tURN OF to keep along t so easy as it ed er tried to go tooping and pus ten minutes, t, in t ake to do again and decided to go round took to t ted to go, far out of sig of sound of till to be afraid t it altogetime, but it ting to ttest part of the day.
last to go back to t from ed) t a good deal loo tinued t t first t and a long drink. No one alking any more about breakfast, or even dinner, h Caspian.
to stick to tead of going along top. It kept tion: and ever since too far out of t , and you could not keep anytraig. Patcrees, boggy places and dense undergroing in your t at all a nice place for travelling eit a nice place for people in a ernoons ramble ending in a picnic tea it on an occasion of t sort - rumbling erfalls, silver cascades, deep, amber-coloured pools, mossy rocks, and deep moss on times a er and trumpkin. bot) an eagle. But of course ed to see as soon as possible River beloo Aslans how.
As t on, to fall more and more steeply. ty drop into dark c ttom.
You may be sure tc eagerly for any sign of a break or any place
if once t of t side, t o Caspians ers.
ting a fire and cooking t. Susan didnt ted, as s;to get on and finis and get out of tly ;. Lucy oo tired and miserable to anyt as to be mattered very little . to y as told. trumpkin assured t was.
Of course, if ttempted a journey like tering to speak, only one-ttle girl going to boarding sc time, and thirds of Queen Lucy of Narnia.
quot;At last!quot; said Susan.
quot;O; said Peter.
t made a bend and t beneatry stretco t and t River. t le to t.
quot;By Jove,quot; said Edmund. quot;e fougtle of Beruna just own is!”
t ronger to mention a kingdom, er and Edmund alking about ttle t t t and ts on terested too.
tting on at a quicker pace noill s, t. Soon it all, only a valley. terfalls and presently thick woods again.
t once - ill and ;Do t forcing Lucy ( to doo ter, ree trunk just above ruck t his side.
quot;Quick! Quick! Get back! Cra; panted trumpkin.
turned and poured off tooping nearly double. trip them up.
It t run any more, even to save terfall and being. to see .
tened intently and .
quot;So ts all rig; said trumpkin, dra;t searcries, I expect. But it means t Miraz post dotles and battledores! t hing.”
quot;I ougo all,quot; said Peter.
quot;On trary, your Majesty,quot; said t;For one t you, it suggested going by Glasser.”
quot;Im afraid t,quot; said Edmund, ten things began going wrong.
quot;And for anot; continued trumpkin, quot;if nepost, most likely; or at least trouble avoiding it. I ter route urned out for t.”
quot;A blessing in disguise,quot; said Susan.
quot;Some disguise!quot; said Edmund.
quot;I suppose well o go rig; said Lucy.
quot;Lu, youre a ; said Peter. quot;ts t youve got today to saying I told you so. Lets get on.”
quot;And as soon as o t,quot; said trumpkin, quot;o lig get well away from here.”
to describe oiled back up t ty oddly enoug more cting t.
trouble ill daylig above it. It edious gat it ractive to anyone cookery. Eacill - as if it o be apple dumpling instead of pastry, only mucick and ted. And t, like apple sauce pork. Bear t oo muc very nice, but bear t y of is excellent, and turned out to be t sort of bear. It ruly glorious meal. And, of course, no retcired legs and cting. Everyone felt quite finding King Caspian tomorroing Miraz in a fe may not o feel like t they did.
to sleep one by one, but all pretty quickly.
Lucy of t sleep you can imagine, t in t at first it did not seem quite rig it ers voice, but t did not seem to fit eit to get up; not because sill tired - on trary sed and all t because s so extremely able. Sraig t tarry sky, for tively open.
quot;Lucy,quot; came ters. S up, trembling ement but not t t landscape around as clear as day, t looked ops on traigo a borees of t glade.
quot;; so ;t.”
S up, beating oainly a noise in trees make in a onig it exactly an ordinary treenoise eit tune in
it, but s catcune any more to catcrees alked to before. But t least, a lilt; s ing to dance as s nearer. And no t trees ted country dance. (quot;And I suppose,quot; t Lucy, quot; must be a very, very country dance indeed.) S among them now.
t tree s seemed at first glance to be not a tree at all but a bus frig ill moving.
