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What Lucy found there
AndsoLucyfoundherselfwalkingthroughthewood arminarmwiththisstrangecreature asiftheyhadknownoneanotheralltheirlives.
Theyhadnotgonefarbeforetheycametoaplacewherethegroundbecamerough andtherewererocksallaboutandlittlehillsupandlittlehillsdown. AtthebottomofonesmallvalleyMrTumnusturnedsuddenlyaside asifheweregoingtowalkstraightintoanunusuallylargerock, butatthelastmomentLucyfoundhewasleadingherintotheentranceofacave. Assoonastheywereinsideshefoundherselfblinkinginthelightofawoodfire. ThenMrTumnusstoopedandtookaflamingpieceofwoodoutofthefirewithaneatlittlepairoftongs, andlitalamp. "Nowweshan’tbelong,"hesaid, andimmediatelyputakettleon.
Lucythoughtshehadneverbeeninanicerplace. Itwasalittle,dry,cleancaveofreddishstonewithacarpetonthefloorandtwolittlechairs ("oneformeandoneforafriend,"saidMrTumnus) andatableandadresserandamantelpieceoverthefireandabovethatapictureofanoldFaunwithagreybeard. InonecornertherewasadoorwhichLucythoughtmustleadtoMrTumnus’sbedroom, andononewallwasashelffullofbooks. Lucylookedatthesewhilehewassettingouttheteathings. TheyhadtitleslikeTheLifeandLettersofSilenusorNymphsandTheirWaysorMen,MonksandGamekeepers;aStudyinPopularLegendorIsManaMyth?
"Now,DaughterofEve!"saidtheFaun.
Andreallyitwasawonderfultea.Therewasanicebrownegg,lightlyboiled, foreachofthem,andthensardinesontoast, andthenbutteredtoast,andthentoastwithhoney,andthenasugar-toppedcake. AndwhenLucywastiredofeating theFaunbegantotalk.
