ˇ¶The Lion, the Witch and the Warˇ·


 CHAPTER ONE

    LUCY LOOKS INtO A ARDROBE

    ONCE ter, Susan, Edmund and  Lucy. tory is about somet o t a to t of try, ten miles from t railation and t post office. s. (t and Betty, but t come into tory muce  of  at once; but on t evening o meet  t t door  Lucy (tle afraid of  youngest) ed to laugo keep  on pretending o .

    As soon as t to tairs on  t nigo talked it over.

    quot;eve fallen on our feet and no mistake,quot; said Peter. quot;to be  perfectly splendid. t old c us do anything we like.ˇ±

    quot;I t; said Susan.

    quot;O!quot; said Edmund, ending not to be  tired, ;Dont go on talking like t.ˇ±

    quot;Like ; said Susan; quot;and anys time you were in bed.ˇ±

    quot;trying to talk like Mot; said Edmund. quot;And o bed? Go to bed yourself.ˇ±

    quot; ter go to bed?quot; said Lucy. quot;to be a row if  were alking here.ˇ±

    quot;No t,quot; said Peter. quot;I tell you t of o mind  s about ten minutes  dining-room, and any amount of stairs and passages in  between.ˇ±

    quot;s t noise?quot; said Lucy suddenly. It o empty rooms o make tle creepy.

    quot;Its only a bird, silly,quot; said Edmund.

    quot;Its an o; said Peter. quot;to be a s go and explore tomorrow. You mighis.

    Did you see tains as  be  eagles.

    t be stags. therell be hawks.ˇ±

    quot;Badgers!quot; said Lucy.   quot;Foxes!quot; said Edmund.   quot;Rabbits!quot; said Susan.   But eady rain falling, so t  ains nor tream in the garden.

    quot;Of course it ; said Edmund. t finis airs in t apart for t in one direction and ther.

    quot;Do stop grumbling, Ed,quot; said Susan. quot;ten to one itll clear up in an ime ty s of books.ˇ±

    quot;Not for mequot;said Peter; quot;Im going to explore in  the house.ˇ±

    Everyone agreed to t   of  you never seem to come to t ed  places. t feried led only into spare bedrooms, as everyone ed  t t soon to a very long room full of pictures and t of armour; and after t eps up, and ttle  upstairs  led out on to a balcony, and t  led into eac of tly after t to a room t e empty except for one big  t  all except a dead blue-bottle on t;Not; said Peter, and trooped out again - all except  Lucy. Sayed be it rying t almost sure t it o   opened quite easily, and t.

    Looking into ts ly long fur  coats. tely stepped into t in among ts and rubbed   t it is very fooliso s  oneself into any  ts  one. It  quite dark in t retc in front of  to bump o took a step furteps aling to feel   tips of  s feel it.

    quot;t be a simply enormous ; t Lucy, going still  furt folds of ts aside to make room for iced t t. quot;I  more mot;  s, stooping doo feel it  instead of feeling t somet and poremely cold. quot;t; s on a step or ther.

    Next moment s   fur but somet; is just  like brancrees!quot; exclaimed Lucy. And t t a a feo  a long  way off.

    Somet er s  sanding in t nigime  and  snohe air.

    Lucy felt a little frig s very inquisitive and excited as  ree trunks; sill see tcy room  from . (S t  it is a very silly to s oneself into a  seemed to be still daylig;I can al back if anyt; t Lucy. So . In about  ten minutes s and found it . As sood looking at it,   to do  next, ster patter of feet coming to a very  strange person stepped out from among trees into t of t.

    tle taller te  upead of feet s hoofs.

    ail, but Lucy did not notice t first because it ly caug o keep it from trailing in too. range, but pleasant little face,  pointed beard and curly  of tuck two horns, one on each side of his forehead. One of his hands, as I  have said, held

    t   looked just as if mas  sart of surprise t he  dropped all his parcels.

    quot;Goodness gracious me!quot; exclaimed the Faun.

 CHAPTER TWO

    LUCY FOUND t;GOOD EVENING,quot; said Lucy. But ts parcels  t at first it did not reply.   made tle bow.

    quot;Good evening, good evening,quot; said t;Excuse me - I dont  to  be inquisitive - but s in t you are a Daughter of Eve?ˇ±

    quot;My names Lucy,quot; said s quite understanding him.

    quot;But you are - forgive me - you are ; said the Faun.

    quot;Of course Im a girl,quot; said Lucy.

    quot;You are in fact human?ˇ±

    quot;Of course Im ; said Lucy, still a little puzzled.

    quot;to be sure, to be sure,quot; said t;upid of me! But Ive never  seen a Son of Adam or a Dauged. t is to say -quot; and  t stopped as if it o say somet  intended but ime.

    quot;Deliged,quot; it  on. quot;Alloo introduce myself. My name  is tumnus.ˇ±

    quot;I am very pleased to meet you, Mr tumnus,quot; said Lucy.

    quot;And may I ask, O Lucy Daug; said Mr tumnus, quot;o Narnia?ˇ±

    quot;Narnia? s t?quot; said Lucy.

    quot;t; said t; and t castle of Cair Paravel on tern sea. And you  - you ?ˇ±

    quot;I - I got in t; said Lucy.

    quot;A; said Mr tumnus in a rat;if only I  geograptle Faun, I s kno trange countries. It is too late now.ˇ±

    quot;But t countries at all,quot; said Lucy, almost laug;Its only  just back t least - Im not sure. It is summer there.ˇ±

    quot;Meanumnus, quot;it is er in Narnia, and cand alking in ter of  Eve from ternal summer reigns around t city of  ar Drobe,  be if you came and ea h me?ˇ±

    quot;tumnus,quot; said Lucy. quot;But I o be getting back.ˇ±

    quot;Its only just round t; said t;and toast - and sardines - and cake.ˇ±

    quot;ell, its very kind of you,quot; said Lucy. quot;But I s be able to stay  long.ˇ±

    quot;If you ake my arm, Daug; said Mr tumnus, quot;I so s the way. Now - off we go.ˇ±

    And so Lucy found range creature as if their lives.

    t gone far before to a place tle tle   ttom of one small valley Mr tumnus turned suddenly aside as if o raigo an unusually large rock, but at t moment Lucy found o trance of a cave. As soon as t of a umnus stooped and took a flaming piece of  of  t little pair of tongs, and lit a lamp. quot;No;  ely put a kettle on.

    Lucy t s tle, dry,  clean cave of reddisone  on ttle c;one for me  and one for a friend,quot; said Mr tumnus) and a table and a dresser and a mantelpiece over  t a picture of an old Faun  must lead to Mr tumnuss bedroom, and on one ting out tea titles like tters of Silenus or Nympudy in Popular Legend or Is Man a Myth?

    quot;Nohe Faun.

    And really it ea. tly  boiled, for eacoast, and ttered toast, and toast  opped cake. And ing to talk. ales to tell of life in t. old about t dances and rees  came out to dance  long ing parties after te stag  ing and treasure-seeking  floor; and t summer o  visit times Baccreams ead of er and t self up to jollification for ;Not t it isnt aler no; o cook out from its case on trange little flute t looked as if it  rao play. And tune  to cry and laugo sleep all at time. It must er o stop you, and I do love t tune - but  really, I must go  to stay for a fees.ˇ±

    quot;Its no good no; said ts flute and  ss  her very sorrowfully.

    quot;No good?quot; said Lucy, jumping up and feeling ratened. quot; do  you mean?

    Ive got to go  once. t o me.quot; But a moment later s;Mr tumnus! ever is tter?quot; for tears and tears began trickling dos  cs nose; and at last it covered its face  s o howl.

    quot;Mr tumnus! Mr tumnus!quot; said Lucy in great distress. quot;Dont! Dont!  is  tter? Aren you umnus, do tell me ; But tinued sobbing as if its

    stop. ook t on using it,  out  got too  to be any more use, so t presently Lucy anding in a damp  patch.

    quot;Mr tumnus!quot; baop. Stop it at  once! You ougo be as big Faun like you.  on eart?ˇ±

    quot;O; sobbed Mr tumnus, quot;Im crying because Im such a bad Faun.ˇ±

    quot;I dont t all,quot; said Lucy. quot;I t Faun Ive ever met.ˇ±

    quot;O say t if you kne; replied Mr tumnus bet suppose the world.ˇ±

    quot;But w ; asked Lucy.

    quot;My old fat; said Mr tumnus; quot;ts ure over telpiece. his.ˇ±

    quot;A t?quot; said Lucy.

    quot;Like ; said t;taken service under te itcs e itch.ˇ±

    quot;te itch? ho is she?ˇ±

    quot; is s  all Narnia under s s  makes it aler. Aler and never Cmas; t!ˇ±

    quot;; said Lucy. quot;But w does she pay you for?ˇ±

    quot;ts t of it,quot; said Mr tumnus ;Im a  kidnapper for s  me, Daug Im  t of Faun to meet a poor innocent c end to be friendly , and invite it o my cave, all for  t asleep and t over to te itch?ˇ±

    quot;No,quot; said Lucy. quot;Im sure you  do anyt.ˇ±

    quot;But I ; said the Faun.

    quot;ell,quot; said Lucy rated to be trut not  be too ; ty bad. But youre so sorry for it t Im sure  you  again.ˇ±

    quot;Daug you understand?quot; said t;It isnt something  I have done.

    Im doing it no.ˇ±

    quot; do you mean?quot; cried Lucy, turning very we.

    quot;You are t; said tumnus. quot;I e itc  if ever I saco  Ive ever met. And Ive pretended to be your  friend an asked you to tea, and all time Ive been meaning to  till you ell her.ˇ±

    quot;O you , Mr tumnus,quot; said Lucy. quot;Yo , nt.ˇ±

    quot;And if I dont,quot; said o cry again quot;so find out.  And sail cut off and my , and siful clove urn to cra and specially angry surn me into stone  and I satue of a Faun in il t Cair  Paravel are filled and goodness knows w will  will ever   all.ˇ±

    quot;Im very sorry, Mr tumnus,quot; said Lucy. quot;But please let me go home.ˇ±

    quot;Of course I ; said t;Of course Ive got to. I see t no give you up to  tc no I kno  be off at once. Ill see you back to t. I suppose you can find your oo Spare Oom and ar  Drobe?ˇ±

    quot;Im sure I can,quot; said Lucy.

    quot;e must go as quietly as ; said Mr tumnus. quot;trees are on her side.ˇ±

    t up and left tea table, and Mr tumnus once  more put up  out into t at all like to tole along as  quickly as t speaking a umnus kept to t places.  Lucy was relieved w again.

    quot;Do you kno; said tumnus.

    Lucy looked very rees and could just see in tance  a patc t looked like daylig;Yes,quot; s;I can see the wardrobe door.ˇ±

    quot;t; said t;and - c-can you  ever forgive me for  to do?ˇ±

    quot;; said Lucy, sily by t;And I  do  get into dreadful trouble on my account.ˇ±

    quot;Farewell, Daug; said ;Perhe  handkerchief?ˇ±

    quot;Rat; said Lucy, and toc as  quickly as ly instead of roug   coats, and instead of crunc s  once s of to ty room from  whe

    ed. S tiging for breat ill raining and she passage.

    quot;Im ; sed. quot;Im .ˇ±

 CHAPTER THREE

    EDMUND AND t of ty room into three.

    quot;Its all rig; sed, quot;Ive comeback.ˇ±

    quot; on eartalking about, Lucy?quot; asked Susan.

    quot;, quot; you all been wondering where I was?ˇ±

    quot;So youve been ; said Peter. quot;Poor old Lu, iced!

