t;Go on, Pole, do your stuff,quot; whispered Scrubb.

    Jill found t  s speak a word. S Scrubb.

    to  ed up to t.

    quot;If you please, Sire, tle salutes you by us and  said youd like to umn Feast.”

    t King and Queen looked at eaco eac Jill didnt exactly like. Ster traigs go. t and , po t of times, and of course looks muc is ten times too big. t out ongue and licked  do t:

    but ongue  so unexpectedly,  t it gave Jill quite a shock.

    quot;O good c; said t;Perer all,quot; t Jill.)

    quot;Yes indeed,quot; said t;Quite excellent co  our court.

    Give me your hands.”

    retc rig also errible pointed nails. oo big to surn, o  he arms.

    quot;And ?quot; asked ting to Puddleglum.

    quot;Res; said Puddleglum.

    quot;O; screamed ts close about ;thing!

    Its alive.”

    quot;e all rigy, really, ; said Scrubb ily.  quot;Youll like ter o know him. Im sure you will.”

    I  lose all interest in Jill for t of tell you t at t so cry. t  and ill only just beginning to ted snorickling off o eat or drink t day; and  s s go on standing muc did  more good at t t;Ao keep our guests standing.  Quick, some of you! take t ttle  girl. Give s and comfits and caraoys. Dont cry, little girl, or you   be good for anyt comes.”

    Jill  as indignant as you and I ion of  toys and dolls; and, ts mig somet results, for Puddleglum and Scrubb  once  picked up by gigantic gentlemen-in-ing, and Jill by a gigantic maid of o their rooms.

    Jills room  t   on tful to o o the  Queens old Nurse,

    of vietle old  bent  double  of vieess small enougo go about an  ordinary room  knocking  keep on clicking ongue and saying t;O; and quot;t; and quot;No;. S foot-bat er and o it. If you can s bat to rougoo, because t you dont need to dry at all, you just  roll about on t of t tle too big for   clearly made for  giantesses. quot;I suppose if t le comes   be used to guests of our size,quot; t Jill.

    S s about table and c  for an ordinary gro  do last.  ill bare and it o tread on t carpet. S  t. t call dinner, t ea time -  turkey, and a steamed pudding, and roast cnuts, and as muc as you could eat.

    t t coming in and out, and  every time s a gigantic toy  t, a drum t looked  like a young gasometer, and a ed  in very briged t of t on telling t  t t;tut-tut-tut-tut. Youll  em all rig of a  rest, I knoe-!”

    t a giant bed but only a big four-poster, like  looked in t enormous room. So tumble into it.

    quot;Is it still sno; she asked sleepily.

    quot;No. Raining no; said tess. quot;Rainll wasy snow.

    Precious poppet o go out and play tomorro; And sucked  Jill up and said good night.

    I knoess. Jill t  t es.

    teadily all t, das  tle, and Jill never  but slept deeply, past supper time and past  midnight. And

    t  and notirred but mice in ts. At t o Jill a dream. It seemed to  s t s ood at

    a toy lion, but a real lion, t as sain beyond t-smelling t trouble in Jills mind, t t it ears streamed doold o repeat t sten t  t, a great ook  not eeto t. t; and ten in great letters across t know which)

    er t, te next morning, s remember t s all.

    S in front of t;ty poppets little friends come to  play h her.”

    In came Scrubb and the Marsh-wiggle.

    quot;; said Jill. quot;Isnt t about fifteen  ter, dont you?”

    quot;1 do,quot; said Scrubb, quot;but Puddleglum says . If  up on t, .quot; And at once t t glance Jill said, quot;Oly dreadful!”

    t for a fes, t  completely  op erday afternoon; seen from tle, it  could not be mistaken for anyt tic city. It ,  as Jill no ill, on t

    of t once s palaces and temples. One bit of  five  ill standing; it   ory c unequal s;  ts lay at trees of monstrous stone. t teps of giant  stairs. to crotering across tre of t, ran the  words UNDER ME.

    travellers looked at eacer a s  ;t; And at  t moment Jills dream ruso her mind.

    quot;Its my fault,quot; sones. quot;I - Id given up repeating  t. If Id been t t y,  even in all t snow.”

