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ALLfeltthattheyhadearnedwhatScrubbcalleda“breather”.TheWitchhadlockedthedoorandtoldtheEarthmennottodisturbher,sotherewasnodangerofinterruptionforthepresent.Theirfirstbusinesswas,ofcourse,Puddleglum’sburntfoot.AcoupleofcleanshirtsfromthePrince’sbedroom,tornintostrips,andwellgreasedontheinsidewithbutterandsaladoiloffthesuppertable,madeafairlygooddressing.Whenthishadbeenapplied,theyallsatdownandhadalittlerefreshment,anddiscussedplansforescapingfromtheUnderworld.
Rilianexplainedthattherewerequitealotofoutletsbywhichonecouldgettothesurface;hehadbeentakenoutthroughmostofthematonetimeoranother.Buthehadnevergoneoutalone,onlywiththeWitch;andhehadalwaysreachedtheseoutletsbygoinginashipacrosstheSunlessSea.WhattheEarthmenwouldsayifhewentdowntotheharbourwithouttheWitch,andwithfourstrangers,andsimplyorderedaship,noonecouldguess.But
mostlikelytheywouldaskawkwardquestions.Ontheotherhandthenewoutlet,theonefortheinvasionofOverworld,wasonthissideofthesea,andonlyafewmilesaway.ThePrinceknewthatitwasnearlyfinished;onlyafewfeetofearthdividedthediggingsfromtheouterair.Itwasevenpossiblethatithadnowbeenquitefinished.PerhapstheWitchhadcomebacktotellhimthisandtostarttheattack.Evenifitwasnot,theycouldprobablydigthemselvesoutbythatrouteinafewhours—iftheycouldonlygettherewithoutbeingstopped,andifonlytheyfoundthediggingsunguarded.Butthosewerethedifficulties.
“Ifyouaskme—”beganPuddleglum,whenScrubbinterrupted.
“Isay,”heasked,“what’sthatnoise?”
“I’vebeenwonderingthatforsometime!”saidJill.
Theyhadall,infact,beenhearingthenoisebutithadbegunandincreasedsograduallythattheydidnotknowwhentheyhadfirstnoticedit.Foratimeithadbeenonlyavaguedisquietlikegentlewinds,ortrafficveryfaraway.Thenitswelledtoamurmurlikethesea.Thencamerumblingsandrushings.Nowthereseemedtobevoicesaswellandalsoasteadyroaringthatwasnotvoices.
“BytheLion,”saidPrinceRilian,“itseemsthissilentlandhasfoundatongueatlast.”Herose,walkedtothewindow,anddrewasidethecurtains.Theotherscrowdedroundhimtolookout.
Theveryfirstthingtheynoticedwasagreatredglow.ItsreflectionmadearedpatchontheroofoftheUnderworldthousandsoffeetabovethem,sothattheycouldseearockyceilingwhichhadperhapsbeenhiddenindarknesseversincetheworldwasmade.Theglowitselfcamefromthefarsideofthecitysothatmanybuildings,grimandgreat,stoodupblacklyagainstit.Butitalsocastitslightdownmanystreetsthatranfromittowardsthecastle.Andinthosestreetssomethingverystrangewasgoingon.Theclosely-packed,silentcrowdsofEarthmenhadvanished.Instead,therewerefiguresdartingaboutbyones,ortwos,orthrees.Theybehavedlikepeoplewhodonotwanttobeseen:lurkinginshadowbehindbuttressesorindoorways,andthenmovingquicklyacrosstheopenintofreshplacesofhiding.Butthestrangestthingofall,toanyonewhoknewthegnomes,wasthenoise.Shoutsandcriescamefromalldirections.Butfromtheharbourtherecamealow,rumblingroarwhichgrewsteadilylouderandwasalreadyshakingthewholecity.
“What’shappenedtotheEarthmen?”saidScrubb.“Isitthemshouting?”
“Tishardlypossible,”saidthePrince.“Ineverheardoneoftherascalssomuchasspeakwithaloudvoiceinallthewearyyearsofmybondage.Somenewdevilry,Idon’tdoubt.”
“Andwhatisthatredlightoverthere?”askedJill.“Issomethingonfire?”
“Ifyouaskme,”saidPuddleglum,“IshouldsaythatwasthecentralfiresoftheEarthbreakingouttomakeanewvolcano.We’llbeinthemiddleofit,Ishouldn’twonder.”
“Lookatthatship!”saidScrubb.“Why’sitcomingonsoquickly?Noone’srowingit.”
“Look,look!”saidthePrince.“Theshipisalreadyfarthissideoftheharbour—itisinthestreet.Look!Alltheshipsaredrivingintothecity!Bymyhead,thesea’srising.Thefloodisuponus.Aslanbepraised,thiscastlestandsonhighground.Butthewatercomesongrimlyfast.”
“Oh,whatcanbehappening?”criedJill.“Fireandwaterandallthosepeopledodgingaboutthestreets.”
“I’lltellyouwhatitis,”saidPuddleglu“ThatWitchhaslaidatrainofmagicspellssothatwhenevershewaskilled,atthatsamemomentherwholekingdomwouldfalltopieces.She’sthesortthatwouldn’tsomuchminddyingherselfifsheknewthatthechapwhokilledherwasgoingtobeburned,orburied,ordrownedfiveminuteslater.”
