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WHATmadeScrubblooksodingy（andJilltoo，ifshecouldonlyhaveseenherself）wasthesplendouroftheirsurroundings.Ihadbetterdescribethematonce.

ThroughacleftinthosemountainswhichJillhadseenfarinlandassheapproachedtheland，thesunsetlightwaspouringoveralevellawn.Onthefarsideofthelawn，itsweather-vanesglitteringinthelight，roseamany-toweredandmany-turretedcastle；themostbeautifulcastleJillhadeverseen.Onthenearsidewasaquayofwhitemarbleand，mooredtothis，theship：atallshipwithhighforecastleandhighpoop，gildedandcrimson，withagreatflagatthemast-head，andmanybannerswavingfromthedecks，andarowofshields，brightassilver，alongthebulwarks.Thegang-plankwaslaidtoher，andatthefootofit，justreadytogoonboard，stoodanold，oldman.Heworearichmantleofscarletwhichopenedinfronttoshowhissilvermailshirt.Therewasathincircletofgoldonhishead.Hisbeard，whiteaswool，fellnearlytohiswaist.Hestoodstraightenough，leaningonehandontheshoulderofarichlydressedlordwhoseemedyoungerthanhimself：butyoucouldseehewasveryoldandfrail.Helookedasifapuffofwindcouldblowhimaway，andhiseyeswerewatery.

ImmediatelyinfrontoftheKing—whohadturnedroundtospeaktohispeoplebeforegoingonboardtheship—therewasalittlechaironwheels，and，harnessedtoit，alittledonkey：notmuchbiggerthanabigretriever.Inthischairsatafatlittledwarf.HewasasrichlydressedastheKing，butbecauseofhisfatnessandbecausehewassittinghunchedupamongcushions，theeffectwasquitedifferent：itmadehimlooklikeashapelesslittlebundleoffurandsilkandvelvet.HewasasoldastheKing，butmorehaleandhearty，withverykeeneyes.Hisbarehead，whichwasbaldandextremelylarge，shonelikeagiganticbilliardballinthesunsetlight.

Fartherback，inahalf-circle，stoodwhatJillatonceknewtobethecourtiers.Theywerewellworthlookingatfortheirclothesandarmouralone.Asfarasthatwent，theylookedmorelikeaflower-bedthanacrowd.ButwhatreallymadeJillopenhereyesandmouthaswideastheywouldgo，wasthepeoplethemselves.If“people”wastherightword.Foronlyaboutoneineveryfivewashuman.Therestwerethingsyouneverseeinourworld.Fauns，satyrs，centaurs：Jillcouldgiveanametothese，forshehadseenpicturesoftheDwarfstoo.Andtherewerealotofanimalssheknewaswell；bears，badgers，moles，leopards，mice，andvariousbirds.ButthentheyweresoverydifferentfromtheanimalswhichonecalledbythesamenamesinEngland.Someofthemweremuchbigger—themice，forinstance，stoodontheirhindlegsandwereovertwofeethigh.Butquiteapartfromthat，theyalllookeddifferent.Youcouldseebytheexpressionintheirfacesthattheycouldtalkandthinkjustaswellasyoucould.

“Golly！”thoughtJill.“Soit’strueafterall.”Butnextmomentsheadded，“Iwonderaretheyfriendly？”Forshehadjustnoticed，ontheoutskirtsofthecrowd，oneortwogiantsandsomepeoplewhomshecouldn’tgiveanametoatall.

AtthatmomentAslanandthesignsrushedbackintohermind.Shehadforgottenallaboutthemforthelasthalf-hour.

“Scrubb！”shewhispered，grabbinghisar“Scrubb，quick！Doyouseeanyoneyouknow？”

“Soyou’veturnedupagain，haveyou？”saidScrubbdisagreeably（forwhichhehadsomereason）.“Well，keepquiet，can’tyou？Iwanttolisten.”

“Don’tbeafool，”saidJill.“Thereisn’tamomenttolose.Don’tyouseesomeoldfriendhere？Becauseyou’vegottogoandspeaktohimatonce.”

“Whatareyoutalkingabout？”saidScrubb.

“It’sAslan—theLion—saysyou’vegotto，”saidJilldespairingly.“I’veseenhi”

“Oh，youhave，haveyou？Whatdidhesay？”

“HesaidtheveryfirstpersonyousawinNarniawouldbeanoldfriend，andyou’dgottospeaktohimatonce.”

“Well，there’snobodyhereI’veeverseeninmylifebefore；andanyway，Idon’tknowwhetherthisisNarnia.”

“Thoughtyousaidyou’dbeenherebefore，”saidJill.

“Well，youthoughtwrongthen.”

“Well，Ilikethat！Youtoldme—”

“Forheaven’ssakedryupandlet’shearwhatthey’resaying.”

TheKingwasspeakingtotheDwarf，butJillcouldn’thearwhathesaid.And，asfarasshecouldmakeout，theDwarfmadenoanswer，thoughhenoddedandwaggedhisheadagreatdeal.ThentheKingraisedhisvoiceandaddressedthewholecourt：buthisvoicewassooldandcrackedthatshecouldunderstandverylittleofhisspeech—especiallysinceitwasallaboutpeopleandplacesshehadneverheardof.Whenthespeechwasover，theKingstoopeddownandkissedtheDwarfonbothcheeks，straightenedhimself，raisedhisrighthandasifinblessing，andwent，slowlyandwithfeeblesteps，upthegangwayandonboardtheship.Thecourtiersappearedtobegreatlymovedbyhisdeparture.Handkerchiefsweregotout，soundsofsobbingwereheardineverydirection.Thegangwaywascastoff，trumpetssoundedfromthepoop，andtheshipmovedawayfromthequay.（Itwasbeingtowedbyarowing-boat，butJilldidn’tseethat.）

“Now—”saidScrubb，buthedidn’tgetanyfarther，becauseatthatmomentalargewhiteobject—Jillthoughtforasecondthatitwasakite—cameglidingthroughtheairandalightedathisfeet.Itwasawhiteowl，butsobigthatitstoodashighasagood-sizeddwarf.

Itblinkedandpeeredasifitwereshort-sighted，andputitsheadalittleononeside，andsaidinasoft，hootingkindofvoice：

“Tu-whoo，tu-whoo！Whoareyoutwo？”

“Myname’sScrubb，andthisisPole，”saidEustace.“Wouldyoumindtellinguswhereweare？”

“InthelandofNarnia，attheKing’scastleofCairParavel.”

“IsthattheKingwho’sjusttakenship？”

“Tootrue，tootrue，”saidtheOwlsadly，shakingitsbighead.“Butwhoareyou？There’ssomethingmagicaboutyoutwo.Isawyouarrive：youflew.EveryoneelsewassobusyseeingtheKingoffthatnobodyknew.Exceptme.Ihappenedtonoticeyou，youflew.”

“WeweresentherebyAslan，”saidEustaceinalowvoice.

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