The Witch stretches out and grabs the cross bars of the Lamp-Post, snapping it off. The Witch brandishes it toward the crowd. Digory thinks that this might be his chance so he darts toward the horse and the Witch. Polly is suddenly beside him. Digory tells her to hold on to him and that she will have to manage the Ring. The Witch is bashing the policemen with her new weapon. Digory grabs the Witch's ankle, but she hits him, and he loses his grasp. Finally, he gets a firm grip and yells to Polly to touch the Ring.
In an instant, the angry voices of the crowd silence. They come out in the wood: Polly, Digory, the Witch, Uncle Andrew, the horse, and the Cabby. The witch once.....
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