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〃no； theyre not；〃 said peter； still leading the way into the thickest wood。 〃theyre all here。 they were brought down in bundles this morning。 its all arranged。”
〃was that what aslan was talking to you and susan about this morning？〃 asked lucy。
〃yes … that and other things；〃 said peter； his face very solemn。 〃i cant tell it to you all。
there were things he wanted to say to su and me because were not ing back to narnia。”
〃never？〃 cried edmund and lucy in dismay。
〃oh； you two are；〃 answered peter。 〃at least； from what he said； im pretty sure he means you to get back some day。 but not su and me。 he says were getting too old。”
〃oh； peter；〃 said lucy。 〃what awful bad luck。 can you bear it？”
〃well； i think i can；〃 said peter。 〃its all rather different from what i thought。 youll understand when it es to your last time。 but； quick； here are our things。”
it was odd； and not very nice； to take off their royal clothes and to e back in their school things （not very fresh now） into that great assembly。 one or two of the nastier telmarines jeered。 but the other creatures all cheered and rose up in honour of peter the high king； and queen susan of the horn； and king edmund； and queen lucy。 there were affectionate and （on lucys part） tearful farewells with all their old friends … animal kisses； and hugs from bulgy bears； and hands wrung by trumpkin； and a last tickly； whiskerish embrace with trufflehunter。 and of course caspian offered the horn back to susan and of course susan told him to keep it。 and then； wonderfully and terribly； it was farewell to aslan himself； and peter took his place with susans hands on his shoulders and edmunds on hers and lucys on his and the first of the telmarines on lucys； and so in a long line they moved forward to the door。 after that came a moment which is hard to describe； for the children seemed to be seeing three things at once。 one was the mouth of a cave opening into the glaring green and blue of an island in the pacific； where all the telmarines would find themselves the moment they were through the door。 the second was a glade in narnia； the faces of dwarfs and beasts； the deep eyes of aslan； and the white patches on the badgers cheeks。 but the third （which rapidly swallowed up the
other two） was the grey； gravelly surface of a platform in a country station； and a seat with luggage round it； where they were all sitting as if they had never moved from it … a little flat and dreary for a moment after all they； had been through； but also； unexpectedly； nice in its own way； what with the familiar railway smell and the english sky and the summer term before them。
〃well！〃 said peter。 〃we have had a time。”
〃bother！〃 said edmund。 〃ive left my new torch in narnia。”
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