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“GOODEVENING，”saidLucy．ButtheFaunwassobusypickingupitsparcelsthatatfirstitdidnotreply．Whenithadfinisheditmadeheralittlebow．

“Goodevening，goodevening，”saidtheFaun．“Excuseme-Idon’twanttobeinquisitive-butshouldIberightinthinkingthatyouareaDaughterofEve？”

“Myname’sLucy，”saidshe，notquiteunderstandinghim。

“Butyouare-forgiveme-youarewhattheycallagirl？”askedtheFaun．

“OfcourseI’magirl，”saidLucy．

“YouareinfactHuman？”

“OfcourseI’mhuman，”saidLucy，stillalittlepuzzled．

“Tobesure，tobesure，”saidtheFaun．“Howstupidofme！ButI’veneverseenaSonofAdamoraDaughterofEvebefore．Iamdelighted．Thatistosay-”andthenitstoppedasifithadbeengoingtosaysomethingithadnotintendedbuthadrememberedintime．“Delighted，delighted，”itwenton．“Allowmetointroducemyself．MynameisTumnus．”

“Iamverypleasedtomeetyou，Mr。Tumnus，”saidLucy。

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

“Narnia？What’sthat？”saidLucy．

“ThisisthelandofNarnia，”saidtheFaun，“wherewearenow；allthatliesbetweenthelamp-postandthegreatcastleofCairParavelontheeasternsea．Andyou-youhavecomefromthewildwoodsofthewest？”

“I-Igotinthroughthewardrobeinthespareroom，”saidLucy．

“Ah！”saidMr。Tumnusinarathermelancholyvoice，“ifonlyIhadworkedharderatgeographywhenIwasalittleFaun，Ishouldnodoubtknowallaboutthosestrangecountries．Itistoolatenow．”

“Buttheyaren’tcountriesatall，”saidLucy，almostlaughing。“It’sonlyjustbackthere-atleast-I’mnotsure．Itissummerthere．”

“Meanwhile，”saidMr。Tumnus，“itiswinterinNarnia，andhasbeenforeversolong，andweshallbothcatchcoldifwestandheretalkinginthesnow．DaughterofEvefromthefarlandofSpareOomwhereeternalsummerreignsaroundthebrightcityofWarDrobe，howwoulditbeifyoucameandhadteawithme？”

“Thankyouverymuch，Mr。Tumnus，”saidLucy．“ButIwaswonderingwhetherIoughttobegettingback．”

“It’sonlyjustroundthecorner，”saidtheFaun，“andthere’llbearoaringfire-andtoast-andsardines-andcake．”

“Well，it’sverykindofyou，”saidLucy．“ButIshan’tbeabletostaylong．”

“Ifyouwilltakemyarm，DaughterofEve，”saidMr。Tumnus，“Ishallbeabletoholdtheumbrellaoverbothofus．That’stheway。Now-offwego．”

AndsoLucyfoundherselfwalkingthroughthewoodarminarmwiththisstrangecreatureasiftheyhadknownoneanotheralltheirlives．

Theyhadnotgonefarbeforetheycametoaplacewherethegroundbecameroughandtherewererocksallaboutandlittlehillsupandlittlehillsdown．AtthebottomofonesmallvalleyMr。Tumnusturnedsuddenlyasideasifheweregoingtowalkstraightintoanunusuallylargerock，butatthelastmomentLucyfoundhewasleadingherintotheentranceofacave．Assoonastheywereinsideshefoundherselfblinkinginthelightofawoodfire．ThenMr。Tumnusstoopedandtookaflamingpieceofwoodoutofthefirewithaneatlittlepairoftongs，andlitalamp．“Nowweshan’tbelong，”hesaid，andimmediatelyputakettleon．

Lucythoughtshehadneverbeeninanicerplace．Itwasalittle，dry，cleancaveofreddishstonewithacarpetonthefloorandtwolittlechairs（“oneformeandoneforafriend，”saidMr。Tumnus）andatableandadresserandamantelpieceoverthefireandabovethatapictureofanoldFaunwithagreybeard．InonecornertherewasadoorwhichLucythoughtmustleadtoMr。Tumnus’sbedroom，andononewallwasashelffullofbooks。Lucylookedatthesewhilehewassettingouttheteathings．TheyhadtitleslikeTheLifeandLettersofSilenusorNymphsandTheirWaysorMen，MonksandGamekeepers，AStudyinPopularLegendorIsManaMyth？

“Now，DaughterofEve！”saidtheFaun．

Andreallyitwasawonderfultea．Therewasanicebrownegg，lightlyboiled，foreachofthem，andthensardinesontoast，andthenbutteredtoast，andthentoastwithhoney，andthenasugar-toppedcake．AndwhenLucywastiredofeatingtheFaunbegantotalk．Hehadwonderfultalestotelloflifeintheforest．HetoldaboutthemidnightdancesandhowtheNymphswholivedinthewellsandtheDryadswholivedinthetreescameouttodancewiththeFauns；aboutlonghuntingpartiesafterthemilk-whitestagwhocouldgiveyouwishesifyoucaughthim；aboutfeastingandtreasure-seekingwiththewildRedDwarfsindeepminesandcavernsfarbeneaththeforestfloor；andthenaboutsummerwhenthewoodsweregreenandoldSilenusonhisfatdonkeywouldcometovisitthem，andsometimesBacchushimself，andthenthestreamswouldrunwithwineinsteadofwaterandthewholeforestwouldgiveitselfuptojollificationforweeksonend．“Notthatitisn’talwayswinternow，”headdedgloomily。Thentocheerhimselfuphetookoutfromitscaseonthedresserastrangelittleflutethatlookedasifitweremadeofstrawandbegantoplay．AndthetuneheplayedmadeLucywanttocryandlaughanddanceandgotosleepallatthesametime．Itmusthavebeenhourslaterwhensheshookherselfandsaid：

“Oh，Mr。Tumnus-I’msosorrytostopyou，andIdolovethattune-butreally，Imustgohome．Ionlymeanttostayforafewminutes．”

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