“THISwasn'tagarden,” saidSusanpresently.“Itwasacastleandthismusthavebeenthecourtyard.”
“Iseewhatyoumean,” saidPeter.“—thebroad, shallowones—.”
“Agesago, bythelookofit,” saidEdmund.
“Yes, agesago,” saidPeter.“Iwishwecouldfindoutwhothepeoplewerethatlivedinthiscastle; andhowlongago.”
“Itgivesmeaqueerfeeling,” saidLucy.
“Doesit, Lu?” saidPeter, turningandlookinghardather.“?”
, fortheroofhadlongsincedisappearedanditwasmerelyanotherspaceofgrassanddaisies, .
“Iwonder, wasitreallythehall?” saidSusan.“Whatisthatterracekindofthing?”
“Why, yousilly,” saidPeter (whohadbecomestrangelyexcited), “don'tyousee? ThatwasthedaiswheretheHighTablewas, , inourgreathall.”
“InourcastleofCairParavel,” continuedSusaninadreamyandrathersingsongvoice, “?”
“Howitallcomesback!” saidLucy.“.”
“Butunfortunatelywithoutthefeast,” saidEdmund.“It'sgettinglate, 'tsohot?”
“Weshallneedacamp-fireifwe'vegottospendthenighthere,” saidPeter.“I''sgoandseeifwecancollectsomedrywood.”
Everyonesawthesenseofthis, , , justoutsidethehall, hiddeninweeds, butcleanandfreshanddeepwhentheyhadclearedtheseaway.
, onthedaisandfairlyclosetothecornerbetweentwowalls, , , , , which, asEdmundsaid, madeonerealizethatschoolsuppersweren'tsobadafterall—“Ishouldn'tmindagoodthicksliceofbreadandmargarinethisminute,” , andnoonereallywantedtobebackatschool.
Shortlyafterthelastapplehadbeeneaten, .
“Look,” shesaidinaratherchokingkindofvoice.“Ifounditbythewell.” 'shand—alittle, brightthingthatgleamedinthefirelight.
“Well, I'm—I'mjiggered,” saidPeter, .
