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The spell begins to break
"It’sanoldhiding-placeforbeaversinbadtimes,"saidMrBeaver,"andagreatsecret.It’snotmuchofaplacebutwemustgetafewhours’sleep."
"Ifyouhadn’tallbeeninsuchaplagueyfusswhenwewerestarting,I’dhavebroughtsomepillows,"saidMrsBeaver.
Itwasn’tnearlysuchanicecaveasMrTumnus’s,Lucythought-justaholeinthegroundbutdryandearthy.Itwasverysmallsothatwhentheyalllaydowntheywereallabundleofclothestogether,andwhatwiththatandbeingwarmedupbytheirlongwalktheywerereallyrathersnug.Ifonlythefloorofthecavehadbeenalittlesmoother!ThenMrsBeaverhandedroundinthedarkalittleflaskoutofwhicheveryonedranksomething-itmadeonecoughandsplutteralittleandstungthethroat,butitalsomadeyoufeeldeliciouslywarmafteryou’dswalloweditandeveryonewentstraighttosleep.
ItseemedtoLucyonlythenextminute(thoughreallyitwashoursandhourslater)whenshewokeupfeelingalittlecoldanddreadfullystiffandthinkinghowshewouldlikeahotbath.Thenshefeltasetoflongwhiskersticklinghercheekandsawthecolddaylightcominginthroughthemouthofthecave.Butimmediatelyafterthatshewasverywideawakeindeed,andsowaseveryoneelse.Infacttheywereallsittingupwiththeirmouthsandeyeswideopenlisteningtoasoundwhichwastheverysoundthey’dallbeenthinkingof(andsometimesimaginingtheyheard)duringtheirwalklastnight.Itwasasoundofjinglingbells.
MrBeaverwasoutofthecavelikeaflashthemomentheheardit.Perhapsyouthink,asLucythoughtforamoment,thatthiswasaverysillythingtodo?Butitwasreallyaverysensibleone.Heknewhecouldscrambletothetopofthebankamongbushesandbrambleswithoutbeingseen;andhewantedaboveallthingstoseewhichwaytheWitch’ssledgewent.
