What Lucy found there

           "Goodevening,"saidLucy. ButtheFaunwassobusypickingupitsparcels thatatfirstitdidnotreply. Whenithadfinisheditmadeheralittlebow. 

           "Goodevening,goodevening,"saidtheFaun. "Excuseme-Idon’twanttobeinquisitive -butshouldIberightinthinkingthatyouareaDaughterofEve?" 

           "Myname’sLucy,"saidshe, notquiteunderstandinghim. 

           "Butyouare-forgiveme -youarewhattheycallagirl?"saidtheFaun. 

           "OfcourseI’magirl,"saidLucy. 

           "YouareinfactHuman?" 

           "OfcourseI’mhuman,"saidLucy, stillalittlepuzzled. 

           "Tobesure,tobesure,"saidtheFaun. "Howstupidofme! ButI’veneverseenaSonofAdamoraDaughterofEvebefore. Iamdelighted. Thatistosay-"andthenitstoppedasifithadbeengoingtosaysomethingithadnotintended buthadrememberedintime. "Delighted,delighted,"itwenton. "Allowmetointroducemyself.MynameisTumnus." 

           "Iamverypleasedtomeetyou,MrTumnus,"saidLucy. 

           "AndmayIask,OLucyDaughterofEve,"saidMrTumnus, "howyouhavecomeintoNarnia?" 

           "Narnia?What’sthat?"saidLucy.