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No one was anxious to explain,so Reepicheep continued:
“If I were addressing peasants or slaves,”he said,“I might suppose that this suggestion proceeded from cowardice.But I hope it will never be told in Narnia that a company of noble and royal persons in the flower of their age turned tail because they were afraid of the dark.”
“But what manner of use would it be ploughing through that blackness ?”asked Drinian.
“Use ?”replied Reepicheep.“Use,Captain ? If by use you mean filling our bellies or our purses,I confess it will be no use at all.So far as I know we did not set sail to look for things useful but to seek honour and adventure.And here is as great an adventure as ever I heard of,and here,if we turn back,no tittle impeachment of all our honours.”
Several of the sailors said things under their breath that sounded like“Honour be blowed”,but Caspian said:
“Oh,bother you,Reepicheep.I almost wish we’d left you at home.All right ! If you put it that way,I suppose we shall have to go on.Unless Lucy would rather not ?”
Lucy felt that she would very much rather not,but what she said out loud was,“I’m game.”
“Your Majesty will at least order lights ?”said Drinian.
“By all means,”said Caspian.“See to it,Captain.”