The spell begins to break

           NowwemustgobacktoMrandMrsBeaverandthethreeotherchildren.AssoonasMrBeaversaid,"There’snotimetolose,"everyonebeganbundlingthemselvesintocoats,exceptMrsBeaver,whostartedpickingupsacksandlayingthemonthetableandsaid:"Now,MrBeaver,justreachdownthatham.Andhere’sapacketoftea,andthere’ssugar,andsomematches.Andifsomeonewillgettwoorthreeloavesoutofthecrockoverthereinthecorner."

           "Whatareyoudoing,MrsBeaver?"exclaimedSusan.

           "Packingaloadforeachofus,dearie,"saidMrsBeaververycoolly."Youdidn’tthinkwe’dsetoutonajourneywithnothingtoeat,didyou?"

           "Butwehaven’ttime!"saidSusan,buttoningthecollarofhercoat."Shemaybehereanyminute."

           "That’swhatIsay,"chimedinMrBeaver.

           "Getalongwithyouall,"saidhiswife."Thinkitover,MrBeaver.Shecan’tbehereforquarterofanhouratleast."

           "Butdon’twewantasbigastartaswecanpossiblyget,"saidPeter,"ifwe’retoreachtheStoneTablebeforeher?"

           "You’vegottorememberthat,MrsBeaver,"saidSusan."Assoonasshehaslookedinhereandfindswe’regoneshe’llbeoffattopspeed."

           "Thatshewill,"saidMrsBeaver."Butwecan’tgettherebeforeherwhateverwedo,forshe’llbeonasledgeandwe’llbewalking."

           "Then-havewenohope?"saidSusan.