thoutthinking.Puddleglumsquestionannoyedherbecause,deepdowninsideher,shewasalreadyahherselffornotknowingtheLionslesson

    quitesowellasshefeltsheoughttohaveknownit.Thisannoyance,addedtothemiseryofbeingverycoldandtired,madehersay,"Botherthesigns."Shedidntperhapsquitemeanit.

    "Oh,thatwas,wasit?"saidPuddleglum."NowIwonder,areyht?Gotemmixed,Ishouldntwoseemstome,thishill,thisflatplacewereon,isworthstoppingtohavealookat.Haveyounoticed-”

    "OhLor!"saidScrubb,"isthisatimeforstoppingtoadmiretheview?Foodnesssakeletsgeton.”

    "Oh,look,look,look,"criedJillandpointed.Everyourned,andeveryonesaw.Somewayofftothenorth,andagooddealhigherupthaablelandonwhichtheystood,alineoflightshadappeared.Thistime,evenmoreobviouslythahetravellershadseehenightbefore,theywerewindows:smallerwindowsthatmadeohinkdeliciouslyofbedrooms,andlargerwindowsthatmadeohinkofgreathallswithfiresronthehearthandhotsouporjuicysirloinssmokingoable.

    "Harfang!"exclaimedScrubb.

    "Thatsallverywell,"saidPuddleglum."ButwhatIwassayingwas-”

    "Oh,shutup,"saidJillcrossly."Wehaventamomenttolose.DontyourememberwhattheLadysaidabouttheirlogupsoearly?Wemustgetthereintime,wemust,wemust.Welldieifwereshutoutonanightlikethis.”

    "Well,itislyanight,,"beganPuddleglum;butthetwochildrenbothsaid,"eon,"andbeganstumblingforwardontheslipperytablelandasquicklyastheirlegswouldcarrythem.TheMarsh-wigglefollo