It was welcomed in a thrilling silence.

At last Anthea said, 'Now then!' 'What place is this ?' asked the Psammead, shooting its eyes out and turning them slowly round.
'It's a sitting-room, of course,' said Robert.
'Then I don't like it,' said the Psammead.
'Never mind,' said Anthea kindly; 'we'll take you anywhere you like if you want us to.

What was it you were going to say upstairs when I said the others wouldn't like it if I stayed talking to you without them ?' It looked keenly at her, and she blushed.
'Don't be silly,' it said sharply.

'Of course, it's quite natural that you should like your brothers and sisters to know exactly how good and unselfish you were.' 'I wish you wouldn't,' said Jane.

'Anthea was quite right.