Jill and Eustace， now both very hot and very grubby from going along bent almost double under the laurels， panted up to the wall. And there was the door， shut as usual.
“It‘s sure to be no good，” said Eustace with his hand on the handle； and then， “O.o.oh. By Gum！！” For the handle turned and the door opened.
A moment before， both of them had meant to get hrough that doorway in double quick time， if by any hance the door was not locked. But when the door actually pened， they both stood stock still. For what they saw was uite different from what they had expected.