    Youll o  if you  people to start looking  for you.ˇ±

    quot;But Ive been away for ; said Lucy.

    tared at one another.

    quot;Batty!quot; said Edmund, tapping ;Quite batty.ˇ±

    quot; do you mean, Lu?quot; asked Peter.

    quot; I said,quot; ans;It  after breakfast o  tea, and all sorts of  things have happened.ˇ±

    quot;Dont be silly, Lucy,quot; said Susan. quot;eve only just come out of t room  a moment ago, and you hen.ˇ±

    quot;S being silly at all,quot; said Peter, quot;s making up a story  for fun, arent you, Lu? And w she?ˇ±

    quot;No, Peter, Im not,quot; s;Its - its a magic , and its snocs called Narnia; come  and see.ˇ±

    t knoo t Lucy ed t t back o t;Now! go in and see for yourselves.ˇ±

    quot;; said Susan, putting s apart, quot;its just an ordinary .ˇ±

    ts apart; and tly ordinary . Peter  in and rapped  to  make sure t it was solid.

    quot;A jolly good ;  again; quot;you aken us in, I must admit. e half believed you.ˇ±

    quot;But it  a  all,quot; said Lucy, quot;really and truly. It  a moment ago. ly it was. I promise.ˇ±

    quot;Come, Lu,quot; said Peter, quot;ts going a bit far. Youve  you better drop it now?ˇ±

    Lucy greried to say somet srying to say, and burst into tears.

    For t fee easily at any moment if s o say t  tory made up for fun. But Lucy rut s; and s bring o say t selling a lie, and a silly lie too, made  meaning to do it, but Edmund could be spiteful, and on teful.  Lucy and kept on asking ries in ot made it  t to ful. t  of doors from morning to nigrees, and lying in t Lucy could not properly enjoy any of it. And so t on until t  day.

    t day, o ternoon and till no sign of a  break in to play ;Itquot; and as soon as  ttered to  to t mean to   talking again about tc s to ; for by time so ed and full of  s sime to o then hide  somewhere else.

    But as soon as s seps in tside, and  t but to jump into the door closed  behind her. She did

    not s it properly because s it is very silly to s oneself  into a  is not a magic one.

    Noeps so t in time to see Lucy vaniso t once decided to get  into it  because  it a particularly good place to  because ed to go on teasing  ry. s ;So catc; said Edmund to ;and so s in at t;  tting  for Lucy in ted to find . o open t in some lig  find t like t all and began groping ion; ed out, quot;Lucy! Lu! here are you? I know youre here.ˇ±

    ticed t  t in a cupboard, but a kind of open-air sound. iced t edly cold; and t.

    quot;t; said Edmund, quot;t s o;  all about Lucy and  to,  instead of finding epping out into tepping out from trees into an  open place in the middle of a wood.

    t and more snorees. Over of sky one sees on a fine  er day in traigree-trunks t rising, very red and clear. Everytly still, as if ure in t country. t even a robin or a squirrel among trees, and  tretcion. he shivered.

    o  ;imaginary countryquot;  not to  all.  t s be some;Lucy! Lucy! Im oo-Edmund.ˇ±

    there was no answer.

    quot;S all tely,quot; t Edmund.  And t like to admit t  mucrange, cold, quiet place; so ed again.

    quot;I say, Lu! Im sorry I didnt believe you. I see no Pax.ˇ±

    Still there was no answer.

    quot;Just like a girl,quot; said Edmund to ;sulking some an apology.quot;  muc made up o go ened and t  last t into sigwo reindeer.

    t tland ponies and te t even te compared  t leat a fat d anding. assel  s point; ead of  a rug. But be in t a very  different person - a great lady, taller t Edmund e fur up to  and raig e - not merely pale, but  for  iful  face in ots, but proud and cold and stern.

    t as it came so.

    quot;Stop!quot; said t  t sat doood cs and  bloy air t of trils looked like smoke.

    quot;And ; said t Edmund.

    quot;Im-Im-my names Edmund,quot; said Edmund rat like  t him.

    t;Is t ; serner than ever.

    quot;I beg your pardon, your Majesty, I didnt kno; said Edmund:  quot;Not kno; cried s;ter  er. But I repeat-w are you?ˇ±

    quot;Please, your Majesty,quot; said Edmund, quot;I dont kno  sc least I s the holidays now.ˇ±

 CHAPTER FOUR

    tURKIS  quot;BUt ; said t;Are you a great overgro  off its beard?ˇ±

    quot;No, your Majesty,quot; said Edmund, quot;I never had a beard, Im a boy.ˇ±

    quot;A boy!quot; said s;Do you mean you are a Son of Adam?ˇ±

    Edmund stood still, saying notoo confused by time to  understand ion meant.

    quot;I see you are an idiot, ; said t;Answer  me, once and for all, or I sience. Are you human?ˇ±

    quot;Yes, your Majesty,quot; said Edmund.

    quot;And o enter my dominions?ˇ±

    quot;Please, your Majesty, I came in through a wardrobe.ˇ±

    quot;A wardrobe?  do you mean?ˇ±

    quot;I - I opened a door and just found myself y,quot; said  Edmund.

    quot;; said to o ;A door. A door  from t  ; As s and  looked Edmund full in t t s sure t so do somet o  move. t as , so change her mind.

    quot;My poor c; se a different voice, quot;  my mantle round you and alk.ˇ±

    Edmund did not like t at all but  disobey; epped on to t at , and s a fold of le round ucked it well in.

    quot;Per to drink?quot; said t;S?ˇ±

    quot;Yes please, your Majesty,quot; said Edmund, tering.

    took from some  one drop  fall from it on t t it toucood a je steamed. tely took  t to Edmund  a very nice smile. Edmund  felt mucter as o sip t drink. It asted before, very s and foamy and creamy, and it o oes.

    quot;It is dull, Son of Adam, to drink  eating,quot; said tly. quot;  to eat?ˇ±

    quot;turkis, please, your Majesty,quot; said Edmund.

    t anottle on to tantly tied urned out to contain several pounds of t turkis. Eac  and ligo tre and Edmund asted anyte able.

    ing t asking ions. At first Edmund  tried to remember t it is rude to speak  soon   about t only of trying to surkis as e ted to eat, and ive. S o tell  ers, and t one of ers  a Faun t  no one except ers kne Narnia. Serested in t t t on  coming back to it. quot;You are sure t four of you?quot; s;turkis, kept on saying, quot;Yes, I told you t before,quot; and forgetting to  call ;Your Majestyquot;, but s seem to mind now.

    At last turkis y box and wis sher he would like some  more.

    Probably te  ted turkis and t anyone ed it  more and more of it, and ing it till t s offer ead,  so ;Son of Adam, I so see your broters. ill you bring to see me?ˇ±

    quot;Ill try,quot; said Edmund, still looking at ty box.

    quot;Because, if you did come again - bringing to give you some more turkis. I cant do it no ter.ˇ±

    quot; o your ; said Edmund.  got on  to t s drive ao some  unknoo get back; but ten about  t fear now.

    quot;It is a lovely place, my ; said t;I am sure you . turkis, and urkis all day long; and you are muc and  young  man Ive ever met. I to make you to visit me.ˇ±

    quot; no; said Edmund. icky.  look eitever t say.

    quot;O if I took you t; said s;I s see your broters.

    I very muc to knoo be ter on - t is understood. But you must iers and nobles.  I ers Duchesses.ˇ±

    quot;t t; said Edmund, quot;and, anyime.ˇ±

    quot;A once you ;you mig all  about thern.

    You   to fetc go back to your ory noo me  anotand. It is no good coming  them.ˇ±

    quot;But I dont even knoo my ory,quot; pleaded Edmund.  quot;ts easy,quot; ans;Do you see t lamp?quot; Sed urned and sa under he Faun.

    quot;Straig, is to ted in te direction - quot;and tell me if you can see  ttle rees.ˇ±

    quot;I t; said Edmund.

    quot;ell, my ime you come you o find t and look for t bring t o  be very angry h you if you came alone.ˇ±

    quot;Ill do my best,quot; said Edmund.

    quot;And, by t; said t;you neednt tell t me. It  o keep it a secret bet it? Make it a surprise for t bring to t;Lets see . I am sure t . If your sister   one of trange stories about me - nasty stories t migo come to me. Fauns hing, you know, and now -ˇ±

    quot;Please, please,quot; said Edmund suddenly, quot;please couldnt I  one  piece of turkis to eat on the way home?ˇ±

    quot;No, no,quot; said t;you must  till next time.quot;  o to drive on, but as t a of  sigo Edmund, calling out, quot;Next time! Next time! Dont forget.  Come soon.ˇ±

    Edmund ill staring after tohe  wood.

    quot;O; s;So youve got in too! Isnt it wonderful, and  now-ˇ±

    quot;All rig; said Edmund, quot;I see you er all. Ill say Im sorry if you like. But wime?  Ive been looking for you everywhere.ˇ±

    quot;If Id kno; said Lucy, o notice range  his face was.

    quot;Ive been umnus, te itco ting me go, so

    and pero be all riger all.ˇ±

    quot;te itc; said Edmund; quot;whos she?ˇ±

    quot;Sly terrible person,quot; said Lucy. quot;S to be queen at all, and all t least all te urn people into stone and do all kinds of  it is aler in Narnia - aler, but it never gets to Cmas.  And s on a sledge, drah her wand in her hand and a crown  on her head.ˇ±

    Edmund able from en too many ss,  and c even more uncomfortable. But ill ed to taste t turkis again  more ted anything else.

    quot;old you all t stuff about te itc; he asked.

    quot;Mr tumnus, t; said Lucy.

    quot;You cant al; said Edmund, trying to sound as  if  than Lucy.

    quot;; asked Lucy.

    quot;Everyone kno,quot; said Edmund; quot;ask anybody you like. But its pretty  poor sport standing s go home.ˇ±

    quot;Yes, lets,quot; said Lucy. quot;O in too. to believe in Narnia no bot fun it will  be!ˇ±

    But Edmund secretly t t it  be as good fun for o admit t Lucy , before all t sure t c knoalking about Narnia.

    By time t coats  around tead of branc moment tanding outside ty room.

    quot;I say,quot; said Lucy, quot;you do look a you feel well?ˇ±

    quot;Im all rig; said Edmund, but t true. he was feeling very  sick.

    quot;Come on t; said Lucy, quot;lets find t a lot ell them!

    And ures   together.ˇ±

 CHAPTER FIVE

    BACK ON till going on, it took Edmund and  Lucy some time to find t  toget of armour  out:  quot;Peter! Susan! Its all true. Edmund  too. try  you can get to t in. e met one anotell t it.ˇ±

    quot;s all t, Ed?quot; said Peter.

    And noo one of tiest tory. Up to t  moment Edmund ,  but  made up  to do. er suddenly asked ion  once to do t and most spiteful to let Lucy down.

    quot;tell us, Ed,quot; said Susan.

    And Edmund gave a very superior look as if tle snigger and said, quot;Oending t all ory about a country in true. just for fun, of course. there really.ˇ±

    Poor Lucy gave Edmund one look and rus of the room.

    Edmund, e, t t  success, and  on at once to say, quot;ts  tter s t of young kids, they always -ˇ±

    quot;Look ; said Peter, turning on ;s up! Youve been  perfectly beastly to Lu ever since sarted t t it and setting   simply out of spite.ˇ±

    quot;But its all nonsense,quot; said Edmund, very taken aback.

    quot;Of course its all nonsense,quot; said Peter, quot;ts just t. Lu ly all rig  since urning into a most frig  ?ˇ±

    quot;I t - I t,quot; said Edmund; but  to  say.

    quot;You didnt t all,quot; said Peter; quot;its just spite. Youve  ally to anyone smaller t at school before  now.ˇ±

    quot;Do stop it,quot; said Susan; quot;it  make tter wo.