You couldnt see s, of course, because as er. tree s. At one moment to be t and giantess forms on moment trees again. But rangely rees, and rangely brancime t queer lilting, rustling, cool, merry noise.
quot;t a quite,quot; said Lucy. Shan anyone usually is.
S fearlessly in among t to avoid being run into by tners. But serested in ted to get beyond to somet the dear voice had called.
S to puso take Cooped to reacrees round a central open place. Sepped out from among ting confusion of lovely lights and shadows.
A circle of grass, smoot rees dancing all round it.
And te in t, h him.
But for t of ail one lion, but Lucy never t of t. Sopped to t. So
if s a moment. And t t sting iful rich silkiness of his mane.
quot;Aslan, Aslan. Dear Aslan,quot; sobbed Lucy. quot;At last.”
t beast rolled over on Lucy fell, ting and toucongue. o the large wise face.
quot;elcome, c; he said.
quot;Aslan,quot; said Lucy, quot;youre bigger.”
quot;t is because you are older, little one,quot; answered he.
quot;Not because you are?”
quot;I am not. But every year you grow, you will find me bigger.”
For a time s s to speak. But Aslan spoke.
quot;Lucy,quot; ; not lie ime today.”
quot;Yes, it a s; said Lucy. quot;I saw you all rig believe me.
theyre all so -”
From some suggestion of a growl.
quot;Im sorry,quot; said Lucy, mean to start slanging t it my fault any?”
traigo her eyes.
quot;O; said Lucy. quot;You dont mean it o you alone, look at me like t . . . o if I w would he good?”
Aslan said nothing.
quot;You mean,quot; said Lucy ratly, quot;t it all right - somehow?
But to know?”
quot;to kno;No. Nobody is ever told t.”
quot;O; said Lucy.
quot;But anyone can find out ;If you go back to tell t you must all get up at once and follow me - w will .”
quot;Do you mean t is me to do?quot; gasped Lucy.
quot;Yes, little one,quot; said Aslan.
quot;ill too?quot; asked Lucy.
quot;Certainly not at first,quot; said Aslan. quot;Later on, it depends.”
quot;But t believe me!quot; said Lucy.
quot;It doesnt matter,quot; said Aslan.
quot;O; said Lucy. quot;And I finding you again. And I t youd let me stay. And I t youd come roaring in and frig time. And noo be horrid.”
quot;It is tle one,quot; said Aslan. quot;But twice.
It has been hard for us all in Narnia before now.”
Lucy buried o t rengto e suddenly s up.
quot;Im sorry, Aslan,quot; s;Im ready now.”
quot;No; said Aslan. quot;And no come.
e ime to lose.”
up and ately, noiseless paces back to t of dancing trees t come: and Lucy remulous rees parted to let tely. Lucy all and lovely o t moment trees again, but still borunk t tself a kind of dance.
quot;Norees be;I ell to follo, t least must follow me alone.”
It is a terrible to o ired, for telling t believe and making tainly like. quot;I mustnt t it, I must just do it,”
t Lucy.
S to Peter first and s;Peter,quot; s;wake up. Quick.
Aslan is to follow once.”
quot;Certainly, Lu. ever you like,quot; said Peter unexpectedly. t as Peter instantly rolled round and to sleep again it much use.
tried Susan. Susan did really only to say in annoying gro;Youve been dreaming, Lucy. Go to sleep again.”
Sackled Edmund next. It to s up.
quot;E; ; are you talking about?”
S all over again. t parts of ime s, it sounded less convincing.
quot;Aslan!quot; said Edmund, jumping up. quot;hurray! here?”
Lucy turned back to eyes fixed upon ;t; sing.
quot;; asked Edmund again.
quot;t you see? Just trees.”
Edmund stared ;No. t dazzled and muddled . One does, you kno I sa myself. Its only an optical .”
quot;I can see ime,quot; said Lucy. quot;raig us.”
quot;t I see him?”
quot;nt be able to.”
quot;hy?”
quot;I dont knos w he said.”
quot;O all,quot; said Edmund. quot;I do I suppose hers.”