“Allright, ” saidJill, “I'llbelieveyou.”
“Andtellnobody? ”
“Whatdoyoutakemefor? ”
(itwasathirteen-weektermandtherewerestillelevenweekstocome) shesaid:
“Butafterall, what'sthegood? We'renotthere: we''? ”
“That'swhatI'vebeenwondering, ” saidEustace.“WhenwecamebackfromThatPlace, SomeonesaidthatthetwoPevensiekids (that'smytwocousins) , '', unlesshemeantthatIwastogetback? AndIcan'thelpwondering, canwe—couldwe—? ”
“Doyoumean, dosomethingtomakeithappen? ”
Eustacenodded.
“Youmeanwemightdrawacircleontheground—andwriteinqueerlettersinit—andstandinsideit—andrecitecharmsandspells? ”
“Well, ” saidEustaceafterhehadthoughthardforabit.“IbelievethatwasthesortofthingIwasthinkingof, , I''tthinkhe', wecanonlyaskhim.”
“Whoisthispersonyoukeepontalkingabout? ”
“TheycallhimAslaninThatPlace, ” saidEustace.
“Whatacuriousname! ”
“Nothalfsocuriousashimself, ” saidEustacesolemnly.“Butlet''tdoanyharm, 'sstandsidebyside, 'llholdoutourarmsinfrontofuswiththepalmsdown:liketheydidinRamandu'sisland—”
“Whoseisland? ”
“I''ssee, whereistheeast? ”
“Idon'tknow, ” saidJill.
“It'sanextraordinarythingaboutgirlsthattheyneverknowthepointsofthecompass, ” saidEustace.
“Youdon'tknoweither, ” saidJillindignantly.
“YesIdo, ifonlyyoudidn'tkeeponinterrupting.I''stheeast, , willyousaythewordsafterme? '’
“Whatwords? ” askedJill.
“ThewordsI'mgoingtosay, ofcourse, ” answeredEustace.“Now—”
Andhebegan, “Aslan, Aslan, Aslan! ”
“Aslan, Aslan, Aslan, ” repeatedJill.
“Pleaseletustwogointo—”
