A day with the Beavers

           Whilethetwoboyswerewhisperingbehind,boththegirlssuddenlycried"Oh!"andstopped.

           "Therobin!"criedLucy,"therobin.It’sflownaway."Andsoithad-rightoutofsight.

           "Andnowwhatarewetodo?"saidEdmund,givingPeteralookwhichwasasmuchastosay"WhatdidItellyou?"

           "Sh!Look!"saidSusan.

           "What?"saidPeter.

           "There’ssomethingmovingamongthetreesovertheretotheleft."

           Theyallstaredashardastheycould,andnoonefeltverycomfortable.

           "Thereitgoesagain,"saidSusanpresently.

           "Isawitthattimetoo,"saidPeter."It’sstillthere.It’sjustgonebehindthatbigtree."

           "Whatisit?"askedLucy,tryingveryhardnottosoundnervous.

           "Whateveritis,"saidPeter,"it’sdodgingus.It’ssomethingthatdoesn’twanttobeseen."

           "Let’sgohome,"saidSusan.Andthen,thoughnobodysaiditoutloud,everyonesuddenlyrealizedthesamefactthatEdmundhadwhisperedtoPeterattheendofthelastchapter.Theywerelost.

           "What’sitlike?"saidLucy.