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“Now;slave,howlongamItowaitformychariot?”thunderedtheWitch.UncleAndrewcoweredawayfromher.Nowthatshewasreallypresent,allthesillythoughtshehadhadwhilelookingathimselfintheglasswereoozingoutofhim.ButAuntLettyatoncegotupfromherkneesandcameovertothecentreoftheroom.
“Andwhoisthisyoungperson,Andrew,mayIask?”saidAuntLettyinicytones.
“Distinguishedforeigner-v-veryimportantp-person,”hestammered.
“Rubbish!”saidAuntLetty,andthen,turningtotheWitch,“Getoutofmyhousethismoment,youshamelesshussy,orI’llsendforthepolice.”ShethoughttheWitchmustbesomeoneoutofacircusandshedidnotapproveofbarearms.
“Whatwomanisthis?”saidJadis.“Downonyourknees,minion,beforeIblastyou.”
“Nostronglanguageinthishouseifyouplease,youngwoman,”saidAuntLetty.
Instantly,asitseemedtoUncleAndrew,theQueentowereduptoanevengreaterheight.Fireflashedfromhereyes:sheflungoutherarmwiththesamegestureandthesamehorrible-soundingwordsthathadlatelyturnedthepalace—gatesofCharntodust.ButnothinghappenedexceptthatAuntLetty,thinkingthatthosehorriblewordsweremeanttobeordinaryEnglish,said:
“Ithoughtasmuch.Thewomanisdrunk.Drunk!Shecan’tevenspeakclearly.”
ItmusthavebeenaterriblemomentfortheWitchwhenshesuddenlyrealizedthatherpowerofturningpeopleintodust,whichhadbeenquiterealinherownworld,wasnotgoingtoworkinours.Butshedidnotlosehernerveevenforasecond.Withoutwastingathoughtonherdisappointment,shelungedforward,caughtAuntLettyroundtheneckandtheknees,raisedherhighaboveherheadasifshehadbeennoheavierthanadoll,andthrewheracrosstheroom.WhileAuntLettywasstillhurtlingthroughtheair,thehousemaid(whowashavingabeautifullyexcitingmorning)putherheadinatthedoorandsaid,“Ifyouplease,sir,the’ansom’scome.”
“Leadon,Slave,”saidtheWitchtoUncleAndrew.Hebeganmutteringsomethingabout“regrettableviolence—mustreallyprotest”,butatasingleglancefromJadishebecamespeechless.Shedrovehimoutoftheroomandoutofthehouse;andDigorycamerunningdownthestairsjustintimetoseethefrontdoorclosebehindthem.
“Jiminy!”hesaid.“She’slooseinLondon.AndwithUncleAndrew.Iwonderwhatonearthisgoingtohappennow.”
“Oh,MasterDigory,”saidthehousemaid(whowasreallyhavingawonderfulday),“IthinkMissKetterley’shurtherselfsomehow.”Sotheybothrushedintothedrawing-roomtofindoutwhathadhappened.
IfAuntLettyhadfallenonbareboardsorevenonthecarpet,Isupposeallherboneswouldhavebeenbroken:butbygreatgoodluckshehadfallenonthemattress.AuntLettywasaverytougholdlady:auntsoftenwereinthosedays.Aftershehadhadsomesalvolatileandsatstillforafewminutes,shesaidtherewasnothingthematterwithherexceptafewbruises.Verysoonshewastakingchargeofthesituation.
“Sarah,”shesaidtothehousemaid(whohadneverhadsuchadaybefore),“goaroundtothepolicestationatonceandtellthemthereisadangerouslunaticatlarge.IwilltakeMrs.Kirke’slunchupmyself.”Mrs.Kirke.was,ofcourse,Digory’smother.
WhenMother’slunchhadbeenseento,DigoryandAuntLettyhadtheirown.Afterthathedidsomehardthinking.
