“Not because you are?”
“I am not. But every year you grow, you will find me bigger.”
For a time she was so happy that she did not want to speak. But Aslan spoke.
“Lucy,” he said, “we must not lie here for long. You have work in hand, and much time has been lost today.”
“Yes, wasn't it a shame?” said Lucy. “I saw you all right. They wouldn't believe me. They're all so—” From somewhere deep inside Aslan's body there came the faintest suggestion of a growl.
