ly-oh,really!"saidSusan,"hethavedo.”

    "the?"saidMrBeaver,lookingveryhardatthethreechildren,ahingtheywaosaydiedontheirlips,foreachfeltsuddenlyquitecertainithiswasexactlywhatEdmundhaddone.

    "Butwillheknowtheway?"saidPeter.

    "Hashebeeninthistrybefore?"askedMrBeaver."Hasheeverbeenherealone?”

    "Yes,"saidLucy,almostinawhisper."Imafraidhehas.”

    "Anddidhetellyouwhatheddoneorwhohedmet?”

    "Well,no,hedidnt,"saidLucy.

    "Thenmarkmywords,"saidMrBeaver,"hehasalreadymettheWhiteWitdjoinedherside,aoldwhereshelives.Ididntliketomentionitbefore(hebeingyourbrotherandall)butthemomeeyesonthatbrotherofyoursIsaidtomyself`Treacherous.HehadthelookofonewhohasbeenwiththeWitdeatenherfood.

    YoualwaystellthemifyouvelivedlonginNarnia;somethingabouttheireyes.”

    "Allthesame,"saidPeterinaratherchokingsortofvoice,"wellstillhavetogoandlookforhim.Heisourbrotherafterall,evenifheisratheralittlebeast.Andhesonlyakid.”

    "GototheWitchsHouse?"saidMrsBeaver."Dontyouseethattheonlyceofsaviherhimoryourselvesistokeepawayfromher?”

    "Howdoyoumean?"saidLucy.

    "Why,allshewantsistogetallfourofyou(shesthinkingallthetimeofthosefourthroCairParavel).OnceyouwereallfourinsideherHouseherjobwouldbedone-andtheredbefouratuesinhercollebeforeyoudhadtimetospeak.Butshellkeephimaliveaslongashestheonlyo,becauseshellwanttousehimasadecoy;asbaitto