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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.

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