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[00:01.06]CHAPTER 2 ROGER NOWELL
[00:04.96]John Law was ill because Alizon cursed him，
[00:10.23]and his son wanted Roger Nowell to question Alizon．
[00:16.21]Roger Nowell was a rich
[00:18.59]and important man in Lancashire，
[00:21.99]and he was the judge for all the villages near Pendle Hill．
[00:27.33]He lived at Read Hall， seven miles from Newchurch．
[00:35.22]On the thirtieth day of March，
[00:37.94]Mr Nowell's men came to Malkin Tower．
[00:42.72]Mr Nowell wanted to see Alizon at once．
[00:49.68]We walked from Malkin Tower to Read Hall：
[00:54.46]my sister Alizon，my brother James，
[00:58.79]and our mother，Elizabeth Device．
[01:04.40]I followed them because I didn' t want to
[01:07.11]stay at home with my grandmother．
[01:11.87]My grandmother was a difficult old woman，
[01:16.52]and I didn' t like her．
[01:21.02]Read Hall was an old house
[01:24.83]with a big garden and many old trees．
[01:30.44]Mr Nowell's servant opened the door for us．
[01:36.26]'Come in，'Mr Nowell said．
[01:40.86]He was a tall man with a lot of white hair．
[01:46.40]His black coat looked warm and expensive．
[01:53.00]Alizon followed Mr Nowell into a room with a big fire．
[01:59.01]When I saw the fire，
[02:01.58]I wanted to go in，too！
[02:05.45]'Are you cold，little one？
[02:07.99]'Mr Nowell asked me．
[02:10.79]'Come in，and sit near the fire．'
[02:16.43]I went across the room and sat down on the floor，
[02:20.82]next to the wonderful， hot fire．
[02:25.87]Mr Nowell sat behind a big fable．
[02:31.02]Two or three men， in black coats，
[02:34.29]stood near the window．
[02:38.13]Alizon stood in front of Mr Nowell．
[02:42.48]Her long hair was dirty，
[02:45.51]and her old dress looked dirtier．
[02:51.12]'Two weeks ago，
[02:53.79]on the eighteenth day of March，
[02:57.15]you met John Law near Colne，
[03:02.99]'Roger Nowell said．
[03:05.84]His voice was slow and careful．
[03:10.64]'Tell me about it．'
[03:14.47]'I asked for money，'Alizon said．
[03:19.67]'The pedlar was very angry and I didn' t like him．
[03:26.85]I was angry， too， and I wanted him to die！'
[03:34.10]' Tell me about your dog．'
[03:38.79]"The dog is my friend．
[03:43.01]'Alizon said slowly．
[03:46.31]'I wanted a friend，
[03:49.11]and I found that dog two months ago．
[03:53.85]I told my grand－mother，
[03:55.97]and she liked the dog， too．'
[04:00.00]'Did the dog run after the pedlar？'
[04:03.78]'Yes， of course． I cursed the pedlar，
[04:09.02]and the dog ran after him！'Alizon said．
[04:13.37]' I'm sorry now， because Mr Law is ill．'
[04:18.87]'She's a witch！'one of the men said quietly．
[04:26.11]Roger Nowell stood up
[04:28.84]and walked across the room to the door．
[04:32.83]'James Device， come in．
[04:36.49]We want to question you．'
[04:41.12]James came in and stood next to Alizon．
[04:47.04]James was thirteen years old，
[04:50.51]nearly a man，
[04:52.76]but he was afraid of many things．
[04:57.04]He began to cry．
[05:00.69]'Don't be afraid，'Mr Nowell said．
[05:05.71]'we want you to talk abut your grandmother，
[05:09.67]Old Demdike．'
[05:13.44]But Alizon wanted to talk．
[05:16.02]'Don' t ask him！' she said quickly．
[05:20.79]'I can tell you about my grandmother because
[05:23.44]I'm with her every minute of the day．
[05:26.82]I go with her from village to village．
[05:30.57]I go with her across Pendle Hill．
[05:33.83]She asks people for money and food，
[05:37.29]and I help her．'Alizon stopped．
[05:42.71]She looked at James，
[05:45.10]and then she looked at Mr Nowell．
[05:49.60]'She cursed a child once，
