saidLucy，“isthisthewaytoAslan’scountry？”
“Notforyou，”
saidtheLamb．“ForyouthedoorintoAslan’scountryisfromyourownworld．”
“What！”
saidEdmund．“IsthereawayintoAslan’scountryfromourworldtoo？”
“Thereisawayintomycountryfromalltheworlds，”
saidtheLamb；butashespokehissnowywhiteflushedintotawnygoldandhissizechangedandhewasAslanhimself，toweringabovethemandscatteringlightfromhismane．
“Oh，Aslan，”
saidLucy．“Willyoutellushowtogetintoyourcountryfromourworld？”
“Ishallbetellingyouallthetime，”
saidAslan．“ButIwillnottellyouhowlongorshortthewaywillbe；onlythatitliesacrossariver．Butdonotfearthat，forIamthegreatBridgeBuilder．Andnowcome；Iwillopenthedoorintheskyandsendyoutoyourownland．”
“Please，Aslan，”
saidLucy．“Beforewego，willyoutelluswhenwecancomebacktoNarniaagain？Please．Andoh，do，do，domakeitsoon．”
“Dearest，”
saidAslanverygently，“youandyourbrotherwillnevercomebalktoNarnia．”
“Oh，Aslan！
！”
saidEdmundandLucybothtogetherindespairingvoices．
“Youaretooold，children，”
saidAslan，“andyoumustbegintocomeclosetoyourownworldnow．”
“Itisn’tNarnia，youknow，”
sobbedLucy．“It’syou．Weshan’tmeetyouthere．Andhowcanwelive，nevermeetingyou？”
“Butyoushallmeetme，dearone，”
saidAslan．
“Are—areyoutheretoo，Sir？”
saidEdmund．
“Iam，”
saidAslan．“ButthereIhaveanothername．Youmustlearntoknowmebythatname．ThiswastheveryreasonwhyyouwerebroughttoNarnia，thatbyknowingmehereforalittle，youmayknowmebetterthere．”
“AndisEustacenevertocomebackhereeither？”
saidLucy．
“Child，”
saidAslan，“doyoureallyneedtoknowthat？Come，Iamopeningthedoorinthesky．”
Thenallinonemomenttherewasarendingofthebluewall（likeacurtainbeingtorn）andaterriblewhitelightfrombeyondthesky，andthefeelofAslan’smaneandaLion’skissontheirforeheadsandthen—thebarkbedroominAuntAlberta’shomeinCambridge．
Onlytwomorethingsneedtobetold．OneisthatCaspianandhismenallcamesafelybacktoRamandu’sIsland．Andthethreelordswokefromtheirsleep．CaspianmarriedRamandu’sdaughterandtheyallreachedNarniaintheend，andshebecameagreatqueenandthemotherandgrandmotherofgreatkings．TheotheristhatbackinourownworldeveryonesoonstartedsayinghowEustacehadimproved，andhow“You’dneverknowhimforthesameboy”
：everyoneexceptAuntAlberta，whosaidhehadbecomeverycommonplaceandtiresomeanditmusthavebeentheinfluenceofthosePevensiechildren．
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