And now we come to one of the nastiest things in this story. Up to that moment Edmund had been feeling sick， and sulky， and annoyed with Lucy for being right， but he hadn‘t made up his mind what to do. When Peter suddenly asked him the question he decided all at once to do the meanest and most spiteful thing he could think of. He decided to let Lucy down.
“Tell us， Ed，” said Susan.
And Edmund gave a very superior look as if he were far older than Lucy （there was really only a year’s difference） and then a little snigger and said， “Oh， yes， Lucy and I have been playing.pretending that all her story about a country in the wardrobe is true. Just for fun， of course. There‘s nothing there really.”
Poor Lucy gave Edmund one look and rushed out of theroom.
Edmund， who was becoming a nastier person every minute， thought that he had scored a great success， and went on at once to say， “There she goes again. What’s the matter with her？ That‘s the worst of young kids， they always.”