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 along 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 slowly up the hill to the nearest house. And then I followed my sister down the hill. I was hungry and tired and Malkin Tower was many miles away.
I was nine years old and I was angry. I was angry because the pedlar was ill. I was angry because the villagers didn't like me. And I was angry because my sister was a witch.
ROGER NOWELL
John Law was ill because Alizon cursed him, and his son wanted Roger Nowell to question Alizon. Roger Nowell was a rich and important man in Lancashire, and he was the judge for all the villages near Pendle Hill. He lived at Read Hall, seven miles from Newchurch.
On the thirtieth day of March, Mr Nowell's men came to Malkin Tower. Mr Nowell wanted to see Alizon at once.
We walked from Malkin Tower to Read Hall: my sister Alizon, my brother James, and our mother, Elizabeth Device. I followed them because I didn't want to stay at home with my grandmother. My grandmother was a difficult old woman, and I didn't like her.
Read Hall was an old house with a big garden and many old trees. Mr Nowell's servant opened the door for us. 'Come in,' Mr Nowell said. He was a tall man with a lot of white hair. His black coat looked warm and expensive. Alizon followed Mr Nowell into a room with a big fire. When I saw the fire, I wanted to go in, too!
'Are you cold, little one?' Mr Nowell asked me. 'Come in, and sit near the fire.'
I went across the room and sat down on the floor, next to the wonderful, hot fire.
Mr Nowell sat behind a big table. Two or three men, in black coats, stood near the window. Alizon stood in front of Mr Nowell. Her long hair was dirty, and her old dress looked dirtier.
'Two weeks ago, on the eighteenth day of March, you met John Law near Colne,' Roger Nowell said. His voice was slow and careful. 'Tell me about it.'
'I asked for money,' Alizon said. 'The pedlar was very angry and I didn't like him. I was angry, too, and I wanted him to die!'
'Tell me about your dog.'
'The dog is my friend,' Alizon said slowly. 'I wanted a friend, and I found that dog two months ago. I told my grandmother, and she liked the dog, too.'
'Did the dog run after the pedlar?'
'Yes, of course. I cursed the pedlar, and the dog ran after him!' Alizon said. 'I'm sorry now, because Mr Law is ill.'
'She's a witch!' one of the men said quietly.
Roger Nowell stood up and walked across the room to the door. 'James Device, come in. We want to question you.'
James came in and stood next to Alizon. James was thirteen years old, nearly a man, but he was afraid of many things. He began to cry.
'Don't be afraid,' Mr Nowell said. 'We want you to talk about your grandmother, Old Demdike.'
But Alizon wanted to talk. 'Don't ask him!' she said quickly. 'I can tell you about my grandmother because I'm with her every minute of the day. I go with her from village to village. I go with her across Pendle Hill. She asks people for money and food, and I help her.'
Alizon stopped. She looked at James, and then she looked at Mr Nowell. 'She cursed a child once, and the child died later that year.'
'And you!' James said. 'You cursed a child, too! Somebody told me!' James suddenly sat down on the floor and began to laugh loudly.
'Be quiet!' Roger Nowell said coldly. 'Alizon Device, tell me the truth: did you curse a child?'
'Yes, I did,' Alizon cried. 'The child called me a witch, and I was angry. I cursed the child, but I was sorry when the child died.'
James looked up at Alizon, his mouth open. 'The child died, the child died,' he said again and again.
'Alizon Device, you cannot go home again,' Roger Nowell said slowly. 'You must go to the prison at
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 along 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 slowly up the hill to the nearest house. And then I followed my sister down the hill. I was hungry and tired and Malkin Tower was many miles away.I was nine years old and I was angry. I was angry because the pedlar was ill. I was angry because the villagers didn't like me. And I was angry because my sister was a witch.ROGER NOWELLJohn Law was ill because Alizon cursed him, and his son wanted Roger Nowell to question Alizon. Roger Nowell was a rich and important man in Lancashire, and he was the judge for all the villages near Pendle Hill. He lived at Read Hall, seven miles from Newchurch.On the thirtieth day of March, Mr Nowell's men came to Malkin Tower. Mr Nowell wanted to see Alizon at once.We walked from Malkin Tower to Read Hall: my sister Alizon, my brother James, and our mother, Elizabeth Device. I followed them because I didn't want to stay at home with my grandmother. My grandmother was a difficult old woman, and I didn't like her.Read Hall was an old house with a big garden and many old trees. Mr Nowell's servant opened the door for us. 'Come in,' Mr Nowell said. He was a tall man with a lot of white hair. His black coat looked warm and expensive. Alizon followed Mr Nowell into a room with a big fire. When I saw the fire, I wanted to go in, too!'Are you cold, little one?' Mr Nowell asked me. 'Come in, and sit near the fire.'I went across the room and sat down on the floor, next to the wonderful, hot fire.Mr Nowell sat behind a big table. Two or three men, in black coats, stood near the window. Alizon stood in front of Mr Nowell. Her long hair was dirty, and her old dress looked dirtier.'Two weeks ago, on the eighteenth day of March, you met John Law near Colne,' Roger Nowell said. His voice was slow and careful. 'Tell me about it.''I asked for money,' Alizon said. 'The pedlar was very angry and I didn't like him. I was angry, too, and I wanted him to die!''Tell me about your dog.''The dog is my friend,' Alizon said slowly. 'I wanted a friend, and I found that dog two months ago. I told my grandmother, and she liked the dog, too.''Did the dog run after the pedlar?''Yes, of course. I cursed the pedlar, and the dog ran after him!' Alizon said. 'I'm sorry now, because Mr Law is ill.''She's a witch!' one of the men said quietly.Roger Nowell stood up and walked across the room to the door. 'James Device, come in. We want to question you.'James came in and stood next to Alizon. James was thirteen years old, nearly a man, but he was afraid of many things. He began to cry.'Don't be afraid,' Mr Nowell said. 'We want you to talk about your grandmother, Old Demdike.'But Alizon wanted to talk. 'Don't ask him!' she said quickly. 'I can tell you about my grandmother because I'm with her every minute of the day. I go with her from village to village. I go with her across Pendle Hill. She asks people for money and food, and I help her.'Alizon stopped. She looked at James, and then she looked at Mr Nowell. 'She cursed a child once, and the child died later that year.''And you!' James said. 'You cursed a child, too! Somebody told me!' James suddenly sat down on the floor and began to laugh loudly.'Be quiet!' Roger Nowell said coldly. 'Alizon Device, tell me the truth: did you curse a child?''Yes, I did,' Alizon cried. 'The child called me a witch, and I was angry. I cursed the child, but I was sorry when the child died.'James looked up at Alizon, his mouth open. 'The child died, the child died,' he said again and again.'Alizon Device, you cannot go home again,' Roger Nowell said slowly. 'You must go to the prison at
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