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the high king in and&a;a;a;quot;no;quot; said peter, as they fiheir al, &a;a;a;quot;aslan and the girls(thats queen susan and queen lucy, caspian) are sowhere close. we dont know when he willact. in his ti, no doubt, not ours. in the anti he would like us to do what we on our own.
you say, caspian, we are not strong enough to et miraz in pitchedbattle?”
&a;a;a;quot;iafraid not, high king,&a;a;a;quot; said caspian. he was likier very bsp; but was rather toied. it was ch stranger for hito et the great kings out ofthe old stories than it was for theto et hi
&a;a;a;quot;very well, then,&a;a;a;quot; said peter, &a;a;a;quot;ill send hia challeo singlebat.&a;a;a;quot; no one had thought of this before.
&a;a;a;quot;please,&a;a;a;quot; said caspian, &a;a;a;quould it not be ? i want to avengefather.”
&a;a;a;quot;youre wounded,&a;a;a;quot; said peter. &a;a;a;quot;and anyway, wouldnt he just laugh at achallenge froyou? i an, we have seen that you are a king and a warrior but he thinksof you as a kid.”
&a;a;a;quot;but, sire,&a;a;a;quot; said the badger, who sat very close to peter and ookhis eyes off hi
&a;a;a;quot;will he aept a . challenge even froyou? he knows he has the stronger .ar.”
&a;a;a;quot;very likely he wont,&a;a;a;quot; said peter, &a;a;a;quot;but theres always the ce. andeven if he doesnt, we shall spend the best part of the day sending heralds to and fro and allthat. by then aslan y have done sothing. and at least iihe ar andstrehe position. i will send the challenge. in fact i will write it at once. haveyou pen and ink, master doctor?”
&a;a;a;quot;a scholar is never without the your majesty,&a;a;a;quot; answered doctor elius.
&a;a;a;quot;very well, i will dictate,&a;a;a;quot; said peter. and while the doctor spread out apart and opened his ink-horn and sharpened his peer leant back with half- closed eyes and recalled to his nd the language in which he had written such things longago in narnias golden age.
&a;a;a;quht,&a;a;a;quot; he said at last. &a;a;a;quot;and now, if you are ready, doctor?”
doctor elius dipped his pen and waited. peter dictated as follows:&a;a;a;quot;peter, by the gift of aslan, by ele, by prescription, and byquest, high king over all kings in narnia, eeror of the lone islands and lord of cair paravel,knight of the most noble order of the lion, to miraz, son of caspian the eighth, sotilord protector of narnia and now styling hielf king of narnia, greeting. haveyou got that?”
&a;a;a;quot;narnia, a, greeting,&a;a;a;quot; ttered the doctor. &a;a;a;quot;yes, sire.”
&a;a;a;quot;then begin a new paragraph,&a;a;a;quot; said peter. &a;a;a;quot;for to prevent the effusion ofblood, and for the avoiding all other inveniences likely to grow frothe wars nowlevied in our realof narnia, it is our pleasure to adventure our royal person on behalfof our trusty and well-beloved caspian inwager of battle to prove upon yourlordships body that the said caspian is lawful king under us in narnia both by iftand by the laws of the telrines, and your lordship twice guilty of treachery both inwithholding the donion of narnia frothe said caspian and in the st abhonable, -doo spell it with an h, doctor - bloody, and unnatural rder of your kindlylord and brother king caspian ninth of that na. wherefore we st heartily provoke,challenge, and defy your lordship to the said bat and nochy, and have sent theseletters by the hand of our well beloved and royal brother ednd, soti king under usin narnia, duke of lantern waste and t of the western march, knight of the nobleorder of the table, to whowe have given full power of deterning with yourlordship all the ditions of the said battle. given at our lodging in aslans how this xiiday of the nth greenroof in the first year of caspiah of narnia.
&a;a;a;quot;that ought to do,&a;a;a;quot; said peter, drawing a deep breath.
&a;a;a;quot;and now we st send two others with king ednd. i think the giant oughtto be one.”
&a;a;a;quot;hes - hes not very clever, you kno;quot; said caspian.