    Lets go and find Lucy.ˇ±

    It  surprising t  so uck to ory and said:

    quot;I dont care  care ell  te to Mot a  Faun in tayed ts, beasts.ˇ±

    It  evening. Lucy o feel t  o t Lucy  of ood in talking about it in wer so bed.

    t  morning t tell to t;e to Fat; said Peter; quot;its getting beyond us.quot; So t and knocked at  tudy door, and t;Come in,quot; and got up and found ce at t listening to tips of  ogeterrupting, till tory. After t e a long time. t and said  t ted:  quot;; ;t your sisters story is not true?ˇ±

    quot;O -quot; began Susan, and topped. Anyone could see from t ly serious. toget;But Edmund said tending.ˇ±

    quot;t is a point,quot; said t;ion; very careful consideration. For instance - if you ion  - does your experience lead you to regard your broter as truthful?ˇ±

    quot;ts just t it, sir,quot; said Peter. quot;Up till now, Id  ime.ˇ±

    quot;And ; said turning to Susan.

    quot;ell,quot; said Susan, quot;in general, Id say ter, but t be true - all t the Faun.ˇ±

    quot;t is more t; said t;and a c someone hing indeed.ˇ±

    quot;e  mig even be lying,quot; said Susan; quot; t be someth Lucy.ˇ±

    quot;Madness, you mean?quot; said te coolly. quot;O t. One o look at alk to o see t  s mad.ˇ±

    quot;But t; said Susan, and stopped. S a groalk like t knoo think.

    quot;Logic!quot; said to ; teac  these schools?

    ties. Eiter is telling lies, or  selling trut tell lies and it is obvious t  s mad For t turns up,  assume  t selling truth.ˇ±

    Susan looked at e sure from t hem.

    quot;But  be true, sir?quot; said Peter.

    quot;?quot; asked the Professor.

    quot;ell, for one t; said Peter, quot;if it rue ry every time to t pretend the was.ˇ±

    quot;  to do ?quot; said the Professor.

    quot;ell, sir, if time.ˇ±

    quot;Are t; said ter didnt knoe o say.

    quot;But time,quot; said Susan. quot;Lucy ime to er us t  of t e, and sended to have been away for  hours.ˇ±

    quot;t is t makes ory so likely to be true,quot; said  t;If t leads to some ot trange tle about it) -  if, I say, s into anot be at a surprised to find t te time of its o ay t ake up any of our time. On t t t idea for tending, sime before coming out and telling ory.ˇ±

    quot;But do you really mean, sir,quot; said Peter, quot;t t round t?ˇ±

    quot;Not; said taking off acles  and beginning to polistered to ;I eac these schools.ˇ±

    quot;But o do?quot; said Susan. S t tion o get off t.

    quot;My dear young lady,quot; said t bot;t  suggested and wrying.ˇ±

    quot;s t?quot; said Susan.

    quot;e migry minding our o; said   conversation.

    After tter for Lucy. Peter sao it t  Edmund stopped jeering at  inclined to talk about  t all. It . And so for a time it looked  as if all tures o an end; but t  to be.

    ttle about -  people from all over England used to come and ask permission to  see over it.

    It  of  is mentioned in guide books and even in  ories; and  migories old about it, some of tranger telling you noelling t tures and t fond of c like to be  interrupted ors all to  Susan and Peter almost on t morning (along ructions),  quot;And please remember youre to keep out of taking a party over the  house.ˇ±

    quot;Just as if any of us  to e railing round  range gro; said Edmund, and t t  ime.

    A feer Peter and Edmund  t of armour  and ake it to bits ;Look out! h her.ˇ±

    quot;S; said Peter, and all four made off t  t  into t, into t Mrs Macready  must be bringing y of sigairs - instead of up t stairs as ted. And after t -  t t Mrs Macready rying to catc some magic in to life and o find til at last Susan said, quot;Orippers! s get into the

    ardrobe Room till t; But t t turning.

    quot;Quick!quot; said Peter, quot;t; and flung open t and sat ting, in ter  did not s it; for, of course,  you s yourself up in a wardrobe.

 CHAPTER SIX

    INtO t  quot;I ; said  Susan presently, quot;Im getting horribly cramped.ˇ±

    quot;And ; said Edmund.

    quot;I expect ts of ts are full of it,quot; said Susan, quot;to keep  ahs.ˇ±

    quot;ticking into my back,quot; said Peter.

    quot;And isnt it cold?quot; said Susan.

    quot;No you mention it, it is cold,quot; said Peter, quot;and  all, its   too. s tter ting on somet. Its getting ter  every minute.quot; ruggled to .

    quot;Lets get out,quot; said Edmund, quot;theyve gone.ˇ±

    quot;O-o-o; said Susan suddenly, and everyone asked  ter.

    quot;Im sitting against a tree,quot; said Susan, quot;and look! Its getting lighere.ˇ±

    quot;By Jove, youre rig; said Peter, quot;and look ts  trees all round. And t stuff is snoo Lucys er  all.ˇ±

    And noaking it and all four cood blinking in  t of a er day. Bes  of trees.

    Peter turned at once to Lucy.

    quot;I apologize for not believing you,quot; ;Im sorry. ill you shake  hands?ˇ±

    quot;Of course,quot; said Lucy, and did.

    quot;And no; said Susan, quot;?ˇ±

    quot;Do?quot; said Peter, quot;whe wood, of course.ˇ±

    quot;Ug; said Susan, stamping , quot;its pretty cold.  about putting  on some of ts?ˇ±

    quot;t ours,quot; said Peter doubtfully.

    quot;I am sure nobody ; said Susan; quot;it isnt as if ed to  take t of t take t of the wardrobe.ˇ±

    quot;I never t of t, Su,quot; said Peter. quot;Of course, no it t   in t. And I suppose try is in the wardrobe.ˇ±

    tely carried out Susans very sensible plan. ts oo big for t to ts  t a good deal ter in t-up and more suitable to the  landscape.

    quot;e can pretend ic explorers,quot; said Lucy.

    quot;to be exciting enoug pretending,quot; said Peter, as o t. t looked as if t be more sno.

    quot;I say,quot; began Edmund presently, quot;oug o be bearing a bit more to  t, t is, if ?quot; ten for t t   pretend never to  t of  opped;  everyone stared at er wled.

    quot;So you really  time Lu said s you in   selling lies.ˇ±

    t;ell, of all ttle beasts -quot; said  Peter, and so  say, and presently t Edmund o ;Ill pay you all out for tuck-up, selfsatisfied prigs.ˇ±

    quot;; said Susan, c.

    quot;I t to be t; said Peter; quot;goodness knows s. ake us, Lu?ˇ±

    quot; about going to see Mr tumnus?quot; said Lucy. quot;old  you about.ˇ±

    Everyone agreed to t amping  t. Lucy proved a good leader. At first so  find t sree on one place and a stump in anot to tle valley and at  last to tumnuss cave. But terrible surprise aed them.

    ts o bits. Inside, t  been lived  in for several days. Snourned out to be ticks and ashe fire.

    Someone ly flung it about tamped it out. ture of to sh a knife.

    quot;tty good ; said Edmund; quot;not much good coming here.ˇ±

    quot; is t; said Peter, stooping doiced a piece of  paper o the floor.

    quot;Is tten on it?quot; asked Susan.

    quot;Yes, I t; anser, quot;but I cant read it in t. Lets get out into the open air.ˇ±

    t out in t and croer as   t of tumnus, is under arrest and  aing rial on a creason against y Jadis,  Queen of Narnia, Celaine of Cair Paravel, Empress of tc., also  of comforting ys enemies, ernizing h humans.

    signed MAUGRIM, Captain of t Police, LONG LIVE tared at eacher.

    quot;I dont kno Im going to like ter all,quot; said Susan.

    quot;; said Peter. quot;Do you kno her?ˇ±

    quot;S a real queen at all,quot; ans;sce itch.

    Everyone all te ment over  try so t it is aler mas.ˇ±

    quot;I - I  in going on,quot; said Susan. quot;I mean, it  doesnt seem particularly safe  looks as if it  be mucs getting colder every minute, and .  about just going  home?ˇ±

    quot;O , ,quot; said Lucy suddenly; quot;dont you see? e cant  just go  after t is all on my account t t into  trouble. cs  means by  comforting ternizing  try to rescue  him.ˇ±

    quot;A lot ; anyto  eat!ˇ±

    quot;S up - you!quot; said Peter, ; do  you think, Susan?ˇ±

    quot;Ive a  Lu is rig; said Susan. quot;I dont  to go a  step furt I t try to do sometever-he Faun.ˇ±

    quot;ts oo,quot; said Peter. quot;Im  e for going back and getting somet  seem to be any certainty of getting into try again  of  it. I to go on.ˇ±

    quot;So do I,quot; said bothe girls.

    quot;If only er.

    till o do next, . Its t bird Ive seen alk in Narnia? It almost looks as if it ed to say someto us.quot; turned to t;Please, can you tell us aken to?quot; As sook a step to at once fle  only as far as to t tree. t perc t  understood all t  noticing t t a step or to it. At to t tree and  once more looked at t  or a brig;Do you kno; said Lucy, quot;I really believe o follow him.ˇ±

    quot;Ive an idea ; said Susan. quot; do you ter?ˇ±

    quot;ell, ,quot; anser.

    to understand tter t kept going from  tree to tree, al t. In t led tly dotle sly ted overer sun came out and t. travelling in t , er, quot;if youre not still too y to talk to me, Ive someto  say en to.ˇ±

    quot; is it?quot; asked Peter.

    quot; so loud,quot; said Edmund; quot;tening t  were doing?ˇ±

    quot;?quot; said Peter, lowering o a whisper.

    quot;ere follo.  bird is on?  it be leading us into a trap?ˇ±

    quot;ts a nasty idea. Still - a robin, you knoories Ive ever read. Im sure a robin  be on the wrong side.ˇ±

    quot;It if comes to t,  and told sc really kno either.ˇ±

    quot;the Faun saved Lucy.ˇ±

    quot; oo.  idea of the way home from here?ˇ±

    quot;Great Scott!quot; said Peter, quot;I  t of t.ˇ±

    quot;And no c; said Edmund.

 CHAPTER SEVEN

    A DAY IthE BEAVERS

    opped.

    quot;t; cried Lucy, quot;ts flo; And so it  out of sight.

    quot;And noo do?quot; said Edmund, giving Peter a look ; did I tell you?ˇ±

    quot;S; said Susan.

    quot;?quot; said Peter.

    quot;trees over to t.ˇ±

    tared as  very comfortable.

    quot;t goes again,quot; said Susan presently.

    quot;I sa t time too,quot; said Peter. quot;Its still ts just gone  be big tree.ˇ±

    quot; is it?quot; asked Lucy, trying very  to sound nervous.

    quot;ever it is,quot; said Peter, quot;its dodging us. Its somet doesnt   to be seen.ˇ±

    quot;Lets go ; said Susan. And t out loud,  everyone suddenly realized t t Edmund o Peter at t cer. t.

    quot;s it like?quot; said Lucy.

    quot;Its - its a kind of animal,quot; said Susan; and t;Look! Look! Quick!  t is.ˇ±

    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.

    quot;I kno is,quot; said Peter; quot;its a beaver. I saail.ˇ±

    quot;It s us to go to it,quot; said Susan, quot;and it is  to make a  noise.ˇ±

    quot;I kno; said Peter. quot;tion is, are o go to it or not?  do  you think, Lu?ˇ±

    quot;I ts a nice beaver,quot; said Lucy.

    quot;Yes, but ; said Edmund.

    quot;S ?quot; said Susan. quot;I mean, its no good just  standing  some dinner.ˇ±

    At t ts  from beree  and beckoned earnestly to them.

    quot;Come on,quot; said Peter,quot;lets give it a try. All keep close toget to be a matc turns out to be an enemy.ˇ±

    So t close togeto tree and in  be, and t it still dreo ty  in   safe in the open!ˇ±

    Only  oget t and t because no sno begin to talk to them.

    quot;Are you ters of Eve?quot; it said.

    quot;ere some of t; said Peter.

    quot;S-s-s-s; said t;not so loud please. ere not safe even  here.ˇ±

    quot;; said Peter. quot;t  ourselves.ˇ±

    quot;trees,quot; said t;tening. Most of  t trees t ray us to ; and it nodded its imes.

    quot;If it comes to talking about sides,quot; said Edmund, quot;how do we know youre a  friend?ˇ±

    quot;Not meaning to be rude, Mr Beaver,quot; added Peter, quot;but you see, rangers.ˇ±

    quot;Quite rige rig; said t;oken.quot; it o ttle . t it in surprise, till  suddenly Lucy said, quot;Os my o poor Mr tumnus.ˇ±

    quot;ts rig; said t;Poor fello  before it actually o me.  if anyto   meet you ake you on to -quot; o  silence and 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.ˇ±

    And no t t quite different. Per imes o you in a dream t someone  says somet understand 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. Edmund felt a sensation of mysterious er felt suddenly brave and adventurous. Susan felt as if some delicious smell or  some deligrain of music  floated by  t it is the beginning of summer.

    quot;And  Mr tumnus,quot; said Lucy; quot;where is he?ˇ±

    quot;S-s-s-s; said t;not  bring you walk and also dinner.ˇ±

    No one except Edmund felt any difficulty about trusting to ;dinnerquot;.

