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CHAPTER FOUR THE BELL AND THE HAMMER（第1页）

CHAPTERFOURTHEBELLANDTHEHAMMER

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THEREwasnodoubtabouttheMagicthistime.Downanddowntheyrushed，firstthroughdarkhenthroughamassofvagueandwhirlingshapeswhichmighthavebeenalmostanythier.Theheyfeltthattheywerestandihingsolid.Amomehiofodtheywereabletolookaboutthem.

“lace!”

saidDigory.

“Idon'tlikeit，”

saidPollywithsomethinglikeashudder.

Whattheywasthelight.Itwasn'tlikesunlight，anditwasn'tlikeelectrips，ordles，oraheyhadeverseen.Itwasadull，ratherredlight，notatallcheerful.Itwassteadyanddidheywerestandingonaflatpavedsurfadbuildingsroseallarouherewasnoroofoverhead;theywereinasortofcourtyard.Theskywasextraordinarilydark—abluethatwasalmostblayouhadseenthatskyyouwohereshouldbeanylightatall.

“It'sveryfuherhere，”

saidDigory.“Iwonderifwe'vearrivedjustihuorm;oraneclipse.”

“Idon'tlikeit，”

saidPolly.

Bothofthem，withoutquiteknoeretalkingihoughtherewasnoreasonwhytheyshouldstillgoonholdinghaheirjump，theydidn'tletgo.

Thewallsrhallroundthatcourtyard.Theyhadmawindowsinthem，ithoutglass，throughwhichyousawnothingbutblaess.Loeregreatpillaredaringblacklylikethemouthsofrailwaytuwasrathercold.

&oneofwhicheverythingwasbuiltseemedtobered，butthatmightonlybebecauseht.Itwasobviouslyveryold.Maopavedthecourtyardhadcra.hemfittedcloselytogetherandthesharperswereallworhearcheddoorwayswashalffilledupwithrubble.Thetwokeptroundandroundtolookatthedifferehecourtyard.Onereasonwasthattheywereafraidofsomebody—orsomething—lookingoutofthosewindowsatthemwhentheirbackswereturned.

“Doyouthinkanyoneliveshere?”

saidDigoryatlast，stillinawhisper.

“No，”

saidPolly.“It'sallinruins.Wehaven'theardasoundsince>

&'sstandstillandlistenforabit，”

suggestedDigory.

&oodstillaalltheycouldhearwasthethump-thumpoftheirowhisplacewasatleastasquietastheorlds.ButitwasadifferentkihesileheWoodhadbeenridwarm（youosthearthetreesgrowing）andfulloflife:thiswasadead，ptysilence.Youagihinggrowinginit.

&'sgohome，”

saidPolly.

“Butwehaven'tseena，”

saidDigory.“Nowwe'rehere，wesimplymusthavealookround.”

“I'msurethere'snothingatalliinghere.”

“There'snotmutinfindingamagigthatletsyouintootherworldsifyou'reafraidtolookatthemwhenyou'vegotthere.”

“Who'stalkingaboutbeingafraid?”

saidPolly，lettinggoofDigory'shand.

“Ionlythoughtyoudidn'tseemverykeenthisplace.”

“I'llgo.”