    quot;Im ; said Puddleglum. quot;I did see, or nearly. I t it looked  uncommonly like a ruined city.”

    quot;Youre t to blame,quot; said Scrubb. quot;You did try to make  us stop.”

    quot;Didnt try ; said t;And Id no call to  be trying. I ougo . As if I couldnt opped you th one hand  each!”

    quot;trut; said Scrubb, quot;ting to t  bot anyt least I kno  t  alk, ten about Prince Rilian.”

    quot;I s ; said Puddleglum, quot;if t  exactly w sended.”

    quot; I dont quite understand,quot; said Jill, quot;is  see ttering? Or could it  nig it t? I ; And sold t it.

    quot;; said Scrubb. quot;e did see it. e got into ttering.  Dont you see?

    e got into tter E in ME. t tom stroke of turned to our rig - came  to anoturn to t - ts troke - and t on to top left- ern corner of tter, and came back. Like ts ;  savagely, and  on, quot;So its no good,  Pole. I kno  tructions on tones of ty till after . And t  ours. So  likely, isnt it?

    No. e must just oo go by, and  three.”

    quot;You mean I ; said Jill. quot;Its quite true. Ive spoiled everyt me fully sorry and all t - all  t are tructions? UNDER ME doesnt seem to make mucｐ://</kbd>

    quot;Yes it does, t; said Puddleglum. quot;It means  to look for t city.”

    quot;But ; asked Jill.

    quot;ts tion,quot; said Puddleglum, rubbing oget;, if he  Ruinous

    City, le door, or a cave, or a  tunnel, met someone to

    doones someructions alions. But o do it nos anotter.”

    quot;ell, ; said Jill.

    quot;Easy, isnt it?quot; said Puddleglum. quot;e migry opening t door to begin  ; And t t none of t almost certainly no one could turn it if they did.

    quot;Do you t let us out if ; said Jill. And nobody said,  but everyone t, quot;Supposing t.”

    It  a pleasant idea. Puddleglum  any idea of telling  ts to be let out; and of course t tell

    pretty sure t tle by nig, till morning. t, of course, ask to  open, but t would rouse suspicions.

    quot;Our only c; said Scrubb, quot;is to try to sneak a ternoon s are asleep? - and if eal doo tcnt there be a back door open?”

    quot;Its  I call a C; said t;But its all to get.quot; As a matter of fact, Scrubbs plan  quite so   t to get out of a  being seen, ternoon is in some ter time to try it t. Doors  and o be open; and if you are caugend you   meaning to go far and icular plans. (It is very o make  eits or gro of a bedroom   one oclock in the morning.)

    quot;e must put t; said Scrubb. quot;e must pretend  .”

    quot;ts tomorro;I hem say so.”

    quot;I see,quot; said Jill. quot;e must pretend to be aed about it, and  keep on asking questions. te infants anyway, w  easier.”

    quot;Gay,quot; said Puddleglum ;ts  to be. Gay.  As if ers  al very s, Ive noticed. You must c; - and ly grin. quot;And frolicsomequot; -  a most mournful  caper. quot;Youll

    soon get into it, if you keep your eyes on me. t I rifle tipsy last nig I do  assure you it  of it  on. I  would come in useful,  somehow.”

    talked over tures afteratement e strictly true; but t Puddleglum t it rue w.

    quot;All rig; said Scrubb. quot;No  someone to open t and being gay,  to find out  all  tle.”

    Luckily, at t very moment t Nurse bustled  in saying, quot;Nos. Like to come and see t setting  out on ting? Sucty sight!”

    t no time in rus past   staircase to. t voices guided t in  a fees tyard. ts , for t  part of ts ing is done on foot; like  beagling in England.

    t t first dreadfully disappointed, for s sure t t fat Queen  er ; and it o  t tter supported on ts. ture  up in green and  her side.

    ty or ty giants, including t, all talking and laug to deafen you: and doails, and barking, and loose, slobbery mout into your  beginning to strike titude (tractively co tter and  sed up to the Queen.

    quot;O going away, are you? You will come back?”

    quot;Yes, my dear,quot; said t;Ill be back tonight.”

    quot;O; said Jill. quot;And o t tomorroomorrole and see everyt we?  Do say yes.”

    t ter of all tiers nearly drowned  her voice.