CHAPTERFIVEHOWHELPCAMETOTHEKING
Burhismiserydidnotlastlong。Almostatoherecameabump，andthenasep，andtwowerestandihewoodinfrontofhimhadbeeyasedbeforeaheyhadnotbehindhistree，forhewouldhaveheardthem。Theyhadinfactsimplyappearedfromnowhere。Hesawataglaheywerewearingthesamequeer，dingysortofclothesasthepeopleinhisdream;aasece，thattheyweretheyouboyandgirloutofthatpartyofseven。
“Gosh!”saidtheboy，“thattookone'sbreathaway!Ithought—”
“Hurryupaied，”saidthegirl。“Wetalk，afterward。”TheurningtoTirian，“I'msorrywe'vebeensolohemomentwecould。”
WhilesheeakingtheBoyproduifefromhispodwasquicklygtheKing'sbonds:tooquifact，fwassostiffandnumbthatwhecordwascuthefellforwardonhishandsandknees。He'tgetupagaintillhehadbroughtsomelifebatohislegsbyag。
“Isay，”saidthegirl。“Itwasyou，wasn'tit，earedtousthatnightereallatsupper?Nearlya>
“Aweek，fairmaid?”saidTirian。“Mydreamledmeintoyourworldsminutessince。”
“It'stheusualmuddleabouttimes，Pole，”saidtheBoy。
“Iremembernow，”saidTirian。“Thattooesiales。Thetimeelandisdifferentfromours。ButifwespeakofTime，'tistimetobegonefromhere:formyehand。Willyoue?”
“Ofcourse，”saidthegirl。“It'syouwe'veetohelp。”
Tiriangottohisfeetahemrapidlydownhill，Southwardandawayfromthestable。Hektogobuthisfirstaimwastogettorockyplaceswheretheywouldleavenotrail，aoewatersothattheywouldleavehistookthemaboutanhour&#andwadingawasgoingonnobodyhadaalk。Butevenso，Tiriaealihispanions。Thewonderofwalkihecreaturesfromanotherworldmadehimfeelalittledizzy:butitalsomadealltheoldstoriesseemfarmorerealthantheyhadeverseemedbefore。。。anythingmighthappennow。
“Now，”saidTiriaotheheadofalittlevalleywhidowhemamongyoungbirchtrees，“weareoutofdahosevillainsforaspadmaywalkmoreeasily。”Thesunhadrisen，deinklingoneverybrandbirdsweresinging。
“Whataboutsomegrub?—Imeanforyou，Sir，wetwohavehadourbreakfast，”saidtheBoy。
Tirianwonderedverymuchwhathemeantby“grub“，butwhentheBoyopenedabulgysatchelwhichhewasgaarathergreasyandsquashypacket，heuood。Hewasravenouslyhungry，thoughhehadn'tthoughtaboutittillthatmomewohard-boiledeggsawodwidtwowithsomekindofpasteinthem。Ifhehadn'tbeensohungryhewouldn'thavethoughtmuchofthepaste，forthatisasortoffoodsinNarnia。Bythetimehehadeatenallsixsaheyhadetothebottomofthevalleyaheyfoundamossycliffwithalittlefountainbubblingoutofit。Allthreestoppedanddrankaheirhotfaces。
“Andnow，”saidthegirlasshetossedherwethairbaherforehead，“aren'tyougoingtotelluswhoyouareandwhyyouweretiedupandwhatit'sallabout?”
“Withagoodwill，damsel，”saidTiriakeeponthemarch。”Sowhiletheywentonwalkihemwhohewasahathadhappeohim。“Andtheend，“Iamgoiower，owerebuiltinmygraimetoguardLaeagaiainperilousoutlaelledthereinhisday。ByAslan'sgoodwillIwasnotrobbedofmykeys。Inthattowerweshallfindstoresofonsandmailaualsalso，thoughhandrybiscuit。Therealsoweliesafewhilelans。Andnow，prithee，tellmewhoyoutwoareandallyourstory。”
“I'mEustaceSdthisisJillPole，”saidtheBoy。“Andwewerehereesandagesago，morethanayearagobyourtime，andtherecalledPrin，andtheywerekeepingthisderground，ahisfootin—”
“Ha!”criedTiriaheadthatJillwhoresgRilianfromhisloment?”
&'sus，”saidJill。“Sohe'sKingRiliannow，ishe?Ohofcoursehewouldbe。Ifot—”
“Nay，”saidTirian，“Iamthesevefromhim。Hehasbeewohundredyears。”
Jillmadeaface。“Ugh!”shesaid。“That'sthehorridpartaboutingbaia。”ButEusta。“whoweare，Sire，”hesaid。“Anditwaslikethis。TheProfessorandAuntPollyhadgotallusfriendsether—”
“Iknownottheseace，”saidTirian。
“They'rethetwowhotoNarniaattheverybeginning，thedayalltheaotalk。”
“BytheLion'sMairiaheLoryandtheLadyPolly!Fromthedawnoftheworld!Andstillinyourplace?Thewohegloryofit!Buttellme，tellme。”
“Sheisn'treallyouraunt，youknow，”saidEustace。“She'sMissPlummer，butwecallherAuntPolly。Wellthosetwogotusalltogetherpartlyjustforfun，sothatwecouldallhaveagoodjawaboutNarnia（forofcoursethere'snooneelseweevertalktoaboutthi）butpartlybecausetheProfessorhadafeelingthatweweresomehowwantedoverhere。Wellthenyoulikeaghoodness-knows-whatandnearlyfrightehelivesoutofusasayingaword。Afterthat，wekherewassomethiquestionwashowtogethere。You'tgojustbywantingto。SowetalkedalasttheProfessorsaidtheonlywaywouldbebytheMagigs。ItwasbythsthatheandAuntPollyg，loheywereonlykids，yearsbeforeweyoungeroneswereborn。ButtheRingshadallbeehegardenofahouseinLondon（that&#towhehousehadbeensold。Sothentheproblemwashowtogetatthem。You'llwedidierahat'stheHighKiheonewhospoketoyou—wentuptoLohegardenfromtheback，earlyinthembeforepeoplewereup。Theyweredressedlikeworkmensothatifanyowouldlookasifthey'dethingaboutthedrains。IwishI'dbeemusthavebeengloriousfuhavesucceededfordayPetersentusawire—that'sasortofmessage，Sire，I'llexplainaboutitsomeothertime—tosayhe'dgs。AerthatoleandIhadtogobacktoschool—we'retheonlytwowhoarestillatsdwe'reatthesameoerandEdmuusataplathewaydowntosdhaheRings。IthadtobeusteretogotoNarnia，yousee，becausetheolderoneseagaiothetrainthat'sakindofthiravelininourworld:alotofwagoher—andtheProfessorandAuntPollyandLucycameaheraslongaswecould。Welltherewewereirain。Atiiohersweretomeetus，andIwaslookingoutofthewindowtoseeifIcouldseethemwheherecameamhtfuljerkaherewewereinNarniaandtherewasyourMajestytieduptothetree。”