to t;dont try to stop me. Cant you see its no use? t fighem.

    And there is a chance.ˇ±

    quot;But a magician!quot; said Caspian.

    quot;I kno; said Lucy. quot;But  be as bad as t. Dont you  get t t very brave?ˇ±

    quot;tainly not very clever,quot; said Eustace.

    quot;Look ; said Edmund. quot;e really cant let you do a t the same.ˇ±

    quot;But its to save my o; said Lucy. quot;I dont   to be cut to bits han anyone else.ˇ±

    quot;y is in t,quot; said Reepic;If le, our duty  appears to me t o ys  a noble  and . If t moves o risk t speak  against it.ˇ±

    As no one o be afraid of anyt feeling at all a te often,  grew very red.

    None t o give in. Loud  ced by all ted to come to supper and  spend t.

    Eustace didnt  to accept, but Lucy said, quot;Im sure t  treac like t at all,quot; and tyard)

    t back to the house.

 CHAPTER TEN

    ted ts royally. It o see  tes and diso table and not to see anyone carrying t o do in invisible  t. t t point of eac  fifteen feet up in t op quite suddenly about t from tained anyte rous.

    quot;Im beginning to feel very inquisitive about t; o Edmund. quot;Do you t all? More like  frogs, I should say.ˇ±

    quot;It does look like it,quot; said Edmund. quot;But dont put to Lucys  too keen on insects; especially big ones.ˇ±

    ter if it  been so exceedingly  messy, and also if tion  consisted entirely of agreements. t everyt of t it   be easy to disagree ; I al; or quot;Getting dark no nig; or even quot;Aer.

    Po stuff, aint it?quot; And Lucy could not  trance to t of taircase - s from airs next morning. But it was  a good meal

    ot boiled s, curds, cream, milk, and mead. t Eustace er he had drunk any.

    morning it ion or a day ist. It  of side looking very like somewhere in  England.

    S up and dressed and tried to talk and eat ordinarily at breakfast.  ter being instructed by t airs, so to ttom of tairs, and began going  up t once looking back.

    It e lig raig top of t flig fligick-tock-tick-tock of a grandfato  to turn to  up t fliger t s he clock any more.

    Noop of tairs. Lucy looked and sa tly t ed and very many doors opened  off it on eacood still and couldnt ain, or anyt ting of .

    quot;t door,quot; so  did seem a bit  it s. to reac so  room after room. And in  any room t be t  it  do to t t. S out on

    made no noise.

    quot;tever to be afraid of yet,quot; Lucy told ainly it , sunlit passage; per too quiet. It range signs painted in scarlet on ty, complicated  t mig be a very nice meaning eit   t t  tly ugly - or not so very ugly - but ty eye- yourself you art imagining t turned to them.

    After about t  real frig almost certain t a tle bearded face  of t o stop and look at it. And it  a face at  all. It tle mirror just top of it  and a beard , so t o t looked as if to you. quot;I just caugion ail of my eye as I  past,quot; said Lucy to ;t  s quite

    ; But s like t  on. (I dont kno a  magician.)

    Before s door on t, Lucy o  s to it at last. And the door was open.

    It  o  ceiling iny little books, fat  and dumpy books, and books bigger t sructions t s bot any of to read  it standing (and any so stand  o t. So at once surned to s the door.

    It  s.

    Some people may disagree  t I te  rig  t t it  to o stand in a place like t  be just t to be done.

    One t o give s in t ed  o begin at till so it; obviously   t t;But it migake me days and  ; said Lucy, looking at t;and I feel already as if Id been in  this place for hours.ˇ±

    S up to tingled   ricity. Sried to open it but  couldnt at first; t ened by t was!

    It ten, not printed; ten in a clear, even rokes and trokes, very large, easier t, and so beautiful t Lucy stared  at it for a  about reading it. t; and in tal  letters at tures.

    title page or title; traig  first tant in ts (by ootaking a sure of toot it would   your

    oeet it too long, and tted all round t as if they were really flying.

    Lucy could ear  first page, but   as interesting. quot;But I must get on,quot; sold  for about ty pages reasure, o remember tten, o  forget ted to forget, o tell o  call up (or prevent)  or rain, o produce enced sleeps  and o give a man an asss o poor Bottom). And tures became.

    to a page  one iced ting.  sice t o make beautiful  utteret beyond t of mortals. Lucy peered  at tures o te clearly. t ure of a girl standing at a reading-desk reading in a ly like Lucy. In t picture Lucy (for ture errible expression on ing or reciting someture ty beyond t of mortals o  range, considering ures  first, t  ture noe as big as to eacer a fees because sy of till see a sort of likeness to  beautiful face. And noures came cro tournament in Calormen and all t because of y. After t it turned from tournaments to real erebinte   lords iful beyond t of mortals, ure looked exactly like ty  expression. And Susan y of Lucy, but t didnt matter a bit  because no one cared anyt Susan now.

    quot;I ; said Lucy. quot;I dont care. I will.ˇ±

    S care because srong feeling t snt.

    But ing, e sure ture before, s face of a lion, of taring into  ed suc gold t it seemed to be coming toe sure after it  really moved a little. At any rate she

    expression on e h.

    Surned over t once.

    A little later so a spell  about you. Noo try t made you beautiful beyond t of mortals. So s t to make up for not  , so tell you ed  for someto happen.

    As not tures. And all at once s ted - a picture of a train,  ing in it. S once. ton and Anne  Featone.

    Only no   outside t;coming onquot;)

    s they were saying.

    quot;Serm?quot; said Anne, quot;or are you still going  to be all taken up h Lucy Pevensie. ˇ°

    quot;Dont knoaken up,quot; said Marjorie.

    quot;O; said Anne. quot;You   term.ˇ±

    quot;No, I ,quot; said Marjorie. quot;Ive got more sense t. Not a bad  little kid in  I ting pretty tired of erm.ˇ±

    quot;ell, you jolly  erm!quot; sed Lucy.  quot;ttle beast.quot; But t once reminded  salking to a picture and t ther world.

    quot;ell,quot; said Lucy to ;I did tter of . And I  did all sorts of t term, and I stuck to  many ot too. And to Anne Featone of all people! I s of otures. No. I  look at any more. I  , I  and  effort surned over t not before a large, angry  tear .

    On t page so a spell quot;for t of t.  tures iful. And   on for to ttom of tten t s all. Sory  as if it ures oo.  to to t;t is t story Ive ever read or ever s for ten years. At least  Ill read it over again.ˇ±

    But  of to play. You couldnt turn  back. t-urned; t-.

    quot;O a s; said Lucy. quot;I did so  to read it again. ell, at  least I must remember it. Lets see . . . it  . . . about . . . os  all fading away again.

    And even t page is going blank. tten? It  a cup and a sree and a green  much.

    But I cant remember and w shall I do?ˇ±

    And s day ory is a story ory in the Magicians Book.

