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CHAPTER THREE EDMUND AND THE WARDROBE(第2页)

Thatday,whenitcametotheafternoonandtherewasstillnosignofabreakintheweather,theydecidedtoplayhide-and-seek.Susanwas“It’andassoonastheothersscatteredtohide,Lucywenttotheroomwherethewardrobewas.Shedidnotmeantohideinthewardrobe,becausesheknewthatwouldonlysettheotherstalkingagainaboutthewholewretchedbusiness.Butshedidwanttohaveonemorelookinsideit;forbythistimeshewasbeginningtowonderherselfwhetherNarniaandtheFaunhadnotbeenadream.Thehousewassolargeandcomplicatedandfullofhiding-placesthatshethoughtshewouldhavetimetohaveonelookintothewardrobeandthenhidesomewhereelse.Butassoonasshereacheditsheheardstepsinthepassageoutside,andthentherewasnothingforitbuttojumpintothewardrobeandholdthedoorclosedbehindher.Shedidnotshutitproperlybecausesheknewthatitisverysillytoshutoneselfintoawardrobe,evenifitisnotamagicone.

NowthestepsshehadheardwerethoseofEdmund;andhecameintotheroomjustintimetoseeLucyvanishingintothewardrobe.Heatoncedecidedtogetintoithimself-notbecausehethoughtitaparticularlygoodplacetohidebutbecausehewantedtogoonteasingheraboutherimaginarycountry.Heopenedthedoor.Therewerethecoatshangingupasusual,andasmellofmothballs,anddarknessandsilence,andnosignofLucy.“ShethinksI’mSusancometocatchher,”saidEdmundtohimself,“andsoshe’skeepingveryquietinattheback.”Hejumpedinandshutthedoor,forgettingwhataveryfoolishthingthisistodo.ThenhebeganfeelingaboutforLucyinthedark.Hehadexpectedtofindherinafewsecondsandwasverysurprisedwhenhedidnot.Hedecidedtoopenthedooragainandletinsomelight.Buthecouldnotfindthedooreither.Hedidn’tlikethisatallandbegangropingwildlyineverydirection;heevenshoutedout,“Lucy!Lu!Whereareyou?Iknowyou’rehere.”

TherewasnoanswerandEdmundnoticedthathisownvoicehadacurioussound-notthesoundyouexpectinacupboard,butakindofopen-airsound.Healsonoticedthathewasunexpectedlycold;andthenhesawalight.

“Thankgoodness,”saidEdmund,“thedoormusthaveswungopenofitsownaccord.”HeforgotallaboutLucyandwenttowardsthelight,whichhethoughtwastheopendoorofthewardrobe.Butinsteadoffindinghimselfsteppingoutintothespareroomhefoundhimselfsteppingoutfromtheshadowofsomethickdarkfirtreesintoanopenplaceinthemiddleofawood.

Therewascrisp,drysnowunderhisfeetandmoresnowlyingonthebranchesofthetrees.Overheadtherewaspalebluesky,thesortofskyoneseesonafinewinterdayinthemorning.Straightaheadofhimhesawbetweenthetree-trunksthesun,justrising,veryredandclear.Everythingwasperfectlystill,asifheweretheonlylivingcreatureinthatcountry.Therewasnotevenarobinorasquirrelamongthetrees,andthewoodstretchedasfarashecouldseeineverydirection.Heshivered.

HenowrememberedthathehadbeenlookingforLucy;andalsohowunpleasanthehadbeentoherabouther“imaginarycountry”whichnowturnedoutnottohavebeenimaginaryatall.Hethoughtthatshemustbesomewherequitecloseandsoheshouted,“Lucy!Lucy!I’mheretoo-Edmund.”

Therewasnoanswer.

“She’sangryaboutallthethingsI’vebeensayinglately,”thoughtEdmund.Andthoughhedidnotliketoadmitthathehadbeenwrong,healsodidnotmuchlikebeingaloneinthisstrange,cold,quietplace;soheshoutedagain.

“Isay,Lu!I’msorryIdidn’tbelieveyou.Iseenowyouwererightallalong.Docomeout.MakeitPax.”

Stilltherewasnoanswer.

“Justlikeagirl,”saidEdmundtohimself,“sulkingsomewhere,andwon’tacceptanapology.”Helookedroundhimagainanddecidedhedidnotmuchlikethisplace,andhadalmostmadeuphismindtogohome,whenheheard,veryfaroffinthewood,asoundofbells.Helistenedandthesoundcamenearerandnearerandatlasttheresweptintosightasledgedrawnbytworeindeer.

ThereindeerwereaboutthesizeofShetlandponiesandtheirhairwassowhitethateventhesnowhardlylookedwhitecomparedwiththem;theirbranchinghornsweregildedandshonelikesomethingonfirewhenthesunrisecaughtthem.Theirharnesswasofscarletleatherandcoveredwithbells.Onthesledge,drivingthereindeer,satafatdwarfwhowouldhavebeenaboutthreefeethighifhehadbeenstanding.Hewasdressedinpolarbear’sfurandonhisheadheworearedhoodwithalonggoldtasselhangingdownfromitspoint;hishugebeardcoveredhiskneesandservedhiminsteadofarug.Butbehindhim,onamuchhigherseatinthemiddleofthesledgesataverydifferentperson-agreatlady,tallerthananywomanthatEdmundhadeverseen.Shealsowascoveredinwhitefuruptoherthroatandheldalongstraightgoldenwandinherrighthandandworeagoldencrownonherhead.Herfacewaswhite-notmerelypale,butwhitelikesnoworpaperoricing-sugar,exceptforherveryredmouth.Itwasabeautifulfaceinotherrespects,butproudandcoldandstern.

ThesledgewasafinesightasitcamesweepingtowardsEdmundwiththebellsjinglingandthedwarfcrackinghiswhipandthesnowflyinguponeachsideofit.

“Stop!”saidtheLady,andthedwarfpulledthereindeerupsosharpthattheyalmostsatdown.Thentheyrecoveredthemselvesandstoodchampingtheirbitsandblowing.Inthefrostyairthebreathcomingoutoftheirnostrilslookedlikesmoke.

“Andwhat,pray,areyou?”saidtheLady,lookinghardatEdmund.

“I’m-I’m-myname’sEdmund,”saidEdmundratherawkwardly.Hedidnotlikethewayshelookedathim.

TheLadyfrowned,“IsthathowyouaddressaQueen?”sheasked,lookingsternerthanever.

“Ibegyourpardon,yourMajesty,Ididn’tknow,”saidEdmund.

“NotknowtheQueenofNarnia?”criedshe.“Ha!Youshallknowusbetterhereafter.ButIrepeat-whatareyou?”

“Please,yourMajesty,”saidEdmund,“Idon’tknowwhatyoumean.I’matschool-atleastIwasit’stheholidaysnow.”

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