beside he darkness.

    quot;Cant you get to sleep eit; said Susan.

    quot;No,quot; said Lucy. quot;I t you were asleep. I say, Susan!”

    quot;?”

    quot;Ive a most hing were hanging over us.”

    quot;ter of fact, so have I.”

    quot;Somet Aslan,quot; said Lucy. quot;Eito  o  o do.”

    quot;ternoon,quot; said Susan. quot;Lucy!

    not being  ttle? You dont tealing aonight, do you?”

    quot;; said Lucy. quot;Is he pavilion?”

    quot;I dont think so.”

    quot;Susan! lets go outside and  see him.”

    quot;All rigs,quot; said Susan; quot; as  lying awake here.”

    Very quietly t out of tent. t ill except for  ttering over tones. t Lucys arm and  said, quot;Look!quot; On t o t a h  followed him.

    eep slope out of tly to  t - apparently by te ernoon in  coming from tone table. On and on o dark s  into pale moonligting t   from tail and ired. to opped and looked round. It rying to run aowards ;Oh, children, children, why are you following me?”

    quot;e couldnt sleep,quot; said Lucy - and t sure t s Aslan knehinking.

    quot;Please, may ; asked Susan.

    quot;ell -quot; said Aslan, and seemed to be t;I sonigo stop er t leave me to go on alone.”

    quot;O; said two girls.

    For again and one of t , royal  oucly umbled and gave a low moan.

    quot;Aslan! Dear Aslan!quot; said Lucy, quot; you tell us?”

    quot;Are you ill, dear Aslan?quot; asked Susan.

    quot;No,quot; said Aslan. quot;I am sad