    Surned on and found to ures at all; but  t o make  to make  sure of all t out loud. And s once t it al letters at top of tures began appearing in t ten in Invisible Ink and ting gradually sead  of t Invisible Ink) t. tures and contained many figures t Lucy did  not muc, quot;I suppose Ive made everyt only t be lots of ot a  place like t sure t I  to see them all.ˇ±

    At t moment s, falls coming along t sold about t and making no more noise t. It is alter to turn round  to hing creeping up behind your back. Lucy did so.

    t up till, for a moment (but of course s kno),  s as beautiful as t oture, and stle cry of deligretc. For ood in t of all   came from inside o t he was purring.

    quot;O; said s;it o come.ˇ±

    quot;I ime,quot; said ;but you  made me  visible.ˇ±

    quot;Aslan!quot; said Lucy almost a little reproac;Dont make fun of me. As  if anything 1 could do would make you visible!ˇ±

    quot;It did,quot; said Aslan. quot;Do you t obey my own rules?ˇ±

    After a little pause he spoke again.

    quot;C; ;I think you have been eavesdropping.ˇ±

    quot;Eavesdropping?ˇ±

    quot;You listened to wo sc you.ˇ±

    quot;O? I never t t  it magic?ˇ±

    quot;Spying on people by magic is t s s mean.ˇ±

    quot;I dont to forget w I heard her say.ˇ±

    quot;No, you .ˇ±

    quot;O; said Lucy. quot;  been for t friends -  all our lives perhaps- and now we never shall.ˇ±

    quot;C; said Aslan, quot;did I not explain to you once before t no one is  ever told w would have happened?ˇ±

    quot;Yes, Aslan, you did,quot; said Lucy. quot;Im sorry. But please -ˇ±

    quot;Speak on, dear .ˇ±

    quot;So, read t story again; t  remember? ill you tell it to me, Aslan? Oh do, do, do.ˇ±

    quot;Indeed, yes, I ell it to you for years and years. But no meet ter of this house.ˇ±

 CHAPTER ELEVEN

    t Lion out into t once so, dressed in a red robe. e h a

    c of oak leaves, o ed  aff. ;elcome, Sir, to t of your houses.ˇ±

    quot;Do you grow weary, Coriakin, of ruling sucs as I have  given you here?ˇ±

    quot;No,quot; said t;tupid but to groures. Sometimes, pertle  impatient, ing for tead of this rough  magic.ˇ±

    quot;All in good time, Coriakin,quot; said Aslan.

    quot;Yes, all in very good time, Sir,quot; ;Do you intend to so them?ˇ±

    quot;Nay,quot; said ttle  meant (Lucy t)  t;I sen t of tars o take t in islands before your people are ripe for t. And today  before sunset I must visit trumpkin ts in tle of Cair Paravel  counting till er Caspian comes ell ory,  Lucy. Do not look so sad. e s soon again.ˇ±

    quot;Please, Aslan,quot; said Lucy, quot;w do you call soon?ˇ±

    quot;I call all times soon,quot; said Aslan; and instantly he Magician.

    quot;Gone!quot; said ;and you and I quite crestfallen. Its al,  you cant keep s not as if ame lion. And how did you enjoy my book?ˇ±

    quot;Parts of it very muc; said Lucy. quot;Did you knoime?ˇ±

    quot;ell, of course I kne you ly to take t quite sure of t day. And I  especially on tcoo and being invisible always makes me so sleepy. here Im yawning  again. Are you hungry?ˇ±

    quot;ell, pertle,quot; said Lucy. quot;Ive no idea ime is.ˇ±

    quot;Come,quot; said t;All times may be soon to Aslan; but in my imes are one oclock.ˇ±

    tle  room full of sunligable was bare  whey

    entered, but it able, and at a ableclotes, glasses and food appeared.

    quot;I  is-; said ;I ried to give you  food more like tely.ˇ±

    quot;Its lovely,quot; said Lucy, and so it te, piping , cold lamb  and green peas, a strae  to follow.

    But te only bread. t ting away like old  friends.

    quot;; asked Lucy. quot;ill t once?ˇ±

    quot;O till; take a rest in the day.ˇ±

    quot;And no to let they were before?ˇ±

    quot;ell, ts rate question,quot; said t;You see,  its only to look at before. t t isnt . Many people migter.ˇ±

    quot;Are ted?ˇ±

    quot;t least taug to  be. they always believe every word he says.ˇ±

    quot;ed noticed t,quot; said Lucy.

    quot;Yes -  on better  urn o somet a spell on   believe a  like to do t. Its better for to admire o admire nobody.ˇ±

    quot;Dont t; asked Lucy.

    quot;O me,quot; said t;t admire me.ˇ±

    quot;  you uglified t they call uglified?ˇ±

    quot;ell, t do old. to mind t for me, as t for t do it  at all if I didnt make t er. tiful  spring about  spring tream   to do o take ter from tream instead of trudging up to ts times a day and  tiring themselves

    out besides spilling  on t t see it.  In t blank.ˇ±

    quot;Are tupid as all t?quot; asked Lucy.

    t;You  believe troubles Ive es and knives before  dinner: t saved time afteratoes to save  cooking t got into ty of  t ; no one t of moving t. But I see  youve finiss go and look at t.ˇ±

    t into anotruments o  understand - sucrolabes, Orreries, Cers, Co t;there are your Duffers.ˇ±

    quot;I dont see anybody,quot; said Lucy. quot;And hings?ˇ±

    ted at ted all over tainly very like mus far too big - talks about t  to edge. iced  too t talks joined t in t at one side  of little bundle - lying on  t t of eacalk. In fact t t  really round as s at  first. It

    one end. t many of  ty or more.

    truck three.

    Instantly a most extraordinary t;mus;  suddenly turned upside-dotle bundles tom of talks   not to eac under it (not to one side like t t, a single enormous foot-a broadtoed foot oes curling up  a little so t it looked rat s single leg  straigs enormous foot spread out above it. Ser ting; for t kept off boto lie under its o is almost as good as being in a tent.

    quot;O; cried Lucy, bursting into laug;Did  you make t?ˇ±

    quot;Yes, yes. I made to Monopods,quot; said too ears ran do c; he added.

    It ctle one-footed men couldnt  about by jumping, like fleas or frogs. And   a bounce t erday. For noions and calling out to one anot;hey, lads! ere  visible again.ˇ±

    quot;Visible ; said one in a tasselled red cap whe  Chief Monopod.

    quot;And w I say is, wher.ˇ±

    quot;A is, t is, C; cried all t;t. No ones got a clearer   plainer.ˇ±

    quot;S t little girl did,quot; said t;eve beaten ime.ˇ±

    quot;Just o say ourselves,quot; c;Youre  going stronger today, C up, keep it up.ˇ±

    quot;But do to talk about you like t?quot; said Lucy. quot;to  be so afraid of you yesterday. Dont t be listening?ˇ±

    quot;ts one of t t; said t;One  minute talk as if I ran everytremely  dangerous. t moment take me in by tricks t a baby hem!ˇ±

    quot;ill to be turned back into t; asked Lucy.  quot;O  be unkind to leave tty  t jump.  hey like before?ˇ±

    quot;Common little d; said ;Not you have  in Narnia.ˇ±

    quot;It y to c; said Lucy. quot;t old t?ˇ±

    quot;Im sure it  it into their heads.ˇ±

    quot;ill you come ry?ˇ±

    quot;No, no. Youll get on far better  me.ˇ±

    quot;t; said Lucy and turned quickly ao  Edmund at

    ttom. All ting, and Lucys  conscience smote ten  them.

    quot;Its all rig; sed. quot;Everyt. the Magicians a  brick - and Ive seen him - Aslan.ˇ±

    After t s from t into ts of t sight of her.

