t tall and  straig not so slender. It carried no lig ligo come from it.  As it came nearer, Lucy sa it  and o o  be made from t once more all  travellers rose to t and stood in silence.

    But t speaking to travellers and stood on table opposite to er. turned to face t. In t position to sing. I  one . Lucy said after  it iful, cold kind of song, an early morning kind  of song. And ted from tern sky a te patches  grew bigger and

    bigger till it o ser time) t began to turn red and at last,  unclouded, t ts long level ray s doable on tone Knife.

    Once or t its  rising did not look bigger in t  ime tain. taking it. And tness its ray on table  ;ts of t trip  moment  exciting.quot; For no truly come  to the orld.

    to be flying at t of tre of t of course one couldnt look steadily in t direction to make sure. But  presently took up same song t t in far ones and in a language  te, and ted on everyt, on table, on your sill it looked  as  only make everyte but blurred  and blunted all s Lucy, looking out from bet  covered o ts beak t looked like  a little fruit, unless it tle live coal, oo  brigo look at.

    And t in th.

    topped to be very busy about table.  again everytable t could be eaten or  drunk  could not be eaten or drunk, sucook t back to t no  singing, to set tremble. And table pecked clean and empty, and till fast asleep.

    No last turned to travellers and bade them welcome.

    quot;Sir,quot; said Caspian, quot;ell us o undo tment whree Narnian Lords asleep.”

    quot;I ell you t, my son,quot; said t;to break tment you must sail to to it, and you  must come back  at least one of your company behind.”

    quot;And  o t one?quot; asked Reepicheep.

    quot; go on into tter east and never return into the world.”

    quot;t is my s desire,quot; said Reepicheep.

    quot;And are ; asked Caspian. quot; this?”

    quot;I sa; said t;but it  . I  cannot tell you suco know.”

    quot;Do you mean you ; Eustace blurted out.

    quot;I ; replied t;I am  Ramandu. But I see t you stare at on anot ar ellations have changed.”

    quot;Golly,quot; said Edmund under ;ired star.”

    quot;Arent you a star any longer?quot; asked Lucy.

    quot;I am a star at rest, my daug; ans; for t time, decrepit and old beyond all t you can  reckon, I o t so old noakes atle of my age.

    And erday, take my rising again (for  eartern rim) and once more tread t dance.”

    quot;In our ; said Eustace, quot;a star is a huge ball of flaming gas.”

    quot;Even in your  is not ar is but only  is  made of. And in t a star, for I th  Coriakin.”

    quot;Is ired star, too?quot; said Lucy.

    quot;ell, not quite t; said Ramandu. quot;It  quite as a rest t to govern t call it a punis.  er sky if all had gone well.”

    quot; did ; asked Caspian.

    quot;My son,quot; said Ramandu, quot;it is not for you, a son of Adam, to knos a star can commit. But come, e time in sucalk. Are you yet resolved? ill  you sail furt and come again, leaving one to return no more, and so break  tment? Or ward?”

    quot;Surely, Sire,quot; said Reepic;tion about t? It is  very plainly part of our quest to rescue tment.”

    quot;I t; replied Caspian. quot;And even if it   so, it  to go as near treader ake us. But I am to seek t to  reac from o find tter  east. And not one kno I set signs t some of  to ing to Narnia again. I dont  take t t. And the poor  Lord Rhoop.

    hes broken man.”

    quot;My son,quot; said tar, quot;it , to  sail for t is not   unencments are ac know w whis broken  man you speak of?”

    Caspian told Ramandu tory of Rhoop.

    quot;I can give  ,quot; said Ramandu. quot;I t stint or measure, and sleep in  footfall of a dream ill you return.”

    quot;Os do t, Caspian,quot; said Lucy. quot;Im sure its just w he  would love.”

    At t moment terrupted by t and voices:  Drinian and t of ted in surprise   people, every man uncovered y disable .

    quot;My lord,quot; said to Drinian, quot;pray send to treader o tell  t of es  are  dreams - and t .”

    old t to sit douation before til presently ter Bo to , and said:  quot; some of us ing to ask for a long time, your Majesty, is  o get urn,  and nort  doesnt co know w  mucing w way.

    quot;ts landsmans talk,quot; said Drinian. quot;t  e summer, and it aly of s.”

    quot;ts true, Master,quot; said an old sailor  some ugly  in January and February. And by your  leave, Sire, if I o er he voyage  home in March.”

    quot;d you eat ace.

    quot;table,quot; said Ramandu, quot; every day  at sunset.”

    quot;Noalking!quot; said several sailors.

    quot;Your Majesties and gentlemen and ladies all,quot; said Rynelf, quot;t  one t to say. t one of us ceers. And t are looking very  t table and t kings feasts  adventures on t come ill anding on to come   a finer to reader  to  kno t Im saying. But   I t out like us  to t t to go further.”

    Some of t t some said t t was all very  well.

    quot;t going to be muc; ; are  o do if hose fellows hang back?”

    quot;ait,quot; Caspian ill a card to play.”

    quot;Arent you going to say anyt; whispered Lucy.

    quot;No. y expect it?quot; ans people ;My oreader.

    in my coracle.   reacry, or s over t cataract, I so talking mice in Narnia.”

    quot;; said a sailor, quot;Ill say t about t bear me.quot; ;Im not going to be outdone  by a mouse.”

    At t Caspian jumped to . quot;Friends,quot; ;I t quite understood our purpose. You talk as if  in  our es. It isnt like t at all. e and our royal broter and t, and to t is our pleasure to cerprise. e  said t  any can come for t is  in battle,  t skilled seamen, t in blood, t loyal to our person, and t of life and manners; and to give to us in a sc;  on in a quicker voice, quot;Aslans mane!quot; ;Do you t t to be boug comes itle of Dareader to all s, and o  make ter over time I s Lord Drinian brings me.”

    tion and one in t, but mostly in little knots or  buncalking.

    quot;And no; said Caspian.

    But turning to table  R and unnoticed, er of Ramandu stood beside  o ood be a faint silver ligar. t one of o Lucy and to  Caspian. For a moment it looked as if o say sometened as if ion, a long sigentment came  from .

    quot;Poor R; said Lucy. quot;I am glad.  errible times.quot;   quot;Dont lets even t,quot; said Eustace.

    Mean ended. A good many   out of t quite differently about being left out of it. And of course  o  sail, t said t t tting feable.  So t before tively quot;sucking upquot;  to Drinian and R least t  at my sco get a good  report. And soon t  to go, and trying very o persuade oto stay ly after t t.

    And in to be afraid of being left behind all on his own  and changed his mind.

    At trooping back to Aslans table  and stood at one end  do; and Caspian accepted all t t one  moment. tencream and ayed on tar  all time t t of man o Ramandu and Ramandus daugo  rained a good deal, and t on table every nig very muc.  gave ting t)  table. And   of t ed on t t and lived in  Calormen, ories about ures at til at last o believe t er. But he could never bear mice.

    t nige and drank toget t table bet  morning treader set sail  once more just w birds had come and gone again.

    quot;Lady,quot; said Caspian, quot;I o speak ments.quot; And Ramandus daug him and smiled.