ITisaveryfunnythingthatthesleepieryouare, thelongeryoutakeaboutgettingtobed; ', shedidn', “Imustgotobed“, whenshewasstartledbyataponthewindow.
Shegotup, pulledthecurtain, , forsomethingverylargehaddasheditselfagainstthewindow, —“Supposetheyhavegiantmothsinthiscountry! Ugh! ” Butthenthethingcameback, andthistimeshewasalmostsureshesawabeak, andthatthebeakhadmadethattappingnoise.“It'ssomehugebird, ” thoughtJill.“Coulditbeaneagle? ” Shedidn'tverymuchwantavisitevenfromaneagle, , withagreatwhirringnoise, thecreaturealightedonthewindow-sillandstoodtherefillingupthewholewindow, .
“Hush, hush! Tu-whoo, tu-whoo, ” saidtheOwl.“Don', areyoutworeallyinearnestaboutwhatyou'vegottodo? ”
“AboutthelostPrince, youmean? ” saidJill.“Yes, we'vegottobe.” FornowsherememberedtheLion'svoiceandface, whichshehadnearlyforgottenduringthefeastingandstory-tellinginthehall.
“Good! ” saidtheOwl.“Thenthere'snotimetowaste.
Youmustgetawayfromhereatonce.I'''dbetterchangethosecourtclothesandputonsomethingyoucantravelin.I'-whoo! ” Andwithoutwaitingforananswer, hewasgone.
IfJillhadbeenmoreusedtoadventures, shemighthavedoubtedtheOwl'sword, butthisneveroccurredtoher: 'sknifeonthebeltoftheshortswhichmightcomeinuseful— (“justthething, ifitrains, ” shethought), .
ShewasgettingsleepyagainwhentheOwlreturned.
“Nowwe'reready, ” itsaid.
“You'dbetterleadtheway, ” saidJill.“Idon'tknowallthesepassagesyet.”
“Tu-whoo! ” saidtheOwl.“We'.”
“Oh! ” saidJill, andstoodwithhermouthopen, notmuchlikingtheidea.“Shan'tIbetooheavyforyou? ”
