As the game of hide and seek was still going on, it took Edmund and Lucy a long time to find Peter and Susan, and finally, everyone was finally together, just as they were in the long room with a suit of armor.Lucy hurriedly said aloud: "Peter, Susan, what I said to you before is true, and this time Edmund also saw it.From that closet there was access to a kingdom, and Edmund and I both went in, and the two of us had just met in the forest.Edmund, speak up and tell them everything you know. ”"Edmund, what the hell is going on," Peter asked.Now we're going to get to the most annoying thing about this story.Up until this time, Edmund was sullen and very uncomfortable, and he was a little annoyed at admitting that Lucy was right, but he wasn't ready to deal with it, and now Peter suddenly asked him, and he immediately made a decision He made the most despicable and shameless decision he could think of, and he decided to make Lucy look good."
Edmund, tell us about it."
Susan also said.So Edmund immediately put on an unstoppable haughty look, as if he was much more mature and stable than Lucy, and in fact he was only a year older than her, and then he burst out laughing again, and then said slowly: "Oh, that's right, I've been playing games with Lucy, just pretending that the story of the kingdom in the closet she told is real, but I'm just joking with her, in fact, there's nothing in the closet." ”Poor little Lucy glared angrily at Edmund and rushed out of the room.Edmund was becoming more and more obnoxious now, and he thought that his plan had been carried out successfully, so he added fuel and said, "What the hell is going on with her, and she turned away without saying a word, like an ignorant child, always" "You listen to me," Peter said to him angrily, "shut up at once, I find that you have been viciously laughing at Lucy since she talked about the wardrobe, and now you are playing tricks on her and deliberately provoking her tantrums, and I know you are not at all happy in doing so." ”"But this matter is completely false."
Edmund was taken aback by him."
Of course it's a non-existent thing," said Peter, "and that's the point.Lucy was fine when we left the house, but since we got here, she's become unclear-headed, or rather she's become an expert liar.But whatever the case may be, if you think about it, what good is it for you to taunt her and taunt her, and then to encourage her?""
You don't even think about it," said Peter, "but you are just malicious, you always like to bully people who are younger than you, and do all kinds of bad things to them, as we used to see in school when you treated people like this." ”"Don't talk about it," Susan interjected, "it won't help you two to argue, let's go out and get Lucy back." ”They searched for a long time before they found Lucy, and everyone could tell that she had just cried, but this was to be expected, and it was useless for them to persuade her, she always insisted on her own formula: "I don't care what you think, I don't care what you say, you can tell the professor about this, or you can write to your mother, you can do whatever you want."
I'm just sure I met a goat-monster over there, and I want you guys to stay there now, badass" The night was very unhappy, Lucy was in a lot of pain, and Edmund began to realize that his so-called plan didn't go as smoothly as he expected.The two older children really thought that Lucy was a little nervous, and they stood in the aisle and discussed quietly until Lucy fell asleep.The next morning, they decided to tell the old professor about it."
If he thinks there's something wrong with Lucy, he'll write to Daddy," Peter said, "and there's no way we're going to fix it." ”So they went over and knocked on the professor's door, and the professor said "Please come in," then stood up and found them a chair to sit on, and offered to serve them.Then he put his hands together and crossed his fingers, and sat quietly and listened to them until they had finished the whole story.After hearing this, he pondered for a long time, and then cleared his throat and said something completely unexpected."
How do you know that your sister's story isn't true," he asked."
Oh, but," Susan was about to answer, but stopped again.At this moment, anyone could tell from the professor's face that he was taking the issue very seriously, and then Susan calmed down and said, "Edmund said they were just pretending. ”"That's the point," the professor said, "and it really needs to be considered, carefully considered."
I'll give you an example, which of your brothers and sisters do you think is more trustworthy, I mean, who is more honest in comparison?"
"Funny, Mr.
Professor," Peter replied to him, "I have always felt Lucy to be honest so far. ”"Well, my dear, what do you think," the professor asked Susan, turning back."
Yes," replied Susan, "in general, I agree with Peter, but I don't think the trees and sheep monsters are true. ”"As for whether it's true or not, then I have no way of knowing.""
And it's a very serious thing for you to accuse someone who you have always thought to be honest of lying about lying, and it's definitely a very serious thing." ”"We're afraid it's not a lie," said Susan, "and we think there's something wrong with Lucy." ”"Oh, do you mean she's crazy," the professor said to her very calmly, "and you can rest assured, just look at her and talk to her, and you can see that she's not crazy at all." ”"But," said Susan, she had never expected an adult to speak like a professor, and for a moment she did not know what to say."
