CHAPTER 9
LUCY SA SUSAN and tterly tired er itself, and Lucys er. Even trumpkin longed for to be over. t on o steer D reacable t is even for
ten minutes. And as tired, ts fell. Up till noo get to Caspian. No tures could defeat an army of grown-up humans.
trees began almost to meet over in rickle of ttle streams t poured do into Glasser.
t as last, far too tired to attempt lig of t t ted to see an apple again) seemed better trying to catc anyter a little silent muncogetween four large beecrees.
Everyone except Lucy to sleep at once. Lucy, being far less tired, found it o get comfortable. Also, sten till no all D ting to sleep is to stop trying, so she opened her eyes.
t see a patcer in t. ter all t Narnian stars. Ster tars of our o least, tellations could be seen from ; so herself.
Instead of getting droing more a-time, dreamiser. S t, t see to feel t t tle distance aheir bivouac.
quot;t; said Lucy to was cool and fresing everywhere.
Someter of a nigo sing, topping, t tle lig to and came to a place t and t you could it t tingale, satisfied at last uning up, burst into full song.
Lucys eyes began to groomed to t, and srees t inctly. A great longing for trees could talk in
Narnia came over ly rees alk if only s sort of on. S a silver birc y old man s on of ts. S tanding. Ah!
s of all. Sately, the wood.
quot;Orees, trees, trees,quot; said Lucy (t been intending to speak at all).
quot;Orees, you remember it? Dont you remember me? Dryads and , come to me.”
t a breatirred about ling noise of t like ingale stopped singing as if to listen to it.
Lucy felt t at any moment so understand rees rying to say. But t did not come. tling died aingale resumed its song. Even in t t Lucy imes rying to remember a name or a date and almost get it, but it vanis s missed someto trees a split second too soon or a split second too late, or used all t one, or put in one wrong.
Quite suddenly so feel tired. S back to ter, and es.
It risen) and everyty.
quot;Apples, ; said trumpkin ;I must say you ancient kings and queens dont overfeed your courtiers!”
tood up and s. trees ion.
quot;I suppose your Majesties kno?quot; said the Dwarf.
quot;I dont,quot; said Susan. quot;Ive never seen t I t all along t we ougo he river.”
quot;t time,quot; anser, h pardonable sharpness.
quot;O take any notice of ; said Edmund. quot;S blanket. Youve got t pocket compass of yours, Peter, you? ell, t as rain. eve
only got to keep on going nort - cross t little river, t- do-you-call-it? - the Rush -”
quot;I kno; said Peter. quot;t joins t t.”
quot;ts rig and strike up tone table (Aslans or nine oclock. I !”
quot;I ,quot; said Susan. quot;I cant remember all t at all.”
quot;ts t of girls,quot; said Edmund to Peter and t;their heads.”
quot;ts because our ; said Lucy.
At first to be going pretty truck an old pat if you kno one is aler about five minutes and t is not anot more of t also disappears, and after you of your rigion you realize t none of ts at all. to taken in for more than a few seconds.
t iff from yesterdays roop.quot; topped. quot;t; ;Or rat.quot; tood still, listening and staring till t;You and Id better eacring,quot; said Susan to trumpkin.
tion ty on again.
t a fe.
to a place o it. Just as t snarled and flas from t. Lucy ring as so take notice of t grim-looking grey bear lying dead rumpkins arros side.
quot;t you in t sing matc; said #Peter, ly forced smile. Even ure.
quot;I - I left it too late,quot; said Susan, in an embarrassed voice. quot;I migalking bear.quot; Sed killing things.
quot;ts trouble of it,quot; said trumpkin, quot;s till some of t. You never kno to see.”
quot;Poor old Bruin,quot; said Susan. quot;You dont think he was?”
quot;Not ; said t;I saed Little Girl for . And talking of breakfast, I didnt to discourage your Majesties s precious scarce in camp. And ting on a bear. It taking a bit, and it delay us more ters - Kings, I so skin a bear?”
quot;Lets go and sit do; said Susan to Lucy. quot;I kno; Lucy s down s;Suco my head, Su. “
quot;s t?”
quot;ouldnt it be dreadful if some day, in our o arted going ill looked like men, so t youd never know which were which?”
quot;eve got enougo bot ; said tical Susan, quot; imagining t.”
t meat off. Ra is not a nice to fill ones pockets t up in fres of it. to kno te differently about t parcels wo be really hungry.
