Theyrenotours,"saidPeterdoubtfully.

    "Iamsurenobodywouldmind,"saidSusan;"itisntasifwewaakethemoutofthehouse;weshanttakethemevenoutofthewardrobe.”

    "Ihoughtofthat,Su,"saidPeter."Ofcourse,nowyouputitthatway,Isee.Noonecouldsayyouhadbaggedacoataslongasyouleaveitinthewardrobewhereyoufoundit.AndIsupposethiswholetryisinthewardrobe.”

    TheyimmediatelycarriedoutSusansverysensibleplaswererathertoobigforthemsothattheycamedowntotheirheelsandlookedmorelikeroyalrobesthancoatswhentheyhadputthemon.Buttheyallfeltagooddealwarmerahoughttheotherslookedbetterintheir-upandmoresuitabletothelandscape.

    "retendweareArcticexplorers,"saidLucy.

    "Thisisgoingtobeexgenoughwithoutpretending,"saidPeter,ashebeganleadingthewayforwardintotheforest.Therewereheavydarkishcloudsoverheadanditlookedasiftheremightbemoresnowbefht.

    "Isay,"beganEdmuly,"oughtobebearingabitmoretotheleft,thatis,ifweareaimingforthelamp-post?"Hehadfottenforthemomentthathemustpreteohavebeeninthewoodbefore.Themomentthewordswereoutofhismouthherealizedthathehadgivenhimselfaway.Everyoopped;everyoaredathim.Peterwhistled.

    "Soyoureallywerehere,"hesaid,"thattimeLusaidshedmetyouinhere-andyoumadeoutshewastellinglies.”

    Therewasadeadsilence."Well,ofallthepoisonouslittlebeasts-"saidPeter,andshruggedhisshouldersandsaidnomore.Thereseemed,indeed,nomoretosay,alythefourresumedtheirjourney;butEdmundwassayingtohims