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the lion, the witch and the war_c·s·刘易斯-第4部分

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he now remembered that he had been looking for lucy; and also how  unpleasant he had been to her about her 〃imaginary country〃 which now turned out not to have  been imaginary at all。 he thought that she must be somewhere quite close and so  he shouted; 〃lucy! lucy! im here too…edmund。鈥

there was no answer。

〃shes angry about all the things ive been saying lately;〃 thought edmund。  and though he did not like to admit that he had been wrong; he also did not much like  being alone in this strange; cold; quiet place; so he shouted again。

〃i say; lu! im sorry i didnt believe you。 i see now you were right all  along。 do e out。 make it pax。鈥

still there was no answer。

〃just like a girl;〃 said edmund to himself; 〃sulking somewhere; and wont  accept an apology。〃 he looked round him again and decided he did not much like this  place; and had almost made up his mind to go home; when he heard; very far off in the  wood; a sound of bells。 he listened and the sound came nearer and nearer and at  last there swept into sight a sledge drawn by two reindeer。

the reindeer were about the size of shetland ponies and their hair was so  white that even the snow hardly looked white pared with them; their branching horns were  gilded and shone like something on fire when the sunrise caught them。 their  harness was of scarlet leather and covered with bells。 on the sledge; driving the  reindeer; sat a fat dwarf who would have been about three feet high if he had been standing。 he was  dressed in polar bears fur and on his head he wore a red hood with a long gold tassel  hanging down from its point; his huge beard covered his knees and served him instead of  a rug。 but behind him; on a much higher seat in the middle of the sledge sat a very  different person … a great lady; taller than any woman that edmund had ever seen。 she also was  covered in white fur up to her throat and held a long straight golden wand in her  right hand and wore a golden crown on her head。 her face was white … not merely pale; but white  like snow or paper or icing…sugar; except for her very red mouth。 it was a beautiful  face in other respects; but proud and cold and stern。

the sledge was a fine sight as it came sweeping towards edmund with the  bells jingling and the dwarf cracking his whip and the snow flying up on each side of it。

〃stop!〃 said the lady; and the dwarf pulled the reindeer up so sharp that  they almost sat down。 then they recovered themselves and stood champing their bits and  blowing。 in the frosty air the breath ing out of their nostrils looked like smoke。

〃and what; pray; are you?〃 said the lady; looking hard at edmund。

〃im…im…my names edmund;〃 said edmund rather awkwardly。 he did not like  the way she looked at him。

the lady frowned; 〃is that how you address a queen?〃 she asked; looking  sterner than ever。

〃i beg your pardon; your majesty; i didnt know;〃 said edmund:  〃not know the queen of narnia?〃 cried she。 〃ha! you shall know us better  hereafter。 but i repeat…what are you?鈥

〃please; your majesty;〃 said edmund; 〃i dont know what you mean。 im at  school … at least i was its the holidays now。鈥

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turkish delight  〃but what are you?〃 said the queen again。 〃are you a great overgrown dwarf  that has cut off its beard?鈥

〃no; your majesty;〃 said edmund; 〃i never had a beard; im a boy。鈥

〃a boy!〃 said she。 〃do you mean you are a son of adam?鈥

edmund stood still; saying nothing。 he was too confused by this time to  understand what the question meant。

〃i see you are an idiot; whatever else you may be;〃 said the queen。 〃answer  me; once and for all; or i shall lose my patience。 are you human?鈥

〃yes; your majesty;〃 said edmund。

〃and how; pray; did you e to enter my dominions?鈥

〃please; your majesty; i came in through a wardrobe。鈥

〃a wardrobe? what do you mean?鈥

〃i … i opened a door and just found myself here; your majesty;〃 said  edmund。

〃ha!〃 said the queen; speaking more to herself than to him。 〃a door。 a door  from the world of men! i have heard of such things。 this may wreck all。 but he is  only one; and he is easily dealt with。〃 as she spoke these words she rose from her seat and  looked edmund full in the face; her eyes flaming; at the same moment she raised her wand。  edmund felt sure that she was going to do something dreadful but he seemed unable to  move。 then; just as he gave himself up for lost; she appeared to change her mind。

