IN tLE  , and all o table and begun, t  continued:  quot;You must understand, friends, t I knoo time  t of t  my t is t sment and brougy. (  Frogfoot, your cup is empty. Suffer me to refill it.) And to me the likelier  because even now I am

    bound by a spell, from  er my mind, my body.  For first I become furious and o kill  t bound. And soon after t, I turn into t  serpent, o take anot of pigeon, I entreat  you.) So tell me, and tainly speak trut, for ful of all t vile fit and in  my proper s I am sometle lady, eat one  of t for me from some barbarous land in the world.)

    Noy kno I sment s cro, and  tunnel not a score of feet beneat country   te   tonig a message to go  to ill keeps me from my kingdom o guide me and a t my back, I s dorong  places, and doubtless be ty hours.”

    quot;Its a bit roug it?quot; said Scrubb.

    quot;t a lad of a !quot; exclaimed t.  quot;For, on my  of it so before. I see your meaning.quot; ly, very sligroubled for a moment or t , ;But fie on gravity! Is it not t comical  and ridiculous to t t under t army ready to break out upon tain! And to ed!  smart of t is over, can  laug t!”

    quot;I dont ts funny at all,quot; said Jill. quot;I tyrant.”

    quot;?quot; said t, still laugting e  infuriating fashion.

    quot;Is our little maid a deep politician? But never fear, s. In  ruling t land, I soo. o the people we have conquered.”

    quot;; said Jill, ;t t by their wives.”

    quot;S t a man of t you,quot;  said t, apparently t;But  is  anotter. I am ent to live by housand  dangers. No

    motaken pains more tenderly for he Queens grace  has for me.

    ime and oft to accustom my eyes to t. And t go  fully armed and  no man may see my face, and I must speak to no  one. For s by art magical t tment I lie under. Is not t a lady hy of a mans whole  worship?”

    quot;Sounds a very nice lady indeed,quot; said Puddleglum in a voice ly te.

    tired of ts talk before they had finished  supper.

    Puddleglum ;I  c; Scrubb ; baby, really: tied to t  rings; ; And Jill ;, most  conceited, selfis for a long time.quot; But ws mood  had changed.

    ter about him.

    quot;Friends,quot; ;my  you s I dread being left alone. tly and bind me  to yonder c must be: for in my fury, tell me, I roy  all t I could reach.”

    quot;I say,quot; said Scrubb, quot;Im a your encment of course,  but o us alked of putting  us in prison.

    And  like all tay  ill youre . . . better . . . if we may.”

    quot;It is  of,quot; said t. quot;By custom none but tender care for my  s  o ter in t  frenzy. But I could not easily persuade my attendant gnomes t you s  feet even noairs. Go t  leads into my otments. And t my coming  h me in my ravings.”

    tions and passed out of t yet seen opened. It brougo see, not into darkness  but into a ligried various doors and found (er for was;; said Jill, drying ;Selfisred pig.”

    quot;Are o cment, or say ; said  Scrubb.

    quot;Stay e,quot; said Jill. quot;Id muc see it.quot; But s  a little inquisitive all the same.

    quot;No, go back,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;e may pick up some information, and . I am sure t Queen is a c us. tronger smell of danger  and lies and magic and treason about to  keep our eyes and ears open.”

    t back doly pus;Its all  rig; said Scrubb, meaning t t. to they had supped.

    t, concealing tain betered. t ed in a curious silver co   on h anguish.

    quot;Come in, friends,quot; ;t is not yet upon  me. Make no noise, for I told t prying c you  coming. Quick! Listen   I sreaties and tenings, to  loosen my bonds.

    t is most dear and most  dreadful. But do not listen to me. s and stop your ears. For while I am bound  you are safe.

