THEVERYENDOFTHEWORLD

    REEPICHEEPwastheonlypersononboardbesidesDrinianawoPevensieswhohadnoticedtheSeaPeople.HehaddivedinatoncewheheSeaKingshakinghisspear,fardedthisasasortofthreatorchallengeandwaohavethematteroutthereaheexcitementofdiscthatthewaterwasnowfreshhaddistractedhisattention,andbeforeherememberedtheSeaPeopleagainLudDrinianhadtakenhimasideandwarnedhimnottomentionwhathehadseen.

    Asthingsturtheyneedhardlyhavebothered,forbythistimetheDawnTreaderwasglidingoverapartoftheseawhichseemedtobeuninhabited.NooneexceptLucysawanythingmoreofthePeople,andevenshehadonlyoneshlimpse.Allmonthefollowingdaytheysailedinfairlyshallowwateraomwasweedy.JustbeforemiddayLucysawalargeshoaloffishesgrazingontheweed.Theywerealleatingsteadilyandallmovinginthesamedire."Justlikeaflockofsheep,"thoughtLucy.

    SuddenlyshesawalittleSeaGirlofaboutherowhemiddleofthem-aquiet,lonely-lookinggirlwithasortofcrookinherhand.Lucyfeltsurethatthisgirlmustbeashepherdess-orperhapsafish-herdessandthattheshoalwasreallyaflockatpasture.

    Boththefishesandthegirlwerequiteclosetothesurfadjustasthegirl,glidingintheshallowwater,andLucy,leanihebulwark,cameoppositetooher,thegirllookedupandstaredstraightintoLucysfaeithercouldspeaktotheotherandinamomenttheSeaGirldroppedastern.ButLucywillneverfetherface.ItdidnotlhtenedrylikethoseoftheotherSeaPeople.Lucyhadlikedthatgirlacertainthegirlhadlikedher.Inthatonemomenttheyhadsomehowbeefriends.

    Theredoesobemuchceoftheirmeetingagaininthatworldoranyother