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Peter’s first battle
Evenifthishadnotbeentheirwaytheycouldn’thavekepttotherivervalleyoncethethawbegan,forwithallthatmeltingsnowtheriverwassooninflood-awonderful,roaring,thunderingyellowflood-andtheirpathwouldhavebeenunderwater.
Andnowthesungotlowandthelightgotredderandtheshadowsgotlongerandtheflowersbegantothinkaboutclosing.
"Notlongnow,"saidMrBeaver,andbeganleadingthemuphillacrosssomeverydeep,springymoss(itfeltniceundertheirtiredfeet)inaplacewhereonlytalltreesgrew,verywideapart.Theclimb,comingattheendofthelongday,madethemallpantandblow.AndjustasLucywaswonderingwhethershecouldreallygettothetopwithoutanotherlongrest,suddenlytheywereatthetop.Andthisiswhattheysaw.
Theywereonagreenopenspacefromwhichyoucouldlookdownontheforestspreadingasfarasonecouldseeineverydirection-exceptrightahead.There,fartotheEast,wassomethingtwinklingandmoving."Bygum!"whisperedPetertoSusan,"thesea!"Intheverymiddleofthisopenhill-topwastheStoneTable.Itwasagreatgrimslabofgreystonesupportedonfouruprightstones.Itlookedveryold;anditwascutalloverwithstrangelinesandfiguresthatmightbethelettersofanunknownlanguage.Theygaveyouacuriousfeelingwhenyoulookedatthem.Thenextthingtheysawwasapavilionpitchedononesideoftheopenplace.Awonderfulpavilionitwas-andespeciallynowwhenthelightofthesettingsunfelluponit-withsidesofwhatlookedlikeyellowsilkandcordsofcrimsonandtent-pegsofivory;andhighaboveitonapoleabannerwhichborearedrampantlionflutteringinthebreezewhichwasblowingintheirfacesfromthefar-offsea.
