&is，”saidMiraz，afterstaringatthemasifhiseyeswouldstartoutofhishead，“youareaslilyliveredasharesyourselvesaheeffrierthelikenessroundsforarefusal，indeed!Excusesfhting!Areyousoldiers?AreyouTelmarines?Areyoumen?AndifIdogrefuseit（asailgoodreasonsofdmartialpemetodo）youwillthiherstanthink，Iwasafraid。Isitnotso?”
“NomanofyourMajesty'sage，”saidGlozelle，“wouldbecalledcowardbyanywisesthebatwithagreatwarriorintheflowerofhisyouth。”
“SoI'mtobeadotardwithointhegrave，aswellasadastard，”roaredMiraz。“I'lltellyouwhatitis，myLords。Withyourwomanishsels（evershyingfromthetruepoint，whieofpolicy）youhavedoheveryoppositeofyouri。Ihadmea。ButI'llacceptit。Doyouhear，acceptit!I'llnotbeshamedbeewitchcraftortreasonhasfrozenbothyourbloods。”
“Webeseeajesty—”saidGlozelle，butMirazhadflungoutofthetentandtheycouldhearhimbawlingouthisaund。
&wolordslookedatoheraly。
“Iknewhe'ddoitifhewereproperlychafed，”saidGlozelle。“ButI'llhecalledmecoward。Itshallbepaidfor。”
TherewasagreatstirringatAslan'sHowwhenthenewscamebadwasuhevariouscreatures。Edmund，withoneofMiraz'ss，hadalreadymarkedouttheplabat，aakeshadbeenputroundit。TwoTelmariandattwooftheers，ahemiddleofoneside，asmarshalsofthelists。ThreemarshalsfortheothertwodtheothersideweretobefurheHighKierwasjustexplainingtothatheotbeone，becausehisrighttothethrotheywerefightingabout，whehick，sleepyvoicesaid，“YourMajesty，please。”PeterturherestoodtheeldestoftheBulgyBears。
“Ifyouplease，yourMajesty，”hesaid，“I'mabear，Iam。”
“Tobesure，soyouare，andagoodbeartoo，Idon'tdoubt，”saidPeter。
“Yes，”saidtheBear。“Butitwasalwaysarightofthe，bearstosupplyonemarshalofthelists。”
“Don'tlethim，”whisperedTrumpkier。“He'sagoodcreature，buthe'llshameusall。He'llgotosleepandhewillsuckhispaws。Infrooo。”
“I'thelpthat，”saidPeter。“Becausehe'squiteright。TheBearshadthatprivilege。Iagihasbeeheseyears，whensomahingshavebeenfotten。”
“Please，yourMajesty，”saidtheBear。
“Itisyht，”saidPeter。“Andyoushallbeohemarshals。Butyoumustremembernottosuckyourpaws。”
“Ofot，”saidtheBearinaveryshockedvoice。
“Why，yitthismirumpkin。
TheBearwhippedhispawoutofhismouthaendedhehadn'theard。
“Sire!”cameashrillvoiheground。
“Ah—Reepicheep!”saidPeterafterlookingupanddownandroundaspeopleusuallydidwheheMouse。
“Sire，”saidReepicheep。“Mylifeiseveratyourand，butmyhonourismyown。Sire，IhaveamoheoerinyourMajesty'sarmy。Ihadthought，perhaps，wemighthavebeehege。Sire，myperieved。PerhapsifitwereyourpleasurethatIshouldbeamarshalofthelists，itwouldtthem。”
Auhufromsomewhereoverheadatthispoint，asGiaherburstihoseelligentlaughstowhiicersiantaresoliable。HecheckedhimselfatondlookedasgraveasaturimeReepicheepdiscoveredwherethenoise。
“Iamafraiditwouldnotdo，”saidPeterverygravely。“Somehumansareafraidofmice—”
“Ihadobservedit，Sire，”saidReepicheep。
“AnditwouldefairtoMiraz，”Peterued，“tohaveinsightanythingthatmightabatetheedgeofhisce。”
“YourMajestyisthemirrorofhonour，”saidtheMousewithoneofhisadmirablebows。“Andonthismatterwehavebutasinglemind。。。IthoughtIheardsomeonelaughingjustnoreseomakemethesubjectofhiswit，Iamverymuchathisservice—heneverhehasleisure。”
Anawfulsilencefollowedthisremark，whichwasbrokeersaying，“GiaherahetaurGlenstormshallbeourmarshals。Thebatwillbeattwohoursafternoonoonprecisely。”
“Isay，”saidEdmundastheyposeitisallright。Imean，Isupposeyoubeathim?”
“That'swhatI'mfightinghimtofindout，”saidPeter。