Your Majesty would have a perfect right to strike off his head, said P…

C. S. Lewis
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Your Majesty would have a perfect right to strike off his head, said Peridan. Such an assault as he made puts him on a level with assassins. It is very true, said Edmund. But even a traitor may mend. I have known one that did. And he looked very thoughtful. ✨ C.S.Lewis (2016). The Chronicles of Narnia Vol V: The Horse and his Boy, p.160, ENRICH CULTURE GROUP LIMITED
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