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ITwasadullautumndayandJillPolewascryingbehindthegy

Shewascryingbecausetheyhadbeenbullyingher.Thisisnotgoingtobeaschoolstory,soIshallsayaslittleaspossibleaboutJill’sschool,whichisnotapleasantsubject.Itwas“co-educational”,aschoolforbothboysandgirls,whatusedtobecalleda“mixed”school;somesaiditwasnotnearlysomixedasthemindsofthepeoplewhoranit.Thesepeoplehadtheideathatboysandgirlsshouldbeallowedtodowhattheyliked.Andunfortunatelywhattenorfifteenofthebiggestboysandgirlslikedbestwasbullyingtheothers.Allsortsofthings,horridthings,wentonwhichatanordinaryschoolwouldhavebeenfoundoutandstoppedinhalfaterm;butatthisschooltheyweren’t.Oreveniftheywere,thepeoplewhodidthemwerenotexpelledorpunished.Theheadsaidtheywereinterestingpsychologicalcasesandsentforthemandtalkedtothemforhours.Andifyouknewtherightsortofthingstosaytothehead,themainresultwasthatyoubecameratherafavouritethanotherwise.

ThatwaswhyJillPolewascryingonthatdullautumndayonthedamplittlepathwhichrunsbetweenthebackofthegymandtheshrubbery.Andshehadn’tnearlyfinishedhercrywhenaboycameroundthecornerofthegymwhistling,withhishandsinhispockets.Henearlyranintoher.

“Can’tyoulookwhereyou’regoing?”saidJillPole.

“Allright,”saidtheboy,“youneedn’tstart—”andthenhenoticedherface.“Isay,Pole,”hesaid,“what’sup?”

Jillonlymadefaces,thesortyoumakewhenyou’retryingtosaysomethingbutfindthatifyouspeakyou’llstartcryingagain.

“It’sthem,Isuppose—asusual,”saidtheboygrimly,digginghishandsfartherintohispockets.

Jillnodded.Therewasnoneedforhertosayanything,evenifshecouldhavesaidit.Theybothknew.

“Now,lookhere,”saidtheboy,“there’snogoodusall—”

Hemeantwell,buthedidtalkratherlikesomeonebeginningalecture.Jillsuddenlyflewintoatemper(whichisquitealikelythingtohappenifyouhavebeeninterruptedinacry).

“Oh,goawayandmindyourownbusiness,”shesaid.“Nobodyaskedyoutocomebargingin,didthey?Andyou’reanicepersontostarttellinguswhatwealloughttodo,aren’tyou?IsupposeyoumeanweoughttospendallourtimesuckinguptoThem,andcurryingfavour,anddancingattendanceonthemlikeyoudo.”

“Oh,Lor!”saidtheboy,sittingdownonthegrassybankattheedgeoftheshrubberyandveryquicklygettingupagainbecausethegrasswassoakingwet.HisnameunfortunatelywasEustaceScrubb,buthewasn’tabadsort.

“Pole!”hesaid.“Isthatfair?HaveIbeendoinganythingofthesortthisterm?Didn’tIstanduptoCarterabouttherabbit?Anddidn’tIkeepthesecretaboutSpivvins—undertorturetoo?Anddidn’tI—”

“Id-don’tknowandIdon’tcare,”sobbedJill.

Scrubbsawthatshewasn’tquiteherselfyetandverysensiblyofferedherapeppermint.Hehadonetoo.PresentlyJillbegantoseethingsinaclearerlight.

“I’msorry,Scrubb,”shesaidpresently.“Iwasn’tfair.Youhavedoneallthat—thister”

“Thenwashoutlasttermifyoucan,”saidEustace.“Iwasadifferentchapthen.Iwas—gosh!WhatalittletickIwas.”

“Well,honestly,youwere.”saidJill.

“Youthinktherehasbeenachange,then?”saidEustace.

“It’snotonlyme,”saidJill.“Everyone’sbeensayingso.They’venoticedit.EleanorBlakistonheardAdelaPennyfathertalkingaboutitinourchangingroomyesterday.Shesaid,‘Someone’sgotholdofthatScrubbkid.He’squiteunmanageablethisterWeshallhavetoattendtohimnext.’”

Eustacegaveashudder.EveryoneatExperimentHouseknewwhatitwaslikebeing“attendedto”bythe

Bothchildrenwerequietforamoment.Thedropsdrippedoffthelaurelleaves.

“Whywereyousodifferentlastterm?”saidJillpresently.

“Alotofqueerthingshappenedtomeinthehols,”saidEustacemysteriously.

“Whatsortofthings?”askedJill.

Eustacedidn’tsayanythingforquitealongtime.Thenhesaid:

“Lookhere,Pole,youandIhatethisplaceaboutasmuchasanybodycanhateanything,don’twe?”

“IknowIdo,”saidJill.

“ThenIreallythinkIcantrustyou.”

“Dam’goodofyou,”saidJill.

“Yes,butthisisareallyterrificsecret.Pole,Isay,areyougoodatbelievingthings?Imeanthingsthateveryoneherewouldlaughat?”

“I’veneverhadthechance,”saidJill,“butIthinkIwouldbe.”

“CouldyoubelievemeifIsaidI’dbeenrightoutoftheworld—outsidethisworld—lasthols?”

“Iwouldn’tknowwhatyoumeant.”

“Well,don’tlet’sbotheraboutworldsthen.SupposingItoldyouI’dbeeninaplacewhereanimalscantalkandwherethereare—er—enchantmentsanddragons—and—well,allthesortsofthingsyouhaveinfairy-tales.”Scrubbfeltterriblyawkwardashesaidthisandgotredintheface.

“Howdidyougetthere?”saidJill.Shealsofeltcuriouslyshy.

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