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CHAPTERSIXTHEWILDWASTELAH
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ATaboutnineo'threelonelyfiguresmighthavebeenseenpigtheirwayacrosstheShribblebytheshoalsaowasashallow,noisystream,andevenJillwasaboveherkheyreaorthernbank.Aboutfiftyyardsahead,thelahebeginningofthemoor,everywheresteeply,andoftenincliffs.
“Isupposethat'sourway!”
saidScrubb,poiaowhereastreamfloweddowhroughashalle.ButtheMarsh-wiggleshookhishead.
&smaihesideofthatge,”
hesaid.“YoumightsaythegewaslikeastreettotheWe'lldhtahead,eventhoughit'sabitsteep.”
Theyfouheybleup,andiesstoodpantiheyginglookbackatthevalley-landofNarniaaurheirfacestothe,lonelymoorstretdupasfarastheycouldsee.Owasrround.Jillthoughtthatmustbetheedgeofthegiantseanddidnotmuchcareaboutlookinginthatdire.Theysetout.
Itwasgr,andadayofpalewintersunlight.Astheygotdeeperihelonelinessincreased:onecouldhearpeewitsandseeanoalhawk.Wheedinthemiddleforarestandadrinkinalittlehollowbyastream,Jillwasbeginshemighteuresafterall,andsaidso.
“Wehaven'thada,”
saidtheMarsh-wiggle.
Walksafterthefirsthalt—likessafterbreakorrailwayjourergtrains—nevergoonastheywerebefore.Wheagain,Jillherockyedgeehaddrawherockswerelessflat,mht,thantheyhadbeen.Infacttheywerelikelittletowersofrodwhatfuheywere!
“Idobelieve,”
thoughtJill,“thatallthestoriesaboutgiantsmighthavethosefunnyrocks.Ifyalowashalfdark,youcouldeasilythinkthosepilesofriants.Lookatthatone,now!Youagihelumpontopwasahead.Itwouldberathertoobigforthebody,butitwoulddowellenlygiant.Andallthatbushystuff—Isupposeit'sheatherandbirds's,really—woulddoquitewellforhairandbeard.Ahingsstigoutoneachsidearequitelikeears.They'dbeh,butthenIdaresaygiantswouldhavebigears,likeelephants.And—o-o-o-h!—”
Herbloodfroze.Thethiwasarealgiant.Therewasnomistakingit;shehadseenitturnitshead.Shehadcaughtaglimpseofthegreat,stupid,puffcheekedface.Allthethis,notrocks.Therewerefortyorfiftyofthem,allinarow;obviouslystandingwiththeirfeetoomeandtheirelbohege,justasmenmightstandleaningonawall—lazymen,onafinemafterbreakfast.
&raighton,”
whisperedPuddleglum,whohadoo.“Don'tlookattheAndwhateveryoudo,don'trun.They'dbeafterusi.”
Sotheykeptnottohavesees.Itwaslikeastthegateofahousewherethereisafierlyfarworse.Thereweredozensahesegiants.Theydidn'tlookangry—orkiall.Therewasnosignthattheyhadseeravellers.
Then—hizz—someheavyobjectcamehurtlingthroughtheair,andwithacrashabigboulderfellabouttwentypacesaheadoftheAhud!—ayfeetbehind.
&heyaimingatus?”
askedScrubb.
“No,”
saidPuddleglu“We'dbeagooddealsaferiftheywere.Theytohitthat—thatovertheretht.Theywon'thitit,youknow.It'ssafeenough;they'resuchverybadshots.Theyplaycock-shiesmostfinems.Abouttheohey'reoughtouand.”
Itwasahorribletime.Thereseemedhelis,andtheyneverceasedhurlingstones,someofwhichfellextremelyclose.Quiteapartfrer,theverysightandsoundoftheirfadvhtose.Jilltriednottolookatthe
&weesthegialyhadaquarrel.Thisputahecock-shies,butitisobewithinamileiaormedaoherinlong,meaninglesswordsofabouttwentysyllableseach.Theyfoamedandgibberedaheirrage,andeachjumpshooktheearthlikeabomb.Theylammedeachotherohgreat,ers;buttheirskullsweresohardthatthehammersbouncedoffagaihemonsterwhohadgiventheblowwoulddrophishammerandhowlwithpaihadstunghisfiheidthathewoulddoexactlythesamethingamihiswasagoodthinginthelongrun,forbytheendofanhourallthegiathattheysatdowotheysatdown,theirheadswerebelowtheedgee,sothatyousawthemJillcouldhearthemhowlingandblubberingandboo-booibabieseveheplacewasamilebehind.
Thatnighttheybivouathebaremoor,andPuddleglumshowedthehowtomakethebestoftheirblasbysleepingbacktoback.(Thebackskeepeaandyouhavebothblaop.)Butitwaschillyevenso,andthegroundy.TheMarsh-wiggletoldthemtheywouldfeelmorefortableifohowverymuchcolderitwouldbelateronah;butthisdidn'tcheerthemupatall.
&ravelledacrossEttinsmoorformanydays,savingthebadlivihemoor-fowl(theywerenot,ofcourse,talkingbirds)whichEustadthewiggleshot.Jillrathereacefabletoshoot;hehadlearonhisvoyagewithKing.Asthereweretlessstreamsoheywereofwater.Jillthoughtthatwhen,inbooks,peopleliveo,itellsyouwhatalong,smelly,messyjobitispludgdeadbirds,andhowakesyers.Butthegreatthingwasthattheymethardlyanygiasawthem,butheohlaughterandstumpedawayabouthisownbusiness.
Aboutthetenthday,theyreachedaplacewherethetryged.Theycameteofthemoorandlookeddownalong,steepslopeintoadifferent,andgrimmer,laomoftheslopewerecliffs:beyoryofhighmountains,darkprecipiyvalleys,ravinessodeepandnarrowthatoneotseefarintothem,apouredoutofeggestopluoblackdepths.osay,ituddleglumwhopoiasprinklingofsnowoslopes.
“Butthere'llbemoreohsideofthem,Ishouldn'twonder,”
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