The Magician's Nephew_ The Chronicles of Narnia

“Is it good, Fledge?” said Aslan. “It is very good, Aslan,” said Fledge. “Will you carry this little son of Adam on your back to the mountain-valley I spoke of?” we“Wmhuastt?nNowowc?alAl thiomnc—e?“”HusarirdahS!trCaowmbeeroryn—liottrleFloendeg,eI,’vaes hWahdenthtihnegrselwikeereyogureeonn fmieyldsb;aacnkdbseufgoarre..” Long, long ago. “What are the two daughters of Eve whispering about?” CsaaibdbyA’sslwanif,e,twurhnoinhgadvienryfacstudbdeeennlmy aokningPforlileyndas.nd the “If you please, sir,” said Queen Helen (for that is what Nweoluliled tlhoevecatobmgoanto’sow, iiffeitnwoewrewn’atsn),o“tIrothuibnlke.t”he little girl “What does Fledge say about that?” asked the Lion. sai“dOhF,leIdgdeo.n’“tBmutinIdhtowpoe, tnhoet Ewlehpenhatnhteyd’oreesnli’tttlewaonntest,o” come as well.” NaTrhnieaEhleeplpheadnt bhoatdh ntohesucchhilwdriesnh, uapnd: tthhaet niesw, hKeinggavoef oDnigothrye ahororsueg’hs bhaecakveaasndif ssehtePowlleyreasmgaednetlyofancdhidnaainatnildy might break. “There they are, Strawberry—Fledge, I should say. This is a rum go.” “Do not y too high,” said Aslan. “Do not try to go over the tops of the great ice-mountains. Look out for the wvailllleaylsw, athyes bgereaenwapylathceros,ugahn.dAndy nthorwo,ugbhegothneemw. itThhemrey blessing.” “Oh Fledge!” said Digory, leaning forward to pat the

Horse’s glossy neck. “This is fun. Hold on to me tight, Polly.” anNdewxthmirloemd ernotunthdeacsouFnletdryged,rolipkpeeadhauwgaeypbiegneoeant,hcitrhcelmed, once or twice before setting o on his long westward thieghQt.uLeoeonk,inagnddoewvnen, PAolsllyancohuilmd shealrfdlwyasseeotnhley Kainbgriagnhdt ytheelliorwfacsepsotanodn Ftlheedgger’esewn ignrgassss.etStoleodn dtohwe nwtiondawstaesadiny beat. heAatlhleNr aarnndiad,imearennyt-csoolortrsedof wtrietehs,llaawynsspraenadd orouctkbselaonwd them, the river winding through it like a ribbon of lqouwickhsiillvlserw. Thhicehy lcaoyulndoartlhrewaadrydseoen otvheerirthreigthotp; sboeyfotnhde tthheosehohriilzlsona. gOrenat tmheoiorrllaenftd tshloepemdoguenntatliynsupwaenred umpuctho higher, but every now and then there was a gap when tyhoeu scoouutlhdersneel,abnedtswteheant sltaeyepbepyionnedwthoeomds,, laoogkliimngpsbeluoef and far away. “That’ll be where Archenland is,” said Polly. “Yes, but look ahead!” said Digory. For now a great barrier of cli s rose before them and gthreeaytwweraetearflamllosbt ydawzzhleicdh btyhetherivsuernlirgohatrsdaanncdingspoanrktlhees wdohwicnh iinttroiseNsa. rTnhiaeyitwseelfrefromyintghesohhigighhwaelrseteardny ltahnadtsthine thunder of those falls could only just be heard as a small, tthheintosopuonfdt,hbeuctltihffes.y were not yet high enough to y over “We’ll have to do a bit of zig-zagging here,” said

Fledge. “Hold on tight.” He began ying to and fro, getting higher at each turn. bTehleowairthgermew. colder, and they heard the call of eagles far “I say, look back! Look behind,” said Polly. strTethcehreed tohuety tocowulhderese, ejustthebewfohreolethevaelalestyernofhoNraizrnonia, there was a gleam of the sea. And now they were so high tahpapteatrhineyg bceoyuolndd stehee ntionryth-lwooekstinmg oojargs,geadndmpolauinntsainosf what looked like sand far in the south. are“,I”wsaisidh Dwiegohrayd. someone to tell us what all those places me“aI nd, otnh’etresu’spnpoosoenethethye’rree,aannydwnhoertheinyget,h”apsapiednPinogl.lyT. h“eI world only began today.” the“yN’lol,hbauvtepheiostpolreiews,ilyloguekt nthoewre.”,” said Digory. “And then “Well, it’s a jolly good thing they haven’t now,” said aPnodllyd.a“teBseacanudseallntohbaotdryotc.”an be made to learn it. Battles Now they were over the top of the cli s and in a few bmeihniuntdesththeemv.aTllheeyylawnedreof Nyianrgniaovheardasuwnikldocuotuonftrsyighoft sthteeeprivheirl.lsThaendredalalrykbfiogrmesotsu, nsttaililnsfolloloomwiendgathheeadc.oBurustethoef sun was now in the travelers’ eyes and they couldn’t see ltohiwnegrs avnedry loclweaerrlytililnththeatwedsitreercntiosnk.yFworasthaell sluikne saonnke great furnace full of melted gold; and it set at last behind a jagged peak which stood up against the brightness as

sharp and flat as if it were cut out of cardboard. “It’s none too warm up here,” said Polly. “And my wings are beginning to ache,” said Fledge. A“Tslhaenres’asidn.oWsihgantoafbtohuet vcaolmleiyngwditohwanLaankde lionoikt,inligkeouwt hfoart a decent spot to spend the night in? We shan’t reach that

place tonight.” “Yes, and surely it’s about time for supper?” said Digory. So Fledge came lower and lower. As they came down nearer to the earth and among the hills, the air grew lwisatermn etroanbdutafttheer tbreaavteloinfgFsloedmgaen’sywhoinugrss,witithwansotnhiicneg ttoo hear the homely and earthy noises again—the chatter of ltihgehtrivweirndo.nAitswsatormny, bgeododansdmethlle ocfresaukni-nbgakoefdtreeeasrthinatnhde galriagshsteadn.dDigoorwyerrosllecdamoe aunpd htoelptheedmP.olAlyt toladstismFloeudngte. Both were glad to stretch their stiff legs. heTarhte ovfalltehye inmowuhnitcahintsh;eysnhoawdy cohmeigehdtso,wonnewaosf inthethme looking rose-red in the re ections of the sunset, towered above them. “I am hungry,” said Digory. “Well, tuck in,” said Fledge, taking a big mouthful of gorfasgsr.aTsshesntichkeinragiseoduthiosnheeaadc,hstislildceheowfinhgisanmdowutihth lbikites wThheisrek’esrsp,leanntdy fsoaridu,s “aCllo.”me on, you two. Don’t be shy. “But we can’t eat grass,” said Digory. “W“eHll’m—,hh’m’m—,”dsoani’dt kFnleodwgeq,usipteeawkihnagt wyoituh’llhdisomthoeunth. Vfuelrly. good grass too.” Polly and Digory stared at one another in dismay. “Well, I do think someone might have arranged about our meals,” said Digory. “I’m sure Aslan would have, if you’d asked him,” said

