Хроники Нарнии
A day with the Beavers
Sothechildrenallgotclosetogetherandwalkeduptothetreeandinbehindit,andthere,sureenough,theyfoundtheBeaver;butitstilldrewback,sayingtotheminahoarsethroatywhisper,"Furtherin,comefurtherin.Rightinhere.We’renotsafeintheopen!"
Onlywhenithadledthemintoadarkspotwherefourtreesgrewsoclosetogetherthattheirboughsmetandthebrownearthandpineneedlescouldbeseenunderfootbecausenosnowhadbeenabletofallthere,diditbegintotalktothem.
"AreyoutheSonsofAdamandtheDaughtersofEve?"itsaid.
"We’resomeofthem,"saidPeter.
"S-s-s-sh!"saidtheBeaver,"notsoloudplease.We’renotsafeevenhere."
"Why,whoareyouafraidof?"saidPeter."There’snooneherebutourselves."
"Therearethetrees,"saidtheBeaver."They’realwayslistening.Mostofthemareonourside,buttherearetreesthatwouldbetrayustoher;youknowwhoImean,"anditnoddeditsheadseveraltimes.
"Ifitcomestotalkingaboutsides,"saidEdmund,"howdoweknowyou’reafriend?"
"Notmeaningtoberude,MrBeaver,"addedPeter,"butyousee,we’restrangers."
"Quiteright,quiteright,"saidtheBeaver."Hereismytoken."Withthesewordsithelduptothemalittlewhiteobject.Theyalllookedatitinsurprise,tillsuddenlyLucysaid,"Oh,ofcourse.It’smyhandkerchief-theoneIgavetopoorMrTumnus."
