“Down，” said the Dwarf. “I know nothing about Aslan. But I do know that if we turn left and follow the gorge up， it might lead us all day before we found a place where we could cross it. Whereas if we turn right and go down， we‘rebound to reach the Great River in about a couple of hours. And if there are any real lions about， we want to go away from them， not towards them.”
“What do you say， Susan？”
“Don’t be angry， Lu，” said Susan， “but I do think we should go down. I‘m dead tired. Do let’s get out of this wretched wood into the open as quick as we can. And none of us except you saw anything.”
“Edmund？” said Peter.
“Well， there‘s just this，” said Edmund， speaking quickly and turning a little red. “When we first discovered Narnia a year ago.or a thousand years ago， whichever it is.it was Lucy who discovered it first and none of us would believe her. I was the worst of the lot， I know. Yet she was right after all. Wouldn’t it be fair to believe her this time？ I vote for going up.”
“Oh， Ed！” said Lucy and seized his hand.
“And now it‘s your turn， Peter，” said Susan， “and I do hope.”
“Oh， shut up， shut up and let a chap think，” interrupted Peter. “I’d much rather not have to vote.”
