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“Right again，Chief，”said the others．“Couldn’t have a better
order．Just what we were going to say ourselves．Off we go．”
Immediately the thumping began again—very loud at first but soon fainter and fainter，till it died out in the direction of the sea．
Lucy knew there was no time to sit puzzling as to what these invisible creatures might be．As soon as the thumping noise had died away she got up and ran along the path after the others as quickly as her legs would carry her．They must at all costs be warned．
While this had been happening the others had reached the house．It was a low building-only two stories high made of a beautiful mellow stone，many-windowed，and partially covered with ivy．Everything was so still that Eustace said，“I think it’s empty，”but Caspian silently pointed to the column of smoke which rose from one chimney．
They found a wide gateway open and passed through it into a paved courtyard．And it was here that they had their first indi
