“Nothing about it in the correspondence，” said the governor. “Nothing in the minutes. We have not been notified of any such thing. All irregular. Happy to consider any applications.” “And we are come to enquire into your Sufficiency‘s conduct of your office，” continued Caspian. “There are twooints especially on which I require an explanation. Firstly find no record that the tribute due from these Islands to he crown of Narnia has been received for about a hundred nd fifty years.”
“That would be a question to raise at the Council next onth，” said Gumpas. “If anyone moves that a commission f enquiry be set up to report on the financial history of the lands at the first meeting next year， why then...”
“I also find it very clearly written in our laws，” Caspian ent on， “that if the tribute is not delivered the whole debt as to be paid by the governor of the Lone Islands out of is private purse.”
At this Gumpas began to pay real attention. “Oh， that’s uite out of the question，” he said. “It is an economic mpossibility.er.your Majesty must be joking.”
