“And what about Mr Tumnus，” said Lucy； “where is he？” “S.s.s.sh，” said the Beaver， “not here. I must bring youwhere we can have a real talk and also dinner.”
No one except Edmund felt any difficulty about trusting the Beaver now， and everyone， including Edmund， was very glad to hear the word “dinner”. They therefore all hurried along behind their new friend who led them at a surprisingly quick pace， and always in the thickest parts of the forest， for over an hour. Everyone was feeling very tired and very hungry when suddenly the trees began to get thinner in front of them and the ground to fall steeply downhill. A minute later they came out under the open sky （the sun was still shining） and found themselves looking down on a fine sight.