Everyoneagreedandthewholepartysetoffonanewline—North-West—, sometimeshesatperchedonPuzzle'—noteventheKinghimselfexceptinsomegreatneed—woulddreamofridingonaUnicorn.
, butnowtheydidn'tfeelbraveatall.
“Pole, ” saidEustaceinawhisper.“ImayaswelltellyouI'vegotthewindup.”
“Ohyou'reallright, Scrubb, ” saidJill.“—I'mjustshaking, ifyouwanttoknowthetruth.”
“Ohshaking'snothing, ” saidEustace.“I'mfeelingI'mgoingtobesick.”
“Don'ttalkaboutthat, forgoodness' sake, ” saidJill.
Theywentoninsilenceforaminuteortwo.
“Pole, ” saidEustacepresently.
“What? ” saidshe.
“What'llhappenifwegetkilledhere? ”
“Wellwe'llbedead, Isuppose.”
“ButImean, whatwillhappeninourownworld? Shallwewakeupandfindourselvesbackinthattrain? Orshallwejustvanishandneverbeheardofanymore? OrshallwebedeadinEngland? ”
“.”
“It'llberumforPeterandtheothersiftheysawmewavingoutofthewindowandthenwhenthetraincomesinwe'renowheretobefound! Oriftheyfoundtwo—Imean, ifwe'redeadoverthereinEngland.”
“Ugh! ” saidJill.“Whatahorrididea.”
“Itwouldn'tbehorridforus, ” saidEustace.“Weshouldn'tbethere.”
“Ialmostwish—noIdon't, though, ” saidJill.
“Whatwereyougoingtosay? ”
“IwasgoingtosayIwishedwe''t, Idon't, Idon'.I'dratherbekilledfightingforNarniathangrowoldandstupidathomeandperhapsgoaboutinabath-chairandthendieintheendjustthesame.”
“OrbesmashedupbyBritishRailways! ”
“Whyd'yousaythat? ”
“Wellwhenthatawfuljerkcame—theonethatseemedtothrowusintoNarnia—.”