Fledge. “Wouldn’t he know without being asked?” said Polly. mo“uI’tvhe fnuoll)d.o“uBbutt hI’evewaosuoldrt,”osfaiiddeathheeHliokresse t(ostbilel awsiktehdh.”is “But what on earth are we to do?” asked Digory. the“Ig’mrasssu. rYeouI dmoing’httklinkoewit,”bseattiedr Fthleadngyeo. u“Uthnilneks.s” you try “Oh, don’t be silly,” said Polly, stamping her foot. “Of ceoaut rasemhuuttmonancshocpan.”’t eat grass, any more than you could “For goodness’ sake don’t talk about chops and things,” said Digory. “It only makes it worse.” Digory said that Polly had better take herself home by ring and get something to eat there; he couldn’t himself fboercaAussleanh,eahnadd, ipfroomnciesedhetoshgoowsetrdaiughpt aognaihnisatmehsosmagee, Panoylltyhisnagidmshigehwt ohuapldpne’tnletoavperheivmen,tanhdisDgiegtotirnygsabiadckit. wBaust jolly decent of her. of“tIofsfaeye,”insamidyPjoacllkye,t“.II’tv’ell sbteillbgeottterthteharnemnaoitnhsinogf.”that bag “A lot better,” said Digory, “but be careful to get your hand into your pocket without touching your ring.” This was a di cult and delicate job but they managed it in the end. The little paper bag was very squashy and sqtuiceksytiownhoefntethaeriyngnthalelybaggotoit othuet, tsoo teheasttihtawn aosf mgeotrteinag thhoewtofuseseys tohuety ocfanthebebaagb.oSuotmtheatgrsoowrtn-oufptshi(nygo)u wkonuolwd rather have gone without supper altogether than eaten those to ees. There were nine of them all told. It was

Digory who had the bright idea of eating four each and planting the ninth; for, as he said, “if the bar o the lthamisptu-prnositnttouranetod einet-otreae?l”itStloe thliegyhtd-tirbebel,ewd haysmshaollulhdonl’et in the turf and buried the piece of to ee. Then they ate tIthewoasthaerppooiercmese, aml,aekvineng wthietmh allalstthaesploanpgeratshtehyeycocuoldulnd’t. help eating as well. When Fledge had quite nished his own excellent supper he lay down. The children came and sat one on ewahcehnshideehoadf hspimrealdeaaniwngingagoaivnesrt ehaicshwthaermy wbeordeyr,eaalnldy quite snug. As the bright young stars of that new world hcaompeedotuot gtehteysomtalekthedingovfoerr heivserMytohtihnegr: ahnodwhoDwig,oirnystheaadd roefptehaatet,d hteo hoande baeneonthseerntalol nthtehissigmnsessbaygew. hAinchd tthheeyy would know the places they were looking for—the blue ljaukste baengdinthneinhgiltlowsiltohwa gdaorwdennaosntthoepy ogfoitt.sTleheepyta,lkwwheans suddenly Polly sat up wide awake and said “Hush!”

Everyone listened as hard as they could. “Perhaps it was only the wind in the trees,” said Digory presently. “I’m not so sure,” said Fledge. “Anyway—wait! There it goes again. By Aslan, it is something.” greTahte uhpohrseeavscarla;mthbeledchtoilditrsefneewt werieth aalrgeraedayt noonisetahnedirsa. Fledge trotted to and fro, sni ng and whinnying. The bchuislhdraenndttirpeteo.eTdhtehyiskwepatyoanntdhitnhkaitn, glotohkeyinsgawbethhiinndgse,vaenrdy thhaedreseweans aontealtli,mdearwkhenguProellgyliwdiansgpqeurfieccktllyy caewrtaayininshea westerly direction. But they caught nothing and in the end tFhleadt gies ltahye driogwhtn wagoardin) aunnddetrhehicshwildinregns. rTeh-senyugwgleendt (tiof sleep at once. Fledge stayed awake much longer moving lhiitstleeasrhsitvoeranwditfhrohiins tshkeindaarskinfeass ayndhasodmliegthimteeds oginvihnigma: but in the end he too slept.

THIRTEEN

TAHNIURTNEEEXNPECTED MEETING “WAKE UP, DIGORY, WAKE UP, FLEDGE,” came the tvhoeicleovoefliPesotllmy.or“nItinhga.s” turned into a to ee tree. And it’s The low early sunshine was streaming through the wweoroedliaknedstihlveerg.raJsusstwbaessigdreaythwemithwdaeswaalnitdtleth, evecroybdwaerbks- wooded tree, about the size of an apple tree. The leaves whoenreestwy,haitnisdh itanwdasralothaedredp awpiethry,litltilkee btrhoewnhefrrbuitcsaltlheadt looked rather like dates. “Hurrah!” said Digory. “But I’m going to have a dip rst.” He rushed through a owering thicket or two down troivethrethriavteris’s reudngnei.nHgaivne syhoaulloewvercabtaatrhaecdtsinovaermroeudntaanidn blue and yellow stones with the sun on it? It is as good as dthreessseaag:aiinnswomitheowutaydsryailnmgobsuttbiettwtear.s Owfecllowurosert,hhiet.hWadhetno lheeasctamshee bsaaicdk,thPaotllywawsewnthadtowshne’danbdeehnaddohienrg,babtuhte;waet know she was not much of a swimmer and perhaps it is rbievsetr ntooot btoutahske otonoly mstoanoyd iqnuemstiidosntrse.aFmle,dsgtoeopviisnigteddotwhne nfoerigahilnogngsedvreirnakl toifmwesa.ter and then shaking his mane and Polly and Digory got to work on the to ee-tree. The tfhruinitg,waansddejluicicioy—us;buntotliekxeacftrluyitlikwehitcoh eree—msinodfteedr foonreonoef to ee. Fledge also made an excellent breakfast; he tried

one of the to ee fruits and liked it but said he felt more like grass at that hour in the morning. Then with some jdoiurcnuelytybetghaen.children got on his back and the second It was even better than yesterday, partly because enveewrlyyonreisewnassufeneliwnags soat frtehsehi,r abnadckpsaratlnyd,beocfaucsoeurtshee, ewvaesryathiwngonldoeorkfuslnricideer.wThheen bthige slnigohwtyismboeuhnintadinysouro. sIet above them in every direction. The valleys, far beneath tdhoewmn, fwroemre tshoeggrleaecnie,rasnidntaollthtehemsatrienarmivserwwhiecrhe tsuombbllueed, that it was like ying over gigantic pieces of jewelry. Tlohnegyerwtohualnd hitavdeidl.ikBeudtthqiusitpearstooonf ththeeaydwveenreturaelltosngio onng sthoemeatihrinagn?d” saanyding“W“Whehraet’sisitit?c”omanindg “Dfriodmy?o”u Fsomr elal heavenly smell, warm and golden, as if from all the most tdoeltihceiomusfrformuitssoamnedwhoewreerashoeafdt.he world, was coming up “It’s coming from that valley with the lake in it,” said Fledge. “So it is,” said Digory. “And look! There’s a green hill iast.”the far end of the lake. And look how blue the water

