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1、414CHAPTERONELUCYLOOKSINTOAWARDROBEOncetherewerefourchildrenwhosenameswerePeter,Susan,EdmundandLucy.ThisstoryisaboutsomethingthathappenedtothemwhentheyweresentawayfromLondonduringthewarbecauseoftheair-raids.TheyweresenttothehouseofanoldProfessorwholivedintheheartofthecountry,tenmilesfromtheneares
2、trailwaystationandtwomilesfromthenearestpostoffice.HehadnowifeandhelivedinaverylargehousewithahousekeepercalledMrs.Macreadyandthreeservants.(TheirnameswereIvy,MargaretandBetty,buttheydonotcomeintothestorymuch.)Hehimselfwasaveryoldmanwithshaggywhitehairwhichgrewovermostofhisfaceaswellasonhishead,a
3、ndtheylikedhimalmostatonce;butonthefirsteveningwhenhecameouttomeetthematthefrontdoorhewassoodd-lookingthatLucy(whowastheyoungest)wasalittleafraidofhim,andEdmund(whowasthenextyoungest)wantedtolaughandhadtokeeponpretendinghewasblowinghisnosetohideit.AssoonastheyhadsaidgoodnighttotheProfessorandgone
4、upstairsonthefirstnight,theboyscameintothegirls'roomandtheyalltalkeditover."We'vefallenonourfeetandnomistake,"saidPeter."Thisisgoingtobeperfectlysplendid.Thatoldchapwillletusdoanythingwelike.""Ithinkhe'sanolddear,"saidSusan."Oh,comeoffit!"saidEdmund,whowastiredandpretendingnottobetired,whichalway
5、smadehimbad-tempered."Don'tgoontalkinglikethat.""Likewhat?"saidSusan;"andanyway,it'stimeyouwereinbed.""TryingtotalklikeMother,"saidEdmund."AndwhoareyoutosaywhenI'mtogotobed?Gotobedyourself.""Hadn'tweallbettergotobed?"saidLucy."There'ssuretobearowifwe'reheardtalkinghere.""Notherewon't,"saidPeter."
6、Itellyouthisisthesortofhousewherenoone'sgoingtomindwhatwedo.Anyway,theywon'thearus.It'sabouttenminutes'walkfromheredowntothatdining-room,andanyamountofstairsandpassagesinbetween.""What'sthatnoise?"saidLucysuddenly.Itwasafarlargerhousethanshehadeverbeeninbeforeandthethoughtofallthoselongpassagesan
7、drowsofdoorsleadingintoemptyroomswasbeginningtomakeherfeelalittlecreepy."It'sonlyabird,silly,"saidEdmund."It'sanowl,"saidPeter."Thisisgoingtobeawonderfulplaceforbirds.Ishallgotobednow.Isay,let'sgoandexploretomorrow.You