“Idonotlookforthatwiththesewinds，Omyfather。”
“Andlastly，Omyresour，”saidtheTisroadeclearhowallthismightgiveyouthebarbarianwoman，butnothowithelpsmetofNarnia。”
“Omyfather，ithaveescapedyouthatthoughIandmyhorsemenwilleandghNarnialikeanarrowfromabow，yetweshallhaveAnvardforever?AndwhenyouholdAnvardyousitieofNarnia，andyarrisoninAnvardcreasedbylittleaisagreathost。”
“Itisspokenwithuandinga。ButhowdoIdrawbackmyarmifallthismiscarries?”
“YoushallsaythatI，diditwitheandagainstyourwill，andwith，beingedbytheviolenyloveauosityofyouth。”
“AndhowiftheHighKihatwesendbackthebarbarianwoman，hissister?”
“Omyfather，beassuredthathewillnhthefanahismarriage，theHighKierisamanofprudenderstandingwhowillinnowaywishtolosethehighhonourandadvantageofbeioourHouseandseeinghisnephehewohroneofen。”
&seethatifIliveforeverasisnodoubtyourwish，”saidtheTisroevehanusual。
“Andalso，Omyfatheraofmyeyes，”saidthePrieramomentofawkwardsilence，“weshallwritelettersasiffromtheQueentosaythatshelovesmeandhasurntoNarnia。Foritisomenareasgeableasweatherdevewhollybelievetheletters，theywilloetoTashbaaninarmstofetchher。”
&enedVizier，”saidtheTisroc，“bestowyourwisdomupohisstrangeproposal。”
&isrosweredAhosta，“thestrengthofpaterionisnotunknowntomeaesoheeyesoftheirfathersmoreprecles。HowthenshallIdarefreelytounfoldtoyoumymindinamattererilthelifeofthisexaltedPrince?”
“UndoubtedlyyouliedtheTisroc。
“Becauseyouwillfindthatthedadoiequallygreat。”
“Tohearistoobey，”moa。“Kreasoisrothefirstplace，thatthedahePrialtreatasmightappear。Fodshavewithheldfromthebarbariaofdis，asthattheirpoetryisnot，likeours，fullofsandusefulmaxims，butisallofloveandwar。Therefeartothemmorenobleandadmirablethansuchamadehisofow!”ForthePriheword“mad“，hadkickedhimagain。
&，Omyson，”saidtheTisroableVizier，whetherhedesistsornot，bynomeansallowtheflowofyoureloqueerrupted。Fismoresuitabletravityahantoendureminorihcy。”
“Tohearistoobey，”saidtheVizier，wrigglinghimselfroundalittlesoastogethishisfurtherawayfromRabadash'stoe。“Nothing，Isay，willseemaspardoestimable，ihis—er—hazardousattempt，especiallybecauseitisuheloveofawoman。Therefore，ifthePrincebymisfortuheirhands，theywouldassuredlynotkillhim。Nay，itmayevehoughhefailedtocarryoffthequeeofhisgreatvalourayofhispassionmightiohim。”
“Thatisagoodpoint，oldbabbler，”saidRabadash。“Verygood，howeverittlyhead。”
“Thepraiseofmymastersisthelightofmyeyes，”saidAhoshta。“Andsedly，OTisroc，whnmustandshallbeintermihinkthatwiththeaidofthegodsitisverylikelythatAnvardwillfallintothePrince'shands。Andifso，wehaveNar。”
Thereauseandtheroombecamesosilentthatthetwogirlshardlydaredtobreathe。AtlasttheTisrocspoke。
“Go，myson，”hesaid。“Anddoasyouhavesaid。Butexpeohelpnore。IwillnotavengeyouifyouarekilledandIwillnotdeliveryouifthebarbarianscastyouintoprison。Aherinsuccessorfailure，youshedadropmorethanyouneedofNarniannoblebloodandopenwararisesfromit，myfavourshallneverfalluponyouagainahershallhaveyourplaen。，sedfortuhestrengthofTashtheiheirresistiblebeinyourswordandlance。”
“Tohearistoobey，”criedRabadash，andafterkneelingforamomenttokisshisfather'shandsherushedfrreatlytothedisappoiofAravis，horriblycramped，theTisrodVizierremained。
“OVizier，”saidtheTisroc，“isitthatnolivingsoulknowsofthiscilwethreehaveheldheretonight?”
“Omymaster，”saidAhoshta，“itisnotpossiblethatanyshouldknow。ForthatveryreasonIproposed，andyouinyourwisdomagreed，thatweshouldmeethereintheOldPalaociliseverheldahehouseholdhasanyoe。”
“Itiswell，”saidtheTisroymanknew，Iwouldseetoitthathediedbeforeanhourhadpassed。Anddoyoualso，Oprudeit。IspongeawayfrommyowandfromyoursallkhePrince'splans。Heisgomyknowledgeormyt，Iknownotwhither，becauseofhisvioleherashadispositionofyouth。NomaohanyouaAnvardisinhishands。”
“Tohearistoobey，”saidAhoshta。
“ThatiswhyyouwillhinkeveniheartthatIamthehardestheartedoffatherswhothussendmyfirst-bornsononanerraobehisdeath;pleasingasitmustbetoyouwhodohePrince。For1seeiomofyourmind。”
“OimpeccableTisroc，”saidtheVizier。“InparisonwithyouIlovehePrinyownlifenorbreadhelightofthesun。”
“Yourses，”saidtheTisroc，“areelevateda。IalsolovehesethingsinparisonwiththegloryahofmythrohePrincesucceeds，wehaveArd，andperhapshereafterNarnia。Ifhefails—IhaveeighteenothersonsandRabadash，afterthemaheeldestsonsofkings，wasbeginningtobedangerous。MorethaisroTashbaanhavediedbeforetheirtimebecausetheireldestsoeiredofwaitihroercoolhisbloodabroadthanboilitininahere。AndVizier，theexypateryiosleep。andthemusiber。Butbeforeyouliedown，callbackthepardohethirdcook。Ifeelwithiprognostidigestion。”
“Tohearistoobey，”saidtheGrandVizier。Hecrawledbaallfourstothedoor，rose，bowed，a。EveisroedseatedihedivantillAravisalmostbegahathehaddroppedasleep。Butatlastwithagreatgandsighingheheaveduphisenormousbody，sigoprecedehimwiththelights，ahedoorclosedbehindhim，theroomwasoallydark，awogirlscouldbreathefreelyagain。