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CHAPTER THREE THE WOOD BETWEEN THE WORLDS（第3页）

&herofthemmuchlikedtheideaofjumpingintothatpool，buthersaidsototheother.Theytookhandsandsaid“Ohree—Go”

aherelashandofcoursetheyclosedtheireyes.Butwhehemagaiheywerestillstanding，handinhand，inthegreenwood，andhardlyuptotheiraer.Thepoolarentlyonlyacoupleofiheysplashedbatround.

“Whatoh'sg?”

saidPollyinafrightequiteshtenedasyoumightexpect，becauseitishardtofeelreallyfrightewood.Theplaceistoopeaceful.

“Oh!Iknow，”

saidDigory，“Ofcourseitwon'twork.We'restillwearingouryells.They'refortheoutwardjourney，youknow.Thegreeakeyouhome.Wemustgs.Haveyougotpockets?Good.Putyouryelli.I'vegottwogreens.Here'soneforyou.”

&reenringsaothepool.Butbeforetheytriedanavealong“O-ooh!”

“What'sthematter?”

saidPolly.

“I'vejusthadareallywonderfulidea，”

saidDigory.“Whatarealltheotherpools?”

“Howdoyoumean?”

“Why，ifawegetbacktoourownworldbyjumpingintothispool，mightn'twegetsomewhereelsebyjumpingiheothers?Supposingtherewasaworldatthebottomofeverypool.”

“ButIthoughtwewerealreadyinyourUndrew'sOtherWorldorOtherPlaceorwhateverhecalledit.Didn'tyousay—”

“OhbotherUerruptedDigory.“Idon'tbelieveheknowsanythingaboutit.Heheplueherehimself.HeonlytalkedofoherWorld.Butsupposethereweredozens?”

“Youmean，thiswoodmightbeohem?”

“No，Idon'tbelievethiswoodisaworldatall.Ithinkit'sjustasortofi>

Pollylookedpuzzled.“Don'tyousee?”

saidDigory.“No，dolisten.Thinkofourtuheslatesathome.Itisn'taroominanyofthehouses.Inaway，itisn'treallypartofanyofthehouses.Butonceyou'reiunnelyougoalongitaoanyofthehousesintherow.Mightn'tthiswoodbethesame?—aplacethatisn'tinanyoftheworlds，butonceyou'vefoundthatplagetintothemall.”

“Well，evenifyou—”

beganPolly，butDigorywentonasifhehadn'theardher.

“Andofcoursethatexplaihihat'swhyitissoquietandsleepyhere.Nothingeverhappehome.It'sihatpeopletalk，anddothings，ahiheiweenpladthewallsahegsahefloor，orinourowwheofourtunnelyoumayfindyourselfinahioutofthisplatojollyedon'tojumpbaepoolby.Ornotjustyet.”

&weentheWorlds，”

saidPollydreamily.“Itsoundsrathernice.”

“eon，”

saidDigory.“Whichpoolshallwetry?”

“Lookhere，”

saidPolly，“I'mnotgoingtotryaillwe'vemadesurethatwegetbackbytheoldone.We'renoteve'llworkyet.”

“Yes，”

saidDigetcaughtbyUndrewandhavestakenawaybeforewe'vehadanyfun.Nothanks.”