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【FAMILY】 零基础 系统学习 英语 牛津书虫系列 第八期

1 THE PEDLAR 　 　　The spring of 1634 arrives， but in the prison of Lancaster Castle it stays cold．The twenty women in the prison are dirty， hungry and cold． There are no beds or chairs and so they sleep on the cold floor．There are no windows，so it is al-ways dark．The women want to get out of the prison；they want to go home．Sometimes the guards open the big，old door and put some bread and water on the floor． Then they close the door again． 　　My name is Jennet Device， and I am one of the twenty women in prison．Day after day， I sit on the cold floor and wait．I want to feel warm again； I want to see the sky again， and Pen-dle Hill， the beautiful hill near my home． But I am in the dark prison of Lancaster Castle， and I sit on the cold floor and wait． 　　One day， something happens． The guards open the big， old door．'Jennet Device！'a guard calls．'Come here at once，witch！Somebody wants to see you．' 　　I get up slowly because I'm very cold and I walk across the dark room to the door． Perhaps it' s someone from Read Hall！Perhaps I'm going home！ 'Jennet Device，be quick！'the guard calls again． 　　Someone is standing at the door with the guard．'Jennet，'he says quietly． 　　I see him then： a tall man with brown hair and tired blue eyes．He is not from Read Hall．It is Mr Webster，from the church at Kild wick．My legs stop moving and suddenly I want to sit down． 　　'Come on， come on，' the guard says angrily． He begins to close the door． 　　'Come out here for a minute， Jennet，' Mr Webster says quietly．'Sit down and eat something．' 　　I sit down at a little table near the door．Mr Webster gives me some bread and some meat and I begin to eat hungrily． 　　'Ten minutes，'the guard says．'After ten minutes，she goes in again． 　　'Thank you，'Mr Webster says． 　　'How is everyone at Read Hall？'I ask at last． 　　Mr Webster smiles．'Everyone is well． I was there yesterday．' 　　I close my eyes for a minute．' Mr Webster， it' s not true．I'm not a witch， you know．' 　　'I know，Jennet，'Mr Webster says．'Last week， I brought Edmund Robinson and his father into my church， and asked them about the boy's story． Many people believed Edmund' s story，but some people didn' t．Edmund Robinson is going to London tomorrow with his father， and a judge is going to ques-tion them．' 　　The guard comes back and begins to open the door． 　　' Time！' he says． 　　Mr Webster stands up．'God is here with you，Jennet．Never forget that．You can be happy，when God is with you．' 　　I stand up too， and take the bread from the table．' Yes， Mr Webster． God is with me； I believe that．' But happy？How can I be happy？ 　　I go back into the dark prison， and the guard closes the door behind me．The women run to me．'Bread！Give us bread！'they cry． 　　Quickly， I put the bread in my shirt．I don't want to lose it．I walk across the room and sit down on the floor． I am crying，but I feel a little better． Edmund Robinson， of Newchurch， is only ten years old． Edmund told lies about me and about many women： he saw us at a witches' meeting at a house called Hoarstones．It's not true，but many people believed him．What is he going to say in London？ The truth？ Or more lies． 　　But now， in the prison of Lancaster Castle， I want to tell my story． It is a story about rich men and angry villagers；about old women and hungry children． It is a true story， and it happened to me．