&a;a;a;quot;ourse not,&a;a;a;quot; said peter. &a;a;a;quot;but any giant looks iressive if only hewill keep quiet.
and it will cheer hiup. but who for the other?”
&a;a;a;quot;uponword,&a;a;a;quot; said trukin, &a;a;a;quot;if you want soone whokill withlooks, reepicheep would be the best.”
&a;a;a;quot;he would indeed, froall i hear,&a;a;a;quot; said peter with a laugh. &a;a;a;quot;if only hewasnt so sll.
they wouldnt even see hitill he was close!”
&a;a;a;quot;send glenstor sire,&a;a;a;quot; said trufflehunter. &a;a;a;quot;no one ever laughed at ataur.”
an hour later two great lords in the ar of miraz, the llozelle andthe lord sopespian, strolling along their lines and pig their teeth afterbreakfast, looked up and saw ing down to thefrothe wood the taur and giantwileweather, whothey had seen before in battle, aween thea figure theuldnnize.
nor indeed would the other boys at ednds school have reized hiiftheuld have seen hi?at that nt. for aslan had breathed on hiat theireting and a kind of greatness hung about hi
&a;a;a;quot;whats to do?&a;a;a;quot; said the llozelle. &a;a;a;quot;an attack?”
&a;a;a;quot;a parley, rather,&a;a;a;quot; said sopespian. &a;a;a;quot;see, they carry green braheyare ing to surrender st likely.”
&a;a;a;quot;he that is walkiweeaur and the giant has no look ofsurrender in his face,&a;a;a;quot; said glozelle. &a;a;a;quot;whohe be? it is not the boy caspian.”
&a;a;a;quot;no indeed,&a;a;a;quot; said sopespian. &a;a;a;quot;this is a fell warrior, i warrant you,wherever the rebels have got hifro he is (in your lordships private ear) a kinglier nthan ever miraz was. and what il he wears! none of our sthske the like.”
&a;a;a;quot;ill wagerdappled poly he brings&a;a;lt;var&a;a;gt;&a;a;lt;/var&a;a;gt; a challenge, not a surrender,&a;a;a;quot; saidglozelle.
&a;a;a;quot;how then?&a;a;a;quot; said sopespian. &a;a;a;quot;we hold the ene in our fist here. mirazwould never be so hair-brained as to throw away his advantage on a bat.”
&a;a;a;quot;he ght be brought to it,&a;a;a;quot; said glozelle in a ch lower voice.
&a;a;a;quot;softly,&a;a;a;quot; said sopespian. &a;a;a;quot;step a little aside here out of earshot of thosesentries. now.
have i taken your lordships aning aright?”
&a;a;a;quot;if the king uook wager of battle,&a;a;a;quot; whispered glozelle, &a;a;a;quot;why, eitherhe would kill or be killed.”
&a;a;a;quot;so,&a;a;a;quot; said sopespian, nodding his head.
&a;a;a;quot;and if he killed we should have won this war.”
&a;a;a;quot;certainly. and if not?”
&a;a;a;quot;why, if not, we should be as able to win it without the kings grace aswith hi for i need not tell your lordship that miraz iscaptain. and afterthat, we should be both victorious and kingless.”
&a;a;a;quot;and it is your aning,lord, that you and uld hold this land quiteas vely without a king as with one?”
glozelles face grew ugly. &a;a;a;quot;not fetting,&a;a;a;quot; said he, &a;a;a;quot;that it hofirst put hiohrone. and in all the years that he has e, what fruits havee our way?
what gratitude has he shown us?”
&a;a;a;quot;say no re,&a;a;a;quot; answered sopespian. &a;a;a;quot;but look - herd es oo fetch usto the kings tent.&a;a;a;quot;`when they reached mirazs tent they saw ednd and his two panionsseated outside it aained with cakes and wine, having already delivered thechallenge, and withdrawn while the king was sidering it. when they saw thethus atclose quarters the two telrine lords thought all three of thevery alarng.
ihey found miraz, unard and finishing his breakfast. his face wasflushed and there was awl on his brow.
&a;a;a;quot;there!&a;a;a;quot; he growled, flinging the part across the table to the &a;a;a;quot;seewhat a pack of ales our jaapes of a nephew has sent us.”
