chater even a day with the beaver (第2/14页)
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end of the last chapter．They were lost．
“What’s it like ？”said Lucy．
“It’s-it’s a kind of animal，”said Susan；and then，“Look ！ Look ！ Quick ！ There it is．”
They all saw it this time，a whiskered furry face which had looked out at them from behind a tree．But this time it didn’t immediately draw back．Instead，the animal put its paw against its mouth just as humans put their finger on their lips when they are signalling to you to be quiet．Then it disappeared again．The children，all stood holding their breath．
A moment later the stranger came out from behind the tree， glanced all round as if it were afraid someone was watching， said“Hush”，made signs to them to join it in the thicker bit of wood where it was standing，and then once more disappeared．
“I know what it is，”said Peter；“it’s a beaver．I saw the tail．”
“It wants us to go to it，”said Susan，“and it is warning us not to make a noise．”
“I know，”said Peter．“The question is，are we to go to it
