CHAPTEREIGHTINTHEHOUSEOFTHETISROC
“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。”
“Mostundoubtedly，”saidtheTisroc。“Theselittlebarbariacallthemselvesfree（whichisasmuchastosay，idle，disordered，andunprofitable）arehatefultothegodsandtoallpersonsofdist。”
“ThenwhyhavewesufferedsudasNarhuslongunsubdued?”
“KenedPrince，”saidtheGrauntiltheyearinwhichyourexaltedfatherbeganhissalutaryanduhelandofNarniawascoveredwithiowandwasmoreoverruledbyamostpowerfulentress。”
“ThisIknowverywell，OloquaciousVizier，”ahePriIknowalsothattheentressisdead。AndtheiowhavevahatNarniaisnowwholesome，fruitful，anddelicious。”
“AndthisostlearnedPrince，hasdoubtlessbeenbroughttopassbythepowerfulinsofthosewickedpersonswhonowcallthemselveskingsandqueensofNarnia。”
“Iamratheroftheopinion，”saidRabadash，“thatithaseaboutbythealteratioarsaionofnaturalcauses。”
“Allthis，”saidtheTisroc，“isaquestioionsoflearnedmen。Iwillhatsogreataion，andthekillingoftheoldentress，wereeffectedwithouttheaididsugsaretobeexpethatland，whichishabitedbydemonsintheshapeofbeaststhattalklikemen，aarehalfmanaisohattheHighKingofNarnia（whommaythegodsutterlyreject）issupportedbyademonofhideousaspedirresistiblemaleficeearsintheshapeofaLioheattaarniaisadarkanddoubtfulenterprise，aermioputmyhandoutfartherthanIdra>
“Howblessedisen，”saidtheVizier，poppinguphisfa，“ohegodshavebeeowprudendcircumspe!YetastheirrefutableaisrochassaiditisverygrievoustobeedtokeepourhandsoffsutydishasNarhatpoetwhosaid—”butatthispointAhoshtanotiimpatiehePrioeandbecamesudde。
“Itisverygrievous，”saidtheTisrohisdeep，quietvoice。“Everymthesunisdarkenedinmyeyes，amysleepisthelessrefreshing，becauseIrememberthatNarniaisstillfree。”
“Omyfather，”saidRabadash。“HowifIshohistrettotakeNarbaharmediftheattemptproveunfortunate?”
“Ifyouethat，ORabadash，”saidtheTisroc，“youwillbethebestofsons。”
&hehisverynightandinthishourIwilltakebuttwohundredhorseahedesert。Anditshallseemtoallmenthatyouknownothingofmygoing。OntheseIshallbeatthegatesofKingLune'scastleofAnvardiheyareatpeacearedandIshalltakeAheyhavebestirredthemselves。ThenIwillridethroughthepassaboveAnvardanddhNarniatoCairParavel。TheHighKingwillhere;whehemhearingaraidagaisonhisnorthernborder。IshallfindCairParavel，mostlikelywithopengates，andridein。IshallexerciseprudendcourtesyandspillaslittleNarnianbloodasIdwhatthetosittheretilltheSplendourHyalisin，withQueenSusanonboard，catchmystrayedbirdasshesetsfherintothesaddle，andthen，ride，ride，ridebavard?”
“Butisitnotprobable，Omyson，”saidtheTisroc，“thatatthetakingofthewomaherKingEdmundoryouwilllosehislife?”
“Theywillbeasmallpany，”saidRabadash，“andIwillorderteodisarmandbiraidesireforhisbloodsothatthereshallbenodeadlycauseofwarbetweenyouandtheHighKing。”
“AndhowiftheSplendourHyaliCairParavelbeforeyou?”