ot;Susago!Whatareyoudoing?Whereareyio?”

    "Imnottougyou,"saidSusan."Someoneispullingme.Oh-oh-oh-stopit!”

    Everyoicedthatalltheothersfaceshadgoneverywhite.

    "Ifeltjustthesame,"saidEdmundihlessvoice."AsifIwerebeingdraggedalong.Amhtfulpulling-ugh!itsbeginningagain.”

    "Metoo,"saidLucy."Oh,Itbearit.”

    "Looksharp!"shoutedEdmund."Allcatdsaogether.Thisismagic-Itellbythefeeling.Quick!”

    "Yes,"saidSusan."Holdhands.Oh,Idowishitwouldstop-oh!”

    momenttheluggage,theseat,theplatform,aionhadpletelyvahefourchildren,holdinghandsandpanting,foundthemselvesstandinginawoodyplace-suchawoodyplacethatbrancheswerestigintothemandtherewashardlyroomtomove.Theyallrubbedtheireyesandtookadeepbreath.

    "Oh,Peter!"exclaimedLucy."Doyouthinkossiblyhavegotbaarnia?”

    "Itmightbeanywhere,"saidPeter."Itseeayardinallthesetrees.Letstrytogetintotheopen-ifthereisanyopen.”

    Withsomedifficulty,andwithsomestingsfromlesandpricksfromthorns,theystruggledoutofthethicket.Thentheyhadanothersurprise.Everythingbecamemuchbrighter,andafterafewstepstheyfoundthemselvesattheedgeofthewood,lookingdownonasandybeach.Afewyardsawayaverycalmseawasfallingonthesandwithsuyripplesthatitmadehardlyanysound.Therewasnolandinsightandnocloudsinthesky.Thesunwasaboutwhereitoughttobeattenoclothem,andtheseawasadazzlingblue.Theystoodsniffinginthesea-smell.

    "ByJove!"saidPeter."