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第320章 The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe(100)

Lucy immediately stooped down and crawled in after him. Then she heard noises of scrambling and puffing and panting behind her and in a moment all five of them were inside.

“Wherever is this?” said Peter‘s voice, sounding tired and pale in the darkness. (I hope you know what I mean by a voice sounding pale.)“It’s an old hiding.place for beavers in bad times,” said Mr Beaver, “and a great secret. It‘s not much of a place but we must get a few hours’ sleep.”

“If you hadn‘t all been in such a plaguey fuss when we were starting, I’d have brought some pillows,” said Mrs Beaver.

It wasn‘t nearly such a nice cave as Mr Tumnus’s, Lucy thought.just a hole in the ground but dry and earthy. It was very small so that when they all lay down they were all a bundle of clothes together, and what with that and being warmed up by their long walk they were really rather snug. If only the floor of the cave had been a little smoother! Then Mrs Beaver handed round in the dark a little flask out of which everyone drank something.it made one cough and splutter a little and stung the throat, but it also made you feel deliciously warm after you‘d swallowed.and everyone went straight to sleep.