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CHAPTER ONE THE PICTURE IN THE BEDROOM（第1页）

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THEREwasaboycalledEustaceSdhealmostdeservedit.HisparentscalledhimEustadmasterscalledhimScrubb.I'ttellyouhowhisfrieohim，forhehadnone.Hedidn'tcallhisFatheraher”

aHaroldaheywereveryup-to-dateandadvaheywerevegetarians，eetotallersandedofuheirhousetherewasverylittlefurnitureahesoheaysopen.

&acelikedanimals，especiallybeetles，iftheyinnedonacard.Helikedbooksiftheywerebooksofinformationandhadpicturesofgraiorsorndoingexermodelschools.

&acedislikedhissthefourPeveer，Susan，EdmundandLucy.ButhewasquitegladwheEdmundandLuingtostay.Fordeepdowninsidehimhelikedbossingandbullying;and，thoughheunylittlepersonwho'thavestoodupeventoLucy，letaloneEdmund，inafight，hekherearedozensofwaystogivepeopleabadtimeifyouareinyourowheyareonlyvisitors.

EdmundandLuotatallwaaywithUncleHaroldandAuitreally'tbehelped.FatherhadgotajinAmericaforsixteesummer，aogowithhimbecauseshehadn'thadarealholidayforteerwaswveryhardforanexamaospendtheholidaysbeingcoachedbyoldProfessorKirkeihesefourhadhadwonderfuladventureslongagointhewaryears.Ifhehadstillbeeninthathousehewouldhavehadthemalltostay.Buthehadsomehowbeepoorsiheolddaysandwaslivinginasmallcottagewithoospare.ItwouldhaveoaketheotherthreealltoAmeridSusanhadgone.

Grown-upsthoughthertheprettyohefamilyandshewasnogoodatschhotherwiseverye）andMothersaidshe“wouldgetfarmoreoutofatriptoAmeritheyoungsters”

.EdmundandLueSusanherluck，butitwasdreadfulhavihesummerholidaysattheirAunt's.“Butit'sfarworseforme，”

saidEdmund，“becauseyou'llatleasthavearoomofyourownandIshallhavetoshareabedroomwiththatreker，Eustace.”

&insonanafternoonwhenEdmundaealingafewpreiogether.AndofcoursetheyweretalkingaboutNarnia，whichwastheheirownprivateary.Mostofus，Isuppose，haveasetrybutformostofusitisonlyanimaginarytry.EdmundandLucywereluotherpeopleiheirsetrywasreal.Theyhadalreadyvisitedittwiagameoradreambutiheyhadgotthereic，whichistheonlywayofgettingtoNarnia.Andapromise，orverynearlyapromise，hadbeeheminNarheywouldsomedaygetbaagiheytalkedaboutitagooddeal，whehece.

TheywereinLu，sittingontheedgeofherbedandlookingatapitheoppositewall.Itwastheonlypithehousethattheyliked.Auadidn'tlikeitatall（thatasputawayinalittlebaupstairs），butshe'tgetridofitbecauseithadbeenaweddifromsomeowanttooffend.

Itictureofaship—ashipsailingstraighttowardyildedaheheadonwithwide-openmouth.Shehadoande，squaresailwhichurple.Thesidesoftheship—whatyoucouldseeofthemwherethegildedwingsonended-weregreerunuptothetopofonegloriousbluewave，andthenearerslopeofthatwavetowardyou，withstreaksa.Shewasobvifastbefaywind，listileoside.（Bytheway，ifytoreadthisstoryatall，andifyoudon'tknowalready，youhadbettergetitintoyourheadthattheleftofashipwhenyahead，isport，aisstarboard.）Allthesunlightfellohatside，aeronthatsidewasfullofgreensaheother，itwasdarkerbluefromtheshadowoftheship.

&ionis，”

saidEdmudoesn'tmakethingsworse，lookingataNarnianshipwhenyou'tgetthere.”

“Evenlookihannothing，”

saidLudsheissuchaveryNarnianship.”

“Stillplayingyame?”

saidEustace，whohadbeesidethedoorandnintotheroom.Lastyear，whenhehadbeenstayingwiththePevensies，hehadmaohearthemalltalkingofNareasiit.Hethoughtofcoursethattheyweremakingitallup;andashewasfartoostupidtomakeanythinguphimself，hedidnotapproveofthat.

“You'renotwantedhere，”

saidEdmundcurtly.

“I&#tothinkofalimerick，”

saidEustaethihis:

“SomekidswhoplayedgamesaboutNarnia

Gotgraduallybalmierandbalmier—”

“WellNarniaandbalmierdon'trhyme，tobeginwith，”

saidLucy.