THERETURNOFTHELIONTokeepalongtheedgeofthegewasnotsoeasyasithadlooked.Beforetheyhadgonemanyyardstheywerefrohyoungfirwoodsgrowingontheveryedge,andaftertheyhadtriedtoghthese,stoopingandpushingforabouttenmiheyrealizedthat,inthere,itwouldtakethemanhourtodohalfamile.Sotheycamebadoutagainanddecidedtogoroundthefirwood.Thistookthemmuchfarthertotheirrightthantheywaogo,faroutofsightofthecliffsandoutofsoundoftheriver,tilltheybegantobeafraidtheyhadlostitaltogether.Nobodykhetime,butitwasgettingtothehottestpartoftheday.

    Whentheywereableatlasttogobacktotheedgeofthege(nearlyamilebelowthepointfromwhichtheyhadstarted)theyfoundthecliffsontheirsideofitagooddeallowerandmorebroken.Soontheyfoundawaydownintothegeandtihejourheriversedge.Butfirsttheyhadarestandalongdrink.alkinganymoreaboutbreakfast,orevendinner,withCaspian.

    TheymayhavebeeicktotheRushinsteadofgoingaloop.Itkeptthemsureoftheirdire:andeversihefirwoodtheyhadallbeenafraidofbeingforcedtoofaroutoftheircourseandlosingthemselvesinthewood.Itwasanoldandpathlessforest,andyoucouldnotkeepanythinglikeastraightcourseinit.Patchesofhopelessbrambles,fallentrees,boggypladdenseundergrowthwouldbealwaysgettinginyourway.ButthegeoftheRushwasnotatallaniceplacefortravelliher.Imean,itwasnotaniceplaceforpeopleinahurry.Foranafternoonsrambleendinginapiicteaitwouldhavebeendelightful.Ithadeverythingyoucouldwantonanoccasionofthatsort-rumblingwaterfalls,silvercascades,deep,amber-colouredpools,mossyrocks,anddeepmossonthebanksinwhichyoucouldsinkoveryouran