    quot;; t;ttle  girl. A it across tleman properly, she did.ˇ±

    quot;And remely regrettable,quot; said t;t   give you t  believe ts trutal ugly  no deceive you.ˇ±

    quot;E ; ecoy balloons. quot;Youve said it, youve said it.ˇ±

    quot;But I dont t all,quot; said Lucy, sing to make ;I think you look very nice.ˇ±

    quot;; said t;true for you, Missie. Very nice   find a .quot; t any surprise and did  not seem to notice t their minds.

    quot;S; remarked t;as how we looked very nice  before we were uglified.ˇ±

    quot;true for you, Crue for you,quot; ced t;ts w she  says. e heard her ourselves.ˇ±

    quot;I did not,quot; ba;I said youre very nice now.ˇ±

    quot;So s; said t;said hen.ˇ±

    quot;; said t;t.

    t  it better.ˇ±

    quot;But  te,quot; said Lucy, stamping  ience.

    quot;So you are, to be sure, so you are,quot; said t;Note. Keep it up, both of you.ˇ±

    quot;Youre enougo drive anyone mad,quot; said Lucy, and gave it up. But tly contented, and s on tion had been a success.

    And before everyone  to bed t evening sometisfied ion. Caspian and all  t back as soon as possible to to give to Rreader, balls and agreeing ill Eustace said, quot;I ; (o explain t an  inaudible t ook a lot of trouble   sure t tood, and ;E put t youll learn,  young man.

    o o say t;)   idea. tle coracle  lo till terested.  ood up in it and said, quot;ortelligent Monopods, you do not need boats.  Eac t ead. Just jump as liger and see w happens.ˇ±

    t ter po, but one or tried it almost at once; and t last t did t ly. t of a Monopod acted as a natural raft or boat, and  rude paddles for t  treader, looking for all t of little  canoes  danding up in treme stern of eactles of o tood  leaning over till their own sides ached.

    to t name t it rig;ts ; t;Moneypuds, Pomonods, Poddymons. Just  ips of  our tongues to call ourselves.quot; But t it mixed up tled doo calling t is  uries.

    t evening all tairs iced  top floor looked no s. terious signs on till mysterious but noening. At dinner everyone  everyone liked best to  eat and drink, and after dinner tiful piece of  magic. able and asked Drinian to give  account of to date: and as Drinian spoke, everyt on the

    parc in fine clear lines till at last eac ern Ocean, serebint Island, Deater, and tself, all exactly  t sizes and in t positions. t maps ever made of tter t  magic. For on toains looked at first just as t t t little pictures of  t you could see tle and slave market and streets in  Narro, like telescope. t tline of most of te,  for t Drinianhe.

    Magician kept one ed to Caspian: it still  ruments at Cair Paravel. But tell t seas or lands furt. ell t about seven  years before a Narnian s in at ers and t s ter must be timar.

    Next day, tern of treader  friendly parting, and  o til s of sound  of their cheering.

 CHAPTER TWELVE

    tER ture ttle east for tle ly clear and t t once ting a long o starboard. Lucy and  Reepic time. teenting top, sig looked like a great dark mountain rising out of t bow.

    tered course and made for tly by oar, for t serve to sail nort. ill a long  and ro a flat calm. t still very dim, so t some t it ill a long  to a mist.

    About nine t morning, very suddenly, it  t it  land at all, nor even, in an ordinary sense, a mist. It   is rato

    describe, but you  o tunnel - a tunnel eity t you cannot  see t at t it  you ; ty suddenly, but of course  a sogeto smoot  so   in front of t  greeniser.

    Beyond t, ter looking pale and grey as it e in t beyond t again, utter blackness as if to tarless night.

    Caspian sed to tso keep  t to be seen by  gazing. Behe Darkness.

    quot;Do o t; asked Caspian at length.

    quot;Not by my advice,quot; said Drinian.

    quot;tains rig; said several sailors.

    quot;I almost t; said Edmund.

    Lucy and Eustace didnt speak but t very glad inside at turn  to be taking. But all at once the  silence.

    quot;And ; ;ill someone explain to me w.ˇ±

    No one o explain, so Reepicinued:  quot;If I s or slaves,quot; ;I mig  tion proceeded from co I  old in Narnia t a  company of noble and royal persons in turned tail because the dark.ˇ±

    quot;But  be ploug blackness?quot;  asked Drinian.

    quot;Use?quot; replied Reepic;Use, Captain? If by use you mean filling our  bellies or our purses, I confess it  all. So far as I kno set  sail to look for t to seek ure. And  an  adventure as ever I urn back, no tittle impeac of all our  honours.ˇ±

    Several of t sounded like  quot;;, but Caspian said:

    quot;O  ! If you put it t ?ˇ±

    Lucy felt t s, but ;Im game.ˇ±

    quot;Your Majesty  least order lig; said Drinian.

    quot;By all means,quot; said Caspian. quot;See to it, Captain.ˇ±

    So terns, at tern, and t, and Drinian ordered torc some  ted in ttle stations ing top  and arroring. Rynelf  o take soundings. Reepicace and  Caspian, glittering in mail, ook tiller.

    quot;And no; cried Caspian. quot;A sloeady stroke.  And let every man be silent and keep his ears open for orders.ˇ±

    itreader started to creep foro roing top,  moment  at   tern. S go. At one minute tern, t: next minute tern  lantern - o s of tern s tiller. Doorccs, and for on tle. Apart from t, ting top, lit by t tle ligs oing in lonely darkness. And ts ts ime  of day, looked lurid and unnatural. Siced t she was very cold.

    o ted, nobody kne for to s t all. Edmund, peering from t tion  of tern in ter before  looked a greasy sort of reflection, and to be ime  on  everyone except to sh cold.

    Suddenly, from someremity of terror t  lost y.

    Caspian ill trying to speak - oo dry - w silence, was heard.

    quot;; it piped. quot;If you are a foe  fear you, and if you are  a friend your enemies saughe fear of us.ˇ±

    quot;Mercy!quot; cried t;Mercy! Even if you are only one more dream, have  merry.

    take me on board. take me, even if you strike me dead. But in t fade ahis horrible land.ˇ±

    quot;; sed Caspian. quot;Come aboard and welcome.ˇ±

    terror, and t  someone ohem.

    quot;Stand by to ; said Caspian.

    quot;Aye, aye, your Majesty,quot; said to t  bul over torce  face appeared in ter, and ter some scrambling and pulling,  a dozen friendly ranger on board.

    Edmund t   otidy mop of iced  ared as if in an agony of pure fear. t  reac;Fly! Fly! About his accursed shore.ˇ±

    quot;Compose yourself,quot; said Reepic;and tell us  used to flying.ˇ±

    tranger started  t  noticed before.

    quot;Nevert; ;true.ˇ±

    quot;ts time,quot; said one of t;I reckoned Id find I o Nancy if we landed here.ˇ±

    quot;And Id find tom alive again,quot; said another.

    quot;Fools!quot; said tamping  ;t is t of  talk t brougter  I  say? this is

    o life, come real. Not  daydreams: dreams.ˇ±

    t es silence and t clatter of  armour, tumbling doco roiller, and ts t stroke t  sea. For it aken everyone just t e to remember certain  dreams t make you afraid of going to sleep again - and to realize   o land on a country wrue.

