The patch of light did not show up anything down in the darkness where they were standing. The others could only hear， not see， Jill’s efforts to get on to the Marsh.wiggle‘s back. That is， they heard him saying， “You needn’t put your finger in my eye，” and， “Nor your foot in my mouth either，” and， “That‘s more like it，” and， “Now， I’ll hold on to your legs. That‘ll leave your arms free to steady yourself against the earth.”
Then they looked up and soon they saw the black shape of Jill’s head against the patch of light.
“Well？” they all shouted up anxiously.
“It‘s a hole，” called Jill’s voice. “I could get through it if I was a little bit higher.”
“What do you see through it？” asked Eustace.
“Nothing much yet，” said Jill. “I say， Puddleglum， let go my legs so that I can stand on your shoulders instead of sitting on them. I can steady myself all right against the edge.”
They could hear her moving and then much more of her came into sight against the greyness of the opening； in fact all of her down to the waist.
