O BE tAKEN IN   tIRIAN  - or  if ime to t  all - t ttle tcable, about t long and six feet  y tood on grass, tly on t of a day in early summer. Not far arees, t under every leaf t t yellos suc made tirian feel t it must be autumn but t told  could not be later torees.

    Everyone raised o pick t  liked t iful t eac quot;It cant  be meant for me...  surely  alloo pluck it.”

    quot;Its all rig; said Peter. quot;I kno Im  sure, quite sure, . Ive a feeling  to try whing is  allowed.”

    quot;; said Eustace. And to eat.

    like? Unfortunately no one can describe a taste. All I  can say is t, compared s, t grapefruit youve ever eaten  orange  melting pear  raones, and no  fruit, all t taste like  medicines after it.

    But I cant describe it. You cant find out  is like unless you can  get to t country and taste it for yourself.

    en enougace said to King Peter, quot;You  yet  told us   going to, urned up.”

    quot;t muco tell,quot; said Peter. quot;Edmund and I anding on tform and rain coming in. I remember t aking too fast. And I remember t  our people rain t kno it -”

    quot;Your people, ; said tirian.

    quot;I mean my Father - Edmunds and Lucys and mine.”

    quot;; asked Jill. quot;You dont mean to say t  Narnia?”

    quot;O o do o  Bristol. Id only  morning. But Edmund said to be  going by t train.quot; (Edmund  of person w railways.)

    quot;And w ; said Jill.

    quot;ell, its not very easy to describe, is it, Edmund?quot; said the high King.

    quot;Not very,quot; said Edmund. quot;It  at all like t otime ful roar and somet me   it didnt . And I felt not so muced. Ohing.

    Id  rugger. I noticed it  very lighen - here we were.”

    quot;It  traces of t from ;Only I t

    t iffened. You youngsters  understand. But opped  feeling old.”

    quot;Youngsters, indeed!quot; said Jill. quot;I dont believe you two really are muchan we are here.”

    quot;ell if , he Lady Polly.

    quot;And ace.

    quot;ell,quot; said Peter, quot;for a long time (at least I suppose it ime) nothe door opened -”

    quot;t; said tirian.

    quot;Yes,quot; said Peter. quot;t - by. ten?”

    quot;But w?”

    quot;Look,quot; said Peter and pointed.

    tirian looked and sa and most ridiculous to be seen in t, tood up a roug, to, beco see  it looked just till in tanding up by itself as if it ree.

    quot;Fair Sir,quot; said tirian to t;t marvel.”

    quot;It is t Calormene five minutes ago,quot;  said Peter smiling.

    quot;But did I not come in out of to table? o be a door leading from nowo nowhere.”

    quot;It looks like t if you ,quot; said Peter. quot;But put your eye to  t place hrough.”

    tirian put o t first   blackness. t o it,  , and above t, in a black sky, stars. t or standing bet  table door into  tern aste tle. the men were  discussing

    none of ted to do  t) or to set fire to table.

    ry spreading as far as ion, and his new friends all round him laughing.

    quot;It seems, t; said tirian, smiling ;t table seen from  able seen from  are t places.”

    quot;Yes,quot; said t;Its inside is bigger ts outside.”

    quot;Yes,quot; said Queen Lucy. quot;In our oo, a stable once  t ; It  time sirian noo ;Of your courtesy, Madam, tell on. tell me your wure.”

    quot;After t; said Lucy, quot; time ( did) and t ook and beside ting on o cut doo o

    and t  see ted a long time. t being dra t get ready to strike ill old to strike some and spare  others.

    But at t  gave one look at tass life: just in time, for   it and t  asurned  very pale and boer: but it vanished away.

    quot;ted a long time again. At last time and tinel at tarted,  and looked very surprised, e  different -”

    quot;I see it all no; said Eustace ( of interrupting  stories). quot;t o go in first and try o do   o come out and say ly tasend to be frigo scare t  tasurn up; so Ginger came out really friger t, S o get rid of and try hem.

