That evening after tea the four children all managed to get down to the beach again and get their shoes andstockings off and feel the sand between their toes. But the next day was more solemn. For then， in the Great Hall of Cair Paravel.that wonderful hall with the ivory roof and the west wall hung with peacock’s feathers and the eastern door which looks towards the sea， in the presence of all their friends and to the sound of trumpets， Aslan solemnly crowned them and led them to the four thrones amid deafening shouts of， “Long Live King Peter！ Long Live Queen Susan！ Long Live King Edmund！ Long Live Queen Lucy！”
“Once a king or queen in Narnia， always a king or queen. Bear it well， Sons of Adam！ Bear it well， Daughters of Eve！” said Aslan.
And through the eastern door， which was wide open， came the voices of the mermen and the mermaids swimming close to the shore and singing in honour of their new Kings and Queens.
