“Myname'sScrubb, andthisisPole, ” saidEustace.“Wouldyoumindtellinguswhereweare? ”
“InthelandofNarnia, attheKing'scastleofCairParavel.”
“IsthattheKingwho'sjusttakenship? ”
“Tootrue, tootrue, ” saidtheOwlsadly, shakingitsbighead.“Butwhoareyou? There':, youflew.”
“WeweresentherebyAslan, ” saidEustaceinalowvoice.
“Tu-whoo, tu-whoo! ” saidtheOwl, rufflingoutitsfeathers.“Thisisalmosttoomuchforme, soearlyintheevening.I'mnotquitemyselftillthesun'sdown.”
“Andwe'vebeensenttofindthelostPrince, ” saidJill, whohadbeenanxiouslywaitingtogetintotheconversation.
“It'sthefirstI'veheardaboutit, ” saidEustace.“Whatprince? ”
“YouhadbettercomeandspeaktotheLordRegentatonce, ”itsaid.“That'shim, overthereinthedonkeycarriage; TrumpkintheDwarf.” Thebirdturnedandbeganleadingtheway, mutteringtoitself,“Whoo! Tu-whoo! Whatato-do! Ican''stooearly.”
“WhatistheKing'sname? ” askedEustace.
“CaspiantheTenth, ” , , byonesandtwosandlittleknots, likepeoplecomingawayfromwatchingagameorarace.
“Tu-whoo! Ahem! LordRegent, ” saidtheOwl, stoopingdownalittleandholdingitsbeakneartheDwarf'sear.
“Heh? What'sthat? ” saidtheDwarf.
“Twostrangers, mylord, ” saidtheOwl.
“Rangers! Whatd'yemean? ” saidtheDwarf.“? ”
“Myname'sJill, ” saidJill, .
“Thegirl'scalledJill, ” saidtheOwl, asloudasitcould.
“What'sthat? ” saidtheDwarf.“Thegirlsareallkilled! Idon'? Whokilled 'em? ”
“Onlyonegirl, mylord, ” saidtheOwl.“HernameisJill.”
“Speakup, speakup, ” saidtheDwarf.“Don''sbeenkilled? ”
“Nobody'sbeenkilled, ” hootedtheOwl.
“Who? ”
“NOBODY.”
