乐文小说网>女巫和魔衣橱 > chater thirteen dee agic fr the dawn f ti（第2页）
chater thirteen dee agic fr the dawn f ti（第2页）
Presentlythecentaursandunicornsanddeerandbirds（theywereofcoursetherescuepartywhichAslanhadsentinthelastchapter）allsetofftogobacktotheStoneTable，carryingEdmundwiththem．Butiftheycouldhaveseenwhathappenedinthatvalleyaftertheyhadgone，Ithinktheymighthavebeensurprised．
Itwasperfectlystillandpresentlythemoongrewbright；ifyouhadbeenthereyouwouldhaveseenthemoonlightshiningonanoldtree-stumpandonafair—sizedboulder．Butifyouhadgoneonlookingyouwouldgraduallyhavebeguntothinktherewassomethingoddaboutboththestumpandtheboulder．Andnextyouwouldhavethoughtthatthestumpdidlookreallyremarkablylikealittlefatmancrouchingontheground．Andifyouhadwatchedlongenoughyouwouldhaveseenthestumpwalkacrosstotheboulderandthebouldersitupandbegintalkingtothestump；forinrealitythestumpandtheboulderweresimplytheWitchandthedwarf．Foritwaspartofhermagicthatshecouldmakethingslooklikewhattheyaren’t，andshehadthepresenceofmindtodosoattheverymomentwhentheknifewasknockedoutofherhand．Shehadkeptholdofherwand，soithadbeenkeptsafe，too．
Whentheotherchildrenwokeupnextmorning（theyhadbeensleepingonpilesofcushionsinthepavilion）thefirstthingtheyheard-fromMrs。Beaver-wasthattheirbrotherhadbeenrescuedandbroughtintocamplatelastnight；andwasatthatmomentwithAslan．Assoonastheyhadbreakfasted4theyallwentout，andtheretheysawAslanandEdmundwalkingtogetherinthedewygrass，apartfromtherestofthecourt．Thereisnoneedtotellyou（andnooneeverheard）whatAslanwassaying，butitwasaconversationwhichEdmundneverforgot．AstheothersdrewnearerAslanturnedtomeetthem，bringingEdmundwithhim．
“Hereisyourbrother，”hesaid，“and-thereisnoneedtotalktohimaboutwhatispast．”
Edmundshookhandswitheachoftheothersandsaidtoeachoftheminturn，“I’msorry，”andeveryonesaid，“That’sallright。”Andtheneveryonewantedveryhardtosaysomethingwhichwouldmakeitquiteclearthattheywereallfriendswithhimagain-somethingordinaryandnatural-andofcoursenoonecouldthinkofanythingintheworldtosay．ButbeforetheyhadtimetofeelreallyawkwardoneoftheleopardsapproachedAslanandsaid，
“Sire，thereisamessengerfromtheenemywhocravesaudience．”
“Lethimapproach，”saidAslan．
TheleopardwentawayandsoonreturnedleadingtheWitch’sdwarf。
“Whatisyourmessage，SonofEarth？”askedAslan．
“TheQueenofNarniaandEmpressoftheLoneIslandsdesiresasafeconducttocomeandspeakwithyou，”saidthedwarf，“onamatterwhichisasmuchtoyouradvantageastohers．”
“QueenofNarnia，indeed！”saidMr。Beaver．“Ofallthecheek-”
“Peace，Beaver，”saidAslan．“Allnameswillsoonberestoredtotheirproperowners．Inthemeantimewewillnotdisputeaboutthem．Tellyourmistress，SonofEarth，thatIgranthersafeconductonconditionthatsheleavesherwandbehindheratthatgreatoak．”
Thiswasagreedtoandtwoleopardswentbackwiththedwarftoseethattheconditionswereproperlycarriedout．“Butsupposingsheturnsthetwoleopardsintostone？”whisperedLucytoPeter。Ithinkthesameideahadoccurredtotheleopardsthemselves；atanyrate，astheywalkedofftheirfurwasallstandingupontheirbacksandtheirtailswerebristling-likeacat’swhenitseesastrangedog。
“It’llbeallright，”whisperedPeterinreply．“Hewouldn’tsendthemifitweren’t．”
AfewminuteslatertheWitchherselfwalkedoutontothetopofthehillandcamestraightacrossandstoodbeforeAslan。Thethreechildrenwhohadnotseenherbeforefeltshuddersrunningdowntheirbacksatthesightofherface；andtherewerelowgrowlsamongalltheanimalspresent．Thoughitwasbrightsunshineeveryonefeltsuddenlycold．TheonlytwopeoplepresentwhoseemedtobequiteattheireasewereAslanandtheWitchherself．Itwastheoddestthingtoseethosetwofaces-thegoldenfaceandthedead-whiteface—soclosetogether．NotthattheWitchlookedAslanexactlyinhiseyes；Mrs。Beaverparticularlynoticedthis．
“Youhaveatraitorthere，Aslan，”saidtheWitch．OfcourseeveryonepresentknewthatshemeantEdmund．ButEdmundhadgotpastthinkingabouthimselfafterallhe’dbeenthroughandafterthetalkhe’dhadthatmorning．HejustwentonlookingatAslan．Itdidn’tseemtomatterwhattheWitchsaid．
“Well，”saidAslan．“Hisoffencewasnotagainstyou．”
“HaveyouforgottentheDeepMagic？”askedtheWitch．
“LetussayIhaveforgottenit，”answeredAslangravely．“TellusofthisDeepMagic．”
“Tellyou？”saidtheWitch，hervoicegrowingsuddenlyshriller．“TellyouwhatiswrittenonthatveryTableofStonewhichstandsbesideus？TellyouwhatiswritteninlettersdeepasaspearislongonthefirestonesontheSecretHill？TellyouwhatisengravedonthesceptreoftheEmperor-beyond-the-Sea？YouatleastknowtheMagicwhichtheEmperorputintoNarniaattheverybeginning．YouknowthateverytraitorbelongstomeasmylawfulpreyandthatforeverytreacheryIhavearighttoakill．”
“Oh，”saidMr。Beaver．“Sothat’showyoucametoimagineyourselfaqueen-becauseyouweretheEmperor’shangman．Isee．”
“Peace，Beaver，”saidAslan，withaverylowgrowl．“Andso，”continuedtheWitch，“thathumancreatureismine．Hislifeisforfeittome．Hisbloodismyproperty．”
“Comeandtakeitthen，”saidtheBullwiththeman’sheadinagreatbellowingvoice．
“Fool，”saidtheWitchwithasavagesmilethatwasalmostasnarl，“doyoureallythinkyourmastercanrobmeofmyrightsbymereforce？HeknowstheDeepMagicbetterthanthat．HeknowsthatunlessIhavebloodastheLawsaysallNarniawillbeoverturnedandperishinfireandwater．”
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