CHAPTER FOUR
TURKISHDELIGHT"BUTwhatareyou?"saidtheQueenagain."Areyouagreatrowndwarfthathascutoffitsbeard?”
"No,yourMajesty,"saidEdmund,"Ineverhadabeard,Imaboy.”
"Aboy!"saidshe."DoyoumeanyouareaSonofAdam?”
Edmundstoodstill,sayingnothioofusedbythistimetouandwhatthequestio.
"Iseeyouareanidiot,whateverelseyoumaybe,"saidtheQueen."Answerme,ondforall,orIshalllosemypatience.Areyouhuman?”
"Yes,yourMajesty,"saidEdmund.
"Andhow,pray,didyouetoentermydominions?”
"Please,yourMajesty,Icameinthroughawardrobe.”
"Awardrobe?Whatdoyoumean?”
"I-Iopenedadoorandjustfoundmyselfhere,yourMajesty,"saidEdmund.
"Ha!"saidtheQueen,speakingmoretoherselfthantohim."Adoor.Adoorfromtheworldofmen!Ihaveheardofsuchthings.Thismaywreckall.Butheisonlyone,andheiseasilydealtwith."AsshespokethesewordssherosefromherseatandlookedEdmundfullintheface,hereyesflaming;atthesamemomentsheraisedherwand.Edmusurethatshewasgoingtodosomethingdreadfulbutheseemeduomove.Then,justashegavehimselfupforlost,sheappearedtogehermind.
"Mypoorchild,"shesaidinquiteadifferentvoice,"howcoldyoulook!eandsitwithmehereonthesledgeandIwillputmymantleroundyouandwewilltalk.”
Edmunddidnotlikethisarraallbuthedarednotdisobey;hesteppedontothesledgeandsatatherfeet,aafoldofherfurmantleroundhimandtuckeditwellin.
"Perhapssomethinghottodrink?"saidtheQueen."Shouldyoulikethat?”
"Yesplease,yourMajesty,"saidEdmund,whoseteethwerechattering.
TheQueentookfromsomewhereamongheringsaverysmallbottlewhichlookedasifitweremadeofcopper.Then,holdingoutherarm,sheletonedropfallfromitonthesnowbesidethesledge.Edmundsawthedropforasedinmid-air,shininglikeadiamond.Butthemomentittouchedthesnowtherewasahissingsoundaoodajewelledcupfullofsomethingthatsteamed.ThedwarfimmediatelytookthisandhaoEdmundwithabowandasmile;notaverynicesmile.Edmumuchbetterashebegantosipthehotdrink.Itwassomethinghehadastedbefore,verysweetandfoamyandcreamy,anditwarmedhimrightdowntohistoes.
"Itisdull,SonofAdam,todrinkwithouteating,"saidtheQueely."Whatwouldyoulikebesttoeat?”
"TurkishDelight,please,yourMajesty,"saidEdmund.
TheQueeanotherdropfallfromherbottleontothesnow,andinstantlythereappearedaroundbox,tiedwithgreensilkribbon,which,whenopeurtotainseveralpoundsofthebestTurkishDelight.EachpiecewassweetandlighttotheverytreandEdmundhadastedanythingmoredelicious.Hewasquitewarmnow,andveryfortable.
WhilehewaseatingtheQueeaskinghimquestions.AtfirstEdmundtriedtorememberthatitisrudetospeakwithonesmouthfull,butsoonhefotaboutthisandthoughtonlytoshoveldownasmuchTurkishDelightashecould,andthemoreheatethemorehewaoeat,andheneveraskedhimselfwhytheQueenshouldbesoinquisitive.Shegothimtotellherthathehadoherandtwosisters,andthatoneofhissistershadalreadybeeninNarniaandhadmetaFaunthere,andthatnooneexcepthimselfandhisbrotherandhissistersknewanythingaboutNarnia.Sheseemedespeciallyiedithattherewerefourofthem,aoningbacktoit."Youaresuretherearejustfourofyou?"sheasked."TwoSonsofAdamandtwoDaughtersofEve,hermorenorless?"andEdmund,withhismouthfullofTurkishDelight,keptonsaying,"Yes,Itoldyouthatbefore,"andfettingtocallher"YourMajesty",butshedidomindnow.
