Thedreadfulmomenthadnoianwasuntiedaersaid，“Thisway，lad，”andLucyburstintotearsandEdmundlookedveryblank。Butlookedoverhisshoulderandsaid，“Cheerup。I'msureitwilleallrightintheend。Solong。”
“Now，missie，”saidPug。“Don'tyonandspoilingyourlooksforthemarkettomorrow。Youbeagoodgirlandthenyouwon'thavenothingtocryabout，see?”
&heywererowedouttotheslave-shipandtakeoalong，ratherdarkplaetoo，wheretheyfoundmaunatepriswasofcourseapirateandhadjustreturnedframongtheislandsandgwhathecould。Thedidn'tmeetaheykheprisolyGalmiahians。AirahateningtodtriedtostopEustagasifeveryohimself>
Meanianwashavingamuterestihemanwhohadboughthimledhimdowweentwoofthevillagehousesandsooutintoanopehevillage。Theurnedandfacedhim。
“Youbeafraidofme，boy，”hesaid。“I'lltreatyouwell。Iboughtyouforyourfaindedmeofsomeone。”'
“MayIaskofwhom，myLord?”said。
“Youremindmeofmymaster，KingofNarnia。”
Thendecidedtoriskeverythiroke。
“MyLord，”hesaid，“Iamyourmaster。IamKingofNarnia。”
“Youmakeveryfree，”saidtheother。“HowshallIknowthisistrue?”
“Firstlybymyface，”said。“Sedlybeowwithinsixguesseswhoyouare。YouareohosesevenlordsofNarniawhommyUncleMirazsenttoseaandwhomIhaveeouttoz，Bern，O，Restimar，Mavramorn，or—or—Ihavefottehers。Andfinally，ifyourLordshipwillgivemeaswordIwillproveonanyman'sbodyilethatIamthesonof，lawfulKingofNarnia，LordofCairParavel，aheLoneIslands。”
“Byheaven，”exclaimedtheman，“itishisfather'sveryvoidtrickofspeech。Myliege—yourMajesty—”AhefieldhekaheKing'shand。
“ThemoneysyourLordshipdisbursedforourpersonwillbemadegoodfromourowntreasury，”said。
“They'renotinPug'spurseyet，Sire，”saidtheLordBerwas。“Andneverwillbe，Itrust。IhavemovedhisSufficytheGovernorahuocrushthisviletraffi'sflesh。”
“MyLordBern，”said，“wemusttalkofthestateoftheseIslands。ButfirstwhatisyourLordship'sownstory?”
“Shh，Sire，”saidBerhusfarwithmysixfellows，lovedagirloftheislands，aIhadhadenoughofthesea。AndtheretoNarniawhileyourMajesty'suhereins。SoImarriedandhavelivedhereeversince。”
“Andwhatisthisgumpas，like?DoeshestillaowledgetheKingofNarniaforhislord?”
“Inwords，yes。AllisdoheKing'shewouldpleasedtofindareal，liveKingofNarniainginuponhim。AndifyourMajestyaloneandunarmed—wellhewouldnotdenyhisallegiahewouldpretendtodisbelieveyrace'slifewouldbeifollowinghasyourMajestyiers?”
“Thereismyshipjustrou，”said。“Weareaboutthirtyswordsifitcametofighting。ShallwenothavemyshipinandfalluponPugandfreemyfriendswhomheholdscaptive?”
“Notbymysel，”saidBern。“Assoonastherewasafighttwoorthreeshipswouldputoutfrom。YourMajestymustworkbyashowofmorepowerthanyoureallyhave，aerroroftheKing'soplainbattle。Gumpasisa-heartedmanandbeover-awed。”
&lemoreversationdBerothecoastalittlewestofthevillageandtherewindedhishorn。（ThiswasmagiofNarnia，QueenSusan'sHorthatathentTrumpkintouseifahelandintheKing'sabsenian，whowasofnal，reizedtheroyalhorheDawnTreaderbeganstandingiheboatputoffagainasdtheLordBernwereondeiiontoDrilike，waolaytheDawnTreaderaloheslave-shipatondboardher，butBerhesameobje。
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“Signals?Towhom?”saidDrinian。
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“Oh，Isee，”saidDrinianrubbinghishands。“Andthey'llreadnals。WhatshallIsay?WholefleetrouhofAvraa—?”
&ead，”saidtheLordBern。“That'lldoextly。TheirwholejourheresiandidtherewouldbeoutofsightfromNarro>
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