    But if once I  of t er t”

    - ;to a loat.”

    quot;t; said Puddleglum. quot;eve no  s either.”

    quot;I s,quot; said Scrubb and Jill together.

    quot;All t; added Puddleglum in a  lets be too sure.  Lets be on our guard. eve muffed everyt arted. Can rust one anot  oucever he says, mind you?”

    quot;Rat; said Scrubb.

    quot;tll make me c; said Jill.

    quot;; said Puddleglum.

    t y, and  t  of man than he had looked before.

    quot;A; ;Encments, encments . . . tangled,  cold, clammy o  ty

    blackness . . . ? . . . en years, or a  t? Maggotmen all around me. O me out, let me go back.  Let me feel to be a little pool. o it you could see all trees groer, all green,  and belohe blue sky.”

    ;Quick! I am sane no of  ted c . I s every nig my c you are not enemies. I am not your prisoner.  Quick! Cut these cords.”

    quot;Stand fast! Steady,quot; said Puddleglum to two children.

    quot;I beseeco ; said t, forcing o speak  calmly. quot;old you t if I am released from t? I see by your faces t t is a lie. It is at t I am in  my rig is all t of t I am enced. You are not Eartcesy, cut my bonds.”

    quot;Steady! Steady! Steady!quot; said travellers to one another.

    quot;Os of stone,quot; said t. quot;Believe me, you look upon  a c more tal can bear.  . Nooy and lap-dog, nay, more likely tool, of t devilis ever planned t, of all nigake from me a c may never come again.”

    quot;tayed aill it ; said Jill.

    quot;Steady!quot; said Puddleglum.

    to a s;Let me go, I say. Give  me my sword.

    My salk of it for a thousand years!”

    quot;No; said Scrubb. quot;I s are all  right.”

    quot;Yes,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;rengt  free no clever  us bot  to tackle the snake.”

    training at  t into s and ankles.

    quot;Be; ;Bec time. You  o onigal enemy else.”

    quot;Cunning, isnt ; said Puddleglum.

    quot;Once and for all,quot; said t;I adjure you to set me free. By all  fears and all loves, by t skies of Overland, by t Lion, by Aslan  himself, I charge you -“

    quot;O; cried travellers as t. quot;Its t; said Puddleglum. quot;It ; said Scrubb more cautiously.  quot;O are o do?quot; said Jill.

    It ion.   t on any account set t free, if to do so t time o call upon a name t? On t  going to obey t could  Aslan  to unbind anyone even a lunatic - ? Or   t learn to entrap t  t  muff th.

    quot;O; said Jill.

    quot;I t; said Puddleglum.

    quot;Do you mean you t if ie ; said  Scrubb.

    quot;I dont kno t,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;You see, Aslan didnt tell  Pole o do. t fello  t doesnt let us off follohe sign.”

    tood looking at one anot eyes. It . quot;All rig; said Jill suddenly. quot;Lets get it over. Good-bye, everyone ...!quot;  t here was foam on his cheeks.

    quot;Come on, Scrubb,quot; said Puddleglum.  over to tive.

    quot;In t; tting tant taken from able), and dre.

    quot;You first!quot;  must have been a  good sword.

    ts edge like string, and in a moment a feed fragments, s . But as t a brig) a loathsome  smell.

    quot;Lie t; ;lest your mistress sim.quot; turned and surveyed ever it was, had vanished from his face.

    quot;?quot; urning to Puddleglum. quot;Do I see before me a Mars, Narnian Marsh-wiggle?”

    quot;Oer all?quot; said Jill.

    quot;ten it . quot;ell,  t and all ots are no I kno King is my father.”

    quot;Your Royal ; said Puddleglum, sinking on one knee (and t;we o seek you.”

    quot;And o Scrubb and Jill.

    quot;e  by Aslan o seek your  highness,”

    said Scrubb. quot;I am Eustace he island of Ramandu.”

    quot;I oer debt t; said Prince  Rilian. quot;But my fat alive?”

    quot; again before  Narnia, my lord,quot; said Puddleglum.  quot;But your  consider t t is ten to one y must die on the voyage.”

    quot;c;It is more ten years since your  in t th side of Narnia.”

    quot;ten years!quot; said to rub  a.

    quot;Yes, I believe you. For no I am myself I can remember t enced  life, ted I could not remember my true self. And no ! I  (does it not sicken a man, t padding read! faugairs. Lock tay. I ter t t. I  . take your cue from me.”

    ely to t wide open.