Withsomedifficulty, andwithsomestingsfromnettlesandpricksfromthorns, , andafterafewstepstheyfoundthemselvesattheedgeofthewood, 'clockinthemorning, -smell.
“ByJove!” saidPeter.“Thisisgoodenough.”
Fiveminuteslatereveryonewasbarefootedandwadinginthecoolclearwater.
“ThisisbetterthanbeinginastuffytrainonthewaybacktoLatinandFrenchandAlgebra!” , onlysplashingandlookingforshrimpsandcrabs.
“Allthesame,” saidSusanpresently, “Isupposewe'.”
“We'vegotthesandwichesMothergaveusforthejourney,” saidEdmund.“AtleastI'vegotmine.”
“Notme,” saidLucy.“Minewereinmylittlebag.”
“Soweremine,” saidSusan.
“Mineareinmycoat-pocket, thereonthebeach,” saidPeter.“That''tgoingtobesuchfun.”
“Atpresent,” saidLucy, “Iwantsomethingtodrinkmorethansomethingtoeat.”
Everyoneelsenowfeltthirsty, asoneusuallyisafterwadinginsaltwaterunderahotsun.
“It'slikebeingshipwrecked,” remarkedEdmund.“Inthebookstheyalwaysfindspringsofclear, 'dbettergoandlookforthem.”
“Doesthatmeanwehavetogobackintoallthatthickwood?” saidSusan.
“Notabitofit,” saidPeter.“Iftherearestreamsthey'reboundtocomedowntothesea, andifwewalkalongthebeachwe'reboundtocometothem.”
Theyallnowwadedbackandwentfirstacrossthesmooth, wetsandandthenuptothedry, crumblysandthatstickstoone'stoes, , butSusansaidthiswouldbeamadthingtodo.“Wemightneverfindthemagain,” shepointedout, “andweshallwantthemifwe'restillherewhennightcomesanditbeginstobecold.”
; andnothinginitmoved—notabird, notevenaninsect.