Why isn't logic taught in school?"
said the professor as if he were talking to himself, "and there are only three possibilities: that your sister is lying, or that she's crazy, or that she's telling the truth."
You all know that she never lied, and apparently she is not crazy now, so now we must only assume that she is telling the truth, unless you find other evidence to disprove her. ”Susan stared at the professor's face, and she could tell from his expression that he was certainly not joking with them."
But how can this be true, sir," asked Peter."
Why are you so skeptical?"
the professor asked him."
Well, for example," said Peter, "if this is true, why don't we find that kingdom every time we go into the closet, I mean, when we go in and look at it, there is nothing in it, and Lucy doesn't pretend to say there is." ”"What do you think that example has to do with this?"
the professor asked."
That's right, sir, if it's true, then that place should always exist.""
Is that so?"
the professor asked him rhetorically.Peter didn't know what to say next."
And there's not a lot of time," said Susan, "and even if there was such a place, Lucy wouldn't have had enough time to get there."
As soon as we walked out of the room, she ran out and caught up with us, less than a minute before and after.But she actually said that she had been out for hours. ”"That's what makes her story sound real," the professor said, "and if this house really has a door to another unknown world, I should tell you that it's a very strange house, and even I don't know much about it, I mean, if she goes into another world, I don't think there's anything surprising about that world having its own time completely different from ours."
So, no matter how long you stay there, you definitely won't consume our time here.On the other hand, I don't think it's so easy for a girl her age to come up with such a story.Besides, if she's pretending, she'll hide a little longer, and then run out to tell you her story. ”"Do you really think, sir," asked Peter, "that there could be another world like that in the corner, in any place?"
”The professor replied as he took off his glasses.He began to wipe his glasses while muttering to himself, "I don't know what these schools teach them" and "But what are we going to do?"
asked Susan, as she began to feel that the conversation had deviated from their original topic."
Dear young lady," said the Professor, looking up at them with a very wise gaze, "there is a solution that has not yet been proposed, but I think it is worth your attempt. ”"What's the solution?"
asked Susan."
We might as well be nosy."
He said.And so their conversation ended.Since then, Lucy's life has been much better, and Peter has managed to keep Edmund from laughing at her, and neither Lucy herself nor anyone else wants to talk about the wardrobe anymore, and this matter has become a topic to avoid.So, for a while, it seemed as if all their expeditions had come to an end, but in fact, it didn't end there.The professor's house is very old and very famous, and even he himself does not know very well.People from all over the UK often come here and ask for permission to get around, and the house is mentioned in guidebooks and even in history books.The house is very nice because it has all kinds of legends, some of which are even more bizarre than the one told now.Whenever a visitor came and asked for a tour of the house, the professor would always respond and have his butler, Mrs.
McCready, show them around, explain the paintings and armor, and explain the treasures in the library.Mrs.
McClid disliked children very much, and she did not like to be interrupted when she told everything she knew.So she told Peter and Susan almost the first morning of the children's arrival, and she said a lot of other precautions: "You must remember that when you see me touring the house with a group of people, you all have to get out of the way." ”"It's like any of us would want to waste half a day going around behind a bunch of weird grown-ups," Edmund muttered dissatisfied, and the other three children felt the same way.It was on this ground that their third expedition began.One morning, a few days later, Peter and Edmund were staring at the suit of armor, wondering if they could break it down into small pieces.At this time, two girls rushed into the room: "Attention, Mrs.
McClid is here, and she has brought a large group of people." ”"Hurry," Peter shouted.The four of them hurried out through the last door of the house, but when they came out of the room full of greenery, and into the back library, they suddenly heard a voice in front of them, and it dawned on them that Mrs.
McCcordie must have gone up the back stairs instead of the front stairs, as they had thought, but with the tourists.Then, I don't know if they were dazed, or if Mrs.
McCready was trying to catch a few of them, or if some magic suddenly came in the house, and was going to send them to Narnia, because they seemed to find people following them everywhere, until finally Susan said, "Oh, these tourists are so annoying, let's go to the room with the big closet, and wait for them to get there."
No one was going to follow us into that room. ”As soon as they entered, they heard a voice coming from the hallway, and then they heard someone fumbling for the door, and then they even saw the doorknob of the room turning."
Hurry," said Peter, "we have nowhere to run." ”As he spoke, he pulled the closet door open with all his might, and all four of them squeezed in at once, sitting there, breathing rapidly in the darkness.Peter closed the door of the big closet, but he didn't close it tightly, because of course he also remembered very well that every intelligent person should remember that you must never shut yourself in a big closet.t1706231537: