CHAPTER ONE THE WRONG DOOR（第5/5页）

“Why ！ I declare，”she said．“That humming noise gets louder here．It’s almost as if the rings were making it．”

“What a funny fancy，my dear，”said Uncle Andrew with a laugh．It sounded a very natural laugh，but Digory had seen an eager，almost a greedy，look on his face．

“Polly ！ Don’t be a fool ！”he shouted．“Don’t touch them．”

It was too late．Exactly as he spoke，Polly’s hand went out to touch one of the rings．And immediately，without a flash or a noise or a warning of any sort，there was no Polly．Digory and his Uncle were alone in the room．