“Well！” said Puddleglum, rubbing his hands. “This is just what I needed. If the chaps don’t teach me to take a rious view of life, I don’t know what will. Look at that fellow with the walrus moustache — or that oh the —”
“Get up,” said the leader of the Earthmen.
There was nothio be dohe three travellers scrambled to their feet and joined hands. One wahe touch of a friend’s hand at a moment like that. And the Earthmen came all round them, padding on large, soft feet, on whie had ten toes, some twelve, and others ravellers scrambled to their feet and joined hands. One wahe touch of a friend’s hand at a moment like that. And the Earthmen came all round them, padding on large, soft feet, on whie had ten toes, some twelve, and others none.
“March,” said the Warden：and march they did.
The cold light came from a large ball oop of a long pole, and the tallest of the gnomes carried this at the head of the procession. By its cheerless rays they could e that they were in a natural cavern; the walls and roof were kwisted, and gashed into a thousand fantastic shapes, and the stony floor sloped downward as they proceeded. It was wor for Jill than for the others, becau she hated dark, underground places. And when, as they went on, the cave got lower and narrower, and when, at last, the lightbearer stood aside, and the gnomes, one by oooped down （all except the very smallest ones） and stepped into a little dark crad disappeared, she felt she could bear it no longer.
“Well！” said Puddleglum, rubbing his hands. “This is just what I needed. If the chaps don’t teach me to take a rious view of life, I don’t know what will. Look at that fellow with the walrus moustache — or that oh the —”
“Get up,” said the leader of the Earthmen.
There was nothio be dohe three travellers scrambled to their feet and joined hands. One wahe touch of a friend’s hand at a moment like that. And the Earthmen came all round them, padding on large, soft feet, on whie had ten toes, some twelve, and others ravellers scrambled to their feet and joined hands. One wahe touch of a friend’s hand at a moment like that. And the Earthmen came all round them, padding on large, soft feet, on whie had ten toes, some twelve, and others none.
“March,” said the Warden：and march they did.
The cold light came from a large ball oop of a long pole, and the tallest of the gnomes carried this at the head of the procession. By its cheerless rays they could e that they were in a natural cavern; the walls and roof were kwisted, and gashed into a thousand fantastic shapes, and the stony floor sloped downward as they proceeded. It was wor for Jill than for the others, becau she hated dark, underground places. And when, as they went on, the cave got lower and narrower, and when, at last, the lightbearer stood aside, and the gnomes, one by oooped down （all except the very smallest ones） and stepped into a little dark crad disappeared, she felt she could bear it no longer.