And they went.
'Oh, my good gracious,' said the Queen as they stood before her.

'How did you get here?
I KNEW you were magic.

I meant to let you out the first thing in the morning, if I could slip away--but thanks be to Dagon, you've managed it for yourselves.

You must get away.

I'll wake my chief lady and she shall call Ritti-Marduk, and he'll let you out the back way, and--' 'Don't rouse anybody for goodness' sake,' said Anthea, 'except Jane, and I'll rouse her.' She shook Jane with energy, and Jane slowly awoke.
'Ritti-Marduk brought them in hours ago, really,' said the Queen, 'but I wanted to have the Psammead all to myself for a bit.