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CHAPTERTHIRTEEHOUTTHEQUEEN
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ALLfeltthattheyhadearScrubbcalleda“breather“.TheWitchhadlockedthedoorandtoldtheEarthmennottodisturbher，sotherewaserruptio.Theirfirstbusinesswas，ofcourse，Puddleglum'sburntfoot.AcoupleofshirtsfromthePrince'sbedroom，tornintostrips，andwellgreasedontheiterandsaladoiloffthesuppertable，madeafairlyg.Whenthishadbeeheyallsatdownandhadalittlerefreshment，anddiscussedplansffromtheUnderworld.
Riliaherewerequitealotofoutletsbywhiecouldgettothesurface;hehadbeehroughmostofthematoher.Buthehadalone，onlywiththeWitdhehadalwaysreachedtheseoutletsbygoinginashipacrosstheSuheEarthmenwouldsayifhewentdowntotheharbourwithouttheWitdwithfers，andsimplyorderedaship，noonecouldguess.Butmostlikelytheywouldaskawkwardquestioherha，theoheinvasionofOverworld，wasonthissideofthesea，andonlyafewmilesariwasnearlyfinished;oofearthdividedthediggingsfromtheouterair.ItossiblethatithadefiheWitebathisandtostarttheattaifitwasnot，theycouldprobablydigthemselvesoutbythatrouteinafewhours—iftheylygettherewithoutbeingstopped，andifohediggingsuhosewerethedifficulties.
“Ifyouaskme—”
beganPuddleglum，whenSterrupted.
“Isay，”
heasked，“what'sthatnoise?”
“I'vebeeforsometime!”
saidJill.
Theyhadall，infahearingthehadbegunandincreasedsograduallythattheydidnotkheyhadfirst.Foratimeithadbeenonlyavaguedisquietlikegentlewinds，ortrafficveryfaraway.Theoamurmurlikethesea.Thencamerumblingsandrushings.obevoicesaswellandalsoasteadyrthatwasnotvoices.
“BytheLion，”
saidPrin，“itseemsthissilentlandhasfoundato.”
Herose，walkedtothewindow，ahes.Theotherstolookout.
Theveryfirstthiicedwasagreatredglow.ItsrefleadearedpattheroofoftheUhousahem，sothattheycouldseearogsbeenhiddenindarkheworldwasmade.Theglowitselfthefarsideoftheanybuildings，grimaoodupblastit.Butitalsocastitslightdownmaranfromittowardthedissomethirangewasgoingon.Theclosely-packed，silentenhadvaead，therewerefiguresdartingaboutbyowos，orthrees.Theybehavedlikepeoplewhodonotwanttobeseen:lurkinginshadowbehindbuttressesorindoorways，andthenmovingquicklyacrosstheopenintofreshplacesofhiding.Butthestrahingofall，toanyoheghesandcriesalldires.Butfromtheharbourthereblingrrewsteadilylouderandwasalreadyshakingthewholecity.
“What'shappehmen?”
saidScrubb.“Isitthemshouting?”
“'Tishardlypossible，”
saidthePrineverheardoherasuchasspeakwithaloudvoiallthewearyyearsofmybondage.Somenewdevilry，Idon'tdoubt.”
“Andwhatisthatredlightoverthere?”
askedJill.“Issomethingonfire?”
“Ifyouaskme，”
saidPuddleglum，“IshouldsaythatwasthetralfiresoftheEarthbreakingouttomakeanewvolo.We'llbeinthemiddleofit，Ishouldn'twonder.”
“Lookatthatship!”
saidScrubb.“Why'sitingonsoquioone&#it.”
“Look，look!”
saidthePriheshipisalreadyfarthissideoftheharbour—itisi.Look!Alltheshipsaredrivingiy!Bymyhead，thesea&#.Thefloodisuponus.Aslanbepraised，thiscastlestandsonhighground.Butthewaterlyfast.”
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