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ANDnowthewindswhichhadsolongbeenfromthenorth-westbegantoblowfromthewestitselfandeverymorningwhenthesunroseoutoftheseathecurvedprowoftheDawnTreaderstooduprightacrossthemiddleofthesun.SomethoughtthatthesunlookedlargerthanitlookedfromNarnia,butothersdisagreed.Andtheysailedandsailedbeforeagentleyetsteadybreezeandsawneitherfishnorgull-norshipnorshore.Andstoresbegantogetlowagain,anditcreptintotheirheartsthatperhapstheymighthavecometoaseawhichwentonforever.Butwhentheverylastdayonwhichtheythoughttheycouldriskcontinuingtheireastwardvoyagedawned,itshowed,rightaheadbetweenthemandthesunrise,alowlandlyinglikeacloud.

Theymadeharbourinawidebayaboutthemiddleoftheafternoonandlanded.Itwasaverydifferentcountryfromanytheyhadyetseen.Forwhentheyhadcrossedthesandybeachtheyfoundallsilentandemptyasifitwereanuninhabitedland,

butbeforethemtherewerelevellawnsinwhichthegrasswasassmoothandshortasitusedtobeinthegroundsofagreatEnglishhousewheretengardenerswerekept.Thetrees,ofwhichthereweremany,allstoodwellapartfromoneanother,andtherewerenobrokenbranchesandnoleaveslyingontheground.Pigeonssometimescooedbuttherewasnoothernoise.

Presentlytheycametoalong,straight,sandedpathwithnotaweedgrowingonitandtreesoneitherhand.Faroffattheotherendofthisavenuetheynowcaughtsightofahouse—verylongandgreyandquiet—lookingintheafternoonsun.

AlmostassoonastheyenteredthispathLucynoticedthatshehadalittlestoneinhershoe.Inthatunknownplaceitmighthavebeenwiserforhertoasktheotherstowaitwhileshetookitout.Butshedidn’t;shejustdroppedquietlybehindandsatdowntotakeoffhershoe.Herlacehadgotintoaknot.

Beforeshehadundonetheknottheotherswereafairdistanceahead.Bythetimeshehadgotthestoneoutandwasputtingtheshoeonagainshecouldnolongerhearthem.Butalmostatoncesheheardsomethingelse.Itwasnotcomingfromthedirectionofthehouse.

Whatsheheardwasathumping.Itsoundedasifdozensofstrongworkmenwerehittingthegroundashardastheycouldwithgreatwoodenmallets.Anditwasveryquicklycomingnearer.Shewasalreadysittingwithherbacktoatree,andasthetreewasnotoneshecouldclimb,therewasreallynothingtodobuttositdeadstillandpressherselfagainstthetreeandhopeshewouldn’tbeseen.

Thump,thump,thump。。。andwhateveritwasmustbeveryclosenowforshecouldfeelthegroundshaking.Butshecouldseenothing.Shethoughtthething-orthingsmustbejustbehindher.Butthentherecameathumponthepathrightinfrontofher.Sheknewitwasonthepathnotonlybythesoundbutbecauseshesawthesandscatterasifithadbeenstruckaheavyblow.Butshecouldseenothingthathadstruckit.Thenallthethumpingnoisesdrewtogetherabouttwentyfeetawayfromherandsuddenlyceased.ThencametheVoice.

Itwasreallyverydreadfulbecauseshecouldstillseenobodyatall.Thewholeofthatpark-likecountrystilllookedasquietandemptyasithadlookedwhentheyfirstlanded.Nevertheless,onlyafewfeetawayfromher,avoicespoke.Andwhatitsaidwas:

“Mates,now’sourchance.”

Instantlyawholechorusofothervoicesreplied,“Hearhim.Hearhim.Now‘sourchance’,hesaid.Welldone,Chief.Youneversaidatruerword.”

“WhatIsay,”continuedthefirstvoice,“is,getdowntotheshorebetweenthemandtheirboat,andleteverymother’ssonlooktohisweapons.Catch’emwhentheytrytoputtosea.”

“Eh,that’stheway,”shoutedalltheothervoices.“Younevermadeabetterplan,Chief.Keepitup,Chief.Youcouldn’thaveabetterplanthanthat.”

“Lively,then,mates,lively,”saidthefirstvoice.“Offwego。

“Rightagain,Chief,”saidtheothers.“Couldn’thaveabetter

order.Justwhatweweregoingtosayourselves.Offwego.”

Immediatelythethumpingbeganagain—veryloudatfirstbutsoonfainterandfainter,tillitdiedoutinthedirectionofthesea.

Lucyknewtherewasnotimetositpuzzlingastowhattheseinvisiblecreaturesmightbe.Assoonasthethumpingnoisehaddiedawayshegotupandranalongthepathaftertheothersasquicklyasherlegswouldcarryher.Theymustatallcostsbewarned.

Whilethishadbeenhappeningtheothershadreachedthehouse.Itwasalowbuilding-onlytwostorieshighmadeofabeautifulmellowstone,many-windowed,andpartiallycoveredwithivy.EverythingwassostillthatEustacesaid,“Ithinkit’sempty,”butCaspiansilentlypointedtothecolumnofsmokewhichrosefromonechimney.

Theyfoundawidegatewayopenandpassedthroughitintoapavedcourtyard.Anditwasherethattheyhadtheirfirstindicationthattherewassomethingoddaboutthisisland.Inthemiddleofthecourtyardstoodapump,andbeneaththepumpabucket.Therewasnothingoddaboutthat.Butthepumphandlewasmovingupanddown,thoughthereseemedtobenoonemovingit.

“There’ssomemagicatworkhere,”saidCaspian.

“Machinery!”saidEustace.“Idobelievewe’vecometoacivilizedcountryatlast.”

AtthatmomentLucy,hotandbreathless,rushedintothecourtyardbehindthem.Inalowvoiceshetriedtomakethemunderstandwhatshehadoverheard.Andwhentheyhadpartlyunderstooditeventhebravestofthemdidnotlookveryhappy.

“Invisibleenemies,”mutteredCaspian.“Andcuttingusofffromtheboat.Thisisanuglyfurrowtoplough.”

“You’venoideawhatsortofcreaturestheyare,Lu?”askedEdmund.

“HowcanI,Ed,whenIcouldn’tseethem?”

“Didtheysoundlikehumansfromtheirfootsteps?”

“Ididn’thearanynoiseoffeet—onlyvoicesandthisfrightfulthuddingandthumping-likeamallet.”

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