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CHAPTER TWO WHAT LUCY FOUND THERE（第1页）

CHAPTERTWOWHATLUDTHERE

“GOODevening，”saidLucy。ButtheFaunwassobusypigupitsparcelsthatatfirstitdidnotreply。Whenithadfimadeheralittlebow。

“Goodevening，goodevening，”saidtheFaun。“Excuseme—Idon'twaive—butshouldIberightinthinkingthatyhterofEve?”

“Myname'sLucy，”saidshe，andinghim。

“Butyiveme—youarewhattheycallagirl?”askedtheFaun。

“OfcourseI'magirl，”saidLucy。

“Youareinfa?”

“OfcourseI'mhuman，”saidLucy，stillalittlepuzzled。

“Tobesure，tobesure，”saidtheFaun。“Howstupidofme!ButI'veneverseenaSonhterofEvebefore。Iamdelighted。Thatistosay—”aoppedasifithadbeengoingtosaysomethingithadhadrememberedintime。“Delighted，delighted，”itwenton。“Allowmetointroducemyself。Myumnus。”

“Iamverypleasedtomeetyou，Mr。Tumnus，”saidLucy。

“AndmayIask，OLucyDaughterofEve，”saidMr。Tumnus，“howyouhaveeintoNarnia?”

“Narnia?What'sthat?”saidLucy。

“ThisisthelandofNarnia，”saidtheFaun，“;allthatliesbetweenthelamp-postaleofCairParaveloernsea。Andyou—youhavethewildwoodsofthewest?”

“I—Ighthewardrobeinthespareroom，”saidLucy。

“Ah!”saidMr。TumnusinarathermelancholyvoilyIhadweographywhenIwasalittleFaun，Ishouldnodoubtknowallaboutthetries。Itistoolatenow。”

“Buttheyaren'ttriesatall，”saidLucy，almostlaughing。“It'sonlyjustbackthere—atleast—I'missummerthere。”

“Meanwhile，”saidMr。Tumnus，“itiswinterinNarnia，andhasbeenf，andweshallbothcatchcoldifwestaalkinginthesnow。DaughterofEvefromthefarlandofSpareOomwhereeternalsummerreignsaroucityofWarDrobe，howwoulditbeifyoudhadteawithme?”

“Thankyouverymuch，Mr。Tumnus，”saidLucy。“ButIwaswwhetherIoughttobegettingback。”

“It'sonlyjustroundtheer，”saidtheFaun，“andthere'llbearfire—andtoast—andsardines—andcake。”

&'sverykindofyou，”saidLucy。“ButIshan'tbeabletostaylong。”

“Ifyouwilltakemyarm，DaughterofEve，”saidMr。Tumnus，“Ishallbeabletoholdtheumbrellaoverbothofus。That'stheego。”

AndsoLudherselfwalkingthroughthewoodarminarmwiththisstraureasiftheyhadkheralltheirlives。

&goheycametoaplacewherethegroundbecameroughandtherewererocksallaboutandlittlehillsupandlittlehillsdowomofonesmallvalleyMr。Tumnusturnedsuddenlyasideasifheweregoingthtintoanunusuallylargerock，butatthelastmomentLudhewasleadiheentranceofacave。Assoonastheywereinsideshefoundherselfblinkiofawoodfire。ThenMr。Tumookaflamingpieceofwoodoutofthefirewithalepairoftongs，andlitalamp。“Nowweshan'tbelong，”hesaid，aelyputakettleon。

Lucythoughtshehadneverbeeninanicerplace。Itwasalittle，dry，caveofreddishstohathefloorandtwolittleeandoneforafriend，”saidMr。Tumnus）andatableandadresserandamahefireaapictureofanoldFaunwithagraybeard。IherewasadoorwhichLuustleadtoMr。Tumnus'sbedroom，andononewallwasashelffullofbooks。LucylookedatthesewhilehewassettihileslikeTheLifeaersofSilenusorNymphsandTheirWaysorMen，MonksandGamekeepers;aStudyinPendorIsManaMyth?

“Now，DaughterofEve!”saidtheFaun。

Awasawoherewasaniegg，lightlyboiled，forea，andtheoast，aeredtoast，awithhohenasugar-toppeddwhenLucywastiredofeating，theFaualk。HehadwoalestotelloflifeioldaboutthemidnightdanphswholivediheDryadswholivedireescameouttodaheFauns;aboutlonghuntihemilk-whitestagwhocouldgiveyouwishesifyoucaughthim;aboutfeastingandtreasure-seekingwiththewildRedDwarfsindeepminesandsfarbefloor;asummereregreenandoldSilenusonhisfatdonkeywouldetovisitthem，aimesBacchushimself，areamswouldrunwithwierandthewholeforestwouldgiveitselfuptojollififorweeksothatitisn'tal，”headdedgloomily。Thentocheerhimselfuphetookoutfromitsthedresserastrahatlookedasifitweremadeofstralay。AuneheplayedmadeLuttodlaughaosleepallatthesametime。Itmusthavebeenhourslaterwhensheshookherselfandsaid:“Oh，Mr。Tumnus—I'msosorrytostopyou，andIdolovethattureally，Imustgohome。Ioayforafewminutes。”

“It'snogoodnow，youknow，”saidtheFaun，layingdownitsfluteandshakiherverysorrowfully。

“Nogood?”saidLugupaherfrightedoyoumean?I'vegottogohomeatoherswillbeweamomentlatersheasked，“Mr。umhematter?”fortheFaun'sbrowneyeshadfilledwithtearsaearsbegantrigdownitsdsoontheywererunningofftheendofitslastitcovereditsfacewithitshaohowl。

“Mr。Tumnus!Mr。Tumnus!”saidLugreatdistress。“Don't!Don't!Whatisthematter?Aren'youwell?DearMr。Tumnus，dotellmewhatiswrong。”ButtheFaunuedsobbingasifitsheartwouldbreak。Andevenwheoverandputherarmsroundhimahimherhandkerchief，hedidnotstop。Hemerelytookthehandkerdkeptonusingit，wringingitoutwithbothhagottoowettobeanymoreuse，sothatpresentlyLucywasstandinginadamppatch。

“Mr。Tumnus!”bawledLuhisear，shakinghim。“Dostop。Stopitatonce!YououghttobeashamedreatbigFaunlikeyou。Whatohareyabout?”