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CHAPTEREIGHTINTHEHOUSEOFTHETISROC
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“OH-my-father-a-of-my-eyes,”
begantheyoungmahewordsveryquidsulkilyandnotatallasiftheTisrocwerethedelightofhiseyes.“Mayyouliveforever,butyouhaveutterlydestroyedme.IfyouhadgiveofthegalleysatsusawthattheshipoftheaccursedbarbarianswasgonefromherplaceIwouldperhapshaveovertakeyoupersuadedmetosendfirstaheyhadnotmerelymovedrouieranche.Andnowthewholedayhasbeeheyaregoofmyreach!
Thefalsejade,the—”
andhereheaddedagreatmaionsofQueenSusanwhiotlookatall.ForofcoursethisyoungmanrinceRabadashandofcoursethefalsejadewasSusanofNarnia.
“poseyourself,Omyson,”
saidtheTisroc.“Forthedepartureofguestsmakesawoundthatiseasilyhealediofajudicioushost.”
“ButIwanther,”
criedthePrihaveher.IshalldieifIdoher—false,proud,black-hearteddaughterofadogthatsheis!Iotsleepandmyfoodhasnosavourandmyeyesaredarkenedbecauseofherbeauty.Imusthavethebarbarianqueen.”
“Hoassaidbyagiftedpoet,”
observedtheVizier,raisinghisfaasomewhatdustythecarpet,“thatdeepdraughtsfromthefountainofreasonaredesirableiinguishthefireofyouthfullove.”
ThisseemedtoexasperatethePrince.“Dog,”
heshaseriesofwell-aimedkicksatthehiheVizier,“doethepoetstome.Ihavehadmaximsandversesflungatmealldayahemnomore.”
IamafraidAravisdidallsorryfortheVizier.
&isrocarentlysunkinthought,butwhen,afteraloicederanquilly:
“Myson,byallmeafromkigthevenerableaenedVizier:forasacostlyjewelretainsitsvalueevenifhiddeninadung-hill,sooldageaiooberespeinthevilepersonsofoursubjects.Desisttherefore,andtelluswhatyoudesireandpropose.”
“Idesireandpropose,Omyfather,”
saidRabadash,“thatyouimmediatelycalloutyourinvinciblearmiesahrice-acdofNarniaahfireandswordandaddittoyourillimitableempire,killingtheirHighKingandallofhisbloodexceptthequeenSusan.ForImusthaveherasmywife,thoughsheshalllearnasharplessonfirst.”
&and,Omyson,”
saidtheTisroowordsyouspeakwillmovemetainstNarnia.”
“Ifyouwerenotmyfather,Tisroc,”
saidthePrindih,“Ishouldsaythatwasthewordofaco>
“Andifyouwerenotmyson,OmostinflammableRabadash,”
repliedhisfather,“yourlifewouldbeshortahslowwhenyouhadsaidit.”
(Thecool,placidvoiwhichhespokethesewordsmadeAravis'sbloodruncold.)
“Butwhy,Omyfather,”
saidthePriimeinamuchmorerespectfulvoice,“whyshouldwethipunishingNarniaahanabouthanginganidleslaveaworn-outhorsetobemadeintodog'smeat?Itishsizeofoneofyourleastprovihousandspearsqueritiisaosofyourempire.”
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