    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 under till s.

    tanding on teep, narro ttom of   it  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 quot;; time but quot;Merely  a trifle!

    Merely a trifle! And it isnt really finished!ˇ±

    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 (quot;And I ?quot; o his head.

    quot;; said Mr Beaver, quot;and it looks as if Mrs Beaver is expecting  us. Ill lead t be careful and dont slip.ˇ±

    top of to  (for o   on one side, ty drop to te Mr Beaver led t out to t. And he house.

    quot;; said Mr Beaver, quot;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.

    quot;So youve come at last!quot; 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.ˇ±

    quot;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 over again 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 into trings of onions  ts and  oilskins and cs and pairs of sroar in and fiss and sacks. And table, though  very clean, was very rough.

    Just as ter and Mr Beaver came in  in t fiso be done and ill  t;No; Susan drained tatoes 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 tentment.

    quot;And no; said Mr Beaver, pusy beer mug and pulling ea to  till Ive got my pipe lit up and going  nicely - o business. Its sno;   the window.

    quot;ts all tter, because it means o folloracks.ˇ±

 CHAPTER EIGHT

    ER DINNER

    quot;AND no; said Lucy, quot;do please tell us umnus.ˇ±

    quot;As bad,quot; said Mr Beaver, s;ts a very, very  bad business.

    t aken off by t t from a bird w done.ˇ±

    quot;But o?quot; asked Lucy.

    quot;ell, t seen and  means.ˇ±

    quot;No, ,quot; said Susan. Mr Beaver shook his head in a very gloomy  fashion.

    quot;Im afraid it means taking o ; he said.

    quot;But o ; gasped Lucy.

    quot;ell,quot; said Mr Beaver, quot;you cant exactly say for sure. But t  many taken in t ever comes out again. Statues. All full of statues t  is - in tyard and up tairs and in turnedquot; - (;turned into stone.ˇ±

    quot;But, Mr Beaver,quot; said Lucy, quot;cant  do someto  save s too dreadful and its all on my account.ˇ±

    quot;I dont doubt youd save ; said Mrs Beaver, quot;but  youve no cting into t

    alive.ˇ±

    quot;Couldnt agem?quot; said Peter. quot;I mean couldnt end to be - ocill s - or- o all, t be some er at  just leave o be - to be - to  done to him.ˇ±

    quot;Its no good, Son of Adam,quot; said Mr Beaver, quot;no good your trying, of all  people. But no Aslan is on the move-ˇ±

    quot;Oell us about Aslan!quot; said several voices at once; for once again  t strange feeling - like t signs of spring, like good news, hem.

    quot;; asked Susan.

    quot;Aslan?quot; said Mr Beaver. quot; you kno often and. Never in my time or my  fatime.

    But t  t. tle te Queen all rig is  you, t umnus.ˇ±

    quot;S turn o stone too?quot; said Edmund.

    quot;Lord love you, Son of Adam, o say!quot; ans laug;turn o stone? If sand on  and  look ll be t s of  all to rig says in an old rs:  rong  teeter meets its death,  And when he shakes his mane, we shall have spring again.

    Youll understand when you see him.ˇ±

    quot;But s; asked Susan.

    quot;er of Eve, ts w I brougo lead you  w ; said Mr Beaver.

    quot;Is-is ; asked Lucy.

    quot;Aslan a man!quot; said Mr Beaver sternly. quot;Certainly not. I tell you  Emperor-beyond-t you kno Lion.ˇ±

    quot;Oo; said Susan, quot;Id t e safe? I s meeting a lion.ˇ±

    quot;t you ake,quot; said Mrs Beaver; quot;if t t or else just silly.ˇ±

    quot;t safe?quot; said Lucy.

    quot;Safe?quot; said Mr Beaver; quot;dont you  Mrs Beaver tells you?  safe? Course  safe. But ell  you.ˇ±

    quot;Im longing to see ; said Peter, quot;even if I do feel frig  comes to t.ˇ±

    quot;ts rig; said Mr Beaver, bringing able  made all ttle. quot;And so you s t you are to meet omorro tone table.

    quot;?quot; said Lucy.

    quot;Ill s; said Mr Beaver. quot;Its doep from  ake you to it!ˇ±

    quot;But mean poor Mr tumnus?quot; said Lucy.

    quot;t  Aslan,quot; said Mr  Beaver, quot;once  t  need you  too. For ts anots at Cair Paravel in time will be over and done.

    So t be drao ts before - long ago, nobody can say heres never been any of your race here before.ˇ±

    quot;ts  understand, Mr Beaver,quot; said Peter, quot;I mean isnt tch herself human?ˇ±

    quot;So believe it,quot; said Mr Beaver, quot;and its on t t so be Queen. But ser of Eve. S; -  (;your fat  a drop of real ch.ˇ±

    quot;ts w; said Mrs Beaver.

    quot;true enoug; replied ;t o t company). But t t look like .ˇ±

    quot;Ive kno; said Mrs Beaver.

    quot;Sove I, noo speak of it,quot; said ;but precious  fe like men. But in general, take my advice, s going to be  yet, or used to be   no and feel for your c.  And ts wc for any cill.ˇ±

    quot;s t to do ?quot; asked Peter.

    quot;Because of anot; said Mr Beaver. quot;Do Cair Paravel -  ts tle on t do t to be tal of try if all  s Cair Paravel ts a saying in Narnia time out of mind t   only of te itc of  is ious as  be h a shake of my whiskers!ˇ±

    All ttending so o elling  t ticed notime. t of silence  t follo;I say-wheres Edmund?ˇ±

    t;? side? and to t.

    teadily, te blanket, and from re of  t t, plunging o t ne round tion. quot;Edmund! Edmund!quot;  till t tly falling snoo muffle t even an echo in answer.

    quot;ly dreadful!quot; said Susan as t last came back in despair.  quot;Oh, how I wish wed never come.ˇ±

    quot; on earto do, Mr Beaver?quot; said Peter.

    quot;Do?quot; said Mr Beaver, ;do? e  must be off at once. e  a moment to spare!ˇ±

    quot;ed better divide into four searcies,quot; said Peter, quot;and all go in  different directions.  come back  once and-ˇ±

    quot;Searcies, Son of Adam?quot; said Mr Beaver; quot;w for?ˇ±

    quot;o look for Edmund, of course!ˇ±

    quot;t in looking for ; said Mr Beaver.

    quot; do you mean?quot; said Susan. quot; be far a. And  to  find him.

    do you mean wheres no use looking for him?ˇ±

    quot;t; said Mr Beaver, quot;is t ared in amazement. quot;Dont you understand?quot; said Mr  Beaver. quot;o o te itcrayed us all.ˇ±

    quot;O; said Susan, quot; .ˇ±

    quot;Cant ; said Mr Beaver, looking very  ted to say died on t suddenly quite certain  inside t tly w Edmund had done.

    quot;But er.

    quot;ry before?quot; asked Mr Beaver. quot;has he ever been  here alone?ˇ±

    quot;Yes,quot; said Lucy, almost in a w;Im afraid he has.ˇ±

    quot;And did ell you w ?ˇ±

    quot;ell, no, ,quot; said Lucy.

    quot;t; said Mr Beaver, quot; te itcold o mention it before  ( t I set eyes on t broto myself `treaccen  her food.

    You can alell t  their eyes.ˇ±

    quot;All t; said Peter in a rat of voice, quot;ill  o go and look for er all, even if tle  beast. And hes only a kid.ˇ±

    quot;Go to tc; said Mrs Beaver. quot;Dont you see t to keep away from her?ˇ±

    quot;; said Lucy.

    quot;s is to get all four of you (sime  of t Cair Paravel). Once you ues in ion before youd ime to  speak. But s, because s  to use  to catc of you h.ˇ±

    quot;O; wailed Lucy.

    quot;Only Aslan,quot; said Mr Beaver, quot; go on and meet s our only  chance now.ˇ±

    quot;It seems to me, my dears,quot; said Mrs Beaver, quot;t it is very important to  kno ed talking of Aslan before ? If not, t kno Aslan o Narnia, or t ing e off  is concerned.ˇ±

    quot;I dont remember alking about Aslan -quot; began  Peter, but Lucy interrupted him.

    quot;O; s;dont you remember, it urn Aslan into stone too?ˇ±

    quot;So ; said Peter; quot;just t of too!ˇ±

    quot;orse and ; said Mr Beaver, quot;and t till old you t ting Aslan one table?ˇ±

    And of course no one kneo tion.

    quot;Because, if ; continued Mr Beaver, quot;t direction and get betone table and catc we s off from Aslan. ˇ°

    quot;But t isnt ; said Mrs Beaver, quot;not if I kno Edmund tells   to catc, and if   anoty  minutes.ˇ±

    quot;Youre rig; said ; all get a to lose.ˇ±

 CHAPTER NINE

    IN tC to kno because ime about turkis - and t spoils taste of good  ordinary food ion,  and  enjoyed it muc on t taking no notice of rying to give , but  .

    And tened until Mr Beaver told t Aslan and until  for meeting Aslan at tone table. It  ly to edge ain wion

    of Aslan gave erious and  as it gave terious and lovely feeling.

    Just as Mr Beaver ing t Adams flesly turning t before Mr  Beaver elling t te itc really  all but ess, Edmund  outside into tiously closed  the door behind him.

    You mustnt t even noe so bad t ually  ed ers to be turned into stone.  turkis  and to be a Prince (and later a King) and to pay Peter out for calling . As for  c  o be particularly nice to  tainly not to put t o believe, or to  pretend  s do anyto t;Because,quot; o ;all ty t  isnt true. So me, anyer t a; At  least, t

    a very  good excuse,  te itch was  bad and cruel.

    t t outside and found t   beo get it no t t  gone, for it  doo  dinner and ter days  o make t of it. So urned up op of t   so slippery since to the river.

    It ty bad e and  and t aoo t slipping into deep drifts of  snoripping over fallen tree-trunks, and  sliding doeep banks, and barking  rocks, till  and cold and  bruised all over.

    t I really t  o say to ; to make some decent roads.quot; And of course t set  being a King and all t settled in  sort of palace  e cinema and ting touco some scer in  topped. t became freezing cold. Finally, the  clouds rolled

    a. It  made everyt as brigher  confusing.

    come out by time   to t arrived at to t one loo follo up. But ttle valley do left and muc   at all in t  to stoop under  branc loads of snoo ime t more and more ed Peter - just as if all ters fault.

    But at last o a part . And te close to tle plain bet be te itcer tle. It seemed  to be all totle toed spires on t and  trange on to be afraid of the house.

    But it oo late to turning back now.

    o tirring; not test sound any corner after corner of t turret after turret to find to go rigo t. It  iron gates stood wide open.

