“No. The whole thing is plain now. He was here on a ot day. He undressed on top of the cliff.where we were tting. The clothes have rotted away or been taken by birds o line nests with； the armour‘s still there. Then he dived nd.”
“Don’t，” said Lucy. “What a horrible thing.”
“And what a narrow shave we‘ve had，” said Edmund. “Narrow indeed，” said Reepicheep. “Anyone’s finger， nyone‘s foot， anyone’s whisker， or anyone‘s tail， might have ipped into the water at any moment.”
“All the same，” said Caspian， “we may as well test it.” He ooped down and wrenched up a spray of heather. Then， ery cautiously， he knelt beside the pool and dipped it in. It as heather that he dipped； what he drew out was a perfect odel of heather made of the purest gold， heavy and soft as ad.
“The King who owned this island，” said Caspian slowly， nd his face flushed as he spoke， “would soon be the richest f all the Kings of the world. I claim this land for ever as Narnian possession. It shall be called Goldwater Island. nd I bind all of you to secrecy. No one must know of this. ot even Drinian.on pain of death， do you hear？”