“Yes,” said Eustace, “and whenever you‘ve tried to get her to come and talk about Narnia or do anything about Narnia, she says, ’What wonderful memories you have! Fancy your still thinking about all those funny games we used to play when we were children.‘ ““Oh Susan!” said Jill. “She’s interested in nothing nowadays except nylons and lipstick and invitations. She always was a jolly sight too keen on being grown.up.”
“Grown.up, indeed,” said the Lady Polly. “I wish she would grow up. She wasted all her school time wanting to be the age she is now, and she‘ll waste all the rest of her life trying to stay that age. Her whole idea is to race on to the silliest time of one’s life as quick as she can and then stop there as long as she can.”
“Well, don‘t let’s talk about that now,” said Peter. “Look! Here are lovely fruit.trees. Let us taste them.”
And then, for the first time, Tirian looked about him andrealized how very queer this adventure was.
How The Dwarfs Refused To Be Taken In