[05:52.53]and the child died later that year．'
[05:56.68]'And you！'James said．
[06:00.17]'You cursed a child， too！
[06:01.78]Somebody told me！
[06:04.77]'James suddenly sat down on the floor and began to laugh loudly．
[06:11.68]'Be quiet！'Roger Nowell said coldly．
[06:17.88]'Alizon Device，tell me the truth：
[06:22.37]did you curse a child？'
[06:26.94]'Yes， I did，'Alizon cried．
[06:30.76]'The child called me a witch，
[06:32.52]and I was angry．
[06:35.13]I cursed the child，
[06:37.48]but I was sorry when the child died．'
[06:43.04]James looked up at Alizon，
[06:46.04]his mouth open．
[06:48.85]'The child died，the child died，
[06:51.81]'he said again and again．
[06:56.67]'Alizon Device，you cannot go home again，
[07:02.24]'Roger Nowell said slowly．
[07:05.20]'You must go to the prison at Read．'
[07:10.18]'But I need Alizon！'
[07:12.98]my mother shouted angrily from the door．
[07:16.19]'She takes care of Old Demdike，my mother．'
[07:22.48]I looked at my mother，
[07:25.12]at her red， angry face．
[07:29.27]I looked at Alizon in her dirty dress，
[07:33.89]and at James on the floor with his mouth open．
[07:41.30]And then I looked at Mr Nowell：
[07:44.35]his brown eyes were warm，
[07:47.32]and his face was kind．
[07:53.20]On the second day of April，
[07:55.79]Roger Nowell and his men came to Ashlar House，
[08:00.08]near the village of Fence．
[08:04.64]Mr Nowell wanted to talk to my grandmother，
[08:09.10]and we all went with her to Ashlar House．
[08:14.66]Fence was not far from Malkin Tower，
[08:19.38]and my grandmother walked there easily．
[08:25.56]Old Demdike was a little old woman with a fat face and no teeth．
[08:36.06]She was nearly eighty years old and she was a difficult old woman．
[08:44.42]Without Alizon，
[08:46.26]she was more difficult because
[08:48.92]my mother didn' t take care of her．
[08:54.54]When I saw Mr Nowell again at Ashlar House，
[08:58.81]I felt happy．
[09:01.41]I looked at his kind face and his warm brown eyes，
[09:07.93]and I wanted to be near him．
[09:12.83]But there were a lot of people in the room，
[09:15.75]and I was afraid to go to him．
[09:20.88]'Old Demdike ， I'm going to ask you some questions，
[09:26.31]'Mr Nowell began．
[09:30.59]Old Demdike was not afraid．
[09:36.02]She looked at all the men，
[09:38.95]in their expensive coats and hats．
[09:43.26]'What can a poor old woman tell you rich men？
[09:50.34]'She laughed，
[09:52.55]and when she laughed I felt afraid．
[09:58.73]My grandmother was going to tell them everything！
[10:05.83]And she did！
[10:07.96]'Twenty years ago，I met the Devil，
[10:12.49]'Old Demdike said．
[10:14.82]'He was a boy called Tibb and he was my friend．
[10:20.64]Then a cat came to visit me-a beautiful cat-and then a dog．
[10:28.83]They were all my friends．'
[10:33.02]Mr Nowell listened quietly to my grandmother，
[10:37.79]but some of the men began to talk angrily．
[10:42.71]'Be careful，you rich men！
[10:46.96]'my grandmother cried．'I can curse you！
[10:53.81]I can kill people！ I make clay pictures of people-man，
[11:04.38]woman or child．And when I break the clay，
[11:14.06]that man，woman or child dies！'
[11:22.28]People began to shout．
[11:24.87]' She' s a witch！ She must die！'
[11:28.99]'Say no more； she must die，
[11:31.89]with all her family！'
[11:34.68]Roger Nowell stood up．
[11:37.42]'Be quiet！'He looked at the guards near the door．
[11:44.40]'Take her away，'he said．
[11:48.91]'Old Demdike and her granddaughter Alizon
[11:53.01]must go to the prison at Lancaster Castle．'
[12:00.05]The guards took my grandmother
