Чарли и шоколадная фабрика
The Inventing Room — Everlasting Gobstoppers and Hair Toffee
MrWonkahimselfhadsuddenlybecomeevenmoreexcitedthanusual,andanyonecouldseethatthiswastheroomhelovedbestofall. HewashoppingaboutamongthesaucepansandthemachineslikeachildamonghisChristmaspresents,notknowingwhichthingtolookatfirst. Heliftedthelidfromahugepotandtookasniff;thenherushedoveranddippedafingerintoabarrelofstickyyellowstuffandhadataste; thenheskippedacrosstooneofthemachinesandturnedhalfadozenknobsthiswayandthat;thenhepeeredanxiouslythroughtheglassdoorofagiganticoven,rubbinghishandsandcacklingwithdelightatwhathesawinside. Thenheranovertoanothermachine,asmallshinyaffairthatkeptgoingphut-phut-phut-phut-phut, andeverytimeitwentphut,alargegreenmarbledroppedoutofitintoabasketonthefloor. Atleastitlookedlikeamarble.
’EverlastingGobstoppers!’criedMrWonkaproudly. ’They’recompletelynew! Iaminventingthemforchildrenwhoaregivenverylittlepocketmoney. YoucanputanEverlastingGobstopperinyourmouthandyoucansuckitandsuckitandsuckitandsuckitanditwillnevergetanysmaller!’
’It’slikegum!’criedVioletBeauregarde.
’Itisnotlikegum,’MrWonkasaid.’Gumisforchewing,andifyoutriedchewingoneoftheseGobstoppershereyou’dbreakyourteethoff! Andtheynevergetanysmaller!Theyneverdisappear!NEVER! AtleastIdon’tthinktheydo. There’soneofthembeingtestedthisverymomentintheTestingRoomnextdoor. AnOompa-Loompaissuckingit.He’sbeensuckingitforverynearlyayearnowwithoutstopping,andit’sstilljustasgoodasever!
