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"MYdearsisterandverygoodLady，"saidKingEdmund，"youmustnowshowyourcourage.ForItellyouplainlyweareinnosmalldanger."

"Whatisit，Edmund?"askedtheQueen.

"Itisthis，"saidEdmund."IdonotthinkweshallfinditeasytoleaveTashbaan.WhilethePrincehadhopethatyouwouldtakehim，wewerehonouredguests.ButbytheLion'sMane，Ithinkthatassoonashehasyourflatdenialweshallbenobetterthanprisoners."

OneoftheDwarfsgavealowwhistle.

"IwarnedyourMajesties，Iwarnedyou，"saidSallowpadtheRaven."Easilyinbutnoteasilyout，asthelobstersaidinthelobsterpot!"

"IhavebeenwiththePrincethismorning，"continuedEdmund."Heislittleused（more'sthepity）tohavinghiswillcrossed.Andheisverychafedatyourlongdelaysanddoubtful

answers.Thismorninghepressedveryhardtoknowyourmind.Iputitaside—meaningatthesametimetodiminishhishopes-withsomelightcommonjestsaboutwomen'sfancies，andhintedthathissuitwaslikelytobecold.Hegrewangryanddangerous.Therewasasortofthreatening，thoughstillveiledunderashowofcourtesy，ineverywordhespoke."

"Yes，"saidTumnus."AndwhenIsuppedwiththeGrandVizierlastnight，itwasthesame.HeaskedmehowIlikeTashbaan.AndI（forIcouldnottellhimIhatedeverystoneofitandIwouldnotlie）toldhimthatnow，whenhighsummerwascomingon，myheartturnedtothecoolwoodsanddewyslopesofNarnia.Hegaveasmilethatmeantnogoodandsaid，'Thereisnothingtohinderyoufromdancingthereagain，littlegoatfoot;alwaysprovidedyouleaveusinexchangeabrideforourprince.

"Doyoumeanhewouldmakemehiswifebyforce?"exclaimedSusan.

"That'smyfear，Susan，"saidEdmund."Wife:orslavewhichisworse."

"Buthowcanhe?DoestheTisrocthinkourbrothertheHighKingwouldsuffersuchanoutrage?"

"Sire，"saidPeridantotheKing."Theywouldnotbesomad.DotheythinktherearenoswordsandspearsinNarnia?"

"Alas，"saidEdmund."MyguessisthattheTisrochasverysmallfearofNarnia.Wearealittleland.Andlittlelandsonthebordersofagreatempirewerealwayshatefultothelordsofthegreatempire.Helongstoblotthemout，gobblethemup.

WhenfirsthesufferedthePrincetocometoCairParavelasyourlover，sister，itmaybethathewasonlyseekinganoccasionagainstus.MostlikelyhehopestomakeonemouthfulofNarniaandArchenlandboth."

"Lethimtry，"saidthesecondDwarf."Atseaweareasbigasheis.Andifheassaultsusbyland，hehasthedeserttocross."

"True，friend，"saidEdmund."Butisthedesertasuredefence?WhatdoesSallowpadsay?"

"Iknowthatdesertwell，"saidtheRaven."ForIhaveflownaboveitfarandwideinmyyoungerdays，"（youmaybesurethatShastaprickeduphisearsatthispoint）."Andthisiscertain;thatiftheTisrocgoesbythegreatoasishecanneverleadagreatarmyacrossitintoArchenland.Forthoughtheycouldreachtheoasisbytheendoftheirfirstday'smarch，yetthespringstherewouldbetoolittleforthethirstofallthosesoldiersandtheirbeasts.Butthereisanotherway."

Shastalistenedmoreattentivelystill.

"Hethatwouldfindthatway，"saidtheRaven，"muststartfromtheTombsoftheAncientKingsandridenorthwestsothatthedoublepeakofMountPireisalwaysstraightaheadofhiAndso，inaday'sridingoralittlemore，heshallcometotheheadofastonyvalley，whichissonarrowthatamanmightbewithinafurlongofitathousandtimesandneverknowthatitwasthere.Andlookingdownthisvalleyhewillseeneithergrassnorwaternoranythingelsegood.ButifheridesondownithewillcometoariverandcanridebythewaterallthewayintoArchenland."

"AnddotheCalormenesknowofthisWesternway?"askedtheQueen.

"Friends，friends'saidEdmund，"whatistheuseofallthisdiscourse?WearenotaskingwhetherNarniaorCalormenwouldwinifwararosebetweentheWeareaskinghowtosavethehonouroftheQueenandourownlivesoutofthisdevilishcity.Forthoughmybrother，PetertheHighKing，defeatedtheTisrocadozentimesover，yetlongbeforethatdayourthroatswouldbecutandtheQueen'sgracewouldbethewife，ormorelikely，theslave，ofthisprince."

"Wehaveourweapons，King，"saidthefirstDwarf."Andthisisareasonablydefensiblehouse."

"Astothat，"saidtheKing，"IdonotdoubtthateveryoneofuswouldsellourlivesdearlyinthegateandtheywouldnotcomeattheQueenbutoverourdeadbodies.Yetweshouldbemerelyratsfightinginatrapwhenall'ssaid."

"Verytrue，"croakedtheRaven."Theselaststandsinahousemakegoodstories，butnothingevercameoftheAftertheirfirstfewrepulsestheenemyalwayssetthehouseonfire."

"Iamthecauseofallthis，"saidSusan，burstingintotears."Oh，ifonlyIhadneverleftCairParavel.OurlasthappydaywasbeforethoseambassadorscamefromCalormen.TheMoleswereplantinganorchardforus---oh---oh."Andsheburiedherfaceinherhandsandsobbed.

"Courage，Su，courage，"saidEdmund."Remember-butwhatisthematterwithyou，MasterTumnus?"FortheFaunwasholdingbothhishornswithhishandsasifheweretryingtokeephisheadonbythemandwrithingtoandfroasifhehadapaininhisinside.

"Don'tspeaktome，don'tspeaktome，"saidTumnus."I'mthinking.I'mthinkingsothatIcanhardlybreathe.Wait，wait，dowait."

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