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“I think it’s a ruin，”said Lucy when they had got a good deal nearer，and her guess was the best so far．What they now saw was a wide oblong space flagged with smooth stones and surrounded by grey pillars but unroofed．And from end to end of it ran a long table laid with a rich crimson cloth that came down nearly to the pavement．At either side of it were many chairs of stone richly carved and with silken cushions upon the seats．But on the table itself there was set out such a banquet as had never been seen， not even when Peter the High King kept his court at Cair Paravel． There were turkeys and geese and peacocks，there were boars’ heads and sides of venison，there were pies shaped like ships under full sail or like dragons and elephants，there were ice puddings and bright lobsters and gleaming salmon，there were nuts and grapes， pineapples and peaches，pomegranates and melons and tomatoes． There were flagons of gold and silver and curiouslywrought glass； and the smell of the fruit and the wine blew towards them like a promise of all happiness．
“I say ！”said Lucy．
They came nearer and nearer，all very quietly．
“But where are the guests ？”asked Eustace．
“We can provide that，Sir，”said Rhince．
“Look ！”said Edmund sharply．They were actually within the pillars now and standing on the pavement．Everyone looked where Edmund had pointed．The chairs were not all empty．At the head of the table and in the two places beside it there was something-or possibly three somethings．
“What are those ？”asked Lucy in a whisper．“It looks like three beavers sitting on the table．”
“Or a huge bird’s nest，”said Edmund．
“It looks more like a haystack to me，”said Caspian．
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