Polly and Digory looked at each other, aghast. Polly had disliked the Queen from the first; and even Digory, now that he had heard the story, felt that he had seen quite as much of her as he wanted. Certainly, she was not at all the sort of person one would like to take home. And if they did like, they didn 8217;t know how they could. What they wanted was to get away themselves: but Polly couldn 8217;t get at her ring and of course Digory couldn 8217;t go without her. Digory got very red in the face and stammered.
波莉和迪格雷迷惑不解地对望了一眼。波莉一开始就讨厌女王，而迪格雷呢，在听了那段故事以后，也觉得对她的了解已经够了。显然，没有谁愿意带她那种人同家。即使愿意，不知道怎么才能带她回家。他们只想着自己逃走；但波莉摸不到戒指，迪格雷自然也不能丢下她单独离去。他满脸通红，结结巴巴地说
8220;Oh 8211; oh 8211; our world. I d-didn 8217;t know you wanted to go there. 8221;
“噢——噢——我们的份界，我——我不知道你想去那儿。”
8220;What else were you sent here for if not to fetch me? 8221; asked Jadis.
“你们不是来接我的，又是来干什么的呢。”简蒂丝问。
8220;I 8217;m sure you wouldn 8217;t like our world at all, 8221; said Digory. 8220;It 8217;s not her sort of place, is it Polly? It 8217;s very dull; not worth seeing, really. 8221;
“我敢说，你一点儿也不会喜欢我们的世界。”迪格雷说，“那地方不适合她，你说对吗，波莉？那儿没意思，不值得看，真的。”
8220;It will soon be worth seeing when I rule it, 8221; answered the Queen.
“我去统治的时候就值得看了。”女王回答。
8220;Oh, but you can 8217;t, 8221; said Digory. 8220;It 8217;s not like that. They wouldn 8217;t let you, you know. 8221;
“啊，但你不能，”迪格雷说，“不是那么回事。他们不会允许的，你知道。”
The Queen gave a contemptuous smile. 8220;Many great kings, 8221; she said, 8220;thought they could stand against the House of Charn. But they all fell, and their very names are forgotten. Foolish boy! Do you think that I, with my beauty and my Magic, will not have your whole world at my feet before a year has passed? Prepare your incantations and take me there at once. 8221;
女王傲慢地一笑。“很多高贵的国王，”她说，“都以为能和恰恩王朝作对，但他们全都失败了，连名字也被人遗忘了。愚获的孩子！你认为，以我的美貌和魔力不会在一年之内使整个你们的世界都拜倒在我的脚下吗？准备施展魔法，立即带我去那儿。”
8220;This is perfectly frightful, 8221; said Digory to Polly.
“这实在太可怕了。”迪格雷对波莉说。
8220;Perhaps you fear for this Uncle of yours, 8221; said Jadis. 8220;But if he honours me duly, he shall keep his life and his throne. I am not coming to fight against him. He must be a very great Magician, if he has found how to send you here. Is he King of your whole world or only of part? 8221;
“也许你害怕你的舅舅，”简蒂丝说，“只要他适当地对我表示尊敬，他就会保住性命和王位，我不会跟他作对的。如果他知道怎么把你们送到这儿来，他一定是个非常了不起的魔法师。他是你们整个世界的王呢，还是只统治部分？”
8220;He isn 8217;t King of anywhere, 8221; said Digory.
“他哪儿的王都不是。”迪格雷说。
8220;You are lying, 8221; said the Queen. 8220;Does not Magic always go with the royal blood? Who ever heard of common people being Magicians? I can see the truth whether you speak it or not. Your Uncle is the great King and the great Enchanter of your world. And by his art he has seen the shadow of my face, in some magic mirror or some enchanted pool; and for the love of my beauty he has made a potent spell which shook your world to its foundations and sent you across the vast gulf between world and world to ask my favour and to bring me to him. Answer me: is that not how it was? 8221;
“你在说谎，”女王说，“只有掌家血统的人才会魔法，不是吗，谁听说过普通人也能当魔法师？不管你说不说，我都知道，事情的真相是你的舅舅是你们那个世界一个伟大的国王，了不起的魔法师。他已经在某个魔镜或魔池里，靠他的魔法看到了我的头影。他爱上了我的美貌，施加了一种能让你们的世界彻底动摇的强大魔咒，让你们穿过各个世界之间的鸿沟，到这里来请我去帮忙，并将我带回他的身边。回答我：难道不是这么回事吗，”
8220;Well, not exactly, 8221; said Digory.
“嗯，不完全是。”迪格雷说。
8220;Not exactly, 8221; shouted Polly. 8220;Why, it 8217;s absolute bosh from beginning to end. 8221;
“根本不是，”波莉叫起来，“从头到尾就是胡说八道。”
8220;Minions! 8221; cried the Queen, turning in rage upon Polly and seizing her hair, at the very top of her head where it hurts most. But in so doing she let go of both the children 8217;s hands. 8220;Now, 8221; shouted Digory; and 8220;Quick! shouted Polly. They plunged their left hands into their pockets. They did not even need to put the rings on. The moment they touched them, the whole of that dreary, world vanished from their eyes. They were rushing upward and a warm green light was growing nearer over head.
“奴才！”女工喊到，她怒火冲天地揪住波莉的头发，刚好抓在最容易扯痛的头顶。但这样一来，她松开了孩子们的手。“好，”迪格雷大叫；波莉也喊了一声，“快！”他们把左手伸进口袋，根本不用戴上戒指，存触到戒指的一刹那间，那个可怕的世界就从他们眼前完完全全地消失了。他们向上冲去，头上，一缕温暖的绿光越来越近。