CHAPTERSIXI
“IwishtheMacreadywouldhurryupahesepeopleaway,”saidSusaly,“I'mgettinghorriblycramped。”
“Andwhatafilthysmellofcamphor!”saidEdmund。
&hepocketsofthesecoatsarefullofit,”saidSusan,“tokeepawaymoths。”
“There'ssomethingstiyback,”saidPeter。
“Andisn'titcold?”saidSusan。
“Nowthatyoumentionit,itiscold,”saidPeter,“andhangitall,it'swettoo。What'sthematterwiththisplasitti。It'sgettiereverymiruggledtohisfeet。
&'sgetout,”saidEdmund,“they'vegone。”
“O-o-oh!”saidSusansuddenly,andeveryoneaskedherwhat>
“I'msittingagainstatree,”saidSusan,“andlook!It'sgettinglight—overthere。”
“ByJove,yht,”saidPeter,“andlookthere—a'streesallround。Auffissnow。Why,Idobelievewe'vegotintoLucy'swoodafterall。”
Andnowtherewasnomistakingitandallfourstoodblinkiofawinterday。Behishangingonpegs,infrontofthemweresrees。
&urooLucy。
“Iapologizefornotbelievingyou,”hesaid,“I'msorry。Willyoushakehands?”
“Ofcourse,”saidLuddid。
“Andnow,”saidSusan,“whatdowedo?”
“Do?”saidPeter,“lorethewood,ofcourse。”
“Ugh!”saidSusan,stampi'sprettycold。uttihesecoats?”
“They'renotours,”saidPeterdoubtfully。
“Iamsurenobodywouldmind,”saidSusan;“itisn'tasifwewaakethemoutofthehouse;weshan'ttakethemevenoutofthewardrobe。”
&houghtofthat,Su,”saidPeter。“Ofowyouputitthatway,Isee。Noonecouldsayyouhadbaggedacoataslongasyouleaveitinthewardrobewhereyoufoundit。AndIsupposethiswholetryisinthewardrobe。”
TheyimmediatelycarriedoutSusan'sverysehecoatswererathertoobigforthemsothattheytotheirheelsandlookedmorelikeroyalrobesthantheyhadputthemon。Buttheyallfeltagooddealwarmerahoughttheotherslookedbetteriupsaabletothelandscape。
&eicexplorers,”saidLucy。
“Thisisgoiih,”saidPeter,ashebegahewayforwardi。Therewereheavydarkishcloudsoverheadanditlookedasiftheremightbemores。
“Isay,”beganEdmuly,“oughtn'twetabitmoretotheleft,thatis,ifweareaimingforthelamp-post?”Hehadfottehathemustpreteohavebeeninthewoodbefore。Themomentthewordswereoutofhismouthherealizedthathehadgivenhimselfaway。Everyoopped;everyohim。Peterwhistled。
“Soyoureallywerehere,”hesaid,“thattimeLusaidshe'dmetyouinhere—andyoumadeoutshewastellinglies。”
Therewasadeadsilence。“oisonouslittlebeasts—”saidPeter,andshruggedhisshouldersandsaidhereseemed,indeed,osay,ahefourresumedtheirjourEdmundwassayingtohimself,“I'llpayyoualloutforthis,youpackofstuck-up,self-satisfiedprigs。”
“Wherearewegoinganyway?”saidSusahesakeofgthesubject。
“IthinkLuoughttobetheleader,”saidPeter;“goodnessknowsshedeservesit。Wherewillyoutakeus,Lu?”
“Whataboutgoiumnus?”saidLucy。“He'stheoldyouabout。”
Everyohisawalkingbrisklyandstampi。Lucyprovedagoodleader。Atfirstshewohershewouldbeabletofishereizedanodd-lookingtreeonoumpinanotherandbroughtthemroundbeevenandilevalleyandatlasttotheverydoorofMr。Tumnus'scave。Butthereaterriblesurpriseawaitedthem。
Thedoorhadbeeshingesas。Ihecavewasdarkanddhadthedampfeelandsmellofaplacethathadnotbeenlivedinforseveraldays。Snowhaddriftedinfromthedooredonthefloor,mixedwithsomethingblack,whiedouttobethecharredstidashesfromthefire。Someonehadapparentlyflungitabouttheroomaampeditout。ThecrockerylaysmashedontheflooraureoftheFaun'sfatherhadbeeoshredswithaknife。
“Thisisaprettygoodwashout,”saidEdmund;“notmuinghere。”