“Where I e from,” said Jill, who was disliking him more every mihey don’t think muen who are bosd about by their wives.”
“Shalt think otherwi when thou hast a man of thine own, I warrant you,” said the Knight, apparently thinking this very funny. “But with my Lady, it is another matter. I am well tent to live by her word, who has already saved me from a thousand dangers. No mother has taken pains more tenderly for her child, than the Queen’s grace has for me. Why, look you, amid all her cares and business, she rideth out with me in the Overworld many a time and oft to acy eyes to the sunlight. And then I must go fully armed and with visor down, so that no man may e my face, and I must speak to no one. For she has found out by art magical that this would hinder my deliverance from the grievous entment I lie under. Is not that a lady worthy of a man’s whole worship?”
“Sounds a very nice lady indeed,” said Puddleglum in a voice which mealy the opposite.
They were thhly tired of the Knight’s talk before they had finished supper. Puddleglum was thinking, “I wonder what game that witch is really playing with this young fool.” Scrubb was thinking, “He’s a great baby, really：tied to that woman’s apron strings; he’s a sap.” And Jill was thinking, “He’s the silliest, most ceited, lfish pig I’ve met for a long time.” But when the meal was over, the Knight’s mood had ged. There was no more laughter about him.
“Friends,” he said, “my hour is now very near. I am ashamed that you should e me yet I dread bei alohey will e ily and bind me hand and foot to yonder chair. Alas, so it must be：for in my fury, they tell me, I would destroy all that I could reach.”
“I say,” said Scrubb, “I’m awfully sorry about your entment of cour, but what will tho fellows do to us when they e to bind you? They talked of putting us in prison. And we don’t like all tho dark places very much. We’d much rather stay here till you’re ... better ... if we may.”
“It is well thought of,” said the Knight. “By the Queen herlf remains with me in my evil hour. Such is her tender care for my honour that she would not willingly suffer any ears but her own to hear the words I utter in that frenzy. But I could not easily persuade my attendant ghat you should be left with me. And I think I hear their soft feet even now upoairs. Gh yonder door：it leads into my other apartments. And there, either await my ing when they have unbound me; or, if you will, return and sit with mein my ravings.”