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“Well,I’m nearly ready now,”answered Mrs. Beaver at last, allowing her husband to help her into;her snow-boots.“I suppose the sewing machine’s took heavy to bring ?”
“Yes.It is,”said Mr. Beaver.“A great deal too heavy.And
you don’t think you’ll be able to use it while we’re on the run,I suppose ?”
“I can’t abide the thought of that Witch fiddling with it,”said Mrs. Beaver,“and breaking it or stealing it,as likely as not.”
“Oh,please,please,please,do hurry !”said the three children.And so at last they all got outside and Mr. Beaver locked the door(“It’ll delay her a bit,”he said)and they set off,all carrying their loads over their shoulders.
The snow had stopped and the moon had come out when they began their journey.They went in single file-first Mr. Beaver, then Lucy,then Peter,then Susan,and Mrs. Beaver last of all. Mr. Beaver led them across the dam and on to the right bank of the river and then along a very rough sort of path among the tree