    Edmund crept up to to tyard, and t t nearly made  stop beating. Just inside te,  s, stood an enormous lion crouc o  spring. And Edmund stood in to go on and afraid to go back,  ogetood t eettering  been ctering ed I dont kno it seemed to Edmund to last for hours.

    t last o ill - for it   moved one inc set eyes on it. Edmund noured a little  nearer, still keeping in tanding t it couldnt   all. (quot;But supposing  it turns its ; t Edmund.) In fact it aring at somettle: do it about four feet a;A; t Edmund.  quot; springs at to escape.quot; But still t last Edmund remembered  te itcurning people into stone. Perone  lion. And as soon as  of t iced t top  of its head were

    covered  must be only a statue! No living animal  self get covered  beating  as if it , Edmund ventured to go up to to  touc, but at last  out  one. ened of a mere statue!

    t  t in spite of t  time to  seemed a perfectly lovely idea. quot;Probably,quot; , quot;t  Lion Aslan t talking about. S urned o  stone. So ts t him! Pooh! hos afraid of Aslan?ˇ±

    And ood ting over tone lion, and presently ook a stump of lead pencil out of  and  scribbled a moustacacles on its eyes. t;Yaone? You t yourself mig you?quot; But in spite of t t stone beast  still looked so terrible, and sad, and noble, staring up in t, t Edmund  didnt really get any fun out of jeering at it. urned ao cross tyard.

    As  into t  tatues  all about - standing and on a c  is one satyrs, and stone -amountains of stone. tone s looked like   rees. t saur  and a  Edmund took to be a dragon. trange standing tly life-like and also perfectly still, in t  cold moonlig it yard. Rigood a   as tall as a tree,  club in its rig it one giant and not a  live one, Edmund did not like going past it.

    t syard.  to it; t of stone steps going up to an  open door.

    Edmund  up t wolf.

    quot;Its all rigs all rig;  saying to ;its only a  stone  cant  mequot;, and o step over it. Instantly ture  rose, ling along its back, opened a great, red mout;and still, stranger, and tell me who you are.ˇ±

    quot;If you please, sir,quot; said Edmund, trembling so t ;my name is Edmund, and Im t y met in to bring  my broters are noe close, in ted to see them.ˇ±

    quot;I ell y,quot; said t;Meanill on t; t vaniso the house.

    Edmund stood and ed,   pounding in , and presently tc Police, came bounding back and said, quot;Come in! Come in! Fortunate favourite of t so fortunate.ˇ±

    And Edmund  in, taking great care not to tread on the olfs paws.

    yard atues. t ttle faun s face, and Edmund couldnt  be Lucys friend.  t came from a single lamp and close beside t te itch.

    quot;Im come, your Majesty,quot; said Edmund, rushing eagerly forward.

    quot;; said tcerrible voice. quot;Did I not  tell you to bring th you?ˇ±

    quot;Please, your Majesty,quot; said Edmund, quot;Ive done t I can. Ive  brouge close. ttle op of t up th  Mr and Mrs Beaver.ˇ±

    A slochs face.

    quot;Is t; she asked.

    quot;No, your Majesty,quot; said Edmund, and proceeded to tell he Beavers house.

    quot;! Aslan?quot; cried t;Aslan! Is true? If I find you o me -ˇ±

    quot;Please, Im only repeating ; stammered Edmund.

    But ttending to antly th her before appeared.

    quot;Make ready our sledge,quot; ordered tc;and use t  bells.ˇ±

 CHAPTER TEN

    tO BREAK  No go back to Mr and Mrs Beaver and t;time to lose,quot; everyone began bundling to coats, except Mrs Beaver, ed picking up sacks and laying table and said: quot;No reac  of tea, and  tc t of the corner.ˇ±

    quot; are you doing, Mrs Beaver?quot; exclaimed Susan.

    quot;Packing a load for eac; said Mrs Beaver very coolly. quot;You  didnt t out on a journey o eat, did you?ˇ±

    quot;But ime!quot; said Susan, buttoning t. quot;Se.ˇ±

    quot;ts ; chimed in Mr Beaver.

    quot;Get along ; said ;t over, Mr Beaver. S be er of an  least.ˇ±

    quot;But dont  as big a start as ,quot; said Peter, quot;if  o reacone table before her?ˇ±

    quot;Youve got to remember t, Mrs Beaver,quot; said Susan. quot;As soon as s top speed.ˇ±

    quot;t s; said Mrs Beaver. quot;But  get tever we do, for shell be on a sledge and well be walking.ˇ±

    quot;t; said Susan.

    quot;No you get fussing, t; said Mrs Beaver, quot;but just get   of t a   get t  and  per through.ˇ±

    quot;ts true enoug; said ;But its time  of this.ˇ±

    quot;And dont you start fussing eit; said ;ts better.

    t for t of us: ts you, my  dear,quot; s Lucy.

    quot;O; said Lucy.

    quot;ell, Im nearly ready no; ans last, allo;I suppose took o  bring?ˇ±

    quot;Yes. It is,quot; said Mr Beaver. quot;A great deal too  to use it whe run, I suppose?ˇ±

    quot;I cant abide t of t itc,quot; said Mrs  Beaver, quot;and breaking it or stealing it, as likely as not.ˇ±

    quot;O; said t  last t outside and Mr Beaver locked t;Itll delay ,quot;  off, all carrying their shoulders.

    topped and t  Mr Beaver, ter, t of all. Mr Beaver led to t bank of  t of patrees rig, toher hand.

    quot;Best keep doo  top, for you couldnt bring a sledge down here.ˇ±

    It y enougo look at it table armc at first.  But as t on   o  all. And sopped looking at tness of ts  erfalls of ice and at te masses of tree-tops and t glaring moon and tless stars and could only ctle s legs of Mr Beaver going pad-pad-pad-pad  t of o stop. to fall once more. And at last Lucy ired t s asleep and  time o t and eeply upo t bus Mr Beaver   vaniso a little  il you e on top of it. In fact, by time s   tail was showing.

    Lucy immediately stooped doer ing be all five of  them were inside.

    quot;; said Peters voice, sounding tired and pale in t I mean by a voice sounding pale.)  quot;Its an old imes,quot; said Mr Beaver, quot;and a  great secret.

    Its not muc  get a few hours sleep.ˇ±

    quot;If you  all been in sucarting, Id   some pillo; said Mrs Beaver.

    It  nearly sucumnuss, Lucy t - just a   dry and eart

    and being tle smoottle flask out of er a little and stung t,  but it also made you feel deliciously er youd s and everyone   straigo sleep.

    It seemed to Lucy only t minute (t le cold and dreadfully stiff and t bat a set of long  immediately after t s tting up  ening to a sound   nig was a sound of jingling bells.

    Mr Beaver  of t . Per for a moment, t to do? But it  op of t being seen; and ed above all to see  in ting and ed nearly five minutes. t frig;O; t Lucy, quot; him!ˇ±

    Great tle later, to t outside the cave.

    quot;Its all rig; ing. quot;Come out, Mrs Beaver. Come out, Sons  and Daugs all rig isnt ; t  t is alk  talk at all.

    So Mrs Beaver and t of t, and y and  unbrusheir eyes.

    quot;Come on!quot; cried Mr Beaver, . quot;Come and  see! ty knock for tc looks as if her power is already  crumbling.ˇ±

    quot; do you mean, Mr Beaver?quot; panted Peter as teep bank of together.

    quot;Didnt I tell you,quot; ans;t s aler  and never Cmas? Didnt I tell you? ell, just come and see!ˇ±

    And t top and did see.

    It   tc  bro a person  eyes on  red robe (brig   and a great  fell like a foamy erfall over .

    Everyone kneures of talked about even in our  . Some of tures of Fatmas in our  tually stood looking at  find it  quite like t.  te still.  t very glad, but also solemn.

    quot;Ive come at last,quot; said ;S me out for a long time, but I   in at last.

    Aslan is on tchs magic is weakening.ˇ±

    And Lucy felt running t deep s if you are being solemn and still.

    quot;And no; said Fatmas, quot;for your presents. tter sewing mac in your house as, I pass.ˇ±

    quot;If you please, sir,quot; said Mrs Beaver, making a curtsey. quot;Its locked up.ˇ±

    quot;Locks and bolts make no difference to me,quot; said Fatmas. quot;And as  for you, Mr Beaver, e fitted.ˇ±

    Mr Beaver   say anyt all.

    quot;Peter, Adams Son,quot; said Fatmas.

    quot;; said Peter.

    quot;ts,quot; ;and tools not toys.  time to use t ; ito Peter a s t as a ripe stra t  of the sword

    and everyt needed,  and it  t size and o use. Peter  and solemn as  s, for  t.

    quot;Susan, Eves Daug; said Fatmas. quot;t; and tle ivory ;You must use t need,quot; ;for I do not mean you to figtle. It  does not easily miss.

    And o your lips; and blo, to you.ˇ±

    Last of all ;Lucy, Eves Daug; and Lucy came forle bottle of  people said after it ;In ttle,quot; ;t groains of t, a feore to defend yourse at  great need. For you also are not to be in battle.ˇ±

    quot;; said Lucy. quot;I t kno I think I could be brave  enough.ˇ±

    quot;t is not t,quot; ;But battles are ugly ; - ; for you  all!quot; and  out (I suppose from t  nobody quite saray containing five cups and saucers, a bo big teapot all sizzling and piping . t quot;Merry  Cmas! Long live true King!quot; and cracked  of sig tarted.

    Peter  dras s to Mr  Beaver,  stand talking till teas got cold.  Just like men. Come and o carry tray do of bringing the bread-knife.ˇ±

    So doeep bank t and back to t  some of to sandea and  everyone enjoyed t long before t;time to be moving on now.ˇ±

 CHAPTER ELEVEN

    ASLAN IS NEARER

    EDMUND meaning time. o get ted t tcart being  nice to  t meeting. But s all. And  Edmund plucked up o say, quot;Please, your Majesty, could I urkis?

    You - you - said -quot; s;Silence, fool!quot; to  co ;And yet it  do to   fainting on the way,ˇ±

    and once more clapped her, dwarf appeared.

    quot;Bring ture food and drink,quot; she said.

    t aly returned bringing an iron boer in it and an iron plate .  t;turkis for ttle Prince. ;   quot;take it a; said Edmund sulkily. quot;I dont  dry bread.quot; But tcurned on errible expression on  o nibble at t ale  it down.

    quot;You may be glad enoug before you taste bread again,quot; said tch.

    ill c d te itc out, ordering Edmund to go o tyard, but sook no  notice of t and made Edmund sit beside  before to the sledge.

    quot;take est of your  once to the Beavers,ˇ±

    said tc;and kill o tone table, but do not be seen. ait for me t go many miles to t before I find a place whe river.

    You may overtake tone table. You o do if you find them!ˇ±

    quot;I ; groely  ao tes  t of course t empty. It rail - and ten to one  to t no t prints were covered up.

    Meano terrible

    journey for Edmund, er of  an  of opped trying to s  off because, as quickly as , a ne gatired. Soon  to t didnt look nocended to make o make  s  side sounded to o meet t t - even Peter! to comfort o try to believe t t

    any moment. And as t on, er  did come to  seem like a dream.

    ted longer te pages and pages  about it. But I o time . And still t on and on,  ting s tc; op!quot; and they did.

    o say somet breakfast! But sopped for quite a different reason. A little  t of a  tree sat a merry party, a squirrel and yrs and a dools round a table. Edmund couldnt quite see ing, but it smelled lovely and to be decorations of  at  all sure t  see somet t  person present,  risen to its  feet, s rig o say somet opping and y  out of topped eating o yrs stopped s fork actually in its mouterror.

    quot; is t; asked tch Queen. Nobody answered.

    quot;Speak, vermin!quot; s;Or do you  my do find you a  tongue  is ttony, te, t all things?ˇ±

    quot;Please, your Majesty,quot; said t;  make so bold as to drink your Majestys very good h - ˇ°

    quot;o you?quot; said tch.

    quot;F-F-F-Fatmas,quot; stammered the Fox.

    quot;?quot; roared tcaking a ferides nearer to terrified animals. quot; been   no. Say you have been lying and you shall even now be forgiven.ˇ±

    At t moment one of t its ely.

    quot;; it squeaked, beating its little spoon on table. Edmund sace  a drop of blood appeared on e  c;O, dont, please dont,quot; sed Edmund, but even  ly ues of creatures (one s stone fork fixed forever o its stone mouted round a stone table on es and a  stone plum pudding.

    quot;As for you,quot; said tcunning bloed t;let t teaco ask favour for spies and  traitors. Drive on!ˇ±

    And Edmund for t time in tory felt sorry for someone besides   seemed so pitiful to ttle stone figures sitting t days and all ts, year after year, till t  last even their faces crumbled away.

