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CHAPTERFOURAPARLIAMENTOFOWLS
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ITisaveryfunnythingthatthesleepieryouare，theloakeaboutgettingtobed;especiallyifyouareluoughtohaveafireinyourrooJillfeltshe'tevenstartundressingudowninfrontofthefireforabitfirst.Andodown，shedidn'twaupagain.Shehadalreadysaidtoherselfaboutfivetimes，“Imustgotobed“，wheartledbyataponthewindow.
&up，pulledthe，andatfirstsawnothingbutdarkhenshejumpedandstartedbackwards，forsomethingverylargehaddasheditselfagainstthewindow，givingasharptapontheglassas.itdidso.Averyuideatoherhead—“Supposetheyhavegiantmothsinthistry!Ugh!”
Butthehingcamebadthistimeshewasalmostsureshesawabeak，andthatthebeakhadmadethattappi'ssomehugebird，”
thoughtJill.“Coulditbeaneagle?”
Shedidn'tverymutavisitevenfromasheopehewindowa.Instantly，withagreatwhirrihecreaturealightedonthewindow-sillandstupthe，sothatJillhadtostepbaakeroomforit.ItwastheOwl.
“Hush，hush!Tu-whoo，tu-whoo，”
saidtheOwl.“Don'tmakeanoise.woreallyiwhatyou'vegottodo?”
“AboutthelostPrinean?”
saidJill.“Yes，we'vegottobe.”
FornowsherememberedtheLion'svoidface，whichshehadnearlyfthefeastingandstinthehall.
“Good!”
saidtheOwl.“Thenthere'se.
Youmustgetawayfromhereatonce.I'llgoaherhuman.ThenI'llebackforyou.You'dbettergethosecourtdputohingyoutravelin.I'llbebathoo!”
Andwithoutwaitingforananswer，hewasgone.
IfJillhadbeeoadventures，shemighthavedoubtedtheOwl'sword，butthisneveroccurredtoher:aingideaofamidnightescapeshefothersleepiness.Shegedbatosweaterandshuide'skhebeltoftheshortswhichmighteinuseful—andaddedafewofthethingsthathadbeeheroirlyhair.Shechoseashortcloakthattoherkneesandhadahood（“justthething，ifitrai），afewhandkerdab.Thedo>
&ingsleepyagaiurned.
“Nowwe'reready，”
itsaid.
“You'dbetterleadtheway，”
saidJill.“Idon'tknowallthesepassagesyet.”
“Tu-whoo!”
saidtheOwl.“We&#hthecastle.Thatwouldneverdo.Youmustrideonme.Weshallfly.”
“Oh!”
saidJill，andstoodwithhermouthopen，notmugtheidea.“Shan'tIbetooheavyforyou?”
“Tu-whoo，tu-whoo!Don'tyoubeafool.I'vealreadycarriedtheotherone.Now.Butwe'llputoutthatlampfirst.”
Assoonasthelampwasout，thebitofthenightwhichyhthewindowlookedlessdark—nolongerblack，butgray.TheOwlstoodontheithhisbaandraisedhiswings.Jillhadtotohisshortfatbodyaherkhetight.Thefeathersfeltbeautifullywarmandsoftbuttherewasnothingtoholdonby.“IwonderhowScrubblikedhisride!”
thoughtJill.Andjustasshewasthinkingthis，luheyhadleftthewindow-sill，andthewingsweremakingaflurryroundherears，aair，ratherp，wasflyinginherface.
Itwasmuchlighterthaed，andthoughtheskyatchofwaterysilvershowedwherethemoonwashidiheclouds.Thefieldsbehherlookedgray，areesblack.Therewasaamountofwind—ahushing，rufflingsortofwindwhitthatrainwasingsoon.
TheOwlwheeledroundsothatthecastlewasheVeryfesshowedlights.Theyflewrightoverit，northwards，gtheriver:theairgrewdJillthoughtshecouldseethewhiterefleoftheOwlihher.Butsoohenorthbankoftheriver，flyingabovewoodedtry.
TheOedatsomethingwhichJill'tsee.
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