Meanwhile the people in that cool airy room were very interesting. Besides the Faun there were two Dwarfs （a kind of creature he had never seen before） and a very large Raven. The rest were all humans； grown.ups， but young， and all of them， both men and women， had nicer faces and voices than most Calormenes. And soon Shasta found himself taking an interest in the conversation. “Now， Madam，” the King was saying to Queen Susan （the lady who had kissed Shasta）. “What think you？ We have been in this city fully three weeks. Have you yet settled in your mind whether you will marry this dark.faced lover of yours， this Prince Rabadash， or no？”
The lady shook her head. “No， brother，” she said， “not for all the jewels in Tashbaan.” （“Hullo！” thought Shasta. “Although they‘re king and queen， they’re brother and sister， not married to one another.”）“Truly， sister，” said the King， “I should have loved you the less if you had taken him. And I tell you that at the first coming of the Tisroc‘s ambassadors into Narnia to treat of this marriage， and later when the Prince was our guest at Cair Paravel， it was a wonder to me that ever you could find it in your heart to show him so much favour.”
