&tohimself，“IwillleavethemtotalkforalittleandthenIwillgoodKingErlian。ManyabrightapplehashegivenmewhenIwasbutacolt。”Buthehadsomethihinkof，foroutofthegatewaythereightyaevenaUniightfeelshyinitspresewilookedamomentattheLoryandtheLadyPollya“What，s!”ahshouted“Fledge!GoodoldFledge!”aokissit。
ButbynowtheMousewasagainurgioein。Soallofthempassedinthroughthegoldehedeliellthatblewtowardthemoutofthatgardenandintotheixtureofsunlightandshadowurees，walkingyturfthatwasalldotteders。Theveryfirstthingwhichstruelacewasfarlargerthanithadseemedfromoutside。Butimetothinkaboutthatforpeuptomeettheneweverydire。
Everyoneyouhadeverheardof（ifyoukoryofthesetries）seemedtobethere。TherewasGlimfeathertheOuddleglumtheMarshwiggle，andKingRiliaed，andhismothertheStar'sdaughteraherhimself。AndclosebesidehimweretheLordDrinianandtheLordBerrumpkintheDwarfahegleaurandahuherheroesofthegreatWarofDeliverahenfromanothersidecameCofArdwithKiherandhiswifeQueenAravisandthebraveprihu，hisbrother，aheHorseandHwihen—onderbeyondallwoirian—therefurtherawayihetwogoodBeaversandTumnustheFaun。Andtherewasgreetingandkissingandhand-shakingandoldjokesrevived，（you'venoideahowgoodanoldjokesouakeitoutagaioffiveorsixhundredyears）andthewholeovedforwardtotheteroftheorchardwherethePhoenixsatinatreeandlookeddownuponthemall，aofthattreeweretwothronesandihronesaKingandQueeahateveryoneboweddowhem。Aheymight，forthesetwFrankandQueenHelenfromwhomallthemostaKingsofNarniaandArdaredesdTiriaasyouwouldfeelifyhtbeforeAdamaheirglory。
Abouthalfanhourlater—hthavebeenhalfahuer，fortimethereisimehere—LucystoodwithherdearfrieNarheFaunTumnus，lookingdowhewallofthatgarden，andseeingallNarbelow。Butwhenyoulookeddownyoufoundthatthishillwasmuchhigherthanyouhadthought:itsankdownwithshiningcliffs，thousahemalowerworldlookedhangraiheurnedinwardagainandstoodwithherbacktothewallahegarden。
“Isee，”shesaidatlast，thoughtfully。“Iseenow。Thisgardeable。Itisfarbiggeriwasoutside。”
“hterofEve，”saidtheFauherupaherinyougo，thebiggereverythiheinsideislargerthaside。”
Lucylookedhardatthegardenandsawthatitwasnardenbutaithitsownriversandwoodsandseaandmountains。Buttheywerene:shekhemall。
“Isee，”shesaid。“ThisisstillNarnia，andmorerealahentheNarniadowasitwasmorerealahantheNarniaoutsidethestabledoor!Isee。。。orld，NarniawithinNarnia。。。”
“Yes，”saidMr。Tumnus，“likeahatasyougoinandin，eachcircleislargertha。”
AndLucylookedthiswayandthatandsoonfoundthatahinghadhappeevershelookedat，howeverfarawayitmightbe，onceshehadfixedhereyessteadilyoedcloseasifshewerelhatelescope。ShecouldseethewholeSoutherahegreatcityofTashbaawardshecouldseeCairParaveloheseaandtheverywindowoftheroomthathadonherown。Andfarouttoseashecoulddiscovertheislands，islandsafterislaheworld，aheend，thehugemountainwhichtheyhadcalledAslan'stry。Butitartofagreatountainswhigedroundthewholeworld。Infroseemedtoequiteclose。Theoherleftandsawwhatshetooktobeagreatbankhtly-coloredcloud，thembyagap。Butshelookedharderandsawthatitwasnotacloudatallbutarealland。Andwhenshehadfixedhereyesoicularspotofit，sheato，“Peter!Edmund!eandlook!equidtheydlooked，fortheireyesalsohadbeelikehers。
“Why!”exclaimedPeter。“It'sEngland。Andthat'sthehouseitself—ProfessorKirk'soldhomeirywhereallouradventuresbegan!”
“Ithoughtthathousehadbeeroyed，”saidEdmund。
“Soitwas，”saidtheFaun。“ButyouarenowlookingattheEnglandwithiherealEnglandjustasthisistherealNarnia。AndinthatinnerEnglandnogoodthiroyed。”
&heyshiftedtheireyestoa，aerandEdmundandLucygaspedwithamazementaandbeganwaving:fortheretheysawtheirowher，wavingbackatthemacrossthegreat，deepvalley。Itwaslikewhenyouseepeoplewavingatyoufromthedeckofabigshipwheiomeetthem。
“Howwegetatthem?”saidLucy。
“Thatiseasy，”saidMr。Tumnus。“Thatdthistry—alltherealtries—arereatmountainsofAslaowalkale，upwardandinward，tillitjoinson。AhereisKingFrank'shorallgoup。”
Andsoohemselvesallwalkihera，brightproittowardmountaihanyoucouldseeinthisworldeveheretobeseen。Buttherewasnosnowoains:therewereforestsandgreenslopesaordflashingwaterfalls，oher，goingupforever。Aheywerewalkingongrewhetime，valleyoneachside:andacrossthatvalleythelandwhichwastherealEnglandgrewnearerandnearer。
&aheadwasgrer。Lucysawthatagreatseriesofmany-coloredcliffsledupinfrontofthemlikeagiant'sstairdtheeverythingelse，becauseAslanhimselfwasing，leapingdownfromclifftoclifflikealivingcataractofpoweray。
ApersonwhomAslaohimuzzletheDonkey。YouneversawadonkeylookfeeblerahanPuzzledidashetoAslan，andhelooked，besideAslan，assmallasakitte。Bernard。TheLionboweddownhisheadahingtoPuzzleatwhigearswentdown，butthenhesaidsomethiwhichtheearsperkedupagain。Thehumans'thearwhathehadsaideithertime。ThenAslahemandsaid:
“YoudolooksohappyasImeanyoutobe。”
Lucysaid，“We'resoafraidofbeiaway，Aslan。Andyouhavesentusbatoourownworldsooften。”
“hat，”saidAslaguessed?”
&sleapedandawildhoperosewithinthem。
“Therewasarealrailwayat，”saidAslansoftly。
“Yourfatherandmotherandallofyouare—asyouusedtotheShadowlaermisover:theholidayshavebegun。Thedreamisehisisthem。”
AndasHespokeHenolohemlikealiohatbegahatweresogreatahatIotwritethem。Andforusthisistheendofallthestories，atrulysaythattheyalllivedhappilyeverafter。Butforthemitwasonlythebeginniory。AlltheirlifeinthisworldauresinNarniahadohedthetitlepage:nowatlasttheywerebeginningeoftheGreatStorywhieohhasread:whiforever:inwhicheverychapterisbetterthantheonebefore。