a-serpent?”

    Eustacemadeasteptowardshimwithbothhandsheldout,butthendrewbackwithasomewhatstartledexpression.

    "Lookhere!Isay,"hestammered."Itsallverywell.Butarentyou?-Imeandidntyou-?”

    "Oh,dontbesuass,"saidCaspian.

    "But,"saidEustace,lookingatAslan."Hasnthe-erdied?”

    "Yes,"saidtheLioninaveryquietvoice,almost(Jillthought)asifhewerelaughing.

    "Hehasdied.Mostpeoplehave,youknow.EvenIhave.Thereareveryfewwhohavent.”

    "Oh,"saidCaspian."Iseewhatsbyou.YouthinkImaghost,orsomenonsedontyousee?IwouldbethatifIappearedinNarnianow:becauseIdontbelongthereanymore.Butobeaghostinonesowntry.ImightbeaghostifIgotintoyourworld.Idontknow.ButIsupposeitisntyourseither,nowyourehere.”

    Agreathoperoseinthechildres.ButAslanshookhisshaggyhead."No,mydears,"hesaid."Whenyoumeetmehereagain,youwillhaveetostay.Butnotnow.

    Youmustgobacktoyourownworldforawhile.”

    "Sir,"saidCaspian,"Ivealwayswaohavejustoneglimpseoftheirworld.Isthatwrong?”

    "Youotwantwrongthingsanymore,nowthatyouhavedied,myson,"saidAslan.

    "Andyoushallseetheirworld-forfivemiheirtime.Itwilltakenolongerforyoutosetthingsrightthere."ThenAslanexplaioCaspianwhatJillaaceweregoingbacktoandallaboutExperimentHouse:heseemedtoknowitquiteaswellastheydid.

    "Daughter,"saidAslantoJill,"pluckaswitchoffthatbush."Shedid;andassoonasitwasinherhanditturoafine