“Sheisn'treallyouraunt, youknow, ” saidEustace.“She'sMissPlummer, , sothatwecouldallhaveagoodjawaboutNarnia (forofcoursethere'snooneelsewecanevertalktoaboutthingslikethat) , ', longagowhentheywereonlykids, (that'sourbigtown, Sire) 'llneverguesswhatwedidintheend! PeterandEdmund—that'stheHighKingPeter, theonewhospoketoyou—wentuptoLondontogetintothegardenfromtheback, ''dbeenwiththem: —that'sasortofmessage, Sire, I'llexplainaboutitsomeothertime—tosayhe'—we'retheonlytwowhoarestillatschoolandwe', yousee, becausetheolderonescouldn''sakindofthingpeopletravelininourworld: alotofwagonschainedtogether—, andIwaslookingoutofthewindowtoseeifIcouldseethemwhensuddenlytherecameamostfrightfuljerkandanoise: andtherewewereinNarniaandtherewasyourMajestytieduptothetree.”
“SoyouneverusedtheRings? ” saidTirian.
“No, ” saidEustace.“.”
“ButtheHighKingPeterhasthem, ” saidTirian.
“Yes, ” saidJill.“Butwedon'—KingEdmundandQueenLucy—werelasthere, , 'llcomelikeashotifhe'sallowed.”
“Gosh! ” saidEustace.“It', Sire? ”
“Look, ” -tops, andafteraminute', squaretowerwithveryfewandnarrowwindowsandoneheavy-lookingdoorinthewallthatfacedthem.
, fortwoweregoldenandmanywererichlyornamented: youcouldseeatoncethattheywerekeysmadeforopeningsolemnandsecretroomsinpalaces, : butatlasthedidandthedoorswungopenwithasullencreak.
“Welcomefriends, ” saidTirian.“IfearthisisthebestpalacethattheKingofNarniacannowoffertohisguests.”
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“We'dbettergooutandgathersomefirewoodfirstthing, hadn'twe? ” saidJill.