AtlasttheTurkishDelightwasallfinishedandEdmundwaslookingveryhardattheemptyboxandwishingthatshewouldaskhimwhetherhewouldlikesomemore.
ProbablytheQueenknewquitewellwhathewasthinking;forshekhoughEdmunddidnot,thatthiswasentedTurkishDelightandthatanyonewhohadoeditwouldwantmoreandmoreofit,andwouldeven,iftheywereallowed,gooingittilltheykilledthemselves.Butshedidnotofferhimanymore.Instead,shesaidtohim,"SonofAdam,Ishouldsomuchliketoseeyourbrotherandyourtwosisters.Willythemtoseeme?”
"Illtry,"saidEdmund,stilllookingattheemptybox.
"Because,ifyoudideagain-bringihyouofcourse-IdbeabletogiveyousomemoreTurkishDelight.Itdoitnow,themagicwillonlyworkonmyownhouseitwouldbeater.”
"Whytwegotoyourhousenow?"saidEdmund.Whenhehadfirstgotontothesledgehehadbeenafraidthatshemightdriveawaywithhimtosomeunknownplawhichhewouldnotbeabletogetback;buthehadfottenaboutthatfearnow.
"Itisalovelyplace,myhouse,"saidtheQueen."Iamsureyouwouldlikeit.TherearewholeroomsfullofTurkishDelight,andwhatsmore,Ihavenochildrenofmyown.IwantaniceboywhomIcouldbringupasaPrindwhowouldbeKingofNarniawhenIamgone.WhileherincehewouldwearagoldaurkishDelightalldaylong;andyouaremuchthecleverestandhandsomestyoungmanIveevermet.IthinkIwouldliketomakeyouthePrineday,whenytheotherstovisitme.”
"Whynotnow?"saidEdmund.Hisfacehadbeeveryredandhismouthandfingersweresticky.Hedidnotlookeithercleverorhandsome,whatevertheQueenmightsay.
"Oh,butifItookyoutherenow,"saidshe,"Ishouldntseeyourbrotherandyoursisters.
Iverymuttoknowyourcharmiions.YouaretobethePrind-lateron-theKing;thatisuood.Butyoumusthavecourtiersandnobles.IwillmakeyourbrotheraDukeandyoursistersDuchesses.”
"Theresnothingspecialaboutthem,"saidEdmund,"and,anyway,Icouldalwaysbringthemsomeothertime.”
"Ah,butonceyouwereinmyhouse,"saidtheQueen,"youmightfetallaboutthern.
Youwouldbeenjoyingyourselfsomuchthatyouwouldntwaherofgoingtofetchthem.No.Youmustgobacktoyourowntrynowandetomeanotherday,withthem,youuand.Itisnogoodingwithoutthem.”
"ButIdontevenknowthewaybayowntry,"pleadedEdmund."Thatseasy,"aheQueen."Doyouseethatlamp?"ShepoihherwandandEdmundturnedandsawthesamelamp-postunderwhichLucyhadmettheFaun.
"Straighton,beyondthat,isthewaytotheWorldofMen.Andnowlooktheotherway-hereshepoiheoppositedire-"andtellmeifyouseetwolittlehillsrisingabovethetrees.”
"IthinkI,"saidEdmund.
"Well,myhouseisbetweenthosetwohills.Soimeyoueyouhaveonlytofindthelamp-postandlookforthosetwohillsandwalkthroughthewoodtillyoureachmyhouse.Butremember-youmustbriherswithyou.Imighthavetobeveryangrywithyouifyoucamealone.”
"Illdomybest,"saidEdmund.
