ont,"saidPeter."Itellyouthisisthesortofhousewherenoonesgoingtomindwhatwedo.Anyway,theywonthearus.Itsabouttenminuteswalkfromheredowntothatdining-room,andanyamountofstairsandpassagesiween.”

    "Whatsthatnoise?"saidLucysuddenly.Itwasafarlargerhousethanshehadeverbeeninbeforeahoughtofallthoselongpassagesandrowsofdoorsleadingiyroomswasbeginningtomakeherfeelalittlecreepy.

    "Itsonlyabird,silly,"saidEdmund.

    "Itsanowl,"saidPeter."Thisisgoingtobeawonderfulplaceforbirds.Ishallgotobednow.Isay,letsgoandexploretomorrow.Youmightfindanythinginaplacelikethis.

    Didyouseethosemountainsaswecamealong?Andthewoods?Theremightbeeagles.

    Theremightbestags.Therellbehawks.”

    "Badgers!"saidLucy."Foxes!"saidEdmund."Rabbits!"saidSusan.Butwhemcametherewasasteadyrainfalling,sothickthatwhenyoulookedoutofthewindowyoucouldseeherthemountainsnorthewoodshestreaminthegarden.

    "Ofcourseitwouldberaining!"saidEdmund.TheyhadjustfiheirbreakfastwiththeProfessorandwereupstairsintheroomhehadsetapartforthem-along,lowroomwithtwowindowslookingoutinonedireandtwoinanother.

    "Dostopgrumbling,Ed,"saidSusan."Tentoollclearupinanhourorso.Andinthemeantimewereprettywelloff.Theresawirelessandlotsofbooks.”

    "Notforme"saidPeter;"Imgoingtoexploreinthehouse.”

    Everyoneagreedtothisandthatwashowtheadventuresbegan.Itwasthesortofhousethatyouneverseemtoetotheendof,anditwasfu