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CHAPTERTHREETHESAILINGOFTHEKING
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WHATmadeScrubblooksodingy（andJilltoo，ifshelyhaveseehesplendouroftheirsurroundings.Ihadbetterdescribethematonce.
ThroughathosemountainswhichJillhadseenfarinlandassheapproachedthelalightoveralevellawn.Onthefarsideofthelawher-vahelight，roseamany-toweredandmale;themostbeautifulcastleJillhadeverseen.Onthenearsidewasaquayofwhitemarbleahis，theship:atallshipwithhighforedhighpoop，gildedand，withagreatflagatthemast-head，andmanybannerswavingfromthededarowofshields，brightassilver，alongthebulwarks.Thegang-plankwaslaidtoher，aofit，justreadytogoonboard，stoodanold，oldman.Heworearitleofscarletwhiedinfronttoshowhissilvermailshirt.Therewasathiofgoldonhishead.Hisbeard，whiteaswool，fellohiswaist.Hesthtenough，leaningonehandontheshoulderofarichlydressedlordwhoseemedyouhayoucouldseehewasveryoldandfrail.Helookedasifapuffofwindaway，andhiseyes>
&elyinfrontoftheKing—whohadturospeaktohispeonboardtheship—therewasalittlewheels，aoit，alittledomuchbiggerthariever.Inthischairsatafatlittledwarf.HewasasrichlydressedastheKing，butbecauseofhisfatnessandbecausehewassittinghunchedupamongs，theeffectwasquitedifferent:itmadehimlooklikeashapelesslittlebundleoffurandsilka.HewasasoldastheKing，butmorehaleahverykeeneyes.Hisbarehead，whichwasbaldaremelylarge，shoicbilliardballilight.
Fartherbaahalf-circle，stoodwhatJillatohecourtiers.Theyorthlookingatfortheirdarmoralone.Asfarasthatwent，theylookedmorelikeaflower-bedthanacrowd.ButwhatreallymadeJillopenhereyesandmouthaswideastheywouldgo，eoplethemselves.If“people”
wastherightword.Foronlyaboutoneineveryfivewashumahingsyouneverseeinourworld.Fauns，satyrs，taurs:Jillcouldgiveahese，forshehadseeheDwarfstoo.Andtherewerealotofanimalssheknewaswell;bears，badgers，moles，leopards，midvariousbirds.ButthentheyweresoverydifferentfromtheanimalswhiecalledbythesamenamesinEnglahemweremuchbigger—themistaoodsawofeethigh.Butquiteapartfromthat，theyalllookeddifferent.Youcouldseebytheexpressionintheirfacesthattheycouldtalkandthinkjustaswellasyoucould.
“Golly!”
thoughtJill.“Soit'strueafterall.”
Butsheadded，“Iwoheyfriendly?”
Forshehadjustheoutskirtsoftheeiantsandsomepeoplewhomshe'tgiveaall.
AtthatmomentAslanandthesignsrushedbaind.Shehadfottenallaboutthemforthelasthalf-hour.
“Scrubb!”
shewhispered，grabbinghisar“Scrubb，quick!Doyouseeanyoneyouknow?”
“Soyou&#ain，haveyou?”
saidScrubbdisagreeably（forwhichhehadsomereason）.“Well，keepquiet，'tyou?Iwanttolisten.”
“Don'tbeafool，”
saidJill.“Thereisn'tamomenttolose.Don'tyouseesomeoldfriendhere?Becauseyou'vegottogoaohimatonce.”
“Whatareyoutalkingabout?”
saidScrubb.
“It'sAslan—theLion—saysyou'vegotto，”
saidJilldespairingly.“I'veseenhi”
“Oh，youhave，haveyou?Whatdidhesay?”
&heveryfirstpersonyousawinNarniawouldbeanoldfriend，andyou'dgottospeaktohimatonce.”
&here'snobodyhereI'veeverseeninmylifebefore;andanyway，Idon'tkhisisNarnia.”
“Thoughtyousaidyou'dbeenherebefore，”
saidJill.
&hthen.”
“Well，Ilikethat!Youtoldme—”
“Forheaven'ssakedryupa'shearwhatthey&#.”
TheKiotheDwarf，butJill'thearwhathesaid.And，asfarassheakeout，theDwarfmadehoughhenoddedandwaggedhisheadagreatdeal.ThentheKingraisedhisvoidaddressedthewholecourt:buthisvoicewassooldashederstaleofhisspeech—especeitleandplacesshehadneverheardof.Whenthespeechwasover，theKingstoopeddownaheDwarforaightenedhimself，raisedhisrighthandasifinblessi，slowlyaeps，upthegangwayandonboardtheship.Thecourtiersappearedtobegreatlymovedbyhisdeparture.Handkerchiefsweregotout，soundsofsobbingwereheardiion.Thegangwaywaspetssouhepoop，andtheshipmovedawayfromthequay.（Itwasbeingtowedbyarowing-boat，butJilldidn'tseethat.）
“Now—”
saidScrubb，buthedidn'tgetanyfarther，becauseatthatmomeeobject—Jillthoughtforasedthatitwasakite—cameglidingthroughtheairahisfeet.Itl，butsobigthatitstoodashighasagood-sizedd>
Itblinkedandpeeredasifitwereshhted，andputitsheadalittleononeside，andsaidinasoft，hootingkindofvoice:
“Tu-hoareyoutwo?”
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