“It must be the Place,” said all three. Fledge came lower and lower in wide circles. The icy peaks rose up higher and higher above. The air came up walmarmosetrbraonudghstwteheetetreaersvetroy ymouormeeynets,. sFoledswgeeewt atshantowit gliding with his great wings spread out motionless on egarecehnsihdiell, awnadshriusshhoinogfstpowawarindgthfoermth. eAgmrooumnde.nTt hlaetestreehpe arolilglehdtedo o,nfeliltswsiltohpoeu,t ahulritttilneg athwekmwsaerldvelys. oTnhethechwildarrmen, fine grass, and stood up panting a little. anTdhseeyt woeurteaatboonuctethtroeec-lqimuabrtetors tohfethtoepw. a(yI udpont’ht ethhiinlkl, Fledge could have managed this without his wings to

balance him and to give him the help of a utter now and then.) All round the very top of the hill ran a high wThaellirofbrgarnecehnestuhrfu.nIgnsioduet thoevewr atlhletreweasllw; etrheeigrrolweaivnegs. showed not only green but also blue and silver when the wthienydwsatilrkreedd ntehaermly. aWllhtehne wthaey trroauvnedlerits oruetascihdeedthtehegretoepn wshaultl, bfaecfionrge dtuheeyeafostu.nd the gates: high gates of gold, fast Up till now I think Fledge and Polly had had the idea ltohnatgethr.eyYowuounledvgeor isnawwiathpDlaigcoeryw.hBiucht thweaysthsoouogbhvtisoousnloy private. You could see at a glance that it belonged to usonmleessonhee ehlased. bOeennlyseantfotohlerewoounldvedryreaspmecioafl gbouisningesisn. Dwioguolrdyn’thimansdelfcouunlddne’rtstocoodmeatinonwcieth thhaitm.thHee owtheenrst forward to the gates alone. wrWittheennonhethheagdolcdomwiethclsoilsveerulpettteorst;hseommehtheinsgawlikwe othridss: CTaokmeeoifnmbyy ftrhueitgfoolrdogtahteerss oorr nfoort baetaarl,l, For those who steal or those who climb my wall Shall find their heart’s desire and find despair. “Take of my fruit for others,” said Digory to himself. “Well, that’s what I’m going to do. It means I mustn’t eat tahney lmasytsellifn,eI sisupapboosuet.. ICodmone’tiknnboyw twhehagtoaldll gthaatetsj.awWeilnl who’d want to climb a wall if he could get in by a gate! aBnudt hinoswtandtolyththeeygastwesuonpgeanp?a”rtH, eoplaeindinhgisinhwanardd,onturtnheinmg on their hinges without the least noise.

Now that he could see into the place it looked more private than ever. He went in very solemnly, looking faobuonuttaihnimw.hiEcvherroytsheinngeawr athsevmeriyddqleuioetf tihnesidgea.rdEevnenmatdhee only the faintest sound. The lovely smell was all round him: it was a happy place but very serious. He knew which was the right tree at once, partly bgreecaatussielvietrstaopopdleisnwthitehvwerhyicchenittewr aasnldoapdaerdtlyshboenceaussoeatnhde cast a light of their own down on the shadowy places wachroersse ttoheit,supnilcikgehdt danid anpoptler,eaacnhd. pHuet iwt ailnketdhestbrareigahstt pocket of his Norfolk jacket. But he couldn’t help looking at it and smelling it before he put it away. It would have been better if he had not. A terrible thirst afrnudit.hHunegeprutcaimt ehaostvielyr hinimto ahnisd paocloknetg;inbguttothtearsetewtehraet plenty of others. Could it be wrong to taste one? After all, ehxeacthtloyugahnt, otrhdeern;oitticemoignhtthheagvaetebemeinghotnnlyot ahapvieecbeeeonf advice—and who cares about advice? Or even if it were aHne ohradder,alwreoaudlyd hoebebyeedditshoebepyainrtg aitbobuytetaatkiningganonaepp“lfeo?r others.” While he was thinking of all this he happened to look up through the branches toward the top of the tree. Trohoesrtein, go.nI asabyr“arnocohstaibnog”vebehciasuhseeaidt,saeewmoenddaelrmfuol sbtiardslewepas; perhaps not quite. The tiniest slit of one eye was open. It cwraessteldarwgeitrh tshcaanrleat,nanedagitlse,taiiltspubrrpeales.t sa ron, its head

“And it just shows,” said Digory afterward when he was telling the story to the others, “that you can’t be too mcaareyfuble iwnattchheisneg myoaug.i”caBlutpIlatcheisn.kYDoiugonryevweroukldnonwot whahvaet taken an apple for himself in any case. Things like Do gNoootd Sdteeaall whaerrdee,rIinthitnhok,sehdamayms ethreadn tihnetoy abroeysn’ohwe.aSdtsilla, we can never be certain.

Digory was just turning to go back to the gates when he stopped to have one last look round. He got a terrible sfrhoomck.hiHme, wstoasodnotht ealWonietc.hT. hSehree,woanslyjuastfethwroywairndgs aawwaayy the core of an apple which she had eaten. The juice was dstaariknerrotuhnadn hyeorumwoouuthld. Deixgpoercyt gaunedssehdadatmoandcee athhatorsrhide mthautstthhaevree cmliimghbtedbeinsoovmeer tsheenswealiln. Athnadt hlaesbt elginaen taoboseuet getting your heart’s desire and getting despair along with aitn.dFoervethne, iWn iatcwh alyo,otkreiudmstprhoanngte;rbauntdheprrofuacdeerwtahsandeeavdelry, white, white as salt. heAtlolotkhisto ahsihsehdetehlsroaungdh rDaingofroyr’sthmeingdatiens aassehcaorndd;atshhene tchoeuldgapteesltc;ltohseedWbitechhinadftehrimhimof. Athseisrooonwnasahcecowrda.sTohuatt, gave him the lead but not for long. By the time he had rPeoalclyh!edGetht eupo,thFelresdagne,d” wthaes Wshiotcuhtinhgadouctlim“Qbueidckt,hegewt aolnl,, or vaulted over it, and was close behind him again. fac“eSthaeyr,w“ohrerweey’lol uallavrea,n”ischr.ieDdonD’tigcoormy,etaunrniinncghrnoeuanrder.t”o me“?FoIomlieshanbyooyu,”nsoaihdarthme. IWf iytochu.d“oWnhoyt sdtoopyoaundrulinstefrnomto me now, you will miss some knowledge that would have made you happy all your life.” “Well I don’t want to hear it, thanks,” said Digory. But he did. Wi“tIchk.no“wFowr hitatwearrsanI dwyhoou hwaavse ccloomsee boens,i”dceonytoiunuiend tthhee woods last night and heard all your counsels. You have