    Noeadily racing on again. And soon Edmund noticed t t t er t  nig time iced t

    every minute it gre running nearly as  ill no first  tired, but soon  t couldnt be t on jolting as if it ruck against  stones. And  sloo be a curious noise all round t ting and ting at ted Edmund from   it il suddenly tuck so fast t it  go on at all.  s silence. And in t silence Edmund could at last  listen to trange, s, rustling, ctering noise - and yet not  so strange, for  before - if only  once  er. All round t of  sigreams, ctering, murmuring, bubbling, splasance) roaring. And  gave a great leap (t t  one tree  load of  sno and for t time since ered Narnia ree. But  time to listen or cc;Dont sit staring, fool! Get out and help.ˇ±

    And of course Edmund o obey. epped out into t it  t of t  into. t it out in to to get it on ttle furting in earnest and patco  appear in

    every direction. Unless you  a , you cer te. topped again.

    quot;Its no good, your Majesty,quot; said t;e cant sledge in thaw.ˇ±

    quot;t ; said tch.

    quot;e sake t; gro;Not art t.ˇ±

    quot;Are you my councillor or my slave?quot; said tc;Do as youre told.  tie ture be and keep ake  your whip.

    And cut their own way home.ˇ±

    tes Edmund found o   as ied be on slipping in t grass, and every time imes a flick c on saying,  quot;Faster!

    Faster!ˇ±

    Every moment tcches of spow grew  smaller.

    Every moment more and more of trees sead of urned from o gold and presently cleared aogets of delicious sunligruck doo t floor and overree tops.

    Soon to a glade of silver bircrees Edmund saions tle yelloer grely tually crossed a stream. Beyond it they found snowdrops growing.

    quot;Mind your o; said t Edmund urned  o look at the rope a vicious jerk.

    But of course t prevent Edmund from seeing. Only five minutes  later iced a dozen crocuses gro of an old tree - gold and purple  and er. Close beside  tree. It tle furt tering and cion, and t of full  song, and es turned ing on branctle quarrels or tidying up their beaks.

    quot;Faster! Faster!quot; said tch.

    trace of te clouds  from time to time. In t breeze sprang up ure from  ts against travellers. trees began to come fully alive. trees  forte,  transparent leaves.

    As travellers  also became green. A bee  buzzed across th.

    quot;t; said topping. quot;t  are o do?

    Your er royed, I tell you! this is Aslans doing.ˇ±

    quot;If eition t name again,quot; said tc;antly be killed.ˇ±

 CHAPTER TWELVE

    PEtERS FIRSt BAttLE  e itcer o  ts beopped  saying to one anot;Look! t; or quot;I say, bluebells!quot; or quot;  lovely smell?quot; or quot;Just listen to t t; t all in, passing tc into cool, green ts and out again  into o  dense masses of flo and among  smell  overpowering.

    t as surprised as Edmund   even knoain (as tc t  t it  sometcer time t tco use er t t s and longer ones. tty tired by no not terly tired - only slo inside as one does  blister on one heel.

    t time ago; for one o  turn a little to t (t meant a little to to reacone  table. Even if t been t  to t melting snoer.

    And no lo got redder and t longer  and to t closing.

    quot;Not long no; said Mr Beaver, and began leading t felt nice under tired feet) in a place rees gre. t t and blow.

    And just as Lucy o top   anot, suddenly t top. And t they saw.

    t spreading as far as one could see in every direction - except rigo t, ;By gum!quot; o  Susan, quot;t; In top one table. It  grim slab of grey stone supported on four uprigones. It looked very old; and it   all over range lines and figures t migters of an unkno t tc ting sun fell upon it -  looked like yelloent-pegs of ivory; and  on a pole a banner tering in t t; and turning in t direction t to  see.

    Aslan stood in tre of a croures o be called in our ruments; it  centaurs. t  of t ern but  beautiful giants.

    t Dog. And next to Aslan stood two leopards of wandard.

    But as for Aslan  knoo  do or say imes t  a t be good and terrible at time. If t so, t noo look at Aslans face t  caug, royal, solemn, over  all trembly.

    quot;Go on,quot; whispered Mr Beaver.

    quot;No,quot; ;you first.ˇ±

    quot;No, Sons of Adam before animals,quot; whispered Mr Beaver back again.

    quot;Susan,quot; ; about you? Ladies first.ˇ±

    quot;No, youre t,quot; . t last Peter realized t it o  to te and ily saying to t;Come on. Pull yourselves toget; o t;e have come - Aslan.ˇ±

    quot;elcome, Peter, Son of Adam,quot; said Aslan. quot;elcome, Susan and Lucy,  Daughters of Eve. elcome he-Beaver and She-Beaver.ˇ±

    ook ts out of t glad and quiet and it didnt seem ao to stand and say nothing.

    quot;But w; asked Aslan.

    quot;ried to betray te itc; said Mr  Beaver. And ter say,  quot;t ly my fault, Aslan. I   o go wrong.ˇ±

    And Aslan said noto excuse Peter or to blame  merely  stood looking at  unc seemed to all of t  to be said.

    quot;Please - Aslan,quot; said Lucy, quot;can anyto save Edmund?ˇ±

    quot;All s; said Aslan. quot;But it may be ; And  t again for some time. Up to t moment Lucy rong and peaceful  suddenly came into   next minute t expression e gone. toget;terrible pa; t Lucy, quot;if   kno t;) and said,  quot;Mean be prepared. Ladies, take ters of Eve  to ter to them.ˇ±

    ed it  le wo be King.ˇ±

    And Peter ill drao tern edge of top. tiful sig tting  beheir backs.

    t meant t try belo -  forest and  of t river. And beyond all t turning rose colour ion of t. But just  , at t river - ttle  le and of course  t ed from all toer and t;  but to Peter it looked like a great star resting on the seashore.

    quot;t, O Man,quot; said Aslan, quot;is Cair Paravel of t sit as King. I s to you because you are t-born and you will  be .ˇ±

    And once more Peter said not t moment a strange noise   richer.

    quot;It is your sisters ; said Aslan to Peter in a loo be almost a purr, if it is not disrespectful to think of a Lion purring.

    For a moment Peter did not understand. tures start for t; and, and set off running as o t.

    ttering in every direction. Lucy oree, and s first Peter t it  it looked like an  Alsatian, t oo big to be a dog. t it anding on its s front pa tree-trunk, snapping and snarling.  All ts back stood up on end. Susan  been able to get he second  big branch.

    One of   eeter   least take a better  grip; t s going to faint and t if sed she would  fall off.

    Peter did not feel very brave; indeed,  o be sick. But  t made no difference to er and  aimed a slas its side. t stroke never reacning it turned round, its eyes flaming, and its mout   been so angry t it simply o

    once. As it was -

    too quickly for Peter to t all -  time to duck does  forelegs into its . t like sometmare.  ugging and pulling and ts  bared teet  and  later  ter lay dead and  of  it and raig off  of  tired all over.

    ter a bit, Susan came doree. Ser felt pretty  s and I  say t kissing and crying on bot in  Narnia no one t.

    quot;Quick! Quick!quot; sed t;Centaurs! Eagles! I see  anots. t darted aer o ress. Noc; And instantly ing of est creatures disappeared into thering darkness.

    Peter, still out of breaturned and sa hand.

    quot;You ten to clean your s; said Aslan.

    It rue. Peter blus t blade and sa  all smeared ooped do quite clean on t quite dry on .

    quot; to me and kneel, Son of Adam,quot; said Aslan. And ;Rise up, Sir Peter olfs -Bane. And, o wipe your sword.ˇ±

    No get back to Edmund. o  anybody could c last ed in a dark  valley all oversrees and yerees. Edmund simply sank do even caring o   provided t ill. oo tired even to notice y calking close beside ones.

    quot;No,quot; said t;it is no use no one table by now.ˇ±

    quot;Per and bring us ne; said tch.

    quot;It cannot be good nehe dwarf.

    quot;Four t; said tc;  fulfil the prophecy.ˇ±

    quot; difference  make no ; said t dare, even noo mention to ress.

    quot; stay long. And t Cair.ˇ±

    quot;Yet it migter,quot; said t;to keep t; (;for bargaining h.ˇ±

 CHAPTER THIRTEEN

    DEEP MAGIC FROM tIME  quot;Yes! and ; said tch scornfully.

    quot;t; said t;er do  once.ˇ±

    quot;I o  done on tone table itself,quot; said tc;t is t is w has always been done before.ˇ±

    quot;It ime noone table can again be put to its  proper use,ˇ±

    said the dwarf.

    quot;true,quot; said tc;ell, I will begin.ˇ±

    At t moment o them.

    quot;I  tone table, ain, Maugrim. I  all. One of the  Sons of Adam killed him. Fly! Fly!ˇ±

    quot;No,quot; said tc;to meet me  ts and ts of trees res, and toadstools.

    e ill my  turn  into stone even as ttle to finish here while  you are away.ˇ±

    t brute bos urned, and galloped away.

    quot;No; s; me see. e ter put it  against trunk of a tree.ˇ±

    Edmund found o . t   a tree and bound . cake off er  mantle.  and terribly e   see muc rees.

    quot;Prepare tim,quot;, said tc at took Edmunds  o raise er t Edmund range noise -  it  he sound  of a knife being sharpened.

    At t very moment s from every direction - a drumming  of ing of cied. Strong arms  eady now - youll  be all rige.ˇ±

    t talking to  to one  anot; tc; quot;I t you ; quot;I didnt see er I knocked t of er to say s; quot;- A c mind everyt once - ? Os only an old stump!quot; But just at t Edmund  off in a dead faint.

    Presently taurs and unicorns and deer and birds (ty  cer) all set off to go back to  tone table, carrying Edmund  if t  valley after t have been surprised.

    It ly still and presently t; if you  sree-stump and on a fairsized  boulder. But if you o t botump and t you  tump did look really remarkably like a little fat man crouccump o  t up and begin talking to tump; for in reality tump and tc  of  s t, and so  do so at t oo.

    morning (t t t into camp late last nig  t moment ed4 t out, and toget from t of t. to tell you (and no one ever  Aslan  it  ion urned to meet th him.

    quot;; ;and - to talk to  .ˇ±

    Edmund so eacurn, quot;Im sorry,quot; and everyone said, quot;ts all rig; And ted  very o say somet quite clear t tural -and of course no one could to say. But before time to feel really a;Sire, the enemy who craves audience.ˇ±

    quot;Let ; said Aslan.

    t aurned leading tchs dwarf.

    quot; is your message, Son of Eart; asked Aslan.

    quot;t  to come and speak ; said t;on a matter age as to hers.ˇ±

    quot;Queen of Narnia, indeed!quot; said Mr Beaver. quot;Of all the cheek -ˇ±

    quot;Peace, Beaver,quot; said Aslan. quot;All names ored to time  dispute about tell your mistress, Son of  Eart I grant  on condition t s  t great oak.ˇ±

    to and t back o see t  tions . quot;But supposing surns to  stone?ˇ±

    er. I to t any rate, as tanding up on tails ling - like a cats range dog.

    quot;Itll be all rig; ; send t .ˇ±

    A fees later tc on to top of traigood before Aslan. t seen  her before

    felt s t of . t  e at tc  to see te face so close toget t tcly  in icularly noticed this.

    quot;You raitor t; said tc kne s Edmund. But Edmund  past t er all  er talk  morning.   on looking  at Aslan. It didnt seem to matter ch said.

    quot;ell,quot; said Aslan. quot; against you.ˇ±

    quot;ten t; asked tch.

    quot;Let us say I ten it,quot; ans;tell us of this  Deep Magic.ˇ±

    quot;tell you?quot; said tc;tell you  ten on t very table of Stone ell you ten in letters deep as a spear is long on tones on t ell you re of t least kno into Narnia at t every traitor  belongs to me as my la for every treac to a kill.ˇ±

    quot;O; said Mr Beaver. quot;So ts o imagine yourself a queen -  because you he Emperors hangman. I see.ˇ±

    quot;Peace, Beaver,quot; said Aslan, ;And so,quot; continued tc;t ure is mine.  to me. y.ˇ±

    quot;Come and take it t; said t  bellowing voice.

    quot;Fool,quot; said tc  a snarl, quot;do you  really ter can rob me of my rigter t.  unless I urned and periser.ˇ±

    quot;It is very true,quot; said Aslan, quot;I do not deny it.ˇ±

    quot;O;  , will you?

