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CHAPTER THIRTEEN AN UNEXPECTED MEETING（第3页）

gaspedDigoryasifhehadbeenhurt，andputhishandtohishead.Forhehemostterriblechoicelaybeforehim.

“WhathastheLioneverdoneforyouthatyoushouldbehisslave?”

saidtheWitch.“Whathedotoyouonceyouarebayourownworld?AndwhatwouldyourMotherthihatyoucouldhavetakenherpainawayandgivenherbackherlifeandsavedyourFather'sheartfrombeihatyouwouldn't—thatyou'dratherrunmessagesforawildanimalinastrahatisnobusinessofyours?”

“I—Idon'tthinkheisawildanimal，”

saidDigoryiofvoice.“Heis—Idon'tknow—”

“Thehingworse，”

saidtheWitch.“Lookwhathehasdooyoualready;lookhowheartlesshehasmadeyou.Thatiswhathedoestoeveryoenstohim.Cruel，pitilessboy!youwouldletyourowherthan—”

“Ohshutup，”

saidthemiserableDigory，stillinthesamevoice.“DoyouthinkIdon'tsee?ButI—Ipromised.”

“Ah，butyoudidn'tknoerepromising.Andnooneheretyou.”

“Motherherself，”

saidDigettingthewordsoutwithdifficulty，“wouldn'tlikeit—awfullystrictaboutkeepistealing—andallthatsortofthiellmenottodoit—quiything—ifshewashere.”

“Butsheneedneverknow，”

saidtheWitch，speakilythanyouwouldhavethoughtahsofierceafacecouldspeak.“Youwouldn'ttellherhowyou'dgottheapple.YourFatherneedneverknow.Nooneinyourworldneedknowanythingaboutthiswholestory.Youtakethelittlegirlbackwithyou，youknow.”

ThatwaswheretheWitchmadeherfatalmistake.orykPollycouldgetawaybyheraseasilyashecouldgetawaybyhis.Butappare'tknowthis.AndthemeahesuggestionthatheshouldleavePollybehindsuddehestheWitchhadbeensayingtohimsoundfalseandhollow.Ahemidstofallhismisery，hisheadsuddenlycleared，andhesaid（iandmuchlouder'voice）:“Lookhere;wheredoyoueintoallthis?WhyareyousopreyMotherallofasudden?What'sitgottodowithyou?What&#ame?”

“Gs，”

whisperedPollyinhisear.“Quick!Getawaynow.”

Shehadn'tdaredtosayanythingallthroughtheargumentbecause，yousee，itwasn'therMotherwhowasdying.

“Upthen，”

saidDigory，heavioFledge'sbadthensgupasquicklyashecould.Thehorsespreaditswings.

“Gothen，Fools，”

calledtheWitkofme，Boy，whenyoulieoldandweakanddying，andrememberhowyouthrewawaythedlessyouth!Itwon'tbeain.”

Theywerealreadysohighthattheylyjusthearher.NordidtheWitchwasteanytimegazingupatthem;theysawhersetoffnorthwarddowntheslopeofthehill.

&artedearlythatmandehegardenhadnottakenverylong，sothatFledgeandPollybothsaidtheywouldeasilygetbaiabefhtfall.Digoryneverspokeonthewaybadtheotherswereshyofspeakingtohim.Hewasverysadandhewasn'tevehetimethathehaddhtthing;butwheneverherememberedtheshiningtearsinAslan'seyeshebecamesure.

AlldayFledgeflewsteadilywithuntiringwiwardwiththerivertoguidehim，throughthemountaihewildwoodedhills，ahegreatwaterfallanddown，anddowhewoodsofNarniaweredarkeheshadowofthemightycliff，tillatlast，whentheskyithsuhem，hesalacewheremauresweregatheredtogetherbytheriverside.AndsoonhecouldseeAslahemidstofthem.Fledgeglideddowhisfs，closedhiswings，aering.Thehedismounted.Digorysawalltheanimals，dwarfs，satyrs，nymphs，ahingsdrawingbacktotheleftandrighttomakewayforhim.HetoAslaheappleandsaid:“I&#htyoutheappleyouwanted，sir.”