WHAT CASPIAN DID THERE m the Lord Bern called his guests early, and after breakfast he asked Caspian to order every man he had into full armour. "And above all," he added, "let everything be as trim and scoured as if it were the m of the first battle in a great war between noble kings with all the world looking on." This was done; and then in three boatloads Caspian and his people, and Bern with a few of his, put out for Narrowhaven. The kings flag flew iern of his boat and his trumpeter was with him.
When they reached the jetty at Narrowhaven, Caspian found a siderable crowd assembled to meet them. "This is what I sent word about last night," said Bern. "They are all friends of mine and ho people." And as soon as Caspian stepped ashore the crowd broke out into hurrahs and shouts of, "Narnia! Narnia! Long live the King." At the same moment - and this was also due to Berns messengers - bells began ringing from many parts of the town. Then Caspian caused his bao be advanced and his trumpet to be blown and every man drew his sword a his fato a joyful sternness, and they marched up the street so that the street shook, and their armour shone (for it was a sunny m) so that one could hardly look at it steadily.
At first the only people who cheered were those who had been warned by Berns messenger and knew what was happening and wa to happen. But then all the children joined in because they liked a procession and had seen very few. And then all the schoolboys joined in because they also liked processions ahat the more noise and disturbahere was the less likely they would be to have any school that m.
And then all the old women put their heads out of doors and windows and began chattering and cheering because it was a king, and what is a governor pared with that? And all the young women joined in for the same reason and also because Caspian and Drinian and the rest were so handsome. And then all the young men came to see what the young women were looking at, so that by the time Caspian reached the castle gates, nearly the whole town was shouting; and where Gumpas sat in the castle, muddling and messing about with ats and forms and rules and regulations, he heard the noise.
At the castle gate Caspians trumpeter blew a blast and cried, "Open for the King of Narnia, e to visit his trusty and wellbeloved servant the governor of the Lone Islands." In those days everything in the islands was done in a slovenly, sloug manner. Only the little postern opened, and out came a tousled fellow with a dirty old hat on his head instead of a helmet, and a rusty old pike in his hand. He bli the flashing figures before him. " - seez - fishansy," he mumbled which was his way of saying, -"You t see his Sufficy"). "No interviews without pois cept tween en p.m. sed Saturday every month.」
"Uncover before Narnia, you dog," thuhe Lord Bern, a him a rap with his gaued hand which sent his hat flying from his head.
"Ere? Wots it all about?" began the doorkeeper, but no oook any notice of him. Two of Caspiaepped through the postern and after some struggling with bars and bolts (for everything was rusty) flung both wings of the gate wide open. Then the King and his followers strode into the courtyard. Here a number of the governuards were lounging about and several more (they were mostly wiping their mouths) came tumbling out of various doorways. Though their armour was in a disgraceful dition, t