Death and resurrection are what the story is about and had we but eyes to see it, this has been hinted on every page, met us, in some disguise, at every turn, and even been muttered in conversations between such minor characters (if they are minor characters) as the vegetables.

“A great deal of democratic enthusiasm descends from the ideas of people like Ro…”

“I perceived now that there is a love deeper than theirs who seek only the happi…”

“There is something awfully nice about reading a book again, with all the half-u…”

“Am I to understand,' said Reepicheep to Lucy after a long stare at Eustace, 'Th…”