CHAPTER TWELVE SHASTA IN NARNIA（第4/4頁）

"See what your Highness has done,"said King Edmund.

"Deprived us of a proved warrior on the very edge of battle."

"I ll take his place, Sire,"said Corin.

"Pshaw,"said Edmund.,No one doubts your courage. But a boy in battle is a danger only to his own side."

At that moment the King was called away to attend to something else, and Corin, after apologizing handsomely to the Dwarf,rushed up to Shasta and whispered,

"Quick. There s a spare pony now, and the Dwarf s armour.Put it on before anyone notices."

"What for ?"said Shasta.

"Why, so that you and I can fight in the battle of course ! Don t you want to ?"

"Oh-ah, yes, of course,"said Shasta. But he hadn t been thinking of doing so at all, and began to get a most uncomfortable prickly feeling in his spine.

"That s right,"said Corin.,Over your head. Now the sword-belt. But we must ride near the tail of the column and keep as quiet as mice. Once the battle begins everyone will be far too busy to notice us."