LUCY FOUND t;GOOD EVENING,quot; said Lucy. But ts parcels t at first it did not reply. made tle bow.
quot;Good evening, good evening,quot; said t;Excuse me - I dont to be inquisitive - but s in t you are a Daughter of Eve?”
quot;My names Lucy,quot; said s quite understanding him.
quot;But you are - forgive me - you are ; said the Faun.
quot;Of course Im a girl,quot; said Lucy.
quot;You are in fact human?”
quot;Of course Im ; said Lucy, still a little puzzled.
quot;to be sure, to be sure,quot; said t;upid of me! But Ive never seen a Son of Adam or a Dauged. t is to say -quot; and t stopped as if it o say somet intended but ime.
quot;Deliged,quot; it on. quot;Alloo introduce myself. My name is tumnus.”
quot;I am very pleased to meet you, Mr tumnus,quot; said Lucy.
quot;And may I ask, O Lucy Daug; said Mr tumnus, quot;o Narnia?”
quot;Narnia? s t?quot; said Lucy.
quot;t; said t; and t castle of Cair Paravel on tern sea. And you - you ?”
quot;I - I got in t; said Lucy.
quot;A; said Mr tumnus in a rat;if only I geograptle Faun, I s kno trange countries. It is too late now.”
quot;But t countries at all,quot; said Lucy, almost laug;Its only just back t least - Im not sure. It is summer there.”
quot;Meanumnus, quot;it is er in Narnia, and cand alking in ter of Eve from ternal summer reigns around t city of ar Drobe, be if you came and ea h me?”
quot;tumnus,quot; said Lucy. quot;But I o be getting back.”
quot;Its only just round t; said t;and toast - and sardines - and cake.”
quot;ell, its very kind of you,quot; said Lucy. quot;But I s be able to stay long.”
quot;If you ake my arm, Daug; said Mr tumnus, quot;I so s the way. Now - off we go.”
And so Lucy found range creature as if their lives.
t gone far before to a place tle tle ttom of one small valley Mr tumnus turned suddenly aside as if o raigo an unusually large rock, but at t moment Lucy found o trance of a cave. As soon as t of a umnus stooped and took a flaming piece of of t little pair of tongs, and lit a lamp. quot;No; ely put a kettle on.
Lucy t s tle, dry, clean cave of reddisone on ttle c;one for me and one for a friend,quot; said Mr tumnus) and a table and a dresser and a mantelpiece over t a picture of an old Faun must lead to Mr tumnuss bedroom, and on one ting out tea titles like tters of Silenus or Nympudy in Popular Legend or Is Man a Myth?
quot;Nohe Faun.
And really it ea. tly boiled, for eacoast, and ttered toast, and toast opped cake. And ing to talk. ales to tell of life in t. old about t dances and rees came out to dance long ing parties after te stag ing and treasure-seeking floor; and t summer o visit times Baccreams ead of er and t self up to jollification for ;Not t it isnt aler no; o cook out from its case on trange little flute t looked as if it rao play. And tune to cry and laugo sleep all at time. It must er o stop you, and I do love t tune - but really, I must go to stay for a fees.”
quot;Its no good no; said ts flute and ss her very sorrowfully.
quot;No good?quot; said Lucy, jumping up and feeling ratened. quot; do you mean?
Ive got to go once. t o me.quot; But a moment later s;Mr tumnus! ever is tter?quot; for tears and tears began trickling dos cs nose; and at last it covered its face s o howl.
quot;Mr tumnus! Mr tumnus!quot; said Lucy in great distress. quot;Dont! Dont! is tter? Aren you umnus, do tell me ; But tinued sobbing as if its
stop. ook t on using it, out got too to be any more use, so t presently Lucy anding in a damp patch.
quot;Mr tumnus!quot; baop. Stop it at once! You ougo be as big Faun like you. on eart?”
quot;O; sobbed Mr tumnus, quot;Im crying because Im such a bad Faun.”
quot;I dont t all,quot; said Lucy. quot;I t Faun Ive ever met.”
quot;O say t if you kne; replied Mr tumnus bet suppose the world.”
quot;But w ; asked Lucy.
quot;My old fat; said Mr tumnus; quot;ts ure over telpiece. his.”
quot;A t?quot; said Lucy.
quot;Like ; said t;taken service under te itcs e itch.”
quot;te itch? ho is she?”
quot; is s all Narnia under s s makes it aler. Aler and never Cmas; t!”
quot;; said Lucy. quot;But w does she pay you for?”
quot;ts t of it,quot; said Mr tumnus ;Im a kidnapper for s me, Daug Im t of Faun to meet a poor innocent c end to be friendly , and invite it o my cave, all for t asleep and t over to te itch?”
quot;No,quot; said Lucy. quot;Im sure you do anyt.”
quot;But I ; said the Faun.
quot;ell,quot; said Lucy rated to be trut not be too ; ty bad. But youre so sorry for it t Im sure you again.”
quot;Daug you understand?quot; said t;It isnt something I have done.
Im doing it no.”
quot; do you mean?quot; cried Lucy, turning very we.
quot;You are t; said tumnus. quot;I e itc if ever I saco Ive ever met. And Ive pretended to be your friend an asked you to tea, and all time Ive been meaning to till you ell her.”
quot;O you , Mr tumnus,quot; said Lucy. quot;Yo , nt.”
quot;And if I dont,quot; said o cry again quot;so find out. And sail cut off and my , and siful clove urn to cra and specially angry surn me into stone and I satue of a Faun in il t Cair Paravel are filled and goodness knows w will will ever all.”
quot;Im very sorry, Mr tumnus,quot; said Lucy. quot;But please let me go home.”
quot;Of course I ; said t;Of course Ive got to. I see t no give you up to tc no I kno be off at once. Ill see you back to t. I suppose you can find your oo Spare Oom and ar Drobe?”
quot;Im sure I can,quot; said Lucy.
quot;e must go as quietly as ; said Mr tumnus. quot;trees are on her side.”
t up and left tea table, and Mr tumnus once more put up out into t at all like to tole along as quickly as t speaking a umnus kept to t places. Lucy was relieved w again.
quot;Do you kno; said tumnus.
Lucy looked very rees and could just see in tance a patc t looked like daylig;Yes,quot; s;I can see the wardrobe door.”
quot;t; said t;and - c-can you ever forgive me for to do?”
quot;; said Lucy, sily by t;And I do get into dreadful trouble on my account.”
quot;Farewell, Daug; said ;Perhe handkerchief?”
quot;Rat; said Lucy, and toc as quickly as ly instead of roug coats, and instead of crunc s once s of to ty room from whe
ed. S tiging for breat ill raining and she passage.
quot;Im ; sed. quot;Im .”