01-04-潘德尔的巫师 [1]
． It was dirty and cold．The rain came in through the windows and there were no doors． To the west， was the big hill called Pendle．Pendle Hill was beautiful．I loved Pendle Hill because it sat quietly all year and watched me．
My story begins on the eighteenth day of March in the year 1612． I was nine years old， and my life began to change on that day．My mother and my grandmother were ill and they sat on the floor，with their dogs，near the little fire．
My sister Alizon wanted to go out．'I'm going to look for bread，'she said．
My brother James sat near the fire，his mouth open．'Go and look for bread，'he said．'Go and look for bread．'James often said things again and again．
Alizon ran out of the house and I followed her．
'Go and look for bread！'James called．
Alizon began to go east， up the hill and past the big trees be-hind Malkin Tower．Alizon walked fast． She was eighteen years old and she was tall with long，dirty brown hair and a white，hungry face． It was cold， but there was no rain ．Alizon wore a coat and some shoes， but I had no coat and no shoes．
' Please wait a minute！' I called to my sister．' I want to come with you．'
'No！'Alizon cried．'Go back， I don't want you．'
Suddenly， a dog ran in front of Alizon．
' Good dog， good dog！' Alizon called． The dog ran to her and she put her band on its head． It was my sister' s dog and it liked her． It was a big dog with big teeth and I didn' t like it because it was always hungry．
I followed Alizon and her dog along the river to Colne．But before we arrived at Colne， we met John Law．John Law was a big fat man， about fifty years old．
'Can I have some money， please？'Alizon called．'I'm hun-gry·
John Law didn' t answer． He walked slowly because he was fat and because he carried a big bag on his back．In his bag were a lot of beautiful things．He was a pedlar and he walked across the hills and visited all the villages．
'Can I have some money？'Alizon called again．'I'm very hungry！'
John Law stopped．' Stop following me，' he said．' I'm not going to give you money．'
'Give me money！'Alizon said．
'I don' t want to give you money，' the pedlar said． He took his hat off．There was not much hair on his head．'I don't like you and I don' t like your family． A lot of bad women， you are，and your father was a bad man， too．'
Alizon was angry．'Don't talk about my father—he' s dead now！ Give me some money， old man！'
John Law' s face was red．' No！' he cried． He began to walk up the hill to the village．'Go back to your dirty family！'
Alizon began to laugh angrily．'A dead man！A dead man！'she called．'Dead before dark，John Law！'She looked down at her dog and put her hand on its head．'Go after him，dog，'she said．'Go after him and get him！'
The big dog began to run after the pedlar．John Law stopped．He looked afraid and his face was very red．'Call your dog back，you bad girl！'he shouted．
Suddenly，his mouth opened and his face went white．Slowly，he began to fall，and his big body hit the road．The dog came up to him，but the pedlar did not move．
Alizon watched John Law for a minute．Then she said to me，'Go and call someone from the village．'
I felt afraid，but I ran alog the road very quickly．'Help！Help！'I called to the villagers．'The pedlar is ill'
The villagers came out of their houses and followed me down the hill．A young man looked at John Law carefully．
'He's not dead，'he said，'but he' s very ill．Let' s move him to the nearest house．Someone must go and call his son．'
Just then， John Law began to talk very slowly．'I can' t move！' he said．' I 'm alive， but I can' t move！'
I went back to stand near Alizon．The dog sat at her feet．
'That Device girl…'John Law said slowly，'she—she cursed me！ She wanted me to die！ And her dog came to get me．
All the villagers looked at Alizon．
'I 'm sorry，'Alizon said quickly．'I'm very hungry and I wanted some money，that's all．'
'Go away！' the villagers cried．'You' re a witch， and we don' t want you in our village．'
Alizon began to run away down the hill and her dog followed． I watched the villagers．They carried John Law slow-ly up the hill to the nearest house
My story begins on the eighteenth day of March in the year 1612． I was nine years old， and my life began to change on that day．My mother and my grandmother were ill and they sat on the floor，with their dogs，near the little fire．
My sister Alizon wanted to go out．'I'm going to look for bread，'she said．
My brother James sat near the fire，his mouth open．'Go and look for bread，'he said．'Go and look for bread．'James often said things again and again．
Alizon ran out of the house and I followed her．
'Go and look for bread！'James called．
Alizon began to go east， up the hill and past the big trees be-hind Malkin Tower．Alizon walked fast． She was eighteen years old and she was tall with long，dirty brown hair and a white，hungry face． It was cold， but there was no rain ．Alizon wore a coat and some shoes， but I had no coat and no shoes．
' Please wait a minute！' I called to my sister．' I want to come with you．'
'No！'Alizon cried．'Go back， I don't want you．'
Suddenly， a dog ran in front of Alizon．
' Good dog， good dog！' Alizon called． The dog ran to her and she put her band on its head． It was my sister' s dog and it liked her． It was a big dog with big teeth and I didn' t like it because it was always hungry．
I followed Alizon and her dog along the river to Colne．But before we arrived at Colne， we met John Law．John Law was a big fat man， about fifty years old．
'Can I have some money， please？'Alizon called．'I'm hun-gry·
John Law didn' t answer． He walked slowly because he was fat and because he carried a big bag on his back．In his bag were a lot of beautiful things．He was a pedlar and he walked across the hills and visited all the villages．
'Can I have some money？'Alizon called again．'I'm very hungry！'
John Law stopped．' Stop following me，' he said．' I'm not going to give you money．'
'Give me money！'Alizon said．
'I don' t want to give you money，' the pedlar said． He took his hat off．There was not much hair on his head．'I don't like you and I don' t like your family． A lot of bad women， you are，and your father was a bad man， too．'
Alizon was angry．'Don't talk about my father—he' s dead now！ Give me some money， old man！'
John Law' s face was red．' No！' he cried． He began to walk up the hill to the village．'Go back to your dirty family！'
Alizon began to laugh angrily．'A dead man！A dead man！'she called．'Dead before dark，John Law！'She looked down at her dog and put her hand on its head．'Go after him，dog，'she said．'Go after him and get him！'
The big dog began to run after the pedlar．John Law stopped．He looked afraid and his face was very red．'Call your dog back，you bad girl！'he shouted．
Suddenly，his mouth opened and his face went white．Slowly，he began to fall，and his big body hit the road．The dog came up to him，but the pedlar did not move．
Alizon watched John Law for a minute．Then she said to me，'Go and call someone from the village．'
I felt afraid，but I ran alog the road very quickly．'Help！Help！'I called to the villagers．'The pedlar is ill'
The villagers came out of their houses and followed me down the hill．A young man looked at John Law carefully．
'He's not dead，'he said，'but he' s very ill．Let' s move him to the nearest house．Someone must go and call his son．'
Just then， John Law began to talk very slowly．'I can' t move！' he said．' I 'm alive， but I can' t move！'
I went back to stand near Alizon．The dog sat at her feet．
'That Device girl…'John Law said slowly，'she—she cursed me！ She wanted me to die！ And her dog came to get me．
All the villagers looked at Alizon．
'I 'm sorry，'Alizon said quickly．'I'm very hungry and I wanted some money，that's all．'
'Go away！' the villagers cried．'You' re a witch， and we don' t want you in our village．'
Alizon began to run away down the hill and her dog followed． I watched the villagers．They carried John Law slow-ly up the hill to the nearest house