    Cant  t t it?ˇ±

    quot;ork against t; said Aslan, turning to  suggestion to him again.

    Edmund ime at Aslans  face.  a c to say somet a moment  later  t  expected to do anyt to , and do w old.

    quot;Fall back, all of you,quot; said Aslan, quot;and I alk to tch alone.ˇ±

    t errible time ting and ly toget;O;  and began to cry. Peter stood o t at tant  sea. tood aurs  stamped uneasily  everyone became perfectly still in t  you noticed even small sounds like a bumble-bee flying past, or t doling till talk bete itc on.

    At last t;You can all come back,quot; ;I tled tter. S; And all over  talk.

    tc turning aopped and said,  quot;But ?ˇ±

    quot;; roared Aslan,   moutcer staring  for a moment , picked up s and fairly ran for her life.

 CHAPTER FOURTEEN

    tRIUMPCc;e must move from t  once, it ed for otonig the Fords of  Beruna.

    Of course everyone o ask ters c ern and everyones ears ill ringing he  sound of his roar and so nobody dared.

    After a meal, op (for t strong by noaking the pavilion  down and

    packing t off in  a norterly direction,  an easy pace for t far to  go.

    During t part of to Peter ;As soon as ss,quot; ;tc certainly fall back to  be able to cut  .quot;   on  to outline ttle - one for figcing le. And all time er o  conduct tions, saying t;You must put your Centaurs in suc; or quot;You must post scouts to see t s do so-and-so,quot; till at last  Peter said,  quot;But you here yourself, Aslan.ˇ±

    quot;I can give you no promise of t,quot; ansinued  giving Peter ructions.

    For t part of t alk very muco to be sad.

    It ill afternoon o  on ter. But Peter said,  quot;ouldnt it be better to camp on try a  nigtack or anything?ˇ±

    Aslan,  mane and said, quot;Es t?quot; Peter said it  all over again.

    quot;No,quot; said Aslan in a dull voice, as if it didnt matter. quot;No. S  make an attack to-nig; And t presently ;All t  of. t is  to t it doesnt really  matter.quot; So to pitcheir camp.

    Aslans mood affected everyone t evening. Peter able too at ting ttle on  Aslan mig be  t so  evening  meal. Everyone felt   it  nig morning. It imes,   begun, o their end.

    ted Susan so muc s get to sleep o bed.

    And after sing surning over and over surn over just beside he darkness.

    quot;Cant you get to sleep eit; said Susan.

    quot;No,quot; said Lucy. quot;I t you were asleep. I say, Susan!ˇ±

    quot;?ˇ±

    quot;Ive a most hing were hanging over us.ˇ±

    quot;ter of fact, so have I.ˇ±

    quot;Somet Aslan,quot; said Lucy. quot;Eito  o  o do.ˇ±

    quot;ternoon,quot; said Susan. quot;Lucy!

    not being  ttle? You dont tealing aonight, do you?ˇ±

    quot;; said Lucy. quot;Is he pavilion?ˇ±

    quot;I dont think so.ˇ±

    quot;Susan! lets go outside and  see him.ˇ±

    quot;All rigs,quot; said Susan; quot; as  lying awake here.ˇ±

    Very quietly t out of tent. t ill except for  ttering over tones. t Lucys arm and  said, quot;Look!quot; On t o t a h  followed him.

    eep slope out of tly to  t - apparently by te ernoon in  coming from tone table. On and on o dark s  into pale moonligting t   from tail and ired. to opped and looked round. It rying to run aowards ;Oh, children, children, why are you following me?ˇ±

    quot;e couldnt sleep,quot; said Lucy - and t sure t s Aslan knehinking.

    quot;Please, may ; asked Susan.

    quot;ell -quot; said Aslan, and seemed to be t;I sonigo stop er t leave me to go on alone.ˇ±

    quot;O; said two girls.

    For again and one of t , royal  oucly umbled and gave a low moan.

    quot;Aslan! Dear Aslan!quot; said Lucy, quot; you tell us?ˇ±

    quot;Are you ill, dear Aslan?quot; asked Susan.

    quot;No,quot; said Aslan. quot;I am sad and lonely. Lay your  I  can feel you are t us .ˇ±

    And so t to do   o do ever since t saroked it and, so doing, ly t tone table stood. t up at trees came furt up, and o t tree (it   it) Aslan stopped and  said,  quot;O stop. And  yourselves be seen. Farewell.ˇ±

    And botterly (to t, sad eyes. turned from t on to top of ter  they saw.

    A great croanding all round tone table and torc sucrous teets of evil trees and poisonous plants; and otures  let you read ts, Sprites, Orknies, ooses,  and Ettins. In fact c  in tanding by table, ch herself.

    A  up from tures  Lion pacing to even tco be  struck hen she recovered herself and gave a wild fierce laugh.

    quot;t; s;t.ˇ±

    Lucy and Susan ing for Aslans roar and  it never came. Four  also (at  first)  to do, ;Bind him,  I say!ˇ±

    repeated te itc at riump ance at all. to ied all ogeting and chem all.

    But raining and tugging, pulled  tig t into o drag oone table.

    quot;Stop!quot; said tc;Let  be shaved.ˇ±

    Anoter  up from ted doo fall to tood  back and tc  its mane. the difference.

    quot; cat after all!quot; cried one.

    quot;Is t ; said another.

    And t ;Puss,  Puss! Poor Pussy,ˇ±

    and quot; today, Cat?quot; and quot;ould you like a  saucer of milk, Pussums?ˇ±

    quot;O; said Lucy, tears streaming does, tes!quot; for no t so iful, and more patient than ever.

    quot;Muzzle ; said tc ting on te from  t o enrage all t rabble. Everyone   him now.

    to come near er o  find tes t even see ures kicking ting ting on  him.

    At last to drag to tone table, some pulling and some pus  even ook all ts to  o t. tying and tightening of cords.

    quot;t; sobbed Susan. quot;Are till afraid of him,  even now?ˇ±

    ied (and tied so t  stone, a orcood at  table. tc o o torc fell on it, as if tone, not of steel, and it range and evil shape.

    As last sood by Aslans c  till quiet, neit a little sad. t before sooped do;And noraitor? Noead of

    me from killing ake  of my and t you  your own life and you  saved   knowledge, despair and die.ˇ±

    t see tual moment of t  bear to look and heir eyes.

 CHAPTER FIFTEEN

    DEEPER MAGIC FROM BEFORE tIME  ill croucc,  quot;No about   take us long to crusraitors no t Fool,  t Cat, lies dead.ˇ±

    At t t danger.  For  vile rabble came sop and do past t tres go by t t of taurs; and over a flurry  of foul ures and giant bats. At any otime trembled  no t of it.

    As soon as t again Susan and Lucy crept out onto top.

    tting lo still  t  in t grass and kissed roked iful fur -  of it - and cried till t eac. At  last Lucy said,  quot;I cant bear to look at t ake if  off?ˇ±

    So tried. And after a lot of  it (for t  part of t) t it t out crying again and kissed it and fondled it and  was all more lonely and o describe.

    quot;I ie ; said Susan presently. But t of pure spitefulness, ig ts.

    I e as miserable as Susan and  Lucy  nig if you  and cried  till you ears left in you - you  t  of quietness. You feel as if noto  any rate t  to ticed t tting colder and colder. But at last Lucy noticed t t side of ttle less dark t  had been an hour ago.

    tiny movement going on in t . At  first sook no interest in t did it matter? Nottered no at last s - stones of tone table.  And no on Aslans body. Stle grey things.

    quot;Ug; said Susan from table. quot;ly! ttle mice crale beasts.quot; And so frighem away.

    quot;ait!quot; said Lucy, ill. quot;Can  you see heyre doing?ˇ±

    Bot doared.

    quot;I do believe -quot; said Susan. quot;But  the  cords!ˇ±

    quot;ts ,quot; said Lucy. quot;I ttle t realize ll do some good untying him.ˇ±

    It e definitely ligiced for t time te face of ttle field mice. And at last, one by one, through.

    t ting fainter -  all except one very big one loern  colder t. t away again.

    t t  gre better.

    In t ill  for  it startled t. Soon the place.

    It e definitely early morning no late night.

    quot;Im so cold,quot; said Lucy.

    quot;So am I,quot; said Susan. quot;Lets  a bit.ˇ±

    to tern edge of tar  disappeared. try all looked dark grey, but beyond, at to turn red. to ands fro  more times t betern ridge, trying to  keep . t last, as tood for a moment  looking out to make out) turned to gold along t and very slohe sun.

    At t moment t cracking,  deafening noise as if a giant s plate.

    quot;s t?quot; said Lucy, clutching Susans arm.

    quot;I - I feel afraid to turn round,quot; said Susan; quot;something awful is  happening.ˇ±

    quot;to ; said Lucy. quot;Come on!quot; And surned, pulling Susan round h her.

    t - all colours  and s for a moment t see tant tone table o t crack t ran do  from end to end; and there was no Aslan.

    quot;O; cried table.

    quot;Os too bad,quot; sobbed Lucy; quot;t  the body alone.ˇ±

    quot;?quot; cried Susan. quot; does it mean? Is it magic?ˇ±

    quot;Yes!quot; said a great voice be;It is more magic.quot; they  looked round.

    t ly groood Aslan himself.

    quot;O; cried botaring up at  as mucened as they were glad.

    quot;Arent you dead t; said Lucy.

    quot;Not no; said Aslan.

    quot;Youre not - not a - ?quot; asked Susan in a s bring  o say t. Aslan stooped  of smell t seemed to  his hair came all  over her.

    quot;Do I look it?quot; he said.

    quot;O; cried Lucy, and both kisses.

    quot;But  all mean?quot; asked Susan w calmer.

    quot;It means,quot; said Aslan, quot;t tcill ime.

    But if stle furto tillness and  time daation. S ed no treacraitors stead, table self art working  backwards.

    And now -ˇ±

    quot;O; said Lucy, jumping up and clapping her hands.

    quot;O; said t;I feel my strengto me. Oc; ood for a second, , ail. table. Laug knoo reacop  of tting t catcail, noossing tifully velveted pacopping unexpectedly so t all  toget  h

    a torm or playing ten Lucy could never make up  ing in t in t tired or y.

    quot;And no; said Aslan presently, quot;to business. I feel I am going to roar.  You ter put your fingers in your ears.ˇ±

    And tood up and  t dare to look at it. And trees in front of  of ;e o go. You must ride on me.quot; And o  first, igo  beigo Susan. And

    off, faster to t.

    t ride  o t; and take as and imagine instead t  noiseless padding of t paead of tnut back  of t roug t as test race t t doesnt need to be guided and never groired. ing, never ating, t skill betree trunks,  jumping over busreams,  of all.

    And you are riding not on a road nor in a park nor even on t  rige crees, past roaring erfalls  and mossy rocks and ec ains and along giddy ridges and doo  into acres of blue flowers.

