THEAREASUREHOUSE"THISwasntagarden,"saidSusaly."Itwasacastleandthismusthavebeenthecourtyard.”

    "Iseewhatyoumean,"saidPeter."Yes.Thatistheremainsofatower.Andthereiswhatusedtobeaflightofstepsgoinguptothetopofthewalls.Andlookatthoseothersteps-thebroad,shallowones-goinguptothatdoorway.Itmusthavebeenthedoorintothegreathall.”

    "Agesago,bythelookofit,"saidEdmund.

    "Yes,agesago,"saidPeter."Iwishwecouldfindoutwhothepeoplewerethatlivedinthiscastle;andhowlongago.”

    "Itgivesmeaqueerfeeling,"saidLucy.

    "Doesit,Lu?"saidPeter,turningandlookinghardather."Becauseitdoesthesametome.Itisthequeerestthingthathashappehisqueerday.Iwonderwhereweareandwhatitallmeans?”

    Whiletheyweretalkingtheyhadcrossedthecourtyardandgohroughtheotherdoorwayintowhathadohehall.Thiswasnowverylikethecourtyard,fortheroofhadlongsincedisappearedanditwasmerelyanotherspaceofgrassanddaisies,exceptthatitwasshorterandnarrowerandthewallswerehigher.Acrossthefarendtherewasakindofterraceaboutthreefeethighertha.

    "Iwonder,wasitreallythehall?"saidSusan."Whatisthatterradofthing?”

    "Why,yousilly,"saidPeter(whohadbeestrangelyexcited),"dontyousee?ThatwasthedaiswheretheHighTablewas,wheretheKingandthegreatlordssat.AnyonewouldthinkyouhadfottenthatweourselveswereongsandQueensandsatonadaisjustlikethat,inreathall.”

    "InourcastleofCairParavel,"tinuedSusaninadreamyandrather