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chater elve the een f undernd（第1页）
TWOEarthmenentered，butinsteadofadvancingintotheroom，theyplacedthemselvesoneoneachsideofthedoor，andboweddeeply。Theywerefollowedimmediatelybythelastpersonwhomanyonehadexpectedorwishedtosee：theLadyoftheGreenKirtle，theQueenofUnderland。Shestooddeadstillinthedoorway，andtheycouldseehereyesmovingasshetookinthewholesituation—thethreestrangers，thesilverchairdestroyed，andthePrincefree，withhisswordinhishand。
Sheturnedverywhite；butJillthoughtitwasthesortofwhitenessthatcomesoversomepeople’sfacesnotwhentheyarefrightenedbutwhentheyareangry。ForamomenttheWitchfixedhereyesonthePrince，andtherewasmurderinthem。Thensheseemedtochangehermind。
“Leaveus，”shesaidtothetwoEarthmen。“AndletnonedisturbustillIcall，onpainofdeath。”Thegnomespaddedawayobediently，andtheWitch-queenshutandlockedthedoor。
“Hownow，mylordPrince，”shesaid。“Hasyournightlyfitnotyetcomeuponyou，orisitoversosoon？Whystandyouhereunbound？Whoarethesealiens？Andisittheywhohavedestroyedthechairwhichwasyouronlysafety？”
PrinceRilianshiveredasshespoketohim。Andnowonder：itisnoteasytothrowoffinhalfanhouranenchantmentwhichhasmadeoneaslavefortenyears。Then，speakingwithagreateffort，hesaid：“Madam，therewillbenomoreneedofthatchair。Andyou，whohavetoldmeahundredtimeshowdeeplyyoupitiedmeforthesorceriesbywhichIwasbound，willdoubtlesshearwithjoythattheyarenowendedforever。Therewas，itseems，somesmallerrorinyourLadyship’swayoftreatingthem。These，mytruefriends，havedeliveredme。Iamnowinmyrightmind，andtherearetwothingsIwillsaytoyou。First—asforyourLadyship’sdesignofputtingmeattheheadofanarmyofEarthmensothatImaybreakoutintotheOverworldandthere，bymainforce，makemyselfkingoversomenationthatneverdidmewrong—murderingtheirnaturallordsandholdingtheirthroneasabloodyandforeigntyrant—nowthatIknowmyself，Idoutterlyabhorandrenounceitasplainvillainy。Andsecond：IamtheKing’ssonofNarnia，Rilian，theonlychildofCaspian，Tenthofthatname，whomsomecallCaspiantheSeafarer。Therefore，Madam，itismypurpose，asitisalsomyduty，todepartsuddenlyfromyourHighness’scourtintomyowncountry。Pleaseityoutograntmeandmyfriendssafeconductandaguidethroughyourdarkrealm。”
NowtheWitchsaidnothingatall，butmovedgentlyacrosstheroom，alwayskeepingherfaceandeyesverysteadilytowardsthePrince。Whenshehadcometoalittlearksetinthewallnotfarfromthefireplace，sheopenedit，andtookoutfirstahandfulofagreenpowder。Thisshethrewonthefire。Itdidnotblazemuch，butaverysweetanddrowsysmellcamefromit。Andallthroughtheconversationwhichfollowed，thatsmellgrewstronger，andfilledtheroom，andmadeithardertothink。Secondly，shetookoutamusicalinstrumentratherlikeamandolin。Shebegantoplayitwithherfingers—asteady，monotonousthrummingthatyoudidn’tnoticeafterafewminutes。Butthelessyounoticedit，themoreitgotintoyourbrainandyourblood。Thisalsomadeithardtothink。Aftershehadthrummedforatime（andthesweetsmellwasnowstrong）shebeganspeakinginasweet，quietvoice。
“Narnia？”shesaid。“Narnia？IhaveoftenheardyourLordshiputterthatnameinyourravings。DearPrince，youareverysick。ThereisnolandcalledNarnia。”
“Yesthereis，though，Ma’am，”saidPuddleglum。“Yousee，Ihappentohavelivedthereallmylife。”
“Indeed，”saidtheWitch。“Tellme，Iprayyou，wherethatcountryis？”
“Upthere，”saidPuddleglum，stoutly，pointingoverhead。“I—Idon’tknowexactlywhere。”
“How？”saidtheQueen，withakind，soft，musicallaugh。“Isthereacountryupamongthestonesandmortaroftheroof？”
“No，”saidPuddleglum，strugglingalittletogethisbreath。“It’sinOverworld。”
“Andwhat，orwhere，prayisthis。。。howdoyoucallit。。。Overworld？”
“Oh，don’tbesosilly，”saidScrubb，whowasfightinghardagainsttheenchantmentofthesweetsmellandthethrumming。“Asifyoudidn’tknow！It’supabove，upwhereyoucanseetheskyandthesunandthestars。Why，you’vebeenthereyourself。Wemetyouthere。”
“Icryyoumercy，littlebrother，”laughedtheWitch（youcouldn’thaveheardalovelierlaugh）。“Ihavenomemoryofthatmeeting。Butweoftenmeetourfriendsinstrangeplaceswhenwedream。Andunlessalldreamedalike，youmustnotaskthemtorememberit。”
“Madam，”saidthePrincesternly，“IhavealreadytoldyourGracethatIamtheKing’ssonofNarnia。”
“Andshaltbe，dearfriend，”saidtheWitchinasoothingvoice，asifshewashumouringachild，“shaltbekingofmanyimaginedlandsinthyfancies。”
“We’vebeenthere，too，”snappedJill。Shewasveryangrybecauseshecouldfeelenchantmentgettingholdofhereverymoment。Butofcoursetheveryfactthatshecouldstillfeelit，showedthatithadnotyetfullyworked。
“AndthouartQueenofNarniatoo，Idoubtnot，prettyone，”saidtheWitchinthesamecoaxing，half-mockingtone。
“I’mnothingofthesort，”saidJill，stampingherfoot。“Wecomefromanotherworld。”
“Why，thisisaprettiergamethantheother，”saidtheWitch。“Tellus，littlemaid，whereisthisotherworld？Whatshipsandchariotsgobetweenitandours？”
OfcoursealotofthingsdartedintoJill’sheadatonce：ExperimentHouse，AdelaPennyfather，herownhome，radio-sets，cinemas，cars，aeroplanes，ration-books，queues。Buttheyseemeddimandfaraway。（Thrum—thrum—thrum—wentthestringsoftheWitch’sinstrument。）Jillcouldn’trememberthenamesofthethingsinourworld。Andthistimeitdidn’tcomeintoherheadthatshewasbeingenchanted，fornowthemagicwasinitsfullstrength；andofcourse，themoreenchantedyouget，themorecertainyoufeelthatyouarenotenchantedatall。Shefoundherselfsaying（andatthemomentitwasarelieftosay）：
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