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CHAPTER FOUR TURKISH DELIGHT(第1页)

“BUTwhatareyou?”saidtheQueenagain.“Areyouagreatovergrowndwarfthathascutoffitsbeard?”

“No,yourMajesty,”saidEdmund,“Ineverhadabeard,I’maboy.”

“Aboy!”saidshe.“DoyoumeanyouareaSonofAdam?”

Edmundstoodstill,sayingnothing.Hewastooconfusedbythistimetounderstandwhatthequestionmeant.

“Iseeyouareanidiot,whateverelseyoumaybe,”saidtheQueen.“Answerme,onceandforall,orIshalllosemypatience.Areyouhuman?”

“Yes,yourMajesty,”saidEdmund.

“Andhow,pray,didyoucometoentermydominions?”

“Please,yourMajesty,Icameinthroughawardrobe.”

“Awardrobe?Whatdoyoumean?”

“I-Iopenedadoorandjustfoundmyselfhere,yourMajesty,”saidEdmund.

“Ha!”saidtheQueen,speakingmoretoherselfthantohi“Adoor.Adoorfromtheworldofmen!Ihaveheardofsuchthings.Thismaywreckall.Butheisonlyone,andheiseasilydealtwith.”AsshespokethesewordssherosefromherseatandlookedEdmundfullintheface,hereyesflaming;atthesamemomentsheraisedherwand.Edmundfeltsurethatshewasgoingtodosomethingdreadfulbutheseemedunabletomove.Then,justashegavehimselfupforlost,sheappearedtochangehermind.

“Mypoorchild,”shesaidinquiteadifferentvoice,“howcoldyoulook!ComeandsitwithmehereonthesledgeandIwillputmymantleroundyouandwewilltalk.”

Edmunddidnotlikethisarrangementatallbuthedarednotdisobey;hesteppedontothesledgeandsatatherfeet,andsheputafoldofherfurmantleroundhimandtuckeditwellin.

“Perhapssomethinghottodrink?”saidtheQueen.“Shouldyoulikethat?”

“Yesplease,yourMajesty,”saidEdmund,whoseteethwerechattering.

TheQueentookfromsomewhereamongherwrappingsaverysmallbottlewhichlookedasifitweremadeofcopper.Then,holdingoutherarm,sheletonedropfallfromitontothesnowbesidethesledge.Edmundsawthedropforasecondinmid-air,shininglikeadiamond.Butthemomentittouchedthesnowtherewasahissingsoundandtherestoodajewelledcupfullofsomethingthatsteamed.ThedwarfimmediatelytookthisandhandedittoEdmundwithabowandasmile;notaverynicesmile.Edmundfeltmuchbetterashebegantosipthehotdrink.Itwassomethinghehadnevertastedbefore,verysweetandfoamyandcreamy,anditwarmedhimrightdowntohistoes.

“Itisdull,SonofAdam,todrinkwithouteating,”saidtheQueenpresently.“Whatwouldyoulikebesttoeat?”

“TurkishDelight,please,yourMajesty,”saidEdmund.

TheQueenletanotherdropfallfromherbottleontothesnow,andinstantlythereappearedaroundbox,tiedwithgreensilkribbon,which,whenopened,turnedouttocontainseveralpoundsofthebestTurkishDelight.EachpiecewassweetandlighttotheverycentreandEdmundhadnevertastedanythingmoredelicious.Hewasquitewarmnow,andverycomfortable.

WhilehewaseatingtheQueenkeptaskinghimquestions.AtfirstEdmundtriedtorememberthatitisrudetospeakwithone’smouthfull,butsoonheforgotaboutthisandthoughtonlyoftryingtoshoveldownasmuchTurkishDelightashecould,andthemoreheatethemorehewantedtoeat,andheneveraskedhimselfwhytheQueenshouldbesoinquisitive.Shegothimtotellherthathehadonebrotherandtwosisters,andthatoneofhissistershadalreadybeeninNarniaandhadmetaFaunthere,andthatnooneexcepthimselfandhisbrotherandhissistersknewanythingaboutNarnia.Sheseemedespeciallyinterestedinthefactthattherewerefourofthem,andkeptoncomingbacktoit.“Youaresuretherearejustfourofyou?”sheasked.“TwoSonsofAdamandtwoDaughtersofEve,neithermorenorless?”andEdmund,withhismouthfullofTurkishDelight,keptonsaying,“Yes,Itoldyouthatbefore,”andforgettingtocallher“YourMajesty”,butshedidn’tseemtomindnow.

AtlasttheTurkishDelightwasallfinishedandEdmundwaslookingveryhardattheemptyboxandwishingthatshewouldaskhimwhetherhewouldlikesomemore.ProbablytheQueenknewquitewellwhathewasthinking;forsheknew,thoughEdmunddidnot,thatthiswasenchantedTurkishDelightandthatanyonewhohadoncetasteditwouldwantmoreandmoreofit,andwouldeven,iftheywereallowed,gooneatingittilltheykilledthemselves.Butshedidnotofferhimanymore.Instead,shesaidtohim,

“SonofAdam,Ishouldsomuchliketoseeyourbrotherandyourtwosisters.Willyoubringthemtoseeme?”

“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.”

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