TheproblemwashowtogettheWitchbacktoherownworld,oratanyrateoutofours,assoonaspossible.Whateverhappened,shemustnotbeallowedtogorampagingaboutthehouse.MothermustnotseeherAnd,ifpossible,shemustnotbeallowedtogorampagingaboutLondoneither.Digoryhadnotbeeninthedrawing—roomwhenshetriedto“blast”AuntLetty,buthehadseenher“blast”thegatesatCharn:soheknewherterriblepowersanddidnotknowthatshehadlostanyofthembycomingintoourworld.Andheknewshemeanttoconquerourworld.Atthepresentmoment,asfarashecouldsee,shemightbeblastingBuckinghamPalaceortheHousesofParliament:anditwasalmostcertainthatquiteanumberofpolicemenhadbynowbeenreducedtolittleheapsofdust.Andtheredidn’tseemtobeanythinghecoulddoaboutthat.“Buttheringsseemtoworklikemagnets,”thoughtDigory.“IfIcanonlytouchherandthensliponmyyellow,weshallbothgointotheWoodbetweentheWorlds.Iwonderwillshegoallfaintagainthere?Wasthatsomethingtheplacedoestoher,orwasitonlytheshockofbeingpulledoutofherownworld?ButIsupposeI’llhavetoriskthat.AndhowamItofindthebeast?Idon’tsupposeAuntLettywouldletmegoout,notunlessIsaidwhereIwasgoing.AndIhaven’tgotmorethantwopence.I’dneedanyamountofmoneyforbusesandtramsifIwentlookingalloverLondon.Anyway,Ihaven’tthefaintestideawheretolook.IwonderifUncleAndrewisstillwithher.”
ItseemedintheendthattheonlythinghecoulddowastowaitandhopethatUncleAndrewandtheWitchwouldcomeback.Iftheydid,hemustrushoutandgetholdoftheWitchandputonhisyellowRingbeforeshehadachancetogetintothehouse.Thismeantthathemustwatchthefrontdoorlikeacatwatchingamouse’shole;hedarednotleavehispostforamoment.Sohewentintothedining-roomand“gluedhisface”astheysay,tothewindow.Itwasabow-windowfromwhichyoucouldseethestepsuptothefrontdoorandseeupanddownthestreet,sothatnoonecouldreachthefrontdoorwithoutyourknowing.“IwonderwhatPolly’sdoing?”thoughtDigory.
Hewonderedaboutthisagooddealasthefirstslowhalf-hourtickedon.Butyouneednotwonder,forIamgoingtotellyou.Shehadgothomelateforherdinner,withhershoesandstockingsverywet.Andwhentheyaskedherwhereshehadbeenandwhatonearthshehadbeendoing,shesaidshehadbeenoutwithDigoryKirke.Underfurtherquestioningshesaidshehadgotherfeetwetinapoolofwater,andthatthepoolwasinawood.Askedwherethewoodwas,shesaidshedidn’tknow.Askedifitwasinoneoftheparks,shesaidtruthfullyenoughthatshesupposeditmightbeasortofpark.FromallofthisPolly’smothergottheideathatPollyhadgoneoff,withouttellinganyone,tosomepartofLondonshedidn’tknow,andgoneintoastrangeparkandamusedherselfjumpingintopuddles.Asaresultshewastoldthatshehadbeenverynaughtyindeedandthatshewouldn’tbeallowedtoplaywith“thatKirkeboy”anymoreifanythingofthesorteverhappenedagain.Thenshewasgivendinnerwithallthenicepartsleftoutandsenttobedfortwosolidhours.Itwasathingthathappenedtoonequiteofteninthosedays.
