Itwasalittleaftertwointheafternoonwhentheysetout, : thesnow-dropswereover, , birdssang, andalways (thoughusuallyoutofsight) ,“ThisisreallyNarniaatlast.” EvenTirian'sheartgrewlighterashewalkedaheadofthem, humminganoldNarnianmarchingsongwhichhadtherefrain:
Ho, rumble, rumble, rumble,
Rumbledrumbelaboured.
, birds, andplantswhichhedidn'.
AfterthemcamePuzzle, , asyoumightsay, —andshewasn'tfarwrong—thathewastheshiningest, delicatest, mostgracefulanimalshehadevermet: andhewassogentleandsoftofspeechthat, ifyouhadn'tknown, youwouldhardlyhavebelievedhowfierceandterriblehecouldbeinbattle.
“Oh, thisisnice! ” saidJill.“'sapitythere'salwayssomuchhappeninginNarnia.”
, butshemustn', , , whowasninthindescentfromFrankthefirstofallKings, hadsailedfarawayintotheEasternseasanddeliveredtheLoneIslandersfromadragonandhow, inreturn, , oratmosttournaments, weretheonlythingsthatcouldberemembered, , thepictureofallthosehappyyears, allthethousandsofthem, piledupinJill'smindtillitwasratherlikelookingdownfromahighhillontoarich, lovelyplainfullofwoodsandwatersandcornfields, : “Oh, IdohopewecansoonsettletheApeandgetbacktothosegood, '''titbelovelyifNarniajustwentonandon—likewhatyousaidithasbeen? ”
“Nay, sister, ” answeredJewel, “allworldsdrawtoanend, exceptAslan'sowncountry.”
“Well, atleast, ” saidJill, “Ihopetheendofthisoneismillionsofmillionsofmillionsofyearsaway—hallo! whatarewestoppingfor? ”
, , andlookedblackagainsttheblue.
“Idareswear, ” saidtheUnicorn, “fromitsflight, thatitisaTalkingbird.”
