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CHAPTER TEN THE MAGICIANS BOOK（第1页）

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THEinvisiblepeoplefeastedtheirguestsroyally.Itwasveryfuesanddishesiableandnottoseeanythem.Itwouldhavebeeheyhadmovedalohefloor，asyouwouldexpegstodoininvisiblehands.Buttheydidn't.Theyprogressedupthelongdining-hallinaseriesofboundsorjumps.Atthehighestpointofeachjumpadishwouldbeaboutfifteeheair;thenitwouldedoquitesuddenlyaboutthreefeetfromthefloor.Whenthedishedanythinglikesouporstewtheresultwasratherdisastrous.

“I'mbeginningtofeelveryihesepeople，”

whisperedEustaund.“Doyouthinkthey'rehumanatall?Morelikehugegrasshiantfrogs，Ishouldsay.”

“Itdoeslooklikeit，”

saidEdmund.“Butdon'tputtheideaofthegrasshoppersintoLucy'shead.She'snottookees;especiallybigones.”

Themealleasahadnotbeensoexglymessy，andalsoiftheversationhadnotsistedentirelyofagreements.Theinvisiblepeopleagreedab.Ioftheirremarkswerethesortitwouldodisagreeayssayis，'shungry，helikessomevictuals，”

darknow;alwaysdoesatnight，”

oreven“Ah，you'veeovertheetstuff，ain'tit?”

AndLuothelplookingatthedarkyawothefootofthestaircase—shecouldseeitfromwhereshesat—ashewouldfindwhehosestairsm.Butitwasagoodmealotherwise，withmushroomsoupandboiledsandhotboiledhamandgooseberries，redts，curds，cream，milk，aheotherslikedthemeadbutEustacewassorryafterwardthathehaddrunkany.

WhenLucywokeupmitwaslikeonthedayofaionoradaywheothedentist.Itwasalwithbeesbuzzinginandoutofheropenwindowasidelookingverylikeslaupariedtotalkaordinarilyatbreakfast.Then，afterbeingiheChiefVoiceaboutwhatshewastodoupstairs，shebidgoodbyetotheothers，saidnothihebottomofthestairs，andbegangoiongback.

Itwasquitelight，thatwasohing.Therewas，indeed，awindhtaheadofheratthetopht.Aslohatflightshecouldhearthetick-tock-tick-tockofagrandfatherthehallbelow.Thehelandingandhadtoturupthe;afterthatshe'theartheore.

Nowshehadetothetopofthestairs.Lucylookedandsawalong，widepassagewithalargewindowatthefarehepassageranthewholelengthofthehouse.Itwasdpanelledaedandverymanydoorsopeoneachside.Shestoodstilland'thearthesqueakofamouse，orthebuzzingofafly，ortheswayingofa，—exceptthebeatingofhero

&doorwayo，”

shesaidtoherself.Itdidseemabithardthatitshouldbethelast.Toreachitshewouldhavetoastroomafterroom.Andinanyrhtbethemagi—asleep，orawake，orinvisible，oreveitwouldn'tdotothinkaboutthat.Shesetoutonherjourwassothickthatherfeetmadenonoise.

“There'snothiobeafraidofyet，”

Lucytoldherself.Aainlyitwasaquiet，sunlitpassage;perhapsabittooquiet.Itwouldhavebeeherehadrangesignspaintedihedoorstwisty，pligswhichobviouslyhadameaninganditmightn'tbeaveryher.Itwouldhavebeeillifthereweren'tthosemaskshangingonthewall.Notthattheywereexactlyugly—ornly—buttheemptyeye-holesdidlookqueer，andifyouletyourselfyouwouldsiningthatthemasksweredoingthingsassoonasyourbackwasturhem.

&hesixthdotherfirstrealfright.Foronesedshefeltalmostthatawickedlittlebeardedfacehadpoppedoutofthewallandmadeagrimaceather.Sheforcedherselftostopandlookatit.Anditwasall.Itwasalittlemirrorjustthesizeandshapeofherowhhairoopofitandabeardhangingdownfromit，sothatwhenyoulookedinthemirroryourowedintothehairandbeardanditlookedasiftheybelooyou.“IjustcaughtmyowhthetailofmyeyeasIwentpast，”

saidLucytoherself.“Thatwasallitwas.It'squiteharmless.”

Butshedidn'tlikethelookofherowhathairandbeard，aon.（Idon'tknowwhattheBeardedGlasswasforbecauseIamnotamagi.）

Beforeshereachedthelastdooro，Lucywasbeginningtowohecrownlongersinceshebeganherjourneyahisartofthemagicofthehouse.Butshegottoitatlast.Andthedooren.

Itwasalargeroomwiththreebigwindowsanditwaslinedfromfloortogwithbooks;morebooksthanLucyhadeverseeinylittlebooks，fatanddumpybooks，andbooksbiggerthananychurchBibleyouhaveeverseen，allbouherandsmellingoldandlearnedandmagical.ButsheknewfromherinstrusthatsheheraboutaheBook，theMagicBook，waslying-deskintheverymiddleoftheroom.Shesawshewouldhavetoreaditstanding（andanywaytherewerenodalsothatshewouldhavetostaothedoorwhileshereadit.Soatooshutthedoor.

Itwouldn'tshut.

SomepeoplemaydisagreewithLucyaboutthis，butIthieright.Shesaidshewouldn'thavemindedifshecouldhaveshutthedoor，butthatitleasaandihatendhtbehindyourback.Ishouldhavefeltjustthesame.Buttherewasobedone.

&hatwooddealwasthesizeoftheBook.TheChiefVoiotbeeogiveheranyideawhereaboutsihespellfthingsvisiblecame.Heevehersurprisedatheraskiedhertobeginatthebeginningandgoooit;obviouslyhehadthattherewasanyotherwayoffindingaplaabook.“Butitmighttakemedaysandweeks!”

saidLugatthehugevolume，“andIfeelalreadyasifI'dbeeninthisplaceforhours.”

&uptothedeskandlaidherhandontheberstioucheditasifitwerefullofelectricity.Shetriedtoopenitbut'tatfirst;this，however，wasowasfastes，andwhenshehaduopenedeasilyenough.Andwhatabookit>