Хроники Нарнии
Into the Forest
"Iapologizefornotbelievingyou,"hesaid,"I’msorry.Willyoushakehands?"
"Ofcourse,"saidLucy,anddid.
"Andnow,"saidSusan,"whatdowedonext?"
"Do?"saidPeter,"why,goandexplorethewood,ofcourse."
"Ugh!"saidSusan,stampingherfeet,"it’sprettycold.Whataboutputtingonsomeofthesecoats?"
"They’renotours,"saidPeterdoubtfully.
"Iamsurenobodywouldmind,"saidSusan;"itisn’tasifwewantedtotakethemoutofthehouse;weshan’ttakethemevenoutofthewardrobe."
"Ineverthoughtofthat,Su,"saidPeter."Ofcourse,nowyouputitthatway,Isee.Noonecouldsayyouhadbaggedacoataslongasyouleaveitinthewardrobewhereyoufoundit.AndIsupposethiswholecountryisinthewardrobe."
TheyimmediatelycarriedoutSusan’sverysensibleplan.Thecoatswererathertoobigforthemsothattheycamedowntotheirheelsandlookedmorelikeroyalrobesthancoatswhentheyhadputthemon.Buttheyallfeltagooddealwarmerandeachthoughttheotherslookedbetterintheirnewget-upandmoresuitabletothelandscape.
"WecanpretendweareArcticexplorers,"saidLucy.
"Thisisgoingtobeexcitingenoughwithoutpretending,"saidPeter,ashebeganleadingthewayforwardintotheforest.Therewereheavydarkishcloudsoverheadanditlookedasiftheremightbemoresnowbeforenight.
