“Your royal Highness needs not to be told,” said King Luhat by the law of nations as well as by all reasons of prudent policy, we have as ght to your head as ever one mortal man had against another. heless, in sideration of your youth and the ill nurture, devoid of all gentiles and courtesy, which you have doubtless had in the land of slaves and tyrants, we are dispod to t you free, unharmed, on the ditions： first, that —”
“Cur you for a barbarian dog！” spluttered Rabadash. “Do you think I will even hear your ditions? Faugh！ You talk very largely of nurture and I know not what. It’s easy, to a man in s, ha！ Take off the vile bonds, give me a sword, a any of you who dares thee with me.”
Nearly all the lords sprang to their feet, and shouted：
“Father！ I box him? Plea.”
“Peace！ Your Majesties！ My Lords！” said King Lune. “Have we nravity among us than to be so chafed by the taunt of a pajock? Sit down, , or shaft leave the table. I ask yhness again, to hear our ditions.”
“I hear no ditions from barbarians and sorcerers,” said Rabadash. “Not one of you dare touch a hair of my head. Every insult you have heaped on me shall be paid with os of Narnian and Arlandish blood. Terrible shall the vengeance of the Tisroc be： even now. But kill me, and the burnings and ts in the northern lands shall bee a tale thten the world a thousand years hence. Beware！ Beware！ Beware！ The bolt of Tash falls from above！”
“Does it ever get caught on a hook half-way?” asked .
“Shame, ,” said the King. “aunt a man save when he is strohan you： then, as you plea.”
“Oh you foolish Rabadash,” sighed Lucy.
moment Cor wondered why everyo the table had rin and was standing perfectly still. Of cour he did the same himlf. And then he saw the reason. Aslan was among them though no one had en him ing. Rabadash started as the immen shape of the Lion paced softly iween him and his accurs.
“Rabadash,” said Aslan. “Take heed. Your doom is very near, but you may still avoid it. Fet your pride （what have you to be proud of?） and yer （who has done y?） and accept the mercy of the good kings.”