Хроники Нарнии
Deep magic from the down of time
Itwasperfectlystillandpresentlythemoongrewbright;ifyouhadbeenthereyouwouldhaveseenthemoonlightshiningonanoldtree-stumpandonafairsizedboulder.Butifyouhadgoneonlookingyouwouldgraduallyhavebeguntothinktherewassomethingoddaboutboththestumpandtheboulder.Andnextyouwouldhavethoughtthatthestumpdidlookreallyremarkablylikealittlefatmancrouchingontheground.Andifyouhadwatchedlongenoughyouwouldhaveseenthestumpwalkacrosstotheboulderandthebouldersitupandbegintalkingtothestump;forinrealitythestumpandtheboulderweresimplytheWitchandthedwarf.Foritwaspartofhermagicthatshecouldmakethingslooklikewhattheyaren’t,andshehadthepresenceofmindtodosoattheverymomentwhentheknifewasknockedoutofherhand.Shehadkeptholdofherwand,soithadbeenkeptsafe,too.
Whentheotherchildrenwokeupnextmorning(theyhadbeensleepingonpilesofcushionsinthepavilion)thefirstthingtheyheard-fromMrsBeaver-wasthattheirbrotherhadbeenrescuedandbroughtintocamplatelastnight;andwasatthatmomentwithAslan.Assoonastheyhadbreakfasted4theyallwentout,andtheretheysawAslanandEdmundwalkingtogetherinthedewygrass,apartfromtherestofthecourt.Thereisnoneedtotellyou(andnooneeverheard)whatAslanwassaying,butitwasaconversationwhichEdmundneverforgot.AstheothersdrewnearerAslanturnedtomeetthem,bringingEdmundwithhim.
"Hereisyourbrother,"hesaid,"and-thereisnoneedtotalktohimaboutwhatispast."
Edmundshookhandswitheachoftheothersandsaidtoeachoftheminturn,"I’msorry,"andeveryonesaid,"That’sallright."Andtheneveryonewantedveryhardtosaysomethingwhichwouldmakeitquiteclearthattheywereallfriendswithhimagain-somethingordinaryandnatural-andofcoursenoonecouldthinkofanythingintheworldtosay.
