Винни-Пух
Chapter 8
"Nothingfierce?"
"ChristopherRobindidn’tsayanythingaboutfierce.Hejustsaidithadan’x’."
"Itisn’ttheirnecksImind,"saidPigletearnestly."It’stheirteeth.ButifChristopherRobiniscomingIdon’tmindanything."
InalittlewhiletheywereallreadyatthetopoftheForest,andtheExpotitionstarted.FirstcameChristopherRobinandRabbit,thenPigletandPooh;therKanga,withRooinherpocket,andOwl;thenEeyore;and,attheend,inalongline,allRabbit’sfriends-and-relations.
"Ididn’taskthem,"explainedRabbitcarelessly."Theyjustcame.Theyalwaysdo.Theycanmarchattheend,afterEeyore."
"WhatIsay,"saidEeyore,"isthatit’sunsettling.Ididn’twanttocomeonthisExpo—whatPoohsaid.Ionlycametooblige.ButhereIam;andifIamtheendoftheExpo—whatwe’retalkingabout—thenletmebetheend.Butif,everytimeIwanttositdownforalittlerest,IhavetobrushawayhalfadozenofRabbit’ssmallerfriends-and-relationsfirst,thenthisisn’tanExpo—whateveritis—atall,it’ssimplyaConfusedNoise.That’swhatIsay."
"IseewhatEeyoremeans,"saidOwl."Ifyouaskme—"
"I’mnotaskinganybody,"saidEeyore."I’mjusttellingeverybody.WecanlookfortheNorthPole,orwecanplay’HerewegogatheringNutsandMay’withtheendpartofanants’nest.It’sallthesametome."
Therewasashoutfromthetopoftheline.
"Comeon!"calledChristopherRobin.
"Comeon!"calledOwl.
