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The Cabby opened his mouth in astonishment，and his wife turned very red．
“You shall rule and name all these creatures，and do justice among them，and protect them from their enemies when enemies arise． And enemies will arise，for there is an evil Witch in this world．”
The Cabby swallowed hard two or three times and cleared his throat.
“Begging your pardon，sir，”he said，“and thanking you very much I’m sure（which my Missus does the same）but I ain’t no sort of a chap for a job like that．I never, ad much eddycation，you see．”
“Well，”said Aslan，“can you use a spade and a plough and raise food out of the earth ？”
“Yes，sir，I could do a bit of that sort of work：being brought up to it，like．”
“Can you rule these creatures kindly and fairly，remembering that they are not slaves like the dumb beasts of the world you were born in，but Talking Beasts and free subjects ？”
“I see that，sir，”replied the Cabby．“I’d try to do the square thing by them all．”
“And would you bring up your children and grandchildren to do the same ？”
