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t promised Ramandu’s daughter to go back.”
Caspian paused.“Well,yes.There is that,”he said.He stood irresolute for a moment and then shouted out to the ship in general.
“Well,have your way.The quest is ended.We all return. Get the boat up again.”
“Sire,”said Reepicheep,“we do not all return.I,as I explained before—”
“Silence !”thundered Caspian.“I’ve been lessoned but I’ll not be baited.Will no one silence that Mouse ?”
“Your Majesty promised,”said Reepicheep,“to be good lord to the Talking Beasts of Narnia.”
“Talking beasts,yes,”said Caspian.“I said nothing about beasts that never stop talking.”And he flung down the ladder in a temper and went into the cabin,slamming the door.
But when the others rejoined him a little later they found him changed;he was white and there were tears in his eyes.
“It’s no good,”he said.“I might as well have behaved decently for all the good I did with my temper and swagger.Aslan has spoken to me.No—I