“Hasthitit,friendwiggle,”saidthePrince.“WhenourswordshackedofftheWitch’shead,thatstrokeendedallhermagicworks,andnowtheDeepLandsarefallingtopieces.WearelookingontheendofUnderworld.”
“That’sit,Sir,”saidPuddleglu“Unlessitshouldhappentobetheendofthewholeworld.”
“Butarewejustgoingtostayhereand—wait?”gaspedJill.
“Notbymycounsel,”saidthePrince.“Iwouldsavemyhorse,Coalblack,andtheWitch’sSnowflake(anoblebeastandworthyofabettermistress)whicharebothstabledinthecourtyard.Afterthat,letusmakeshifttogetouttohighgroundandpraythatweshallfindanoutlet.Thehorsescancarrytwoeachatneed,andifweputthemtoittheymayoutstriptheflood.”
“WillyourHighnessnotputonarmour?”askedPuddleglu“Idon’tlikethelookofthose”—andhepointeddowntothestreet.Everyonelookeddown.Dozensofcreatures(andnowthattheywereclose,theyobviouslywereEarthmen)werecomingupfromthedirectionoftheharbour.Buttheywerenotmovinglikeanaimlesscrowd.Theybehavedlikemodernsoldiersinanattack,makingrushesandtakingcover,anxiousnottobeseenfromthecastlewindows.
“Idarenotseetheinsideofthatarmouragain,”saidthePrince.“Irodeinitasinamovabledungeon,anditstinksofmagicandslavery.ButIwilltaketheshield.”
Helefttheroomandreturnedwithastrangelightinhiseyesamomentlater.
“Look,friends,”hesaid,holdingouttheshieldtowardsthe“Anhouragoitwasblackandwithoutdevice;andnow,this.”Theshieldhadturnedbrightassilver,andonit,redderthanbloodorcherries,wasthefigureoftheLion.
“Doubtless,”saidthePrince,“thissignifiesthatAslanwillbeourgoodlord,whetherhemeansustoliveordie.Andall’sone,forthat.Now,bymycounsel,weshallallkneelandkisshislikeness,andthenallshakehandsonewithanother,astruefriendsthatmayshortlybeparted.Andthen,letusdescendintothecityandtaketheadventurethatissentus.”
AndtheyalldidasthePrincehadsaid.ButwhenScrubbshookhandswithJill,hesaid,“Solong,Jill.SorryI’vebeenafunkandsoratty.Ihopeyougetsafehome,”andJillsaid,“Solong,Eustace.AndI’msorryI’vebeensuchapig.”AndthiswasthefirsttimetheyhadeverusedChristiannames,becauseonedidn’tdoitatschool.
ThePrinceunlockedthedoorandtheyallwentdownthestairs:threeofthemwithdrawnswords,andJillwithdrawnknife.TheattendantshadvanishedandthegreatroomatthefootofthePrince’sstairswasempty.Thegrey,dolefullampswerestillburningandbytheirlighttheyhadnodifficultyinpassinggalleryaftergalleryanddescendingstairwayafterstairway.Thenoisesfromoutsidethecastlewerenotsoeasilyheardhereastheyhadbeenintheroomabove.Insidethehouseallwasstillasdeath,anddeserted.ItwasastheyturnedacornerintothegreathallonthegroundfloorthattheymettheirfirstEarthman-afat,whitishcreaturewithaverypiglikefacewhowasgobblingupalltheremainsoffoodonthetables.Itsquealed(thesquealalsowasverylikeapig’s)anddartedunderabench,whiskingitslongtailoutofPuddleglum’sreachinthenickoftime.Thenitrushedawaythroughthefardoortooquicklytobefollowed.
Fromthehalltheycameoutintothecourtyard.Jill,whowenttoaridingschoolintheholidays,hadjustnoticedthesmellofastable(averynice,honest,homelysmellitistomeetinaplacelikeUnderland)whenEustacesaid,“GreatScott!Lookatthat!”Amagnificentrockethadrisenfromsomewherebeyondthecastlewallsandbrokenintogreenstars.
“Fireworks!”saidJillinapuzzledvoice.
“Yes,”saidEustace,“butyoucan’timaginethoseEarthpeoplelettingthemoffforfun!Itmustbeasignal.”
“Andmeansnogoodtous,I’llbebound,”saidPuddleglu
“Friends,”saidthePrince,“whenonceamanislaunchedonsuchanadventureasthis,hemustbidfarewelltohopesandfears,otherwisedeathordeliverancewillbothcometoolatetosavehishonourandhisreason.Ho,mybeauties”(hewasnowopeningthestabledoor).“Heycousins!Steady,Coalblack!Softlynow,Snowflake!Youarenotforgotten.”
Thehorseswerebothfrightenedbythestrangelightsandthenoises.Jill,whohadbeensocowardlyaboutgoingthroughablackholebetweeenonecaveandanother,wentinwithoutfearbetweenthestampingandsnortingbeasts,andsheandthePrincehadthemsaddledandbridledinafewminutes.Veryfinetheylookedastheycameoutintothecourtyard,tossingtheirheads.JillmountedSnowflake,andPuddleglumgotupbehindher.EustacegotupbehindthePrinceonCoalblack.Thenwithagreatechoofhoofs,theyrodeoutofthemaingatewayintothestreet.
“Notmuchdangerofbeingburnt.That’sthebrightsideofit,”observedPuddleglum,pointingtotheirright.There,hardlyahundredyardsaway,lappingagainstthewallsofthehouses,waswater.
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