ATaboutnineo', noisystream, , thelandroseuptothebeginningofthemoor, everywheresteeply, andoftenincliffs.
“Isupposethat'sourway! ” saidScrubb, -wiggleshookhishead.
“Thegiantsmainlylivealongthesideofthatgorge, ” hesaid.“'lldobetterstraightahead, eventhoughit'sabitsteep.”
Theyfoundaplacewheretheycouldscrambleup, , ' .
Itwasgood, springygroundforwalking, , thelonelinessincreased: , Jillwasbeginningtofeelthatshemightenjoyadventuresafterall, andsaidso.
“Wehaven'thadanyyet, ” saidtheMarsh-wiggle.
Walksafterthefirsthalt—likeschoolmorningsafterbreakorrailwayjourneysafterchangingtrains—, , moreupright, !
“Idobelieve, ” thoughtJill, “, , now! , —Isupposeit'sheatherandbirds' nests, really—'dbehorriblybig, butthenIdaresaygiantswouldhavebigears, —o-o-o-h! —”
; , stupid, , , allinarow; obviouslystandingwiththeirfeetonthebottomofthegorgeandtheirelbowsrestingontheedgeofthegorge, justasmenmightstandleaningonawall—lazymen, onafinemorningafterbreakfast.
“Keepstraighton, ” whisperedPuddleglum, whohadnoticedthemtoo.“Don', don''dbeafterusinamoment.”
Sotheykepton, , 'tlookangry—.
Then—whizz-whizz-whizz—someheavyobjectcamehurtlingthroughtheair, —thud! —anotherfelltwentyfeetbehind.
“Aretheyaimingatus? ” askedScrubb.
“No, ” saidPuddleglum.“We''retryingtohitthat—'thitit, 'ssafeenough; they''recleverenoughtounderstand.”
, andtheyneverceasedhurlingstones, , .
