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The spell begins to break
Thesidesofthevalley,shininginthemoonlight,toweredupfarabovethemoneitherhand."Bestkeepdownhereasmuchaspossible,"hesaid."She’llhavetokeeptothetop,foryoucouldn’tbringasledgedownhere."
Itwouldhavebeenaprettyenoughscenetolookatitthroughawindowfromacomfortablearmchair;andevenasthingswere,Lucyenjoyeditatfirst.Butastheywentonwalkingandwalking-andwalkingandasthesackshewascarryingfeltheavierandheavier,shebegantowonderhowshewasgoingtokeepupatall.Andshestoppedlookingatthedazzlingbrightnessofthefrozenriverwithallitswaterfallsoficeandatthewhitemassesofthetree-topsandthegreatglaringmoonandthecountlessstarsandcouldonlywatchthelittleshortlegsofMrBeavergoingpad-pad-pad-padthroughthesnowinfrontofherasiftheywerenevergoingtostop.Thenthemoondisappearedandthesnowbegantofalloncemore.AndatlastLucywassotiredthatshewasalmostasleepandwalkingatthesametimewhensuddenlyshefoundthatMrBeaverhadturnedawayfromtheriver-banktotherightandwasleadingthemsteeplyuphillintotheverythickestbushes.AndthenasshecamefullyawakeshefoundthatMrBeaverwasjustvanishingintoalittleholeinthebankwhichhadbeenalmosthiddenunderthebushesuntilyouwerequiteontopofit.Infact,bythetimesherealizedwhatwashappening,onlyhisshortflattailwasshowing.
Lucyimmediatelystoopeddownandcrawledinafterhim.Thensheheardnoisesofscramblingandpuffingandpantingbehindherandinamomentallfiveofthemwereinside.
"Whereveristhis?"saidPeter’svoice,soundingtiredandpaleinthedarkness.(IhopeyouknowwhatImeanbyavoicesoundingpale.)
