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第364章 The Lion The Witch And The Wardrobe(144)

“Haa.a.arrh!” roared Aslan, half rising from his throne; and his great mouth opened wider and wider and the roar grew louder and louder, and the Witch, after staring for a moment with her lips wide apart, picked up her skirts and fairly ran for her life.

The Triumph Of The Witch

As soon as the Witch had gone Aslan said, “We must move from this place at once, it will be wanted for other purposes. We shall encamp tonight at the Fords of Beruna.

Of course everyone was dying to ask him how he had arranged matters with the witch; but his face was stern and everyone‘s ears were still ringing with the sound of his roar and so nobody dared.

After a meal, which was taken in the open air on the hill. top (for the sun had got strong by now and dried the grass), they were busy for a while taking the pavilion down and packing things up. Before two o’clock they were on the march and set off in a north.easterly direction, walking at an easy pace, for they had not far to go.