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What happened after dinner
You’llunderstandwhenyouseehim."
"Butshallweseehim?"askedSusan.
"Why,DaughterofEve,that’swhatIbroughtyouherefor.I’mtoleadyouwhereyoushallmeethim,"saidMrBeaver.
"Is-isheaman?"askedLucy.
"Aslanaman!"saidMrBeaversternly."Certainlynot.ItellyouheistheKingofthewoodandthesonofthegreatEmperor-beyond-the-Sea.Don’tyouknowwhoistheKingofBeasts?Aslanisalion-theLion,thegreatLion."
"Ooh!"saidSusan,"I’dthoughthewasaman.Ishe-quitesafe?Ishallfeelrathernervousaboutmeetingalion."
"Thatyouwill,dearie,andnomistake,"saidMrsBeaver;"ifthere’sanyonewhocanappearbeforeAslanwithouttheirkneesknocking,they’reeitherbraverthanmostorelsejustsilly."
"Thenheisn’tsafe?"saidLucy.
"Safe?"saidMrBeaver;"don’tyouhearwhatMrsBeavertellsyou?Whosaidanythingaboutsafe?’Courseheisn’tsafe.Buthe’sgood.He’stheKing,Itellyou."
"I’mlongingtoseehim,"saidPeter,"evenifIdofeelfrightenedwhenitcomestothepoint."
"That’sright,SonofAdam,"saidMrBeaver,bringinghispawdownonthetablewithacrashthatmadeallthecupsandsaucersrattle."Andsoyoushall.Wordhasbeensentthatyouaretomeethim,tomorrowifyoucan,attheStoneTable.’
