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chater fur turkih delight(第2页)

“I’lltry,”saidEdmund,stilllookingattheemptybox.

“Because,ifyoudidcomeagain-bringingthemwithyouofcourse-I’dbeabletogiveyousomemoreTurkishDelight.Ican’tdoitnow,themagicwillonlyworkonce.Inmyownhouseitwouldbeanothermatter.”

“Whycan’twegotoyourhousenow?”saidEdmund.Whenhehadfirstgotontothesledgehehadbeenafraidthatshemightdriveawaywithhimtosomeunknownplacefromwhichhewouldnotbeabletogetback;buthehadforgottenaboutthatfearnow.

“Itisalovelyplace,myhouse,”saidtheQueen.“Iamsureyouwouldlikeit.TherearewholeroomsfullofTurkishDelight,andwhat’smore,Ihavenochildrenofmyown.IwantaniceboywhomIcouldbringupasaPrinceandwhowouldbeKingofNarniawhenIamgone.WhilehewasPrincehewouldwearagoldcrownandeatTurkishDelightalldaylong;andyouaremuchthecleverestandhandsomestyoungmanI’veevermet.IthinkIwouldliketomakeyouthePrince-someday,whenyoubringtheotherstovisitme.”

“Whynotnow?”saidEdmund.Hisfacehadbecomeveryredandhismouthandfingersweresticky.Hedidnotlookeithercleverorhandsome,whatevertheQueenmightsay.

“Oh,butifItookyoutherenow,”saidshe,“Ishouldn’tseeyourbrotherandyoursisters.Iverymuchwanttoknowyourcharmingrelations.YouaretobethePrinceand-lateron-theKing;thatisunderstood.Butyoumusthavecourtiersandnobles。IwillmakeyourbrotheraDukeandyoursistersDuchesses.”

“There’snothingspecialaboutthem,”saidEdmund,“and,anyway,Icouldalwaysbringthemsomeothertime.”

“Ah,butonceyouwereinmyhouse,”saidtheQueen,“youmightforgetallaboutthem.Youwouldbeenjoyingyourselfsomuchthatyouwouldn’twantthebotherofgoingtofetchthem.No.Youmustgobacktoyourowncountrynowandcometomeanotherday,withthem,youunderstand.Itisnogoodcomingwithoutthem.”

“ButIdon’tevenknowthewaybacktomyowncountry,”pleadedEdmund.“That’seasy,”answeredtheQueen.“Doyouseethatlamp?”ShepointedwithherwandandEdmundturnedandsawthesamelamp-postunderwhichLucyhadmettheFaun.“Straighton,beyondthat,isthewaytotheWorldofMen.Andnowlook

theotherway-hereshepointedintheoppositedirection-”andtellmeifyoucanseetwolittlehillsrisingabovethetrees.

“IthinkIcan,”saidEdmund.

“Well,myhouseisbetweenthosetwohills.Sonexttimeyoucomeyouhaveonlytofindthelamp-postandlookforthosetwohillsandwalkthroughthewoodtillyoureachmyhouse.Butremember-youmustbringtheotherswithyou.Imighthavetobeveryangrywithyouifyoucamealone.”

“I’lldomybest,”saidEdmund.

“And,bytheway,”saidtheQueen,“youneedn’ttellthemaboutme.Itwouldbefuntokeepitasecretbetweenustwo,wouldn’tit?Makeitasurpriseforthem.Justbringthemalongtothetwohills-acleverboylikeyouwilleasilythinkofsomeexcusefordoingthat-andwhenyoucometomyhouseyoucouldjustsay‘Let’sseewholiveshere’orsomethinglikethat.Iamsurethatwouldbebest.IfyoursisterhasmetoneoftheFauns,shemayhaveheardstrangestoriesaboutme-nastystoriesthatmightmakeherafraidtocometome.Faunswillsayanything,youknow,andnow-”

“Please,please,”saidEdmundsuddenly,“pleasecouldn’tIhavejustonepieceofTurkishDelighttoeatonthewayhome?”

“No,no,”saidtheQueenwithalaugh,“youmustwaittillnexttime.”Whileshespoke,shesignalledtothedwarftodriveon,butasthesledgesweptawayoutofsight,theQueenwavedtoEdmund,callingout,“Nexttime!Nexttime!Don’tforget.Comesoon.”

Edmundwasstillstaringafterthesledgewhenheheardsomeonecallinghisownname,andlookingroundhesawLucycomingtowardshimfromanotherpartofthewood.

“Oh,Edmund!”shecried.“Soyou’vegotintoo!Isn’titwonderful,andnow-”

“Allright,”saidEdmund,“Iseeyouwererightanditisamagicwardrobeafterall.I’llsayI’msorryifyoulike.Butwhereonearthhaveyoubeenallthistime?I’vebeenlookingforyoueverywhere.”

“IfI’dknownyouhadgotinI’dhavewaitedforyou,”saidLucy,whowastoohappyandexcitedtonoticehowsnappishlyEdmundspokeorhowflushedandstrangehisfacewas.“I’vebeenhavinglunchwithdearMr。Tumnus,theFaun,andhe’sverywellandtheWhiteWitchhasdonenothingtohimforlettingmego,sohethinksshecan’thavefoundoutandperhapseverythingisgoingtobeallrightafterall.”

“TheWhiteWitch?”saidEdmund,“who’sshe?”

“Sheisaperfectlyterribleperson,”saidLucy.“ShecallsherselftheQueenofNarniathoughshehasnorighttobequeenatall,andalltheFaunsandDryadsandNaiadsandDwarfsandAnimals-atleastallthegoodones-simplyhateher.Andshecanturnpeopleintostoneanddoallkindsofhorriblethings.AndshehasmadeamagicsothatitisalwayswinterinNarnia-alwayswinter,butitnevergetstoChristmas.Andshedrivesaboutonasledge,drawnbyreindeer,withherwandinherhandandacrownonherhead.”

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