PEtERS FIRSt BAttLE  e itcer o  ts beopped  saying to one anot;Look! t; or quot;I say, bluebells!quot; or quot;  lovely smell?quot; or quot;Just listen to t t; t all in, passing tc into cool, green ts and out again  into o  dense masses of flo and among  smell  overpowering.

    t as surprised as Edmund   even knoain (as tc t  t it  sometcer time t tco use er t t s and longer ones. tty tired by no not terly tired - only slo inside as one does  blister on one heel.

    t time ago; for one o  turn a little to t (t meant a little to to reacone  table. Even if t been t  to t melting snoer.

    And no lo got redder and t longer  and to t closing.

    quot;Not long no; said Mr Beaver, and began leading t felt nice under tired feet) in a place rees gre. t t and blow.

    And just as Lucy o top   anot, suddenly t top. And t they saw.

    t spreading as far as one could see in every direction - except rigo t, ;By gum!quot; o  Susan, quot;t; In top one table. It  grim slab of grey stone supported on four uprigones. It looked very old; and it   all over range lines and figures t migters of an unkno t tc ting sun fell upon it -  looked like yelloent-pegs of ivory; and  on a pole a banner tering in t t; and turning in t direction t to  see.

    Aslan stood in tre of a croures o be called in our ruments; it  centaurs. t  of t ern but  beautiful giants.

    t Dog. And next to Aslan stood two leopards of wandard.

    But as for Aslan  knoo  do or say imes t  a t be good and terrible at time. If t so, t noo look at Aslans face t  caug, royal, solemn, over  all trembly.

    quot;Go on,quot; whispered Mr Beaver.

    quot;No,quot; ;you first.”

    quot;No, Sons of Adam before animals,quot; whispered Mr Beaver back again.

    quot;Susan,quot; ; about you? Ladies first.”

    quot;No, youre t,quot; . t last Peter realized t it o  to te and ily saying to t;Come on. Pull yourselves toget; o t;e have come - Aslan.”

    quot;elcome, Peter, Son of Adam,quot; said Aslan. quot;elcome, Susan and Lucy,  Daughters of Eve. elcome he-Beaver and She-Beaver.”

    ook ts out of t glad and quiet and it didnt seem ao to stand and say nothing.

    quot;But w; asked Aslan.

    quot;ried to betray te itc; said Mr  Beaver. And ter say,  quot;t ly my fault, Aslan. I   o go wrong.”

    And Aslan said noto excuse Peter or to blame  merely  stood looking at  unc seemed to all of t  to be said.

    quot;Please - Aslan,quot; said Lucy, quot;can anyto save Edmund?”

    quot;All s; said Aslan. quot;But it may be ; And  t again for some time. Up to t moment Lucy rong and peaceful  suddenly came into   next minute t expression e gone. toget;terrible pa; t Lucy, quot;if   kno t;) and said,  quot;Mean be prepared. Ladies, take ters of Eve  to ter to them.”

    ed it  le wo be King.”

    And Peter ill drao tern edge of top. tiful sig tting  beheir backs.

    t meant t try belo -  forest and  of t river. And beyond all t turning rose colour ion of t. But just  , at t river - ttle  le and of course  t ed from all toer and t;  but to Peter it looked like a great star resting on the seashore.

    quot;t, O Man,quot; said Aslan, quot;is Cair Paravel of t sit as King. I s to you because you are t-born and you will  be .”

    And once more Peter said not t moment a strange noise   richer.

    quot;It is your sisters ; said Aslan to Peter in a loo be almost a purr, if it is not disrespectful to think of a Lion purring.

    For a moment Peter did not understand. tures start for t; and, and set off running as o t.

    ttering in every direction. Lucy oree, and s first Peter t it  it looked like an  Alsatian, t oo big to be a dog. t it anding on its s front pa tree-trunk, snapping and snarling.  All ts back stood up on end. Susan  been able to get he second  big branch.

    One of   eeter   least take a better  grip; t s going to faint and t if sed she would  fall off.

    Peter did not feel very brave; indeed,  o be sick. But  t made no difference to er and  aimed a slas its side. t stroke never reacning it turned round, its eyes flaming, and its mout   been so angry t it simply o

    once. As it was -

    too quickly for Peter to t all -  time to duck does  forelegs into its . t like sometmare.  ugging and pulling and ts  bared teet  and  later  ter lay dead and  of  it and raig off  of  tired all over.

    ter a bit, Susan came doree. Ser felt pretty  s and I  say t kissing and crying on bot in  Narnia no one t.

    quot;Quick! Quick!quot; sed t;Centaurs! Eagles! I see  anots. t darted aer o ress. Noc; And instantly ing of est creatures disappeared into thering darkness.

    Peter, still out of breaturned and sa hand.

    quot;You ten to clean your s; said Aslan.

    It rue. Peter blus t blade and sa  all smeared ooped do quite clean on t quite dry on .

    quot; to me and kneel, Son of Adam,quot; said Aslan. And ;Rise up, Sir Peter olfs -Bane. And, o wipe your sword.”

    No get back to Edmund. o  anybody could c last ed in a dark  valley all oversrees and yerees. Edmund simply sank do even caring o   provided t ill. oo tired even to notice y calking close beside ones.

    quot;No,quot; said t;it is no use no one table by now.”

    quot;Per and bring us ne; said tch.

    quot;It cannot be good nehe dwarf.

    quot;Four t; said tc;  fulfil the prophecy.”

    quot; difference  make no ; said t dare, even noo mention to ress.

    quot; stay long. And t Cair.”

    quot;Yet it migter,quot; said t;to keep t; (;for bargaining h.”