"And,bytheway,"saidtheQueen,"youellthemaboutme.Itwouldbefuasecretbetweenustwo,wouldntit?Makeitasurpriseforthem.Justbringthemalongtothetwohills-acleverboylikeyouwilleasilythinkofsomeexcusefordoingthat-andwhenyouetomyhouseyoucouldjustsay"Letsseewholiveshere"orsomethinglikethat.Iamsurethatwouldbebest.IfyoursisterhasmetoheFauns,shemayhaveheardstraoriesaboutme-nastystoriesthatmightmakeherafraidtoetome.Faunswillsayanything,youknow,andnow-”
"Please,please,"saidEdmundsuddenly,"pleasecouldntIhavejustonepieceofTurkishDelighttoeatonthewayhome?”
"No,no,"saidtheQueenwithalaugh,"youmustwaittillime."Whileshespoke,shesighedwarftodriveon,butasthesledgesweptawayoutofsight,theQueeoEdmund,callingout,"ime!ime!Dontfet.esoon.”
Edmundwasstillstaringafterthesledgewhenheheardsomeonecallinghisownname,andlookingroundhesawLuingtowardshimfromanotherpartofthewood.
"Oh,Edmund!"shecried."Soyouvegotintoo!Isntitwonderful,andnow-”
"Allright,"saidEdmund,"Iseeyhtanditisamagicwardrobeafterall.IllsayImsorryifyoulike.Butwhereohhaveyoubeenallthistime?Ivebeenlookingforyoueverywhere.”
"IfIdknownyouhadgotinIdhavewaitedforyou,"saidLucy,whowastoohappyaedtonoticehoishlyEdmundspokeorhowflushedandstrangehisfacewas.
"IvebeenhavinglunchwithdearMrTumnus,theFaun,andhesverywellaeWitchhasdohingtohimforlettingmego,sohethinksshethavefoundoutandperhapseverythingisgoingtobeallrightafterall.”
"TheWhiteWitch?"saidEdmund;"whosshe?”
"Sheisaperfectlyterribleperson,"saidLucy."ShecallsherselftheQueenofNarniathoughshehasnhttobequeenatall,andalltheFaunsandDryadsandNaiadsandDwarfsandAnimals-atleastallthegoodones-simplyhateher.Aurnpeopleintostoneanddoallkindsofhorriblethings.AndshehasmadeamagicsothatitisalwayswinterinNarnia-alwayswinter,butitstoChristmas.Andshedrivesaboutonasledge,drawnbyreindeer,withherwandinherhandandaonherhead.”
Edmundwasalreadyfeelingunfortablefromhavientoomas,andwhehattheLadyhehadmadefriendswithwasadangerouswitchhefeltevenmoreunfortable.ButhestillwaastethatTurkishDelightagaihaedanythingelse.
"WhotoldyouallthatstuffabouttheWhiteWitch?"heasked.
"MrTumnus,theFaun,"saidLucy.
"YoutalwaysbelievewhatFaunssay,"saidEdmund,tryingtosoundasifheknewfarmoreaboutthemthanLucy.
"Whosaidso?"askedLucy.
"Everyoneknowsit,"saidEdmund;"askanybodyyoulike.Butitsprettypoorsportstandinghereinthesnow.Letsgohome.”
"Yes,lets,"saidLucy."Oh,Edmund,Iamgladyouvegotintoo.TheotherswillhavetobelieveinNarnianowthatbothofushavebeenthere.Whatfunitwillbe!”
ButEdmulythoughtthatitwouldnotbeasgoodfunforhimasforher.HewouldhavetoadmitthatLucyhadbeenright,beforealltheothers,asuretheotherswouldallbeonthesideoftheFaunsandtheanimals;buthewasalreadymorethanhalfonthesideoftheWitch.Hedidnotknowwhathewouldsay,orhowhewouldkeephissecretoheywerealltalkingaboutNarnia.
Bythistimetheyhadwalkedagoodway.Thensuddenlytheyfeltcoatsaroundtheminsteadofbranchesamomenttheywerebothstandingoutsidethewardrobeiyroom.
"Isay,"saidLucy,"youdolookawful,Edmund.Dontyoufeelwell?”
"Imallright,"saidEdmund,butthiswasnottrue.Hewasfeelingverysick.
