CHAPTER FIVE
BATHISSIDEOFTHEDOORBECAUSEthegameofhide-and-seekwasstillgoingon,ittookEdmundandLuetimetofihers.Butwhenatlasttheywerealltogether(whichhappehelongroom,wherethesuitofarmourwas)Lucyburstout:"Peter!Susan!Itsalltrue.Edmundhasseenittoo.Thereisatryyougetththewardrobe.EdmundandIbothgotioherinthere,inthewood.Goon,Edmuhemallaboutit.”
"Whatsallthisabout,Ed?"saidPeter.
Andnowweetoohenastiestthingsinthisstory.UptothatmomentEdmundhadbeenfeelingsidsulky,andahLucyforbeingright,buthehadntmadeuphismindwhattodo.Wheersuddenlyaskedhimthequestionhedecidedallatoodothemeaandmostspitefulthinghecouldthinkof.HedecidedtoletLucydown.
"Tellus,Ed,"saidSusan.
AndEdmundgaveaverysuperiorlookasifhewerefarolderthanLucy(therewasreallyonlyayearsdifferendthenalittlesniggerandsaid,"Oh,yes,LudIhavebeenplaying-pretendingthatallherstoryaboutatryinthewardrobeistrue.justforfun,ofcourse.Theresnothingtherereally.”
PoorLucygaveEdmundonelookandrushedoutoftheroom.
Edmund,whowasbeinganastierpersoneverymihoughtthathehadscreatsuccess,aonatoosay,"Thereshegoesagain.Whatsthematterwithher?Thatstheworstofyoungkids,theyalways-”
"Lookhere,"saidPeter,turningonhimsavagely,"shutup!YouvebeenperfectlybeastlytoLueversinceshestartedthisnonsenseaboutthewardrobe,andnowyougoplayinggameswithheraboutitaingheroffagain.Ibelieveyoudiditsimplyoutofspite.”
"Butitsallnonsense,"saidEdmuakenaback.
"Ofcourseitsallnonsense,"saidPeter,"thatsjustthepoint.Luerfectlyallrightwhehome,butsincewevebeendownheresheseemstobeeithergoingqueerintheheadorelseturningintoamhtfulliar.Butwhicheveritis,whatgooddoyouthinkyoulldobyjeeringandnaggingatheronedayandencihe?”
"Ithought-Ithought,"saidEdmund;buthecouldntthinkofanythingtosay.
"Youdidntthinkanythingatall,"saidPeter;"itsjustspite.Youvealwayslikedbeilytoanyonesmallerthanyourself;weveseenthatatschoolbeforenow.”
"Dostopit,"saidSusan;"itwontmakethingsaerhavingarowbetweenyoutwo.
LetsgoandfindLucy.”
ItwasnotsurprisingthatwhentheyfoundLucy,agooddeallater,everyonecouldseethatshehadbeeng.Nothingtheycouldsaytohermadeanydifference.Shestucktoherstoryandsaid:
"Idontcarewhatyouthink,andIdontcarewhatyousay.YoutelltheProfessororyouwritetoMotheroryoudoanythingyoulike.IknowIvemetaFauninthereand-IwishIdstayedthereandyouareallbeasts,beasts.”
Itleasantevening.LucywasmiserableandEdmundwasbeginningtofeelthathisplanwasntwaswellashehadexpected.ThetwoolderoneswerereallybeginningtothinkthatLucywasoutofhermind.Theystoodinthepassagetalkingaboutitinwhisperslongaftershehadgoobed.
TheresultwasthemtheydecidedthattheyreallywouldgoahewholethingtotheProfessor."HellwritetoFatherifhethinksthereisreallysomethingwrongwithLu,"saidPeter;"itsgettingbeyondus."Sotheywentandkhestudydoor,andtheProfessorsaid"ein,"andgotupandfoundchairsforthemandsaidhewasquiteattheirdisposal.Thelisteningtothemwiththetipsofhisfingerspressedtogetheranderrupting,tilltheyhadfihewholestory.Afterthathesaidnothingforquitealongtime.Thenheclearedhisthroatandsaidthelastthiherofthemexpected:"Howdoyouknow,"heasked,"thatyoursistersstoryisnottrue?”
"Oh,but-"beganSusan,aopped.Anyonecouldseefromtheoldmansfacethatheerfectlyserious.ThenSusanpulledherselftogetherandsaid,"ButEdmundsaidtheyhadonlybeeending.”