    Only Reepicheep remained unmoved.

    quot;Your Majesty, your Majesty,quot; ;are you going to tolerate tiny, troonery? t.ˇ±

    quot;Ro; bello;Pull for all our lives. Is ,  Drinian? You can say w you like, Reepichings no man can face.ˇ±

    quot;It is, tune not to be a man,quot; replied Reepiciff bow.

    Lucy from up aloft  all. In an instant t one of ried  to forget came back to  . So t o go doo t he use?

    If dreams began coming true, Edmund and Caspian t turn into  somet as sing top  and tried to steady o t as   now!

    t did not quite conceal total silence whe ship.

    Everyone kne ter not to listen, not to strain  no one could ening. And soon everyone was  hings.

    Eac.

    quot;Do you ting .. . over t; Eustace asked Rynelf.

    quot;; said Rynelf. quot;I can he ship.ˇ±

    quot;Its just going to settle on t,quot; said Caspian.

    quot;Ug; said a sailor. quot;they would.ˇ±

    Caspian, trying not to look at anyt to keep looking  be aft to Drinian.

    quot;Drinian,quot; ;ake roo wranger.ˇ±

    quot;Five minutes, per; w;hy?ˇ±

    quot;Because  already trying to get out.ˇ±

    Drinians iller and a line of cold s ran do;e s out, never  get out,ˇ±

    moaned t;eering us .quot; tranger,  out into a horrible screaming laugh.

    quot;Never get out!quot; ;ts it. Of course. e s out.   a fool I o  t me go as easily as t. No, no, .ˇ±

    Lucy leant ing top and  all, send us ; t gro so feel a little - a very, very little - better. quot;After all, noto us yet,quot; s.

    quot;Look!quot; cried Rynelfs voice iny speck  of ligc fell from it upon t did not alter t t up as if by  searc. Caspian blinked, stared round, sah wild, fixed  expressions.

    Everyone aring in tion: behind everyone lay his black,  sharply-edged shadow.

    Lucy looked along tly sa. At first it  looked like a cross, t looked like an aeroplane, t looked like a kite, and at  last   circled  times round t and tant on t of t t called out in a strong s voice o be ood ter t it spread its o fly slole to starboard. Drinian steered after it not doubting t it offered good  guidance. But no one except Lucy kne as it circled t it o ;Courage, dear ,quot; and t sure, hed in her face.

    In a fes turned into a greyness a before to begin  out into t and  once everybody realized t to  be afraid of and

    never  tness of tonised to find t to te and t one, and ther, began laughing.

    quot;I reckon ty good fools of ourselves,quot; said Rynelf.

    Lucy lost no time in coming doo time oo o speak, and could  only gaze at to make sure  ears rolled down his cheeks.

    quot;t;  last. quot;You  I   talk of t. And no me know welmarine of Narnia, and whe Lord Rhoop.ˇ±

    quot;And I,quot; said Caspian, quot;am Caspian, King of Narnia, and I sail to find you  and your companions whers friends.ˇ±

    Lord R;Sire,quot; ;you are t  me a boon.ˇ±

    quot; is it?quot; asked Caspian.

    quot;Never to bring me back t; ed astern. t t blue sea and brighe darkness  had vanished for ever.

    quot;; cried Lord R;You royed it!ˇ±

    quot;I dont t ; said Lucy.

    quot;Sire,quot; said Drinian, quot;t. S sail? And after t, every man wo his hammock.ˇ±

    quot;Yes,quot; said Caspian, quot;and let the clock round myself.ˇ±

    So all afternoon  joy t  nobody noticed wross had disappeared.

 CHAPTER THIRTEEN

    t it greler every day till at lengttle more ter  as if t t t neellations ure of  joy and fear, no living eye  all. tars  of t on deck and talked far into t or cheir bows.

    On an evening of startling beauty, self seemed to  of land on tarboard bo came slo be look as if try  presently ts coast and its ern cape noern of t t  out of  cardboard, and tter ry  ains but many  gentle tractive smell came from it - ;a dim, purple kind of smellquot;, , but  Caspian said, quot;I know w you mean.ˇ±

    t point after point, o find a nice  deep  o content t   at sea t bring treader as far in as t and tumbling landing in t. treader. o see no more islands. All time t  try their ears.

    t to guard t and Caspian led t  not far because it oo late for exploring and t   to go far to find an adventure. t track or otation. Underfoot ine springy  turf dotted ook for ace, any; said it , and ; but it he same kind.

    from t;Look!  s t?quot; and everyone stopped.

    quot;Are t trees?quot; said Caspian.

    quot;to; said Eustace.

    quot;It migs,quot; said Edmund in a lower voice.

    quot;to find out is to go rig; said Reepictering off ahead of everyone else.

    quot;I ts a ruin,quot; said Lucy ones and surrounded by grey pillars but unroofed. And from end to end of it ran  a long table laid  came doo t. At  eit  on table itself t out suc as  even   at Cair Paravel. turkeys and  geese and peacocks, ts, t lobsters and gleaming salmon, ts and grapes, pineapples and peaces and melons and tomatoes. t glass; and t and tohem like a  promise of all happiness.

    quot;I say!quot; said Lucy.

    tly.

    quot;But ; asked Eustace.

    quot;e can provide t, Sir,quot; said Rhince.

    quot;Look!quot; said Edmund sually anding on t. Everyone looked   all empty. At table and in t things.

    quot; are t; asked Lucy in a  looks like tting on table.ˇ±

    quot;Or a ,quot; said Edmund.

    quot;It looks more like a ack to me,quot; said Caspian.

    Reepico table, and  ran along it, t and -ivory salt-cellars.  up to terious grey mass at touc:  quot;t fighink.ˇ±

    Everyone no  in to recognize as men till you looked closely. their hair, which  was grey, had

    groill it almost concealed table, climbing pound and entes and goblets as  brambles; entil, all mixed in one great mat of o t t three men were; nearly all hair.

    quot;Dead?quot; said Caspian.

    quot;I t, Sire,quot; said Reepicing one of t of its  tangle of ;ts.ˇ±

    quot;too, and t; said Drinian.

    quot;; said Eustace.

    quot;Its been a long sleep, t; said Edmund, quot;to let this.ˇ±

    quot;It must be an enced sleep,quot; said Lucy. quot;I felt t  it ?ˇ±

    quot;e can try,quot; said Caspian, and began s of t everyone t o be successful, for ttered, quot;Ill go east oars for Narnia.quot; But  at once into a yet deeper sleep t is, oable and all efforts to rouse   born to live like animals. Get to t  ;Mustard, please,quot; and slept hard.

    quot;Out oars for Narnia, e; said Drinian.

    quot;Yes,quot; said Caspian, quot;you are rig is at an  end. Lets look at the Lord Mavramorn.ˇ±

    quot;But  ; said Lucy. quot; are o do?ˇ±

    quot;Begging your Majesties pardons all,quot; said R;but o   see a dinner like this every day.ˇ±

    quot;Not for your life!quot; said Caspian.

    quot;ts rigs rig; said several of the sailors.

    quot;too muc ter.ˇ±

    quot;Depend upon it,quot; said Reepic;it ing t three lords came by a seven years sleep.ˇ±

    quot;I  touc to save my life,quot; said Drinian.

    quot;ts going uncommon quick,quot; said Rynelf.

    quot;Back to so s; muttered the men.

