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SUSANandthetwoboyswerebitterlytiredwithrowingbeforetheyroundedthelastheadlandandbeganthefinalpullupGlasswateritself,andLucy’sheadachedfromthelonghoursofsunandtheglareonthewater.EvenTrumpkinlongedforthevoyagetobeover.Theseatonwhichhesattosteerhadbeenmadeformen,notDwarfs,andhisfeetdidnotreachthefloor-boards;andeveryoneknowshowuncomfortablethatisevenfortenminutes。Andastheyallgrewmoretired,theirspiritsfell。UptillnowthechildrenhadonlybeenthinkingofhowtogettoCaspian.Nowtheywonderedwhattheywoulddowhentheyfoundhim,andhowahandfulofDwarfsandwoodlandcreaturescoulddefeatanarmyofgrown-upHumans.

TwilightwascomingonastheyrowedslowlyupthewindingsofGlasswaterCreek-atwilightwhichdeepenedasthebanksdrewclosertogetherandtheoverhangingtreesbeganalmosttomeetoverhead.Itwasveryquietinhereasthesoundoftheseadiedawaybehindthem;theycouldevenhearthetrickleofthelittlestreamsthatpoureddownfromtheforestintoGlasswater.

Theywentashoreatlast,fartootiredtoattemptlightingafire;andevenasupperofapples(thoughmostofthemfeltthattheyneverwantedtoseeanappleagain)seemedbetterthantryingtocatchorshootanything.Afteralittlesilentmunchingtheyallhuddleddowntogetherinthemossanddeadleavesbetweenfourlargebeechtrees.

EveryoneexceptLucywenttosleepatonce.Lucy,beingfarlesstired,foundithardtogetcomfortable.Also,shehadforgottentillnowthatallDwarfssnore.Sheknewthatoneofthebestwaysofgettingtosleepistostoptrying,sosheopenedhereyes.ThroughagapinthebrackenandbranchesshecouldjustseeapatchofwaterintheCreekandtheskyaboveit.Then,withathrillofmemory,shesawagain,afterallthoseyears,thebrightNarnianstars.Shehadonceknownthembetterthanthestarsofourownworld,becauseasaQueeninNarniashehadgonetobedmuchlaterthanasachildinEngland.Andtheretheywere—atleast,threeofthesummerconstellationscouldbeseenfromwhereshelay:theShip,theHammer,andtheLeopard.“DearoldLeopard,”shemurmuredhappilytoherself.

Insteadofgettingdrowsiershewasgettingmoreawake—withanodd,night-time,dreamishkindofwakefulness.TheCreekwasgrowingbrighter.Sheknewnowthatthenmoonwasonit,thoughshecouldn’tseethemoon.Andnowshebegantofeelthatthewholeforestwascomingawakelikeherself.Hardlyknowingwhyshedidit,shegotupquicklyandwalkedalittledistanceawayfromtheirbivouac.

“Thisislovely,”saidLucytoherself.Itwascoolandfresh,delicioussmellswerefloatingeverywhere.Somewhereclosebysheheardthetwitterofanightingalebeginningtosing,thenstopping,thenbeginningagain.Itwasalittlelighterahead.Shewenttowardsthelightandcametoaplacewheretherewerefewertrees,andwholepatchesorpoolsofmoonlight,butthemoonlightandtheshadowssomixedthatyoucouldhardlybesurewhereanythingwasorwhatitwas.Atthesamemomentthenightingale,satisfiedatlastwithhistuningup,burstintofullsong.

Lucy’seyesbegantogrowaccustomedtothelight,andshesawthetreesthatwerenearesthermoredistinctly.AgreatlongingfortheolddayswhenthetreescouldtalkinNarniacameoverher.Sheknewexactlyhoweachofthesetreeswouldtalkifonlyshecouldwakethem,andwhatsortofhumanformitwouldputon.Shelookedatasilverbirch:itwouldhaveasoft,showeryvoiceandwouldlooklikeaslendergirl,withhairblownallaboutherface,andfondofdancing.Shelookedattheoak:hewouldbeawizened,butheartyoldmanwithafrizzledbeardandwartsonhisfaceandhands,andhairgrowingoutofthewarts.Shelookedatthebeechunderwhichshewasstanding.Ah!—shewouldbethebestofall.Shewouldbeagraciousgoddess,smoothandstately,theladyofthewood。

“Oh,Trees,Trees,Trees,”saidLucy(thoughshehadnotbeenintendingtospeakatall).“Oh,Trees,wake,wake,wake.Don’tyourememberit?Don’tyourememberme?DryadsandHamadryads,comeout,cometome.”

Thoughtherewasnotabreathofwindtheyallstirredabouther.Therustlingnoiseoftheleaveswasalmostlikewords.Thenightingalestoppedsingingasiftolistentoit.Lucyfeltthatatanymomentshewouldbegintounderstandwhatthetreesweretryingtosay.Butthemomentdidnotcome.Therustlingdiedaway.Thenightingaleresumeditssong.Eveninthemoonlightthewoodlookedmoreordinaryagain.YetLucyhadthefeeling(asyousometimeshavewhenyouaretryingtorememberanameoradateandalmostgetit,butitvanishesbeforeyoureallydo)thatshehadjustmissedsomething:asifshehadspokentothetreesasplitsecondtoosoonorasplitsecondtoolate,orusedalltherightwordsexceptone,orputinonewordthatwasjustwrong.

