How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Page)
Quote #4
"Steady pace, now," he said. "Don't look frightened, whatever you do. We've done the silliest thing in the world by coming at all: but now that we are here, we'd best put a bold face on it." (7.105)
Here's Puddleglum and his favorite phrase again. The idea behind this is just like whistling in the dark—something you do when you're frightened but have to convince yourself to keep going (and show others that you aren't scared).
Quote #5
"Steady, Pole," said Puddleglum. "Those big fellows wouldn't be crawling in there if it didn't get wider later on." (10.142-43)
Jill is proving her courage pretty well in this moment. She's terribly afraid of dark, tight spaces and finds herself being forced under a tiny crack near the floor of a cave, but onward she goes anyway… with a little help from her friends.
Quote #6
"You see, Aslan didn't tell Pole what would happen. He only told her what to do. That fellow will be the death of us once he's up, I shouldn't wonder. But that doesn't let us off following the sign." (11.167)
Puddleglum teaches the children to have a sense of duty, especially where Aslan is concerned. But sometimes, in order to fulfill our duty, we have to be extremely brave—even if it means going against common sense.