Хроники Нарнии
Into the Forest
"Isay,"beganEdmundpresently,"oughtn’twetobebearingabitmoretotheleft,thatis,ifweareaimingforthelamp-post?"Hehadforgottenforthemomentthathemustpretendnevertohavebeeninthewoodbefore.Themomentthewordswereoutofhismouthherealizedthathehadgivenhimselfaway.Everyonestopped;everyonestaredathim.Peterwhistled.
"Soyoureallywerehere,"hesaid,"thattimeLusaidshe’dmetyouinhere-andyoumadeoutshewastellinglies."
Therewasadeadsilence."Well,ofallthepoisonouslittlebeasts-"saidPeter,andshruggedhisshouldersandsaidnomore.Thereseemed,indeed,nomoretosay,andpresentlythefourresumedtheirjourney;butEdmundwassayingtohimself,"I’llpayyoualloutforthis,youpackofstuck-up,selfsatisfiedprigs."
"Wherearewegoinganyway?"saidSusan,chieflyforthesakeofchangingthesubject.
"IthinkLuoughttobetheleader,"saidPeter;"goodnessknowsshedeservesit.Wherewillyoutakeus,Lu?"
"WhataboutgoingtoseeMrTumnus?"saidLucy."He’stheniceFaunItoldyouabout."
Everyoneagreedtothisandofftheywentwalkingbrisklyandstampingtheirfeet.Lucyprovedagoodleader.Atfirstshewonderedwhethershewouldbeabletofindtheway,butsherecognizedanoddlookingtreeononeplaceandastumpinanotherandbroughtthemontowherethegroundbecameunevenandintothelittlevalleyandatlasttotheverydoorofMrTumnus’scave.Butthereaterriblesurpriseawaitedthem.
