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The_Complete_Chronicles_of_Narnia_(volumes_1-7,_in_order_of_publication)

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"What'll happen if we get killed here?"<br />

"Well we'll be dead, I suppose."<br />

"But I mean, what will happen <strong>in</strong> our own world? Shall we wake up and f<strong>in</strong>d ourselves<br />

back <strong>in</strong> that tra<strong>in</strong>? Or shall we just vanish and never be heard <strong>of</strong> any more? Or shall we<br />

be dead <strong>in</strong> England?"<br />

"Gosh. I never thought <strong>of</strong> that."<br />

"It'll be rum for Peter and the others if they saw me wav<strong>in</strong>g out <strong>of</strong> the w<strong>in</strong>dow and then<br />

when the tra<strong>in</strong> comes <strong>in</strong> we're nowhere to be found! Or if they found two - I mean, if<br />

we're dead over there <strong>in</strong> England."<br />

"Ugh!" said Jill. "What a horrid idea."<br />

"It wouldn't be horrid for us," said Eustace. "We shouldn't be there."<br />

"I almost wish - no I don't, though," said Jill.<br />

"What were you go<strong>in</strong>g to say?"<br />

"I was go<strong>in</strong>g to say I wished we'd never come. But I don't, I don't, I don't. Even if we are<br />

killed. I'd rather be killed fight<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>Narnia</strong> than grow old and stupid at home and<br />

perhaps go about <strong>in</strong> a bath-chair and then die <strong>in</strong> the end just the same."<br />

"Or be smashed up by British Railways!"<br />

"Why d'you say that?"<br />

"Well when that awful jerk came - the one that seemed to throw us <strong>in</strong>to <strong>Narnia</strong> - I thought<br />

it was the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> a railway accident. So I was jolly glad to f<strong>in</strong>d ourselves here<br />

<strong>in</strong>stead."<br />

While Jill and Eustace were talk<strong>in</strong>g about this, the others were discuss<strong>in</strong>g their plans and<br />

becom<strong>in</strong>g less miserable. That was because they were now th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> what was to be<br />

done this very night and the thought <strong>of</strong> what had happened to <strong>Narnia</strong> - the thought that all<br />

her glories and joys were over - was pushed away <strong>in</strong>to the back part <strong>of</strong> their m<strong>in</strong>ds. <strong>The</strong><br />

moment they stopped talk<strong>in</strong>g it would come out and make them wretched aga<strong>in</strong>: but they<br />

kept on talk<strong>in</strong>g. Pogg<strong>in</strong> was really quite cheerful about the night's work they had to do.<br />

He was sure that the Boar and the Bear, and probably all the Dogs would come over to<br />

their side at once. And he couldn't believe that all the other Dwarfs would stick to Griffle.<br />

And fight<strong>in</strong>g by firelight and <strong>in</strong> and out among trees would be an advantage to the weaker<br />

side. And then, if they could w<strong>in</strong> tonight, need they really throw their lives away by<br />

meet<strong>in</strong>g the ma<strong>in</strong> Calormene army a few days later?

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