LUCY SA SUSAN and tterly tired er itself, and Lucys er. Even trumpkin longed for to be over. t on o steer D reacable t is even for
ten minutes. And as tired, ts fell. Up till noo get to Caspian. No tures could defeat an army of grown-up humans.
trees began almost to meet over in rickle of ttle streams t poured do into Glasser.
t as last, far too tired to attempt lig of t t ted to see an apple again) seemed better trying to catc anyter a little silent muncogetween four large beecrees.
Everyone except Lucy to sleep at once. Lucy, being far less tired, found it o get comfortable. Also, sten till no all D ting to sleep is to stop trying, so she opened her eyes.
t see a patcer in t. ter all t Narnian stars. Ster tars of our o least, tellations could be seen from ; so herself.
Instead of getting droing more a-time, dreamiser. S t, t see to feel t t tle distance aheir bivouac.
quot;t; said Lucy to was cool and fresing everywhere.
Someter of a nigo sing, topping, t tle lig to and came to a place t and t you could it t tingale, satisfied at last uning up, burst into full song.
Lucys eyes began to groomed to t, and srees t inctly. A great longing for trees could talk in
Narnia came over ly rees alk if only s sort of on. S a silver birc y old man s on of ts. S tanding. Ah!
s of all. Sately, the wood.
quot;Orees, trees, trees,quot; said Lucy (t been intending to speak at all).
quot;Orees, you remember it? Dont you remember me? Dryads and , come to me.”
t a breatirred about ling noise of t like ingale stopped singing as if to listen to it.
Lucy felt t at any moment so understand rees rying to say. But t did not come. tling died aingale resumed its song. Even in t t Lucy imes rying to remember a name or a date and almost get it, but it vanis s missed someto trees a split second too soon or a split second too late, or used all t one, or put in one wrong.
Quite suddenly so feel tired. S back to ter, and es.
It risen) and everyty.
quot;Apples, ; said trumpkin ;I must say you ancient kings and queens dont overfeed your courtiers!”
tood up and s. trees ion.
quot;I suppose your Majesties kno?quot; said the Dwarf.
quot;I dont,quot; said Susan. quot;Ive never seen t I t all along t we ougo he river.”
quot;t time,quot; anser, h pardonable sharpness.
quot;O take any notice of ; said Edmund. quot;S blanket. Youve got t pocket compass of yours, Peter, you? ell, t as rain. eve
only got to keep on going nort - cross t little river, t- do-you-call-it? - the Rush -”
quot;I kno; said Peter. quot;t joins t t.”
quot;ts rig and strike up tone table (Aslans or nine oclock. I !”
quot;I ,quot; said Susan. quot;I cant remember all t at all.”
quot;ts t of girls,quot; said Edmund to Peter and t;their heads.”
quot;ts because our ; said Lucy.
At first to be going pretty truck an old pat if you kno one is aler about five minutes and t is not anot more of t also disappears, and after you of your rigion you realize t none of ts at all. to taken in for more than a few seconds.
t iff from yesterdays roop.quot; topped. quot;t; ;Or rat.quot; tood still, listening and staring till t;You and Id better eacring,quot; said Susan to trumpkin.
tion ty on again.
t a fe.
to a place o it. Just as t snarled and flas from t. Lucy ring as so take notice of t grim-looking grey bear lying dead rumpkins arros side.
quot;t you in t sing matc; said #Peter, ly forced smile. Even ure.
quot;I - I left it too late,quot; said Susan, in an embarrassed voice. quot;I migalking bear.quot; Sed killing things.
quot;ts trouble of it,quot; said trumpkin, quot;s till some of t. You never kno to see.”
quot;Poor old Bruin,quot; said Susan. quot;You dont think he was?”
quot;Not ; said t;I saed Little Girl for . And talking of breakfast, I didnt to discourage your Majesties s precious scarce in camp. And ting on a bear. It taking a bit, and it delay us more ters - Kings, I so skin a bear?”
quot;Lets go and sit do; said Susan to Lucy. quot;I kno; Lucy s down s;Suco my head, Su. “
quot;s t?”
quot;ouldnt it be dreadful if some day, in our o arted going ill looked like men, so t youd never know which were which?”
quot;eve got enougo bot ; said tical Susan, quot; imagining t.”
t meat off. Ra is not a nice to fill ones pockets t up in fres of it. to kno te differently about t parcels wo be really hungry.