"eonthen,"saidLucy,"letsfihers.Whatalotweshallhavetotellthem!
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"No,yourMajesty,"saidEdmund,"Ineverhadabeard,Imaboy.”
"Aboy!"saidshe."DoyoumeanyouareaSonofAdam?”
Edmundstoodstill,sayingnothioofusedbythistimetouandwhatthequestio.
"Iseeyouareanidiot,whateverelseyoumaybe,"saidtheQueen."Answerme,ondforall,orIshalllosemypatience.Areyouhuman?”
"Yes,yourMajesty,"saidEdmund.
"Andhow,pray,didyouetoentermydominions?”
"Please,yourMajesty,Icameinthroughawardrobe.”
"Awardrobe?Whatdoyoumean?”
"I-Iopenedadoorandjustfoundmyselfhere,yourMajesty,"saidEdmund.
"Ha!"saidtheQueen,speakingmoretoherselfthantohim."Adoor.Adoorfromtheworldofmen!Ihaveheardofsuchthings.Thismaywreckall.Butheisonlyone,andheiseasilydealtwith."AsshespokethesewordssherosefromherseatandlookedEdmundfullintheface,hereyesflaming;atthesamemomentsheraisedherwand.Edmusurethatshewasgoingtodosomethingdreadfulbutheseemeduomove.Then,justashegavehimselfupforlost,sheappearedtogehermind.
"Mypoorchild,"shesaidinquiteadifferentvoice,"howcoldyoulook!eandsitwithmehereonthesledgeandIwillputmymantleroundyouandwewilltalk.”
Edmunddidnotlikethisarraallbuthedarednotdisobey;hesteppedontothesledgeandsatatherfeet,aafoldofherfurmantleroundhimandtuckeditwellin.
"Perhapssomethinghottodrink?"saidtheQueen."Shouldyoulikethat?”
"Yesplease,yourMajesty,"saidEdmund,whoseteethwerechattering.
TheQueentookfromsomewhereamongheringsaverysmallbottlewhichlookedasifitweremadeofcopper.Then,holdingoutherarm,sheletonedropfallfromitonthesnowbesidethesledge.Edmundsawthedropforasedinmid-air,shininglikeadiamond.Butthemomentittouchedthesnowtherewasahissingsoundaoodajewelledcupfullofsomethingthatsteamed.ThedwarfimmediatelytookthisandhaoEdmundwithabowandasmile;notaverynicesmile.Edmumuchbetterashebegantosipthehotdrink.Itwassomethinghehadastedbefore,verysweetandfoamyandcreamy,anditwarmedhimrightdowntohistoes.
"Itisdull,SonofAdam,todrinkwithouteating,"saidtheQueely."Whatwouldyoulikebesttoeat?”
"TurkishDelight,please,yourMajesty,"saidEdmund.
TheQueeanotherdropfallfromherbottleontothesnow,andinstantlythereappearedaroundbox,tiedwithgreensilkribbon,which,whenopeurtotainseveralpoundsofthebestTurkishDelight.EachpiecewassweetandlighttotheverytreandEdmundhadastedanythingmoredelicious.Hewasquitewarmnow,andveryfortable.
WhilehewaseatingtheQueeaskinghimquestions.AtfirstEdmundtriedtorememberthatitisrudetospeakwithonesmouthfull,butsoonhefotaboutthisandthoughtonlytoshoveldownasmuchTurkishDelightashecould,andthemoreheatethemorehewaoeat,andheneveraskedhimselfwhytheQueenshouldbesoinquisitive.Shegothimtotellherthathehadoherandtwosisters,andthatoneofhissistershadalreadybeeninNarniaandhadmetaFaunthere,andthatnooneexcepthimselfandhisbrotherandhissistersknewanythingaboutNarnia.Sheseemedespeciallyiedithattherewerefourofthem,aoningbacktoit."Youaresuretherearejustfourofyou?"sheasked."TwoSonsofAdamandtwoDaughtersofEve,hermorenorless?"andEdmund,withhismouthfullofTurkishDelight,keptonsaying,"Yes,Itoldyouthatbefore,"andfettingtocallher"YourMajesty",butshedidomindnow.
