WHATLUCYFOUNDTHERE"GOODEVENING,"saidLucy.ButtheFaunwassobusypigupitsparcelsthatatfirstitdidnotreply.Whenithadfimadeheralittlebow.

    "Goodevening,goodevening,"saidtheFaun."Excuseme-Idontwanttobeinquisitive-butshouldIberightinthinkingthatyouareaDaughterofEve?”

    "MynamesLucy,"saidshe,notquiteuandinghim.

    "Butyouare-fiveme-youarewhattheycallagirl?"saidtheFaun.

    "OfcourseImagirl,"saidLucy.

    "YouareinfactHuman?”

    "OfcourseImhuman,"saidLucy,stillalittlepuzzled.

    "Tobesure,tobesure,"saidtheFaun."Howstupidofme!ButIveneverseenaSonofAdamoraDaughterofEvebefore.Iamdelighted.Thatistosay-"astoppedasifithadbeengoingtosaysomethingithadnotintehadrememberedintime.

    "Delighted,delighted,"itwenton."Allowmetointroducemyself.Myumnus.”

    "Iamverypleasedtomeetyou,MrTumnus,"saidLucy.

    "AndmayIask,OLucyDaughterofEve,"saidMrTumnus,"howyouhaveeintoNarnia?”

    "Narnia?Whatsthat?"saidLucy.

    "ThisisthelandofNarnia,"saidtheFaun,"wherewearenow;allthatliesbetweenthelamp-postandthegreatcastleofCairParaveloernsea.Andyou-youhaveefromthewildwoodsofthewest?”

    "I-Igotinthroughthewardrobeinthespareroom,"saidLucy.

    "Ah!"saidMrTumnusinarathermelancholyvoice,"ifonlyIhadworkedharderatgeographywhenIwasalittleFaun,Ishouldnodoubtknowallaboutthosestrangetries.Itisto