CHAPTERFIFTEENTHEDISAPPEARANCEOFJILL
&choflightdidnotshowupanythingdowninthedarkheywerestaherslyhear，notsee，Jill'seffetontle'sback。Thatis，theyheardhimsaying，“Youputyerinmyeye，”and，“Noryourfootinmymoutheither，”and，“That'smorelikeit，”and，“Now，I'llholds。That'llleaveyourarmsfreetosteadyyaih。”
&heylookedupandsooheblackshapeofJill'sheadagaichoflight。
&heyallshoutedupanxiously。
“It'sahole，”calledJill'svoice。“IcouldgetthroughitifIwasalittlebithigher。”
“Whatdoyhit?”askedEustace。
“Nothi，”saidJill。“Isay，Puddleglum，letgomylegssothatIdonyourshouldersitingonthem。Isteadymyselfallrightagainsttheedge。”
Theycouldhearhermovingandthenmueintosightagainstthegrayheopening;infactallofherdow。
“Isay—”beganJill，butsuddehaotasharporeasifhermouthhadbeenmuffleduporhadsomethi。Afterthatshefoundhervoidseemedtobeshoutingoutasloudasshecould，butthey'thearthewords。Twothingsthehesamemomechoflightletelyblockedupforasedorso;ahasg，strugglingsoundandthevoiarsh-ing:“Quick!Help!Holds。
Someone'spullihere!e!”
Theopening，andthecoldlightwhichfilledit，werelyclearagain。Jillhadvanished。
“Jill!Jill!”theyshoutedfrantically，butthere>
“Whythedis'tyouhaveheldherfeet?”saidEustace。
“Idon'tknroanedPuddleglum。“Bor，Ishouldn'twoedtobePole'sdeath，justasIwasfatedtoeatTalkingStagatHarfang。Notthatitisn'tmyownfaultaswell，ofcourse。”
“Thisisthegreatestshameandsorrowthatcouldhavefallenonus，”saidthePrince。“Wehaveseothehandsofeayedbehiy。”
“Don'tpaintittooblack，Sir，”saidPuddleglum。“We'renotverysafeexceptfordeathbystarvationinthishole。”
“IwonderamIsmallenoughthwhereJilldid?”saidEustace。
WhathadreallyhappeoJillwasthis。Assooherheadoutoftheholeshefoundthatshewaslookingdownasiffromanupstairswindow，notupasifthroughatrap-door。Shehadbeensolohathereyes'tatfirsttakeinwhattheywereseeishewasnotlooki，sunnyworldwhichshesowaheairseemedtobedeadlydthelightaleaherewasalsoagooddealofnoisegoingonandalotofwhiteobjegaboutiwasatthatmomentthatshehadshouteddowntoPuddleglumtoletherstanduponhisshoulders。
Whenshehaddohis，shecouldseeandhearagooddealbetter。Thenoisesshehadbeeurobeoftwokihmicalthumpofseveralfeet，andthemusicoffourfiddles，threeflutes，andadrum。Shealsogotherownpositionclear。Shewaslookingoutofaholeinasteepbankwhichslopeddowhelevelaboutfourteebelowher。Everythie。Alotofpeabout。Thenshegasped!ThepeopleweretrimlittleFauns，andDryadswithleafedhairfloatihem。Forasedtheylookedasiftheyweremovinganyhow;thetheywerereallydoingadanplicatedstepsatookyousometimetou。Thenitcameoverherlikeathuhatthepale，bluelightwasreallymoonlight，auffonthegroundwasreallysnow。Andofcourse!Therewerethestarsstaringinablackfrostyskyoverhead。Aallblagsbehindthedaheyhadnotonlygotoutintotheupperworldatlast，buthadeoutiofNarnia。Jillfeltshecouldhavefaihdelight;ahewildmusiselysweetaheleastbiteerietoo，andfullofgoodmagicastheWitch&#hadbeenfullofbadmagic—madeherfeelitallthemore。
Allthistakesaloell，butofcourseittookaveryshorttimetosee。Jillturatodowhers，“Isay!It'sallright。We'reout，andwe'rehome。”Butthereasofurtherthan“Isay”wasthis。groundandroundthedancerswasaringofDwarfs，alldressediostlyscarletwithfur-linedhoodsaasselsandbigfurrytop-boots。Astheycirdtheywerealldiligentlythrowingsnowballs。（ThosewerethewhitethingsthatJillhadseenflyingthroughtheair。）Theyweren&#thematthedancersassillyboysmighthavebeendoiheywerethrowihroughthedansuchperfecttimewiththemusidwithsuchperfectaimthatifallthedalytherightplacesatexactlytherightmoments，noonewouldbehit。ThisiscalledtheGreatSisdoneeveryyearinNarmoonlithereissnowontheground。Ofcourseitisakindofgameaswellasadance，becauseeverynowandthensomedancerwillbetheleastlittlebitwroasnowballiheneveryonelaughs。Butagoodteamofdancers，Dwarfs，andmusiswillkeepitupforhourswithoutasi。Oswhenthedthedrum-taps，aingoftheowls，andthemoonlight，havegotintotheirwild，woodlandbloodaeveheywilldailldaybreak。Iwishyoucouldseeitforyourselves。
edJillwheasfarasthesayof“Isay”wasofplyafinebigsnowballthatcamesailingthroughthedanaDwarfonthefarsideandgotherfairahemouth。Shedidn'timiysnowballswouldnothavedampedherspiritsatthatmoment。Buthoyy，you'ttalkwithyourmouthfullofsnow。Aersiderablespluttering，shecouldspeakagaiefotithattheothers，downinthedark，behiilldidn'tknowthegoodnews。Shesimplyleanedasfaroutoftheholeasshedyelledtothedancers。