heendsofsticks.Butroastapplesarenotmuchgoodwithoutsugar,andtheyaretoohottoeatwithyerstilltheyaretoocoldtobewortheating.Sotheyhadtotentthemselveswithrales,which,asEdmundsaid,madeonerealizethatschoolsupperswerentsobadafterall-"Ishouldntmindagoodthicksliceofbreadandmargarihisminute,"headded.Butthespiritofadventurewasrisinginthemall,andnoonereallywaobebackatschool.

    Shortlyafterthelastapplehadbeeen,Susaouttothewelltogetanotherdrink.Whenshecamebackshewascarryingsomethinginherhand.

    "Look,"shesaidinaratherchokingkindofvoice."Ifounditbythewell."ShehaoPeterandsatdowhersthoughtshelookedandsoundedasifshemightbegoingtocry.EdmundandLucyeagerlybentforwardtoseewhatetershand-alittle,brightthingthatgleamedinthefirelight.

    "Well,Im-Imjiggered,"saidPeter,andhisvoicealsosoundedqueer.Thenhehaotheothers.

    Allnohatitwas-alittlechess-knight,ordinaryiextraordinarilyheavybecauseitwasmadeold;andtheeyesinthehorsesheadweretwotinylittlerubiesorratheronewas,fortheotherhadbeenk.

    "Why!"saidLucy,"itsexactlylikeohegoldenchessmenweusedtoplayewereKingsandQueensatCairParavel.”

    "Cheerup,Su,"saidPetertohisothersister.

    "Ithelpit,"saidSusan."Itbroughtback-oh,suchlovelytimes.AndIrememberedplayingchesswithfaunsandgoodgiants,andthemer-peoplesinginginthesea,andmybeautifulhorse-and-and-”

    "Now,"saidPeterinaquitedifferentvoice,"itsabouttimewefourstartedusingourbrains.”

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