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CHAPTER FIVE BACK ON THIS SIDE OF THE DOOR（第2页）

“ThatismorethanIknorofessor，“andachargeoflyingagainstsomeonewhomyouhavealwaysfoundtruthfulisaveryseriousthing;averyseriousthingindeed。”

“Wewereafraiditmightn'tevenbelying，”saidSusatheremightbesomethingwrongwithLucy。”

“Madness，youmean?”saidtheProfessorquitecoolly。“Oh，youmakeyourmithat。Onehasonlytolookatherandtalktohertoseethatsheisnotmad。”

“Butthen，”saidSusan，andstopped。Shehadagrown-upwouldtalkliketheProfessoranddidn'tknowwhattothink。

“Logic!”saidtheProfessorhalftohimself。“Whydon'ttheyteachlogicattheseschools?Thereareonlythreepossibilities。Eitheryoursisteristellinglies，orsheismad，orsheistellih。Youknowshedoesn'ttellliesanditisobviousthatsheisnotmadForthemomentthenandunlessanyfurtherevideurassumethatsheistellih。”

Susahimveryhardandwasquitesurefromtheexpressionohewasnotmakingfunofthem。

“Buthowcoulditbetrue，sir?”saidPeter。

“Whydoyousaythat?”askedtheProfessor。

“Well，forohing，”saidPeter，“ifitwasrealwhydoesn'teveryohistryeverytimetheygotothewardrobe?Imeahingtherewhenwelooked;evenLu'tpretendthere>

“Whathasthattodowithit?”saidtheProfessor。

“Well，sir，ifthihey'rethereallthetime。”

&hey?”saidtheProfessor;akosay。

“Buttherewasnotime，”saidSusan。“Lucyhadhadohavegoneaherelace。Sheiheverymomeheroom。Itwaslessthanminute，aohavebeenawayforhours。”

“Thatistheverythingthatmakesherstorysolikelytobetrue，”saidtheProfessor。“Iftherereallyisadoorinthishousethatleadstosomeotherworld（andIshouldwarnyouthatthisisaverystrangehouse，andevenIkleaboutit）—if，Isay，shehadgotintoanotherworld，Ishouldallsurprisedtofindthattheotheraratetimeofitsown;sothathyoustayedthereitwouldakeupanyofourtime。Oherhand，Idon'tthinkmanygirlsewouldiideaforthemselves。Ifshehadbeeending，shewouldhavehiddenforareasoimebefoutandtelliory。”

“Butdoyoureallymean，sir，”saidPeter，“thattherecouldbeotherworlds—allovertheplace，justroundtheer—likethat?”

“Nothingismoreprobable，”saidtheProffhisspedbeginningtopolishthem，whilehemutteredtohimself，“Iwoheydoteachthemattheseschools。”

“Butwhatarewetodo?”saidSusaheversatioogetoffthepoint。

“Mydearyounglady，”saidtheProfessor，suddenlylookingupwithaverysharpexpressionatbothofthem，“thereisoneplanwhiehasyetsuggestedand。”

“What'sthat?”saidSusan。

&alltrymindingourownbusiness，”saidhe。Andthatwastheendofthatversation。

&hingswereagooddealbetterforLucy。PetersawtoitthatEdmundstather，ahershenoraialkaboutthewardrobeatall。Ithadbeearatheralarmi。Andsoforatimeitlookedasifalltheadventureswereihatwasnottobe。

ThishouseoftheProfessor's—whihekleabout—wassooldandfamousthatpeoplefromalllaoeandaskpermissio。Itwasthesortofhousethatismentionedinguidebooksaories;amightbe，forallmaoriesweretoldaboutit，someofthemeveheoellingyounoartiesofsightseersarrivedaoseethehouse，thePravethempermission，andMrs。Macready，thehousekeeper，showedthemrouhemaboutthepidthearmor，andtherarebooksinthelibrary。Mrs。Macreadywasnotfondof，anddidobeiedwheellingvisitorsallthethingssheknew。ShehadsaidtoSusaom（alongwithagoodmarus），“Andpleaserememberyou'retokeepoutofthewaywheneverI'mtakingapartyoverthehouse。”

“Justasifanyofusastehalfthemroundwithacrrown-ups!”saidEdmund，ahreethoughtthesame。Thatwashowtheadvehesee。

AfewmslaterPeterandEdmundwerelookiofarmoraheycouldtakeittobitswhewogirlsrushedintotheroomandsaid，“Lookout!Hereadawholegangwithher。”

“Sharp'stheeter，andallfourmadehthedooratthefarendoftheroom。ButwheoutintotheGreenRooma，intotheLibrary，theysuddenlyheardvoicesaheadofthem，aMrs。Macreadymustbebriyofsightseersupthebackstairs—insteadofupthefrontstairsastheyhadexpedafterthat—whetheritwasthattheylosttheirheads，orthatMrs。Macreadywastryingtocatchthem，orthatsomemagithehousehadetolifeandwasgthemintoNarnia—theyseemedtofindthemselvesbeingfollowedeverywhere，untilatlastSusansaid，“Ohbotherthosetrippers!Here—let'sgetintotheWardrobeRoomtillthey'vepassed。Noonewillfollowusihemomenttheywereiheyheardvoithepassage—andthensomeonefumblingatthedoor—aheysawthehaurning。

“Quick!”saidPeter，“there'snowhereelse，”andfluhewardrobe。Allfourofthembundlediaing，inthedark。Peterheldthedoorclosedbutdidnotshutit;for，ofcourse，heremembered，aseverysensiblepersoyoushouldyourselfupinawardrobe。