plucked fruit in the garden yonder. You have it in your pocket now. And you are going to carry it back, untasted, DtoothyeouLikonno; wforwhhimat ttohaetatf,rufoitr ihsi?mI two iullset.elYloyuousi.mItpliestothne! apple of youth, the apple of life. I know, for I have tasted isth;aalnl dneIvfeerelgarolrweadoyldsuocrhdcihea. nEgaetsiitn, Bmoyys,elefatthiatt; IankdnoywouI awnhdolIewwilol rbldo—tholrivoeffoyroeuvrerwaonrdld,beifkwinegdaencdidqeuteoengoofbtahciks there.” mu“cNho atbhoauntksl,i”vinsagidonDiagnodryo, n“Iafdteorn’etvkenryoownethIaktnIowcaries dead. I’d rather live an ordinary time and die and go to Heaven.” “But what about this Mother of yours whom you pretend to love so?” “What’s she got to do with it?” said Digory. “Do you not see, Fool, that one bite of that apple wbyouoludrsheelavleshearn?dYtohue hLaivoenitisinfayroauwr payo.ckUeste. WyoeuarreMhaegriec and go back to your own world. A minute later you can bmeinautteysoluarteMr yoothuerw’sillbesdeesidthee, gciovlionrgcohmerinthgebafrcukitt.oFhiveer face. She will tell you the pain is gone. Soon she will tell ythoaut;shheoufreselosfstsrwoenegtern.aTtuhreanl sshleeepw,ilwl iftahllouastlepeapin—, twhiinthkouotf dshrueghs.asNreexctodvaeyreedv.eSroyoonneshweilwl bilel sbaeyiqnugitheowwewlloangdaeinrf.uAlllyl will be well again. Your home will be happy again. You will be like other boys.” “Oh!” gasped Digory as if he had been hurt, and put his hand to his head. For he now knew that the most terrible

choice lay before him. “What has the Lion ever done for you that you should obnecehisyosulaavree?”bascakidinthyeouWritocwh.n“wWohraldt ?caAnndhewdhoat twooyuoldu your Mother think if she knew that you could have taken Fheatrhpear’isn ahweaayrtanfdrogmivenbheeinrgbacbkrohkeernl,ifeaanndd sathvaetd yyoouur awnoimuldalni’tn—athstartanygoeuw’dorrladththeart irsunnombuessisnaegsessoffoyrouars?w”ild “I—I don’t think he is a wild animal,” said Digory in a dried-up sort of voice. “He is—I don’t know—” “Then he is something worse,” said the Witch. “Look what he has done to you already; look how heartless he hliastsenmsatdoe hyiomu.. CTrhuaetl,ispiwtihleasts hbeoyd!oeysoutoweovuelrdyolneet ywohuor own Mother die rather than—” sam“Oeh vsohiucte.up“,D”osaiydouthethminikseraIbldeonD’itgosreye,?stiBllutin It—heI promised.” An“dAnho, bounte yhoeuredciadnn’ptrkevneonwt ywouh.a”t you were promising. wi“tMh odthi ercuhletyr,se“lfw,”ousaldidn’tDilgikoery,it—geattwinfgulltyhestwricotrdasboouutt keeping promises—and not stealing—and all that sort of sthhienwg.aSshhee’dre.t”ell me not to do it—quick as anything—if “But she need never know,” said the Witch, speaking smooreerscweeaetflaycethcaonuyldouspweaoku.ld“Yhoauvewtohuoludgnh’tt taenlyl ohneer whoitwh yoonue’dingyootutrhewoarpldplne.eeYdoukrnoFwathaenrytnheinedg anbeovuetr tkhnisoww.hoNloe

story. You needn’t take the little girl back with you, you know.” couTrhsaetDwigaosrwy hkenreewththeatWPiotclhlymcoaudled hgeert afawtaaly mbyishtaekreo.wOnf ring as easily as he could get away by his. But apparently sthueggeWstiitocnh tdhiadtn’hteksnhoowultdhisle. aAvendPothlley mbeehainnndesssudodfenthlye hmiamdesoaulnldthfealsoethaenrdthhoinllgoswth. eAnWditecvhenhaind tbheeemn isdasytinogf atlol his misery, his head suddenly cleared, and he said (in a different and much louder voice): “Look here; where do you come into all this? Why are you so precious fond of my Mother all of a sudden? What’s it got to do with you? What’s your game?” “Good for you, Digs,” whispered Polly in his ear. “Quick! Get away now.” She hadn’t dared to say anything Mallotthherrouwghhotwheasadrgyuinmge.nt because, you see, it wasn’t her an“dUtphetnhesncr,”amsabidlinDgiguoprya,shqeuaviciknlgyhaesrhoenctoouFldle. dTghee’shboarcske spread its wings. wh“eGno ythoeun,liFeooollds,”acnadllewdetahke aWnditcdhy. i“nTgh,inankdofremmee,mBboeyr, how you threw away the chance of endless youth! It won’t be offered you again.” They were already so high that they could only just hear her. Nor did the Witch waste any time gazing up at tthheemhi;llt.hey saw her set o northward down the slope of haTphpeeynedhaind thsetagrtaerddeneahralyd ntohtattakmenorvneirnygloanngd, sowthhaatt

Fledge and Polly both said they would easily get back to Narnia before nightfall. Digory never spoke on the way vbearcyk,saadndanthdehoethwerassnw’teerevesnhysuorfespalelatkhiengtimtoehtihma.tHhee whaads done the right thing; but whenever he remembered the shining tears in Aslan’s eyes he became sure. All day Fledge ew steadily with untiring wings; meaostuwnatardinswanitdh ovtheer thrievewrildtowogoudideed hhiilmls,, anthdrothuegnh otvheer the great waterfall and down, and down, to where the mwoigohdtsy ocfli N,atrinlliaatwlearset, dwarhkeennethdebsykythwe asshagdroowwinogf rtehde with sunset behind them, he saw a place where many scoreoantuhrees cwouelrde sgeaethAerseladn thoigmetsheelfr ibny ththee mriivdesrtsiodfe.thAenmd. wFliendggse, galniddedlanddoewdn,caspntreeraidngo.uTthheins fhoeurpluegllse,dcluopse.dThhies children dismounted. Digory saw all the animals, dwarfs, asantdyrrsi,gnhytmtophms,akanedwoatyhefrorthhiinmgs. dHreawwianlgkebdacukptotothAesllaenft, handed him the apple, and said: “I’ve brought you the apple you wanted, sir.”