AtlasttheTurkishDelightwasallfinishedandEdmundwaslookingveryhardattheemptyboxandwishingthatshewouldaskhimwhetherhewouldlikesomemore.
ProbablytheQueenknewquitewellwhathewasthinking;forshekhoughEdmunddidnot,thatthiswasentedTurkishDelightandthatanyonewhohadoeditwouldwantmoreandmoreofit,andwouldeven,iftheywereallowed,gooingittilltheykilledthemselves.Butshedidnotofferhimanymore.Instead,shesaidtohim,"SonofAdam,Ishouldsomuchliketoseeyourbrotherandyourtwosisters.Willythemtoseeme?”
"Illtry,"saidEdmund,stilllookingattheemptybox.
"Because,ifyoudideagain-bringihyouofcourse-IdbeabletogiveyousomemoreTurkishDelight.Itdoitnow,themagicwillonlyworkonmyownhouseitwouldbeater.”
"Whytwegotoyourhousenow?"saidEdmund.Whenhehadfirstgotontothesledgehehadbeenafraidthatshemightdriveawaywithhimtosomeunknownplawhichhewouldnotbeabletogetback;buthehadfottenaboutthatfearnow.
"Itisalovelyplace,myhouse,"saidtheQueen."Iamsureyouwouldlikeit.TherearewholeroomsfullofTurkishDelight,andwhatsmore,Ihavenochildrenofmyown.IwantaniceboywhomIcouldbringupasaPrindwhowouldbeKingofNarniawhenIamgone.WhileherincehewouldwearagoldaurkishDelightalldaylong;andyouaremuchthecleverestandhandsomestyoungmanIveevermet.IthinkIwouldliketomakeyouthePrineday,whenytheotherstovisitme.”
"Whynotnow?"saidEdmund.Hisfacehadbeeveryredandhismouthandfingersweresticky.Hedidnotlookeithercleverorhandsome,whatevertheQueenmightsay.
"Oh,butifItookyoutherenow,"saidshe,"Ishouldntseeyourbrotherandyoursisters.
Iverymuttoknowyourcharmiions.YouaretobethePrind-lateron-theKing;thatisuood.Butyoumusthavecourtiersandnobles.IwillmakeyourbrotheraDukeandyoursistersDuchesses.”
"Theresnothingspecialaboutthem,"saidEdmund,"and,anyway,Icouldalwaysbringthemsomeothertime.”
"Ah,butonceyouwereinmyhouse,"saidtheQueen,"youmightfetallaboutthern.
Youwouldbeenjoyingyourselfsomuchthatyouwouldntwaherofgoingtofetchthem.No.Youmustgobacktoyourowntrynowandetomeanotherday,withthem,youuand.Itisnogoodingwithoutthem.”
"ButIdontevenknowthewaybayowntry,"pleadedEdmund."Thatseasy,"aheQueen."Doyouseethatlamp?"ShepoihherwandandEdmundturnedandsawthesamelamp-postunderwhichLucyhadmettheFaun.
"Straighton,beyondthat,isthewaytotheWorldofMen.Andnowlooktheotherway-hereshepoiheoppositedire-"andtellmeifyouseetwolittlehillsrisingabovethetrees.”
"IthinkI,"saidEdmund.
"Well,myhouseisbetweenthosetwohills.Soimeyoueyouhaveonlytofindthelamp-postandlookforthosetwohillsandwalkthroughthewoodtillyoureachmyhouse.Butremember-youmustbriherswithyou.Imighthavetobeveryangrywithyouifyoucamealone.”
"Illdomybest,"saidEdmund.
