twoswordsflashedinthesunlight.Forasedtheclashcouldbeheardbutitwasimmediatelydrownedbecausebotharmiesbeganshoutinglikecrowdsatafootballmatch.

    "Welldoer,oh,welldone!"shoutedEdmundashesawMirazreelbackawholepadahalf."Followitup,quick!"Aerdid,andforafewsedsitlookedasifthefightmightbewon.ButthenMirazpulledhimselftogether-begantomakerealuseofhisheighta"Miraz!Miraz!TheKing!TheKing!"cametheroaroftheTelmarines.CaspianandEdmundgrewwhitewithsiingay.

    "Peteristakingsomedreadfulknocks,"saidEdmund.

    "Hullo!"saidCaspian."Whatshappeningnow?”

    "Bothfallingapart,"saidEdmund."Abitblown,expect.Watch.Ah,nowtheyrebeginningagain,morestificallythistime.Cirgroundandround,feelingeachothersdefences.”

    "ImafraidthisMirazknowshiswork,"mutteredtheDoctor.ButhardlyhadhesaidthiswhentherewassuchaclappingandbayingandthrowingupofhoodsamongtheOldNarniansthatitwasnearlydeafening.

    "Whatwasit?Whatwasit?"askedtheDoctor."Myoldeyesmissedit.”

    "TheHighKinghasprickedhiminthearm-pit,"saidCaspian,stillclapping."Justwherethearm-holeofthehauberkletthepointthrough.Firstblood."Itslookinguglyagainnow,though,"saidEdmund."Petersnotusinghisshieldproperly.Hemustbehurtiarm.”

    Itwasonlytootrue.EveryonecouldseethatPetersshieldhunglimp.TheshoutingoftheTelmarinesredoubled.

    "YouveseelesthanI,"saidCaspian."Isthereanyow?”

    "Preciouslit