“I see what you mean，” said Peter. “Yes. That is theremains of a tower. And there is what used to be a flight of steps going up to the top of the walls. And look at those other steps.the broad， shallow ones.going up to that doorway. It must have been the door into the great hall.”
“Ages ago， by the look of it，” said Edmund.
“Yes， ages ago，” said Peter. “I wish we could find out whothe people were that lived in this castle； and how long ago.” “It gives me a queer feeling，” said Lucy.
“Does it， Lu？” said Peter， turning and looking hard at her. “Because it does the same to me. It is the queerest thing that has happened this queer day. I wonder where we are and what it all means？”
While they were talking they had crossed the courtyard and gone through the other doorway into what had once been the hall. This was now very like the courtyard， for the roof had long since disappeared and it was merely another space of grass and daisies， except that it was shorter and narrower and the walls were higher. Across the far end there was a kind of terrace about three feet higher than the rest.
“I wonder， was it really the hall？” said Susan. “What is that terrace kind of thing？”
