At tES OF tAS;Mr name,quot; said t once, quot;is Aravis tarker of Kidrasarkaan, ti tarkaan, tarkaan, tisroc, tisroc as of standing on  in isroc himself (may he  live for ever).

    My mottle against t and t came to pass t my fatep- moted me, and to promise me in marriage to Aa tarkaan. Noa is of base birtter years isroc (may tery and evil counsels, and is noarkaan and ties and is likely to be c  Grand Vizier dies.

    Moreover  least sixty years old and  of an ape. Neverta, and being persuaded by  messengers offering me in marriage,  and ted and Aa sent   time of high summer.

    quot; to me t for a day. But on to be saddled and took ern  alone. And ain  ted my clot t o my  and I  prayed to all the

    gods t as soon as I  I s my eyes and my teeto drive to my . But  before I ers of men and said,  quot;O my mistress, do not by any means destroy yourself, for if you live you may yet  une but all the dead are dead alike.”

    quot;I didnt say it ,quot; muttered the mare.

    quot;; said Bree, ;Selling it in tory-teller in a tisrocs court could  do it better.

    Pray go on, tarkheena.”

    quot;tered by my mare,quot; continued Aravis, quot;I  said to myself, ted me to  delusions. And I became full of s to fear deating of a gnat. time to tabbing, but o me and put o me most  excellent reasons and rebuked me as a moter. And no t I forgot about killing myself and about Aa and said, `O my  mare, o speak like one of ters of men? And old  me o all t in Narnia ts t talk, and  olen from ttle foal. Sold me also of ters of Narnia and tles and t sill I said, `In tas, I

    country of Narnia. `O my mistress, ans land no maiden is forced to marry against ;And oget time urned to me and I  rejoiced t I  killed myself. Moreover it oget in turned to my fat on my gayest clotended to be deligo  of my eyes, give me your licence and  permission to go o to do secret  sacrifices to Zardeena and of Maidens, as is proper and customary for  damsels o ter and O t of my eyes, so  s be.  quot;But  immediately to  t of ary,  and begged  o e a certain letter for me. And  and implored me to cion but in to o obey, and did all my ter and  in my bosom.”

    quot;But ter?quot; asked Sa.

    quot;Be quiet, youngster,quot; said Bree. quot;Youre spoiling tory. Sell  us all about tter in t place. Go on, tarkheena.”

    quot;to go o tes of Zardeenaold o o drink; but I   I kneed to sleep I arose and put on an armour of my brot in my c into my girdle all tain cc. I directed my course not to t I  nort to tashbaan.

    quot;No my fat seek me, being  deceived by to  ty of Azim Balda. Noands at ting of many roads and from it ts of tisroc (may  o every part of t is one of ts and privileges of ter tarkaans to send messages by  t to ts in Azim  Balda and said, `O dispatcter from my uncle Aa  tarkaan to Kidrasarkaan lord of Calavar. take nos and cause it  to be sent to o o obey.  quot;tter o be ten by Aa and tion of ting: `Aa tarkaan to Kidrasarkaan, salutation and peace. In tasible, t knoo you t as I made my  journey toract of marriage betune and t I fell in  om of  maidens. And y and discretion,  I became inflamed  appeared to me t to me  if I did not marry  once. Accordingly I prepared ter t I met urned o my o c delay.

    And because t you  be  angered by te of my marriage er.

    And I commit you to t;As soon as I e from Azim Balda, fearing  no pursuit and expecting t my fatter, o Aa or go to  before tter ory until t  t er.”

    quot;And ; asked Sa.

    quot;Doubtless sen for sleeping late,quot; said Aravis coolly. quot;But sool and spy of my stepmot her.”

    quot;I say, t was ; said Sa.

    quot;I did not do any of t; said  Aravis.

    quot;And t understand about t story,quot; said  Sa. quot;Youre not gro believe youre any older t believe  youre as old. ting married at your age?”

    Aravis said not Bree at once said, quot;Sa, dont display your  ignorance. t t age in t tarkaan families.”

    Sa turned very red (t  snubbed. Aravis asked Bree for ory. Bree told it, and Sa  t t  in a great deal more t t it very funny, but Aravis did not laug to sleep.

    Next day all four of together.

    Sa t it er arkaans  many of t Aravis kne if you  t of Zulindre; and Bree ;Oain of ts, you kno quite s or ts. ts not real cavalry. But er taking of teebet; Or else Bree ;I   t summer,quot; and Aravis ;Oark a delig is. t; Bree  in t trying to leave Sa out of  ta sometimes nearly t  of talking about t youre out of it.

    le. And Aravis never spoke to Sa at all if s.

    Soon, ant to tting near tasravelling by nig the day. And

    at every  t o do ing off ty, but no could  be put off no longer. During ttle, a very little,  less unfriendly to Sa; one usually gets on better alking about noticular.

    Bree said t to do o fix a place  on tas  separated in passing ty.  place ombs of t Kings on t. quot;t stone bee-; ;you cant  possibly miss them.

    And t of it is t none of ted by g.quot; Aravis asked if it   really ed by g Bree said  believe in  tales. And ta said  a Calormene eit care a  stra tories of g quite true. But it rat t it annoyed oo) and of course s mind  any number of g tled t tombs sas tting on very ill ed out t t as o get t.

    quot;ell settle t tomorro; said Bree. quot;time for a little sleep  now.”

    But it  easy to settle. Araviss first suggestion  ty during t and not go into tas all. But  Bree  t t  oo long a s it oo long for oo, but  t). t it  certain to be inquisitive.

    Sa t tas   Bree explained t t tarkaans and tark ter parties on t it   likely place in ting someone who would recognize Aravis or  even himself.

    quot;ell o ; said Sa.

    looked to  to go rigy itself from gate to gate because one o be noticed in t  s;Boto dress  in rags and look like peasants or slaves And all Araviss armour and our saddles and t be made into bundles and put on our backs, and t pretend to drive  us and people hink were on pack-horses.”

    quot;My dear ; said Aravis rat;As anyone could mistake  Bree for anyt a war-hors however you disguised him!”

    quot;I s, indeed,quot; said Bree, snorting an letting tle back.

    quot;I knos not a very good plan,quot; said ;But I ts our only  c been groomed for ages and  looking quite ourselves (at  least, Im sure Im not). I do t ered ired and lazy -and dont lift our  all - iced.

    And our tails ougo be cut ser: not neatly, you kno all  ragged.”

    quot;My dear Madam,quot; said Bree. quot;ured to yourself  o arrive in Narnia in t condition?”

    quot;ell,quot; said ;to get there.”

    t, it ed in  t roublesome one and involved a certain amount of ealing, and Bree called quot;raidingquot;. One farm lost a fe evening and anot a coil of rope t: but some tattered old boys cloto urned riump  as evening ing for rees at t of  a loed because t  top tas;I do ,quot; muttered Sa to ;Oh  I do, I do,”

    said ly.

    t nigo tters track. And  top ts in ta ion of   city  frig some  sleep. But the morning.

    tars ill out and terribly cold and , but  daybreak  beginning, far to t across t a feeps ao tar and t of t into t ty and bedraggled as t remained to sen  tails. As tool for doing tar, one of to  be undone again in order to get it out. It he  horses.

    quot;My ; said Bree, quot;if I  a talking  a lovely kick in  t you o cut it, not pull it out. ts  feels like.”

    But in spite of semi-darkness and cold fingers all ers (he journey began.

    quot;Remember,quot; said Bree. quot;Keep toget, meet at  tombs of t Kings, and  must  for thers.”

    quot;And remember,quot; said Sa. quot;Dont you tart talking, wever happens.”