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chater three edund and the wardrbe（第1页）

LUCYranoutoftheemptyroomintothepassageandfoundtheotherthree．

“It’sallright，”

sherepeated，“I’vecomeback．”

“Whatonearthareyoutalkingabout，Lucy？”

askedSusan.

“Why？saidLucyinamazement，“haven’tyouallbeenwonderingwhereIwas？”

“Soyou’vebeenhiding，haveyou？”

saidPeter．“PooroldLu，hidingandnobodynoticed！

You’llhavetohidelongerthanthatifyouwantpeopletostartlookingforyou．”

“ButI’vebeenawayforhoursandhours，”

saidLucy．

Theothersallstaredatoneanother．

“Batty！”

saidEdmund，tappinghishead．“Quitebatty．”

“Whatdoyoumean，Lu？”

askedPeter．

“WhatIsaid，”

answeredLucy．“ItwasjustafterbreakfastwhenIwentintothewardrobe，andI’vebeenawayforhoursandhours，andhadtea，andallsortsofthingshavehappened．”

“Don’tbesilly，Lucy，”

saidSusan．“We’veonlyjustcomeoutofthatroomamomentago，andyouweretherethen．”

“She’snotbeingsillyatall，”

saidPeter，“she’sjustmakingupastoryforfun，aren’tyou，Lu？Andwhyshouldn’tshe？”

“No，Peter，I’mnot，”

shesaid．“It’s-it’samagicwardrobe.There’sawoodinsideit，andit’ssnowing，andthere’saFaunandaWitchandit’scalledNarnia；comeandsee．”

Theothersdidnotknowwhattothink，butLucywassoexcitedthattheyallwentbackwithherintotheroom．Sherushedaheadofthem，flungopenthedoorofthewardrobeandcried，“Now！

goinandseeforyourselves．”

“Why，yougoose，”

saidSusan，puttingherheadinsideandpullingthefurcoatsapart，“it’sjustanordinarywardrobe；look！

there’sthebackofit．”

Theneveryonelookedinandpulledthecoatsapart；andtheyallsaw-Lucyherselfsaw-aperfectlyordinarywardrobe．Therewasnowoodandnosnow，onlythebackofthewardrobe，withhooksonit．Peterwentinandrappedhisknucklesonittomakesurethatitwassolid．

“Ajollygoodhoax，Lu，”

hesaidashecameoutagain；“youhavereallytakenusin，Imustadmit．Wehalfbelievedyou．”

“Butitwasn’tahoaxatall，”

saidLucy，“reallyandtruly.Itwasalldifferentamomentago．Honestlyitwas．Ipromise．”

“Come，Lu，”

saidPeter，“that’sgoingabitfar．You’vehadyourjoke．Hadn’tyoubetterdropitnow？”

Lucygrewveryredinthefaceandtriedtosaysomething，thoughshehardlyknewwhatshewastryingtosay，andburstintotears．

Forthenextfewdaysshewasverymiserable．Shecouldhavemadeitupwiththeothersquiteeasilyatanymomentifshecouldhavebroughtherselftosaythatthewholethingwasonlyastorymadeupforfun．ButLucywasaverytruthfulgirlandsheknewthatshewasreallyintheright；andshecouldnotbringherselftosaythis．Theotherswhothoughtshewastellingalie，andasillylietoo，madeherveryunhappy．Thetwoelderonesdidthiswithoutmeaningtodoit，butEdmundcouldbespiteful，andonthisoccasionhewasspiteful．HesneeredandjeeredatLucyandkeptonaskingherifshe’dfoundanyothernewcountriesinothercupboardsalloverthehouse．Whatmadeitworsewasthatthesedaysoughttohavebeendelightful．Theweatherwasfineandtheywereoutofdoorsfrommorningtonight，bathing，fishing，climbingtrees，andlyingintheheather．ButLucycouldnotproperlyenjoyanyofit．Andsothingswentonuntilthenextwetday．

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，”