〃my poor child;〃 she said in quite a different voice; 〃how cold you look!  e and sit with me here on the sledge and i will put my mantle round you and we will  talk。鈥

edmund did not like this arrangement at all but he dared not disobey; he  stepped on to the sledge and sat at her feet; and she put a fold of her fur mantle round him  and tucked it well in。

〃perhaps something hot to drink?〃 said the queen。 〃should you like that?鈥

〃yes please; your majesty;〃 said edmund; whose teeth were chattering。

the queen took from somewhere among her wrappings a very small bottle which  looked as if it were made of copper。 then; holding out her arm; she let one drop  fall from it on the snow beside the sledge。 edmund saw the drop for a second in mid…air;  shining like a diamond。 but the moment it touched the snow there was a hissing sound and  there stood a jewelled cup full of something that steamed。 the dwarf immediately took  this and handed it to edmund with a bow and a smile; not a very nice smile。 edmund  felt much better as he began to sip the hot drink。 it was something he had never  tasted before; very sweet and foamy and creamy; and it warmed him right down to his toes。

〃it is dull; son of adam; to drink without eating;〃 said the queen  presently。 〃what would you like best to eat?鈥

〃turkish delight; please; your majesty;〃 said edmund。

the queen let another drop fall from her bottle on to the snow; and  instantly there appeared a round box; tied with green silk ribbon; which; when opened;  turned out to contain several pounds of the best turkish delight。 each piece was sweet  and light to the very centre and edmund had never tasted anything more delicious。 he was  quite warm now; and very fortable。

while he was eating the queen kept asking him questions。 at first edmund  tried to remember that it is rude to speak with ones mouth full; but soon he forgot  about this and thought only of trying to shovel down as much turkish delight as he could;  and the more he ate the more he wanted to eat; and he never asked himself why the queen  should be so inquisitive。 she got him to tell her that he had one brother and two  sisters; and that one of his sisters had already been in narnia and had met a faun there; and that  no one except himself and his brother and his sisters knew anything about narnia。 she  seemed especially interested in the fact that there were four of them; and kept on  ing back to it。 〃you are sure there are just four of you?〃 she asked。 〃two sons of adam  and two daughters of eve; neither more nor less?〃 and edmund; with his mouth full  of turkish delight; kept on saying; 〃yes; i told you that before;〃 and forgetting to  call her 〃your majesty〃; but she didnt seem to mind now。

at last the turkish delight was all finished and edmund was looking very  hard at the empty box and wishing that she would ask him whether he would like some  more。

probably the queen knew quite well what he was thinking; for she knew;  though edmund did not; that this was enchanted turkish delight and that anyone who had  once tasted it would want more and more of it; and would even; if they were allowed; go on  eating it till they killed themselves。 but she did not offer him any more。 instead;  she said to him;  〃son of adam; i should so much like to see your brother and your two  sisters。 will you bring them to see me?鈥

〃ill try;〃 said edmund; still looking at the empty box。

〃because; if you did e again … bringing them with you of course … id be  able to give you some more turkish delight。 i cant do it now; the magic will only work  once。 in my own house it would be another matter。鈥

〃why cant we go to your house now?〃 said edmund。 when he had first got on  to the sledge he had been afraid that she might drive away with him to some  unknown place from which he would not be able to get back; but he had forgotten about  that fear now。

〃it is a lovely place; my house;〃 said the queen。 〃i am sure you would like  it。 there are whole rooms full of turkish delight; and whats more; i have no children of  my own。 i want a nice boy whom i could bring up as a prince and who would be king of  narnia when i am gone。 while he was prince he would wear a gold crown and eat  turkish delight all day long; and you are much the cleverest and handsomest young  man ive ever met。 i think i would like to make you the prince … some day; when you bring  the others to visit me。鈥

〃why not now?〃 said edmund。 his face had bee very red and his mouth and  fingers were sticky。 he did not look either clever or handsome; whatever the queen  might say。

〃oh; but if i took you there now;〃 said she; 〃i shouldnt see your brother  and your sisters。

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