Adventure in NARNIA (42)

Adventure in NARNIA (42)

Edmund, who was becoming a nastier person every minute, thought that he had scored a great success, and went on at once to say, " There she goes again. what's the matter with her ?  That's the worst of young kids, they always ー "

" Look here, " said Peter, turning on him savagely
"shut up ! You've been perfectly beastly to Lu every since she started  this nonsense about the wardrobe, and now you go playing games with her about it and setting her off again. I believe you did it simply out of spite. "

" But it's all nonsense, " said Edmund, very taken aback.

"Of course it's all nonsense, " said Peter, " that's just the point. Lu was perfectly all right when we left home, but sure we've been down here she seems to be either going queer in the head or else turning into a most frightful liar. But whichever it is, what good do you think you'll do by jeering and nagging at her one day and encouraging her the next ? "

" I thought ー I thought ー " said Edmund, but he couldn't think of anything to say.

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遅くなりました。これから少しの間、兄弟間と老教授を交えての話になります。