The Magician's Nephew by C.S. Lewis (Sample)
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We must now go back to Uncle Andrew. His poor old heart went pitter pat as he staggered down the attic stairs and he kept on dabbing at his forehead with a handkerchief. When he reached his bedroom, which was on the floor below, he locked himself in, and the very first thing he did was to grope in his wardrobe for a bottle and a wine glass, which he always kept hidden. There were Aunt Letty could not find thumb. He poured himself out a glass full of some nasty grown up drink and drank it off it. One gulp. Then he drew a deep breath. Upon my word, he said to himself, I'm dreadfully shaken, most upsetting And at my time of life, he poured out a second glass and drank it, too. Then he began to change his clothes. You have never seen such clothes, but I congest remember them. He put on a very high, shiny, stiff collar of the sort that made you hold your chin up all the time. He put on a white waistcoat with a pattern on it and arranged his gold watch chain across the front. He put on his best frakked coat, the one he kept for weddings and funerals. He got out his best tall hat and polished it up. There was a vase of flowers put there by Aunt Letty on his dressing table. He took one and put it in his buttonhole. He took a clean handkerchief, a lovely one, such as you couldn't buy today out of the little left hand drawer and put a few drops of scent on it. He took his eye glass with the thick black ribbon and screwed it into his eye. Then he looked at himself in the mirror. Children have one kind of silliness, as you know, and grown ups have another kind. At this moment, Uncle Andrew was beginning to be silly in a very grown up way. Now that the which was no longer in the same room with him, he was quickly forgetting how she had frightened him and thinking Mawr and mawr of her wonderful beauty. He kept on saying to himself a dem fine woman, sir. A damn fine woman, A superb creature. He had also somehow managed to forget that it was the Children who had got hold of this superb creature. He felt as if he himself, by his magic, had called her out of unknown worlds. Andrew, my boy, he said to himself as he looked in the glass. You're a devilish will preserve fellow for your age. A distinguished looking man, sir. You see, the foolish old man was actually beginning to imagine the which would fall in love with him. The two drinks probably had something to do with it, and so had his best clothes. But he was, in any case, as vain as a peacock. That was why he had become a magician. He unlocked the door, went downstairs, sent the house, made out to fetch a handsome. Everyone had lots of servants in those days and looked into the drawing room there, as he expected, he found Aunt Letty. She was busily mending a mattress. It lay on the floor near the window and she was kneeling on it. Ah, Laetitia, my dear said Uncle Andrew, I have to go out. Just lend me £5 or so. There's a good girl. Gell was the way he pronounced girl. No Andrew DEA said Aunt Letty in her firm quiet voice, without looking up from her work I've told you times without number that I will not lend you money. Now pray don't be troublesome. My dear girl said Uncle Andrew, it's most important you will put me in adduce, Sidley. Awkward position if you don't. Andrew, said Aunt Letty, looking him straight in the face. I wonder you are not ashamed to ask me for money. There was a long, dull story of a grown up kind behind these words. All you need to know about it is that Uncle Andrew what between managing dear Lettis business matters for her and never doing any work and running up large bills for brandy and cigars, which Aunt Letty had paid again and again had made her a good deal poorer than she had been 30 years ago. My dear girl said Uncle Andrew, you don't understand. I should have some quite unexpected expenses today. I have to do a little entertaining. Come now, don't be tiresome. And who pray Are you going to entertain? Andrew asked on Lady A a most distinguished visitor has just arrived distinguished, fatalistic, said Aunt Letty. There hasn't been a ring of the bell for the last hour. At that moment, the door was suddenly flung open. Aunt Letty looked round and saw with amazement that an enormous woman, splendidly dressed with bare arms and flashing eyes, stood in the doorway. It was the witch.