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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．”

AtthatmomentwitharushandasnarlaWolfrusheduptothe

“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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