“No，ofot，”saidPeter。“Butithasgrownuptothegatesince。”
“Andf，”saidEdmund，“CairParavelwasn'tonanisland。”
“Yes，I'vebeenwaboutthat。Butitwasawhat-do-you-call-it，apeninsula。Jollynearlyanisland。'tithavebeenmadeanislaime?Somebodyhasdugael。”
“Buthalfamoment!”saidEdmund。“Youkeeponsayiime。Butit'sonlyayearagosincewecamebaNarnia。Andyouwaileshavefallendowshavegrownup，areeslantedourselveshaveturoabigoodnessknowswhatelse。It'sallimpossible。”
“There'sohing，”saidLucy。“IfthisisCairParavelthereoughttobeadooratthisendofthedais。Iobesittingwithainstitatthismoment。Youkhatleddowreasurechamber。”
“Isupposethereisn'tadoor，”saidPeter，gettingup。
Thewallbehindthemwasamassofivy。
“Wefindout，”saidEdmund，takihesticksthattheyhadlaidreadyfaheiviedweistthestone;andagain，tap-tap;aon，withaquitedifferentsound，ahollow，woodensound。
&!”saidEdmund。
&clearthisivyaeter。
“Oh，dolet'sleaveitalone，”saidSusaryitinthem。Ifwe'vegottospehereIdon'tendooratmybadagreatbigblackholethatanythingmighteoutof，besidesthedraftandthedamp。Andit'llsoonbedark。”
“Susan!Howyou?”saidLucyroace。ButboththeboysweretoomuchexcitedtotakeanynoticeofSusan'sadvice。Theyworkedattheivywiththeirhandsaer'spoifetillthekhattheyusedEdmund's。Soonthewholeplacewheretheyhadbeensittingwascoveredwithivy;andatlasttheyhadthedoorcleared。
“Locked，ofcourse，”saidPeter。
“Butthewood'sallrotten，”saidEdmund。“ullittobitsiwillmakeextrafirewood。eon。”
Ittookthemloheyexped，beforetheyhaddohallhadgrownduskyaarortwohadeoutoverhead。Susanwasnottheoaslightshudderastheboysstoodabovethepileofsplinteredwthedirtofftheirhandsandstaringintothectheyhadmade。
“Nowforatorch，”saidPeter。
“Oh，whatisthegood?”saidSusan。“AndasEdmundsaid—”
“I'mnotsayingiterrupted。“Istilldon'tualethatlater。Isupposeydower?”
&，”saidPeter。“Cheerup，Susan。It'snogoodbehavinglikekidsnowthatwearebaia。You'reaQueenhere。Andanywaynoonecouldgotosleepwithamysterylikethisontheirminds。”
&ouselongsticksastorchesbutthiswasnotasuccess。Ifyouheldthemwiththelightedeout，andifyouheldthemtheotherwaytheyscorchedyourhandandthesmokegotiheeouseEdmund'selectrictorch;luckilyithadbeenabirthdaypresehanaweekagoaerywasalmost，withthelight。ThehenSusaerbroughtuptherear。
“I'veetothetopofthesteps，”saidEdmund。
“，”saidPeter。
&hree，”saidEdmucautiouslydotosixteen。“Andthisisthebottom，”heshoutedback。
&reallymustbeCairParavel，”saidLucy。“Thereweresixteen。”Nothingmorewassaidtillallfourwerestandinginakhefootofthestairway。ThenEdmuorchslowlyround。
“O—o—o—oh!!”saidalltheatonce。
FornowallkwasitreasurechamberofCairParavelwheretheyhadnedasKingsandQueensofNarnia。Therewasakindofpathupthemiddle（asitmightbeinagreenhouse），andalongeachsideatioodrior，likeknightsguardireasures。Ihesuitsofarmor，andoneachsideofthepath，wereshelvescoveredwithpregs—nedarmringsandfingerringsandgoldenbowlsanddishesandlongtusksofivory，broodetsandsofgold，andheapsofuoneslyingpiledanyhowasiftheyweremarblesorpotatoes—diamonds，rubies，cles，emeralds，topazes，as。Uheshelvesstoodgreatcheststhehironbarsandheavilypadloditwasbitterlydsostillthattheycouldhearthemselvesbreathing，areasuresweresocoveredwithdustthatuheyhadrealizedwheretheywereaofthethings，theywouldhardlyhavekreasures。Therewassomethingsadandalittlefrighteningabouttheplace，becauseitallseemedsoforsakenandlongago。Thatwaswhynobodysaidanythingforatleastaminute。
Then，ofcourse，theybeganwalkingaboutandpigsuptolookat。Itwaslikemeetingveryoldfriends。Ifyouhadbeenthereyouwouldhaveheardthemsayingthingslike，“Ohlook!Ourrings—doyourememberfirstwearingthis?—Why，thisisthelittlebroochweallthoughtwaslost—Isay，isn'tthatthearmoryouworeiourheLoneIslands?—doyourememberthedwarfmakingthatforme?—doyourememberdrinkingoutofthathorn?—doyouremember，doyouremember?”
