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CHAPTER TWELVE THE QUEEN OF UNDERLAND（第1页）

CHAPTERTWELVETHEQUEENOFUNDERLAND

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&hmeinsteadofadvan，theyplacedthemselvesoneoneachsideofthedoor，andboweddeeply.Theywerefollowedimmediatelybythelastpersonwhomanyoedorwishedtosee:theLadyoftheGreeheQueenofUnderlaooddeadstillinthedoorway，andtheycouldseehereyesmoviookinthewholesituatiers，thesilverchairdestroyed，andthePrihhisswordinhishand.

&ure;butJillthoughtitwasthesortofwhiteepeople'sfaotwheewhentheyareangry.ForamomechfixedhereyesonthePriherewasmurderiheogehermind.

“Leaveus，”

shesaidtothetwoEarthmeurbustillIpaihegnomespaddedawayobediently，ashutahedoor.

“Hownow，mylordPrince，”

shesaid.“Hasyhtlyfiteuponyou，orisitoversosoon?Whystandyouhereunbound?Whoarethesealiens?Andisittheywhohavedestroyedthechairwhichwasyouroy?”

Prinshiveredasshespoketohim.Andishrowoffinhalfanhouramentwhichhasmadeoehehagreateffort，hesaid:

“Madam，therewillbehatdyou，whohavetoldmeahuimeshowdeeplyyoupitiedmeforthesorceriesbywhichIwasbound，willdoubtlesshearwithjoythattheyarenoweherewas，itseems，somesmallerrorinyourLadyship'swaythem.These，mytruefriends，havedeliveredme.Iamnhtmind，awothingsIwillsaytoyou.First—asforyourLadyship'sdesignofputtiheheadofanarmyofEarthmensothatImaybreakoutintotheOverworldandthere，bymainforce，makemyselfkingoversomenationthatneverdidmewrtheirnaturallordsandholdihroneasabloodyayrant—nowthatIknowmyself，Idoutterlyabhoraasplainvillainy.AndsetheKing'ssonofNarnia，Rilian，theonlychildof，Tenthofthatname，whomsomecalltheSeafarer.Therefore，Madam，itismypurpose，asitisalsomyduty，todepartsuddenlyfrhness'syowntry.Pleaseityoutograntmeandmyfrieahroughyourdarkrealm.”

othingatall，butmovedgentlyacrosstheroom，alingherfadeyesverysteadilytorinshehadetoalittlearksetifarfromthefireplace，sheope，andtookoutfirstahandfulofagreehisshethrewodidnotblazemuch，butaverysweetanddrowsysmellit.Andallthroughtheversationwhichfollowed，thatsmellgrewstronger，aheroom，ahardertothink.Sedly，shetookoutamusistrumentratherlikeamandolioplayitwithherfieady，monotthatyoudidn'terafewmihelessyouhemotintoyourbrainandyourblood.Thisalsomadeithardtothink.Aftershehadthrummedforatime（asmellwasn）shebeganspeakingivoice.

“Narnia?”

shesaid.“Narnia?IhaveoftenheardyourLordshiputterthatnameinys.DearPrince，youareverysick.Thereisnolandarnia.”

&hereis，though，Ma'am，”

saidPuddleglum.“Yousee，Ihappehereallmylife.”

“Indeed，”

saidtheWitch.“Tellme，Iprayyou，wherethattryis?”

“Upthere，”

saidPuddleglum，stoutly，pointingoverhead.“I—Idon'tklywhere.”

“How?”

saidtheQueen，withakind，soft，musicallaugh.“Isthereatryupamoonesandmortaroftheroof?”

“No，”

saidPuddleglum，strugglingalittletogethisbreath.“It'sinOverworld.”

“Andwhat，orwhere，prayisthis...howdoyoucallit...Overworld?”

“Oh，don'tbesosilly，”

saidScrubb，whowasfightinghardagaimesmellahrumming.“Asifyoudidn'tknow!It'supabove，upwhereyouseetheskyandthesuars.Why，you'vebeenthereyourself.Wemetyouthere.”

“Iercy，littlebrhedtheWitch（you'thaveheardalh）.“Ihavehatmeetieourfriendsinstrangeplawedream.Andunlessalldreamedalike，youmustnotaskthemtorememberit.”

“Madam，”

saidthePriernly，“IhavealreadytracethatIamtheKing'ssonofNarnia.”