“Well， of course I knew when I let the Duffers makehemselves invisible that you would be coming along resently to take the spell off. I wasn’t quite sure of the exact ay. And I wasn‘t especially on the watch this morning. You ee they had made me invisible too and being invisible ways makes me so sleepy. Heigh.ho.there， I’m yawning gain. Are you hungry？”
“Well， perhaps I am a little，” said Lucy. “I‘ve no idea whathe time is.”
“Come，” said the Magician. “All times may be soon to slan； but in my home all hungry times are one o’clock.”
He led her a little way down the passage and opened aoor. Passing in， Lucy found herself in a pleasant room ull of sunlight and flowers. The table was bare when they ntered， but it was of course a magic table， and at a word om the old man the tablecloth， silver， plates， glasses and ood appeared.
“I hope that is what you would like，” said he. “I have triedo give you food more like the food of your own land than erhaps you have had lately.”
