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What Lucy found there
"IhadordersfromtheWhiteWitch thatifeverIsawaSonofAdamoraDaughterofEveinthewood, Iwastocatchthemandhandthemovertoher. AndyouarethefirstI’veevermet. AndI’vepretendedtobeyourfriendanaskedyoutotea, andallthetimeI’vebeenmeaningtowait tillyouwereasleepandthengoandtellHer."
"Oh,butyouwon’t,MrTumnus,"saidLucy. "Yowon’t,willyou? Indeed,indeedyoureallymustn’t."
"AndifIdon’t,"saidhe,beginningtocryagain "she’ssuretofindout. Andshe’llhavemytailcutoffandmyhornssawnoff, andmybeardpluckedout, andshe’llwaveherwandovermybeautifulclovehoofsandturnthemintohorridsolidhoofs likewretchedhorse’s. Andifsheisextraandspeciallyangryshe’llturnmeintostone andIshallbeonlystatueofaFauninherhorriblehouse untilthefourthronesatCairParavelarefilled andgoodnessknowswhenthatwillhappen, orwhetheritwilleverhappenatall."
"I’mverysorry,MrTumnus,"saidLucy. "Butpleaseletmegohome."
"OfcourseIwill,"saidtheFaun. "OfcourseI’vegotto. Iseethatnow. Ihadn’tknownwhatHumanswerelikebeforeImetyou. OfcourseIcan’tgiveyouuptotheWitch;notnowthatIknowyou. Butwemustbeoffatonce. I’llseeyoubacktothelamp-post. IsupposeyoucanfindyourownwayfromtherebacktoSpareOomandWarDrobe?"
"I’msureIcan,"saidLucy.
"Wemustgoasquietlyaswecan,"saidMrTumnus. "Thewholewoodisfullofherspies. Evensomeofthetreesareonherside."