On trudged again (stopping to in t stream til to sing, and more flies ted iffness from yesterdays roo s rose. took ts off and carried them.
quot;I suppose an er.
quot;I dont see bear too muco t,quot; said Peter. quot;If oo muco t, t t can ing a little time by striking t River too soon and not cutting off the corner.”
And again trudged on t and ts.
quot; to?quot; said Edmund a good deal later.
quot;I certainly t by no; said Peter. quot;But to do but keep on.quot; t t t hing.
And still trudged on and ts began to feel very and heavy.
quot; on eart; said Peter suddenly.
t seeing it, almost to to a gorge ttom. On ty except Edmund (and perrumpkin) was a rock climber.
quot;Im sorry,quot; said Peter. quot;Its my fault for coming t. Ive never seen this place in my life before.”
tle beth.
quot;Os go back and go t; said Susan. quot;I kne lost in these woods.”
quot;Susan!quot; said Lucy, reproac;dont nag at Peter like t. Its so rotten, and hes doing all he can.”
quot;And dont you snap at Su like t, eit; said Edmund. quot;I te right.”
quot;tubs and tortoises; exclaimed trumpkin. quot;If lost coming, o t as t t rate.”
quot;You t to go on?quot; said Lucy.
quot;Im not sure t,quot; said trumpkin. quot;s to he Rush?”
quot;Because t in a gorge,quot; said Peter, keeping emper y.
quot;Your Majesty says is,quot; replied t;but oug you to say ry may be a t it
go on deepening its course year after
year till you get ttle precipices t hing.”
quot;I never t of t,quot; said Peter.
quot;And any; continued trumpkin, quot;even if t ts flo fall into t River any mig, on my ream, to our rig t River. Per so at least han if youd come my way.”
quot;trumpkin, youre a brick,quot; said Peter. quot;Come on, the gorge.”
quot;Look! Look! Look!quot; cried Lucy.
quot;?quot; said everyone.
quot;t; said Lucy. quot;Aslan you see?quot; ely and her eyes shone.
quot;Do you really mean -?quot; began Peter.
quot;; asked Susan.
quot;Dont talk like a gro; said Lucy, stamping . quot;I didnt think I saw him. I saw him.”
quot;; asked Peter.
quot;Rigain as do te of t to go. And ed us to go where.”
quot; ; asked Edmund.
quot; kno; said Lucy, quot;by his face.”
t eacher in puzzled silence.
quot;y may in trumpkin. quot;told. But it neednt alking lion any more talking bear.”
quot;O be so stupid,quot; said Lucy. quot;Do you t know Aslan when I see him?”
quot;ty elderly lion by no; said trumpkin, quot;if could be ts to prevent less like so many others?”
Lucy turned crimson and I t trumpkin, if Peter laid ;t understand. just take it, trumpkin, t Aslan; a little bit about nt talk about again. It isnt lucky for one ts all nonsense for anotion is where.”
quot;But I know ; said Lucy, ears.
quot;Yes, Lu, but , you see,quot; said Peter.
quot;t but a vote,quot; said Edmund.
quot;All rig; replied Peter. quot;Youre t, D.L.F. do you vote for? Up or down?”
quot;Do; said t;I kno Aslan. But I do kno if urn left and follo mig. urn rigo reac River in about a couple of , to go a tohem.”
quot; do you say, Susan?”
quot;Dont be angry, Lu,quot; said Susan, quot;but I do tired. Do lets get out of tco t you sahing.”
quot;Edmund?quot; said Peter.
quot;ell, t t; said Edmund, speaking quickly and turning a little red. quot; discovered Narnia a year ago - or a t is - it and none of us , I kno s after all. ouldnt it be fair to believe ime? I vote for going up.”
quot;O; said Lucy and seized his hand.
quot;And nos your turn, Peter,quot; said Susan, quot;and I do hope -”
quot;O up, s up and let a c; interrupted Peter. quot;Id muc o vote. “
quot;Youre t; said trumpkin sternly.
quot;Do; said Peter after a long pause. quot;I kno I cant . e must do one or ther.”
