“Oh，butifItookyoutherenow，”saidshe，“Ishouldn'tseeyourbrotherandyoursisters。Iverymuttoknrelations。YouaretobethePrierohatisuood。Butyoumusthavecourtiersandnobles。IwillmakeyourbrotheraDukeandyoursistersDuchesses。”
“There'snothingspe，”saidEdmund，“and，anyway，Icouldalwaysbrihertime。”
“Ah，butonceyouwereinmyhouse，”saidtheQueen，“youmightfetallaboutthern。Youwouldbeenjoyingyourselfsomuchthatyouwouldn'twaherofgoihem。No。Youmustgobacktoyourownetomeanotherday，withthem，youuand。Itisnogoodingwithoutthem。”
“ButIdon'tevenknowthewaybayowntry，”pleadedEdmund。“That'seasy，”aheQueen。“Doyouseethatlamp?”ShepoihherwaurnedandsaostunderwhichLucyhadmettheFaun。“Straighto，isthewaytotheWorldofMen。Andnowlooktheotherway'—hereshepoiheoppositediredtellmeifyouseetwolittlehillsrisirees。”
“IthinkI，”saidEdmund。
“Well，myhouseisbetweewohills。Soimeyoueyouhaveonlytofindthelamp-postandlookforthosetwohillsandwalkthroughthewoodtillyoureachmyhouse。Butremember—ytheotherswithyou。Imighthavetrywithyouifyoue。”
“I'lldomybest，”saidEdmund。
“And，bytheway，”saidtheQueen，“youtellthemaboutme。Itwouldbefuasecretbetouldn'tit?Makeitasurpriseforthem。Justbriothetwohills—acleverboylikeyouwilleasilythinkofsomeexcusefthat—andwheomyhouseyoucouldjustsay“Let'sseewholiveshereorsomethi。Iamsurethatwouldbebest。IfyoursisterhasmetoheFauns，shemayhaveheardstrame—nastystoriesthatmightmakeherafraidtoe。Faunswillsayanything，youknow，andnow—”
“Please，please，”saidEdmundsuddenly，“please'tIhavejustourkishDelighttoeatonthewayhome?”
“No，no，”saidtheQueenwithalaugh，“youmustwaittillime。”Whileshespoke，shesighedwarftodriveon，butasthesledgesweptawayoutofsight，theQueeoEdmund，gout，“ime!Don&#et。esoon。”
Edmundwasstillstarihesledgewhenheheardsomeoneghisownname，andlookingroundhesawLuingtowardhimfromaofthewood。
“Oh，Edmund!”shecried。“Soyou'vegotintoo!Isn'titwonderful，andnow—”
“Allright，”saidEdmund，“Iseeyhtanditisamagicwardrobeafterall。I'llsayI'msorryifyoulike。Butwhereohhaveyoubeenallthistime?I'vebeenlookingforyoueverywhere。”
“IfI'dknownyouhadgotinI'dhavewaitedforyou，”saidLucy，pyaiappishlyEdmundspokeorhowflushedandstrangehisfacewas。“I'vebeenhavinglunchwithdearMr。Tumnus，theFaun，andhe'sverywellaeWitenothingtmego，sohethinksshe'thavefoundoutandperhapseverythingisgoingthtafterall。”
&eWitch?”saidEdmund;“who'sshe?”
“Sheisaperfectlyterribleperson，”saidLucy。“ShecallsherselftheQueenhshehasnhttobequeenatall，andalltheFaunsandDryadsandNaiadsandDwarfsandAnimals—atleastallthegoodones—simplyhateher。Auroneanddoallkindsofhorriblethings。AndshehasmadeamagicsothatitisalwayswinterinNarnia—alwayswioChristmas。Andshedrivesaboutonasledge，drawnbyreihherwandinherhandandaherhead。”
Edmundwasalreadyfeelingunfeatentoomas，ahattheLadyhehadmadefriendswithwasadachhefeltevenmoreunfortable。ButhestillwaethatTurkishDelightagaihahingelse。
“WhotoldyouallthatstuffabouttheWhiteWitch?”heasked。
“Mr。Tumnus，theFaun，”saidLucy。
“You'talwaysbelievewhatFaunssay，”saidEdmund，tryingtosoundasifheknewfarmoreaboutthemthanLucy。
“Whosaidso?”askedLucy。
“Everyo，”saidEdmund;“askanybodyyoulike。Butit'sprettypoorsportstahes'sgohome。”
&'s，”saidLuund，Iamgladyou'vegotiherswillhavetobelieveinNarnianowthatbothofushavebeefunitwillbe!”
ButEdmuhoughtthatitwouldnotbeasgoodfunforhimasforher。HewouldhavetoadmitthatLucyhadbeenright，beforealltheothers，aheotherswouldallbeoheFaunsandtheanimals;buthewasalreadymorethanhalfoheWitch。Hedidnotknoouldsay，orhowhewouldkeephissecetheywerealltalkingaboutNarnia。
Bythistimetheyhadwalkedagoodway。Theheyfeltinsteadofbranextmomehstandihewardrobeiyroom。
“Isay，”saidLucy，“youdolookawful，Edmund。Don'tyoufeelwell?”
“I'mallright，”saidEdmund，butthiswasnottrue。Hewasfeelingverysick。
&hen，”saidLucy，“let'sfihers。Whatalotweshallhavetotellthem!Andwhatwonderfuladventuresweshallhavenowthatwe'realliher。”