Stories Oct, 2013 | Page 299

"Shall I see if we can manage that?" said Curdie. "Do," said the king. Curdie gathered the men-at-arms, and took them over the garden wall, and so to the stables. They found their horses in terror; the water was rising fast around them, and it was quite time they were got out. But there was no way to get them out, except by riding them through the stream, which was now pouring from the lower windows as well as the door. As one horse was quite enough for any man to manage through such a torrent, Curdie got on the king ???????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????((?1??????????? ????????????%???????????????????????)????????)????????????????????????????() ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)????()5??????9???() ?qU???q59???q???????qQ???A???????????????????????()A??????????????((0