The bottom of the pool was made of large greyish.blue stones and the water was perfectly clear， and on the bottom lay a life.size figure of a man， made apparently of gold. It lay face downwards with its arms stretched out above its head. And it so happened that as they looked at it， the clouds parted and the sun shone out. The golden shape was lit up from end to end. Lucy thought it was the most beautiful statue she had ever seen.
“Well！” whistled Caspian. “That was worth coming to see！ I wonder， can we get it out？”
“We can dive for it， Sire，” said Reepicheep.
“No good at all，” said Edmund. “At least， if it’s really gold.solid gold.it‘ll be far too heavy to bring up. And that pool’s twelve or fifteen feet deep if it‘s an inch. Half a moment， though. It’s a good thing I‘ve brought a hunting spear with me. Let’s see what the depth is like. Hold on to my hand， Caspian， while I lean out over the water a bit.” Caspian took his hand and Edmund， leaning forward， began to lower his spear into the water.
Before it was half.way in Lucy said， “I don‘t believe the statue is gold at all. It’s only the light. Your spear looks just the same colour.”
