TheywentacrossthelawnandthenthroughanorchardandsototheNorthGateofCairParavel, , , , andagooddealslenderer, butobviouslyfullgrown, gracefulasawillow, andherhairwaswillowytoo, , , .
Whenshehadhadherbath, andbrushedherhair, andputontheclothesthathadbeenlaidoutforher—theywerethekindthatnotonlyfeltnice, butlookedniceandsmelledniceandmadenicesoundswhenyoumovedaswell—shewouldhavegonebacktogazeoutofthatexcitingwindow, butshewasinterruptedbyabangonthedoor.
“Comein, ” , 'tlookasifhewereenjoyingit.
“Oh, hereyouareatlast, ” hesaidcrossly, flinginghimselfintoachair.“I'vebeentryingtofindyouforeversolong.”
“Well, nowyouhave, ” saidJill.“Isay, Scrubb, isn'titallsimplytooexcitingandscrumptiousforwords.” ShehadforgottenallaboutthesignsandthelostPrinceforthemoment.
“Oh! That'swhatyouthink, isit? ” saidScrubb: andthen, afterapause, “Iwishtogoodnesswe'dnevercome.”
“Whyonearth? ”
“Ican'tbearit, ” saidScrubb.“SeeingtheKingCaspian—'s—it'sfrightful.”
“Why, whatharmdoesitdoyou? ”
“Oh, youdon', youcouldn''ttellyouthatthisworldhasadifferenttimefromours.”
“Howdoyoumean? ”
“Thetimeyouspendheredoesn'? Imean, howeverlongwespendhere, weshallstillgetbacktoExperimentHouseatthemomentweleftit—”
“Thatwon'tbemuchfun.”
“Oh, dryup! Don''rebackinEngland—inourworld—youcan'', but, likeafool, 'sbeenaboutseventyyearsNarnianyears—? AndIcomebackandfindCaspiananold, oldman.”
“ThentheKingwasanoldfriendofyours! ” .
