sing-songvoice,"atthemouthofthegreatriverofNarnia.HowcouldIfet?”

    "Howitallesback!"saidLucy."WecouldpretendwewereinCairParavelnow.

    Thishallmusthavebeenverylikethegreathallwefeastedin.”

    "Butunfortunatelywithoutthefeast,"saidEdmund."Itsgettinglate,youknow.Lookhowlongtheshadowsare.Andhaveyounoticedthatitisntsohot?”

    "Weshallneedacamp-fireifwevegottospendthenighthere,"saidPeter."Ivegotmatches.Letsgoandseeifwecolleedrywood.”

    Everyohesehis,andforthehalfhourtheywerebusy.Theorchardthroughwhichtheyhadfirsteintotheruinsturnottobeagoodplaceforfirewood.Theytriedtheothersideofthecastle,passingoutofthehallbyalittlesidedoorintoamazeofstonyhumpsandhollowswhichmustoncehavebeenpassagesandsmallerroomsbutwasnowalllesandwildroses.Beyondthistheyfoundawidegapilewallandsteppedthroughitintoawoodofdarkerandbiggertreeswheretheyfounddeadbranchesandrottenwoodandstiddryleavesandfir-esiy.Theywenttoandfrowithbuiltheyhadagoodpileonthedais.Atthefifthjourheyfoundthewell,justoutsidethehall,hiddeninweeds,butandfreshanddeepwhentheyhadclearedtheseaway.

    Theremainsofastonepavementranhalf-wayroundit.Thenthegirlswentouttopioreapplesandtheboysbuiltthefire,onthedaisandfairlyclosetotheerbetweentwowalls,whichtheythoughtwouldbethesandwarmestplace.Theyhadgreatdifficultyinlightingitandusedalotofmatches,buttheysucceededintheend.

    Finally,allfoursatdownwiththeirbackstothewallandtheirfacestothefire.Theytriedroastingsomeoftheapplesont