t At ANVARD  By about eleven oclock tains on t. Corin and Sa rode rig  ts immediately in front of ttle and t;But where is his goosecap  highness?”

    Edmund only replied, quot;Not in t, and ts good news enough. Leave  well alone.”

    Sa told Corin most of ures and explained t  really knoructed  elling  t sailing from tashbaan.

    quot;And whe Queen Susan?”

    quot;At Cair Paravel,quot; said Corin. quot;S like Lucy, you knoe as good as a boy. Queen Susan is more like an ordinary groo t archer.”

    time  and t eeper. At last ta so t   nig kno. quot;But of course,quot; , quot;I e safe. t is . ime.”

    t left and sout and t steeply up and up into top if it  among all trees  you could see notree-tops, and an eagle or two whe blue air.

    quot;ttle,quot; said Corin, pointing at t;them.”

    Sa didnt like t all.

    a could see all Archenland, blue and  hazy, spread

    out belo beyond it. But t set,  distinctly.

    ed and spread out in a line, and t deal  of rearranging. A alking Beasts iced before and  kind (leopards, panthe like)

    padding and groo take up tions on t. ts o t, and before going took off somet do. ta sa ting on s: s o ttle position. to t see tested trings. And ing on s, drao talking no ;Im in for it no no; t Sa. ting and a steady t;Battering ram,quot; tering te.”

    Even Corin looked quite serious now.

    quot; King Edmund get on?quot; ;I can stand ting  about. Coo.”

    Sa nodded:  look as frig.

    trumpet at last! On trotting treaming  out in topped lo; a little, many-tole s gate to,  unfortunately, but of course te s and tcullis dotle s, t fifty of ted, eadily s tree trunk against te. But  at once t ready to  assault te. But norained. It seemed to Sa only a second  before a   tohem.

    And no.  Faster, faster. All s noeeth clenched.

    Sa  suddenly came into ;If  you funk ttle all your life. Now or never.”

    But  t tler idea of y soon. And  tangled someraig o avoid it  off  knuckles terribly against someone elses armour,  and t it is no use trying to describe ttle from Sas point of vieoo little of t in general and even of  in it. t ell you ake you some miles ao  gazing into tree, h Bree  and hwin and Aravis beside him.

    For it  t looked o knoside tage. t certain times, reets of cities far  fartas sting into Rede Seven  Isles, or s stirred in t estern forests betern  aste and telmar. And all t o eat or drink,  for  great events  in Arco  it too. t ead of reflecting tree and t revealed cloudy and coloured ss dept t could and from time to time old t tle o  battle, t ;I see one - tormness  of all t be out unless battle  o and fro, peering doimes at Anvard and sometimes to t, beormness. A Rabadas all day. t tree and t of t as a ram.

    t nig.  o making ladders: but it takes too long and ient.

    Fool t  to o tas attack failed, for o position. King Lunes men are sing  not many  trusted lords, fierce tarkaans  from tern provinces. I can see tle  tormunt, and Azrooed lip, and a tall tarkaan h a  crimson beard -”

    quot;By ter Anradin!quot; said Bree.

    quot;S-s-slyquot; said Aravis.

    quot;Noarted. If I could  a noise t  would make!

    Stroke after stroke: and no gate can stand it for ever. But ! Sometormness  in masses. And   again . . . I cant see yet . . . a, is black h  horsemen. If

    only tc standard and spread it out. ts the  red lion.

    the archers. Oh! -”

    quot; is it?quot; asked hlessly.

    quot;All s are das from t of the line.”

    quot;Cats?quot; said Aravis.

    quot;Great cats, leopards and suc; said t impatiently. quot;I see, I  see. ts are coming round in a circle to get at ted men. A good  stroke. terror already. Nos are in among  t Rabadaso meet ty. I can see King Edmund, I can see t to let to battle? Only ten  yards - t. ts on t are doing   ones down . . .

    s tres all in a muddle. I can see  more on t.

    ts your little Sa. Corm is fig of tre no t ted them -”

    quot; about Sa?quot; said Aravis.

    quot;O; groaned t. quot;Poor, brave little fool.  t all of  test idea o do  no . . . nearly cut  if  careful. Its been knocked out of s mere murder sending a  co ttle;  live five minutes. Duck you fool - oh, hes down.”

    quot;Killed?quot; asked thlessly.

    quot;ell?quot; said t. quot;ts reat for ts are turning back into ttle. tes are opening from to be a  sortie. t t. Its King Lune in tran and Sen - ty - nearly ty of t by norokes.  slashed  Corradins head off.

    Lots of Calormenes  remain are s are closing in on t - Cats  on t -

    King Lune from ttle knot now, figo back.

    Your tarkaans do it ing in te of tle. Several Calormenes  see le  I dont knotle is over everyterly defeated.”

    a fell off . But tle, tread on er a very  en minutes or so Sa realized suddenly t tamping about in te neig till a good many noises going on)  of a battle.  up and stared  about him.

    Even tle as tles, could soon see t tle  gates ering ram. From ted, but obviously cion. And t  all united and so a great roar of laughter.

    Sa. picked iff, and ran too see  met unate  Rabadaso be suspended from tle   from t  c of getting into a stiff s  t is a little too small for  afterory alked over for many a day) le one of ts amp at Rabadas: unsuccessful because it didnt crus t ended, but not quite useless because one of tore t as you or I migear an ordinary s. So Rabadasime ered  Edmund at te, o ting block and stood t t tion, by  raising o jump doo look and sound - no doubt for a  moment ;t of tas; But o jump side of   direction. And test  on a  for tying o.) And to dry,  him.

    quot;Let me do; ;Let me do a coo do t, kill me at once.”

    quot;Certainly,quot; began King Edmund, but King Lune interrupted.

    quot;By your Majestys good leave,quot; said King Lune to Edmund. quot;Not so.quot; turning to Rabadas;Your royal  c to t talking Mouse,  by attacking our  castle of Anvard in time of peace  defiance sent, you , but a traitor, and one rato be o  cross sake ill our pleasure is further known.”

    Strong o tle, sing, tening, cursing, and even crying. For torture  bear being made ridiculous. In tasaken him seriously.

    At t moment Corin ran up to Sa, seized arted dragging  o;; cried Corin.

    quot;Aye, and , at last,quot; said t;And bast been in ttle, clean contrary to your obedience. A boy to break a fat!  At your age a rod to your breecter t, ; But everyone,  including Corin, could see t the King was very proud of him.

    quot;C please you,quot; said Lord Darrin. quot; be your son if  in your conditions. It y more if o be reproved for te fault.”

    quot;ell, ; grumbled t;ell pass it over for time. And no;

    came next surprised Sa as muc o  ;Stand oget all t see you. lemen, look on  th.

    s?”

    And still Sa could not understand

    Corin nor .