by Sven » December 20th, 2008, 7:31 pm
Sorry, postodave, but I've removed your link. The Lewis estate is rather fussy about copyrighted material posted on the web, and Lewis' introduction is one such piece. They've retitled it 'On the Reading of Old Books' and published it in several collections. Anyone who wants to seek out an online copy of The Incarnation of the Word of God can find it easily enough by web search.
Rat! he found breath to whisper, shaking. Are you afraid?
Afraid? murmured the Rat, his eyes shining with unutterable love.
Afraid! Of Him? O, never, never! And yet -- and yet -- O, Mole, I am afraid!
Then the two animals, crouching to the earth, bowed their heads and did worship.