uot;(hewasnowopeniabledoor)."Heycousins!Steady,Coalblack!Softlynow,Snowflake!Youarenotten.”

    Thehorseswerebhtehestrangelightsandthenoises.Jill,whohadbeensocowardlyaboutgoingthroughablackholebetweeenonecaveandanother,wentinwithoutfearbetweeampingandsnbeasts,ahePrihemsaddledandbridledinafewminutes.Veryfiheylookedastheycameoutintothecourtyard,tossingtheirheads.JillmountedSnowflake,andPuddleglumgotupbehindher.EustacegotupbehindthePrinCoalblack.Thenwithagreatechoofhoofs,theyrodeoutofthemaingatewayintothestreet.

    "Notmugerofbeingburnt.Thatsthebrightsideofit,"observedPuddleglum,pointingtotheirright.There,hardlyahundredyardsaway,lappingagainstthewallsofthehouses,waswater.

    "Ce!"saidthePrince."Theroadtheregoesdownsteeply.Thatwaterhasclimbedonlyhalfupthegreatesthilliy.Itmightesonearinthefirsthalf-hourandenohewo.Myfearismoreofthat-"andhepoihhisswordtoagreattallEarthmanwithboarstusks,followedbysixothersofassortedshapesandsizeswhohadjustdashedoutofasidestreetandsteppedintotheshadowofthehouseswherenoonecouldseethem.

    ThePrihem,aimingalwaysinthedireoftheglowingredlightbutalittletotheleftofit.Hisplanwastogetroundthefire(ifitwasafire)ontohighground,itheymightfindtheirwaytothenewdiggings.Uheotherthree,heseemedtobealmostenjoyinghimself.Hewhistledasherode,andsangsnatchesofanoldsongaboutThunder-fistofArland.Thetruthis,hewassogladatbeingfreefromhislongentmentthatalldangersseemedagameinparison.Buttherestfounditaneeriejourney.

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