The Witch demands her chariot, and Uncle Andrew cowers in her presence. All the thoughts he had about her loving him vanish. Aunt Letty tells the Witch to leave. The Witch flings out her arms and says some horrible sounding words, but nothing happens. The Witch realizes that her powers of turning people to dust are not going to work in this world. The Witch lunges forward and catches Aunt Letty, throwing her across the room. The housemaid appears and tells Uncle Andrew that the hansom has arrived.
The Witch and Uncle Andrew go out the front, while Digory comes running down the stairs. Aunt Letty is not hurt, since she landed on the mattress she had been mending. Digory thinks about what to do. The Witch is.....
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