Хроники Нарнии
What happened after dinner
"Thereasonthere’snouselooking,"saidMrBeaver,"isthatweknowalreadywherehe’sgone!"Everyonestaredinamazement."Don’tyouunderstand?"saidMrBeaver."He’sgonetoher,totheWhiteWitch.Hehasbetrayedusall."
"Oh,surely-oh,really!"saidSusan,"hecan’thavedonethat."
"Can’the?"saidMrBeaver,lookingveryhardatthethreechildren,andeverythingtheywantedtosaydiedontheirlips,foreachfeltsuddenlyquitecertaininsidethatthiswasexactlywhatEdmundhaddone.
"Butwillheknowtheway?"saidPeter.
"Hashebeeninthiscountrybefore?"askedMrBeaver."Hasheeverbeenherealone?"
"Yes,"saidLucy,almostinawhisper."I’mafraidhehas."
"Anddidhetellyouwhathe’ddoneorwhohe’dmet?"
"Well,no,hedidn’t,"saidLucy.
"Thenmarkmywords,"saidMrBeaver,"hehasalreadymettheWhiteWitchandjoinedherside,andbeentoldwhereshelives.Ididn’tliketomentionitbefore(hebeingyourbrotherandall)butthemomentIseteyesonthatbrotherofyoursIsaidtomyself`Treacherous’.HehadthelookofonewhohasbeenwiththeWitchandeatenherfood.Youcanalwaystellthemifyou’velivedlonginNarnia;somethingabouttheireyes."
"Allthesame,"saidPeterinaratherchokingsortofvoice,"we’llstillhavetogoandlookforhim.Heisourbrotherafterall,evenifheisratheralittlebeast.Andhe’sonlyakid."