[12:03.92]by the arms and carried her out of the door
[12:06.84]and put her on a horse．
[12:10.77]Everyone ran out of Ashlar House．
[12:14.41]They ran after the horses and shouted：
[12:17.68]'Kill the witch！'
[12:21.22]I looked for Mr Nowell，
[12:23.99]but he was on his horse， too，
[12:27.04]and he followed the guards quickly through the village．
[12:32.37]Slowly， I followed my mother and James．
[12:39.25]Malkin Tower was my home，
[12:42.61]but I didn' t want to go back there．
[12:47.18]I was a little child，
[12:50.34]and I wanted someone kind to take care of me．
[12:58.63]We stayed at home days，
[13:02.18]because we were afraid to go out．
[13:07.10]James sat in front of the fire，
[13:10.28]with his dog， and talked．
[13:14.77]'Lancaster Castle， Lancaster Castle，'
[13:18.16] he said， again and again．
[13:24.14]My mother hit me and shouted at me
[13:28.57]because she was angry with the rich men．
[13:33.78]But after three days，my mother suddenly said，
[13:39.31]'James！We' re hungry and we must eat！'
[13:46.79]James didn' t answer．
[13:51.47]My mother went across the room to James and pulled his hair．
[13:56.74]'Get up！'she shouted．
[14:00.05]'Go out and find food for us！
[14:04.46]Your father isn' t here now；
[14:07.29]you must find food for us．'
[14:10.55] She hit him over the head．
[14:15.27]James stood up slowly．
[14:19.79]'Go out and find food，'he said．
[14:23.44]'I must go out and find food．'
[14:29.33]It was dark， and James was out for hours．
[14:36.23]But in the morning，
[14:38.13]he came back with a sheep．
[14:41.44]'I went to Barley，'James said happily．
[14:45.79]'I got this sheep，and now we can eat．'
[14:51.87]'Get up， Jennet！'
[14:54.11]my mother shouted 'Come and help me！'
[15:00.11]It was Friday， the tenth day of April．
[15:04.92]My family had some friends， poor people，
[15:09.70]and on that day they came to Malkin Tower．
[15:15.20]They came and asked about Old Demdike and Alizon，
[15:20.70]and they stayed to eat and drink．
[15:26.39]I helped my mother．
[15:29.99]We cooked the sheep over a big fire，
[15:33.49]and our visitors ate with us．
[15:37.65]At the same time， they drank．
[15:43.07]They sat by the fire and drank，
[15:47.13]and talked about Lancaster Castle．
[15:51.42]'Let 's go there！'an old woman cried．
[15:56.74]'Let 's go to Lancaster Castle
[16:00.26]and find Old Demdike and Alizon！'
[16:04.81]'We can curse the guards，
[16:06.85]and break down the door！'
[16:10.09]my mother said．
[16:16.81]'Let' s bring them home！'
[16:19.55] said an old man．
[16:22.79]'Jennet，bring the bottle！
[16:26.33]We need more drink！'shouted my mother．
[16:32.63]I got up and took more drink to my mother．
[16:38.16]But I fell over one of the dogs，
[16:40.64]and the bottle broke on the floor．
[16:44.25]The drink was gone！
[16:47.53]' You bad child！
[16:50.44]' my mother shouted．
[16:52.99]'You' re a witch， too，you know！
[16:56.70]'She got up and began to hit me．
[17:00.76]She hit me over the head and pulled my hair．
[17:05.98]An old man laughed，
[17:08.99]and then everyone laughed．
[17:14.47]I ran back across the room．
[17:18.18]I wasn 't a witch；
[17:21.27]I was a child，nine years old，
[17:26.06]and I hated my mother and all her friends！
[17:33.01]My face felt very hot because I was angry．
[17:39.29]I left the room and went out of the house．
[17:45.67]It was afternoon， but the sky was dark with rain．
[17:52.87]Pendle Hill was dark，too．
[17:57.18]It sat quietly and watched me．
[18:03.67]'I'm going to Mr Nowell，'
[18:06.40]I said quietly， to Pendle Hill．
[18:10.56]'I'm going to tell him about my mother and her friends．'