"Thatisapoint,"saidtheProfessor,"whichcertainlydeservessideration;verycarefulsideration.Forinstance-ifyouwillexcusemeforaskingthequestion-doesyourexperienceleadyardyourbrotheroryoursisterasthemorereliable?Imean,whichisthemoretruthful?”
"Thatsjustthefunnythingaboutit,sir,"saidPeter."Uptillnow,IdhavesaidLucyeverytime.”
"Andwhatdoyouthink,mydear?"saidtheProfessor,turningtoSusan.
"Well,"saidSusan,"ingeneral,IdsaythesameasPeter,butthiscouldrue-allthisaboutthewoodandtheFaun.”
"ThatismorethanIknow,"saidtheProfessor,"andachargeoflyingagainstsomeonewhomyouhavealwaysfoundtruthfulisaveryseriousthing;averyseriousthingindeed.”
"Wewereafraiditmightntevenbelying,"saidSusan;"wethoughttheremightbesomethingwrongwithLucy.”
"Madness,youmean?"saidtheProfessorquitecoolly."Oh,youmakeyourmindseasyaboutthat.Onehasonlytolookatherandtalktohertoseethatsheisnotmad.”
"Butthen,"saidSusan,andstopped.Shehadneverdreamedthatagrown-upwouldtalkliketheProfessoranddidntknowwhattothink.
"Logic!"saidtheProfessorhalftohimself."Whydoeachlogicattheseschools?
Thereareonlythreepossibilities.Eitheryoursisteristellinglies,orsheismad,orsheistellih.YouknowshedoesnttellliesanditisobviousthatsheisnotmadForthemomentthenandunlessanyfurtherevideurnsup,wemustassumethatsheistellih.”
Susanlookedathimveryhardandwasquitesurefromtheexpressiononhisfacethathewasnomakingfunofthem.
"Buthowcoulditbetrue,sir?"saidPeter.
"Whydoyousaythat?"askedtheProfessor.
"Well,forohing,"saidPeter,"ifitwastruewhydoesnteveryonefindthistryeverytimetheygotothewardrobe?Imean,therewasnothingtherewhenwelooked;evenLucydidendthewas.”
"Whathasthattodowithit?"saidtheProfessor.
"Well,sir,ifthingsarereal,theyrethereallthetime.”
"Arethey?"saidtheProfessor;aerdidntknowquitewhattosay.
"Buttherewasnotime,"saidSusan."Lucyhadnotimetohavegoneanywhere,eveniftherewassuchaplace.Shecamerunningafterustheverymomentwewereoutoftheroom.Itwaslessthanminute,aeohavebeenawayforhours.”
"Thatistheverythingthatmakesherstorysolikelytobetrue,"saidtheProfessor."Iftherereallyadoorinthishousethatleadstosomeotherworld(andIshouldwarnyouthatthisisaverystrangehouse,andevenIknowverylittleaboutit)-if,Isay,shehadgotintoanotherworld,Ishouldasurprisedtofindthattheotherworldhadaseparatetimeofitsown;sothathoweverlongyoustaythereitwouldakeupanyofourtime.Oherhand,Idontthinkmanygirlsewouldihatideaforthemselves.Ifshehadbeeending,shewouldhavehiddenforareasoimebeforeingoutandtelliory.”
"Butdoyoureallymean,sir,"saidPeter,"thattherecouldbeotherworlds-allovertheplace,justroundtheer-likethat?”
"Nothingismoreprobable,"saidtheProfessor,takingoffhisspectaclesandbeginningtopolishthem,whilehemutteredtohimself,"Iwonderwhattheydoteachthemattheseschools.”
"Butwhatarewetodo?"saidSusathattheversationwasbeginningtogetoffthepoint.
"Mydearyounglady,"saidtheProfessor,suddenlylookingupwithaverysharpexpressionatbothofthem,"thereisoneplanwhioonehasyetsuggestedandwhichiswellworthtrying.”
"Whatsthat?"saidSusan.
"Wemightalltrymindingourownbusiness,"saidhe.Andthatwastheendofthatversation.
AfterthisthingswereagooddealbetterforLucy.PetersawtoitthatEdmundstoppedjeeringather,ahershenoranyoneelsefeltinedtotalkaboutthewardrobeatall.Ithadbeearatheralarmingsubjedsoforatimeitlookedasifalltheadventureswereingtoanend;butthatwasnottobe.
ThishouseoftheProfessors-whichevenheknewsolittleabout-wassooldandfamousthatpeoplefromalllaoeandaskpermissiontoseeoverit.