FOURTEEN

FTOHUERPTLEAENNTING OF THE TREE “WELL DONE,” SAID ASLAN IN A VOICE that made the heaeratrhdsthhaoksee. wThoerndsDaingodrythkant etwhethstaotryallofthteheNmarwnioaunlsdhabde handed down from father to son in that new world for dhaunngdererdosf ofefeyleinagrscaonndcepiteerdhafoprs hfoeredvidenr.’tBtuhtinhke awbaosutinitnaot afollunndowhethcaotuhlde lwoaoskfsatcreaitgohtfaicnetowtihteh LAisolann’s. eTyheiss. tHimeehhade forgotten his troubles and felt absolutely content. thi“sWfreullitdyoonue,hsaovne ohfunAgdearemd,”ansadidthtihrseteLdioanndagwaienp.t.“FNoor hand but yours shall sow the seed of the Tree that is to be trhiveerpbroantekctwiohneroefthNeagrnroiau.ndThisroswoft.t”he apple toward the Digory did as he was told. Everyone had grown so quiet mthautd.you could hear the soft thump where it fell into the the“Itcoisrownealtliotnhroowf nK,”insgaiFdraAnsklano.f“LNeatrnuisanaonwdpHroecleenedhtios Queen.” ThTehyewcehrielddrernessneodwinnosttircaendgethaensed tbweoauftoifrulthcelothrsets,timaned. from their shoulders rich robes owed out behind them troivewr-hneyrme pfohusrthdewaQrfuseehne’lsd. uTphetihrehKeaindgs’swterarein baanrde; fobuurt Himeplernovehmadentleitn hheerr ahpapireadraonwcne. Banudt ititwamsandeeithaerghreaairt nor clothes that made them look so di erent from their

old selves. Their faces had a new expression, especially the King’s. All the sharpness and cunning and qcaubabrryelssoememenedesstowhhicahvehebeheand wpiacskheedd uapwaasy,aaLnodndtohne courage and kindness which he had always had were tehaasitehratdodsoenee. Pite,rohratpaslkiitnwg awsitthheAsaliarno, forthbeotyho.ung world ma“sUtepro’snbmeeynwcohradn,”gewdhnisepaerrlyedasFlemdugcehtoasPoI lhlya.v“eM! yWohlyd, he’s a real master now.” tic“kYleess,sob.u”t don’t buzz in my ear like that,” said Polly. “It “Now,” said Aslan, “some of you undo that tangle you hfianvdethmeared.e” with those trees and let us see what we shall Digory now saw that where four trees grew close ttooggeetthheerr twheitihr bswraintcchheess hsoadasaltlobemeankleacaedsotrotgoefthceargoer. Ttihede ttwheoirElliettplehaanxtesswsoitohntghoetirittraulnl kusndanodnea. Tfehweredwwaerrfes twhriethe things inside. One was a young tree that seemed to be bmeadmeaodfegoofldsi;lvtheer;sbeucot nthdewthaisrda ywoausnag mtreiseetrhaabtleseoebmjeecdt iton muddy clothes, sitting hunched up between them. “Gosh!” whispered Digory. “Uncle Andrew!” To explain all this we must go back a bit. The Beasts, you remember, had tried planting and watering him. Whimhesnelfthseoawkaintegrinwgetb,robuugrhietdhiump ttoo hhisissethnisgehs,s hien foeaurntdh (mwohriechwwildasaqnuiimckallys ttuhranninhgeinhtaodmeuvder) adnredasmurerdouonfdiend hbiys life before. It is perhaps not surprising that he began to

lsicfreeabmefoarned. Ihtoiws lp. eTrhhiaspws ansotinsuarpwraisyinag gtohoatdhtehinbge,gafonrtiot at last persuaded everyone (even the Warthog) that he wa aresaallliyvesh. oSocktihnegysdtautge hbiymnouwp )a.gAaisnso(hoins tarsouhsiserlsegwsewreeirne free he tried to bolt, but one swift curl of the Elephant’s tnrouwnkthroouugnhdthhies mwuaissttbseoosanfeplyutkaenptesnodmteowthhearte. EtivllerAysolnane hdaodnetiambeouttohciomm. eSoanthdeyseme ahdiemaasnodrtsoayf cwagheatosrhcoouolpd ablel round him. They then o ered him everything they could think of to eat. theTmheinD,onbkuetyUcnocllleectAedndgrreewat dpiidlnes’t osfeethmisttloescaanrde tahbroeuwt tbhuetmh.eTohnelySqcuoivrerreelsdbhoismhbeaarddewdihthimhiws ihtahnvdosllaenyds torfienduttso, keep out of the way. Several birds ew to and fro

diligently dropping worms on him. The Bear was especially kind. During the afternoon he found a wild wbeoeus’ldnveesrtyamnduchinlsitkeeadtoohfaveeatdinognei)t thhiismwseolrfth(ywchriecahtuhree brought it back to Uncle Andrew. But this was in fact the wmoasrsstofvaeilrurtheeotfopallo. fTthhee Beneaclrosluorbebeadndthuenfworhtoulneatsetliyckiyt dheitadU)n. cTlheeABnedarre,wwhsloapwionultdhenofatcaet (anlloht aavlle tmheinbdeeedsbweienreg hit in the face by a honeycomb himself, could not uannddesrasttadnodwwn.hAynUd nitclweaAs nshdereewr bastdaglgueckredthabtahcke,sasltipdopwedn, soanidt,he“qupiitlee aoflothtisotflesh.on“Aeyndhaasnygwoatyi,n”toasththeecrWeaatruthreo’gs mouth and that’s bound to have done it some good.” aTnhdeyhowpeerde trheaatllyAsglaenttiwngouqluditaellfoowndthoefmthteoirkseterpanigte. Tpheet cleverer ones were quite sure by now that at least some omfeatnhiengn. oTisheesy wchhriicsthenceadmheimouBtraonfdyhibsecmauosuethhehmadadae that noise so often. In the end, however, they had to leave him there for the night, Aslan was busy all that day instructing the new Kcoinugldannodt Qautteeennd atnod“pdooionrgooldtheBrraimndpyo.”rtaWnht atthiwngitsh, atnhde nuts, pears, apples, and bananas that had been thrown in ttrouehitmo,sahye tdhiadt hfaeirplyaswseedllanfoargsruepeapbelre; nbiugthitt. wouldn’t be Ele“pBhrianngts oliufttedthUatncclereAatnudrere,”w sianiditsAtrsulannk. aOnndelaiodf htihme at the Lion’s feet. He was too frightened to move. “Please, Aslan,” said Polly, “could you say something to

