Хроники Нарнии
The Hunting of the White stag
"Madam,"saidKingPeter,"thereinIpraytheetohavemeexcused.ForneversincewefourwereKingsandQueensinNarniahavewesetourhandstoanyhighmatter,asbattles,quests,featsofarms,actsofjustice,andthelike,andthengivenover;butalwayswhatwehavetakeninhand,thesamewehaveachieved."
"Sister,"saidQueenLucy,"myroyalbrotherspeaksrightly.Anditseemstomeweshouldbeshamedifforanyfearingorforebodingweturnedbackfromfollowingsonobleabeastasnowwehaveinchase."
"AndsosayI,"saidKingEdmund."AndIhavesuchdesiretofindthesignificationofthisthingthatIwouldnotbymygoodwillturnbackfortherichestjewelinallNarniaandalltheislands."
"TheninthenameofAslan,"saidQueenSusan,"ifyewillallhaveitso,letusgoonandtaketheadventurethatshallfalltous."
SotheseKingsandQueensenteredthethicket,andbeforetheyhadgoneascoreofpacestheyallrememberedthatthethingtheyhadseenwascalledalamppost,andbeforetheyhadgonetwentymoretheynoticedthattheywere.makingtheirwaynotthroughbranchesbutthroughcoats.Andnextmomenttheyallcametumblingoutofawardrobedoorintotheemptyroom,andTheywerenolongerKingsandQueensintheirhuntingarraybutjustPeter,Susan,EdmundandLucyintheiroldclothes.Itwasthesamedayandthesamehourofthedayonwhichtheyhadallgoneintothewardrobetohide.MrsMacreadyandthevisitorswerestilltalkinginthepassage;butluckilytheynevercameintotheemptyroomandsothechildrenweren’tcaught.
Andthatwouldhavebeentheveryendofthestoryifithadn’tbeenthattheyfelttheyreallymustexplaintotheProfessorwhyfourofthecoatsoutofhiswardrobeweremissing.
