said Lucy.

    quot;Not no; said Aslan.

    quot;Youre not - not a - ?quot; asked Susan in a s bring  o say t. Aslan stooped  of smell t seemed to  his hair came all  over her.

    quot;Do I look it?quot; he said.

    quot;O; cried Lucy, and both kisses.

    quot;But  all mean?quot; asked Susan w calmer.

    quot;It means,quot; said Aslan, quot;t tcill ime.

    But if stle furto tillness and  time daation. S ed no treacraitors stead, table self art working  backwards.

    And now -”

    quot;O; said Lucy, jumping up and clapping her hands.

    quot;O; said t;I feel my strengto me. Oc; ood for a second, , ail. table. Laug knoo reacop  of tting t catcail, noossing tifully velveted pacopping unexpectedly so t all  toget  h

    a torm or playing ten Lucy could never make up  ing in t in t tired or y.

    quot;And no; said Aslan presently, quot;to business. I feel I am going to roar.  You ter put your fingers in your ears.”

    And tood up and  t dare to look at it. And trees in front of  of ;e o go. You must ride on me.quot; And o  first, igo  beigo Susan. And

    off, faster to t.

    t ride  o t; and take as and imagine instead t  noiseless padding of t paead of tnut back  of t roug t as test race t t doesnt need to be guided and never groired. ing, never ating, t skill betree trunks,  jumping over busreams,  of all.

    And you are riding not on a road nor in a park nor even on t  rige crees, past roaring erfalls  and mossy rocks