    It le - a little toy castle it looked from ed to t suc it gre and before time even to ask t it . And no no longer looked like a toy castle but rose fro of them.

    No face looked over ttlements and tes  s. And  Aslan, not at all slacking raig to.

    quot;tc; ;No.ˇ±

    Next moment to turn upside do as if t together for a

    greater leap t made and jumped - or you may call it  flying rat over tle  un,  found tumbling off one courtyard  full of statues.

 CHAPTER SIXTEEN

    tAtUES  quot; an extraordinary place!quot; cried Lucy. quot;All tone animals -and  people too!

    Its -its like a museum.ˇ±

    quot;; said Susan, quot;Aslans doing something.ˇ±

    o tone lion and breat ing a moment  as if  cs tail -and breatone d from to it. tall stone dryad urned rapidly aside to deal one rabbit on , and  ruso taurs. But at t moment Lucy said,  quot;O the lion.ˇ±

    I expect youve seen someone put a ligco a bit of ne an unlit fire. And for a second noto ice a tiny streak of flame creeping along t  noer Aslan one  lion looked just tiny streak of gold began to run along e marble  back t spread - to lick all over  of paper - ters ill obviously stone, tone folds rippled into living  red mouto life.

    ed one of tc sig bounding after  and  jumping up to lick his face.

    Of course turned to follo t t t about atues o life.

    tyard looked no longer like a museum; it looked more like a zoo.  Creatures er Aslan and dancing round ill  he  crowd.

    Instead of all t deadly yard  sides of centaurs, indigo yrs, yelloockings and crimson ransparent green, and the larch- girls in green so

    brig it  yelloead of tampings, ss, er.

    quot;O; said Susan in a different tone. quot;Look! I   safe?ˇ±

    Lucy looked and sa Aslan  breat of tone  giant.

    quot;Its all rig; sed Aslan joyously. quot;Once t are put rig of him will follow.ˇ±

    quot;t  exactly ,quot;  it oo  late to do anyt it noo s legs. No later ed ;Bless me! I must  dratted little itc  on t by my feet it ; But o o explain o repeat it all again so t at last ood, till op of a ack and  toucedly to Aslan, beaming all over  ugly face. (Giants of  any sort are nos are good-tempered t ten to one  you  ;No; said Aslan. quot;Look alive, everyone. Up  stairs and doairs and in my ladys chamber! Leave no corner unsearched. You never  know where some poor prisoner may be concealed.ˇ±

    And into terior tes t dark, y old castle ec at once, quot;Dont forget ttle air - O smells in  for trap-doors - Up  more on t; But t of all ,  quot;Aslan! Aslan! Ive found Mr tumnus. Oh, do come quick.ˇ±

    A moment later Lucy and ttle Faun le catue and erested in all so tell him.

    But at last tcress le stood empty  and t spring  air flooding into all the whole  crowd of

    liberated statues surged back into tyard. And it   someone (tumnus, I t said,  quot;But o get out?quot; for Aslan  in by a jump and tes ill locked.

    quot;tll be all rig; said Aslan; and t t. quot;; ;s your name?ˇ±

    quot;Giant Rumblebuffin, if it please your ; said t, once more  touching his cap.

    quot;ell t Rumblebuffin,quot; said Aslan, quot;just let us out of this, will  you?ˇ±

    quot;Certainly, your  ; said Giant Rumblebuffin.  quot;Stand es, all you little uns.quot; trode to te   es creaked at t blo t tackled toes of craso  of t t cleared it anding in t dry, grim, stony yard, to see trees and sparkling streams of t, and t and beyond the sky.

    quot;Blo all in a muck s,quot; said t, puffing like t rail;Comes of being out of condition. I suppose neit- you?ˇ±

    quot;Yes, I ; said Lucy, standing on tip-toes and holding her handkerchief  up as far as she could reach.

    quot;t; said Giant Rumblebuffin, stooping do moment  Lucy got rat for s up in mid-air bets finger and t just as sting near arted and  t ly back on ttering, quot;Bless me! Ive picked up ttle  girl instead. I beg your pardon, Missie, I t you he handkerchee!ˇ±

    quot;No, no,quot; said Lucy laug; is!quot; time o get it  but it  to  a saccablet o you, so  t o and fro across  red face, s;Im afraid its not muco you, Mr Rumblebuffin.ˇ±

    quot;Not at all. Not at all,quot; said t politely. quot;Never met a nicer   kno.ˇ±

    quot; a nice giant ; said Lucy to Mr tumnus.

    quot;O; replied t;All t  respected of all t families in Narnia. Not very clever, per t  an old family. itraditions, you knoone.ˇ±

    At t Aslan clapped ogether and called for silence.

    quot;Our days  yet over,quot; ;and if tco be  finally defeated before bed-time  find ttle at once.ˇ±

    quot;And join in, I ; added t of taurs.

    quot;Of course,quot; said Aslan. quot;And no keep up - t is,  c ride on t is,  lions, centaurs, unicorns, s and eagles. t come in front o smell out   yourselves.ˇ±

    And  deal of bustle and c pleased of  t  running about everyo be very busy but  really in order to say to everyone . quot;Did you

    means s  Aslan. No side, no stand-off- is meant ; At least  on saying till Aslan  s, and a  steadied  .

    ting ted into t out tle  first t nosing about in all directions. But t  and gave a bay. time lost after t. Soon  all ting animals  full speed  o treaked out for about  as t  only better because every noimes ter and faster t as t became easier and easier to follo  as to t curve in a narro metal.

    t of t once sood Peter and Edmund and all t of Aslans army figely  against tures ranger and more evil and more deformed. to be far  more of ters army - atues dotted all over ttlefield, so apparently tc s seem to be using it noone knife. It

    er sin - bot it so  Lucy  could  ers s pair re.

    On eacretc. hings were happening  wherever she looked.

    quot;Off my back, c; sed Aslan. And tumbled off. t sern lamp-post to tern  sea t beast flung e itced to. tcoget c t all ures leaxes, dogs eet  also crusaurs ers tired army cill t onset.

 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

    tING OF tE StAG  ttle es after t of t cill living sa tcook  to flig t Lucy kne Peter and Aslan range to o see Peter looking as ern  and he seemed so much older.

    quot;It ; Peter ;ed en if it  been for curning our troops into stone rig.  But notop  o urning one of your leopards into a statue. And rying to go for ly and  simply getting made a statue  ake all t  so  many already.

    erribly  go and see him.ˇ±

    ttle ing line. y green  colour.

    quot;Quick, Lucy,quot; said Aslan.

    And t for t time, Lucy remembered t mas present. rembled so muc she  could hardly

    undo topper, but s in to  h.

    quot;t; said Aslan o Edmunds pale face and .

    quot;Yes, I kno; said Lucy crossly. quot;ait a minute.ˇ±

    quot;Daug; said Aslan in a graver voice, quot;ot t of death.

    Must more people die for Edmund?ˇ±

    quot;Im sorry, Aslan,quot; said Lucy, getting up and going  tending to tored turned into stone.  last so come back to Edmund sanding on  and not only  looking better  t ever since  term at t  o go le Aslan made .

    quot;Does ; ; ch really was?ˇ±

    quot;,quot; said Susan.

    quot;Oug o be told?quot; said Lucy.

    quot;O,quot; said Susan. quot;It oo awful for hink how  youd feel if you were he.ˇ±

    quot;All t to kno; said Lucy. But at t moment terrupted.

    t nig  someting doo a fine ea at about eig day t river. And t day after t, at about teatime, tually reacle of Cair Paravel on its little otle pools of salt er, and sea? Can you remember?

    t evening after tea to get doo t tockings off and feel toes. But  next day   o trumpets,

    Aslan solemnly croo ts of, quot;Long Live King Peter! Long Live Queen Susan! Long Live King Edmund! Long  Live Queen Lucy!ˇ±

    quot;Once a king or queen in Narnia, al well, Sons  of Adam!

    Bear it well, Daug; said Aslan.

    And tern door, heir new  Kings and Queens.

    So t on tres  into to all to tumnus to t Rumblebuffin, to taurs, and to t nig feast in Cair Paravel, and  revelry and dancing, and gold flaso t  stranger, ser, and more piercing, came the sea people.

    But amidst all tly slipped a  t it. For Mr  Beaver ;; ;One day youll see  .  like being tied doo attend to. Its quite all rigen drop in. Only you mustnt  press  like a tame lion.ˇ±

    And noory is nearly (but not quite) at an end. t mucime  in seeking out ts of te itcroying time ts of t - a ing . But in t foul  brood amped out. And t trees from  being unnecessarily cut doed young dyrs from  being sent to scopped busybodies and interferers and encouraged  ordinary people o live and let live. And ts  (quite a different sort from Giant Rumblebuffin) on tured  across tier. And tered into friendsries  beyond ts of state and received visits of state from ter became a tall and  deep-ced man and a great . And  Susan greo a tall and gracious  fell almost to   and tries beyond to send ambassadors asking for her hand  in marriage.

    And sle. Edmund er man  ter, and great in council and judgement. . But  as for Lucy, ss  desired o be t.

    So t joy and if ever t  fell out t tumnus (out) came doe Stag s - te Stag , rode a-ing ern  oods to folloe Stag. And t ed long before t  of  pace over rougill tiers ired out and till folloag enter into a t er (for talked in quite a different style nos, let us noo t; for in all my days I never ed a nobler quarry.ˇ±

    quot;Sir,quot; said t;even so let us do.ˇ±

    So ted and tied to trees and  on into t.

    And as soon as tered it Queen Susan said,  quot;Fair friends,  marvel, for I seem to see a tree of iron.ˇ±

    quot;Madam,quot; said,King Edmund, quot;if you look  you s is a  pillar of iron ern set on top thereof.ˇ±

    quot;By trange device,quot; said King Peter, quot;to set a lantern  rees cluster so t it and so  t if it  it  s to no man!ˇ±

    quot;Sir,quot; said Queen Lucy. quot;By likeli and t rees in t is old.quot; And tood looking upon it. t;I kno  is, but t rangely.  It runs in my mind t I  he  dream of a dream.ˇ±

    quot;Sir,quot; ans;it is even so h us also.ˇ±

    quot;And more,quot; said Queen Lucy, quot;for it  go out of my mind t if  and lantern eitrange adventures or else some great  cunes.ˇ±

    quot;Madam,quot; said King Edmund, quot;tirret also.ˇ±

    quot;And in mine, fair brot; said King Peter.

    quot;And in mine too,quot; said Queen Susan. quot;ly return to our e Stag no further.ˇ±

    quot;Madam,quot; said King Peter, quot;to  our o any ter, as battles, quests, feats of arms, acts of justice, and t always w we aken in he same we have achieved.ˇ±

    quot;Sister,quot; said Queen Lucy, quot;my royal brotly. And it seems  to me  as now we have in chase.ˇ±

    quot;And so say I,quot; said King Edmund. quot;And I o find tion of t I  by my good urn back for t jehe islands.ˇ±

    quot;t; said Queen Susan, quot;if ye  us go on and take ture t so us.ˇ±

    So tered t, and before t t, and  before ty more ticed t t  t ts. And next moment tumbling out of a  o ty room, and ting array but just Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy in t o to ors ill talking in t luckily  to ty room and so t caught.

    And t   been t  t t explain to ts out of  tell t to be silly or not to tell lies, but believed tory. quot;No,quot; ;I  dont t rying to go back to get ts. You   get into Narnia again by t route. Nor s be much use by now if you did!

    Es t? Yes, of course youll get back to Narnia again some day. Once a King in Narnia, al dont go trying to use te twice.

    Indeed, dont try to get t all. Itll  looking for it. And dont talk too muc it even among yourselves. And dont mention it to anyone else unless you find t tures of t ts t? . Odd t t out. Keep your

    eyes open. Bless me, eac these schools?

    And t is ture of the wardrobe.

    But if t it ures of Narnia.