ButsuddenlyEdmundsaid，“Lookhere。Wemustn'twastethebattery:goodnessknoeshall。Hadn'twebettertakeaagain?”
&akethegifts，”saidPeter。FoataChristmasinNarniaheandSusanandLucyhadbeeaiswhichtheyvaluedmorethantheirwholekingdom。Edmundhadhadnogiftbecausehewasnotwiththematthetime。（Thiswashisownfault，andyoureadaboutitiherbook。）
TheyallagreedwithPeterahepathtothewallatthefarereasurechamber，andthere，sureeswerestillhanging。Lucy'swasthesmallestforitwasonlyalittlebottle。Butthebottlewasmadeofdiamondinsteadofglass，anditwasstillmorethanhalffullofthemagicalcordialwhichwouldhealalmosteverywoundandeveryillness。Luothingandlookedverysolemiftdownfromitspladsluoverhershoulderandohebottleathersidewhereitusedtohangintheolddays。Susan'sgifthadbeenabowandarrowsandahorn。Thebowwasstillthere，andtheivoryquiver，fullofwell-featheredarrows，but—“Oh，Susan，”saidLucy。“Where'sthehorn?”
“Ohbother，bother，bother，”saidSusanaftershehadthoughtforamoment。“Iremembernow。Itookitwithmethelastdayofall，thedaywewenthuag。Itmusthavegotlostwhenweblunderedbatothatotherplad，Imean。”
Edmuwasieringloss;forthiswasaedhornand，wheneveryoublewit，helpwasetoyou，whereveryouwere。
“Justthesortofthingthatmighteinhandyihis，”saidEdmund。
“Nevermind，”saidSusan，“I'vestillgotthebow。”A。
“Won'tthestringbeperished，Su?”saidPeter。
Butwhetherbysomemagitheairofthetreasurechamberornot，thebowwasstillinworder。ArdswimmihingsSusanwasgoodat。Ishehadbentthebowandthelepluckt。Ittingtwangthatvibratedthroughthewholeroom。Andthatonesmallbacktheolddaystothe'smihananythingthathadhappehebattlesandhuscamerushingintotheirheadstogether。
Therungthebowagainandslungthequiveratherside。
&ertookdownhisgift—theshieldwiththegreatredliononit，andtheroyalsword。Hebleedthemoogetoffthedust。Hefittedtheshieldonhisarmandslungtheswordbyhisside。Hewasafraidatfirstthatitmightberustyandsticktothesheath。Butitwasnotso。Withomotioaup，shiniht。
“ItismyswordRhindon，”hesaid;“withitIkilledtheWolf。”TherewasaoneinhisvoidtheothersallfeltthatheetertheHighKingagaieralittlepause，everyotheymustsavethebattery。
Theyclimbedthestairagainandmadeupagoodfireandlaydowherforwarmth。Thegroundwasveryhardandunfortable，buttheyfellasleepintheend。