SowhileDigorywasstaringoutofthedining-roomwindow,Pollywaslyinginbed,andbothwerethinkinghowterriblyslowlythetimecouldgo.Ithink,myself,IwouldratherhavebeeninPolly’sposition.Shehadonlytowaitfortheendofhertwohours:buteveryfewminutesDigorywouldhearacaborabaker’svanorabutcher’sboycomingroundthecornerandthink“Hereshecomes”,andthenfinditwasn’t.Andinbetweenthesefalsealarms,forwhatseemedhoursandhours,theclocktickedonandonebigfly-highupandfaroutofreach—buzzedagainstthewindow.Itwasoneofthosehousesthatgetveryquietanddullintheafternoonandalwaysseemtosmellofmutton.
DuringhislongwatchingandwaitingonesmallthinghappenedwhichIshallhavetomentionbecausesomethingimportantcameofitlateron.AladycalledwithsomegrapesforDigory’sMother;andasthedining-roomdoorwasopen,Digorycouldn’thelpoverhearingAuntLettyandtheladyastheytalkedinthehall.
“Whatlovelygrapes!”cameAuntLetty’svoice.“I’msureifanythingcoulddohergoodthesewould.Butpoor,dearlittleMabel!I’mafraiditwouldneedfruitfromthelandofyouthtohelphernow.Nothinginthisworldwilldomuch.”Thentheybothloweredtheirvoicesandsaidalotmorethathecouldnothear.
IfhehadheardthatbitaboutthelandofyouthafewdaysagohewouldhavethoughtAuntLettywasjusttalkingwithoutmeaninganythinginparticular,thewaygrown-upsdo,anditwouldn’thaveinterestedhim.Healmostthoughtsonow.Butsuddenlyitflasheduponhismindthathenowknew(evenifAuntLettydidn’t)thattherereallywereotherworldsandthathehimselfhadbeeninoneofthem.AtthatratetheremightbearealLandofYouthsomewhere.Theremightbealmostanything.Theremightbefruitinsomeotherworldthatwouldreallycurehismother!Andoh,oh-Well,youknowhowitfeelsifyoubeginhopingforsomethingthatyouwantdesperatelybadly;youalmostfightagainstthehopebecauseitistoogoodtobetrue;you’ve
beendisappointedsooftenbefore.ThatwashowDigoryfelt.Butitwasnogoodtryingtothrottlethishope.Itmight—really,really,itjustmightbetrue.Somanyoddthingshadhappenedalready.Andhehadthemagicrings.Theremustbeworldsyoucouldgettothrougheverypoolinthewood.Hecouldhuntthroughthemall.Andthen—Motherwellagain.Everythingrightagain.HeforgotallaboutwatchingfortheWitch.Hishandwasalreadygoingintothepocketwherehekepttheyellowring,whenallatonceheherdasoundofgalloping.
“Hullo!What’sthat?”thoughtDigory.“Fire-engine?Iwonderwhathouseisonfire.GreatScott,it’scominghere.Why,it’sHer.”
Ineedn’ttellyouwhohemeantbyHer.
Firstcamethehansom.Therewasnooneinthedriver’sseat.Ontheroof-notsitting,butstandingontheroof—swayingwithsuperbbalanceasitcameatfullspeedroundthecornerwithonewheelintheair-wasJadistheQueenofQueensandtheTerrorofCharn.Herteethwerebared,hereyesshonelikefire,andherlonghairstreamedoutbehindherlikeacomet’stail.Shewasfloggingthehorsewithoutmercy.Itsnostrilswerewideandredanditssideswerespottedwithfoam.Itgallopedmadlyuptothefrontdoor,missingthelamp-postbyaninch,andthenreareduponitshindlegs.Thehansomcrashedintothelamp-postandshatteredintoseveralpieces.TheWitch,withamagnificentjump,hadsprungclearjustintimeandlandedonthehorse’sback.Shesettledherselfastrideandleanedforward,whisperingthingsinitsear.Theymusthavebeenthingsmeantnottoquietitbuttomaddenit.Itwasonitshindlegsagaininamoment,anditsneighwaslikeascream;itwasallhoofsandteethandeyesandtossingmane.Onlyasplendidridercouldhavestayedonitsback.
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