Scrubbsawthatshewasn'tquiteherselfyetandverysensiblyofferedherapeppermint.
.
“I'msorry, Scrubb, ” shesaidpresently.“Iwasn'—thisterm.”
“Thenwashoutlasttermifyoucan, ” saidEustace.“—gosh! whatalittletickIwas.”
“Well, honestly, youwere, ” saidJill.
“Youthinktherehasbeenachange, then? ” saidEustace.
“It'snotonlyme, ” saidJill.“Everyone'', 'Someone''.'”
“attendedto” byThem.
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“Whywereyousodifferentlastterm? ” saidJillpresently.
“Alotofqueerthingshappenedtomeinthehols, ” saidEustacemysteriously.
“Whatsortofthings? ” askedJill.
Eustacedidn':
“Lookhere, Pole, youandIhatethisplaceaboutasmuchasanybodycanhateanything, don'twe? ”
“IknowIdo, ” saidJill.
“ThenIreallythinkIcantrustyou.”
“Dam' goodofyou, ” saidJill.
“Yes, , Isay, areyougoodatbelievingthings? Imeanthingsthateveryoneherewouldlaughat? ”
“I'veneverhadthechance, ” saidJill, “butIthinkIwouldbe.”
“CouldyoubelievemeifIsaidI'dbeenrightoutoftheworld—outsidethisworld—lasthols? ”
“Iwouldn'tknowwhatyoumeant.”
“Well, don'tlet''dbeeninaplacewhereanimalscantalkandwherethereare—er—enchantmentsanddragons—andwell, allthesortsofthingsyouhaveinfairy-tales.” Scrubbfeltterriblyawkwardashesaidthisandgotredintheface.
“Howdidyougetthere? ” .
“Theonlywayyoucan—byMagic, ” saidEustacealmostinawhisper.“—'dbeentherebefore.”
(sofiercelythatforthemomentshelookedlikeatigress):
“IfIfindyou'vebeenpullingmylegI'llneverspeaktoyouagain;never, never, never.”
“I'mnot, ” saidEustace.“IswearI'.”
(WhenIwasatschoolonewouldhavesaid, “IswearbytheBible.”ButBibleswerenotencouragedatExperimentHouse.)
