The_Complete_Chronicles_of_Narnia_(volumes_1-7,_in_order_of_publication)

"Her Majesty is in the right," said Reepicheep. "If we had any assurance of saving her by
battle, our duty would be very-plain. It appears to me that we have none. And the service
they ask of her is in no way contrary to her Majesty's honour, but a noble and heroical
act. If the Queen's heart moves her to risk the magician, I will not speak against it."
As no one had ever known Reepicheep to be afraid of anything, he could say this without
feeling at all awkward. But the boys, who had all been afraid quite often, grew very red.
None the less, it was such obvious sense that they had to give in. Loud cheers broke from
the invisible people when their decision was announced, and the Chief Voice (warmly
supported by all the others) invited the Narnians to come to supper and spend the night.
Eustace didn't want to accept, but Lucy said, "I'm sure they're not treacherous. They're
not like that at all," and the others agreed. And so, accompanied by an enormous noise of
thumpings (which became louder when they reached the flagged and echoing courtyard)
they all went back to the house.
CHAPTER TEN
THE MAGICIAN'S BOOK
THE invisible people feasted their guests royally. It was very funny to see the plates and
dishes coming to the table and not to see anyone carrying them. It would have been funny
even if they had moved along level with the floor, as you would expect things to do in
invisible hands. But they didn't. They progressed up the long dining-hall in a series of
bounds or jumps. At the highest point of each jump a dish would be about fifteen feet up
in the air; then it would come down and stop quite suddenly about three feet from the
floor. When the dish contained anything like soup or stew the result was rather disastrous.
"I'm beginning to feel very inquisitive about these people," whispered Eustace to
Edmund. "Do you think they're human at all? More like huge grasshoppers or giant frogs,
I should say."
"It does look like it," said Edmund. "But don't put the idea of the grasshoppers into
Lucy's head. She's not too keen on insects; especially big ones."
The meal would have been pleasanter if it had not been so exceedingly messy, and also if
the conversation had not consisted entirely of agreements. The invisible people agreed
about everything. Indeed most of their remarks were the sort it would not be easy to
disagree with: "What I always say is, when a chap's hungry, he likes some victuals," or
"Getting dark now; always does at night," or even "Ah, you've come over the water.
Powerful wet stuff, ain't it?" And Lucy could not help looking at the dark yawning
entrance to the foot of the staircase - she could see it from where she sat - and wondering
what she would find when she went up those stairs next morning. But it was a good meal