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What Lucy found there
"MrTumnus!MrTumnus!"saidLucyingreatdistress. "Don’t!Don’t!Whatisthematter? Aren’youwell? DearMrTumnus,dotellmewhatiswrong." ButtheFauncontinuedsobbingasifitsheartwouldbreak. AndevenwhenLucywentoverandputherarmsroundhim andlenthimherhandkerchief,hedidnotstop. Hemerelytookthehandkerchiefandkeptonusingit, wringingitoutwithbothhands wheneveritgottoowettobeanymoreuse, sothatpresentlyLucywasstandinginadamppatch.
"MrTumnus!"bawledLucyinhisear,shakinghim. "Dostop.Stopitatonce! Yououghttobeashamedofyourself,agreatbigFaunlikeyou. Whatonearthareyoucryingabout?"
"Oh-oh-oh!"sobbedMrTumnus, "I’mcryingbecauseI’msuchabadFaun."
"Idon’tthinkyou’reabadFaunatall,"saidLucy. "IthinkyouareaverygoodFaun. YouarethenicestFaunI’veevermet."
"Oh-oh-youwouldn’tsaythatifyouknew,"repliedMrTumnusbetweenhissobs. "No,I’mabadFaun. Idon’tsupposethereeverwasaworseFaunsincethebeginningoftheworld."
"Butwhathaveyoudone?"askedLucy.
"Myoldfather,now,"saidMrTumnus;"that’shispictureoverthemantelpiece. Hewouldneverhavedoneathinglikethis."
"Athinglikewhat?"saidLucy.
