thing,"saidEdmund."Youknoewerepuzzlingaboutlastnight,thatitwasonlyayearagosiNarniabuteverythinglooksasifnoonehadlivedinCairParavelforhundredsofyears?Well,dontyousee?Youknowthat,howeverlongweseemedtohavelivedinNarnia,whebackthroughthewardrobeitseemedtohavetakennotimeatall?”

    "Goon,"saidSusan."IthinkImbeginningtouand.”

    "Andthatmeans,"tinuedEdmund,"that,onceyoureoutofNarnia,youhavenoideahowNarniantimeisgoing.WhyshouldnthundredsofyearshavegoinNarniawhileonlyoneyearhaspassedforusinEngland?”

    "ByJove,Ed,"saidPeter."Ibelieveyouvegotit.InthatsereallywashundredsofyearsagothatwelivedinCairParavel.AndnowwereingbaarniajustasifwewereCrusaderslo-SaxonsorABritonsorsomeoneingbaland?”

    "Howexcitedtheyllbetoseeus-"beganLucy,butatthesamemomenteveryoneelsesaid,"Hush!"or"Look!"Fornowsomethingening.

    Therewasawoodedpointonthemainlandalittletotheirright,andtheyallfeltsurethatjustbeyondthatpointmustbethemouthoftheriver.Andnow,roundthatpointtherecameintosightaboat.Whenithadclearedthepoint,itturnedandbeganingalongtheeltowardsthem.Thereweretwopeopleonboard,onerowing,theothersittingiernandholdingabutwitchedandmovedasifitwerealive.Boththesepeopleseemedtobesoldiers.Theyhadsteelcapsontheirheadsandlightshirtsof-mail.Theirfaceswerebeardedandhard.Thechildrendrewbathebeatothewoodandwatchedwithoutmovingafinger.

    "Thislldo,"saidthesoldierierheboathadeaboutoppositetothem.

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