“Wouldn'titbedreadfulifsomeday, inourownworld, athome, menstartedgoingwildinside, liketheanimalshere, andstilllookedlikemen, sothatyou'dneverknowwhichwerewhich?”
“We'vegotenoughtobotherabouthereandnowinNarnia,” saidthepracticalSusan, “withoutimaginingthingslikethat.”
WhentheyrejoinedtheboysandtheDwarf, 'spocketswith, .
Ontheytrudgedagain (stoppingtowashthreepairsofhandsthatneededitinthefirststreamtheypassed) untilthesunroseandthebirdsbegantosing, ''.
“Isupposewearegoingright?” saidEdmundaboutanhourlater.
“Idon'tseehowwecangowrongaslongaswedon'tbeartoomuchtotheleft,” saidPeter.“Ifwebeartoomuchtotheright, theworstthatcanhappeniswastingalittletimebystrikingthegreatRivertoosoonandnotcuttingoffthecorner.”
Andagaintheytrudgedonwithnosoundexceptthethudoftheirfeetandthejingleoftheirchainshirts.
“Where'sthisballyRushgotto?” saidEdmundagooddeallater.
“Icertainlythoughtwe'dhavestruckitbynow,” saidPeter.“Butthere'snothingtodobutkeepon.” TheybothknewthattheDwarfwaslookinganxiouslyatthem, buthesaidnothing.
Andstilltheytrudgedonandtheirmailshirtsbegantofeelveryhotandheavy.
“Whatonearth?” saidPetersuddenly.
Theyhadcome, withoutseeingit, (andperhapsTrumpkin) wasarockclimber.
“I'msorry,” saidPeter.“It''relost.I'veneverseenthisplaceinmylifebefore.”
TheDwarfgavealowwhistlebetweenhisteeth.
“Oh, dolet'sgobackandgotheotherway,” saidSusan.“Iknewallalongwe'dgetlostinthesewoods.”
“Susan!” saidLucy, reproachfully, “don''ssorotten, andhe'sdoingallhecan.”