Itwasthesortofhousethatismentionedinguidebooksandeveninhistories;amightbe,forallmannerofstoriesweretoldaboutit,someofthemevenstrahantheoellingyounow.Andwhenpartiesofsightseersarrivedandaskedtoseethehouse,theProfessoralwaysgavethempermission,andMrsMacready,thehousekeeper,showedthemround,tellingthemaboutthepicturesandthearmour,andtherarebooksinthelibrary.MrsMacreadywasnotfondofchildren,anddidnotliketobeinterruptedwheellingvisitorsallthethingssheknew.ShehadsaidtoSusanaeralmostonthefirstm(alongwithagoodmanyotherinstrus),"Andpleaserememberyouretokeepoutofthewaywheakingapartyoverthehouse.”
"Justasifanyofuswouldwanttowastehalfthemtrailingroundwithacrowdegrown-ups!"saidEdmund,aherthreethoughtthesame.Thatwashowtheadventuresbeganforthesedtime.
AfewmslaterPeterandEdmundwerelookingatthesuitofarmourandwiftheycouldtakeittobitswhewogirlsrushedintotheroomandsaid,"Lookout!HereestheMacreadyandawholegangwithher.”
"Sharpstheword,"saidPeter,andallfourmadeoffthroughthedooratthefarendoftheroom.ButwhentheyhadgotoutintotheGreenRoomandbeyondit,intotheLibrary,theysuddenlyheardvoicesaheadofthem,andrealizedthatMrsMacreadymustbebringingherpartyofsightseersupthebackstairs-insteadofupthefrontstairsastheyhadexpected.Andafterthat-whetheritwasthattheylosttheirheads,orthatMrsMacreadywastryingtocatchthem,orthatsomemagithehousehadetolifeandwaschasioNarniatheyseemedtofindthemselvesbeingfollowedeverywhere,untilatlastSusansaid,"Ohbotherthosetrippers!Here-letsgetintothe
WardrobeRoomtilltheyvepassed.Noonewillfollowusinthere."Butthemomenttheywereiheyheardthevoithepassage-andthensomeonefumblingatthedoor-aheysawthehaurning.
"Quick!"saidPeter,"theresnowhereelse,"andfluhewardrobe.Allfourofthembundlediandsatthere,panting,inthedark.Peterheldthedoorclosedbutdidnotshutit;for,ofcourse,heremembered,aseverysensiblepersohatyoushouldnevernevershutyourselfupinawardrobe.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读
"Whatsallthisabout,Ed?"saidPeter.
Andnowweetoohenastiestthingsinthisstory.UptothatmomentEdmundhadbeenfeelingsidsulky,andahLucyforbeingright,buthehadntmadeuphismindwhattodo.Wheersuddenlyaskedhimthequestionhedecidedallatoodothemeaandmostspitefulthinghecouldthinkof.HedecidedtoletLucydown.
"Tellus,Ed,"saidSusan.
AndEdmundgaveaverysuperiorlookasifhewerefarolderthanLucy(therewasreallyonlyayearsdifferendthenalittlesniggerandsaid,"Oh,yes,LudIhavebeenplaying-pretendingthatallherstoryaboutatryinthewardrobeistrue.justforfun,ofcourse.Theresnothingtherereally.”
PoorLucygaveEdmundonelookandrushedoutoftheroom.
Edmund,whowasbeinganastierpersoneverymihoughtthathehadscreatsuccess,aonatoosay,"Thereshegoesagain.Whatsthematterwithher?Thatstheworstofyoungkids,theyalways-”
"Lookhere,"saidPeter,turningonhimsavagely,"shutup!YouvebeenperfectlybeastlytoLueversinceshestartedthisnonsenseaboutthewardrobe,andnowyougoplayinggameswithheraboutitaingheroffagain.Ibelieveyoudiditsimplyoutofspite.”
"Butitsallnonsense,"saidEdmuakenaback.
"Ofcourseitsallnonsense,"saidPeter,"thatsjustthepoint.Luerfectlyallrightwhehome,butsincewevebeendownheresheseemstobeeithergoingqueerintheheadorelseturningintoamhtfulliar.Butwhicheveritis,whatgooddoyouthinkyoulldobyjeeringandnaggingatheronedayandencihe?”
"Ithought-Ithought,"saidEdmund;buthecouldntthinkofanythingtosay.
"Youdidntthinkanythingatall,"saidPeter;"itsjustspite.Youvealwayslikedbeilytoanyonesmallerthanyourself;weveseenthatatschoolbeforenow.”
