Хроники Нарнии
What happened after dinner
"Trueenough,MrsBeaver,"repliedhe,"theremaybetwoviewsabouthumans(meaningnooffencetothepresentcompany).Butthere’snotwoviewsaboutthingsthatlooklikehumansandaren’t."
"I’veknowngoodDwarfs,"saidMrsBeaver.
"So’veI,nowyoucometospeakofit,"saidherhusband,"butpreciousfew,andtheyweretheonesleastlikemen.Butingeneral,takemyadvice,whenyoumeetanythingthat’sgoingtobehumanandisn’tyet,orusedtobehumanonceandisn’tnow,oroughttobehumanandisn’t,youkeepyoureyesonitandfeelforyourhatchet.Andthat’swhytheWitchisalwaysonthelookoutforanyhumansinNarnia.She’sbeenwatchingforyouthismanyayear,andifsheknewtherewerefourofyoushe’dbemoredangerousstill."
"What’sthattodowithit?"askedPeter.
"Becauseofanotherprophecy,"saidMrBeaver."DownatCairParavel-that’sthecastleontheseacoastdownatthemouthofthisriverwhichoughttobethecapitalofthewholecountryifallwasasitshouldbe-downatCairParaveltherearefourthronesandit’sasayinginNarniatimeoutofmindthatwhentwoSonsofAdamandtwoDaughtersofEvesitinthosefourthrones,thenitwillbetheendnotonlyoftheWhiteWitch’sreignbutofherlife,andthatiswhywehadtobesocautiousaswecamealong,forifsheknewaboutyoufour,yourliveswouldn’tbeworthashakeofmywhiskers!"
AllthechildrenhadbeenattendingsohardtowhatMrBeaverwastellingthemthattheyhadnoticednothingelseforalongtime.Thenduringthemomentofsilencethatfollowedhislastremark,Lucysuddenlysaid:
