“Begging your Majesties‘ pardons all,” said Rhince, “but hy not fall to while you’re discussing it? We don‘t see a inner like this every day.”
“Not for your life!” said Caspian.
“That’s right, that‘s right,” said several of the sailors.
“Too much magic about here. The sooner we’re back on oard the better.”
“Depend upon it,” said Reepicheep, “it was from eating his food that these three lords came by a seven years‘ sleep.” “I wouldn’t touch it to save my life,” said Drinian.
“The light‘s going uncommon quick,” said Rynelf. “Back to ship, back to ship,” muttered the men.
“I really think,” said Edmund, “they’re right. We can ecide what to do with the three sleepers tomorrow. We aren‘t eat the food and there’s no point in staying here for he night. The whole place smells of magic.and danger.”
“I am entirely of King Edmund‘s opinion,” said Reepicheep, s far as concerns the ship’s company in general. But I myself ill sit at this table till sunrise.““Why on earth?” said Eustace.
“Because,” said the Mouse, “this is a very great adventure, and no danger seems to me so great as that of knowing when I get back to Narnia that I left a mystery behind me through fear.”