She could not， however， spend much time looking back；what was coming into view in the forward direction was too exciting. The road had apparently now reached the top of the hill and ran straight forward. Little specks were moving to and fro on it. And now something most wonderful， fortunately in full sunlight.or as full as it can be when it falls through fathoms of water.flashed into sight. It was knobbly and jagged and of a pearly， or perhaps an ivory， colour. She was so nearly straight above it that at first she could hardly make out what it was. But everything became plain when she noticed its shadow. The sunlight was falling across Lucy’s shoulders， so the shadow of the thing lay stretched out on the sand behind it. And by its shape she saw clearly that it was a shadow of towers and pinnacles， minarets and domes.
“Why！ .it‘s a city or a huge castle，” said Lucy to herself. “But I wonder why they’ve built it on top of a high mountain？”