—to unfrighten him? And then could you say something to prevent him from ever coming back here again?” “Do you think he wants to?” said Aslan. “Well, Aslan,” said Polly, “he might send someone else. He’s so excited about the bar o the lamp-post growing into a lamp-post tree and he thinks—” “He thinks great folly, child,” said Aslan. “This world is bursting with life for these few days because the song rwuimthblweshiicnh tIhecagllreodunitd.inIttowliiflel nstoiltl bheansogsfionr tlhoenga.irBuant dI hcaimnnoeitthteelrl; htheaht atsomthaidseohldimssienlnfeurn, aabnlde tIochaenanromt cyovmofiocert. If I spoke to him, he would hear only growlings and yrooaurrisneglsv.esOahgaiAndstamall’sthsaotnms, ighhotwdo cyleovuergloyody!oBuutdIefwenildl give him the only gift he is still able to receive.” intHoethbeoMweadgichiaisn’sgrteeartri heedadfarcaet.h“eSrleseapd,l”y,heansdaidb.re“Saltheeepd taonrdmebnets syeopuarhaatevde dfoervisseodmfeorfeywoursheoluf.r”s Ufnrocmle Aanlldrtehwe immediately rolled over with closed eyes and began breathing peacefully. “Carry him aside and lay him down,” said Aslan. “Now, dwarfs! Show your smith-craft. Let me see you make two crowns for your King and Queen.” More Dwarfs than you could dream of rushed forward to the Golden Tree. They had all its leaves stripped o , asanydJsaocmk eRoobfinitssonb.raAnncdhensowtortnheochitlodor,enbecfoourledysoeue tchoautlidt dhaidd nooftcmouerrseelysploruonkgguopldefnrombutthweahsaolff-sroevael,resiogfntsgowlhdi.cIht had fallen out of Uncle Andrew’s pocket when he was

turned upside down; just as the silver had grown up from the half-crowns. From nowhere, as it seemed, piles of dry bberullsohwwsowoderfeopr rfoudeul,cead.liNttelextamnvoiml,ehnatm(hmowerst,hotosnegds,waanrfds loved their work!) the re was blazing, the bellows were crolianrkiningg,. Tthweo gMooldles,wwashommeAltsilnagn, htahde sehtatmomdeigrs(wwheicrhe pwiales wohfatprtheceiyouliskesdtobneesst) aetartlhieer idnwtahrefsd’ afeye,tp. oUurnedderoutthae clever ngers of the little smiths two crowns took shape b—untoltiguhgtl,y,dheleiacvayte,thbinegasutliifkuellymoshdaeprnedEucrirocpleesanthcartowynosu, wcoausldsertewaliltyh wruebairesaannddlothoekQnuiceeern’bsywwitehaerimnge.raTldhse. King’s maWdheeFnratnhke acrnodwHnselhenadknbeeeelnbceofoolreedhiinmthanedrihveerpAlasclaend athned cQrouweenns oonf Nthaerinriah,efaadths.erThaennd hmeosthaiedr, o“fRimseanuyp kKininggs that shall be in Narnia and the Isles and Archenland. Be just and merciful and brave. The blessing is upon you.” Then everyone cheered or bayed or neighed or trumpeted or clapped its wings and the royal pair stood

looking solemn and a little shy, but all the nobler for their shyness. And while Digory was still cheering he heard the deep voice of Aslan beside him, saying: “Look!” Everyone in that crowd turned its head, and then leivttelreyownaey dore,wtoawelorinngg borveearththoefirwhoenaddse,rthaneyd sdaewligahtt.reAe which had certainly not been there before. It must have gpruolwl int uupp osnileantlayg,sytaet,swwhifitlleythaesyaweareg arlilsebsuswiehdenabyoouut tlhigehtcorarothneartiothna.nItsa ssphraedaed,inagndbrsailnvcehresapspeelemsepdeetopecdasotuat like stars from under every leaf. But it was the smell wmhadiceh ecvaemryeonfreomdraiwt, einvetnhemirobreretahtahn. Fthoer asigmhot,mthenatt honade could hardly think about anything else.

yo“uS,oNnaornfiAandsa,mle,”t istaibde Ayosluarn, “rystoucarheavteo sgouwarnd wtheilsl.TArened, for it is your Shield. The Witch of whom I told you has theedref,argarowwayinigntsotrtohnegNeroritnh odfarthkeMwaogrilcd.; sBhuet wwilhlilleivethoant SThreeedaroeurnisohtecsosmhee wwiitlhl inneavehrucnodmreed dmowilens ionftothNe aTrrneiae.,

for its smell, which is joy and life and health to you, is death and horror and despair to her.” sudEdveernylyonsewwunags rsotaurnindghsioslheemandly(sacattttheerinTgregeolwdehnenglAesalmans of light from his mane as he did so) and xed his large heyeecsaounghtthtehecmhilidnrethne. “vWerhyaatcitsoift,wchhiislpdererinn?g”ahned snauidd,gifnogr one another. tel“lOyho—u.ATshlaenW, siticr,h” hsaasidalDreigaodryye, attuernnionngeroefd,th“oIsefoargpoptletso, orenaellyofsatihde aslalmhee kwiansd ththinatkiTnrge,ebugtrePwollfryomat.”onHcee shaaiddni’tt for him. (Digory was always much more afraid than she of looking a fool.) “So we thought, Aslan,” she said, “that there must be some mistake, and she can’t really mind the smell of those apples.” “Why do you think that, Daughter of Eve?” asked the Lion. “Well, she ate one.” “Child,” he replied, “that is why all the rest are now a hanodrroerattofruhietrs. aTthtahteiswwrohnagt htiampepeannsdtoinththoesewwrohnogpwluacyk. The fruit is good, but they loathe it ever after.” it i“nOthheI sweero,”ngsawidaPyoiltlyw.o“nA’nt dwoI rskupfoprohseerb.eIcmauesaensihtewtooon’kt make her always young and all that?” alw“Aalyass,w” osrakidacAcsolradni,ngshtaokitnhgeirhinsathueraed. .Sh“Iet hwaisllw. oTnhihnegsr heart’s desire; she has unwearying strength and endless days like a goddess. But length of days with an evil heart

is only length of misery and already she begins to know it. All get what they want; they do not always like it.” I—“”I—I nearly ate one myself, Aslan,” said Digory. “Would “You would, child,” said Aslan. “For the fruit always wanoyrkws—hoit mpluusctkwiotrka—t tbhuetiritodwones wnoiltl.wIofrkanhyapNpairlyniafonr, unbidden, had stolen an apple and planted it here to pwroouteldct hNaavrenida,oniet wsooubldy hmavaekipngrotNecatrendiaNianrtnoia.anBouttheirt smtreoanngiatntdo cbreu.eAl nedmtphiereWliiktcehCtheamrnp,tendotyothuetokinddolyanloanthderI thing, my son, did she not?” Mo“Ytheesr,.”Aslan. She wanted me to take an apple home to “Understand, then, that it would have healed her; but nbootthtoyoyouuarnjdoyshoer hweorsu.lTdhheadvaeylowookueldd hbaavcke caonmdesawidheint would have been better to die in that illness.” anAdnhde Dgaigvoeryupcoaullldhospayesnoofthsainvgin,gfohristeMaorsthcehr’oskleifde;hbiumt awtouthlde hsaamvee htaimppeenheed,knaenwd tthhaatt tthheereLmioinghktnbeew thwinhgast more terrible even than losing someone you love by dwehaitshp.erB:ut now Aslan was speaking again, almost in a “That is what would have happened, child, with a sytooulennoawppwlei.llItbirsinngotjowyh. aItt wwiillll hnaoptp, einn nyoouwr. wWohraltd,I ggiivvee tehnedlTersesel.i”fe, but it will heal. Go. Pluck her an apple from

For a second Digory could hardly understand. It was as if the whole world had turned inside out and upside dwoawlkni.ngAancdrostsheton,thleikTereseo,manedonteheiKninag adnrdeaQmu,eehne wweares cheering him and all the creatures were cheering too. He bpalucckkteodAthsleana.pple and put it in his pocket. Then he came for“gPoltetaesne,t”o hseays“aTidh,an“mk ayyouw,”ebugot hheommeeanntowit,?a”nHdeAshlaadn understood.

