CHAPTERTWELVETHEQUEENOFUNDERLAND
&hmeinsteadofadvan，theyplacedthemselvesoneoneachsideofthedoor，andboweddeeply。Theywerefollowedimmediatelybythelastpersonwhomanyoedorwishedtosee:theLadyoftheGreeheQueenofUnderlaooddeadstillinthedoorway，andtheycouldseehereyesmoviookinthewholesituatiers，thesilverchairdestroyed，andthePrihhisswordinhishand。
&ure;butJillthoughtitwasthesortofwhiteepeople'sfaotwheewhentheyareangry。ForamomechfixedhereyesonthePriherewasmurderiheogehermind。
“Leaveus，”shesaidtothetwoEarthmeurbustillIpaihegnomespaddedawayobediently，ashutahedoor。
“Hownow，mylordPrince，”shesaid。“Hasyhtlyfiteuponyou，orisitoversosoon?Whystandyouhereunbound?Whoarethesealiens?Andisittheywhohavedestroyedthechairwhichwasyouroy?”
Prinshiveredasshespoketohim。Andishrowoffinhalfanhouramentwhichhasmadeoehehagreateffort，hesaid:
“Madam，therewillbehatdyou，whohavetoldmeahuimeshowdeeplyyoupitiedmeforthesorceriesbywhichIwasbound，willdoubtlesshearwithjoythattheyarenoweherewas，itseems，somesmallerrorinyourLadyship'swaythem。These，mytruefriends，havedeliveredme。Iamnhtmind，awothingsIwillsaytoyou。First—asforyourLadyship'sdesignofputtiheheadofanarmyofEarthmensothatImaybreakoutintotheOverworldandthere，bymainforce，makemyselfkingoversomenationthatneverdidmewrtheirnaturallordsandholdihroneasabloodyayrant—nowthatIknowmyself，Idoutterlyabhoraasplainvillainy。AndsetheKing'ssonofNarnia，Rilian，theonlychildof，Tenthofthatname，whomsomecalltheSeafarer。Therefore，Madam，itismypurpose，asitisalsomyduty，todepartsuddenlyfrhness'syowntry。Pleaseityoutograntmeandmyfrieahroughyourdarkrealm。”
othingatall，butmovedgentlyacrosstheroom，alingherfadeyesverysteadilytorinshehadetoalittlearksetifarfromthefireplace，sheope，andtookoutfirstahandfulofagreehisshethrewodidnotblazemuch，butaverysweetanddrowsysmellit。Andallthroughtheversationwhichfollowed，thatsmellgrewstronger，aheroom，ahardertothink。Sedly，shetookoutamusistrumentratherlikeamandolioplayitwithherfieady，monotthatyoudidn'terafewmihelessyouhemotintoyourbrainandyourblood。Thisalsomadeithardtothink。Aftershehadthrummedforatime（asmellwasn）shebeganspeakingivoice。
“Narnia?”shesaid。“Narnia?IhaveoftenheardyourLordshiputterthatnameinys。DearPrince，youareverysick。Thereisnolandarnia。”
&hereis，though，Ma'am，”saidPuddleglum。“Yousee，Ihappehereallmylife。”
“Indeed，”saidtheWitch。“Tellme，Iprayyou，wherethattryis?”
“Upthere，”saidPuddleglum，stoutly，pointingoverhead。“I—Idon'tklywhere。”
“How?”saidtheQueen，withakind，soft，musicallaugh。“Isthereatryupamoonesandmortaroftheroof?”
“No，”saidPuddleglum，strugglingalittletogethisbreath。“It'sinOverworld。”
“Andwhat，orwhere，prayisthis。。。howdoyoucallit。。。Overworld?”
“Oh，don'tbesosilly，”saidScrubb，whowasfightinghardagaimesmellahrumming。“Asifyoudidn'tknow!It'supabove，upwhereyouseetheskyandthesuars。Why，you'vebeenthereyourself。Wemetyouthere。”
“Iercy，littlebrhedtheWitch（you'thaveheardalh）。“Ihavehatmeetieourfriendsinstrangeplawedream。Andunlessalldreamedalike，youmustnotaskthemtorememberit。”
“Madam，”saidthePriernly，“IhavealreadytracethatIamtheKing'ssonofNarnia。”
“Andshaltbe，dearfriend，”saidtheWitasoothingvoice，asifshewashumachild，“shaltbekingofmanyimaginedlandsinthyfancies。”
“We'vebeeoo，”snappedJill。Shewasveryangrybecauseshecouldfeeleingholdofhereverymoment。Butofcoursetheveryfactthatshecouldstillfeelit，showedthatithadfullyworked。
“AndthouartQueenofNarniatoo，Idoubtyone，”saidtheWitthesameg，half-moe。
“I'mnothi，”saidJill，stampi。“Weanotherworld。”
“Why，thisisaprettiergamethaher，”saidtheWitch。“Tellus，littlemaid，whereisthisothersandchariotsgobetweenitandours?”
OfcoursealotofthioJill'sheadatoHouse，AdelaPennyfather，herownhome，radio-sets，emas，cars，aeroplaion-books，queues。Buttheyseemeddimandfaraway。（Thrumthrum—thrum—werich'si。）Jillemberthehethingsinourworld。Andthistimeitdidn'teishewasbeied，fornowthemagiitsfullstrength;andofcourse，themoree，themoreyoufeelthatyouareedatall。Shefoundherselfsaying（aitwasarelieftosay）:
“No。Isupposethatotherworldmustbealladream。”
&isalladream，”saidtheWitch，alwaysthrumming。
“Yes，alladream，”saidJill。
“Thereneverwassuchaworld，”saidtheWitch。
“No，”saidJillandSeverwassuchaworld。”
“Thereneverwasanyworldbutmine，”saidtheWitch。
“Thereneverwasanyworldbutyours，”saidthey。
Puddleglumwasstillfightinghard。“Idon'tknhtlywhatyouallmeanbyaworld，”hesaid，talkinglikeamanwhohasn'tenoughair。“Butyouplaythatfiddletillyersdropoff，andstillyouwon'tmakemefetNarnia;andthewholeOverworldtoo。We'llagain，Ishouldn'twonder。Youmayhaveblotteditoutadarklikethis，forallIknow。Nothingmorelikely。ButIknowIwasthereonce。I'veseentheskyfullofstars。I'veseenthesuningupoutoftheseaandsihemountainsatnight。AndI'veseenhimupinthemiddayskywhenI'tlookathimfhtness。”
Puddleglum'swordshadaveryrousiheotherthreeallbreathedagainaoherlikepeoplene>
“Why，thereitis!”criedthePrince。“Ofcourse!TheblessingofAslanuponthishle。Wehaveallbeeheselastfewminutes。Howcouldwehavefottenit?Ofcoursewe'veallseenthesun。”