THEDWARF

    THEworstofsleepingoutofdoorsisthatyousodreadfullyearly.Andwhenyouwakeyouhavetogetupbecausethegroundissohardthatyouareunfortable.

    Anditmakesmattersworseifthereisnothingbutapplesforbreakfastandyouhavehadnothingbutapplesforsupperthenightbefore.WhenLucyhadsaid-trulyenoughthatitwasagloriousm,theredidobeanythingelseobesaid.Edmundsaidwhateveryonewasfeeling,"Wevesimplygottogetoffthisisland.”

    Whentheyhaddrunkfromthelashedtheirfacestheyallwentdowreamagaintotheshoreandstaredattheelwhichdividedthemfromthemainland.

    "Wellhavetoswim,"saidEdmund.

    "ItwouldbeallrightforSu,"saidPeter(Susanhadwonprizesforswimmingatschool).

    "ButIdontknowabouttherestofus."By"therestofus"hereallymeantEdmundwhocouldwolengthsattheschoolbaths,andLucy,whocouldhardlyswimatall.

    "Anyway,"saidSusan,"theremaybecurrents.Fathersaysitsneverwisetobatheinaplaceyoudontknow.”

    "But,Peter,"saidLucy,"lookhere.IknowItswimfornutsathome-inEngland,Imean.Butcouldntweallswimlongago-ifitwaslongago-ereKingsandQueensinNarnia?Wecouldridethentoo,anddoallsortsofthings.Dontyouthink-?”

    "Ah,butweweresrown-upthen,"saidPeter.

    "Wereignedforyearsandyearsandlearodothings.Arebackatourpresagainnow?”

    "Oh!"saidEdmundinavoicewhichmadeeveryooptalkingandlistentohim.

    "Ivejustseenitall,"hesaid.

    "Seenwhat?"askedPeter.

    "Why,thewhole