On trudged again (stopping to in t stream til to sing, and more flies ted iffness from yesterdays roo s rose. took ts off and carried them.
quot;I suppose an er.
quot;I dont see bear too muco t,quot; said Peter. quot;If oo muco t, t t can ing a little time by striking t River too soon and not cutting off the corner.”
And again trudged on t and ts.
quot; to?quot; said Edmund a good deal later.
quot;I certainly t by no; said Peter. quot;But to do but keep on.quot; t t t hing.
And still trudged on and ts began to feel very and heavy.
quot; on eart; said Peter suddenly.
t seeing it, almost to to a gorge ttom. On ty except Edmund (and perrumpkin) was a rock climber.
quot;Im sorry,quot; said Peter. quot;Its my fault for coming t. Ive never seen this place in my life before.”
tle beth.
quot;Os go back and go t; said Susan. quot;I kne lost in these woods.”
quot;Susan!quot; said Lucy, reproac;dont nag at Peter like t. Its so rotten, and hes doing all he can.”
quot;And dont you snap at Su like t, eit; said Edmund. quot;I te right.”
quot;tubs and tortoises; exclaimed trumpkin. quot;If lost coming, o t as t t rate.”
quot;You t to go on?quot; said Lucy.
quot;Im not sure t,quot; said trumpkin. quot;s to he Rush?”
quot;Because t in a gorge,quot; said Peter, keeping emper y.
quot;Your Majesty says is,quot; replied t;but oug you to say ry may be a t it
go on deepening its course year after
year till you get ttle precipices t hing.”
quot;I never t of t,quot; said Peter.
quot;And any; continued trumpkin, quot;even if t ts flo fall into t River any mig, on my ream, to our rig t River. Per so at least han if youd come my way.”
quot;trumpkin, youre a brick,quot; said Peter. quot;Come on, the gorge.”
quot;Look! Look! Look!quot; cried Lucy.
quot;?quot; said everyone.
quot;t; said Lucy. quot;Aslan you see?quot; ely and her eyes shone.
quot;Do you really mean -?quot; began Peter.
quot;; asked Susan.
quot;Dont talk like a gro; said Lucy, stamping . quot;I didnt think I saw him. I saw him.”
quot;; asked Peter.
quot;Rigain as do te of t to go. And ed us to go where.”
quot; ; asked Edmund.
quot; kno; said Lucy, quot;by his face.”
t eacher in puzzled silence.
quot;y may in trumpkin. quot;told. But it neednt alking lion any more talking bear.”
quot;O be so stupid,quot; said Lucy. quot;Do you t know Aslan when I see him?”
quot;ty elderly lion by no; said trumpkin, quot;if could be ts to prevent less like so many others?”
Lucy turned crimson and I t trumpkin, if Peter laid ;t understand. just take it, trumpkin, t Aslan; a little bit about nt talk about again. It isnt lucky for one ts all nonsense for anotion is where.”
quot;But I know ; said Lucy, ears.
quot;Yes, Lu, but , you see,quot; said Peter.
quot;t but a vote,quot; said Edmund.
quot;All rig; replied Peter. quot;Youre t, D.L.F. do you vote for? Up or down?”
quot;Do; said t;I kno Aslan. But I do kno if urn left and follo mig. urn rigo reac River in about a couple of , to go a tohem.”
quot; do you say, Susan?”
quot;Dont be angry, Lu,quot; said Susan, quot;but I do tired. Do lets get out of tco t you sahing.”
quot;Edmund?quot; said Peter.
quot;ell, t t; said Edmund, speaking quickly and turning a little red. quot; discovered Narnia a year ago - or a t is - it and none of us , I kno s after all. ouldnt it be fair to believe ime? I vote for going up.”
quot;O; said Lucy and seized his hand.
quot;And nos your turn, Peter,quot; said Susan, quot;and I do hope -”
quot;O up, s up and let a c; interrupted Peter. quot;Id muc o vote. “
quot;Youre t; said trumpkin sternly.
quot;Do; said Peter after a long pause. quot;I kno I cant . e must do one or ther.”
So t off to t along tream. And Lucy came last of ty, crying bitterly.