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Turkish Delight
Itwouldbefuntokeepitasecretbetweenustwo,wouldn’tit?Makeitasurpriseforthem.Justbringthemalongtothetwohills-acleverboylikeyouwilleasilythinkofsomeexcusefordoingthat-andwhenyoucometomyhouseyoucouldjustsay"Let’sseewholiveshere"orsomethinglikethat.Iamsurethatwouldbebest.IfyoursisterhasmetoneoftheFauns,shemayhaveheardstrangestoriesaboutme-nastystoriesthatmightmakeherafraidtocometome.Faunswillsayanything,youknow,andnow-"
"Please,please,"saidEdmundsuddenly,"pleasecouldn’tIhavejustonepieceofTurkishDelighttoeatonthewayhome?"
"No,no,"saidtheQueenwithalaugh,"youmustwaittillnexttime."Whileshespoke,shesignalledtothedwarftodriveon,butasthesledgesweptawayoutofsight,theQueenwavedtoEdmund,callingout,"Nexttime!Nexttime!Don’tforget.Comesoon."
Edmundwasstillstaringafterthesledgewhenheheardsomeonecallinghisownname,andlookingroundhesawLucycomingtowardshimfromanotherpartofthewood.
"Oh,Edmund!"shecried."Soyou’vegotintoo!Isn’titwonderful,andnow-"
"Allright,"saidEdmund,"Iseeyouwererightanditisamagicwardrobeafterall.I’llsayI’msorryifyoulike.Butwhereonearthhaveyoubeenallthistime?I’vebeenlookingforyoueverywhere."
"IfI’dknownyouhadgotinI’dhavewaitedforyou,"saidLucy,whowastoohappyandexcitedtonoticehowsnappishlyEdmundspokeorhowflushedandstrangehisfacewas.
