ButallthetimeDriniaeeriarboard，liketiresomepeopleincarswhoueatfortymilesanhourwhileyouareexplainiheyareroad。
“They&#ht，Drinian，”said。“Whydon'tyherheadroundahewesternstream?”
“AsyourMajestypleases，”saidDrinialy。Hehadhadananxiousdaywiththeweatheryesterday，andhedidn'tlikeadvieeredditturerwardthatitwasagoodthinghedid。
Bythetimetheyhadfiering，therainiahePevensies，andReepicheep，decidedtotothetopofthehillacouldbeseen。Itwasastiffishclimbthrrassaheysawherma，exceptseagulls。Whehetoptheysawthatitwasaverysmallisland，wentyadfromthisheightthesealerahanitdidfromthedeck，oreveingtop，oftheDa>
“Crazy，youknow，”saidEustacetoLualowvoigattheeasternhorizon。“Sailingonandonintothatwithwemaygetto。”Butheonlysaiditoutofhabit，ilyashewouldhavedoime。
Itwastoocoldtostaylongeforthewindstillblewfreshlyfromthenorth。
“Don'tlet'sgobackthesameway，”saidLucyastheytur'sgoalongabitandedowream，theoneDrio。”
Everyohisafifteeheywereatthesourceofthesedriver。Itwasamplatheyhadexpected;adeeplittlemountainlake，surroundedbycliffsexceptforanarrowtheseawardsideoutofwhichthewaterflowed。Hereatlasttheywereoutofthewind，andallsatdowherabovethecliffforarest。
AllsatdowwasEdmund）jumpedupagainveryquickly。
“Theygoinforsharpstohisisland，”hesaid，gropingaboutiher。“Whereisthewretg?。。。Ah，nowI'vegotit。。。Hullo!Itwasn'tastoall，it'sasword-hilt。No，byjove，it'sahattherusthasleftofit。Itmusthavelainherefes。”
“Narnian，too，bythelookofit，”said，astheyallcrowdedround。
“I'msittioo，”saidLuethinghard。”Itturobetheremainsofamail-shirt。Bythistimeeveryonewasonhandsandkhethickheatheriion。Theirsearchrevealed，onebyo，adagger，andafewegenuineNarnian“Lions”and“Trees”suightseeanydayi-placeofBeaversdamorBeruna。
“Looksasifthismightbeallthat'sleftofoneofoursevenlords，”saidEdmund。
“JustwhatIwasthinking，”said。“Ias。There'snothioshohedied。”
“Aoavengehim，”addedReepicheep。
&heohepartywhohadreadseveraldetectivestories，hadmeahinking。
“Lookhere，”hesaid，“there'ssomethingveryfishyaboutthis。He'thavebeenkilledinafight。”
“Whynot?”asked。
“Nobones，”saidEdmund。“Atakethearmorahebody。Butwhoeverheardofachapwho'dwonafightgawaythebodyahearmor?”
“Perhapshewaskilledbyawildanimal，”Lucysuggested。
“It'dbeaimal，”saidEdmund，“thatwouldtakeaman'smailshirtoff。”
“Perhapsadragon?”said。
“Nothingdoing，”saidEustace。“Adragon'tdoit。Ioughttoknow。”
&'sgetawayfromtheplayway，”saidLucy。Shehadlikesittingdownagainsindhadraisedthequestionofbones。
“Ifyoulike，”said，gettingup。“Idon'tthinkanyofthisstuffiswa>
Theyandrouleopereamcameoutofthelake，andstoodlookierwithinthecircleofcliffs。Ifithadbeenahotday，nodoubtsomewouldhavebeeheandeveryonewouldhavehadadrink。Iwas，EustatheverypointofstoopingdoierinhishandswhenReepidLucybothatthesamemomentcried，“Look，”sotabouthisdrinkandlooked。
&omofthepoolwasmaderayish-bluestoheerfectlydoomlayalife-sizefigureofamalyofgold。Itlayfawardswithitsarmsstretchedoutaboveitshead。Anditsohappeastheylookedatit，thecloudspartedandthesuhegoldeupfromendtoend。Lucythoughtitwasthemostbeautifulstatueshehadeverseen。
“Well!”whistled。“Thatwaswtosee!Iwonder，wegetitout?”
“Wediveforit，Sire，”saidReepicheep。
“Nogoodatall，”saidEdmu，ifit&#old—solidgold—it'llbefartooheavytup。Andthatpool'stwelveorfiftee'saninch。Halfamoment，though。It'sagoodthingI&#htahuhme。Let'sseethislike。Holdontomyhand，，whileIleaerabit。”tookhishandandEdmund，leaningfantolowerhisspearier。