“Wellifwearen't, wehavebeen, ” saidtheLadyPolly.
“Andwhathasbeenhappeningsinceyougothere? ” askedEustace.
“Well, ” saidPeter, “foralongtime (atleastIsupposeitwasalongtime) —”
“Thedoor? ” saidTirian.
“Yes, ” saidPeter.“Thedooryoucamein—orcameout—? ”
“Butwhereisit? ”
“Look, ” saidPeterandpointed.
, cleartobeseeninthesunlight, therestooduparoughwoodendoorand, roundit, theframeworkofthedoorway: nothingelse, nowalls, , bewildered, andtheothersfollowed, : hewasstillintheopenair, .
“FairSir, ” saidTiriantotheHighKing, “thisisagreatmarvel.”
“ItisthedooryoucamethroughwiththatCalormenefiveminutesago, ” saidPetersmiling.
“ButdidInotcomeinoutofthewoodintothestable? Whereasthisseemstobeadoorleadingfromnowheretonowhere.”
“Itlookslikethatifyouwalkroundit, ” saidPeter.“Butputyoureyetothatplacewherethereisacrackbetweentwooftheplanksandlookthrough.”
, athiseyesgrewusedtoit, hesawthedullredglowofabonfirethatwasnearlygoingout, andabovethat, inablacksky, : (butnoneofthemwantedtodothat) ortosetfiretothestable.
, andgrassycountryspreadingasfarashecouldseeineverydirection, andhisnewfriendsallroundhimlaughing.
“Itseems, then, ” saidTirian, smilinghimself, “thatthestableseenfromwithinandthestableseenfromwithoutaretwodifferentplaces.”
“Yes, ” saidtheLordDigory.“Itsinsideisbiggerthanitsoutside.”
“Yes, ” saidQueenLucy.“Inourworldtoo, astableoncehadsomethinginsideitthatwasbiggerthanourwholeworld.” Itwasthefirsttimeshehadspoken, andfromthethrillinhervoice, , sohesaid: “Ofyourcourtesy, Madam, .”
