tc did not sanding. t see, Jills efforts to get on to  t is, t;You neednt put your finger in my  eye,quot; and, quot;Nor your foot in my mout; and, quot;ts more like it,quot; and, quot;Noll leave your arms free to steady yourself against th.”

    t tc.

    quot;ell?quot; ted up anxiously.

    quot;Its a ; called Jills voice. quot;I could get t if I tle bit higher.”

    quot; do you see t?quot; asked Eustace.

    quot;Not,quot; said Jill. quot;I say, Puddleglum, let go my legs so t I  can stand on your sead of sitting on teady myself all rig the edge.”

    to sig t all of o t.

    quot;I say -quot; began Jill, but suddenly broke off  a s sounded more as if o it. After  t so be sing out as loud as s t  t. tc ely blocked up for a second or so; and truggling  sound and t;Quick! o her legs.

    Someones pulling oo late!”

    t ly clear  again. Jill had vanished.

    quot;Jill! Jill!quot; ted frantically, but there was no answer.

    quot; you ?quot; said Eustace.

    quot;I dont kno; groaned Puddleglum. quot;Born to be a misfit, I  s wonder.

    Fated. Fated to be Poles deat as I ed to eat talking Stag at   t it isnt my o as well, of course.”

    quot;test s could ; said  t;e  a brave lady into tayed bey.”

    quot;Dont paint it too black, Sir,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;ere not very safe  except for deatarvation in this hole.”

    quot;I  t; said Eustace.

    o Jill

    of t sairs  up as if  trap-door. S  at first  take in  t s looking at t, sunny o see. to be deadly cold, and t  of s flying  about in t  t moment t sed doo Puddleglum to let and  up on his shoulders.

    ter. turned out to be of t, and tes, and a drum. S ion clear. S of a eep bank een feet belo of people .

    trim little Fauns, and Dryads ing be ted  steps and figures t it took you some time to understand it. t came over  t uff on tars staring in a  black frosty sky overall black trees. t only got out into t last, but  in t of Narnia.  Jill felt sed ; and tensely s  and yet just t bit eerie too, and full of good magic as tc all the more.

    All takes a long time to tell, but of course it took a very s time  to see. Jill turned almost at once to s doo t;I say! Its all rig, and  t furt;I sayquot;   clotly scarlet assels and big furry top-boots. As tly te t Jill had

    seen flying t t t  time  aim t if all tly t places at exactly t moments, no one  Sno is done every year in Narnia on t  moonlit nig is a kind of game as  little bit  a  sno a good team of dancers, D up for  a single . On fine nigaps, and ting of t,  into t even ill daybreak. I wis for yourselves.

    opped Jill ;I sayquot;  came sailing t  in t mind; ty  sno s at t moment. But  talk er considerable  spluttering, se forgot in ement t till didnt kno of to the dancers.

    quot;.”

    t even noticed ttle  in several ions before t co   out of  t, and t;O. them is Prince Rilian.”

    Ss of people  first, came running up. Squirrels came out of trees in s as t legs  a slo Pantcs tail in excitement,  to join ty.

    But as soon as tood ive. quot;Pick and sools!quot; said to t top speed. quot;ake up some Moles, te as good as D; said a voice. quot;  s  Prince Rilian?quot; said anot;; said t;ter being

    lost inside t kno;ts rig;  said an old Bear.

    quot;; quot;No, s,quot; said a  Squirrel, very pert.

    quot;Yes, s; said anoter.

    quot;Its quite t-t-t-true. D-d-dont be so silly,quot; said Jill. S because eettering he cold.

    Immediately one of to fetcools, and an obliging Faun  trotted off among trees to a place o get  drink. But before it came, all t t; are you doing?  Put t s; and quot;No,quot; and, quot; ; Jill o t and didnt knoy, projecting from taces rig anyone who came near him.

    For of course Eustace  time from Jill  during t fees.  and seen o t t some enemies   see t t o some ot by some gly p evil creatures of t   if t too small for to climb tace tle  bigger, and a lot clumsier, t op of t a small avalanc  is not surprising t ried to hem off.

    quot;Stop, Eustace, stop,quot; cried Jill. quot;t you see?  eve come up in Narnia. Everyt.”

    tace did see, and apologized to t  to mention it), and dozens of t just as t a fees before. t  ted to turned aer. quot;As been too muc  bit. turned  hings.”

    Jill rejoined Eustace and took in  great deep breat air. And a , t  all trip of t of Fauns and Dryads he

    dance ten minutes before. Only ten minutes! Yet already it felt to Jill and  Eustace as if all t and general smot  ars  overars are nearer tars in our  quite believe in Underland.

    Before t drinks, a dozen or so Moles, neill very sleepy, and not ood  , ting atle barroo and fro in great excitement, t exactly   they were doing.

    tented t on  asking t like to come into t   bear to  go  seeing t free.

    No one in our  a job of t sort as Dalking  Moles  t look on it as   really long before t  black c from to t - t knoeeple-ted figure of t he  Prince himself.

    As Puddleglum appeared ss broke out on every side: quot;s a iggle  - ern Mars ever ies out for you - trumpkin ting up notices t; But all t, into dead silence, as quickly as tory if ter opens the Prince.

    No one doubted for a moment s and  Dryads and D remember  I t in ty, disake. t look is in true kings of Narnia,   Cair Paravel on ter the high King.

    Instantly every ; a moment later sucing, suc t tears came  into Jills eyes.

    t  cost.

    quot;Please it your ; said t of t;ttempt at a supper in t the snow-dance -”

    quot;it; said t;For never , Gentleman, or Bear so good a stomaco uals as .”

    to move arees too t;No, no, my story can  .

    Notalking about o me. I  to  try breaking it to me gently, for Id rat all at once.  fires? No  ; And all tures laug;Isnt  t just like a Marshwiggle?”

    t of it,  dancing on tes and on tone floor, just as it does  in a farmctle. All t fast asleep alking over ture s and D it meant;  cless t e itc  t inter on Narnia long ago) rived t killing  Rilians moting Rilian  under  Narnia and o break out and rule it t try of  of tory ts of ;And t  all is, your ; said t D;t tc in every age t plan for getting it.”