潘德尔的巫师

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1、藩德尔的巫师TheWitchesofPendle    1THEPEDLAR    Thespringof1634arrives，butintheprisonofLancasterCastleitstayscold．Thetwentywomenintheprisonaredirty，hungryandcold．Therearenobedsorchairsandsotheysleeponthecoldfloor．Therearenowindows，soitisal-waysdark．Thewomenwanttogetoutoftheprison；

2、theywanttogohome．Sometimestheguardsopenthebig，olddoorandputsomebreadandwateronthefloor．Thentheyclosethedooragain．    MynameisJennetDevice，andIamoneofthetwentywomeninprison．Dayafterday，Isitonthecoldfloorandwait．Iwanttofeelwarmagain；Iwanttoseetheskyagain，andPen-dleHill，thebeau

3、tifulhillnearmyhome．ButIaminthedarkprisonofLancasterCastle，andIsitonthecoldfloorandwait．    Oneday，somethinghappens．Theguardsopenthebig，olddoor．'JennetDevice！'aguardcalls．'Comehereatonce，witch！Somebodywantstoseeyou．'    IgetupslowlybecauseI'mverycoldandIwalkacrossthedarkroom

4、tothedoor．Perhapsit'ssomeonefromReadHall！PerhapsI'mgoinghome！'    JennetDevice，bequick！'theguardcallsagain．    Someoneisstandingatthedoorwiththeguard．'Jennet，'hesaysquietly．    Iseehimthen：atallmanwithbrownhairandtiredblueeyes．HeisnotfromReadHall．ItisMrWebster，fromthechurcha

5、tKildwick．MylegsstopmovingandsuddenlyIwanttositdown．    'Comeon，comeon，'theguardsaysangrily．Hebeginstoclosethedoor．    'Comeouthereforaminute，Jennet，'MrWebstersaysquietly．'Sitdownandeatsomething．'    Isitdownatalittletablenearthedoor．MrWebstergivesmesomebreadandsomemeatandIb

6、egintoeathungrily．    'Tenminutes，'theguardsays．'Aftertenminutes，shegoesinagain．    'Thankyou，'MrWebstersays．    'HowiseveryoneatReadHall？'Iaskatlast．    MrWebstersmiles．'Everyoneiswell．Iwasthereyesterday．'    Iclosemyeyesforaminute．'MrWebster，it'snottrue．I'mnotawitch，youkno

7、w．'    'Iknow，Jennet，'MrWebstersays．'Lastweek，IbroughtEdmundRobinsonandhisfatherintomychurch，andaskedthemabouttheboy'sstory．ManypeoplebelievedEdmund'sstory，butsomepeopledidn't．EdmundRobinsonisgoingtoLondontomorrowwithhisfather，andajudgeisgoingtoques-tionthem．'    Theguardcom

8、esbackandbeginstoopenthedoor．    'Time！'hesays．    MrWebsterstandsup．'Godis