t began to blo itself and every morning reader stood up rig t t looked from Narnia, but otle yet steady breeze and saores began to get lo crept into ts t per o a sea inuing t s ahe sunrise, a low land lying like a cloud.
t ternoon and landed. It country from any t seen. For y as if it before t as it used to be in t Englisen gardeners . trees, of from one anotimes cooed but ther noise.
Presently to a long, straig a and trees on eit t sig-looking in ternoon sun.
Almost as soon as tered ticed t stle stone in unkno migo ask to out. But s; s dropped quietly be doo take off into a knot.
Before s tance aime s tone out and ting t almost at once s coming from tion of the house.
s sounded as if dozens of strong ing t s. And it ing o a tree, and as tree one so do but to sit dead still and press tree and be seen.
tever it be very close no be just be t in front of
only by t because ster as if it ruck a s ruck it. toget ty feet away from her and suddenly ceased.
the Voice.
It all. t park-like country still looked as quiet and empty as it landed.
Nevert a said ;Mates, nows our chance.”
Instantly a w;ruer word.”
quot; I say,quot; continued t voice, quot;is, get doo t, and let every moto cry to put to sea.”
quot;Es t; sed all t;You never made a better plan, Chief.
Keep it up, C ter plan t.”
quot;Lively, tes, lively,quot; said t voice. quot;Off we go.
quot;Rig; said t;Couldnt ter order. Just o say ourselves. Off we go.”
Immediately t first but soon fainter and fainter, till it died out in tion of the sea.
Lucy kneime to sit puzzling as to ures might be.
As soon as t up and ran along ter t at all costs be warned.
ories iful melloone, many-ially covered ill t Eustace said, quot;I ts empty,quot; but Caspian silently pointed to the column of smoke which rose from one chimney.
te into a paved courtyard. And it indication t t tyard stood a pump, and beneat.
t t. But to be no one moving it.
quot;t work ; said Caspian.
quot;Mac; said Eustace. quot;I do believe o a civilized country at last.”
At t moment Lucy, and breato tyard beried to make tand ood it even t of t look very happy.
quot;Invisible enemies,quot; muttered Caspian. quot;And cutting us off from t. to plough.”
quot;Youve no idea of creatures t; asked Edmund.
quot; see them?”
quot;Did tsteps?”
quot;I didnt - only voices and tful t.”
quot;I ; said Reepic;do to them?”
quot;It looks as if ; said Caspian. quot;But lets get out of tery at t pump listening to all we say.”
t and back on to trees mig;Not t its any good really,quot; said Eustace, quot;trying to see. they may be all round us.”
quot;No; said Caspian. quot; be if for lost, doo anot of to treader to stand in and take us aboard?”
quot;Not dept; said Drinian.
quot;e could s; said Lucy.
quot;Your Majesties all,quot; said Reepic; is folly to t of creeping and skulking. If tures mean to bring us to battle, be sure tever comes of it Id sooner meet to face t by tail.”
quot;I really t time,quot; said Edmund.
quot;Surely,quot; said Lucy, quot;if Rreader see us figo do something.”
quot;But t see us fig see any enemy,quot; said Eustace miserably.
quot;t she air for fun.”
table pause.
quot;ell,quot; said Caspian at last, quot;lets get on . e must go and face tring, Lucy - s, everyone else - and no. Perheyll parley.”
It range to see t trees looking so peaceful as to t lying , more ted before t of the air.
quot;No furters, no furt; it said. quot;eve got to talk . ty of us and more s.”
quot;; came t;ts our C elling you truth, he is.”
quot;I do not see ty ; observed Reepicheep.
quot;ts rigs rig; said t;You dont see us. And w?
Because were invisible.”
quot;Keep it up, C up,quot; said t;Youre talking like a book. t ask for a better ans.”
quot;Be quiet, Reep,quot; said Caspian, and t;You invisible people, o earn your enmity?”
quot;e somet little girl can do for us,quot; said t t hemselves.)
quot;Little girl!quot; said Reepic;the lady is a queen.”
quot;e dont kno queens,quot; said the Chief Voice.
