TIRIANhadthought—orhewouldhavethoughtifhehadtimetothinkatall—thattheywereinsidealittlethatchedstable, , thedeepblueskywasoverhead, , thicklyleaved, .
Everyoneraisedhishandtopickthefruithebestlikedthelookof, “Itcan'tbemeantforme...surelywe'renotallowedtopluckit.”
“It'sallright, ” saidPeter.“Iknowwhatwe''msure, quitesure, weneedn't.I'veafeelingwe'vegottothecountrywhereeverythingisallowed.”
“Heregoes, then! ” .
Whatwasthefruitlike? , comparedwiththosefruits, thefreshestgrapefruityou'veevereatenwasdull, andthejuiciestorangewasdry, andthemostmeltingpearwashardandwoody, , , ''tfindoutwhatitislikeunlessyoucangettothatcountryandtasteitforyourself.
Whentheyhadeatenenough, EustacesaidtoKingPeter, “Youhaven', whenKingTirianturnedup.”
“There'snotmuchtotell, ” saidPeter.“'tknowaboutit—”
“Yourpeople, HighKing? ” saidTirian.
“ImeanmyFatherandMother—Edmund'sandLucy'sandmine.”
“Whywerethey? ” askedJill.“Youdon'tmeantosaytheyknowaboutNarnia? ”
“Ohno, .I''dbeboundtobegoingbythattrain.” (Edmundwasthesortofpersonwhoknowsaboutrailways.)
“Andwhathappenedthen? ” saidJill.
“Well, it'snotveryeasytodescribe, isit, Edmund? ” saidtheHighKing.
“Notvery, ” saidEdmund.“Itwasn', butitdidn'—well, —andthisisonequeerthing.
I'dhadarathersoreknee, —herewewere.”
“Itwasmuchthesameforusintherailwaycarriage, ” saidtheLordDigory, wipingthelasttracesofthefruitfromhisgoldenbeard.“OnlyIthinkyouandI, Polly, chieflyfeltthatwe''.”
“Youngsters, indeed! ” saidJill.“Idon'tbelieveyoutworeallyaremucholderthanwearehere.”
