olatenow.”

    "Buttheyarenttriesatall,"saidLucy,almostlaughing."Itsonlyjustbackthere-atleast-Imnotsure.Itissummerthere.”

    "Meanwhile,"saidMrTumnus,"itiswinterinNarnia,andhasbeenforeversolong,andweshallbothcatchcoldifwestaalkinginthesnow.DaughterofEvefromthefarlandofSpareOomwhereeternalsummerreignsaroundthebrightcityofWarDrobe,howwoulditbeifyoucameandhadteawithme?”

    "Thankyouverymuch,MrTumnus,"saidLucy."ButIwaswwhetherIoughttobegettingback.”

    "Itsonlyjustroundtheer,"saidtheFaun,"andtherellbearfire-andtoast-andsardines-andcake.”

    "Well,itsverykindofyou,"saidLucy."ButIshantbeabletostaylong.”

    "Ifyouwilltakemyarm,DaughterofEve,"saidMrTumnus,"Ishallbeabletoholdtheumbrellaoverbothofus.Thatstheway.Now-offwego.”

    AndsoLucyfoundherselfwalkingthroughthewoodarminarmwiththisstrangecreatureasiftheyhadknowheralltheirlives.

    Theyhadnotgonefarbeforetheycametoaplacewherethegroundbecameroughandtherewererocksallaboutandlittlehillsupandlittlehillsdown.AtthebottomofonesmallvalleyMrTumnusturnedsuddenlyasideasifheweregoingtowalkstraightintoanunusuallylargerock,butatthelastmomentLucyfoundhewasleadiotheentranceofacave.Assoonastheywereinsideshefoundherselfblinkinginthelightofawoodfire.ThenMrTumnusstoopedandtookaflamingpieceofwoodoutofthefirewithalittlepairoftongs,andlitalamp."Nowweshantbelong,"hesaid,andimmediatelyputakettleon.

    Lucythoughtshehadneverb