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saidGolg.“Fortheyaretoowhite-hottolookat.Buttheyaremostlikesmalldragons.Theyspeaktousoutofthefire.Theyarewonderfullycleverwiththeirtongues:verywittyandeloquent.”

JillglancedhastilyatEustace.Shehadfeltsurethathewouldliketheideaofslidingdownthatchasmevenlessthanshedid.Herheartsankasshesawthathisfacewasquitechanged.HelookedmuchmorelikethePrincethanliketheoldScrubbatExperimentHouse.Forallhisadventures,andthedayswhenhehadsailedwithKingCaspian,werecomingbacktohi

“YourHighness,”

hesaid.“IfmyoldfriendReepicheeptheMousewerehere,hewouldsaywecouldnotnowrefusetheadventuresofBismwithoutagreatimpeachmenttoourhonour.”

“Downthere,”

saidGolg,“Icouldshowyourealgold,realsilver,realdiamonds.”

“Bosh!”

saidJillrudely.“Asifwedidn’tknowthatwe’rebelowthedeepestminesevenhere.”

“Yes,”

saidGolg.“IhaveheardofthoselittlescratchesinthecrustthatyouTopdwellerscallmines.Butthat’swhereyougetdeadgold,deadsilver,deadgems.DowninBismwehavethemaliveandgrowing.ThereI’llpickyoubunchesofrubiesthatyoucaneatandsqueezeyouacupfullofdiamondjuice.Youwon’tcaremuchaboutfingeringthecold,deadtreasuresofyourshallowminesafteryouhavetastedtheliveonesofBis”

“Myfatherwenttotheworld’send,”

saidRilianthoughtfully.“Itwouldbeamarvellousthingifhissonwenttothebottomoftheworld.”

“IfyourHighnesswantstoseeyourfatherwhilehe’sstillalive,whichIthinkhe’dprefer,”

saidPuddleglum,“it’sabouttimeweweregettingontothatroadtothediggings.”

“AndIwon’tgodownthathole,whateveranyonesays,”

addedJill.

“Why,ifyourHonoursarereallysettogobacktoOverworld,”

saidGolg,“thereisonebitoftheroadthat’sratherlowerthanthis.Andperhaps,ifthatflood’sstillrising—”

“Oh,do,do,docomeon!”

beggedJill.

“Ifearitmustbeso,”

saidthePrincewithadeepsigh.“ButIhavelefthalfofmyheartinthelandofBis”

“Please!”

beggedJill.

“Whereistheroad?”

askedPuddleglu

“Therearelampsalltheway,”

saidGolg.“YourHonourcanseethebeginningoftheroadonthefarsideofthechas”

“Howlongwillthelampsburnfor?”

askedPuddleglu

Atthatmomentahissing,scorchingvoicelikethevoiceofFireitself(theywonderedafterwardsifitcouldhavebeenasalamander’s)camewhistlingupoutoftheverydepthsofBis

“Quick!

Quick!

Quick!

Tothecliffs,tothecliffs,tothecliffs!”

itsaid.“Theriftcloses.Itcloses.Itcloses.Quick!

Quick!”

Andatthesametime,withear-shatteringcracksandcreaks,therocksmoved.Already,whiletheylooked,thechasmwasnarrower.Fromeverysidebelatedgnomeswererushingintoit.Theywouldnotwaittoclimbdowntherocks.Theyflungthemselvesheadlongand,eitherbecausesostrongablastofhotairwasbeatingupfromthebottom,orforsomeotherreason,theycouldbeseenfloatingdownwardslikeleaves.Thickerandthickertheyfloated,tilltheirblacknessalmostblottedoutthefieryriverandthegrovesoflivegems.“Good-byetoyourHonours.I’moff,”

shoutedGolg,anddived.OnlyafewwerelefttofollowhiThechasmwasnownobroaderthanastreaNowitwasnarrowastheslitinapillarbox.Nowitwasonlyanintenselybrightthread.Then,withashocklikeathousandgoodstrainscrashingintoathousandpairsofbuffers,thelipsofrockclosed.Thehot,maddeningsmellvanished.ThetravellerswerealoneinanUnderworldwhichnowlookedfarblackerthanbefore.Pale,dim,anddreary,thelampsmarkedthedirectionoftheroad.


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