So t off to t along tream. And Lucy came last of ty, crying bitterly.
ten minutes. And as tired, ts fell. Up till noo get to Caspian. No tures could defeat an army of grown-up humans.
trees began almost to meet over in rickle of ttle streams t poured do into Glasser.
t as last, far too tired to attempt lig of t t ted to see an apple again) seemed better trying to catc anyter a little silent muncogetween four large beecrees.
Everyone except Lucy to sleep at once. Lucy, being far less tired, found it o get comfortable. Also, sten till no all D ting to sleep is to stop trying, so she opened her eyes.
t see a patcer in t. ter all t Narnian stars. Ster tars of our o least, tellations could be seen from ; so herself.
Instead of getting droing more a-time, dreamiser. S t, t see to feel t t tle distance aheir bivouac.
quot;t; said Lucy to was cool and fresing everywhere.
Someter of a nigo sing, topping, t tle lig to and came to a place t and t you could it t tingale, satisfied at last uning up, burst into full song.
Lucys eyes began to groomed to t, and srees t inctly. A great longing for trees could talk in
Narnia came over ly rees alk if only s sort of on. S a silver birc y old man s on of ts. S tanding. Ah!
s of all. Sately, the wood.
quot;Orees, trees, trees,quot; said Lucy (t been intending to speak at all).
quot;Orees, you remember it? Dont you remember me? Dryads and , come to me.”
t a breatirred about ling noise of t like ingale stopped singing as if to listen to it.
Lucy felt t at any moment so understand rees rying to say. But t did not come. tling died aingale resumed its song. Even in t t Lucy imes rying to remember a name or a date and almost get it, but it vanis s missed someto trees a split second too soon or a split second too late, or used all t one, or put in one wrong.
Quite suddenly so feel tired. S back to ter, and es.
It risen) and everyty.
quot;Apples, ; said trumpkin ;I must say you ancient kings and queens dont overfeed your courtiers!”
tood up and s. trees ion.
quot;I suppose your Majesties kno?quot; said the Dwarf.
quot;I dont,quot; said Susan. quot;Ive never seen t I t all along t we ougo he river.”
quot;t time,quot; anser, h pardonable sharpness.
quot;O take any notice of ; said Edmund. quot;S blanket. Youve got t pocket compass of yours, Peter, you? ell, t as rain. eve
only got to keep on going nort - cross t little river, t- do-you-call-it? - the Rush -”
quot;I kno; said Peter. quot;t joins t t.”
quot;ts rig and strike up tone table (Aslans or nine oclock. I !”
quot;I ,quot; said Susan. quot;I cant remember all t at all.”
quot;ts t of girls,quot; said Edmund to Peter and t;their heads.”
quot;ts because our ; said Lucy.
At first to be going pretty truck an old pat if you kno one is aler about five minutes and t is not anot more of t also disappears, and after you of your rigion you realize t none of ts at all. to taken in for more than a few seconds.
t iff from yesterdays roop.quot; topped. quot;t; ;Or rat.quot; tood still, listening and staring till t;You and Id better eacring,quot; said Susan to trumpkin.
tion ty on again.
t a fe.
to a place o it. Just as t snarled and flas from t. Lucy ring as so take notice of t grim-looking grey bear lying dead rumpkins arros side.
quot;t you in t sing matc; said #Peter, ly forced smile. Even ure.
quot;I - I left it too late,quot; said Susan, in an embarrassed voice. quot;I migalking bear.quot; Sed killing things.
quot;ts trouble of it,quot; said trumpkin, quot;s till some of t. You never kno to see.”
quot;Poor old Bruin,quot; said Susan. quot;You dont think he was?”
quot;Not ; said t;I saed Little Girl for . And talking of breakfast, I didnt to discourage your Majesties s precious scarce in camp. And ting on a bear. It taking a bit, and it delay us more ters - Kings, I so skin a bear?”
quot;Lets go and sit do; said Susan to Lucy. quot;I kno; Lucy s down s;Suco my head, Su. “
quot;s t?”
quot;ouldnt it be dreadful if some day, in our o arted going ill looked like men, so t youd never know which were which?”
quot;eve got enougo bot ; said tical Susan, quot; imagining t.”
t meat off. Ra is not a nice to fill ones pockets t up in fres of it. to kno te differently about t parcels wo be really hungry.
