“Speakyourthought, HumanChild, ” saidtheLion.
“Iwaswondering—Imean—couldtherebesomemistake? BecausenobodycalledmeandScrubb, —toSomebody—itwasanameIwouldn'tknow—, andthenwefoundthedooropen.’
“YouwouldnothavecalledtomeunlessIhadbeencallingtoyou, ” saidtheLion.
“ThenyouareSomebody, Sir? ” saidJill.
“, , thatyouseekthislostprinceuntileitheryouhavefoundhimandbroughthimtohisfather'shouse, orelsediedintheattempt, orelsegonebackintoyourownworld.”
“How, please? ” saidJill.
“Iwilltellyou, Child, ” saidtheLion.“; assoonastheBoyEustacesetsfootinNarnia, ; ifhedoes, ;; youshallfindawritingonastoneinthatruinedcity, ; youwillknowthelostprince (ifyoufindhim) bythis, thathewillbethefirstpersonyouhavemetinyourtravelswhowillaskyoutodosomethinginmyname, inthenameofAslan.”
AstheLionseemedtohavefinished, , “.”
“Child, ” saidAslan, inagentlervoicethanhehadyetused,“, inorder, thefoursigns.”
Jilltried, anddidn', , sothat, whenitwasdone, Jillpluckedupcouragetoask:
“Please, howamItogettoNarnia? ”
“Onmybreath, ” saidtheLion.“IwillblowyouintothewestoftheworldasIblewEustace.”
“ShallIcatchhimintimetotellhimthefirstsign? ButIsupposeitwon', he'ssuretogoandspeaktohim, isn'the? ”
“Youwillhavenotimetospare, ” saidtheLion.“.”
Jillrememberedverywellthatiftherewasnotimetospare, thatwasherownfault.“IfIhadn'tmadesuchafoolofmyself, 'dhaveheardalltheinstructionsaswellasme, ” , especiallyastheLiondidnotwalkwithherbutbehindher—makingnonoiseonhissoftpaws.
