His eyes blazed, and he spoke in a high tone of command.

But I could not be wroth with him; indeed, I liked him for his peremptoriness.

It comforted me to think that Elspeth had so warm a defender.
I nodded to Shalah.

"Tell him," I said, and Shalah spoke with him.

He took long to convince, but at, the end he said no more, and went to speak to Elspeth.