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at Caspian had only one ship and one ship’s company with him,he would have spoken soft words for the moment,and hoped to have them all surrounded and killed during the night.But he had seen a ship of war sail down the straits yesterday and seen it signalling,as he supposed, to its consorts.He had not then known it was the King’s ship for there was not wind enough to spread the flag out and make the golden lion visible,so he had waited further developments. Now he imagined that Caspian had a whole fleet at Bernstead.It would never have occurred to Gumpas that anyone would walk into Narrowhaven to take the islands with less than fifty men;it was certainly not at all the kind of thing he could imagine doing himself.
“Secondly,”said Caspian,“I want to know why you have permitted this abominable and unnatural traffic in slaves to grow up here,contrary to the ancient custom and usage of our dominions.”
“Necessary,unavoidable,”said his Sufficiency.“An essential part of the econo