Shellsandseaweedandanemones, ortinycrabsinrock-pools, areallverywell, 'sfeet, afterthechangefromthecoolwater, , andheandPetertookitinturnstocarryPeter'sgreatcoat.
, aftertheyhadcrossedarockyridgewhichranoutintoapoint, , andnow, lookingahead, theycouldseeacrossthewateranothershore, thicklywoodedliketheonetheywereexploring.
“Iwonder, isthatanislandordowejoinontoitpresently?” saidLucy.
“Don'tknow,” saidPeterandtheyallploddedoninsilence.
Theshorethattheywerewalkingondrewnearerandnearertotheoppositeshore, —“Oh, bother!” saidEdmund, “it'''reonanisland!”
; , -wayroundtheisland.
“Look!” saidLucysuddenly.“What'sthat?” Shepointedtoalong, silvery, snake-likethingthatlayacrossthebeach.
“Astream! Astream!” shoutedtheothers, and, tiredastheywere, , awayfromthebeach, , , dimplypoolanddrankanddrank, anddippedtheirfacesinthewater, andthendippedtheirarmsinuptotheelbow.
“Now,” saidEdmund, “whataboutthosesandwiches?”
“Oh, hadn'twebetterhavethem?” saidSusan.“Wemayneedthemfarworselateron.”
“Idowish,” saidLucy, “nowthatwe'renotthirsty, wecouldgoonfeelingasnot-hungryaswedidwhenwewerethirsty.”
“Butwhataboutthosesandwiches?” repeatedEdmund.“There''vegottorememberit'sagooddealhotterherethaninEnglandandwe'vebeencarryingthemaboutinpocketsforhours.” Sotheygotoutthetwopacketsanddividedthemintofourportions, andnobodyhadquiteenough, , ' eggsfromtherocks, butwhentheycametothinkofittheycouldn'trememberhavingseenanygulls' eggsandwouldn', buthedidn':“'-errantandpeoplelikethatalwaysmanagetolivesomehowifthey'.”
