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“ThatismorethanIknow,”saidtheProfessor,“andachargeoflyingagainstsomeonewhomyouhavealwaysfoundtruthfulisaveryseriousthing;averyseriousthingindeed.”

“Wewereafraiditmightn’tevenbelying,”saidSusan;“wethoughttheremightbesomethingwrongwithLucy.”

“Madness,youmean?”saidtheProfessorquitecoolly.“Oh,youcanmakeyourmindseasyaboutthat.Onehasonlytolookatherandtalktohertoseethatsheisnotmad.”

“Butthen,”saidSusan,andstopped.Shehadneverdreamedthatagrown-upwouldtalkliketheProfessoranddidn’tknowwhattothink.

“Logic!”saidtheProfessorhalftohimself.“Whydon’ttheyteachlogicattheseschools?Thereareonlythreepossibilities。Eitheryoursisteristellinglies,orsheismad,orsheistellingthetruth.Youknowshedoesn’ttellliesanditisobviousthatsheisnotmadForthemomentthenandunlessanyfurtherevidenceturnsup,wemustassumethatsheistellingthetruth.”

Susanlookedathimveryhardandwasquitesurefromtheexpressiononhisfacethathewasnomakingfunofthem.

“Buthowcoulditbetrue,sir?”saidPeter.

“Whydoyousaythat?”askedtheProfessor.

“Well,foronething,”saidPeter,“ifitwastruewhydoesn’teveryonefindthiscountryeverytimetheygotothewardrobe?Imean,therewasnothingtherewhenwelooked;evenLucydidn’tpretendtherewas.”

“Whathasthattodowithit?”saidtheProfessor.

“Well,sir,ifthingsarereal,they’rethereallthetime.”

“Arethey?”saidtheProfessor;andPeterdid’ntknowquitewhattosay.

“Buttherewasnotime,”saidSusan.“Lucyhadnotimetohavegoneanywhere,eveniftherewassuchaplace.Shecamerunningafterustheverymomentwewereoutoftheroom.Itwaslessthanminute,andshepretendedtohavebeenawayforhours.”

“Thatistheverythingthatmakesherstorysolikelytobetrue,”saidtheProfessor.“Iftherereallyisadoorinthishousethatleadstosomeotherworld(andIshouldwarnyouthatthisisaverystrangehouse,andevenIknowverylittleaboutit)-if,Isay,shehadgotintoanotherworld,Ishouldnotbeatallsurprisedtofindthattheotherworldhadaseparatetimeofitsown;sothathoweverlongyoustayedthereitwouldnevertakeupanyofourtime。Ontheotherhand,Idon’tthinkmanygirlsofheragewouldinventthatideaforthemselves.Ifshehadbeenpretending,shewouldhavehiddenforareasonabletimebeforecomingoutandtellingherstory.”

“Butdoyoureallymean,sir,”saidPeter,“thattherecouldbeotherworlds-allovertheplace,justroundthecorner-likethat?”

“Nothingismoreprobable,”saidtheProfessor,takingoffhisspectaclesandbeginningtopolishthem,whilehemutteredtohimself,“Iwonderwhattheydoteachthemattheseschools.”

“Butwhatarewetodo?”saidSusan.Shefeltthattheconversationwasbeginningtogetoffthepoint.

“Mydearyounglady,”saidtheProfessor,suddenlylookingupwithaverysharpexpressionatbothofthem,“thereisoneplanwhichnoonehasyetsuggestedandwhichiswellworthtrying.”

“What’sthat?”saidSusan.

“Wemightalltrymindingourownbusiness,”saidhe.Andthatwastheendofthatconversation.

AfterthisthingswereagooddealbetterforLucy.PetersawtoitthatEdmundstoppedjeeringather,andneithershenoranyoneelsefeltinclinedtotalkaboutthewardrobeatall.Ithadbecomearatheralarmingsubject.Andsoforatimeitlookedasifalltheadventureswerecomingtoanend;butthatwasnottobe.

ThishouseoftheProfessor’s-whichevenheknewsolittleabout-wassooldandfamousthatpeoplefromalloverEnglandusedtocomeandaskpermissiontoseeoverit.Itwasthesortofhousethatismentionedinguidebooksandeveninhistories;andwellitmightbe,forallmannerofstoriesweretoldaboutit,someofthemevenstrangerthantheoneIamtellingyounow.Andwhenpartiesofsightseersarrivedandaskedtoseethehouse,theProfessoralwaysgavethempermission,andMrs。Macready,thehousekeeper,showedthemround,tellingthemaboutthepicturesandthearmour,andtherarebooksinthelibrary.Mrs。Macreadywasnotfondofchildren,anddidnotliketobeinterruptedwhenshewastellingvisitorsallthethingssheknew.ShehadsaidtoSusanandPeteralmostonthefirstmorning(alongwithagoodmanyotherinstructions),“Andpleaserememberyou’retokeepoutofthewaywheneverI’mtakingapartyoverthehouse.”

“Justasifanyofuswouldwanttowastehalfthemorningtrailingroundwithacrowdofstrangegrown-ups!”saidEdmund,andtheotherthreethoughtthesame.Thatwashowtheadventuresbeganforthesecondtime.

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