&a;a;a;quot;by your leave, sire,&a;a;a;quot; said glozelle. &a;a;a;quot;if the young warrior whowe havejust seen outside is the king edioned in the writing, then i would not callhia ale but a very dangerous knight.”
&a;a;a;quot;king ednd, pah!&a;a;a;quot; said miraz. &a;a;a;quot;does your lordship believe those oldwives fables about peter and ednd and the &a;a;lt;q&a;a;gt;&a;a;lt;/q&a;a;gt;rest?”
&a;a;a;quot;i believeeyes, your majesty,&a;a;a;quot; said glozelle.
&a;a;a;quot;well, this is to no purpose,&a;a;a;quot; said miraz, &a;a;a;quot;but as toug the challenge,i suppose there is only one opinioween us?”
&a;a;a;quot;i suppose so, indeed, sire,&a;a;a;quot; said glozelle.
&a;a;a;quot;and what is that?&a;a;a;quot; asked the king.
&a;a;a;quot;most infallibly to refuse it,&a;a;a;quot; said glozelle. &a;a;a;quot;for though i have neverbeen called ward, i st plainly say that to et that young n in battle is rethanheart would servefor. and if (as is likely) his brother, the high king, isre dangerous than he why, on your life,lord king, have nothing to do with hi”
&a;a;a;quot;plague on you!&a;a;a;quot; cried miraz. &a;a;a;quot;it was not that sort of cil i wanted. doyou think i aasking you if i should be afraid to et this peter (if there is such an)? do you think i fear hi i wanted your sel on the policy of the tter; whether we,having the advantage, should hazard it on a wager of battle.”
&a;a;a;quot;to which ionly answer, your majesty,&a;a;a;quot; said glozelle, &a;a;a;quot;that for allreasons the challenge should be refused. there is death irange knights face.”
&a;a;a;quot;there yain!&a;a;a;quot; said miraz, now thhly angry. &a;a;a;quot;are y,to ke it appear that i aas great ward as your lordship?”
&a;a;a;quot;your majesty y say your pleasure,&a;a;a;quot; said glozelle sulkily.
&a;a;a;quot;you talk like an old won, glozelle,&a;a;a;quot; said the king. &a;a;a;quot;what say you, lord sopespian?”
&a;a;a;quot;do not touch it, sire,&a;a;a;quot; was the reply. &a;a;a;quot;and what your majesty says of thepolicy of the thing es in very happily. it gives your majesty excellent grounds for arefusal without any cause for questioning your majestys honour or ce.”
&a;a;a;quot;great heaven!&a;a;a;quot; exclaid miraz, juing to his feet. &a;a;a;quot;are you alsobewitched today?
do you think i alooking frounds to refuse it? you ght as well callard toface.”
the versation was goily as the two lords wished, so they saidnothing.
&a;a;a;quot;i see what it is,&a;a;a;quot; said miraz, after staring at theas if his eyes wouldstart out of his head, &a;a;a;quot;you are as lilylivered as hares yourselves and have the effronteryto igineheart after the likeness of yrounds for a refusal, indeed! excusesfor not fighting!
are you soldiers? are you telrines? are you n? and if i dog refuse it(as ail good reasons of captaind rtial policy urgeto do) you will think, andteach others tan think, i was afraid. is it not so?”
&a;a;a;quot;no n of your majestys age,&a;a;a;quot; said glozelle, &a;a;a;quot;would be calleward byany wise soldier for refusing the bat with a great warrior in the flower of hisyouth.”
&a;a;a;quot;so ito be a dotard with one foot in the grave, as well as a dastard,&a;a;a;quot;roared miraz. &a;a;a;quot;ill tell you what it is,lords. with your wonish sels (ever shyingfrothe true point, which is one of policy) you have dohe very opposite of youri. i had ant to refuse it. but ill aept it. do you hear, aept it! ill not beshad because so witchcraft or treason has frozen both your bloods.”
&a;a;a;quot;we beseeajesty -&a;a;a;quot; said glozelle, but miraz had flung out of thetent and theuld hear hibawling out his aeptao ednd.
the two lords looked at one another and chuckled quietly.
