CHAPTERTHREETHESAILINGOFTHEKING
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，forshehadseehem。Dwarfstoo。Andtherewerealotofanimalssheknewaswell;bears，badgers，moles，leopards，midvariousbirds。ButthentheyweresoverydifferentfromtheanimalswhiecalledbythesamenamesinEnglahemweremuchbigger—themistaoodsawofeethigh。Butquiteapartfromthat，theyalllookeddifferent。Youcouldseebytheexpressionintheirfacesthattheycouldtalkandthinkjustaswellasyoucould。
“Golly!”thoughtJill。“Soit'strueafterall。”Butsheadded，“Iwoheyfriendly?”Forshehadjustheoutskirtsoftheeiantsandsomepeoplewhomshe'tgiveaall。
AtthatmomentAslanandthesignsrushedbaind。Shehadfottenallaboutthemforthelasthalf-hour。
“Scrubb!”shewhispered，grabbinghisarm。“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'veseenhim。”
“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?”
“Myname'sSdthisisPole，”saidEustaindtellingus>
“InthelandofNarnia，attheKing'scastleofCairParavel。”
“IsthattheKingwho'sjusttakenship?”
“Tootrue，tootrue，”saidtheOwlsadly，shakingitsbighead。“Butwhoareyou?There'ssomethingmagicaboutyoutwo。Isawyouarrive:youflew。EveryoneelsewassobusyseeingtheKingoffthatme。Ihappeiceyou，youflew。”
“WeweresentherebyAslan，”saidEustaalowvoice。
“Tu-whoo，tu-whoo!”saidtheoutitsfeathers。“Thisisalmosttoomue，soearlyintheevening。I'millthesun'sdown。”