"And,bytheway,"saidtheQueen,"youellthemaboutme.Itwouldbefuasecretbetweenustwo,wouldntit?Makeitasurpriseforthem.Justbringthemalongtothetwohills-acleverboylikeyouwilleasilythinkofsomeexcusefordoingthat-andwhenyouetomyhouseyoucouldjustsay"Letsseewholiveshere"orsomethinglikethat.Iamsurethatwouldbebest.IfyoursisterhasmetoheFauns,shemayhaveheardstraoriesaboutme-nastystoriesthatmightmakeherafraidtoetome.Faunswillsayanything,youknow,andnow-”
"Please,please,"saidEdmundsuddenly,"pleasecouldntIhavejustonepieceofTurkishDelighttoeatonthewayhome?”
"No,no,"saidtheQueenwithalaugh,"youmustwaittillime."Whileshespoke,shesighedwarftodriveon,butasthesledgesweptawayoutofsight,theQueeoEdmund,callingout,"ime!ime!Dontfet.esoon.”
Edmundwasstillstaringafterthesledgewhenheheardsomeonecallinghisownname,andlookingroundhesawLuingtowardshimfromanotherpartofthewood.
"Oh,Edmund!"shecried."Soyouvegotintoo!Isntitwonderful,andnow-”
"Allright,"saidEdmund,"Iseeyhtanditisamagicwardrobeafterall.IllsayImsorryifyoulike.Butwhereohhaveyoubeenallthistime?Ivebeenlookingforyoueverywhere.”
"IfIdknownyouhadgotinIdhavewaitedforyou,"saidLucy,whowastoohappyaedtonoticehoishlyEdmundspokeorhowflushedandstrangehisfacewas.
"IvebeenhavinglunchwithdearMrTumnus,theFaun,andhesverywellaeWitchhasdohingtohimforlettingmego,sohethinksshethavefoundoutandperhapseverythingisgoingtobeallrightafterall.”
"TheWhiteWitch?"saidEdmund;"whosshe?”
"Sheisaperfectlyterribleperson,"saidLucy."ShecallsherselftheQueenofNarniathoughshehasnhttobequeenatall,andalltheFaunsandDryadsandNaiadsandDwarfsandAnimals-atleastallthegoodones-simplyhateher.Aurnpeopleintostoneanddoallkindsofhorriblethings.AndshehasmadeamagicsothatitisalwayswinterinNarnia-alwayswinter,butitstoChristmas.Andshedrivesaboutonasledge,drawnbyreindeer,withherwandinherhandandaonherhead.”
Edmundwasalreadyfeelingunfortablefromhavientoomas,andwhehattheLadyhehadmadefriendswithwasadangerouswitchhefeltevenmoreunfortable.ButhestillwaastethatTurkishDelightagaihaedanythingelse.
"WhotoldyouallthatstuffabouttheWhiteWitch?"heasked.
"MrTumnus,theFaun,"saidLucy.
"YoutalwaysbelievewhatFaunssay,"saidEdmund,tryingtosoundasifheknewfarmoreaboutthemthanLucy.
"Whosaidso?"askedLucy.
"Everyoneknowsit,"saidEdmund;"askanybodyyoulike.Butitsprettypoorsportstandinghereinthesnow.Letsgohome.”
"Yes,lets,"saidLucy."Oh,Edmund,Iamgladyouvegotintoo.TheotherswillhavetobelieveinNarnianowthatbothofushavebeenthere.Whatfunitwillbe!”
ButEdmulythoughtthatitwouldnotbeasgoodfunforhimasforher.HewouldhavetoadmitthatLucyhadbeenright,beforealltheothers,asuretheotherswouldallbeonthesideoftheFaunsandtheanimals;buthewasalreadymorethanhalfonthesideoftheWitch.Hedidnotknowwhathewouldsay,orhowhewouldkeephissecretoheywerealltalkingaboutNarnia.
Bythistimetheyhadwalkedagoodway.Thensuddenlytheyfeltcoatsaroundtheminsteadofbranchesamomenttheywerebothstandingoutsidethewardrobeiyroom.
"Isay,"saidLucy,"youdolookawful,Edmund.Dontyoufeelwell?”
"Imallright,"saidEdmund,butthiswasnottrue.Hewasfeelingverysick.
"eonthen,"saidLucy,"letsfihers.Whatalotweshallhavetotellthem!
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