“We’ve fallen on our feet and no mistake,”said Peter.“This is going to be perfectly splendid.That old chap will let us do anything we like.”
“I think he’s an old dear,”said Susan.
“Oh, e off it！”said Edmund, who was tired and pretending not to be tired, which always made him bad-tempered.“Don’t go on talking like that.”
“Like what?”said Susan.“and anyway, it’s time you were in bed.”
“Trying to talk like Mother,”said Edmund.“And who are you to say when I’m to go to bed?Go to bed yourlf.”
“Hadn’t we all better go to bed?”said Lucy.“There’s sure to be a row if we’re heard talking here.”
“No there won’t,”said Peter.“I tell you this is the sort of hou where no one’s going to mind what we do.Anyway, they won’t hear us.It’s about ten minutes’walk from here down to that dining-room, and any amount of stairs and passages iween.”
“What’s that noi?”said Lucy suddenly.It was a far larger hou than she had ever been in before and the thought of all tho long passages and rows of doors leading iy rooms was beginning to make her feel a little creepy.
“We’ve fallen on our feet and no mistake,”said Peter.“This is going to be perfectly splendid.That old chap will let us do anything we like.”
“I think he’s an old dear,”said Susan.
“Oh, e off it！”said Edmund, who was tired and pretending not to be tired, which always made him bad-tempered.“Don’t go on talking like that.”
“Like what?”said Susan.“and anyway, it’s time you were in bed.”
“Trying to talk like Mother,”said Edmund.“And who are you to say when I’m to go to bed?Go to bed yourlf.”
“Hadn’t we all better go to bed?”said Lucy.“There’s sure to be a row if we’re heard talking here.”
“No there won’t,”said Peter.“I tell you this is the sort of hou where no one’s going to mind what we do.Anyway, they won’t hear us.It’s about ten minutes’walk from here down to that dining-room, and any amount of stairs and passages iween.”
“What’s that noi?”said Lucy suddenly.It was a far larger hou than she had ever been in before and the thought of all tho long passages and rows of doors leading iy rooms was beginning to make her feel a little creepy.
“It’s only a bird, silly,”said Edmund.
“It’s an owl,”said Peter.“This is going to be a wonderful place for birds.I shall go to bed now.I say, let’s go and explore tomorrow.You might find anything in a place like this.Did you e tho mountains as we came along?And the woods?There might be eagles.There might be stags.There’ll be hawks.”