On trudged again (stopping to in t stream til to sing, and more flies ted iffness from yesterdays roo s rose. took ts off and carried them.
quot;I suppose an er.
quot;I dont see bear too muco t,quot; said Peter. quot;If oo muco t, t t can ing a little time by striking t River too soon and not cutting off the corner.”
And again trudged on t and ts.
quot; to?quot; said Edmund a good deal later.
quot;I certainly t by no; said Peter. quot;But to do but keep on.quot; t t t hing.
And still trudged on and ts began to feel very and heavy.
quot; on eart; said Peter suddenly.
t seeing it, almost to to a gorge ttom. On ty except Edmund (and perrumpkin) was a rock climber.
quot;Im sorry,quot; said Peter. quot;Its my fault for coming t. Ive never seen this place in my life before.”
tle beth.
quot;Os go back and go t; said Susan. quot;I kne lost in these woods.”
quot;Susan!quot; said Lucy, reproac;dont nag at Peter like t. Its so rotten, and hes doing all he can.”
quot;And dont you snap at Su like t, eit; said Edmund. quot;I te right.”
quot;tubs and tortoises; exclaimed trumpkin. quot;If lost coming, o t as t t rate.”
quot;You t to go on?quot; said Lucy.
quot;Im not sure t,quot; said trumpkin. quot;s to he Rush?”
quot;Because t in a gorge,quot; said Peter, keeping emper y.
quot;Your Majesty says is,quot; replied t;but oug you to say ry may be a t it
go on deepening its course year after
year till you get ttle precipices t hing.”
quot;I never t of t,quot; said Peter.
quot;And any; continued trumpkin, quot;even if t ts flo fall into t River any mig, on my ream, to our rig t River. Per so at least han if youd come my way.”
quot;trumpkin, youre a brick,quot; said Peter. quot;Come on, the gorge.”
quot;Look! Look! Look!quot; cried Lucy.
quot;?quot; said everyone.
quot;t; said Lucy. quot;Aslan you see?quot; ely and her eyes shone.
quot;Do you really mean -?quot; began Peter.
quot;; asked Susan.
quot;Dont talk like a gro; said Lucy, stamping . quot;I didnt think I saw him. I saw him.”
quot;; asked Peter.
quot;Rigain as do te of t to go. And ed us to go where.”
quot; ; asked Edmund.
quot; kno; said Lucy, quot;by his face.”
t eacher in puzzled silence.
quot;y may in trumpkin. quot;told. But it neednt alking lion any more talking bear.”
quot;O be so stupid,quot; said Lucy. quot;Do you t know Aslan when I see him?”
quot;ty elderly lion by no; said trumpkin, quot;if could be ts to prevent less like so many others?”
Lucy turned crimson and I t trumpkin, if Peter laid ;t understand. just take it, trumpkin, t Aslan; a little bit about nt talk about again. It isnt lucky for one ts all nonsense for anotion is where.”
quot;But I know ; said Lucy, ears.
quot;Yes, Lu, but , you see,quot; said Peter.
quot;t but a vote,quot; said Edmund.
quot;All rig; replied Peter. quot;Youre t, D.L.F. do you vote for? Up or down?”
quot;Do; said t;I kno Aslan. But I do kno if urn left and follo mig. urn rigo reac River in about a couple of , to go a tohem.”
quot; do you say, Susan?”
quot;Dont be angry, Lu,quot; said Susan, quot;but I do tired. Do lets get out of tco t you sahing.”
quot;Edmund?quot; said Peter.
quot;ell, t t; said Edmund, speaking quickly and turning a little red. quot; discovered Narnia a year ago - or a t is - it and none of us , I kno s after all. ouldnt it be fair to believe ime? I vote for going up.”
quot;O; said Lucy and seized his hand.
quot;And nos your turn, Peter,quot; said Susan, quot;and I do hope -”
quot;O up, s up and let a c; interrupted Peter. quot;Id muc o vote. “
quot;Youre t; said trumpkin sternly.
quot;Do; said Peter after a long pause. quot;I kno I cant . e must do one or ther.”
So t off to t along tream. And Lucy came last of ty, crying bitterly.