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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．