FIFTEEN

FTOIHFFETAEELELNNDTHOEFOTTHHISERSTSORY AND THE BEGINNING “YOU NEED NO RINGS WHEN I AM WITH you,” said the voice of Aslan. The children blinked and looked about Wtheomrld. sT; hUenyclwe eArnedorenwcelamyoorne tihne tghreasWs, ostoildl abseletwepe;enAsltahne stood beside them. “Come,” said Aslan, “it is time that you went back. But there are two things to see to rst; a warning, and a command. Look here, children.” They looked and saw a little hollow in the grass, with a grassy bottom, warm and dry. wa“sWahepnooylo,uanwdewrehelanstyohuereju,”mspaeidd iAnstloani,t “ytohuatcahmolelotwo the world where a dying sun shone over the ruins of hCahdarnn.eTvehrerebeiesnn.oLpeototlhneowra.cTehaotf wAodraldmisaennddeEdv,eastiafkiet warning.” “Yes, Aslan,” said both the children. But Polly added, “But we’re not quite as bad as that world, are we, Aslan?” are“Ngortowyeitn,gDamuogrheterlikoef Eivt.e,I”t hies snaoidt. c“eNrtoatinyetth. aBtutsoymoue wicked one of your race will not nd out a secret as evil athsinthges. DAenpdlosroaobnl,e vWeroyrdsoaonnd, buesfeoriet ytooudeasrteroaynaollldlimvinang arunldedanbyotlydrawnotsmwahno, gcraeraetnnoatmioonrse ifnoryjoouyrawndorjludstwiceillanbde mercy than the Empress Jadis. Let your world beware. That is the warning. Now for the command. As soon as

you can, take from this Uncle of yours his magic rings and bury them so that no one can use them again.” asBhoethspthoekechitlhderseen wwoerrdes.loAonkdingalulpatinotonctehe(tLhieoyn’snefavceer knew exactly how it happened) the face seemed to be a asesawoefettonsessisngangdolpdoiwnewr hroicllhedthaebyowutertheemoaatnindg,ovaenrdthsuecmh abneednehnateprpeyd othrewmisethoatr gthoeoyd,feolrt ethveeny ahlaivde naenvderawreaaklley, before. And the memory of that moment stayed with tthheemy waelwreaysas,dsoortahfartaiads olornagngarsy,ththeye tbhootuhglhitveodf, ailfl ethveart golden goodness, and the feeling that it was still there, qdouoitre, wcloouseld, jcuosmt reoubnacdksaonmdemcaokrneetrheomr jusustreb,edheienpd dsoowmne i(nUsnidcele, thAantdarellwwnasowweallw. aNkeex)t mcaimnuetetuamllbtlhinrege ionftothethme noise, heat, and hot smells of London. froTnhtedyoowr,eraendoenxctehpet pthaavtetmheenWt iotcuht,sitdhee HthoersKe,etatnedrletyhse’ Cabby were gone, everything was exactly as they had left iwt.aTs htehree wwraescktheoflatmhepphoasnt,sowmithcaobn;e aanrdm tmheirsesinwg;asthethree kcrnoeweldin. gEvbeersyidoenethwe adsamstailgledtalpkoinligcemanadn, psaeyoipnlge thwinerges like, “He’s coming round” or “How do you feel now, old chap?” or “The Ambulance will be here in a jiffy.” “Great Scott!” thought Digory, “I believe the whole adventure’s taken no time at all.” theMhoostrspe.eoNpoleonweerteoowkiladnlyy nloootikciengofrothuendchfioldrrJeandfiosrannod one had seen them go or noticed them coming back. As

ofonreUhnacdleseAenndtrheewm, wgohaotrbnetowtieceend tthheemstactoemoifnghisbacclokt.hAess and the honey on his face, he could not have been rheocuosgeniwzeads obpyeannaynodnet.hFeohrtouunsaetmelayidthwe afsrosntatnddoinogr oinf tthhee doorway staring at the fun (what a day that girl was hUanvcilneg!)Asnodrtehwe cihnidldoroerns hbaedfonreo dainycounlety ainskebdustlainngy questions. He raced up the stairs before them and at rst they were very afraid he was heading for his attic and meant tboothhiedreedh.isWrheamtahineinwgams tahgiinckriinnggsa.bBouutt twheays ntheeedbno’tttlheavine his wardrobe, and he disappeared at once into his (bwedhriochomwaasndnoltocfkoerdatlhoengdotoimr.eW) hheenwhaes cinamheisodurtesasgianign- gown and made straight for the bathroom. “Can you get the other rings, Poll?” said Digory. “I want to go to Mother.” att“icRisgtahitr.s.See you later,” said Polly and clattered up the Then Digory took a minute to get his breath, and then hweenhtadsosfetleyninhteor hliies sMoomthaenr’ys orothoemr .tiAmneds,thperoreppsheed luapy,oans the pillows, with a thin, pale face that would make you pcroycktoetl.ook at it. Digory took the Apple of Life out of his yoAunsdawjushtearsintheouWr iwtcohrlJdadinisstheaadd loofokinedhedri oewrenn,tswo htehne fruit of that mountain garden looked di erent too. There twheerecoolforceodurcsoeuanltlesropratsneofocnoltohreedbethdi,ntghseinwtahlelpbaepderro, otmhe; sunlight from the window, and Mother’s pretty, pale blue

dressing jacket. But the moment Digory took the Apple out of his pocket, all those things seemed to have scarcely laonoykecdolofradaetdalal.ndEvedriyngoyn. eThoef bthreigmh,tneevsesnofthethesunAlpigphlte, threw strange lights on the ceiling. Nothing else was twhoertshmleolol koinf gthaet: AyopuplceouolfdnY’otulothokwaatsaansytihfinthgeerelsew. aAsnda window in the room that opened on Heaven. “Oh, darling, how lovely,” said Digory’s Mother. “You will eat it, won’t you? Please,” said Digory. an“sIwedroedn.’t“Bkuntorweallwy—haItalmthoestDfeoecltoars ifwIocuoludlds.”ay,” she He peeled it and cut it up and gave it to her piece by apniedceh. eArndhenaod sosaonnkerbhaacdk shoen tnhieshpedilliotwthaanndsheshsemiwleads asleep: a real, natural, gentle sleep, without any of those nwahsotyledwruogrsl,dwthhaicthshweaws,aansteDdigmooryst.kAnenwd ,htehewathsinsugreinntohwe tkhiasstehderhefracveerloyoskoefdtlya alintdtlestdoileeoreuntt.oHf ethbeernotodmowwnitahnda beating heart; taking the core of the apple with him. For tahbeourteshtimof, tahnadt dsaawy, whohweneovrderinharey loanodkeudnamtatghicealthtihnegys were, he hardly dared to hope; but when he remembered the face of Aslan he did hope.

