UNDERLAND It t t t Scrubb called a quot;breat;. tcold t to disturb erruption for

    t. t business  foot.  A couple of clean ss from torn into strips, and ter and salad oil off table, made a fairly good  dressing.  dole refres, and discussed  plans for escaping from the Underworld.

    Rilian explained t te a lot of outlets by o taken out t of t one time or anot  alone, only clets by going in a s t doo t tcrangers, and simply ordered  a s most likely tions. On tlet, t it er air. It  it e finisco tell o start ttack. Even if it , t by t route in a fe being stopped, and if only t ties.

    quot;If you ask me -quot; began Puddleglum, ed.

    quot;I say,quot; ; noise?”

    quot;Ive been  for some time!quot; said Jill.

    t, been  it  t knoiced it. For a time it  like gentle raffic very far a so a  murmur like to be voices as  eady roaring t  voices.

    quot;By t; said Prince Rilian, quot;it seems t land ongue at last.quot; o tains. to look out.

    t ticed  red glos reflection made  a red patc above t tself came from ty so t many buildings, grim  and great, stood up blackly against it. But it also cast its ligreets  t ran from it tole. And in treets sometrange  croead, ting about by ones, or t  to be seen: lurking in stresses or in dooro fres trangest to anyone who

    knes and cries came from all directions.  But from teadily louder and was  already sy.

    quot;s o t; said Scrubb. quot;Is it ting?”

    quot;tis ; said t;I never  doubt.”

    quot;And  red lig; asked Jill. quot;Is something on  fire?”

    quot;If you ask me,quot; said Puddleglum, quot;I s ral fires  of t to make a ne, I  s wonder.”

    quot;Look at t s; said Scrubb. quot; coming on so quickly? No ones  ro.”

    quot;Look, look!quot; said t;t is in treet. Look! All to ty! By my le stands on   ter comes on grimly fast.”

    quot;O can be ; cried Jill. quot;Fire and er and all t treets.”

    quot;Ill tell you  is,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;t itcrain  of magic spells so t  same moment o pieces. S t  so muc to be burned, or buried, or droes  later.”

    quot;  it, friend ; said t;c stroke ended all o pieces. e are looking on the end of Underworld.”

    quot;ts it, Sir,quot; said Puddleglum. quot;Unless it so be the whole world.”

    quot;But are  going to stay ?quot; gasped Jill.

    quot;Not by my counsel,quot; said t;I ter mistress) yard. After t, let us make s to get out to  . t to it tstrip the flood.”

    quot;ill your  put on armour?quot; asked Puddleglum. quot;I dont like t; - and ed doo treet. Everyone looked doures

    (and no tion of t t moving like an aimless crotack, making rusaking cover, anxious  not to be seen from tle windows.

    quot;I dare not see t armour again,quot; said t;I rode  in it as in a movable dungeon, and it stinks of magic and slavery. But I ake the  shield.”

    turned range lig  later.

    quot;Look, friends,quot;  to;An   device; and no; turned brig, redder the Lion.

    quot;Doubtless,quot; said t;t Aslan  . No may sly be parted. And t us descend into ty and take ture t is sent us.”

    And t ty. I  safe  ; and Jill said, quot;So long, Eustace. And Im sorry Ive been suc; And t time tian names, because one didnt do it at school.

    t doairs: ttendants  room at t of tairs y. till  burning and by t ty in passing gallery after gallery and  descending stairer stairside tle  so easily ill as deated. It urned a corner into t  t  t Eart, ables. It squealed (ted under a bencs long tail out of Puddleglums reacime.

    t rusoo quickly to be followed.

    From t into tyard. Jill, o a riding  sc noticed table (a very nice, ,   is to meet in a place like Underland) ;Great Scott! Look at  t!quot; A magnificent rocket le o green stars.

    quot;Fire; said Jill in a puzzled voice.

    quot;Yes,quot; said Eustace, quot;but you cant imagine tting t must be a signal.”

    quot;And means no good to us, Ill be bound,quot; said Puddleglum.

    quot;Friends,quot; said t; bid fareo oo late to save iesquot; (able door). quot;eady, Coalblack! Softly no  forgotten.”

    tened by trange lig going t in  fear betamping and snorting beasts, and ses. Very fine t into tyard, tossing ted Sno  up beace got up be ec of teo treet.

    quot;Not muc. ts t side of it,quot; observed  Puddleglum, pointing to t. t ter.

    quot;Courage!quot; said t;teeply. t er  est y. It mig  t -quot; and ed  o a great tall Eartusks, folloed s das of a side street and stepped into them.

    tion of t but a little to t of it. o get round t o   t find to to be almost enjoying led as c Corin t of Arcrut  being free from ment t all dangers seemed a game in comparison. But t found it an eerie journey.

    Beangled s patc on the  Underworld.

    Aerious gloo groion came a continual s, screams, cat-calls, laugs rose in t t. Nearer to ty ly lit up by tly by t lig ts fell, and t-black. And in and out of ting and slipping all time, alheir eyes fixed

    on travellers, alrying to keep out of sigtle faces, tle eyes like bears.  tles, usks, noses like  too big or come too  near. tures, ings, squeakings, and cluckings, o the darkness.

    But reets and  out of to began to be more serious.  to t, till  could not see  really  by its ligo. But t rusopped, turned and faced travellers.

    quot;If your ; said Puddleglum, quot;Id say to cut us off in front.”

    quot;t  too, Puddleglum,quot; said t;And he edge of  yonder house.

    And even as o its s not; take one alive if you may, as it passes your  ambus a true tale of it or learn  us.”

    quot;But  t us to rescue tc;  said Jill in a voice not so steady as sried to make it.

    quot;t; said t;you sing around you,  and you must commend yourself to the Lion. Now, good Puddleglum.”

    to t. te or so,  for a  a series of blood-curdling screams, mixed ;No cry out before youre , or you   was a pig being killed.”

    quot;t ; exclaimed tely turning  Coalblack and coming back to t;Eustace,quot; ;of your  courtesy, take Coalblacks ; ted, and all tc into t. It  miserable little gnome,  only about t long. It  of ridge, like a cocks comb (only op of its tle pink eyes, and a mout its face  looked like t of a pigmy amus. If t been in sucig into laug t of it.

    quot;No; said tanding over it and  very near t;speak, up, like an  gnome, and you s a dead Eart  speak ig?”

    quot;No, and it cant bite eit; said Puddleglum. quot;If I

    you humans have (saving your highnesss reverence) Id have been all over blood  by now.

    Yet even a Marss tired of being c;Sirra; said to t;one bite and you die. Let its  mouth open, Puddleglum.”

    quot;Oo-ee-ee,quot; squealed t;let me go, let me go. It isnt me. I  didnt do it.”

    quot;Didnt do ; asked Puddleglum.

    quot;ever your ; ansure.

    quot;tell me your name,quot; said t;and   today.”

    quot;Olemen,quot;  tell thing I say.”

    quot;t; said ternly, quot;is dead. I  killed her myself.”

    quot;!quot; cried ts ridiculous moutonis.

    quot;Dead? tc; It gave a ;hen your honour is a friend!”

    t ture  sit up. It looked round on travellers s twinkling, red eyes, cwice, and began.