ADAYWITHTHEBEAVERS

    WHILEthetwoboyswerewhisperingbehind,boththegirlssuddenlycried"Oh!"andstopped.

    "Therobin!"criedLucy,"therobin.Itsflownaway."Andsoithad-rightoutofsight.

    "Andnowwhatarewetodo?"saidEdmund,givieralookwhichwasasmuchastosay"WhatdidItellyou?”

    "Sh!Look!"saidSusan.

    "What?"saidPeter.

    "Theressomethingmovingamoreesovertheretotheleft.”

    Theyallstaredashardastheycould,andveryfortable.

    "Thereitgoesagain,"saidSusaly.

    "Isawitthattimetoo,"saidPeter."Itsstillthere.Itsjustgonebehindthatbigtree.”

    "Whatisit?"askedLucy,tryingveryhardnottosoundnervous.

    "Whateveritis,"saidPeter,"itsdodgingus.Itssomethingthatdoesntwanttobeseen.”

    "Letsgohome,"saidSusan.Ahoughnobodysaiditoutloud,everyonesuddenlyrealizedthesamefactthatEdmundhadwhisperedtoPeterattheendofthelastchapter.Theywerelost.

    "Whatsitlike?"saidLucy.

    "Its-itsakindofanimal,"saidSusan;andthen,"Look!Look!Quick!Thereitis.”

    Theyallsawitthistime,awhiskeredfurryfacewhichhadlookedoutatthemfrombehindatree.Butthistimeitdidntimmediatelydrawbastead,theanimalputitspawagainstitsmouthjustashumansputtheirfiheirlipswhentheyaresignallingtoyoutobequiet.Thenitdisappearedagain.Thechildren,allstoodholdingtheirbreath.

    Amomentlaterthestrangercameoutfrombehiree,glancedallroundasifitwereafraid