Of course his first impulse was to say that he was only poor Arsheesh the fisherman‘s son and that the foreign lord must have mistaken him for someone else. But then， the very last thing he wanted to do in that crowded place was to start explaining who he was and what he was doing. If he started on that， he would soon be asked where he had got his horse from， and who Aravis was.and then， goodbye to any chance of getting through Tashbaan. His next impulse was to look at Bree for help. But Bree had no intention of letting all the crowd know that he could talk， and stood looking just as stupid as a horse can. As for Aravis，Shasta did not even dare to look at her for fear of drawing attention. And there was no time to think， for the leader of the Narnians said at once：
“Take one of his little lordship’s hands， Peridan， of your courtesy， and I‘ll take the other. And now， on. Our royal sister’s mind will be greatly eased when she sees our young scapegrace safe in our lodging.”
