Which Deals Chiefly With the Events At Diggory’s Dyke
Words and Expressions
by temperament, he was one of nature's poisoners
temperament
Before Tristran went out of Wall, he was naive and credulous by temperament.his heart was pounding inside his chest like a small drum, not in its usual steady march but in a wild, arrhythmic abandon.
in a steady march
in a wild abandon
arrhythmic=a-('without')+rhythmic (rhythm的形容词形式)*said Madame Semele, haughtily,
haughtily adv
haughty adj
Victoria Forester was haughty to Tristran when he made his confession of love.in the light of setting sun. / like the golden light of the westering sun
setting sun
westering sun
均为“夕阳”之意（“夕阳无限好”啊there was an air of expectation that touched everyone and everything
an air of + n. 一种xxx的气息。
Tristran has an air of kindness.
There is an air of mystery in Wall.for I have misgivings
misgiving n.
The star had some misgivings about Tristran at first, but the misgivings were dispelled after Tristran saved her life.at the mercy of
safe and sound
ill-use
give a second thought on/to sth
Sentences
1.*He wished he was more of a magician—he had some of the locating ability that ran, patchily, in his family line, and a few minor magics he had learned or stolen over the years, but nothing that would be of use to him now, when he needed to invoke floods or hurricanes or lightning strikes. *
以后书到用时方恨少时，就可以套用这句话了。
I wished I was more of a native English speaker—I had read some books, patchily, and a few minor knowledges about English spoken I had learned over the years, but nothing that would be of use to me now, when I needed to introduce the culture of my country to the world.
2.Attempting arson and violence upon the person of a poor old lady living upon her own, who would be entirely at the mercy of every passing vagabond, were it not for the kindness of her little friends. （❓）
3.For he could no longer reconcile his old idea of giving the star to Victoria Forester with his current notion that the star was not a thing to be passed from hand to hand, but a true person in all respects and no kind of a thing at all. And yet, Victoria Forester was the woman he loved.
Tristran不再愿意把星星交给Victoria了，因为他意识到星星是一个人而不是一个可以做交易的物品（不知道这里是不是有拒绝“物化”女性的深层意味）。
另外，Victoria在这个时候成为过去时了，was the woman he loved.
Summary
Septimus attempted to commit arson on the hut of the witch-queen, and planned to beat her to death on she running away the hut. But a venomous snake appeared and bited Septimus. Then the witch walked out, magically unhurt, and put Septimus to shame. The venom killed him eventually.
Madame Semele arrived in Diggory’s Dyke, along with Tristran and the star. The witch-queen forced Madame Semele to tell the truth about the passagers on the carriage. But she did not mention the star, which we could be certain of that she incapable of perceiving the existence of the star, utterly. So the with-queen letted them go.
They approached near the town of Wall, safely and soundly. Tristran transformed back and regained his own form. The prospect of going into Wall makes the star felt nervous. Tristran reassured the star and now they arrived in the gap in the wall.
感悟
没想到他们就这么轻松地过了the witch-queen这一关，Madame Semele也遵守了诺言。但是星星女马上就要进入Wall了，Tristran还没有意识到他对星星女的情感，而且他们也还都不知道星星女进入Wall之后，会立马变成陨石的命运。
或许，真正要战胜的最后的大魔头是Tristran自己，是Tristran一心想把她带回家的内心魔障。
