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thegreatthehighall,thinsound,buttheyyethighenoughtoflyoverthetopofthecliffs
”odoabitofzigzagginghere,”saidfledge”holdontight”
hebeganflyingtoandfro,gettinghigherateachtutheairgre
”isay,lookbacklookbehind,”saidpolly
theretheyuldseetheoftheseaandnoountainsappearingbeyondthenorthoors,andplainsoflookedlikesandfarinthesouth
”ieootellusallthoseplacesare,”saiddigory
”idontsupposetheyreanyean,theresnoohere,andnothinghappeningtheoday”
”no,butpeoplethere,”saiddigory”andthentheyllhavehistories,youknow”
”sajollygoodthingtheyhaventnoadetoleaitbattlesanddatesandallthatrot”
noinutesthevalleylandofnaiahadsunkoutofsightbehindthetheyountainsloodaheadbutthesuneltedgold;anditsetatlastbehindajaggedpeakoodupagainstthebrightnessassharpandflatasifitoutofcardboard
”itsnooouphere,”saidpolly
”andingdoforadecentspottospendthenightinreachthatplacetonight”
”yes,andsurelyitsabouttiforsupper”saiddigory
sofledgeanyhourselyandearthynoisesagaintheellofsunbakedearthandgrassandfloeuptotheatlastfledgealighteddigoryrolledoffandhelpedpollytodisuntbothostretchtheirstifflegs
thevalleyinedoountains;snolookingroseredinthereflectionsofthesunset,to
”iaungry,”saiddigory
”outhfulofgrassthenheraisedhishead,stillcheouthlikeeon,youtbeshytheresplentyforusall”
”buteatgrass,”saiddigory
”hh”saidfledge,speakingouthfull”dontknoeyoulldothenverygoodgrasstoo”
pollyanddigorystaredatoneanotherindisy
”eoneghthavearrangedaboutourals,”saiddigory
”iureaslan,”saidfledge
”heknohoutbeingasked”saidpolly
”ivenodoubtheouthfull”butiveasortofideahelikestobeasked”
”butonearthareodo”askeddigory
”iureidontknoightlikeitbetterthanyouthink”
”oh,dontbesilly,”saidpolly,staingherfoot”ofursehunsuttonchop”
”forgoodnesssakedonttalkaboutakesitworse”
digorysaidthatpollyhadbettertakeherselfhobyringandgetsothingtoeatthere;heuldnthielfbeessageforaslan,and,ifonighthappentopreventhisgettingbackbutpollysaidshe,anddigorysaiditofher
”isay,”saidpolly,”ivestillgotthereinsofthatbagoftoffeeinjacketitllbebetterthannothing”
”alotbetter,”saiddigory,”butbecarefultogetyourhandintoyourpockethouttouchingyourring”
thisanageditintheendthelittlepaperbagoreaquestionoftearingthebagoffthetoffeesthanofgettingthetoffeesoutofthebagsogroalltolditpposttuedintoalittlelighttree,allholeintheturfandburiedthepieakingtheastaslongastheyulditeal,evenhallthepapertheyuldnthelpeatingaswell
leaningagainsthisbody,andeouttheytalkedovereverything:hoethingforhistherandhoessageandtheyrepeatedtooneanotherallthesignsbyheyheplacestheyhebluelakeandthehillhagardenontopofitthetalkbeginningtosloheygotsleepy,upwideawakeandsaid”hush”
everyonelistenedashardastheyuld
”perhapsithehetrees,”saiddigorypresently
”iotsosure,”saidfledge”anyething”
thehorsescraledtoitsfeetelycertainshehadseenatall,darkfigureglidingquicklyawa
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thegreatthehighall,thinsound,buttheyyethighenoughtoflyoverthetopofthecliffs
”odoabitofzigzagginghere,”saidfledge”holdontight”
hebeganflyingtoandfro,gettinghigherateachtutheairgre
”isay,lookbacklookbehind,”saidpolly
theretheyuldseetheoftheseaandnoountainsappearingbeyondthenorthoors,andplainsoflookedlikesandfarinthesouth
”ieootellusallthoseplacesare,”saiddigory
”idontsupposetheyreanyean,theresnoohere,andnothinghappeningtheoday”
”no,butpeoplethere,”saiddigory”andthentheyllhavehistories,youknow”
”sajollygoodthingtheyhaventnoadetoleaitbattlesanddatesandallthatrot”
noinutesthevalleylandofnaiahadsunkoutofsightbehindthetheyountainsloodaheadbutthesuneltedgold;anditsetatlastbehindajaggedpeakoodupagainstthebrightnessassharpandflatasifitoutofcardboard
”itsnooouphere,”saidpolly
”andingdoforadecentspottospendthenightinreachthatplacetonight”
”yes,andsurelyitsabouttiforsupper”saiddigory
sofledgeanyhourselyandearthynoisesagaintheellofsunbakedearthandgrassandfloeuptotheatlastfledgealighteddigoryrolledoffandhelpedpollytodisuntbothostretchtheirstifflegs
thevalleyinedoountains;snolookingroseredinthereflectionsofthesunset,to
”iaungry,”saiddigory
”outhfulofgrassthenheraisedhishead,stillcheouthlikeeon,youtbeshytheresplentyforusall”
”buteatgrass,”saiddigory
”hh”saidfledge,speakingouthfull”dontknoeyoulldothenverygoodgrasstoo”
pollyanddigorystaredatoneanotherindisy
”eoneghthavearrangedaboutourals,”saiddigory
”iureaslan,”saidfledge
”heknohoutbeingasked”saidpolly
”ivenodoubtheouthfull”butiveasortofideahelikestobeasked”
”butonearthareodo”askeddigory
”iureidontknoightlikeitbetterthanyouthink”
”oh,dontbesilly,”saidpolly,staingherfoot”ofursehunsuttonchop”
”forgoodnesssakedonttalkaboutakesitworse”
digorysaidthatpollyhadbettertakeherselfhobyringandgetsothingtoeatthere;heuldnthielfbeessageforaslan,and,ifonighthappentopreventhisgettingbackbutpollysaidshe,anddigorysaiditofher
”isay,”saidpolly,”ivestillgotthereinsofthatbagoftoffeeinjacketitllbebetterthannothing”
”alotbetter,”saiddigory,”butbecarefultogetyourhandintoyourpockethouttouchingyourring”
thisanageditintheendthelittlepaperbagoreaquestionoftearingthebagoffthetoffeesthanofgettingthetoffeesoutofthebagsogroalltolditpposttuedintoalittlelighttree,allholeintheturfandburiedthepieakingtheastaslongastheyulditeal,evenhallthepapertheyuldnthelpeatingaswell
leaningagainsthisbody,andeouttheytalkedovereverything:hoethingforhistherandhoessageandtheyrepeatedtooneanotherallthesignsbyheyheplacestheyhebluelakeandthehillhagardenontopofitthetalkbeginningtosloheygotsleepy,upwideawakeandsaid”hush”
everyonelistenedashardastheyuld
”perhapsithehetrees,”saiddigorypresently
”iotsosure,”saidfledge”anyething”
thehorsescraledtoitsfeetelycertainshehadseenatall,darkfigureglidingquicklyawa
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