    quot;I really t; said Edmund, quot;t. e can decide o do  omorro eat t in staying  . the whole place smells of magic - and danger.ˇ±

    quot;I am entirely of King Edmunds opinion,quot; said Reepic;as far as  concerns t I myself  at table till sunrise.ˇ±

    quot;; said Eustace.

    quot;Because,quot; said t;t adventure, and no danger  seems to me so great as t of knoo Narnia t I left a mystery  behrough fear.ˇ±

    quot;Ill stay ; said Edmund.

    quot;And I too,quot; said Caspian.

    quot;And me,quot; said Lucy. And tace volunteered also. till reader made it worse for hers.

    quot;I beseecy -quot; began Drinian.

    quot;No, my Lord,quot; said Caspian. quot;Your place is ; t of argument about t  in to tc peromach.

    took some time cs at table. Probably  everyone  no one said it out loud. For it y  co sit all nig to terrible s  ainly not alive in to sit  at t you  gre kno see t all by about t  to be t of. So tered round and round table saying, quot;  about here?ˇ±

    and quot;Or per furt; or, quot; on t; till at last  ttled do nearer to to t

    ten by no dark. trange neellations burned in t. Lucy ter if the Narnian sky.

    t still and ed. At  first ttempt at talk but it didnt come to muc and sat. And  all time the beach.

    After  seemed like ages t  ars  e different positions from t noticed. t for test possible greyness in t. ty, and stiff.

    And none of t last something was happening.

    Before t appeared in t,  and t be. t, and t  tinctly. It came sloill at last it stood rig  table opposite to t it all girl, dressed in a single long  garment of clear blue  beauty meant.

    t ick able. If t it must raigill as if it  and tains draable ss light.

    Lucy noiced sometable ion before. It one, seel, a cruel-looking,  ancient looking thing.

    No one  spoken a , and Caspian next -  to t, because t t s lady.

    quot;travellers able,quot; said t; eat and drink?ˇ±

    quot;Madam,quot; said Caspian, quot; it   our friends into an enced sleep.

    quot;tasted it,quot; she said.

    quot;Please,quot; said Lucy, quot;hem?ˇ±

    quot;Seven years ago,quot; said t;timbers ready to fall apart. to table one said, ` us set sail and  reef sail and ro sit do us re-embark and sail for Narnia and t; it may be t Miraz is dead. But  terful man, leaped up and said, `No, by elmarines, not brutes.  s seek adventure after  adventure? e  long to live in any event. Let us spend  in seeking t up tone   it is a  t rigo touc, deep sleep fell upon  all three.

    And till tment is undone they will never wake.ˇ±

    quot; is tone?quot; asked Eustace.

    quot;Do none of you kno?quot; said the girl.

    quot;I - I t; said Lucy, quot;Ive seen somet before. It  t te itc tone table long ago.ˇ±

    quot;It ; said t;and it  in  s.ˇ±

    Edmund,  fees, now spoke.

    quot;Look ; ;I  a co eating t mean to be rude. But ures on  t al  ts just w migcoo. o know youre a friend?ˇ±

    quot;You cant kno; said t;You can only believe or not.ˇ±

    After a moments pause Reepicheeps small voice was heard.

    quot;Sire,quot; o Caspian, quot;of your courtesy fill my cup  flagon: it is too big for me to lift. I o the lady.ˇ±

    Caspian obeyed and tanding on table, s tiny pa;Lady, I pledge you.quot; t fell to on cold peacock,  and in a s e ed for a very early breakfast,  as a very late  supper.

    quot; called Aslans table?quot; asked Lucy presently.

    quot;It is set ; said t;for the end.ˇ±

    quot;But ; asked tical Eustace.  ?

    quot;It is eaten, and rene; said t;this you will see.ˇ±

    quot;And o do about t; asked Caspian. quot;In t; ( Eustace and t;tory of a prince or a king coming to a castle  story  dissolve tment until he  Princess.ˇ±

    quot;But ; said t;it is different.  kiss till ment.ˇ±

    quot;t; said Caspian, quot;in to set about t   once.ˇ±

    quot;My fateac,quot; said the girl.

    quot;Your fat; said everyone. quot;ho is he? And where?ˇ±

    quot;Look,quot; said turning round and pointing at t more easily noars er and great gaps of we ligern  sky.

 CHAPTER FOURTEEN

    t tall and  straig not so slender. It carried no lig ligo come from it.  As it came nearer, Lucy sa it  and o o  be made from t once more all  travellers rose to t and stood in silence.

    But t speaking to travellers and stood on table opposite to er. turned to face t. In t position to sing. I  one . Lucy said after  it iful, cold kind of song, an early morning kind  of song. And ted from tern sky a te patches  grew bigger and

    bigger till it o ser time) t began to turn red and at last,  unclouded, t ts long level ray s doable on tone Knife.

    Once or t its  rising did not look bigger in t  ime tain. taking it. And tness its ray on table  ;ts of t trip  moment  exciting.quot; For no truly come  to the orld.

    to be flying at t of tre of t of course one couldnt look steadily in t direction to make sure. But  presently took up same song t t in far ones and in a language  te, and ted on everyt, on table, on your sill it looked  as  only make everyte but blurred  and blunted all s Lucy, looking out from bet  covered o ts beak t looked like  a little fruit, unless it tle live coal, oo  brigo look at.

    And t in th.

    topped to be very busy about table.  again everytable t could be eaten or  drunk  could not be eaten or drunk, sucook t back to t no  singing, to set tremble. And table pecked clean and empty, and till fast asleep.

    No last turned to travellers and bade them welcome.

    quot;Sir,quot; said Caspian, quot;ell us o undo tment whree Narnian Lords asleep.ˇ±

    quot;I ell you t, my son,quot; said t;to break tment you must sail to to it, and you  must come back  at least one of your company behind.ˇ±

    quot;And  o t one?quot; asked Reepicheep.

    quot; go on into tter east and never return into the world.ˇ±

    quot;t is my s desire,quot; said Reepicheep.

    quot;And are ; asked Caspian. quot; this?ˇ±

    quot;I sa; said t;but it  . I  cannot tell you suco know.ˇ±

    quot;Do you mean you ; Eustace blurted out.

    quot;I ; replied t;I am  Ramandu. But I see t you stare at on anot ar ellations have changed.ˇ±

    quot;Golly,quot; said Edmund under ;ired star.ˇ±

    quot;Arent you a star any longer?quot; asked Lucy.

    quot;I am a star at rest, my daug; ans; for t time, decrepit and old beyond all t you can  reckon, I o t so old noakes atle of my age.

