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Turkish Delight
"Mypoorchild,"shesaidinquiteadifferentvoice,"howcoldyoulook!ComeandsitwithmehereonthesledgeandIwillputmymantleroundyouandwewilltalk."
Edmunddidnotlikethisarrangementatallbuthedarednotdisobey;hesteppedontothesledgeandsatatherfeet,andsheputafoldofherfurmantleroundhimandtuckeditwellin.
"Perhapssomethinghottodrink?"saidtheQueen."Shouldyoulikethat?"
"Yesplease,yourMajesty,"saidEdmund,whoseteethwerechattering.
TheQueentookfromsomewhereamongherwrappingsaverysmallbottlewhichlookedasifitweremadeofcopper.Then,holdingoutherarm,sheletonedropfallfromitonthesnowbesidethesledge.Edmundsawthedropforasecondinmid-air,shininglikeadiamond.Butthemomentittouchedthesnowtherewasahissingsoundandtherestoodajewelledcupfullofsomethingthatsteamed.ThedwarfimmediatelytookthisandhandedittoEdmundwithabowandasmile;notaverynicesmile.Edmundfeltmuchbetterashebegantosipthehotdrink.Itwassomethinghehadnevertastedbefore,verysweetandfoamyandcreamy,anditwarmedhimrightdowntohistoes.
"Itisdull,SonofAdam,todrinkwithouteating,"saidtheQueenpresently."Whatwouldyoulikebesttoeat?"
"TurkishDelight,please,yourMajesty,"saidEdmund.
