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"You see friends," he said, "that before the new, clean world I gave you is seven hours old, a force of evil, has entered it; waked and brought hither by this son of Adam." The beasts, even Strawberry, all turned their eyes on Digory till he felt he wished the ground would swallow him up. "But do not be cast down," said Aslan, still speaking to the Beasts. "Evil will come of that evil, but it is still a long way off, and I will see to it that the worst falls upon myself. In the meantime, let us take such order that for many hundred years yet this shall be a merry land in a merry world. And as Adam's race has done the harm, Adam's race shall help to heal it. Draw near you other two."

-C. S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia, p. 80. Emphasis added. This is a single volume of all seven books, published by Harper Collins. As you might guess, given how early in the volume this passage falls, it is from The Magician's Nephew, chapter 11.

It's been a real joy reading this book. I forgot how interesting fiction can be to read.