    And erday, take my rising again (for  eartern rim) and once more tread t dance.ˇ±

    quot;In our ; said Eustace, quot;a star is a huge ball of flaming gas.ˇ±

    quot;Even in your  is not ar is but only  is  made of. And in t a star, for I th  Coriakin.ˇ±

    quot;Is ired star, too?quot; said Lucy.

    quot;ell, not quite t; said Ramandu. quot;It  quite as a rest t to govern t call it a punis.  er sky if all had gone well.ˇ±

    quot; did ; asked Caspian.

    quot;My son,quot; said Ramandu, quot;it is not for you, a son of Adam, to knos a star can commit. But come, e time in sucalk. Are you yet resolved? ill  you sail furt and come again, leaving one to return no more, and so break  tment? Or ward?ˇ±

    quot;Surely, Sire,quot; said Reepic;tion about t? It is  very plainly part of our quest to rescue tment.ˇ±

    quot;I t; replied Caspian. quot;And even if it   so, it  to go as near treader ake us. But I am to seek t to  reac from o find tter  east. And not one kno I set signs t some of  to ing to Narnia again. I dont  take t t. And the poor  Lord Rhoop.

    hes broken man.ˇ±

    quot;My son,quot; said tar, quot;it , to  sail for t is not   unencments are ac know w whis broken  man you speak of?ˇ±

    Caspian told Ramandu tory of Rhoop.

    quot;I can give  ,quot; said Ramandu. quot;I t stint or measure, and sleep in  footfall of a dream ill you return.ˇ±

    quot;Os do t, Caspian,quot; said Lucy. quot;Im sure its just w he  would love.ˇ±

    At t moment terrupted by t and voices:  Drinian and t of ted in surprise   people, every man uncovered y disable .

    quot;My lord,quot; said to Drinian, quot;pray send to treader o tell  t of es  are  dreams - and t .ˇ±

    old t to sit douation before til presently ter Bo to , and said:  quot; some of us ing to ask for a long time, your Majesty, is  o get urn,  and nort  doesnt co know w  mucing w way.

    quot;ts landsmans talk,quot; said Drinian. quot;t  e summer, and it aly of s.ˇ±

    quot;ts true, Master,quot; said an old sailor  some ugly  in January and February. And by your  leave, Sire, if I o er he voyage  home in March.ˇ±

    quot;d you eat ace.

    quot;table,quot; said Ramandu, quot; every day  at sunset.ˇ±

    quot;Noalking!quot; said several sailors.

    quot;Your Majesties and gentlemen and ladies all,quot; said Rynelf, quot;t  one t to say. t one of us ceers. And t are looking very  t table and t kings feasts  adventures on t come ill anding on to come   a finer to reader  to  kno t Im saying. But   I t out like us  to t t to go further.ˇ±

    Some of t t some said t t was all very  well.

    quot;t going to be muc; ; are  o do if hose fellows hang back?ˇ±

    quot;ait,quot; Caspian ill a card to play.ˇ±

    quot;Arent you going to say anyt; whispered Lucy.

    quot;No. y expect it?quot; ans people ;My oreader.

    in my coracle.   reacry, or s over t cataract, I so talking mice in Narnia.ˇ±

    quot;; said a sailor, quot;Ill say t about t bear me.quot; ;Im not going to be outdone  by a mouse.ˇ±

    At t Caspian jumped to . quot;Friends,quot; ;I t quite understood our purpose. You talk as if  in  our es. It isnt like t at all. e and our royal broter and t, and to t is our pleasure to cerprise. e  said t  any can come for t is  in battle,  t skilled seamen, t in blood, t loyal to our person, and t of life and manners; and to give to us in a sc;  on in a quicker voice, quot;Aslans mane!quot; ;Do you t t to be boug comes itle of Dareader to all s, and o  make ter over time I s Lord Drinian brings me.ˇ±

    tion and one in t, but mostly in little knots or  buncalking.

    quot;And no; said Caspian.

    But turning to table  R and unnoticed, er of Ramandu stood beside  o ood be a faint silver ligar. t one of o Lucy and to  Caspian. For a moment it looked as if o say sometened as if ion, a long sigentment came  from .

    quot;Poor R; said Lucy. quot;I am glad.  errible times.quot;   quot;Dont lets even t,quot; said Eustace.

    Mean ended. A good many   out of t quite differently about being left out of it. And of course  o  sail, t said t t tting feable.  So t before tively quot;sucking upquot;  to Drinian and R least t  at my sco get a good  report. And soon t  to go, and trying very o persuade oto stay ly after t t.

    And in to be afraid of being left behind all on his own  and changed his mind.

    At trooping back to Aslans table  and stood at one end  do; and Caspian accepted all t t one  moment. tencream and ayed on tar  all time t t of man o Ramandu and Ramandus daugo  rained a good deal, and t on table every nig very muc.  gave ting t)  table. And   of t ed on t t and lived in  Calormen, ories about ures at til at last o believe t er. But he could never bear mice.

    t nige and drank toget t table bet  morning treader set sail  once more just w birds had come and gone again.

    quot;Lady,quot; said Caspian, quot;I o speak ments.quot; And Ramandus daug him and smiled.

 CHAPTER FIFTEEN

    t SEA  VERY soon after t Ramandus country to feel t  t. For one t t  to go to bed. nor to eat muco talk except in lo. too muc. t came up eac; times, its usual  size. And every morning ( feeling of all) te  birds, singing treamed overern on to t at Aslans table. A little later  to t.

    quot;ifully clear ter is!quot; said Lucy to  side early in ternoon of the second day.

    And it  t siced tle black object,  about travelling along at t s it ing on t ting past a bit  of stale bread  of t of bread  looked as if it o collide  it didnt. It passed above it,  and Lucy no t be on t very muco normal size a moment later.

    No o  out ongue in t to remember. At last s rain on a brig train. t  into a cutting; and immediately to you and got big, racing  :long tting-bank. t of tting and - Pick! -  once more to its normal size and he  fields.

    quot;Its our sreader,quot; said Lucy. quot;Our stom of t time  bigger it  over a   in t case ter must be clearer t! Good gracious, I must  tom of thoms down.ˇ±

    As soon as s t silvery expanse  icing) for some time  ail sorts of darker or brigc lig real ttom. At present, for instance, t purply green rip of pale grey in t  But no s tom s mucter. S bits  of tuff ly. quot;Just like trees  in a ; said Lucy. quot;And do believe ts s a submarine forest.ˇ±

    t and presently treak reak.

    quot;If I ; t Lucy, quot;t streak  like a road  t place her ould be a crossroads. Oh, I  do wish I was.

    is coming to an end. And I do believe treak really  ill see it going on across ts a different colour. And  its marked out  tted lines. Perones. And nos getting wider.ˇ±

    But it  really getting  ting nearer. So o go in zigzags. Obviously it eep hill.

    And o the

    extreme distance, everyting ao a dim greenness. But some  places - t - ramarine blue.

    S, ime looking back; o  vieion oo exciting. tly noraigtle specks o and fro on  it. And no unately in full sunlig  can be er - flaso sig  at first s   everyticed its s c on t. And by its s  it s and domes.

    quot;s a city or a le,quot; said Lucy to ;But I  on top of a ain?ˇ±

    Long afterures over  of a reason and I am pretty sure it is true one.  In t gets, and it is do dangerous t and t t mountains, and feel about tains as  valleys. It is  on ts (or, as ;in t;) t ters and brave knigo ts and  adventures, but return o ts for rest and peace, courtesy and council,  ts, the songs.

    ty and till rising. It ry, dotted tle groves of brigation. And  tement-she had seen People.

    teen and ty of ted on sea-  tiny little sea-  be noble and lordly people, Lucy t, for screamers of emerald- or  orange-coloured stuff fluttered from t. t;O; said Lucy, for a o t led to t interesting thing of all.

    Suddenly a fierce little fising up from belo fiss  moutting on taring up at w hey seemed

    to be talking and lauging fis back to  ts prey, anot certain t one big Sea Man  or released it; as if  back till t.

    quot;; said Lucy, quot;its a ing party. Or more like a  y. Yes, ts it. t tle fierce fiss just  as o ride out s w Cair  Paravel long ago.

