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ITisaveryfunnythingthatthesleepieryouare，thelongeryoutakeaboutgettingtobed；especiallyifyouareluckyenoughtohaveafireinyourrooJillfeltshecouldn’tevenstartundressingunlessshesatdowninfrontofthefireforabitfirst.Andonceshehadsatdown，shedidn’twanttogetupagain.Shehadalreadysaidtoherselfaboutfivetimes，“Imustgotobed”，whenshewasstartledbyataponthewindow.

Shegotup，pulledthecurtain，andatfirstsawnothingbutdarkness.Thenshejumpedandstartedbackwards，forsomethingverylargehaddasheditselfagainstthewindow，givingasharptapontheglassas.itdidso.Averyunpleasantideacameintoherhead—“Supposetheyhavegiantmothsinthiscountry！Ugh！”Butthenthethingcameback，andthistimeshewasalmostsureshesawabeak，andthatthebeakhadmadethattappingnoise.“It’ssomehugebird，”thoughtJill.“Coulditbeaneagle？”Shedidn’tverymuchwantavisitevenfromaneagle，butsheopened

thewindowandlookedout.Instantly，withagreatwhirringnoise，thecreaturealightedonthewindow-sillandstoodtherefillingupthewholewindow，sothatJillhadtostepbacktomakeroomforit.ItwastheOwl.

“Hush，hush！Tu-whoo，tu-whoo，”saidtheOwl.“Don’tmakeanoise.Now，areyoutworeallyinearnestaboutwhatyou’vegottodo？”

“AboutthelostPrince，youmean？”saidJill.“Yes，we’vegottobe.”FornowsherememberedtheLion’svoiceandface，whichshehadnearlyforgottenduringthefeastingandstory-tellinginthehall.

“Good！”saidtheOwl.“Thenthere’snotimetowaste.Youmustgetawayfromhereatonce.I’llgoandwaketheotherhuman.ThenI’llcomebackforyou.You’dbetterchangethosecourtclothesandputonsomethingyoucantravelin.I’llbebackintwotwos.Tu-whoo！”Andwithoutwaitingforananswer，hewasgone.

IfJillhadbeenmoreusedtoadventures，shemighthavedoubtedtheOwl’sword，butthisneveroccurredtoher：andintheexcitingideaofamidnightescapesheforgothersleepiness.Shechangedbackintosweaterandshorts—therewasaguide’sknifeonthebeltoftheshortswhichmightcomeinuseful—andaddedafewofthethingsthathadbeenleftintheroomforherbythegirlwiththewillowyhair.Shechoseashortcloakthatcamedowntoherkneesandhadahood（“justthething，ifitrains，”shethought），afewhandkerchiefsandacomb.Thenshesatdownandwaited.

ShewasgettingsleepyagainwhentheOwlreturned.

“Nowwe’reready，”itsaid.

“You’dbetterleadtheway，”saidJill.“Idon’tknowallthesepassagesyet.”

“Tu-whoo！”saidtheOwl.“We’renotgoingthroughthecastle.Thatwouldneverdo.Youmustrideonme.Weshallfly.”

“Oh！”saidJill，andstoodwithhermouthopen，notmuchlikingtheidea.“Shan’tIbetooheavyforyou？”

“Tu-whoo，tu-whoo！Don’tyoubeafool.I’vealreadycarriedtheotherone.Now.Butwe’llputoutthatlampfirst.”

Assoonasthelampwasout，thebitofthenightwhichyousawthroughthewindowlookedlessdark—nolongerblack，butgrey.TheOwlstoodonthewindow-sillwithhisbacktotheroomandraisedhiswings.Jillhadtoclimbontohisshortfatbodyandgetherkneesunderthewingsandgriptight.Thefeathersfeltbeautifullywarmandsoftbuttherewasnothingtoholdonby.“IwonderhowScrubblikedhisride！”thoughtJill.Andjustasshewasthinkingthis，withahorridplungetheyhadleftthewindow-sill，andthewingsweremakingaflurryroundherears，andthenightair，rathercoolanddamp，wasflyinginherface.

Itwasmuchlighterthansheexpected，andthoughtheskywasovercast，onepatchofwaterysilvershowedwherethemoonwashidingabovetheclouds.Thefieldsbeneathherlookedgrey，andthetreesblack.Therewasacertainamountofwind—ahushing，rufflingsortofwindwhichmeantthatrainwascomingsoon.

TheOwlwheeledroundsothatthecastlewasnowaheadoftheVeryfewofthewindowsshowedlights.Theyflewrightoverit，northwards，crossingtheriver：theairgrewcolder，andJillthoughtshecouldseethewhitereflectionoftheOwlinthewaterbeneathher.Butsoontheywereonthenorthbankoftheriver，flyingabovewoodedcountry.

TheOwlsnappedatsomethingwhichJillcouldn’tsee.

“Oh，don’t，please！”saidJill.“Don’tjerklikethat.Younearlythrewmeoff.”

“Ibegyourpardon，”saidtheOwl.“Iwasjustnabbingabat.There’snothingsosustaining，inasmallway，asaniceplumplittlebat.ShallIcatchyouone？”

“No，thanks，”saidJillwithashudder.

Hewasflyingalittlelowernowandalarge，blacklookingobjectwasloominguptowardstheJillhadjusttimetoseethatitwasatower—apartlyruinoustower，withalotofivyonit，shethought—whenshefoundherselfduckingtoavoidthearchwayofawindow，astheOwlsqueezedwithherthroughtheiviedcobwebbyopening，outofthefresh，greynightintoadarkplaceinsidethetopofthetower.Itwasratherfustyinsideand，themomentsheslippedofftheOwl’sback，sheknew（asoneusuallydoessomehow）thatitwasquitecrowdedAndwhenvoicesbegansayingoutofthedarknessfromeverydirection“Tu—whoo！Tu-whoo！”sheknewitwascrowdedwithowls.Shewasratherrelievedwhenaverydifferentvoicesaid：

“Isthatyou，Pole？”

“Isthatyou，Scrubb？”saidJill.

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