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chater thirteen dee agic fr the dawn f ti(第1页)

NowwemustgetbacktoEdmund.Whenhehadbeenmadetowalkfarfurtherthanhehadeverknownthatanybodycouldwalk,theWitchatlasthaltedinadarkvalleyallovershadowedwithfirtreesandyewtrees.Edmundsimplysankdownandlayonhisfacedoingnothingatallandnotevencaringwhatwasgoingtohappennextprovidedtheywouldlethimliestill.Hewastootiredeventonoticehowhungryandthirstyhewas.TheWitchandthedwarfweretalkingclosebesidehiminlowtones.

“No,”saidthedwarf,“itisnousenow,OQueen.TheymusthavereachedtheStoneTablebynow.”

“PerhapstheWolfwillsmellusoutandbringusnews,”saidtheWitch.

“Itcannotbegoodnewsifhedoes,”saidthedwarf.

“FourthronesinCairParavel,”saidtheWitch.“Howifonlythreewerefilled?Thatwouldnotfulfiltheprophecy.”

“WhatdifferencewouldthatmakenowthatHeishere?”said

thedwarf.Hedidnotdare,evennow,tomentionthenameofAslantohismistress.

“Hemaynotstaylong.Andthen-wewouldfalluponthethreeatCair.”

“Yetitmightbebetter,”saidthedwarf,“tokeepthisone”(herehekickedEdmund)“forbargainingwith.”

“Yes!andhavehimrescued,”saidtheWitchscornfully.

“Then,”saidthedwarf,“wehadbetterdowhatwehavetodoatonce.”

“IwouldliketohaveitdoneontheStoneTableitself,”saidtheWitch.“Thatistheproperplace.Thatiswhereithasalwaysbeendonebefore.”

“ItwillbealongtimenowbeforetheStoneTablecanagainbeputtoitsproperuse,”saidthedwarf.

“True,”saidtheWitch;andthen,“Well,Iwillbegin.”

AtthatmomentwitharushandasnarlaWolfrusheduptothem。

“Ihaveseenthem.TheyareallattheStoneTable,withHim.Theyhavekilledmycaptain,Maugrim.Iwashiddeninthethicketsandsawitall.OneoftheSonsofAdamkilledhim.Fly!Fly!”

“No,”saidtheWitch.“Thereneedbenoflying.Goquickly。Summonallourpeopletomeetmehereasspeedilyastheycan.Calloutthegiantsandthewerewolvesandthespiritsofthosetreeswhoareonourside.CalltheGhouls,andtheBoggles,theOgresandtheMinotaurs.CalltheCruels,theHags,theSpectres,andthepeopleoftheToadstools.Wewillfight.What?HaveInotstillmywand?Willnottheirranksturnintostoneevenastheycomeon?Beoffquickly,Ihavealittlethingtofinishherewhileyouareaway.”

Thegreatbruteboweditshead,turned,andgallopedaway.

“Now!”shesaid,“wehavenotable-letmesee.Wehadbetterputitagainstthetrunkofatree.”

Edmundfoundhimselfbeingroughlyforcedtohisfeet.Thenthedwarfsethimwithhisbackagainstatreeandboundhimfast.HesawtheWitchtakeoffheroutermantle.Herarmswerebareunderneathitandterriblywhite.Becausetheyweresoverywhitehecouldseethem,buthecouldnotseemuchelse,itwassodarkinthisvalleyunderthedarktrees.

“Preparethevictim,”saidtheWitch.AndthedwarfundidEdmund’scollarandfoldedbackhisshirtattheneck.ThenhetookEdmund’shairandpulledhisheadbacksothathehadtoraisehischin.AfterthatEdmundheardastrangenoise-whizz—whizz-whizz.Foramomenthecouldn’tthinkwhatitwas.Thenherealized.Itwasthesoundofaknifebeingsharpened.

Atthatverymomentheheardloudshoutsfromeverydirection-adrummingofhoofsandabeatingofwings-ascreamfromtheWitch-confusionallroundhim.Andthenhefoundhewasbeinguntied.Strongarmswereroundhimandheheardbig,kindvoicessayingthingslike-

“Lethimliedown-givehimsomewine-drinkthis-steadynow-you’llbeallrightinaminute.”

Thenheheardthevoicesofpeoplewhowerenottalkingtohimbuttooneanother.Andtheyweresayingthingslike“Who’sgottheWitch?”“Ithoughtyouhadher.”“Ididn’tseeherafterIknockedtheknifeoutofherhand-Iwasafterthedwarf-doyoumeantosayshe’sescaped?”“-Achapcan’tmindeverythingatonce-what’sthat?Oh,sorry,it’sonlyanoldstump!”ButjustatthispointEdmundwentoffinadeadfaint.

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