The_Complete_Chronicles_of_Narnia_(volumes_1-7,_in_order_of_publication)

At this point Caspian jumped to his feet. "Friends," he said, "I think you have not quite
understood our purpose. You talk as if we had come to you with our hat in our hand,
begging for shipmates. It isn't like that at all. We and our royal brother and sister and
their kinsman and Sir Reepicheep, the good knight, and the Lord Drinian have an errand
to the world's edge. It is our pleasure to choose from among such of you as are willing
those whom we deem worthy of so high an enterprise. We have not said that any can
come for the asking. That is why we shall now command the Lord Drinian and Master
Rhince to consider carefully what men among you are the hardest in battle, the most
skilled seamen, the purest in blood, the most loyal to our person, and the cleanest of life
and manners; and to give their names to us in a schedule." He paused and went on in a
quicker voice, "Aslan's mane!" he exclaimed. "Do you think that the privilege of seeing
the last things is to be bought for a song? Why, every man that comes with us shall
bequeath the title of Dawn Treader to all his descendants, and when we land at Cair
Paravel on the homeward voyage he shall have either gold or land enough to make him
rich all his life. Now - scatter over the island, all of you. In half an hour's time I shall
receive the names that Lord Drinian brings me."
There was rather a sheepish silence and then the crew made their bows and moved away,
one in this direction and one in that, but mostly in little knots or bunches, talking.
"And now for the Lord Rhoop," said Caspian.
But turning to the head of the table he saw that Rhoop was already there. He had arrived,
silent and unnoticed, while the discussion was going on, and was seated beside the Lord
Argoz. The daughter of Ramandu stood beside him as if she had just helped him into his
chair; Ramandu stood behind him and laid both his hands on Rhoop's grey head. Even in
daylight a faint silver light came from the hands of the star. There was a smile on Rhoop's
haggard face. He held out one of his hands to Lucy and the other to Caspian. For a
moment it looked as if he were going to say something. Then his smile brightened as if he
were feeling) some delicious sensation, a long sigh of contentment came from his lips, his
head fell forward, and he slept.
"Poor Rhoop," said Lucy. "I am glad. He must have had terrible times." '
"Don't let's even think of it," said Eustace.
Meanwhile Caspian's speech, helped perhaps by some magic of the island, was having
just the effect he intended. A good many who had been anxious enough to get out of the
voyage felt quite differently about being left out of it. And of course whenever any one
sailor announced that he had made up his mind to ask for permission to sail, the ones who
hadn't said this felt that they were getting fewer and more uncomfortable. So that before
the half-hour was nearly over several people were positively "sucking up" to Drinian and
Rhince (at least that was what they called it at my school) to get a good report. And soon
there were only three left who didn't want to go, and those three were trying very hard to
persuade others to stay with them. And very shortly after that there was only one left.