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TWOEarthmenentered，butinsteadofadvancingintotheroom，theyplacedthemselvesoneoneachsideofthedoor，andboweddeeply.Theywerefollowedimmediatelybythelastpersonwhomanyonehadexpectedorwishedtosee：theLadyoftheGreenKirtle，theQueenofUnderland.Shestooddeadstillinthedoorway，andtheycouldseehereyesmovingasshetookinthewholesituation—thethreestrangers，thesilverchairdestroyed，andthePrincefree，withhisswordinhishand.

Sheturnedverywhite；butJillthoughtitwasthesortofwhitenessthatcomesoversomepeople’sfacesnotwhentheyarefrightenedbutwhentheyareangry.ForamomenttheWitchfixedhereyesonthePrince，andtherewasmurderintheThensheseemedtochangehermind.

“Leaveus，”shesaidtothetwoEarthmen.“AndletnonedisturbustillIcall，onpainofdeath.”Thegnomespaddedawayobediently，andtheWitch-queenshutandlockedthedoor.

“Hownow，mylordPrince，”shesaid.“Hasyournightlyfitnotyetcomeuponyou，orisitoversosoon？Whystandyouhereunbound？Whoarethesealiens？Andisittheywhohavedestroyedthechairwhichwasyouronlysafety？”

PrinceRilianshiveredasshespoketohiAndnowonder：itisnoteasytothrowoffinhalfanhouranenchantmentwhichhasmadeoneaslavefortenyears.Then，speakingwithagreateffort，hesaid：“Madam，therewillbenomoreneedofthatchair.Andyou，whohavetoldmeahundredtimeshowdeeplyyoupitiedmeforthesorceriesbywhichIwasbound，willdoubtlesshearwithjoythattheyarenowendedforever.Therewas，itseems，somesmallerrorinyourLadyship’swayoftreatingtheThese，mytruefriends，havedeliveredme.Iamnowinmyrightmind，andtherearetwothingsIwillsaytoyou.First—asforyourLadyship’sdesignofputtingmeattheheadofanarmyofEarthmensothatImaybreakoutintotheOverworldandthere，bymainforce，makemyselfkingoversomenationthatneverdidmewrong—murderingtheirnaturallordsandholdingtheirthroneasabloodyandforeigntyrant—nowthatIknowmyself，Idoutterlyabhorandrenounceitasplainvillainy.Andsecond：IamtheKing’ssonofNarnia，Rilian，theonlychildofCaspian，Tenthofthatname，whomsomecallCaspiantheSeafarer.Therefore，Madam，itismypurpose，asitisalsomyduty，todepartsuddenlyfromyourHighness’scourtintomyowncountry.Pleaseityoutograntmeandmyfriendssafeconductandaguidethroughyourdarkreal”

NowtheWitchsaidnothingatall，butmovedgentlyacrosstheroom，alwayskeepingherfaceandeyesverysteadilytowardsthePrince.Whenshehadcometoalittlearksetinthewallnotfarfromthefireplace，sheopenedit，andtookoutfirstahandfulofagreenpowder.Thisshethrewonthefire.Itdidnotblazemuch，butaverysweetanddrowsysmellcamefromit.Andallthroughtheconversationwhichfollowed，thatsmellgrewstronger，andfilledtheroom，andmadeithardertothink.Secondly，shetookoutamusicalinstrumentratherlikeamandolin.Shebegantoplayitwithherfingers—asteady，monotonousthrummingthatyoudidn’tnoticeafterafewminutes.Butthelessyounoticedit，themoreitgotintoyourbrainandyourblood.Thisalsomadeithardtothink.Aftershehadthrummedforatime（andthesweetsmellwasnowstrong）shebeganspeakinginasweet，quietvoice.

“Narnia？”shesaid.“Narnia？IhaveoftenheardyourLordshiputterthatnameinyourravings.DearPrince，youareverysick.ThereisnolandcalledNarnia.”

“Yesthereis，though，Ma’am，”saidPuddleglu“Yousee，Ihappentohavelivedthereallmylife.”

“Indeed，”saidtheWitch.“Tellme，Iprayyou，wherethatcountryis？”

“Upthere，”saidPuddleglum，stoutly，pointingoverhead.“I—Idon’tknowexactlywhere.”

“How？”saidtheQueen，withakind，soft，musicallaugh.“Isthereacountryupamongthestonesandmortaroftheroof？”

“No，”saidPuddleglum，strugglingalittletogethisbreath.“It’sinOverworld.”

“Andwhat，orwhere，prayisthis...howdoyoucallit...Overworld？”

“Oh，don’tbesosilly，”saidScrubb，whowasfightinghardagainsttheenchantmentofthesweetsmellandthethrumming.“Asifyoudidn’tknow！It’supabove，upwhereyoucanseetheskyandthesunandthestars.Why，you’vebeenthereyourself.Wemetyouthere.”

“Icryyoumercy，littlebrother，”laughedtheWitch（youcouldn’thaveheardalovelierlaugh）.“Ihavenomemoryofthatmeeting.ButweoftenmeetourfriendsinstrangeplaceswhenwedreaAndunlessalldreamedalike，youmustnotaskthemtorememberit.”

“Madam，”saidthePrincesternly，“IhavealreadytoldyourGracethatIamtheKing’ssonofNarnia.”

“Andshaltbe，dearfriend，”saidtheWitchinasoothingvoice，asifshewashumouringachild，“shaltbekingofmanyimaginedlandsinthyfancies.”

“We’vebeenthere，too，”snappedJill.Shewasveryangrybecauseshecouldfeelenchantmentgettingholdofhereverymoment.Butofcoursetheveryfactthatshecouldstillfeelit，showedthatithadnotyetfullyworked.

“AndthouartQueenofNarniatoo，Idoubtnot，prettyone，”saidtheWitchinthesamecoaxing，half-mockingtone.

“I’mnothingofthesort，”saidJill，stampingherfoot.“Wecomefromanotherworld.”

“Why，thisisaprettiergamethantheother，”saidtheWitch.“Tellus，littlemaid，whereisthisotherworld？Whatshipsandchariotsgobetweenitandours？”

OfcoursealotofthingsdartedintoJill’sheadatonce：ExperimentHouse，AdelaPennyfather，herownhome，radio-sets，cinemas，cars，aeroplanes，ration-books，queues.Buttheyseemeddimandfaraway.（Thrum—thrum—thrum—wentthestringsoftheWitch’sinstrument.）Jillcouldn’trememberthenamesofthethingsinourworld.Andthistimeitdidn’tcomeintoherheadthatshewasbeingenchanted，fornowthemagicwasinitsfullstrength；andofcourse，themoreenchantedyouget，themorecertainyoufeelthatyouarenotenchantedatall.Shefoundherselfsaying（andatthemomentitwasarelieftosay）：

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