Adventure in NARNIA (68)

Adventure in NARNIA (68)

And when they had finished the fish Mrs Beaver brought unexpectedly out of the oven a great and gloriously sticky marmalade roll, steaming hot, and at the same time moved the kettle onto the fire, so that when they had finished the marmalade roll the tea was made and ready to be poured out.



And when each person had got his ( or her ) cup of tea, each person shoved back his (or her ) stool so as to be able to lean against the wall, and gave a long sigh of contentment.

" And now, " said Mr Beaver, pushing away his empty beer mug and pulling his cup of tea towards him, " if you'll just wait till I've got my pipe lit up and going nicely ー why, now we can get to business. It's snowing again, " he added, cocking his eye at the window.

" That's all the better, because it means we shan't have any visitors; and if anyone should have been trying to follow you, why he won't find any tracks. "

(68)
明日より、新章 Chaper 8  What Happened After Dinner に入ります。
次章では、ナルニアの秘密の一端が明らかになるのではないか、と思います。