Quitesuddenlyshebegantofeeltired.Shewentbacktothebivouac,snuggleddownbetweenSusanandPeter,andwasasleepinafewminutes.

Itwasacoldandcheerlesswakingforthemallnextmorning,withagreytwilightinthewood(forthesunhadnotyetrisen)andeverythingdampanddirty.

“Apples,heigh-ho,”saidTrumpkinwitharuefulgrin.“Imustsayyouancientkingsandqueensdon’toverfeedyourcourtiers!”

Theystoodupandshookthemselvesandlookedabout.Thetreeswerethickandtheycouldseenomorethanafewyardsinanydirection.

“IsupposeyourMajestiesknowthewayallright?”saidtheDwarf。

“Idon’t,”saidSusan.“I’veneverseenthesewoodsinmylifebefore.InfactIthoughtallalongthatweoughttohavegonebytheriver.”

“ThenIthinkyoumighthavesaidsoatthetime,”answeredPeter,withpardonablesharpness.

“Oh,don’ttakeanynoticeofher,”saidEdmund.“Shealwaysisawetblanket.You’vegotthatpocketcompassofyours,Peter,haven’tyou?Well,then,we’reasrightasrain。We’veonlygottokeepongoingnorthwest—crossthatlittleriver,thewhat-do-you-call-it?—theRush—”

“Iknow,”saidPeter.“TheonethatjoinsthebigriverattheFordsofBeruna,orBeruna’sBridge,astheD.L.F.callsit.”

“That’sright.Crossitandstrikeuphill,andwe’llbeattheStoneTable(Aslan’sHow,Imean)byeightornineo’clock.IhopeKingCaspianwillgiveusagoodbreakfast!”

“Ihopeyou’reright,”saidSusan.“Ican’trememberallthatatall.”

“That’stheworstofgirls,”saidEdmundtoPeterandtheDwarf.“Theynevercarryamapintheirheads.”

“That’sbecauseourheadshavesomethinginsidethem,”saidLucy。

Atfirstthingsseemedtobegoingprettywell.Theyeventhoughttheyhadstruckanoldpath;butifyouknowanythingaboutwoods,youwillknowthatoneisalwaysfindingimaginarypaths.Theydisappearafteraboutfiveminutesandthenyouthinkyouhavefoundanother(andhopeitisnotanotherbutmoreofthesameone)anditalsodisappears,andafteryouhavebeenwellluredoutofyourrightdirectionyourealizethatnoneofthemwerepatsatall.TheboysandtheDwarf,however,wereusedtowoodsandwerenottakeninformorethanafewseconds.

Theyhadploddedonforabouthalfanhour(threeofthemverystifffromyesterday’srowing)whenTrumpkinsuddenlywhispered,“Stop.”Theyallstopped.“there’ssomethingfollowingus,”hesaidinalowvoice.“Orrather,somethingkeepingupwithus:overthereontheleft.”Theyallstoodstill,listeningandstaringtilltheirearsandeyesached.“YouandI’dbettereachhaveanarrowonthestring,”saidSusantoTrumpkin.TheDwarfnodded,andwhenbothbowswerereadyforactionthepartywentonagain.

Theywentafewdozenyardsthroughfairlyopenwoodland,keepingasharplook-out.Thentheycametoaplacewheretheundergrowththickenedandtheyhadtopassnearertoit.Justastheywerepassingtheplace,therecameasuddensomethingthatsnarledandflashed,risingoutfromthebreakingtwigslikeathunderbolt.Lucywasknockeddownandwinded,hearingthetwangofabowstringasshefell.Whenshewasabletotakenoticeofthingsagain,shesawagreatgrim-lookinggreybearlyingdeadwithTrumpkin’sarrowinitsside.

“TheD.L.F.beatyouinthatshootingmatch,Su,”saidPeter,withaslightlyforcedsmile.Evenhehadbeenshakenbythisadventure.

“I—Ileftittoolate,”saidSusan,inanembarrassedvoice.“Iwassoafraiditmightbe,youknow—oneofourkindofbears,atalkingbear.”Shehatedkillingthings.

“That’sthetroubleofit,”saidTrumpkin,“whenmostofthebeastshavegoneenemyandgonedumb,buttherearestillsomeoftheotherkindleft.Youneverknow,andyoudaren’twaittosee.”

“PooroldBruin,”saidSusan.“Youdon’tthinkhewas?”

“Nothe,”saidtheDwarf.“IsawthefaceandIheardthesnarl.HeonlywantedLittleGirlforhisbreakfast.Andtalkingofbreakfast,Ididn’twanttodiscourageyourMajestieswhenyousaidyouhopedKingCaspianwouldgiveyouagoodone:butmeat’spreciousscarceincamp.Andthere’sgoodeatingonabear。Itwouldbeashametoleavethecarcasswithouttakingabit,anditwon’tdelayusmorethanhalfanhour.Idaresayyoutwoyoungsters—Kings,Ishouldsay—knowhowtoskinabear?”

“Let’sgoandsitdownafairwayoff,”saidSusantoLucy.“Iknowwhatahorridmessybusinessthatwillbe.”Lucyshudderedandnodded.Whentheyhadsatdownshesaid:“Suchahorribleideahascomeintomyhead,Su.”

“What’sthat?”

“Wouldn’titbedreadfulifsomedayinourownworld,athome,menstartedgoingwildinside,liketheanimalshere,andstilllookedlikemen,sothatyou’dneverknowwhichwerewhich?”

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