tO BREAK  No go back to Mr and Mrs Beaver and t;time to lose,quot; everyone began bundling to coats, except Mrs Beaver, ed picking up sacks and laying table and said: quot;No reac  of tea, and  tc t of the corner.”

    quot; are you doing, Mrs Beaver?quot; exclaimed Susan.

    quot;Packing a load for eac; said Mrs Beaver very coolly. quot;You  didnt t out on a journey o eat, did you?”

    quot;But ime!quot; said Susan, buttoning t. quot;Se.”

    quot;ts ; chimed in Mr Beaver.

    quot;Get along ; said ;t over, Mr Beaver. S be er of an  least.”

    quot;But dont  as big a start as ,quot; said Peter, quot;if  o reacone table before her?”

    quot;Youve got to remember t, Mrs Beaver,quot; said Susan. quot;As soon as s top speed.”

    quot;t s; said Mrs Beaver. quot;But  get tever we do, for shell be on a sledge and well be walking.”

    quot;t; said Susan.

    quot;No you get fussing, t; said Mrs Beaver, quot;but just get   of t a   get t  and  per through.”

    quot;ts true enoug; said ;But its time  of this.”

    quot;And dont you start fussing eit; said ;ts better.

    t for t of us: ts you, my  dear,quot; s Lucy.

    quot;O; said Lucy.

    quot;ell, Im nearly ready no; ans last, allo;I suppose took o  bring?”

    quot;Yes. It is,quot; said Mr Beaver. quot;A great deal too  to use it whe run, I suppose?”

    quot;I cant abide t of t itc,quot; said Mrs  Beaver, quot;and breaking it or stealing it, as likely as not.”

    quot;O; said t  last t outside and Mr Beaver locked t;Itll delay ,quot;  off, all carrying their shoulders.

    topped and t  Mr Beaver, ter, t of all. Mr Beaver led to t bank of  t of patrees rig, toher hand.

    quot;Best keep doo  top, for you couldnt bring a sledge down here.”

    It y enougo look at it table armc at first.  But as t on   o  all. And sopped looking at tness of ts  erfalls of ice and at te masses of tree-tops and t glaring moon and tless stars and could only ctle s legs of Mr Beaver going pad-pad-pad-pad  t of o stop. to fall once more. And at last Lucy ired t s asleep and  time o t and eeply upo t bus Mr Beaver   vaniso a little  il you e on top of it. In fact, by time s   tail was showing.

    Lucy immediately stooped doer ing be all five of  them were inside.

    quot;; said Peters voice, sounding tired and pale in t I mean by a voice sounding pale.)  quot;Its an old imes,quot; said Mr Beaver, quot;and a  great secret.

    Its not muc  get a few hours sleep.”

    quot;If you  all been in sucarting, Id   some pillo; said Mrs Beaver.

    It  nearly sucumnuss, Lucy t - just a   dry and eart

    and being tle smoottle flask out of er a little and stung t,  but it also made you feel deliciously er youd s and everyone   straigo sleep.

    It seemed to Lucy only t minute (t le cold and dreadfully stiff and t bat a set of long  immediately after t s tting up  ening to a sound   nig was a sound of jingling bells.

    Mr Beaver  of t . Per for a moment, t to do? But it  op of t being seen; and ed above all to see  in ting and ed nearly five minutes. t frig;O; t Lucy, quot; him!”

    Great tle later, to t outside the cave.

    quot;Its all rig; ing. quot;Come out, Mrs Beaver. Come out, Sons  and Daugs all rig isnt ; t  t is alk  talk at all.

    So Mrs Beaver and t of t, and y and  unbrusheir eyes.

    quot;Come on!quot; cried Mr Beaver, . quot;Come and  see! ty knock for tc looks as if her power is already  crumbling.”

    quot; do you mean, Mr Beaver?quot; panted Peter as teep bank of together.

    quot;Didnt I tell you,quot; ans;t s aler  and never Cmas? Didnt I tell you? ell, just come and see!”

    And t top and did see.

    It   tc  bro a person  eyes on  red robe (brig   and a great  fell like a foamy erfall over .

    Everyone kneures of talked about even in our  . Some of tures of Fatmas in our  tually stood looking at  find it  quite like t.  te still.  t very glad, but also solemn.

    quot;Ive come at last,quot; said ;S me out for a long time, but I   in at last.

    Aslan is on tchs magic is weakening.”

    And Lucy felt running t deep s if you are being solemn and still.

    quot;And no; said Fatmas, quot;for your presents. tter sewing mac in your house as, I pass.”

    quot;If you please, sir,quot; said Mrs Beaver, making a curtsey. quot;Its locked up.”

    quot;Locks and bolts make no difference to me,quot; said Fatmas. quot;And as  for you, Mr Beaver, e fitted.”

    Mr Beaver   say anyt all.

    quot;Peter, Adams Son,quot; said Fatmas.

    quot;; said Peter.

    quot;ts,quot; ;and tools not toys.  time to use t ; ito Peter a s t as a ripe stra t  of the sword

    and everyt needed,  and it  t size and o use. Peter  and solemn as  s, for  t.

    quot;Susan, Eves Daug; said Fatmas. quot;t; and tle ivory ;You must use t need,quot; ;for I do not mean you to figtle. It  does not easily miss.

    And o your lips; and blo, to you.”

    Last of all ;Lucy, Eves Daug; and Lucy came forle bottle of  people said after it ;In ttle,quot; ;t groains of t, a feore to defend yourse at  great need. For you also are not to be in battle.”

    quot;; said Lucy. quot;I t kno I think I could be brave  enough.”

    quot;t is not t,quot; ;But battles are ugly ; - ; for you  all!quot; and  out (I suppose from t  nobody quite saray containing five cups and saucers, a bo big teapot all sizzling and piping . t quot;Merry  Cmas! Long live true King!quot; and cracked  of sig tarted.

    Peter  dras s to Mr  Beaver,  stand talking till teas got cold.  Just like men. Come and o carry tray do of bringing the bread-knife.”

    So doeep bank t and back to t  some of to sandea and  everyone enjoyed t long before t;time to be moving on now.”