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CHAPTER 3 A FAMILY OF WITCHES |
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I ran from Malkin Tower, |
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down the hill into Newchurch. |
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James followed me. |
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'I want to go to Read Hall,too,'he said. |
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We ran through the trees to Sabden Brook. |
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The noise of the river was beautiful in my ears. |
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We went along the river to the village of Sabden, |
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and then it began to rain. |
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Suddenly,we heard the noise of horses behind us. |
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We got off the road, and watched the horses. |
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It was Roger Nowell with some of his men. |
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They saw us, and Mr Nowell stopped. |
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'It' s the Device children,' he said. |
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' What's your name,child?' |
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'My name is Jennet,' I said. |
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'We 're going to Read Hall. |
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I want to talk to you.' |
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Roger Nowell looked at me with his warm brown eyes. |
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'Very well,'he said. |
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'Come home with me, |
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and we can talk. |
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'He lifted me up on to his horse, |
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and the horse moved quickly |
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along the road to the village of Read. |
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James ran along behind us. |
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Very soon,we arrived at Read Hall. |
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The servant opened the door for us, |
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and we went into the warm house. |
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James came in,too, |
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and sat down next to me near the fire. |
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Mr Nowell put his black hat down on the table. |
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'Bring a hot drink and some food for these children, |
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'he told the servant.' They' re cold and hungry.' |
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The servant brought bread and hot milk for us, |
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and James and I ate hungrily. |
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I felt warm and happy in Mr Nowell' s house. |
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I wanted to stay there all my life; |
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I never wanted to go back to Malkin Tower. |
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When we finished eating, |
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Mr Nowell looked up from his book. |
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'You wanted to talk to me,' |
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he said quietly.'Well, I'm listening.' |
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I got up ,went across the room and stood in front of Mr Nowell. |
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' I'm afraid of my mother,' |
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I began.' I'm afraid because |
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she' s a witch and she can kill people.' |
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The room was quiet. |
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Mr Nowell said nothing, |
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but his brown eyes were kind. |
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'My mother and her friends are at Malkin Tower,' |
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I told him.'They want to go to Lancaster Castle and kill the guards. |
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They' re going to bring Old Demdike and Alizon home again.' |
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Mr Nowell got up and left the room. |
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After some time, he came back with two of his friends. |
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They all sat down at the table. |
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'Jennet, I want you to tell me again about your mother and her friends.' |
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'They want to kill the guards at Lancaster Castle |
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and bring Old Demdike home to Malkin Tower,' |
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I said.Then I began to cry. |
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'Den't cry,'Mr Nowell said kindly. |
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'We can help you,but we must talk to your brother first. |
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James!'he called. |
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'Tell me about your mother. |
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Is she a witch?' |
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' She' s a witch. We' re all witches,' |
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James began.' Old Demdike's a witch. |
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One night,she went to the church at Newchurch |
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and got some teeth from dead bodies there. |
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The Devil talked to her and she brought the teeth to Malkin Tower. |
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They're under the ground by our door!' |
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' Old Demdike' s a witch; we know that,' |
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Mr Nowell said.'Tell us about your mother.' |
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'Mother' s a witch,' James said. |
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' She killed Mr Robinson,from Barley village. |
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She made a clay picture, |
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and then she broke it, |
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and Mr Robinson died a week later.' |
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James smiled at Mr Nowell. |
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He liked Mr Nowell because |
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Mr Nowell didn' t shout at him. |
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'And I'm a witch, too! |
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I can kill people!' |
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'No, James!' I cried. |
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' You' re not a witch! |
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You don' t kill people!' |
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' Yes, I do,'James said angrily. |
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His face went red.' My dog,Dandy, |
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is the Devil and he killed a man for me. |
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I wanted a shirt and Mr Duckworth |
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was going to give me one of his old shirts. |
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But in the end, he didn' t give it to me and I was very angry. |
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I nearly killed Mr Duckworth! |
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But I called Dandy,and he killed Mr Duckworth for me!' |
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I began to cry.My brother was a witch,too! |
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All my family were witches! |
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'Don't cry,Jennet,'Mr Nowell said. |
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'Someone must take care of you. |
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You can stay here at Read Hall with me.' |
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When Mr Nowell' s men brought my mother to Read Hall, |
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she said nothing at first. |
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'Tell us about the pictures of clay, |
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'Mr Nowell said.'My men found pictures of clay at Malkin Tower.' |
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My mother said nothing. |
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'Your mother,Old Demdike, |
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is a witch.Your daughter is a witch,' |
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Mr Nowell said.'Your son killed Mr Duckworth |
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because of shirt.Now,tell us about the clay pictures.' |
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My mother said nothing. |
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'James told us about Mr Robinson of Barley, |
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'Mr Nowell said .' Did you kill him?' |
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Suddenly, my mother' s face went red |
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and she began to shout at James. |
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'A good son,you are! |
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You told this rich man about Jack Robinson of Barley. |
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Well, you told the truth. |
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I killed him! I made a clay picture, |
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and then I broke it, and a week later he died. |
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I killed him because I hated him.' |
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She stopped and looked at me . |
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I wanted to run away |
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but Mr Nowell's servant stood in front of the door. |
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Then my mother laughed. 'Jennet Device, |
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witch' s daughter! You hate us, |
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I know that. |
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Well, it doesn' t matter because you're right: |
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you are different. |
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You 're my daughter, |
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but you're not the daughter of my husband. |
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Your father was a rich man, |
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but he never gave me money. |
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A witch' s child,he called you. |
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And when you were born, |
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he never came near me again. |
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Jack Robinson learnt the truth about your father. |
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He told the villagers of Barley and they called me a bad woman, |
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but they didn 't call your father a bad man! |
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Nobody in Barley gave me food again, |
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because of Jack Robinson. |
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I hated him,and so I killed him!' |
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The room was very quiet and my mother laughed again. |
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My hands felt cold and my face was hot, |
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but I didn' t cry.When Mr Device died, |
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I cried for days. |
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But he was not my father. |
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I looked at my mother, |
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at her dirty hair and her ugly face, |
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at her angry eyes. |
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I hated her then, |
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and I hated her for many years. |