Caspian s Adventure In The Mountains
After this， Caspian and his Tutor had many more secret conversations on the top of the Great Tower， and at each conversation Caspian learned more about Old Narnia， so that thinking and dreaming about the old days， and longing that they might come back， filled nearly all his spare hours. But of course he had not many hours to spare， for now his education was beginning in earnest. He learned sword. fighting and riding， swimming and diving， how to shoot with the bow and play on the recorder and the theorbo， how to hunt the stag and cut him up when he was dead， besides Cosmography， Rhetoric， Heraldry， Versification， and of course History， with a little Law， Physic， Alchemy， and Astronomy. Of Magic he learned only the theory， for Doctor Cornelius said the practical part was not proper study for princes. “And I myself，” he added， “am only a very imperfect magician and can do only the smallest experiments.” Of Navigation （“Which is a noble and heroical art，” said the Doctor） he was taught nothing， because King Miraz disapproved of ships and the sea.