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chater fur turkih 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，speakingmoretoherselfthantohim。“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？”
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