CHAPTERTWOWHATLUDTHERE
“GOODevening，”saidLucy。ButtheFaunwassobusypigupitsparcelsthatatfirstitdidnotreply。Whenithadfimadeheralittlebow。
“Goodevening，goodevening，”saidtheFaun。“Excuseme—Idon'twaive—butshouldIberightinthinkingthatyhterofEve?”
“Myname'sLucy，”saidshe，andinghim。
“Butyiveme—youarewhattheycallagirl?”askedtheFaun。
“OfcourseI'magirl，”saidLucy。
“Youareinfa?”
“OfcourseI'mhuman，”saidLucy，stillalittlepuzzled。
“Tobesure，tobesure，”saidtheFaun。“Howstupidofme!ButI'veneverseenaSonhterofEvebefore。Iamdelighted。Thatistosay—”aoppedasifithadbeengoingtosaysomethingithadhadrememberedintime。“Delighted，delighted，”itwenton。“Allowmetointroducemyself。Myumnus。”
“Iamverypleasedtomeetyou，Mr。Tumnus，”saidLucy。
“AndmayIask，OLucyDaughterofEve，”saidMr。Tumnus，“howyouhaveeintoNarnia?”
“Narnia?What'sthat?”saidLucy。
“ThisisthelandofNarnia，”saidtheFaun，“;allthatliesbetweenthelamp-postaleofCairParaveloernsea。Andyou—youhavethewildwoodsofthewest?”
“I—Ighthewardrobeinthespareroom，”saidLucy。
“Ah!”saidMr。TumnusinarathermelancholyvoilyIhadweographywhenIwasalittleFaun，Ishouldnodoubtknowallaboutthetries。Itistoolatenow。”
“Buttheyaren'ttriesatall，”saidLucy，almostlaughing。“It'sonlyjustbackthere—atleast—I'missummerthere。”
“Meanwhile，”saidMr。Tumnus，“itiswinterinNarnia，andhasbeenf，andweshallbothcatchcoldifwestaalkinginthesnow。DaughterofEvefromthefarlandofSpareOomwhereeternalsummerreignsaroucityofWarDrobe，howwoulditbeifyoudhadteawithme?”
“Thankyouverymuch，Mr。Tumnus，”saidLucy。“ButIwaswwhetherIoughttobegettingback。”
“It'sonlyjustroundtheer，”saidtheFaun，“andthere'llbearfire—andtoast—andsardines—andcake。”
&'sverykindofyou，”saidLucy。“ButIshan'tbeabletostaylong。”
“Ifyouwilltakemyarm，DaughterofEve，”saidMr。Tumnus，“Ishallbeabletoholdtheumbrellaoverbothofus。That'stheego。”
AndsoLudherselfwalkingthroughthewoodarminarmwiththisstraureasiftheyhadkheralltheirlives。
&goheycametoaplacewherethegroundbecameroughandtherewererocksallaboutandlittlehillsupandlittlehillsdowomofonesmallvalleyMr。Tumnusturnedsuddenlyasideasifheweregoingthtintoanunusuallylargerock，butatthelastmomentLudhewasleadiheentranceofacave。Assoonastheywereinsideshefoundherselfblinkiofawoodfire。ThenMr。Tumookaflamingpieceofwoodoutofthefirewithalepairoftongs，andlitalamp。“Nowweshan'tbelong，”hesaid，aelyputakettleon。
Lucythoughtshehadneverbeeninanicerplace。Itwasalittle，dry，caveofreddishstohathefloorandtwolittleeandoneforafriend，”saidMr。Tumnus）andatableandadresserandamahefireaapictureofanoldFaunwithagraybeard。IherewasadoorwhichLuustleadtoMr。Tumnus'sbedroom，andononewallwasashelffullofbooks。LucylookedatthesewhilehewassettihileslikeTheLifeaersofSilenusorNymphsandTheirWaysorMen，MonksandGamekeepers;aStudyinPendorIsManaMyth?
“Now，DaughterofEve!”saidtheFaun。
Awasawoherewasaniegg，lightlyboiled，forea，andtheoast，aeredtoast，awithhohenasugar-toppeddwhenLucywastiredofeating，theFaualk。HehadwoalestotelloflifeioldaboutthemidnightdanphswholivediheDryadswholivedireescameouttodaheFauns;aboutlonghuntihemilk-whitestagwhocouldgiveyouwishesifyoucaughthim;aboutfeastingandtreasure-seekingwiththewildRedDwarfsindeepminesandsfarbefloor;asummereregreenandoldSilenusonhisfatdonkeywouldetovisitthem，aimesBacchushimself，areamswouldrunwithwierandthewholeforestwouldgiveitselfuptojollififorweeksothatitisn'tal，”headdedgloomily。Thentocheerhimselfuphetookoutfromitsthedresserastrahatlookedasifitweremadeofstralay。AuneheplayedmadeLuttodlaughaosleepallatthesametime。Itmusthavebeenhourslaterwhensheshookherselfandsaid:“Oh，Mr。Tumnus—I'msosorrytostopyou，andIdolovethattureally，Imustgohome。Ioayforafewminutes。”
“It'snogoodnow，youknow，”saidtheFaun，layingdownitsfluteandshakiherverysorrowfully。
“Nogood?”saidLugupaherfrightedoyoumean?I'vegottogohomeatoherswillbeweamomentlatersheasked，“Mr。umhematter?”fortheFaun'sbrowneyeshadfilledwithtearsaearsbegantrigdownitsdsoontheywererunningofftheendofitslastitcovereditsfacewithitshaohowl。
“Mr。Tumnus!Mr。Tumnus!”saidLugreatdistress。“Don't!Don't!Whatisthematter?Aren'youwell?DearMr。Tumnus，dotellmewhatiswrong。”ButtheFaunuedsobbingasifitsheartwouldbreak。Andevenwheoverandputherarmsroundhimahimherhandkerchief，hedidnotstop。Hemerelytookthehandkerdkeptonusingit，wringingitoutwithbothhagottoowettobeanymoreuse，sothatpresentlyLucywasstandinginadamppatch。
“Mr。Tumnus!”bawledLuhisear，shakinghim。“Dostop。Stopitatonce!YououghttobeashamedreatbigFaunlikeyou。Whatohareyabout?”