CHAPTERFOURTURKISHDELIGHT
“BUTwhatareyou?”saidtheQueenagain。“Areyrowndwarfthathascutoffitsbeard?”
“No，yourMajesty，”saidEdmund，“Ineverhadabeard，I'maboy。”
“Aboy!”saidshe。“DoyoumeanyouareaSonofAdam?”
&oodstill，sayingnothioofusedbythistimetouandwhatthequestio。
“Iseeyouareanidiot，whateverelseyoumaybe，”saidtheQueen。“Answerme，ondforall，orIshalllosemypatienan?”
“Yes，yourMajesty，”saidEdmund。
“Andhow，pray，didyouydominions?”
“Please，yourMajesty，Ithroughawardrobe。”
“Awardrobe?Whatdoyoumean?”
“I—Iopenedadoorandjustfoundmyselfhere，yourMajesty，”saidEdmund。
“Ha!”saidtheQueen，speakioherselfthantohim。“Adoor。Adoorfromtheworldofmen!Ihaveheardofsugs。Thismaywreckall。Butheisonlyone，andheiseasilydealtokethesewordssherosefromherseatandlookedEdmundfullintheface，hereyesflaming;atthesamemomentsheraisedherwand。Edmuhatshewasgoingtodosomethiheseemeduomove。Then，justashegavehimselfupforlost，sheappearedtogehermind。
“Mypoorchild，”shesaidinquiteadifferentvoice，“howcoldyoulook!eandsitwithmehereonthesledgeandIwillputmymantleroundyouaalk。”
Edmunddidhisarraallbuthedaredeppedontothesledgeandsatatherfeet，aafoldofherfurmantleroundhimawellin。
“Perhapssomethinghottodrink?”saidtheQueen。“Shouldyoulikethat?”
“Yesplease，yourMajesty，”saidEdmuhwereg。
&ookfromsheringsaverysmallbottlewhichlookedasifitper。Then，holdingoutherarm，sheletonedropfallfromitontotheshesledge。Edmundsawthedropforaseid-air，shininglikeadiamond。Butthemomentittouchedthesnowtherewasahissingsouoodajeweledethingthatsteamed。ThedwarfimmediatelytookthisaoEdmundwithabowaaverynicesmile。Edmumuchbetterashebegantosipthehotdrink。Itwassomethinghehadedbefore，verysweetandfoamyandditwarmedhimrightdowntohistoes。
“Itisdull，SonofAdam，todrinkwithouteating，”saidtheQueely。“Whatwouldyoulikebesttoeat?”
“TurkishDelight，please，yourMajesty，”saidEdmund。
TheQueeherdropfallfromherbottleontothesnow，andinstantlythereappearedaroundbox，tiedwithgreensilkribbon，whiopeoseveralpouurkishDelight。EachpiecewassweetandlighttotheverydEdmuedanythingmoredelicious。Hewasquitewarmnow，andveryfortable。
Whilehewaseatiaskiions。AtfirstEdmuorememberthatitisrudetospeakwithone'smouthfull，butsotaboutthisandthoughttoshoveldownasmuchTurkishDelightashedthemoreheatethemorehewa，andheneveraskedhimselfwhytheQueenshouldbesoihimtotellherthathehadowosisters，andthatoneofhissistershadalreadybeeninNarniaaaFauhathimselfandhisbrotherandhissisterskhingaboutNarnia。Sheseemedespeterestedihattherewerefourofthem，aoningbacktoit。“Youaresuretherearejustfourofyou?”sheasked。“TwoSonsofAdamandtwoDaughtersofEve，hermorenorless?”andEdmund，withhismouthfullofTurkishDelight，keptonsayioldyouthatbefore，”aocallher“YourMajesty”，butshedidn'tseemtomindnow。
AtlasttheTurkishDelightwasallfinishedandEdmundwaslookingveryhardattheemptyboxandwishingthatshewouldaskhimwhetherhewouldlikesomemore。ProbablytheQueeeasthinking;forshekhoughEdmunddidnot，thatthiswaseurkishDelightandthatanyonewhohadowouldwantmorea，aheywereallowed，gootilltheykilledthemselves。Butshedidnotofferhimaead，shesaidtohim，“SonofAdam，Ishouldsomuchliketoseeyourbrotherandyourtwosisters。Willythemtoseeme?”
“I'lltry，”saidEdmund，stilllookiybox。
“Because，ifyoudideagain—brihyouofcourse—I'dbeabletogiveyousomemoreTurkishDelight。I'tdoitnow，themagilyworkonmyowwouldbeaer。”
“Why'twegotoyourhousenow?”saidEdmund。Whenhehadfirstgotontothesledgehehadbeenafraidthatshemightdriveawaywithhimtosomeunknownplawhichhewouldogetback;buthehadfottenaboutthatfearnow。
“Itisalovelyplace，myhouse，”saidtheQueen。“Iamsureyouwouldlikeit。TherearewholeroomsfullofTurkishDelight，andwhat'smore，Ihavenoyown。IwantaniIgupasaPrindwhowouldbeKingofNarniawhenIamgone。WhileherincehewolddeatTurkishDelightalldaylong;ahecleverestandhayoungmanI'veevermet。IthinkIwouldliketomakeyouthePrineday，whenytheotherstovisitme。”
“Whynotnow?”saidEdmund。Hisfacehadbeeveryredandhismouthandfiicky。Hedidhere，whatevertheQueenmightsay。