Хроники Нарнии
In the Witch’s house
Anyway,she’llbebetterthanthatawfulAslan!"Atleast,thatwastheexcusehemadeinhisownmindforwhathewasdoing.Itwasn’taverygoodexcuse,however,fordeepdowninsidehimhereallyknewthattheWhiteWitchwasbadandcruel.
Thefirstthingherealizedwhenhegotoutsideandfoundthesnowfallingallroundhim,wasthathehadlefthiscoatbehindintheBeavers’house.Andofcoursetherewasnochanceofgoingbacktogetitnow.Thenextthingherealizedwasthatthedaylightwasalmostgone,forithadbeennearlythreeo’clockwhentheysatdowntodinnerandthewinterdayswereshort.Hehadn’treckonedonthis;buthehadtomakethebestofit.Soheturneduphiscollarandshuffledacrossthetopofthedam(luckilyitwasn’tsoslipperysincethesnowhadfallen)tothefarsideoftheriver.
Itwasprettybadwhenhereachedthefarside.Itwasgrowingdarkereveryminuteandwhatwiththatandthesnowflakesswirlingallroundhimhecouldhardlyseethreefeetahead.Andthentootherewasnoroad.Hekeptslippingintodeepdriftsofsnow,andskiddingonfrozenpuddles,andtrippingoverfallentree-trunks,andslidingdownsteepbanks,andbarkinghisshinsagainstrocks,tillhewaswetandcoldandbruisedallover.Thesilenceandthelonelinessweredreadful.InfactIreallythinkhemighthavegivenupthewholeplanandgonebackandownedupandmadefriendswiththeothers,ifhehadn’thappenedtosaytohimself,"WhenI’mKingofNarniathefirstthingIshalldowillbetomakesomedecentroads."AndofcoursethatsethimoffthinkingaboutbeingaKingandalltheotherthingshewoulddoandthischeeredhimupagooddeal.HehadjustsettledinhismindwhatsortofpalacehewouldhaveandhowmanycarsandallabouthisprivatecinemaandwheretheprincipalrailwayswouldrunandwhatlawshewouldmakeagainstbeaversanddamsandwasputtingthefinishingtouchestosomeschemesforkeepingPeterinhisplace,whentheweatherchanged.
