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“Ican'tseeanything,” saidPeterafterhehadstaredhiseyessore.“Canyou, Susan?”
“No, ofcourseIcan't,” snappedSusan.“Becausethereisn'', Lucy.”
“AndIdohope,” saidLucyinatremulousvoice, “—becauseI'llhavetogowithhimwhetheranyoneelsedoesornot.”
“Don'ttalknonsense, Lucy,” saidSusan.“Ofcourseyoucan''tlether, 'sbeingdownrightnaughty.”
“I'llgowithher, ifshemustgo,” saidEdmund.“She'sbeenrightbefore.”
“Iknowshehas,” saidPeter.“—? '?”
“Oh, Isaynothingatall,” answeredtheDwarf.“Ifyouallgo, ofcourse, I'llgowithyou; andifyourpartysplitsup, I'', ifyouaskmyprivateopinion, I'maplaindwarfwhodoesn'tthinkthere'smuchchanceoffindingaroadbynightwhereyoucouldn''ttalk, andfriendlylionsthoughtheydon'tdousanygood, 'sallbilgeandbeanstalksasfarasIcansee.”
“He'sbeatinghispawonthegroundforustohurry,” saidLucy.“.”
“You''sfourtooneandyou'retheyoungest,” saidSusan.
“Oh, comeon,” growledEdmund.“We''llbenopeacetillwedo.” HefullyintendedtobackLucyup, buthewasannoyedatlosinghisnight'ssleepandwasmakingupforitbydoingeverythingassulkilyaspossible.
“Onthemarch, then,” saidPeter, , whowashisfavouritesister, forheknewhowwretchedshemustbefeeling, andheknewthat, whateverhadhappened, 'thelpbeingalittleannoyedwithherallthesame.
Susanwastheworst.“SupposingIstartedbehavinglikeLucy,” shesaid.“.”
“ObeytheHighKing, yourMajesty,” saidTrumpkin, “andlet''mnottobeallowedtosleep, I'dassoonmarchasstandheretalking.”
, 'sdirectionstoguidethem, -likepawsmadenonoiseonthegrass.
