NES t   IN trees on t  a first glance you migaken it  for smoke, for it . But t t its sead of billowing and  curling as smoke

    s retc Nort ed to snatcs  grip; and its fingers - all ty of ts beak and ed, bird-like claead of nails. It floated on tead of o .

    After one look at it Puzzle gave a screaming bray and darted into to t of it.

    tc for pere, until it streamed ao trees on t and disappeared. t again, and to sing.

    Everyone started breatill as statues .

    quot; ?quot; said Eustace in a whisper.

    quot;I  once before,quot; said tirian. quot;But t time it one and overlaid  o tisrocs court in tashbaan.

    ook me into t temple of tas, carved above tar.”

    quot;t - t tas; said Eustace.

    But instead of ansh you, Lady?”

    quot;A-all rig; said Jill, taking rying to smile. quot;Im all rig only made me feel a little sick for a moment.”

    quot;It seems, t; said t;t taser all.”

    quot;Yes,quot; said t;And t believe in  tas more tasash has come.”

    quot; - o?quot; said Jill.

    quot;Norto t of Narnia,quot; said tirian. quot;It o d and it has come.”

    quot;; coget;It   call for demons unless t  they say.”

    quot;aso t; said Jewel.

    quot; to?quot; said Eustace.

    ted out Puzzles name and Jill  round to too see if here.

    te tired of looking for  last iously out of t; gone a; And  t o come out, orm.

    quot;I see no; said Puzzle, quot;t I really  never to ened to S. I never t to  happen.”

    quot;If youd spent less time saying you  clever and more time trying to  be as clever as you could -quot; began Eustace but Jill interrupted him.

    quot;O; s;It ake;   it, Puzzle dear?”

    And she nose.

    t ty no do on alk.

    Jele to tell t nearly  all ime tied up at table, and oo) and beaten and tened

    and  so t every nig o be executed t been rescued.  knohe Lamb.

    tion to decide able  nigo try to make tricked, or o meet t  taur urn against tirian o bully  longer t nigly one  couldnt be sure ake it even if o be reckoned  t  ty of them.

    tirian felt sure t if to  count for mucing them.

    But  sat and  looked on? or even foug oo great. And too, tash.

    mig do?

    And ted out, to  deal ies for a day or t and  s

    easy to see ory o explain t.  If ts asked niger nigo see Aslan, and no Aslan  of t suspicious.

    In t t to go off and try to  meet Roon.

    As soon as t  t (except perace). But I daresay t eac to go any nearer - or not yet - to t ing Stable ter when one has made up ones mind.

    tirian said tter remove t  to  be mistaken for Calormenes and pertacked by any loyal Narnians t meet. t of  t for rubbing on s doo tream. ty mixture made a  lat like soft soap: it ,  to see tirian and t back to tora good rue Narnian style, raig;Body of me,quot; said tirian. quot;t is better. I feel a true man again.”

    Puzzle begged very o aken off  oo  and t  made him  look so silly.

    But told o  a bit longer, for till  ed to s get-up to ts, even to meet  Roon first.

    of t and rabbit-meat   took some biscuits. tirian locked to ay there.

    It tle after ternoon , and it  really  spring. to be muc terday: t t slanted  trees, birds sang, and al of siger. It as, quot;t last.quot; Even tirians  grew lighe refrain:  ho, rumble, rumble, rumble, Rumble drum belaboured.

    After tace and Poggin telling  Eustace trees, birds, and plants w know  already.

    Sometimes Eustace ell  English ones.

    After ter oget say, quite fallen in love -  and s far  , delicatest, most graceful animal  s: and le and soft of speec, if you  knole.

    quot;O; said Jill. quot;Just  of adventure. Its a pity theres always so much happening in  Narnia.”

    But to  se mistaken.   ters of Adam and Eve range o  Narnia only at times , but snt t  . In bets till you could  to put into tory  Books. And  on to talk of old Queens and e te itc inter,   pool tion of  of ter like a star by niger erfall and  men spoke in w  Cair Paravel.

    old  from Frank t of all  Kings, o tern seas and delivered turn, to be part of talked of able dances and feasts, or at most tournaments,  could  be remembered, and every day and er t. And as  on, ture of all till it o a ricers and cornfields,  got ty from distance. And s;Otle t back to times.

    And to . O it be lovely if  Narnia just  on and on - like  has been?”

    quot;Nay, sister,quot; ans;all o an end, except Aslans  ory.”

    quot;ell, at least,quot; said Jill, quot;I  are opping for?”

    tace and taring up at t  it   sort time.

    It  the blue.

    quot;I dare s; said t;from its flig it is a talking  bird.”

    quot;So t; said t;But is it a friend, or a spy of the Apes?”

    quot;to me, Sire,quot; said t;it  the Eagle.”

    quot;Ougo rees?quot; said Eustace.

    quot;Nay,quot; said tirian, quot;best stand still as rocks. ain  if we moved.”

    quot;Look! ; said Je;he is coming down  in wide circles.”

    quot;Arroring, Lady,quot; said tirian to Jill. quot;But by no means s till I  bid you. he may be a friend.”

    If one  o  it   to ced on a rocky  crag a fe from tirian, bo;hail, King.”

    quot;,quot; said tirian. quot;And since you call me King, I may  a follo glad of your coming.”

    quot;Sire,quot; said t;  ever befell you.”

    tirians  seemed to stop beating at t  eet;tell on.”

    quot;tisrocs banner advanced upon your royal  battlements: and your subjects flying from ty - t, into taken from ty great s in t before last night.”

    No one could speak.

    quot;And t, five leagues nearer t  taur lying dead   o your Majesty: to remember t all o  an end and t noble deatreasure o buy.”

    quot;So,quot; said ter a long silence, quot;Narnia is no more.”