saidthePrincesternly，“IhavealreadytoldyourGracethatIamtheKing’ssonofNarnia.”
“Andshaltbe，dearfriend，”
saidtheWitchinasoothingvoice，asifshewashumouringachild，“shaltbekingofmanyimaginedlandsinthyfancies.”
“We’vebeenthere，too，”
snappedJill.Shewasveryangrybecauseshecouldfeelenchantmentgettingholdofhereverymoment.Butofcoursetheveryfactthatshecouldstillfeelit，showedthatithadnotyetfullyworked.
“AndthouartQueenofNarniatoo，Idoubtnot，prettyone，”
saidtheWitchinthesamecoaxing，half-mockingtone.
“I’mnothingofthesort，”
saidJill，stampingherfoot.“Wecomefromanotherworld.”
“Why，thisisaprettiergamethantheother，”
saidtheWitch.“Tellus，littlemaid，whereisthisotherworld？Whatshipsandchariotsgobetweenitandours？”
OfcoursealotofthingsdartedintoJill’sheadatonce：ExperimentHouse，AdelaPennyfather，herownhome，radio-sets，cinemas，cars，aeroplanes，ration-books，queues.Buttheyseemeddimandfaraway.（Thrum—thrum—thrum—wentthestringsoftheWitch’sinstrument.）Jillcouldn’trememberthenamesofthethingsinourworld.Andthistimeitdidn’tcomeintoherheadthatshewasbeingenchanted，fornowthemagicwasinitsfullstrength；andofcourse，themoreenchantedyouget，themorecertainyoufeelthatyouarenotenchantedatall.Shefoundherselfsaying（andatthemomentitwasarelieftosay）：
“No.Isupposethatotherworldmustbealladrea”
“Yes.Itisalladream，”
saidtheWitch，alwaysthrumming.
“Yes，alladream，”
saidJill.
“Thereneverwassuchaworld，”
saidtheWitch.
“No，”
saidJillandScrubb，“neverwassuchaworld.”
“Thereneverwasanyworldbutmine，”
saidtheWitch.
“Thereneverwasanyworldbutyours，”
saidthey.
Puddleglumwasstillfightinghard.“Idon’tknowrightlywhatyouallmeanbyaworld，”
hesaid，talkinglikeamanwhohasn’tenoughair.“Butyoucanplaythatfiddletillyourfingersdropoff，andstillyouwon’tmakemeforgetNarnia；andthewholeOverworldtoo.We’llneverseeitagain，Ishouldn’twonder.Youmayhaveblotteditoutandturneditdarklikethis，forallIknow.Nothingmorelikely.ButIknowIwasthereonce.I’veseentheskyfullofstars.I’veseenthesuncomingupoutoftheseaofamorningandsinkingbehindthemountainsatnight.AndI’veseenhimupinthemiddayskywhenIcouldn’tlookathimforbrightness.”
Puddleglum’swordshadaveryrousingeffect.Theotherthreeallbreathedagainandlookedatoneanotherlikepeoplenewlyawaked.
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