    And t thers.ˇ±

    Sopped suddenly because ticed treader. ttered in every direction: to find out to t if tead of er, Lucy could o ts of some kind and many hes.

    tre (no one could mistake  to Lucys face and ss did tonis. Lucy felt sure the worlds end where no  ship ever came?

    quot; are you staring at, Lu?quot; said a voice close beside her.

    Lucy  s sarted at turned s ;deadquot; from leaning so long on  tion. Drinian and Edmund were beside her.

    quot;Look,quot; she said.

    t almost at once Drinian said in a lo;turn round at once, your Majesties - ts rigo t look as if alking about anytant.ˇ±

    quot;s tter?quot; said Lucy as she obeyed.

    quot;Itll never do for to see all t,quot; said Drinian. quot;ell ry itself, and  jumping overboard. Ive  kind of trange  seas. Its alo see these people.ˇ±

    quot;But o kno; said Lucy. quot;In t Cair Paravel   our  coronation.ˇ±

    quot;I t must  kind, Lu,quot; said Edmund. quot;ter. I rat. By tarted attacking us long ago if they seem very  fierce.ˇ±

    quot;At any rate,quot; said Drinian, but at t moment two sounds were heard. One  was a plop.

    ting top sing, quot;Man overboard!quot; t to take in to get to ty on to put to come round and back to t by no it  strictly a man. It was Reepicheep.

    quot;Drat t mouse!quot; said Drinian. quot;Its more trouble t of  t togeto be got into, in it ! It  ougo be put in irons - keel-s tle blighter?ˇ±

    All t mean t Drinian really disliked Reepicrary ened about ened put  emper - just as your mot into  t of a car tranger  t er he  Sea People.

    In a fees treader er est  excitement but as  on getting filled er nobody could understand  w he was saying.

    quot; t if  s ; cried Drinian.  to prevent to ting to t;All rig.

    Back to your places. I  ; And as  Reepic very nimbly because  fur made o ;Dont tell. Not a word.ˇ±

    But urned out not to be at  all interested in the Sea People.

    quot;S!quot; ;S, s!ˇ±

    quot; are you talking about?quot; asked Drinian crossly. quot;And you neednt sher.ˇ±

    quot;I tell you ters s,quot; said t;S, fres isnt  salt.ˇ±

    For a moment no one quite took in tance of t ted t;, Doubt not, Reepicter  East.ˇ±

    t last everyone understood.

    quot;Let me , Rynelf,quot; said Drinian.

    It  came again. ter s like glass.

    quot;Pery o taste it first,quot; said Drinian to  Caspian.

    took t in bot to  only  everyt o be brighter.

    quot;Yes,quot; ;it is s. ts real er, t. Im not sure t it  isnt going to kill me. But it is t it till  now.ˇ±

    quot; do you mean?quot; asked Edmund.

    quot;It - its like lig; said Caspian.

    quot;t is  is,quot; said Reepic;Drinkable lig be very  near the world now.ˇ±

    ts silence and t do.

    quot;Its t tasted,quot; s;But os strong. e s need to eat anything now.ˇ±

    And one by one everybody on board drank. And for a long time t. t almost too rong to bear it; and presently to  notice anot. As I oo muc ever since  t too large (t too ), too brigoo s gre increased - but t.

    traig t blinking. t ter and brig morning, s old size, tared o it and  could see t came flying from it.

    day, till about dinner-time (no  one ed any dinner, ter  understand t a breat as a pond. And yet  as if there were a gale behind  us.ˇ±

    quot;Ive been t, too,quot; said Caspian. quot;e must be caugrong current.ˇ±

    quot;; said Edmund. quot;ts not so nice if tting near it.ˇ±

    quot;You mean,quot; said Caspian, quot;t ?ˇ±

    quot;Yes, yes,quot; cried Reepicoget;ts  - t round table and ters of all tip up stand on  we she speed -ˇ±

    quot;And ing for us at ttom, e; said  Drinian.

    quot;Aslans country per; said ts eyes s;Or per any bottom. Per goes do  is,   it be  to  beyond the world.ˇ±

    quot;But look -; said Eustace, quot;t. t like a table.ˇ±

    quot;Our ; said Edmund. quot;But is this?ˇ±

    quot;Do you mean to say,quot; asked Caspian, quot;t you told me! Its really too bad of you. Because  o our  into yours? If only I  must be exciting to live on a  thing like a ball.

    o ts w upside-down?ˇ±

    Edmund s;And it isnt like t,quot; ;ticularly exciting about a round world where.

 CHAPTER SIXTEEN

    thE ORLD

    REEPIC once  or ced  to ter out tement of discovering t ter ed tention, and before aken  to mention w he had seen.

    As turned out time treader  of to be unined. No one  except Lucy sa glimpse.  All morning on ter and ttom  before midday Lucy saeadily and all moving in tion. quot;Just like a flock of  s; t Lucy.

    Suddenly stle Sea Girl of about , lonely-looking girl  of crook in  sure t  t be a s t pasture.

    Bote close to t as  ter, and Lucy, leaning over te to one  anotared straigo Lucys face. Neito  t tern. But Lucy   did not look frig  girl and s certain t one moment they had somehow  become friends.

    t seem to be mucing again in t her.

    But if ever toget.

    After t for many days,  . Every day and every   became more brilliant and still t. No one ate or slept and  no one ed to, but ts of dazzling er from tronger tter, more liquid, ter, and pledged one anotly in deep draug. And one or tement, but not an excitement t made one talk. t in a  last sea laid  hem.

    quot;My Lord,quot; said Caspian to Drinian one day, quot;w do you see ahead?ˇ±

    quot;Sire,quot; said Drinian, quot;I see o  south, as far as my eyes can reach.ˇ±

    quot;t is oo,quot; said Caspian, quot;and I cannot imagine  is.ˇ±

    quot;If udes, your Majesty,quot; said Drinian, quot;I   it cant be t; not ter get men to the ship

    back against t. ever tuff is,   to craso it at this speed!ˇ±

    tinued to go sloeness did not get any less mysterious as t. If it  must  be a very strange land, for it seemed just as smooter and on t.  very close to it Drinian put turned treader sout so t and rotle eness. In so doing tally made tant  discovery t t  forty feet  of till as  a pond. to t turn  journey to Ramandus land, ro stream all tty poor  sport. (It also explained . If s at the ship.)

    And still no one could make out e stuff   put off to investigate. treader could see  t t pus in amidst teness. ty in t clear across till er) talking in a s took a sounding; and , t came roo be plenty of te stuff inside o to he news.

    quot;Lilies, your Majesty!quot; sed Rynelf, standing up in the bows.

    quot; did you say?quot; asked Caspian.

    quot;Blooming lilies, your Majesty,quot; said Rynelf. quot;Same as in a pool or in a  garden at home.ˇ±

    quot;Look!quot; said Lucy, . S  arms full of als and broad flat leaves.

    quot;s t; asked Drinian.

    quot;ts tain,quot; said Rynelf. quot;Its still deep. thoms clear.ˇ±

    quot;t be real lilies - not ; said Eustace.

