The Silver Chair Truth Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Page)

Quote #4

"I'd give a good deal to know where she's coming from and where she's going. Not the sort you expect to meet in the wilds of Giantland, is she? Up to no good, I'll be bound." (6.90)

Puddleglum has the Lady of the Green Kirtle all figured out and knows that they have to be careful of her advice. But the children are tired of sleeping on the ground and freezing at night, so they choose to believe in her beauty rather than the reality that she is an evil witch.

Quote #5

"You were thinking how nice it would have been if Aslan hadn't put the instructions on the stones of the ruined city till after we'd passed it. And then it would have been his fault, not ours. So likely, isn't it? No. We must own up to it. We've only four signs to go by, and we've muffed the first three." (8.120)

It's hard for Jill to admit that she's messed up pretty royally, but if they're going to move on and keep their trust in Aslan, she has to take responsibility for the predicament they find themselves in (i.e., about to made into man-pies at Harfang).

Quote #6

"We're so longing for tomorrow night! And we do love being here. And while you're out, we may run over the whole castle and see everything, mayn't we? Do say yes." The Queen did say yes, but the laughter of all the courtiers nearly drowned her voice. (8.125)

Jill is applying some deception here so that she can find a way out of Harfang. Too bad she misses the truth about the Autumn Feast revealed by the laughter of the giants.