Хроники Нарнии
Into the Forest
"Idon’tknowthatI’mgoingtolikethisplaceafterall,"saidSusan.
"WhoisthisQueen,Lu?"saidPeter."Doyouknowanythingabouther?"
"Sheisn’tarealqueenatall,"answeredLucy;"she’sahorriblewitch,theWhiteWitch.Everyoneallthewoodpeople-hateher.ShehasmadeanenchantmentoverthewholecountrysothatitisalwayswinterhereandneverChristmas."
"I-Iwonderifthere’sanypointingoingon,"saidSusan."Imean,itdoesn’tseemparticularlysafehereanditlooksasifitwon’tbemuchfuneither.Andit’sgettingcoldereveryminute,andwe’vebroughtnothingtoeat.Whataboutjustgoinghome?"
"Oh,butwecan’t,wecan’t,"saidLucysuddenly;"don’tyousee?Wecan’tjustgohome,notafterthis.ItisallonmyaccountthatthepoorFaunhasgotintothistrouble.HehidmefromtheWitchandshowedmethewayback.That’swhatitmeansbycomfortingtheQueen’senemiesandfraternizingwithHumans.Wesimplymusttrytorescuehim."
"Alotwecoulddo!saidEdmund,"whenwehaven’tevengotanythingtoeat!"
"Shutup-you!"saidPeter,whowasstillveryangrywithEdmund."Whatdoyouthink,Susan?"
"I’veahorridfeelingthatLuisright,"saidSusan."Idon’twanttogoastepfurtherandIwishwe’dnevercome.ButIthinkwemusttrytodosomethingforMrWhatever-his-nameis-ImeantheFaun."
"That’swhatIfeeltoo,"saidPeter."I’mworriedabouthavingnofoodwithus.