    Probably t, but ter some  consultation, treader turned back into t and began to glide eastried bot it  stuck and is norangest part of travels  began. Very soon tern horizon.

    eness, s est colour of gold, spread round t just astern  and left an open  lane of er t

    so look at, t sea ic; and if t by norong as eagles t   early morning  last longer. to ter day from all t very o describe; s - yes, but not at all sleepy or  overpoo get into your brain and make you  feel t you could go up mountains at a run or le . So one anot;I feel t I cant stand muc I dont  it  to stop.ˇ±

    took soundings very often but it er t ter became ser t it  on getting so ro of t and feel t a snails pace,  ro  treader could sail no furt. Indeed it hey saved her from grounding.

    quot;Lo,quot; cried Caspian, quot;and t. I must speak  to them.ˇ±

    quot;s o do?quot; o Edmund. quot;theres a queer look  in his eyes.ˇ±

    quot;I t; said Edmund.

    toget t of to ;Friends,quot; said Caspian, quot;urn, o you, my  Lord Drinian, I entrust to Narnia  to land on ter. And instruct my regent,  trumpkin, to give to all tes, t again it is my  t,  and Master Cornelius, and truffleer t-ˇ±

    quot;But, Sire,quot; interrupted Drinian, quot;are you abdicating?ˇ±

    quot;I am going o see t; said Caspian.

    A lohe sailors.

    quot;e ake t,quot; said Caspian. quot;You le seas and you must build a new one in Ramandus island. And now-ˇ±

    quot;Caspian,quot; said Edmund suddenly and sternly, quot;you cant do this.ˇ±

    quot;Most certainly,quot; said Reepic;y cannot.ˇ±

    quot;No indeed,quot; said Drinian.

    quot;Cant?quot; said Caspian s not unlike his uncle  Miraz.

    quot;Begging your Majestys pardon,quot; said Rynelf from t;but if  one of us did t ing.ˇ±

    quot;You presume too muc; said Caspian.

    quot;No, Sire! ly rig; said Drinian.

    quot;By t; said Caspian, quot;I  you s  my scers.ˇ±

    quot;Im not,quot; said Edmund, quot;and I say you can not do this.ˇ±

    quot;Cant again,quot; said Caspian. quot; do you mean?ˇ±

    quot;If it please your Majesty, ; said Reepich a very  low bow.

    quot;You are ts, and  especially rumpkin, if you do not return. You s please yourself ures as if you e person. And if your Majesty   ruest loyalty of every man on board to folloill you come to your senses.ˇ±

    quot;Quite rig; said Edmund. quot;Like ted to  go near the Sirens.ˇ±

    Caspians o ,  promised Ramandus daugo go back.ˇ±

    Caspian paused. quot;ell, yes. t,quot; ood irresolute  for a moment and ted out to the ship in general.

    quot;ell,  is ended. e all return. Get t up  again.ˇ±

    quot;Sire,quot; said Reepic; all return. I, as I explained before -ˇ±

    quot;Silence!quot; t;Ive been lessoned but Ill not be baited.  ill no one silence t Mouse?ˇ±

    quot;Your Majesty promised,quot; said Reepic;to be good lord to talking  Beasts of Narnia.ˇ±

    quot;talking beasts, yes,quot; said Caspian. quot;I said not beasts t  never stop talking.ˇ±

    And emper and  into the door.

    But er te and tears in his eyes.

    quot;Its no good,quot; ;I migly for all temper and s mean ually here.

    fit into t t gold lions o life and spoke to me. It errible  t  all  roug stern at first. But it errible all t bear it.

    t to go on - Reep and Edmund, and  Lucy, and Eustace; and Im to go back. Alone. And at once. And hing?ˇ±

    quot;Caspian, dear,quot; said Lucy. quot;You kneo our oer.ˇ±

    quot;Yes,quot; said Caspian ;but this is sooner.ˇ±

    quot;Youll feel better o Ramandus Island,quot; said Lucy.

    tle later on, but it ing oo bot d. About ternoon, ualled and  ered (t t pulled areader to ro of lilies.

    trader flew all  o ure.

    tall and big and ion  of sigurn and begin ro tears, s feel it as muc ed. t, tingling smell of tself, oo exciting.

    to ro drifted teadily to t. None of t or ate. All t nig day t bear even if ood up betrembling, s its first  rising t t turned into  tall en see at terfall. It seemed to be about ty feet  ly to. You mig of t. I dont tion. For no only be be   been strengter of t Sea. But no t clearly and see t.  tains. It her

    top of it or t it. None of t direction. And tains must really side tains even a quarter of a tiet  ougo  ts and erfalls  , tossing top  of to foamy ser all round t lasted  only a second or so but  broug second none of t.

    It brougace  alk about it after;It ;  quot;; said I, quot; so sad: quot; quot;Sad!! No,quot; said Lucy.

    No one in t boat doubted c to Aslans country.

    At t moment,  ran aground. ter oo  s. quot;t; said Reepic;is where I go on alone.ˇ±

    t even try to stop dim, for everyt as if it ed or o lole coracle. took  off ;I s no more,quot;  far a fell it stood uprig above trying to be sad for t  and last time, did o do, taking ily  into ook  caug and a t no lilies gre  more and more quickly, and beautifully it rus second ts sop. t vanis moment no one can truly claim to  my belief is t o Aslans country and is alive  to this day.

    As t of tains outside t t.

    t out of t and  to  souter on t. t old you e. And t - and been very groreader, t just te and  tired. ter ime it got s last t grass, almost  level ion  so much as a molehill.

    And of course, as it ally flat place  trees,  it looked as if to meet t of t as t on t trangest impression t  last th - a

    blue e sure of it. It was very near now.

    But bet of te on  t even  it. t it was a Lamb.

    quot;Come and ,quot; said ts s milky voice.

    ticed for t time t t on ting on it. t doe t time for  many days. And it  delicious food tasted.

    quot;Please, Lamb,quot; said Lucy, quot;is to Aslans country?ˇ±

    quot;Not for you,quot; said t;For you to Aslans country is  from your own world.ˇ±

    quot;!quot; said Edmund. quot;Is to Aslans country from our oo?ˇ±

    quot;to my country from all t; said t as  e fluso tatering light from his mane.

    quot;O; said Lucy. quot;ill you tell us o get into your country from  our world?ˇ±

    quot;I selling you all time,quot; said Aslan. quot;But I  tell you   t it lies across a river. But do not fear t,  for I am t Bridge Builder. And noo your own land.ˇ±

    quot;Please, Aslan,quot; said Lucy. quot;Before ell us ;   quot;Dearest,quot; said Aslan very gently, quot;you and your broto Narnia.ˇ±

    quot;O; said Edmund and Lucy botogether in despairing voices.

    quot;You are too old, c; said Aslan, quot;and you must begin to come close  to your own world now.ˇ±

    quot;It isnt Narnia, you kno; sobbed Lucy. quot;Its you. e s meet you  ting you?ˇ±

    quot;But you s me, dear one,quot; said Aslan.

    quot;Are are you too, Sir?quot; said Edmund.

    quot;I am,quot; said Aslan. quot;But t learn to kno name. t to Narnia, t by  knole, you may knoter there.ˇ±

    quot;And is Eustace never to come back ; said Lucy.

    quot;C; said Aslan, quot;do you really need to kno? Come, I am opening  t; t tain being torn) and a terrible as home in Cambridge.

    Only to be told. One is t Caspian and o Ramandus Island. And ter and t queen and t kings. t back in  our oarted saying ace ;Youd never  kno Aunt Alberta,  must hose  Pevensie children.