(quot;No more ; c;But something she can do.”
quot; is it?quot; said Lucy.
quot;And if it is anyt ys y,quot; added Reepic;you o see how many we can kill before we die.”
quot;ell,quot; said t;Its a long story. Suppose do; , t tanding.
quot;ell,quot; said t;Its like ty of a great magician time out of mind. And o cut a long story s, t I , old us to do somet like. And to. ell, to a great rage; for I ougo tell you used to being crossed. erribly do me see, knos a spell on us. An uglifying spell. If you sa, you believe really. So t bear to look at one anot did ell you ed till ternoon and airs and go to o see if tion. But and a tremble, so I deceive you. But, believe me or believe me not, I do assure you t find any taking off t ime getting on and being afraid t
tleman mige - I , so I deceive you - o cut a long story s, . And ter. So my little girl, your little girls age, and a s c least said soonest mended - I say, my little girl ss got to be a little girl or else t to old you sifully, and to see. And I do assure you it to see one anot first, any t of it is al tired of being invisible. And telling you about before) going invisible too. But ting upstairs being invisible, and pers no manner of use listening because
on, making no more noise t big cat. And Ill tell all you gentlemen straigs getting more t our nerves can stand.”
Sucory, but very mucened, because I out ually out more t being interrupted by ts and encouragements, ience. here was a very long silence.
quot;But,quot; said Lucy at last, quot; to do understand.”
quot; gone and left out t,quot; said the Chief Voice.
quot;t you you ; roared t ent;No one couldnt it out cleaner and better. Keep it up, C up.”
quot;ell, I neednt go over tory again,quot; began the Chief Voice.
quot;No. Certainly not,quot; said Caspian and Edmund.
quot;ell, to put it in a nuts; said t;ing for ever so long for a nice little girl from foreign parts, like it mig airs and go to t takes off t. And t strangers as landed on ttle girl itd be anotter) let ts tle girl doesnt come up to scratc y to cut all your ts.
Merely in t say, and no offence, I hope.”
quot;I dont see all your ; said Reepic;Are too?quot; t of moment a spear uck, quivering, in one of trees behem.
quot;ts a spear, t is,quot; said the Chief Voice.
quot;t it is, C it is,quot; said t;You couldnt it better.”
quot;And it came from my ; tinued. quot;t visible whey leave us.”
quot;But o do t; asked Lucy.
quot; one of your o any girls?”
quot;e dursent, ,quot; said all t;ere not going upstairs again.”
quot;In ot; said Caspian, quot;you are asking to face some danger ers and daugo face!”
quot;ts rigs rig; said all t;You couldnt better.
Eion, you .”
quot;ell, of all trageous - quot; began Edmund, but Lucy interrupted.
quot;ould I o go upstairs at nig do in daylight?”
quot;O, dayligo be sure,quot; said t;Not at nigo do t. Go upstairs in the dark? Ugh.”
quot;All rig,quot; said Lucy. quot;No,quot; surning to t;dont try to stop me. Cant you see its no use? t fighem.
And there is a chance.”
quot;But a magician!quot; said Caspian.
quot;I kno; said Lucy. quot;But be as bad as t. Dont you get t t very brave?”
quot;tainly not very clever,quot; said Eustace.
quot;Look ; said Edmund. quot;e really cant let you do a t the same.”
quot;But its to save my o; said Lucy. quot;I dont to be cut to bits han anyone else.”
quot;y is in t,quot; said Reepic;If le, our duty appears to me t o ys a noble and . If t moves o risk t speak against it.”
As no one o be afraid of anyt feeling at all a te often, grew very red.
None t o give in. Loud ced by all ted to come to supper and spend t.
Eustace didnt to accept, but Lucy said, quot;Im sure t treac like t at all,quot; and tyard)
t back to the house.