A DAY IthE BEAVERS
opped.
"t; cried Lucy, "ts flo; And so it out of sight.
"And noo do?" said Edmund, givier a look ; did I tell you?”
"S; said Susan.
"?" said Peter.
"trees over to t.”
tared as very fortable.
"t goes again," said Susaly.
"I sa t time too," said Peter. "Its still ts just gone be big tree.”
" is it?" asked Lucy, trying very to sound nervous.
"ever it is," said Peter, "its dodging us. Its somet doesnt to be seen.”
"Lets go ; said Susan. And t out loud, everyone suddenly realized t t Edmund o Peter at t cer. t.
"s it like?" said Lucy.
"Its - its a kind of animal," said Susan; and t;Look! Look! Quick! t is.”
t time, a tree. But time it didnt immediately draead, t its pa its mout as to you to be quiet. t disappeared again. tood h.
A moment later tranger came out from beree, glanced all round as if it c;;, made signs to to join it in t of anding, and then once more disappeared.
"I kno is," said Peter; "its a beaver. I saail.”
"It s us to go to it," said Susan, "and it is to make a noise.”
"I kno; said Peter. "tion is, are o go to it or not? do you think, Lu?”
"I ts a nice beaver," said Lucy.
"Yes, but ; said Edmund.
"S ?" said Susan. "I mean, its no good just standing some dinner.”
At t ts from beree and beed early to them.
"e on," said Peter,"lets give it a try. All keep close toget to be a matc turns out to be an enemy.”
So t close togeto tree and in be, and t it still dreo ty in safe in the open!”
Only oget t and t because no sno begin to talk to them.
"Are you ters of Eve?" it said.
"ere some of t; said Peter.
"S-s-s-s; said t;not so loud please. ere not safe even here.”
"; said Peter. "t ourselves.”
"trees," said t;tening. Most of t trees t ray us to ; and it s imes.
"If it es to talking about sides," said Edmund, "how do we know youre a friend?”
"Not meaning to be rude, Mr Beaver," added Peter, "but you see, rangers.”
"Quite rige rig; said t;oken." it o ttle . t it in surprise, till suddenly Lucy said, "Os my o poor Mr tumnus.”
"ts rig; said t;Poor fello before it actually o me. if anyto meet you ake you on to -" o silend it gave
one or terious nods. to to stand as close around it as t tually tickled by its he move - perhaps has already landed.”
And no t t quite different. Per imes o you in a dream t someone says somet uand but in t feels as if it errifying one o a nigoo lovely to put into you remember it all your life and are alo t dream again. It no t somets inside. Edmu a sensation of mysterious er felt suddenly brave and adventurous. Susa as if some delicious smell or some deligrain of music floated by t it is the beginning of summer.
"And Mr tumnus," said Lucy; "where is he?”
"S-s-s-s; said t;not bring you walk and also dinner.”
No one except Edmu any difficulty about trusting to ;dinner".
t a surprisingly quick pace, and al parts of t, for over an ired and very rees began to get t of to fall steeply doer t uill s.
tanding on teep, narro ttom of it
Merely a trifle! And it isnt really finished!”
Above t ougo
instead of being smooto ter t ing ttering oons of t sugar. And out in tly on top of ttle of cooking and became han you were before.
t iced, but Edmund noticed somettle loo join it. And looking up t valley, Edmund could see tced out to ed from t t ot, must be about turkis and about being a King ("And I ?" o his head.
"; said Mr Beaver, "and it looks as if Mrs Beaver is expeg us. Ill lead t be careful and dont slip.”
top of to (for o on one side, ty drop to te Mr Beaver led t out to t. And he house.
"; said Mr Beaver, "Ive found ters of Adam and Eve- and t in.
t ticed as s in tting in t t topped up as soon as the children came in.
"So youve e at last!" s bot;At last! to t ever I so see tatoes are on boiling and ttles singing and I daresay, Mr Beaver, youll get us some fish.”
"t I ; said Mr Beaver, and out of ter o c. took a pail doly at t seem to mind it being so co it, t in a beautiful trout. t all ain until tch of fish.
Meantle and lay table and cut t tes in to and drao put on t t. Lucy t ttle at all like Mr tumnuss cave. tures, and instead of beds t ints of onions ts and oilskins and d pairs of sroar in and fiss and sacks. And table, though very , was very rough.
Just as ter and Mr Beaver came in in t fiso be done and ill t;No; Susan draiatoes and t ty pot to dry on to disrout, so t in a very fees everyone ools (it ools in t for Mrs Beavers ouck to beer) and a great big lump of deep yelloter in table from o go atoes, and all t - and I agree to beat good freser fis it e ago.
And edly out of t and gloriously sticky marmalade roll, steaming , and at time moved ttle on to t o be poured out. And o be able to lean against te.
"And no; said Mr Beaver, pusy beer mug and pullio till Ive got my pipe lit up and going nicely - o business. Its sno; the window.
"ts all tter, because it means o folloracks.”
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CHAPTER SEVEN
ails> belo across t everyone suddenly remembered t of course beavers are al quite sure t Mr Beaver iced t of modest expression on of look people ing a garden tory tten. So it eness ; And Mr Beaver didnt say "; time but "Merely a trifle!