“Jewel,”said the King.“We have done a dreadful deed.”
“We were sorely provoked,”said Jewel.
“But to leap on them unawares—without defying them while they were unarmed—faugh！We are two murderers, Jewel.I am dishonoured forever.”
Jewel drooped his head.He too was ashamed.
“And then,”said the King,“the Hor said it was by Aslan’s orders.The Rat said the same.They all say Aslan is here.How if it were true?”
“But, Sire, how could Aslan be anding such dreadful things?”
“He is not a tame lion,”said Tirian.“How should we know what he would do?We, who are murderers.Jewel, I will go back.I will give up my sword and put mylf in the hands of the enes and ask that they bring me before Asla him do justie.”
“You will go to your death, then,”said Jewel.
“Do you think I care if Aslan dooms me to death?”said the King.“That would be nothing, nothing at all.Would it not be better to be dead than to have this horrible fear that Aslan has e and is not like the Aslan we have believed in and longed for?It is as if the sun ro one day and were a black sun.”
“Jewel,”said the King.“We have done a dreadful deed.”
“We were sorely provoked,”said Jewel.
“But to leap on them unawares—without defying them while they were unarmed—faugh！We are two murderers, Jewel.I am dishonoured forever.”
Jewel drooped his head.He too was ashamed.
“And then,”said the King,“the Hor said it was by Aslan’s orders.The Rat said the same.They all say Aslan is here.How if it were true?”
“But, Sire, how could Aslan be anding such dreadful things?”
“He is not a tame lion,”said Tirian.“How should we know what he would do?We, who are murderers.Jewel, I will go back.I will give up my sword and put mylf in the hands of the enes and ask that they bring me before Asla him do justie.”
“You will go to your death, then,”said Jewel.
“Do you think I care if Aslan dooms me to death?”said the King.“That would be nothing, nothing at all.Would it not be better to be dead than to have this horrible fear that Aslan has e and is not like the Aslan we have believed in and longed for?It is as if the sun ro one day and were a black sun.”
“I know,”said Jewel.“Or as if you drank water and it were dry water.You are in the right, Sire.This is the end of all things.Let us go and give ourlves up.”