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chater ix the begng f uncle andrew truble(第1页)

“LETgo!Letgo!”screamedPolly.

“I’mnottouchingyou!”saidDigory.

Thentheirheadscameoutofthepooland,oncemore,thesunnyquietnessoftheWoodbetweentheWorldswasallaboutthem,anditseemedricherandwarmerandmorepeacefulthaneverafterthestalenessandruinoftheplacetheyhadjustleft.Ithinkthat,iftheyhadbeengiventhechance,theywouldagainhaveforgottenwhotheywereandwheretheycamefromandwouldhavelaindownandenjoyedthemselves,halfasleep,listeningtothegrowingofthetrees.Butthistimetherewassomethingthatkeptthemaswide-awakeaspossible:forassoonastheyhadgotoutontothegrass,theyfoundthattheywerenotalone.TheQueen,ortheWitch(whicheveryouliketocallher)hadcomeupwiththem,holdingonfastbyPolly’shair.ThatwaswhyPollyhadbeenshoutingout“Letgo!”

Thisproved,bytheway,anotherthingabouttheringswhichUncleAndrewhadn’ttoldDigorybecausehedidn’tknowithimself.Inordertojumpfromworldtoworldbyusingofthoseringsyoudon’tneedtobewearingortouchingityourself;itisenoughifyouaretouchingsomeonewhoistouchingit.Inthatwaytheyworklikeamagnet;andeveryoneknowsthatifyoupickupapinwithamagnet,anyotherpinwhichistouchingthefirstpinwillcometoo.

Nowthatyousawherinthewood,QueenJadislookeddifferent.Shewasmuchpalerthanshehadbeen;sopalethathardlyanyofherbeautywasleft.Andshewasstoopedandseemedtobefindingithardtobreathe,asiftheairofthatplacestifledher.Neitherofthechildrenfeltintheleastafraidofhernow.

“Letgo!Letgoofmyhair,”saidPolly.“Whatdoyoumeanbyit?”

“Here!Letgoofherhair.Atonce,”saidDigory.

Theybothturnedandstruggledwithher.Theywerestrongerthansheandinafewsecondstheyhadforcedhertoletgo.Shereeledback,panting,andtherewasalookofterrorinhereyes.

“Quick,Digory!”saidPolly.“Changeringsandinto’thehomepool.”

“Help!Help!Mercy!”criedtheWitchinafaintvoice,staggeringafterthem.“Takemewithyou.Youcannot.Meantoleavemeinthishorribleplace.Itiskillingme.”

“It’sareasonofState,”saidPollyspitefully.“Likewhenyoukilledallthosepeopleinyourownworld.Dobequick,Digory.”Theyhadputontheirgreenrings,butDigorysaid:

“Ohbother!Whatarewetodo?”Hecouldn’thelpfeelingalittlesorryfortheQueen.

“Ohdon’tbesuchanass,”saidPolly.“Tentooneshe’sonlyshamming.Docomeon.”Andthenbothchildrenplungedintothehomepool.“It’sagoodthingwemadethatmark,”thoughtPolly.ButastheyjumpedDigoryfeltthatalargecoldfingerandthumbhadcaughthimbytheear.Andastheysankdownandtheconfusedshapesofourownworldbegantoappear,thegripofthatfingerandthumbgrewstronger.TheWitchwasapparentlyrecoveringherstrength.Digorystruggledandkicked,butitwasnotoftheleastuse.InamomenttheyfoundthemselvesinUncleAndrew’sstudy;andtherewasUncleAndrewhimself,staringatthewonderfulcreaturethatDigoryhadbroughtbackfrombeyondtheworld.

Andwellhemightstare.DigoryandPollystaredtoo.TherewasnodoubtthattheWitchhadgotoverherfaintness;andnowthatonesawherinourownworld,withordinarythingsaroundher,shefairlytookone’sbreathaway.InCharnshehadbeenalarmingenough:inLondon,shewasterrifying.Foronething,theyhadnotrealizedtillnowhowverybigshewas.“Hardlyhuman”waswhatDigorythoughtwhenhelookedather;andhemayhavebeenright,forsomesaythereisgiantishbloodintheroyalfamilyofCharn.Butevenherheightwasnothingcomparedwithherbeauty,herfierceness,andherwildness.ShelookedtentimesmorealivethanmostofthepeopleonemeetsinLondon.UncleAndrewwasbowingandrubbinghishandsandlooking,to

tellthetruth,extremelyfrightened.HeseemedalittleshrimpofacreaturebesidetheWitch.Andyet,asPollysaidafterwards,therewasasortoflikenessbetweenherfaceandhis,somethingintheexpression.ItwasthelookthatallwickedMagicianshave,the“Mark”whichJadishadsaidshecouldnotfindinDigory’sface.OnegoodthingaboutseeingthetwotogetherwasthatyouwouldneveragainbeafraidofUncleAndrew,anymorethanyou’dbeafraidofawormafteryouhadmetarattlesnakeorafraidofacowafteryouhadmetamadbull.

“Pooh!”thoughtDigorytohimself.“HimaMagician!

Notmuch.Nowshe’stherealthing.”

UncleAndrewkeptonrubbinghishandsandbowing.Hewastryingtosaysomethingverypolite,buthismouthhadgonealldrysothathecouldnotspeak.His“experiment”withtherings,ashecalledit,wasturningoutmoresuccessfulthanheliked:forthoughhehaddabbledinMagicforyearshehadalwaysleftallthedangers(asfarasonecan)tootherpeople.Nothingatalllikethishadeverhappenedtohimbefore.

ThenJadisspoke;notveryloud,buttherewassomethinginhervoicethatmadethewholeroomquiver.

“WhereistheMagicianwhohascalledmeintothisworld?”

“Ah-ah-Madam,”gaspedUncleAndrew,“Iammosthonoured-highlygratified-amostunexpected,pleasure-ifonlyIhadhadtheopportunityofmakinganypreparations-I-I-”

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