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,”he asked,“that your sister’s story is not true ?”
“Oh,but-”began Susan,and then stopped.Anyone could see from the old man’s face that he was perfectly serious.Then Susan pulled herself together and said,“But Edmund said they had only been pretending.”
“That is a point,”said the Professor,“which certainly deserves consideration;very careful consideration.For instance-if you will excuse me for asking the question-does your experience lead you to regard your brother or your sister as the more reliable ? I mean, which is the more truthful ?”
“That’s just the funny thing about it,sir,”said Peter.“Up till now,I’d have said Lucy every time.”
“And what do you think,my dear ?”said the Professor, turning to Susan.
“Well,”said Susan,“in general,I’d say the same as Peter, but this couldn’t be true-all this about the wood and the Faun.”
“That is more than I know,”said the Professor,“and a charge of lying against someone whom you have always found truthful