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CHAPTERELEVENINTHEDARKCASTLE
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&hemeal（igeonpie，，salad，andcakes）hadbeenbrought，andallhaddrawntheirchairsuptothetableaheKnightued:
“YoumustuaIknownothingofhehisDarkWorld.Iremembernotimeelling，asnow，atthecourtofthisallbutheavemythoughtisthatshesavedmefromsomeevileandbroughtmehitherofherexgbouFrogfoot，yourcupisempty.Suffermetorefillit.）AomethelikelierbenowIamboundbyaspell，fromwhichmyLadyalonefreeme.Everynightthereesanhourwhenmymindismosthorriblyged，and，aftermymind，mybody.ForfirstIbeefuriousandwildandwouldrushupofriendstokillthem，ifIwerenotbound.Andsoo，Iturnintothelikenessofagreatserpent，hungry，fierddeadly.（Sir，bepleasedtotakeaofpigeoyou.）Sotheytellme，aaih，formyLadysaysthesame.Imyselfknownothingofit，forwhenmyhourispastIawakefetfulofallthatvilefitandinmypropershapeandsoundmind—savingthatIamsomewhatwearied.（Littlelady，eatohesehoneycakes，whicharebroughtformefromsomebarbarouslahoftheworld.）NowtheQueen'smajestykhatIshallbefreedfromthisewhenonceshehasmademekingofalandintheOverworldasyhead.Thelandisalreadydtheveryplaceout.HerEarthmenhaveworkeddayandnightdiggingawaybe，andhavenowgonesofarandsohighthattheytuascoreoffeetbeheverygrassonwhichtheUpdwellersofthattrywalk.ItwillbeverysoonnowthatthoseUplanders'fatewill.Sheherselfisatthediggingstonight，aamessagetogotoher.Thehinroofofearthwhichstillkeepsmefrommykingdomwillbebrh，aoguidemeandathousamyback，Ishallrideforthinarms，fallsuddenlyonoureheir，theirstrongpladdoubtlessbetheiredkingwithinfourayhours.”
“It'sabitroughlu，isn'tit?”
saidScrubb.
“Thouartaladofawondrous，quigwit!”
exclaimedtheKnight.“For，onmyhonour，Ihadofitsobefore.Iseey.”
Helookedslightly，veryslightlytroubledforamomentortwo;buthisfadhebrokeout，withanotherofhisloudlaughs，“Butfieongravity!Isitidridiculousthiothinkofthemallgoingabouttheirbusinessandhatuheirpeacefulfieldsandfloors，onlyafathomdreatarmyreadytobreakoutuponthemlikeafountaiohavesuspected!Why，theythemselves，whesmartoftheirdefeatisover，hardlychoosebutlaughatthethought!”
“Idon'tthinkit'sfunnyatall，”
saidJill.“Ithinkyou'llbeawit.”
“What?”
saidtheKnight，stilllaughingandpattingherheadiingfashion.“Isourlittlemaidadeeppoliti?Butheart.Inrulingthatland，IshalldoallbytheyLady，whowillthenbemyQueentoo.Herwordshallbemylaw，evenasmywordwillbelawtothepeoplewehavequered.”
“WhereI，”
saidJill，whowasdislikinghimmoreeverymiheydon'tthinkmuenwhoarebossedaboutbytheirwives.”
“Shaltthinkotherwisewhenthouhastamanofthineown，Iwarrantyou，”
saidtheKnight，apparentlythinkingthisveryfunny.“ButwithmyLady，itisaer.Iamwellttolivebyherword，whohasalreadysavedmefromathousanddangers.akenpaienderlyforherchild，thantheQueen'sgrae.Why，lookyou，amidallherdbusihoutwithmeintheOverworldmatoayeyestothesunlight.Agofullyarmedandwithvisordown，sothatnomanmayseemyfadImustspeaktonoone.ForshehasfoundicalthatthiswouldhindermydeliverahegrievouseIlieuthataladyworthyofaman'swholeworship?”
“Soundsaverynideed，”
saidPuddlegluminavoicewhitexactlytheopposite.
&hhlytiredoftheKnight'stalkbeforetheyhadfinishedsupper.Puddleglumwasthinking，“Iwamethatwitchisreallyplayingwiththisyoungfool.”
Scrubbwasthinking，“He'sagreatbaby，really:tiedtothatwoman&#s;he'sasap.”
AndJillwasthihesilliest，mostceited，selfishpigI'vemetftime.”
Butwhenthemealwasover，theKnight'smoodhadged.Therewaserabouthi
“Friends，”
hesaid，“myhourisnowverynear.IamashamedthatyoushouldseemeyetIdreadbeialoheywilleilyandbindmehandandfoottoyonderchair.Alas，soitmustbe:forinmyfury，theytellme，IwoulddestroyallthatIcouldreach.”
“Isay，”
saidScrubb，“I'mawfullysorryaboutyoureofcourse，butwhatwillthosefellowsdotouswheobindyou?Theytalkedofputtingusinprison.Andwedon'tlikeallthosedarkplacesverymuuchratherstayheretillyou're...better...if>
“Itiswellthoughtof，”
saidtheKnight.“ByheQueenherselfremainswithmeinmyevilhour.SuchishertenderyhonourthatshewouldnotwillinglysufferaherowhewordsIutteriIoteasilypersuademyattendayoushouldbeleftwithme.AndIthiheirsoftfeetevennowupoairs.Ghyonderdoor:itleadsintomyotherapartments.Aherawaitmyiheyhaveunboundme;or，ifyouwill，returnandsitwithmeinmyravings.”
Theyfollowedhisdiredpassedoutoftheroombyadoorwhichtheyhadseebroughtthem，theywerepleasedtosee，notiintoalightedcorridor.Theytriedvariousdoorsandfound（whattheyverybadlyerfandevenalookingglass.“Heneverofferedusawashbeforesupper，”
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