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欧巴小说网>纳尼亚传奇1:魔法师的外甥(双语)>chater ne the wrng dr
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Thisisastoryaboutsomethingthathappenedlongagowhenyourgrandfatherwasachild.ItisaveryimportantstorybecauseitshowshowallthecomingsandgoingsbetweenourownworldandthelandofNarniafirstbegan.

InthosedaysMr。SherlockHolmeswasstilllivinginBakerStreetandtheBastableswerelookingfortreasureintheLewishamRoad.Inthosedays,ifyouwereaboyyouhadtowearastiffEtoncollareveryday,andschoolswereusuallynastierthannow.Butmealswerenicer;andasforsweets,Iwon’ttellyouhowcheapandgoodtheywere,becauseitwouldonlymakeyourmouthwaterinvain.AndinthosedaystherelivedinLondonagirlcalledPollyPlummer.

Shelivedinoneofalongrowofhouseswhichwerealljoinedtogether.Onemorningshewasoutinthebackgardenwhenaboyscrambledupfromthegardennextdoorandputhisfaceoverthewall.Pollywasverysurprisedbecauseuptillnowtherehadneverbeenanychildreninthathouse,butonlyMr。KetterleyandMissKetterley,abrotherandsister,oldbachelorandoldmaid,livingtogether.Soshelookedup,fullofcuriosity.Thefaceofthestrangeboywasverygrubby.Itcouldhardlyhavebeengrubbierifhehadfirstrubbedhishandsintheearth,andthenhadagoodcry,andthendriedhisfacewithhishands.Asamatteroffact,thiswasverynearlywhathehadbeendoing.

“Hullo,”saidPolly.

“Hullo,”saidtheboy.“What’syourname?”

“Polly,”saidPolly.“What’syours?”

“Digory,”saidtheboy.

“Isay,whatafunnyname!”saidPolly.

“Itisn’thalfsofunnyasPolly,”saidDigory.

“Yesitis,”saidPolly.

“No,itisn’t,”saidDigory.

“AtanyrateIdowashmyface,”saidPolly,“Whichiswhatyouneedtodo;especiallyafter-”andthenshestopped.Shehadbeengoingtosay“Afteryou’vebeenblubbing,”butshethoughtthatwouldn’tbepolite.

“Allright,Ihavethen,”saidDigoryinamuchloudervoice,likeaboywhowassomiserablethathedidn’tcarewhoknewhehadbeencrying.“Andsowouldyou,”hewenton,“ifyou’dlivedallyourlifeinthecountryandhadapony,andariveratthebottomofthegarden,andthenbeenbroughttoliveinabeastlyHolelikethis.”

“Londonisn’taHole,”saidPollyindignantly.Buttheboywastoowounduptotakeanynoticeofher,andhewenton“AndifyourfatherwasawayinIndia-andyouhadtocomeandlivewithanAuntandanUnclewho’smad(whowouldlikethat?)-andifthereasonwasthattheywerelookingafteryourMother-andifyourMotherwasillandwasgoingto-goingto-die.”Thenhisfacewentthewrongsortofshapeasitdoesifyou’retryingtokeepbackyourtears.

“Ididn’tknow.I’msorry,”saidPollyhumbly.Andthen,becauseshehardlyknewwhattosay,andalsototurnDigory’smindtocheerfulsubjects,sheasked:

“IsMr。Ketterleyreallymad?”

“Welleitherhe’smad,”saidDigory,“orthere’ssomeothermystery.HehasastudyonthetopfloorandAuntLettysaysImustnevergoupthere.Well,thatlooksfishytobeginwith.Andthenthere’sanotherthing.Wheneverhetriestosayanythingtomeatmealtimes-henevereventriestotalktoher-shealwaysshutshimup.Shesays,‘Don’tworrytheboy,Andrew‘or’I’msureDigorydoesn’twanttohearaboutthat‘orelse’Now,Digory,wouldn’tyouliketogooutandplayinthegarden?”

“Whatsortofthingsdoeshetrytosay?”

“Idon’tknow.Henevergetsfarenough.Butthere’smorethanthat.Onenight-itwaslastnightinfact-asIwasgoingpastthefootoftheattic-stairsonmywaytobed(andIdon’tmuchcareforgoingpastthemeither)I’msureIheardayell.”

“Perhapshekeepsamadwifeshutupthere.”

“Yes,I’vethoughtofthat.

“Orperhapshe’sacoiner.”

“Orhemighthavebeenapirate,likethemanatthebeginningofTreasureIsland,andbealwayshidingfromhisoldshipmates.”

“Howexciting!”saidPolly,“Ineverknewyourhousewassointeresting.”

“Youmaythinkitinteresting,”saidDigory.“Butyouwouldn’tlikeitifyouhadtosleepthere.HowwouldyouliketolieawakelisteningforUncleAndrew’ssteptocomecreepingalongthepassagetoyourroom?Andhehassuchawfuleyes.”

ThatwashowPollyandDigorygottoknowoneanother:andasitwasjustthebeginningofthesummerholidaysandneitherofthemwasgoingtotheseathatyear,theymetnearlyeveryday.

Theiradventuresbeganchieflybecauseitwasoneofthewettestandcoldestsummerstherehadbeenforyears.Thatdrovethemtodoindoorthings:youmightsay,indoorexploration.Itiswonderfulhowmuchexploringyoucandowithastumpofcandleinabighouse,orinarowofhouses.Pollyhaddiscoveredlongagothatifyouopenedacertainlittledoorinthebox-roomatticofherhouseyouwouldfindthecisternandadarkplacebehinditwhichyoucouldgetintobyalittlecarefulclimbing.Thedarkplacewaslikealongtunnelwithbrickwallononesideandslopingroofontheother.Intherooftherewerelittlechunksoflightbetweentheslates.Therewasnofloorinthistunnel:youhadtostepfromraftertorafter,andbetweenthemtherewasonlyplaster.Ifyousteppedonthisyouwouldfindyourselffallingthroughtheceilingoftheroombelow.Pollyhadusedthebitofthetunneljustbesidethecisternasasmugglers’cave.Shehadbroughtupbitsofoldpackingcasesandtheseatsofbrokenkitchenchairs,andthingsofthatsort,andspreadthemacrossfromraftertoraftersoastomakeabitoffloor.Hereshekeptacash-boxcontainingvarioustreasures,andastoryshewaswritingandusuallyafewapples.Shehadoftendrunkaquietbottleofginger-beerinthere:theoldbottlesmadeitlookmorelikeasmugglers’cave.

Digoryquitelikedthecave(shewouldn’tlethimseethestory)buthewasmoreinterestedinexploring.

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