"Dostopit,"saidSusan;"itwontmakethingsaerhavingarowbetweenyoutwo.
LetsgoandfindLucy.”
ItwasnotsurprisingthatwhentheyfoundLucy,agooddeallater,everyonecouldseethatshehadbeeng.Nothingtheycouldsaytohermadeanydifference.Shestucktoherstoryandsaid:
"Idontcarewhatyouthink,andIdontcarewhatyousay.YoutelltheProfessororyouwritetoMotheroryoudoanythingyoulike.IknowIvemetaFauninthereand-IwishIdstayedthereandyouareallbeasts,beasts.”
Itleasantevening.LucywasmiserableandEdmundwasbeginningtofeelthathisplanwasntwaswellashehadexpected.ThetwoolderoneswerereallybeginningtothinkthatLucywasoutofhermind.Theystoodinthepassagetalkingaboutitinwhisperslongaftershehadgoobed.
TheresultwasthemtheydecidedthattheyreallywouldgoahewholethingtotheProfessor."HellwritetoFatherifhethinksthereisreallysomethingwrongwithLu,"saidPeter;"itsgettingbeyondus."Sotheywentandkhestudydoor,andtheProfessorsaid"ein,"andgotupandfoundchairsforthemandsaidhewasquiteattheirdisposal.Thelisteningtothemwiththetipsofhisfingerspressedtogetheranderrupting,tilltheyhadfihewholestory.Afterthathesaidnothingforquitealongtime.Thenheclearedhisthroatandsaidthelastthiherofthemexpected:"Howdoyouknow,"heasked,"thatyoursistersstoryisnottrue?”
"Oh,but-"beganSusan,aopped.Anyonecouldseefromtheoldmansfacethatheerfectlyserious.ThenSusanpulledherselftogetherandsaid,"ButEdmundsaidtheyhadonlybeeending.”
"Thatisapoint,"saidtheProfessor,"whichcertainlydeservessideration;verycarefulsideration.Forinstance-ifyouwillexcusemeforaskingthequestion-doesyourexperienceleadyardyourbrotheroryoursisterasthemorereliable?Imean,whichisthemoretruthful?”
"Thatsjustthefunnythingaboutit,sir,"saidPeter."Uptillnow,IdhavesaidLucyeverytime.”
"Andwhatdoyouthink,mydear?"saidtheProfessor,turningtoSusan.
"Well,"saidSusan,"ingeneral,IdsaythesameasPeter,butthiscouldrue-allthisaboutthewoodandtheFaun.”
"ThatismorethanIknow,"saidtheProfessor,"andachargeoflyingagainstsomeonewhomyouhavealwaysfoundtruthfulisaveryseriousthing;averyseriousthingindeed.”
"Wewereafraiditmightntevenbelying,"saidSusan;"wethoughttheremightbesomethingwrongwithLucy.”
"Madness,youmean?"saidtheProfessorquitecoolly."Oh,youmakeyourmindseasyaboutthat.Onehasonlytolookatherandtalktohertoseethatsheisnotmad.”
"Butthen,"saidSusan,andstopped.Shehadneverdreamedthatagrown-upwouldtalkliketheProfessoranddidntknowwhattothink.
"Logic!"saidtheProfessorhalftohimself."Whydoeachlogicattheseschools?
Thereareonlythreepossibilities.Eitheryoursisteristellinglies,orsheismad,orsheistellih.YouknowshedoesnttellliesanditisobviousthatsheisnotmadForthemomentthenandunlessanyfurtherevideurnsup,wemustassumethatsheistellih.”
Susanlookedathimveryhardandwasquitesurefromtheexpressiononhisfacethathewasnomakingfunofthem.
"Buthowcoulditbetrue,sir?"saidPeter.
"Whydoyousaythat?"askedtheProfessor.
"Well,forohing,"saidPeter,"ifitwastruewhydoesnteveryonefindthistryeverytimetheygotothewardrobe?Imean,therewasnothingtherewhenwelooked;evenLucydidendthewas.”
"Whathasthattodowithit?"saidtheProfessor.
"Well,sir,ifthingsarereal,theyrethereallthetime.”
"Arethey?"saidtheProfessor;aerdidntknowquitewhattosay.
"Buttherewasnotime,"saidSusan."Lucyhadnotimetohavegoneanywhere,eveniftherewassuchaplace.Shecamerunningafterustheverymomentwewereoutoftheroom.Itwaslessthanminute,aeohavebeenawayforhours.”
