“You’d want to travel by day, and we‘d want to travel by night,” they said. “It wouldn’t do, wouldn‘t do.” One or twowls added that even here in the ruined tower it wasn’t early so dark as it had been when they began, and that the arliament had been going on quite long enough. In fact, he mere mention of a journey to the ruined city of giants eemed to have damped the spirits of those birds.
But Glimfeather said: “If they want to go that way.into ttinsmoor.we must take them to one of the Marsh. iggles. They‘re the Only people who can help them much.” “’True, true. Do,” said the owls.
“Come on, then,” said Glimfeather. “I‘ll take one. Who’ll ke the other? It must be done tonight.”
“I will: as far as the Marsh.wiggles,” said another owl. “Are you ready?” said Glimfeather to Jill.
“I think Pole‘s asleep,” said Scrubb.
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