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CHAPTER FIVE THE DEPLORABLE WORD（第2页）

saidtheQueen.“Suchwas，thatgreatcity，thecityoftheKingofKings，thewoheworld，perhapsofallworlds.Doesyouruyasgreatasthis，boy?”

“No，”

saidDigory.HewasgoihatUndrewdidn'truleaheQueeon:“Itissilentnow.ButIhavestoodherewhenthewholeairwasfullofthenoisesof;thetramplihegofwheels，thegofthewhipsandthegroaningofslaves，thethunderofchariots，andthesacrificialdrumsbeatiemples.Ihavestoodhere（butthatwasheeheroarofbattlewentupfromeverystreetandtheriverofred.”

Shepausedandadded，“Allionewomaforever.”

“Who?”

saidDigoryinafaihehadalreadyguessedtheanswer.

“I，”

saidtheQueen.“I，JadisthelastQueen，buttheQueenoftheWorld.”

&wostoodsilehed.

“Itwasmysister'sfault，”

saidtheQueen.“Shedrovemetoit.MaythecurseofallthePowersrestupoaIwasreadytomakepeadtospareherlifetoo，ifonlyshewouldyieldmethethroshewouldnot.Herpridehasdestroyedthewholeworld.Evehewarhadbegun，thereromisethathersidewoulduseMagic.Butwhenshebrokeherpromise，whatcouldIdo?Fool!AsifshedidnotknowthatIhadmishe!SheeveIhadthesecretoftheDeplorableWord.Didshethink—sheeakling—thatIwould?”

“Whatwasit?”

saidDigory.

“Thatwasthesecretofsecrets，”

saidtheQueenJadis.“Ithadlosofourracethattherehich，ifspokenwiththeproperies，woulddestroyalllivingthiheonewhospokeit.Buttheakingswereweakaedandboundthemselvesandallwhoshouldeafterthemwithgreatoathsoseekafterthekword.ButIlearipladpaidaterriblepricetolearnit.Ididilsheforcedmetoit.Ifoughttoovereherbyeveryothermeans.Ipouredoutthebloodofmyarmieslike>

&!”

mutteredPolly.

&greatbattle，”

saidtheQueehreedayshereinitself.ForthreedaysIlookeddownuponitfromthisveryspot.Ididnotusemypowertillthelastofmysoldiershadfallen，andtheaysister，attheheadofherrebelsthosegreatstairsthatleadupfromthecitytotheterraIwaitedtillweweresoclosethatwecouldseeoher'sfaces.Sheflashedherhorrible，wickedeyesuponmeandsaid，“Victory.”

“Yes，”

saidI，“Victory，butnotyours.”

TheheDeplorableWord.Amomeheonlylivingthihesun.

“Butthepeople?”

gaspedDigory.

“le，boy?”

askedtheQueen.

“Alltheordinarypeople，”

saidPolly，“who'dneverdoneyouanyharm.Andthewomen，andthe，andtheanimals.”

“Don'tyouuand?”

saidtheQueen（stillspeakingtoDigory）.“IwastheQueen.Theyeople.Whatelseweretheythereforbuttodomywill?”

“Itwasratherhardlu，allthesame，”

saidhe.

“Ihadfottenthatyouareonlyaonboy.HowshouldyouuandreasonsofState?Youmustlearn，child，thatrongforyouorforanyoftheowrongiQueensuchasI.Theweightoftheworldisonourshoulders.Wemustbefreedfromallrules.Oursisahighainy.”

DigorysuddehatUndrewhadusedexactlythesamewords.ButtheysoundedmuderwhenQueenJadissaidthem;perhapsbedrewwasallanddazzliiful.

“Andwhatdidyoudothen?”

saidDigory.

“Ihadalreadygspellsonthehallwheretheimagesofmya.AndtheforceofthosespellswasthatIshouldsleepamongthem，likeanimagemyself，aherfohitwereathousailloruckthebellandawokeme.”

“WasittheDeplorableWordthatmadethesu?”

askedDigory.