CHAPTEREIGHTEERDINNER
“ANDnow，”saidLucy，“dopleasetelluswhat'shappeoMr。Tumnus。”
“Ah，that'sbad，”saidMr。Beaver，shaki'savery，verybadbusihere'snodoubthewastakenoffbythepolice。Igotthatfromabirdwhosawitdone。”
“Butwhere'shebeeo?”askedLucy。
&heywereheadingnorthwardswheseenandweallknowwhatthatmeans。”
“No，wedon't，”saidSusan。Mr。Beavershookhisheadinaverygloomyfashion。
“I'mafraiditmeaakinghimtoherHouse，”hesaid。
“Butwhat'lltheydotohim，Mr。Beaver?”gaspedLucy。
“Well，”saidMr。Beaver，“you'texactlysayforsure。Butthere'snotmaherethateveresoutagain。Statues。Allfullofstatuestheysayitis—iyardaairsandinthehall。Peopleshe'sturned”—（hepausedaurone。”
“But，Mr。Beaver，”saidLu'twe—Imeadosomethi'stoodreadfulandit'sallonmyat。”
“Idon'tdoubtyou'dsavehimifyoucould，dearie，”saidMrs。Beaver，“butyou'veingintothatHouseagainstherwillandeveringoutalive。”
“'twehavesem?”saidPeter。“Imean'twedressupassomethiobe—oh，pedlars—orwatchtillshewasgitall，theremustbesomeway。ThisFauerathisownrisk，Mr。Beaver。We'tjustleavehimtobe—tobe—tohavethatdoohim。”
“It'snogood，SonofAdam，”saidMr。Beaver，“nog，ofallpeople。ButnowthatAslanisonthemove—”
“Oh，yes!TellusaboutAslan!”saidseveralvoithatstrangefeelihefirstsigns，likegoodnews，had。
“WhoisAslan?”askedSusan。
“Aslan?”saidMr。Beaver。“Why，don'tyoukheKiheLordofthewholewood，butnotoftenhere，youuaimeormyfather'stime。Butthewordhasreachedusthathehaseback。HeisinNarniaatthismoment。He'llsettletheWhiteQueenallright。Itishe，notyou，thatwillsaveMr。Tumnus。”
“Shewon'tturnhimioo?”saidEdmund。
“Lordloveyou，SonofAdam，lethingtosay!”answeredMr。Beaverwithagreatlaugh。“Turnhimintostoawofeetandlookhimi'llbethemostsheorethaofher。No，no。He'llputallthtsasitsaysinanoldrhymeis:
Wro，whenAslanesinsight，
Atthesoundofhisroar，sorrowswillbenomore，
Wheeeth，wisdeath，
Andwhenheshakeshismane，weshallhavespringagain。
You'lluandwhenyouseehim。”
“Butshallweseehim?”askedSusan。
“Why，DaughterofEve，that'swhatIbroughtyouherefor。I'mtoleadyouwhereyoushallmeethim，”saidMr。Beaver。
“Is—isheaman?”askedLucy。
“Aslanaman!”saidMr。Beaversterainlynot。ItellyouheistheKingofthewoodahegreatEmperor-beyond-the-Sea。Don'tyouknowwhoistheKis?AslanisaliohegreatLion。”