"Thatistheverythingthatmakesherstorysolikelytobetrue,"saidtheProfessor."Iftherereallyadoorinthishousethatleadstosomeotherworld(andIshouldwarnyouthatthisisaverystrangehouse,andevenIknowverylittleaboutit)-if,Isay,shehadgotintoanotherworld,Ishouldasurprisedtofindthattheotherworldhadaseparatetimeofitsown;sothathoweverlongyoustaythereitwouldakeupanyofourtime.Oherhand,Idontthinkmanygirlsewouldihatideaforthemselves.Ifshehadbeeending,shewouldhavehiddenforareasoimebeforeingoutandtelliory.”
"Butdoyoureallymean,sir,"saidPeter,"thattherecouldbeotherworlds-allovertheplace,justroundtheer-likethat?”
"Nothingismoreprobable,"saidtheProfessor,takingoffhisspectaclesandbeginningtopolishthem,whilehemutteredtohimself,"Iwonderwhattheydoteachthemattheseschools.”
"Butwhatarewetodo?"saidSusathattheversationwasbeginningtogetoffthepoint.
"Mydearyounglady,"saidtheProfessor,suddenlylookingupwithaverysharpexpressionatbothofthem,"thereisoneplanwhioonehasyetsuggestedandwhichiswellworthtrying.”
"Whatsthat?"saidSusan.
"Wemightalltrymindingourownbusiness,"saidhe.Andthatwastheendofthatversation.
AfterthisthingswereagooddealbetterforLucy.PetersawtoitthatEdmundstoppedjeeringather,ahershenoranyoneelsefeltinedtotalkaboutthewardrobeatall.Ithadbeearatheralarmingsubjedsoforatimeitlookedasifalltheadventureswereingtoanend;butthatwasnottobe.
ThishouseoftheProfessors-whichevenheknewsolittleabout-wassooldandfamousthatpeoplefromalllaoeandaskpermissiontoseeoverit.
Itwasthesortofhousethatismentionedinguidebooksandeveninhistories;amightbe,forallmannerofstoriesweretoldaboutit,someofthemevenstrahantheoellingyounow.Andwhenpartiesofsightseersarrivedandaskedtoseethehouse,theProfessoralwaysgavethempermission,andMrsMacready,thehousekeeper,showedthemround,tellingthemaboutthepicturesandthearmour,andtherarebooksinthelibrary.MrsMacreadywasnotfondofchildren,anddidnotliketobeinterruptedwheellingvisitorsallthethingssheknew.ShehadsaidtoSusanaeralmostonthefirstm(alongwithagoodmanyotherinstrus),"Andpleaserememberyouretokeepoutofthewaywheakingapartyoverthehouse.”
"Justasifanyofuswouldwanttowastehalfthemtrailingroundwithacrowdegrown-ups!"saidEdmund,aherthreethoughtthesame.Thatwashowtheadventuresbeganforthesedtime.
AfewmslaterPeterandEdmundwerelookingatthesuitofarmourandwiftheycouldtakeittobitswhewogirlsrushedintotheroomandsaid,"Lookout!HereestheMacreadyandawholegangwithher.”
"Sharpstheword,"saidPeter,andallfourmadeoffthroughthedooratthefarendoftheroom.ButwhentheyhadgotoutintotheGreenRoomandbeyondit,intotheLibrary,theysuddenlyheardvoicesaheadofthem,andrealizedthatMrsMacreadymustbebringingherpartyofsightseersupthebackstairs-insteadofupthefrontstairsastheyhadexpected.Andafterthat-whetheritwasthattheylosttheirheads,orthatMrsMacreadywastryingtocatchthem,orthatsomemagithehousehadetolifeandwaschasioNarniatheyseemedtofindthemselvesbeingfollowedeverywhere,untilatlastSusansaid,"Ohbotherthosetrippers!Here-letsgetintothe
WardrobeRoomtilltheyvepassed.Noonewillfollowusinthere."Butthemomenttheywereiheyheardthevoithepassage-andthensomeonefumblingatthedoor-aheysawthehaurning.
"Quick!"saidPeter,"theresnowhereelse,"andfluhewardrobe.Allfourofthembundlediandsatthere,panting,inthedark.Peterheldthedoorclosedbutdidnotshutit;for,ofcourse,heremembered,aseverysensiblepersohatyoushouldnevernevershutyourselfupinawardrobe.松语文学www.16sy.coM免费小说阅读
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