&a;a;a;quot;i knew hed do it if he were properly chafed,&a;a;a;quot; said glozelle. &a;a;a;quot;but illnot fet he called ard. it shall be paid for.”
there was a great stirring at aslans how when the news ca bad was unicated to the various creatures. ednd, with one of mirazscaptains, had already rked out the place for the bat, and ropes and stakes had beenput round it.
two telrines were to stand at two of the ers, and one in the ddleof one side, as rshals of the lists. three rshals for the other two ers and theother side were to be furnished by the high king. peter was just explaining to caspian that he &a;nbsuld not be one, because his right to the throne was what they were fighting about,when suddenly a thick, sleepy voice said, &a;a;a;quot;your majesty, please.&a;a;a;quot; peter turned and therestood the eldest of the bulgy bears.
&a;a;a;quot;if you please, your majesty,&a;a;a;quot; he said, &a;a;a;quot;ia bear, i a”
&a;a;a;quot;to be sure, so you are, and a good bear too, i dont doubt,&a;a;a;quot; said peter.
&a;a;a;quot;yes,&a;a;a;quot; said the bear. &a;a;a;quot;but it was always a right of the, bears to supplyone rshal of the lists.”
&a;a;a;quot;do hi&a;a;a;quot; whispered trukin to peter. &a;a;a;quot;hes a good creature, buthell sha us all. hell go to sleep and he will suck his paws. in front of the enetoo.”
&a;a;a;quot;i t help that,&a;a;a;quot; said peter. &a;a;a;quot;because hes quite right. the bears hadthat privilege. i t igine how it has been reered all these years, when so nyother things have been fotten.”
&a;a;a;quot;please, your majesty,&a;a;a;quot; said the bear.
&a;a;a;quot;it is yht,&a;a;a;quot; said peter. &a;a;a;quot;and you shall be one of the rshals. butyou st reer not to suck your paws.”
&a;a;a;quot;ourse not,&a;a;a;quot; said the bear in a very shocked voice.
&a;a;a;quot;why, youre doing it this nute!&a;a;a;quot; bellowed trukin.
the bear whipped his paw out of his uth and pretended he hadnt heard.
&a;a;a;quot;sire!&a;a;a;quot; ca a shrill voice frohe ground.
&a;a;a;quot;ah - reepicheep!&a;a;a;quot; said peter after looking up and down and round as peo&a;a;gt;藏书网&a;a;lt;/a&a;a;gt;pleusually did when addressed by the mouse.
&a;a;a;quot;sire,&a;a;a;quot; said reepicheep. &a;a;a;quot;my life is ever at your and, buthonour is own.
sire, i have angpeople the only trueter in your majestys ar. ihad thought,
perhaps, we ght have bee with the challenge. sire,people aregrieved.
perhaps if it were your pleasure that i should be a rshal of the lists,it would tent the”
auhunder broke out frosowhere overhead at this point,as giant wileweather burst into one of those not very intelligent laughs to whibsp; the nicer sorts of giant are so liable. he checked hielf at ond looked as grave as aturnip by the ti reepicheep dvered where the noise ca fro
&a;a;a;quot;i aafraid it would not do,&a;a;a;quot; said peter very gravely. &a;a;a;quot;so huns areafraid of ce -“
&a;a;a;quot;i had observed it, sire,&a;a;a;quot; said reepicheep.
&a;a;a;quot;and it would not be quite fair to miraz,&a;a;a;quot; peter tinued, &a;a;a;quot;to have insight anything that ght abate the edge of his ce.”
&a;a;a;quot;your majesty is the rror of honour,&a;a;a;quot; said the mouse with one of hisadrable bows.
&a;a;a;quot;and on this tter we have but a single nd... i thought i heard soonelaughing just now. if anyone present wishes to kethe subject of his wit, i averych at his service - withsword - whenever he has leisure.”
an awful silence followed this rerk, which was broken by peter saying,&a;a;a;quot;giant wileweather and the bear and the taur glenstorshall be our rshals.the bat will be at two hours after noon. di noon precisely.”
&a;a;a;quot;i say,&a;a;a;quot; said ednd as they walked away, &a;a;a;quot;i suppose it is all right. ian, i suppose youbeat hi”
&a;a;a;quot;thats what ifighting hito find out,&a;a;a;quot; said peter.
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