Butlongbeforeshehadgotanywhereneartheedge, thevoicebehindhersaid, “, first, remember, remember, , , , : , theairisclearandyourmindisclear; asyoudropdownintoNarnia, , , daughterofEve, farewell—”
, 'sbreath; , therewasnothingbutairforthousandsuponthousandsoffeetbelowher.
, , , justasyoucaninwater (ifyou'velearnedtofloatreallywell).Andbecauseshewasmovingatthesamepaceasthebreath, therewasnowind, , ; onlybetter.
—“butIsupposeallthatsortofthingisdifferentinthisworld, ” ; butshewassohighthatshecouldn'tmakeoutwhethershewasfloatingoverlandorsea, norwhatspeedshewasgoingat.
“ByJove! Thesigns! ” saidJillsuddenly.“I'dbetterrepeatthem.”Shewasinapanicforasecondortwo, butshefoundshecouldstillsaythemallcorrectly.“Sothat'sallright, ” shesaid, andlaybackontheairasifitwasasofa, withasighofcontentment.
“Well, Idodeclare, ” saidJilltoherselfsomehourslater, “I'''—Scrubbprobablyhas! Onthissamejourney, 'sseewhatitlookslikedownbelow.”
Whatitlookedlikewasanenormous, ; buttherewerebiggishwhitethingsmovingslowlyacrossit.“Thosemustbeclouds, ” shethought.“'rebiggerbecausethey'.”
, (Idon'tknowaboutgirlsingeneral) didn', whenthesunbegangettinginhereyes, thatshewastravellingprettynearlyduewest.
Staringattheblueplainbelowher, shepresentlynoticedthattherewerelittledotsofbrighter, palercolorinithereandthere.“It'sthesea! ”thoughtJill.“Idobelievethoseareislands.” 'sdeckandevenlandedon;butshedidn', lateron, shebegantoseethattherewerelittlewrinklesontheblueflatness: , .
Suddenlyfromherleft (forthewindwasinthesouth) agreatwhitecloudcamerushingtowardher, , shehadshotrightintothemiddleofitscold, , .(Shehadonablazerandsweaterandshortsandstockingsandprettythickshoes; ithadbeenamuddysortofdayinEngland.) Shecameoutlowerthanshehadgonein; andassoonasshedidsoshenoticedsomethingwhich, Isuppose, sheoughttohavebeenexpecting, , forthefirsttime, , too, ; , , woodsandfields, .
, -topcameagainsthertoeandagreatsplashoffoamspurtedup, ; asmooth, greenlawn, ashipsobrightlycoloredthatitlookedlikeanenormouspieceofjewellery, towersandbattlements, bannersflutteringintheair, acrowd, gayclothes, armor, gold, swords, , andthere, onlyafewfeetawayfromher, wasScrubb.
“HowwetIam! ”
