But there was no time to enjoy it for at once a really dreadful thing happened. The leader of the fair.haired men suddenly pointed at Shasta， cried out， “There he is！ There’s our runaway！” and seized him by the shoulder. Next moment he gave Shasta a smack.not a cruel one to make you cry but a sharp one to let you know you are in disgrace and added， shaking：
“Shame on you， my lord！ Fie for shame！ Queen Susan‘s eyes are red with weeping because of you. What！ Truant for a whole night！ Where have you been？”
Shasta would have darted under Bree’s body and tried to make himself scarce in the crowd if he had had the least chance； but the fair.haired men were all round him by now and he was held firm.