baTckhagtaredveenn.ing he buried the core of the Apple in the DiNgoerxyt lmeaonrendinogvewrhtehne tbhaeniDstoecrtsortomliasdteen.hiHseushueaalrdvitshite, Doctor come out with Aunt Letty and say: ha“vMe iksnsoKwentteinrlemyy, wthhisolies mtheedicmaol sctareexetrr.aIotridsi—naitryisclaiksee aI miracle. I wouldn’t tell the little boy anything at present; w—e” dthoenn’thwisanvtoitcoerbaiesceamaneytfoaolselohwoptoesh.eBaur.t in my opinion That afternoon he went down the garden and whistled ttohegiertabgareckedthseecdraeyt sbiegfnoarle)f.or Polly (she hadn’t been able me“aWnh, aatboluutcky?o”ursMaiodthPeor?ll”y, looking over the wall. “I “I think—I think it is going to be all right,” said Digory. “But if you don’t mind I’d really rather not talk about it

yet. What about the rings?” “I’ve got them all,” said Polly. “Look, it’s all right, I’m wearing gloves. Let’s bury them.” “Yes, let’s. I’ve marked the place where I buried the core of the Apple yesterday.” toTthheenpPlaoclely. Bcaumt, easovitertutrhneedwaolult,anDdigtohreyynweeedntntootgehtahveer marked the place. Something was already coming up. It twreaessnhoatdgrdoownienginsoNtahrantiay;oubuctoiutldwsaeseailtregarodwy waseltlheabnoevwe ignrcoluunddin. gThtheeyirgootwantoronwese,linanadcbirucrleierdoualnldthite. magic rings, About a week after this it was quite certain that sDhiegowrya’ss Mabolethetor wsitasoguetttiinngthbeegttaerrd.eAnb.oAuntda afomrtnoingthht llaatteerr that whole house had become a di erent place. Aunt oLeptetnyedd,idfroewvesryytchuirntgainthsawt eMreodthrearwnlikbeadc;k wtoinbdroigwhstewn eurpe tthheinrgosotmose, atht,eraendwethree noelwd pioawnoersweavsertyuwnehderaen, danMd ontihceerr took up her singing again, and had such games with DMiagboerly, yaonud’rePothlley btihgagtesAtubnatbyLeotftythwe othurlede.s”ay “I declare, When things go wrong, you’ll nd they usually go on ggoetitninggriwghotrsethefoyr osoftmene gtiomeo;nbguetttwinhgenbethttienrgsanodncebestttaerrt. Alefttteerr afrboomutFsaixthwereeinksInodfitah,iswlhoivcehlyhalidfewthoenrdeecrfauml eneawlosning it. Old Great-Uncle Kirke had died and this meant, atoppraertiernetlya,ndthactomFaethheor mweasfrnoomw Ivnedryiarifcohr.evHeer wanads geovienrg. And the great big house in the country, which Digory had

heard of all his life and never seen would now be their home; the big house with the suits of armor, the stables, vthineerkieesn,ntehles,wtohoedsr,ivaenrd, tthheempoaurnkt,aitnhsebehhoitn-dhoiut.seSso, ththaet Digory felt just as sure as you that they were all going to klinvoewhajupsptiolyneevoerrtwafotetrh.inBgustmpoerreh.aps you would like to camPoellyneaanrldy Deivgeorryy hwoelirdeayalwtoaysstaygrewaitthfritehnedms aantdthsehier beautiful house in the country; and that was where she learned to ride and swim and milk and bake and climb. In Narnia the Beasts lived in great peace and joy and neither the Witch nor any other enemy came to trouble athnadt pQlueeaesanntHlealnedn faonrdmtahneyir hcuhnilddrreedn yleivaersd. KhianpgpiFlryanikn NThaernbiaoyasndmtahreriiredsencoynmdpshosnabnedcathmee gKirinlsgmofarArirecdhewnloaondd-. gods and river-gods. The lamp-post which the Witch had pNlaarnntieadn (fworitehsot,ustoknthoawt itnhge ipt)lascheonwehdearey aitngdrenwighctaminethtoe be called Lantern Waste; and when, many years later, annigohtth,erschheildfofruonmd otuhrewolirgldhtgosttiilnltobNuarnrniniag,. onAnadsnothwayt ajudsvtebnetuenretewllains,ginyoau.way, connected with the ones I have It was like this. The tree which sprang from the Apple tinhatot aDignoerytrpelea.nGterdowiningthien bthaecksogialrodfeno,urlivweodrladn,dfagrroeuwt of the sound of Aslan’s voice and far from the young air doyf inNgarnwiao,miatndiads nDoitgobreya’rs aMpoptlheesrthhaatdwboeueldn rreevviivveeda, though it did bear apples more beautiful than any others

in England, and they were extremely good for you, though not fully magical. But inside itself, in the very sap Nofairtn,itahetotrweehi(csho tiot bspeleoankg)ende.vSeormfoertgimotetshiatt wotohuelrdtrmeeovine mysteriously when there was no wind blowing: I think athnadt wthheenEnthgliisshhatprpeeenqeudivtheerered wbeerceauhsieg,hawt itnhdast imn oNmarennita, sthoeuthNwaernstiearntrgeaelew. Hasowroecvkeirntghaatnmd igshwtabyein,git iwnasa psrtorovnedg later that there was still magic in its wood. For when Dleiagronreyd wmaasn,quaitePromfeidssdolre,-aagnedd a(angrdeahtetrwavaeslear bfaymtohuast ttihmeree) wanads athegreKaetttsetrolermys’ aollldovheorutshee bseoluotnhgeodf Etonghlainmd, which blew the tree down. He couldn’t bear to have it stiimmbpelyr mchaodpepeindtoupa fworardrreowbeo,odw,hsiochhheehapdutpianrthoisf tbhige house in the country. And though he himself did not delissecodviedr.tThehamt awgaics pthreopbeergtiiensnionfgthoaftawllarthderocboem, sionmgseaonnde greoaidngosf binetowtheeenr bNooarknsi.a and our world, which you can When Digory and his people went to live in the big cthoeumnt;ryforhoDuigseo,ryt’hseFyathtoeorksaUidn, c“lWe eAmndursetwtrytotolkiveeepwtihthe old fellow out of mischief, and it isn’t fair that poor Letty snheovuelrdtrhieadveanhyimMaaglwicaaygsaoinn ahselronhganadss.h”eUlinvcelde. AHnedrheawd laenadrnleedsshsiesllesshsoonl,danmdaninthhaisnohlde ahgaedheevebrecbaemene abenfoicreer. But he always liked to get visitors alone in the billiard- frooroemignanrodyateltlyl, twheitmh wsthoormieshaebhoaudt darimveynstaebrioouutsLloanddyo, na.

“A devilish temper she had,” he would say. “But she was a dem fine woman, sir, a dem fine woman.”

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