“Ishouldjollywellthinkhewas, ” saidScrubbmiserably.“, andtorememberCaspianashewasthemorningwecapturedtheLoneIslands, orinthefightwiththeSeaSerpent—oh, it''sworsethancomingbackandfindinghimdead.”
“Oh, shutup, ” saidJillimpatiently.“It''vemuffedthefirstSign.” .
“Soyousee, ” shewoundup, “youdidseeanoldfriend, justasAslansaid, 't, andeverythingisgoingwrongfromtheverybeginning.”
“ButhowwasItoknow? ” saidScrubb.
“Ifyou'donlylistenedtomewhenItriedtotellyou, we'dbeallright, ” saidJill.
“Yes, andifyouhadn'tplayedthefoolontheedgeofthatcliffandjollynearlymurderedme—allright, Isaidmurder, andI'llsayitagainasoftenasIlike, sokeepyourhairon—we'dhavecometogetherandbothknownwhattodo.”
“Isupposehewasthefirstpersonyousaw? ” saidJill.“'tseeanyoneelsefirst? ”
“Iwasonlyhereaboutaminutebeforeyou, ” saidScrubb.“: thetimeyoulost.”
“Don'tbeaperfectbeast, Scrubb, ” saidJill.“Hallo! What'sthat? ”
Itwasthecastlebellringingforsupper, .
Supperinthegreathallofthecastlewasthemostsplendidthingeitherofthemhadeverseen; forthoughEustacehadbeeninthatworldbefore, , , andthelovelyfishescalledpavenders, andvenisonandpeacockandpies, andicesandjelliesandfruitandnuts, “somethinglike“.Andwhenalltheseriouseatinganddrinkingwasover, ablindpoetcameforwardandstruckupthegrandoldtaleofPrinceCorandAravisandthehorseBree, whichiscalledTheHorseandhisBoyandtellsofanadventurethathappenedinNarniaandCalormenandthelandsbetween, intheGoldenAgewhenPeterwasHighKinginCairParavel.(Ihaven'ttimetotellitnow, thoughitiswellworthhearing.)
Whentheyweredraggingthemselvesupstairstobed, yawningtheirheadsoff, Jillsaid, “Ibetwesleepwell, tonight“; .
