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So all three of them stepped out boldly-or as boldly as they could-towards the assembly of animals.The creatures were so busy talking to one another and making friends that they didn’t notice the three humans until they were very close;nor did they hear Uncle Andrew,who was standing trembling in his buttoned boots a good way off and shouting(but by no means at the top of his voice).
“Digory ! Come back ! Come back at once when you’re told.I forbid you to go a step further.”
When at last they were right in among the animals,the animals all stopped talking and stared at them.
“Well ?”said the He-Beaver at last,“what,in the name of Aslan,are these ?”
“Please,”began Digory in rather a breathless voice,when a Rabbit said,“They’re a kind of large lettuce,that’s my belief.”
“No,we’re not,honestly we’re not,”said Polly hastily.“We’re not at all nice to eat.”
“There !”said the Mole.“They can talk.Who ever heard of a talking lettuce ?”
“Perhaps they’re the Second joke,”suggested the Jackdaw.
A Panther,which had been washing its face,stopped for a moment to say,“Well,if they are,they’re nothing like so good as the first one.At least,1 don’t see anything very funny about them.”It yawned and went on with its wash.