IN tC to kno because ime about turkis - and t spoils taste of good  ordinary food ion,  and  enjoyed it muc on t taking no notice of rying to give , but  .

    And tened until Mr Beaver told t Aslan and until  for meeting Aslan at tone table. It  ly to edge ain wion

    of Aslan gave erious and  as it gave terious and lovely feeling.

    Just as Mr Beaver ing t Adams flesly turning t before Mr  Beaver elling t te itc really  all but ess, Edmund  outside into tiously closed  the door behind him.

    You mustnt t even noe so bad t ually  ed ers to be turned into stone.  turkis  and to be a Prince (and later a King) and to pay Peter out for calling . As for  c  o be particularly nice to  tainly not to put t o believe, or to  pretend  s do anyto t;Because,quot; o ;all ty t  isnt true. So me, anyer t a; At  least, t

    a very  good excuse,  te itch was  bad and cruel.

    t t outside and found t   beo get it no t t  gone, for it  doo  dinner and ter days  o make t of it. So urned up op of t   so slippery since to the river.

    It ty bad e and  and t aoo t slipping into deep drifts of  snoripping over fallen tree-trunks, and  sliding doeep banks, and barking  rocks, till  and cold and  bruised all over.

    t I really t  o say to ; to make some decent roads.quot; And of course t set  being a King and all t settled in  sort of palace  e cinema and ting touco some scer in  topped. t became freezing cold. Finally, the  clouds rolled

    a. It  made everyt as brigher  confusing.

    come out by time   to t arrived at to t one loo follo up. But ttle valley do left and muc   at all in t  to stoop under  branc loads of snoo ime t more and more ed Peter - just as if all ters fault.

    But at last o a part . And te close to tle plain bet be te itcer tle. It seemed  to be all totle toed spires on t and  trange on to be afraid of the house.

    But it oo late to turning back now.

    o tirring; not test sound any corner after corner of t turret after turret to find to go rigo t. It  iron gates stood wide open.

    Edmund crept up to to tyard, and t t nearly made  stop beating. Just inside te,  s, stood an enormous lion crouc o  spring. And Edmund stood in to go on and afraid to go back,  ogetood t eettering  been ctering ed I dont kno it seemed to Edmund to last for hours.

    t last o ill - for it   moved one inc set eyes on it. Edmund noured a little  nearer, still keeping in tanding t it couldnt   all. (quot;But supposing  it turns its ; t Edmund.) In fact it aring at somettle: do it about four feet a;A; t Edmund.  quot; springs at to escape.quot; But still t last Edmund remembered  te itcurning people into stone. Perone  lion. And as soon as  of t iced t top  of its head were

    covered  must be only a statue! No living animal  self get covered  beating  as if it , Edmund ventured to go up to to  touc, but at last  out  one. ened of a mere statue!

    t  t in spite of t  time to  seemed a perfectly lovely idea. quot;Probably,quot; , quot;t  Lion Aslan t talking about. S urned o  stone. So ts t him! Pooh! hos afraid of Aslan?”

    And ood ting over tone lion, and presently ook a stump of lead pencil out of  and  scribbled a moustacacles on its eyes. t;Yaone? You t yourself mig you?quot; But in spite of t t stone beast  still looked so terrible, and sad, and noble, staring up in t, t Edmund  didnt really get any fun out of jeering at it. urned ao cross tyard.

    As  into t  tatues  all about - standing and on a c  is one satyrs, and stone -amountains of stone. tone s looked like   rees. t saur  and a  Edmund took to be a dragon. trange standing tly life-like and also perfectly still, in t  cold moonlig it yard. Rigood a   as tall as a tree,  club in its rig it one giant and not a  live one, Edmund did not like going past it.

    t syard.  to it; t of stone steps going up to an  open door.

    Edmund  up t wolf.

    quot;Its all rigs all rig;  saying to ;its only a  stone  cant  mequot;, and o step over it. Instantly ture  rose, ling along its back, opened a great, red mout;and still, stranger, and tell me who you are.”

    quot;If you please, sir,quot; said Edmund, trembling so t ;my name is Edmund, and Im t y met in to bring  my broters are noe close, in ted to see them.”

    quot;I ell y,quot; said t;Meanill on t; t vaniso the house.

    Edmund stood and ed,   pounding in , and presently tc Police, came bounding back and said, quot;Come in! Come in! Fortunate favourite of t so fortunate.”

    And Edmund  in, taking great care not to tread on the olfs paws.

    yard atues. t ttle faun s face, and Edmund couldnt  be Lucys friend.  t came from a single lamp and close beside t te itch.

    quot;Im come, your Majesty,quot; said Edmund, rushing eagerly forward.

    quot;; said tcerrible voice. quot;Did I not  tell you to bring th you?”

    quot;Please, your Majesty,quot; said Edmund, quot;Ive done t I can. Ive  brouge close. ttle op of t up th  Mr and Mrs Beaver.”

    A slochs face.

    quot;Is t; she asked.

    quot;No, your Majesty,quot; said Edmund, and proceeded to tell he Beavers house.

    quot;! Aslan?quot; cried t;Aslan! Is true? If I find you o me -”

    quot;Please, Im only repeating ; stammered Edmund.

    But ttending to antly th her before appeared.

    quot;Make ready our sledge,quot; ordered tc;and use t  bells.”