    And -”

    quot;Friend,quot; said tirian softly, quot;you ale.”

    quot;ell,quot; said Lucy, quot;try  gave t  time to get on guard. t. ry and flung side to whing else.

    e tried to talk to  rance.   on saying tasasaso tas up and  a ... ug; Lucy made a face.

    quot;After t,quot; said Edmund, quot;someone flung a monkey taser is so tender-ed s like to tell you  t tashe Monkey was gone!”

    quot;Serve !quot; said Eustace. quot;All tasoo.”

    quot;And after t,quot; said Edmund, quot;came about a dozen Dace, and last of all yourself.”

    quot;I ase too,quot; said Eustace. quot;Little swine.”

    quot;No, ,quot; said Lucy. quot;And dont be ill  you can see tried and tried to make friends  its  no use.”

    quot;Friends ; cried Eustace. quot;If you knew hose Dwarfs have been behaving!”

    quot;Oop it, Eustace,quot; said Lucy. quot;Do come and see tirian,  perhem.”

    quot;I can feel no great love for Doday,quot; said tirian. quot;Yet at your  asking, Lady, I er this.”

    Lucy led t strolling about or enjoying tied seemed to . tting very close togettle circle facing one anotook any notice of till Lucy and tirian   near enougo touc see  anyone but ening rying to guess by t was happening.

    quot;Look out!quot; said one of t;Mind o our faces!”

    quot;All rig; said Eustace indignantly. quot;ere not blind. eve got eyes in  our heads.”

    quot;t be darn good ones if you can see in ; said the same Dwarf  whose name was Diggle.

    quot;In w; asked Edmund.

    quot;; said Diggle. quot;In tctle able.”

    quot;Are you blind?quot; said tirian.

    quot;Aint ; said Diggle.

    quot;But it isnt dark, you poor stupid D; said Lucy. quot;Cant you see?  Look up! Look round! Cant you see trees and t you see  me?”

    quot; aint tch darkness?”

    quot;But I can see you,quot; said Lucy. quot;Ill prove I can see you. Youve got a  pipe in your mouth.”

    quot;Anyone t knoell t,quot; said Diggle.

    quot;O; said Lucy. topped and picked some s. quot;Listen, D; s;Even if your eyes are  ?quot; So Diggles ugly nose. But so jump back quickly in  order to avoid a blole fist.

    quot;None of t!quot; ed. quot; do you mean by s of filtable-litter in my face? tle in it too. Its like your  sauce! And who are you anyway?”

    quot;Eart; said tirian, quot;s   of t. And it is for  I, tirian your la  cut all your raitors t you are.”

    quot;ell if t doesnt beat everyt; exclaimed Diggle. quot;alking all t rot? Your  come and   not. And no  t of us, youre still at your old game. Starting a nerying to  make us believe  aint dark, and .”

    quot;t; cried tirian. quot;Come  out of it.”

    And, leaning for and t out of t t tirian put ed  back to ;O for! Banging my face against the wall. Youve  nearly broken my nose.”

    quot;O; said Lucy, quot; are o do for them?”

    quot;Let em alone,quot; said Eustace: but as rembled. t air greer. A brigurned. tirian  turned last because ood s desire, ooped  o  toucongue. tirian, and tirian came near,  trembling, and flung  t, and t;ell  done, last of tood firm at t hour.”

    quot;Aslan,quot; said Lucy tears, quot;could you - hese poor Dwarfs?”

    quot;Dearest,quot; said Aslan, quot;I ,  do.quot; o t it set all t to one anot;? ts t table.

    trying to frig  take  any notice.

    t take us in again!”

    Aslan raised antly a glorious feast  appeared on tongues and pigeons and trifles and ices, and eac of good   mucing and drinking greedily enoug it  t taste it  properly. t ting and drinking only t of t  find in a stable.

    One said rying to eat  of an old  turnip and a ts of rico t;Ugy er out of a troug a  donkeys been at! Never t o t; But very soon every Ding t every otarted  grabbing and snatc on to quarrelling, till in a fees t and all trodden under foot.  But  t doo nurse t;ell, at any rate t let anyone take us  in. the Dwarfs.”

    quot;You see, quot; said Aslan. quot;t let us ead of belief. t t prison; and so afraid of being taken in t t be taken out. But come,  co do.”

    to t;No is time!quot; t;time!quot;; t it could ars, quot;tIME.”

    the Door flew open.