ThecurseofStWitholdupontheseinfernalporkers！’’saidtheswine-herd，afterblowinghishornobstreperously，tocollecttogetherthescatteredherdofswine，which，answeringhiscallwithnotesequallymelodious，made，however，nohastetoremovethemselvesfromtheluxuriousbanquetofbeech-mastandacornsonwhichtheyhadfattened，ortoforsakethemarshybanksoftherivulet，whereseveralofthem，halfplungedinmud，laystretchedattheirease，altogetherregardlessofthevoiceoftheirkeeper。``ThecurseofStWitholduponthemanduponme！’’saidGurth；``ifthetwo-leggedwolfsnapnotupsomeofthemerenightfall，Iamnotrueman。Here，Fangs！Fangs！’’heejaculatedatthetopofhisvoicetoaraggedwolfish-lookingdog，asortoflurcher，halfmastiff，halfgreyhound，whichranlimpingaboutasifwiththepurposeofsecondinghismasterincollectingtherefractorygrunters；butwhich，infact，frommisapprehensionoftheswine-herd’ssignals，ignoranceofhisownduty，ormaliceprepense，onlydrovethemhitherandthither，andincreasedtheevilwhichheseemedtodesigntoremedy。``Adevildrawtheteethofhim，’’saidGurth，``andthemotherofmischiefconfoundtheRangeroftheforest，thatcutstheforeclawsoffourdogs，andmakesthemunfitfortheirtrade！*Wamba，upandhelpmeanthou*NoteA。TheRangeroftheForest，thatcutsthefore-claws*offourdogs。
beestaman；takeaturnroundthebacko’thehilltogainthewindonthem；andwhenthous’tgottheweather-gage，thoumaystdrivethembeforetheeasgentlyassomanyinnocentlambs。’’
``Truly，’’saidWamba，withoutstirringfromthespot，``Ihaveconsultedmylegsuponthismatter，andtheyarealtogetherofopinion，thattocarrymygaygarmentsthroughthesesloughs，wouldbeanactofunfriendshiptomysovereignpersonandroyalwardrobe；wherefore，Gurth，IadvisetheetocalloffFangs，andleavetheherdtotheirdestiny，which，whethertheymeetwithbandsoftravellingsoldiers，orofoutlaws，orofwanderingpilgrims，canbelittleelsethantobeconvertedintoNormansbeforemorning，tothynosmalleaseandcomfort。’’
``TheswineturnedNormanstomycomfort！’’
quothGurth；``expoundthattome，Wamba，formybrainistoodull，andmymindtoovexed，toreadriddles。’’