“IsaidtherewereveryfewmeninNarnia,” saidtheDoctor, lookingatthelittleboyverystrangelythroughhisgreatspectacles.
ForamomentCaspianwaspuzzledandthensuddenlyhisheartgavealeap.“Doyoumean,” hegasped, “thattherewereotherthings? Doyoumeanitwaslikeinthestories? Werethere—?”
“Hush!” saidDoctorCornelius, layinghisheadveryclosetoCaspian's.“'tyouknowyourNursewassentawayfortellingyouaboutOldNarnia? TheKingdoesn', you'dbewhippedandIshouldhavemyheadcutoff.”
“Butwhy?” askedCaspian.
“1tishightimeweturnedtoGrammarnow,” saidDoctorCorneliusinaloudvoice.“WillyourRoyalHighnessbepleasedtoopenPulverulentusSiccusatthefourthpageofhisGrammaticalgardenortheArbourofAccidencepleasantlieopen'dtoTenderWits?”
Afterthatitwasallnounsandverbstilllunchtime, butIdon'.
, “, TarvaandAlambil, , , Iwillcomeandwakeyou.”
Thisdidn'tseemtohaveanythingtodowithOldNarnia, whichwaswhatCaspianreallywantedtohearabout, , hethoughtatfirstthathewouldnotbeabletosleep; buthesoondroppedoffanditseemedonlyafewminutesbeforehefeltsomeonegentlyshakinghim.
, muffledinahoodedrobeandholdingasmalllampinhishand, stoodbythebedside.
, , bothmuffledsothattheycouldhardlybeseeninthedarkcorridors, andbothshodsothattheymadealmostnonoise, masterandpupillefttheroom.
CaspianfollowedtheDoctorthroughmanypassagesandupseveralstaircases, andatlast, throughalittledoorinaturret, , ontheotherasteeproof;belowthem, allshadowyandshimmery, thecastlegardens; abovethem, , whichledintothegreatcentraltowerofthewholecastle: ; hehadneverbeenallowedupthisstairbefore.
