“Iwasgoingtoaskherallaboutherself, ” saidJill.“ButhowcouldIwhenyouwouldn'ttellheranythingaboutus? ”
“Yes, ” saidScrubb.“'tyoulikethem? ”
“Them? ” saidthewiggle.“Who'sthem? Ionlysawone.”
“Didn'tyouseetheKnight? ” askedJill.
“Isawasuitofarmor, ” saidPuddleglum.“Whydidn'thespeak? ”
“Iexpecthewasshy, ” saidJill.“Orperhapshejustwantstolookatherandlistentoherlovelyvoice.I'msureIwouldifIwashim.”
“Iwaswondering, ” remarkedPuddleglum, “whatyou'dreallyseeifyouliftedupthevisorofthathelmetandlookedinside.”
“Hangitall, ” saidScrubb.“Thinkoftheshapeofthearmor! Whatcouldbeinsideitexceptaman? ”
“Howaboutaskeleton? ” askedtheMarsh-wigglewithghastlycheerfulness.“Orperhaps, ” headdedasanafterthought, “, .”
“Really, Puddleglum, ” saidJillwithashudder, “? ”
“Oh, botherhisideas! ” saidScrubb.“He'salwaysexpectingtheworst, andhe''.”
AndnowtheynearlyhadthefirstofthosequarrelswhichPuddleglumhadforetold: notthatJillandScrubbhadn'tbeensparringandsnappingateachotheragooddealbefore, ''tknowwhatagiant'sideaofbeing“gentle” mightbe, andthat, anyway, Aslan'ssignshadsaidnothingaboutstayingwithgiants, , ontheotherhand, whoweresickofwindandrain, andskinnyfowlroastedovercampfires, andhard, coldearthtosleepon, , Puddleglumagreedtodoso, , unlesshegavethemleave, , andwenton.
, , andtherewerenonicelittlehollowstocampin, , andmadeyourfeetsorebydayandeverybitofyousorebynight.
Inthesecondplace, whatevertheLadyhadintendedbytellingthemaboutHarfang, , orevenaboutthelostprince, , atfirst, thatshewastootired, , itreallymadethemmoresorryforthemselvesandmoregrumpyandsnappywitheachotherandwithPuddleglum.
, rockyplain: beyondit, .
“Look! Look! ” criedJill, andpointedacrosstheplain; andthere, throughthegatheringdusk, frombeyondtheflathill, ! Notmoonlight, norfires, , dayandnight, forweeks, youwillhardlyunderstandhowtheyfelt.
“Harfang! ” criedScrubbandJillinglad, excitedvoices; and“Harfang, ” repeatedPuddlegluminadull, ,“Hullo! Wildgeese! ” , , thenightgrewbitterlycold, andwhentheywokenextmorning, theirblanketswerestiffwithfrost.
“Nevermind! ” saidJill, stampingherfeet.“Hotbathstonight! ”
