and，settingspurstohishorse，hecausedhimmakeademivolteacrossthepath，raisingatthesametimetheridingrodwhichheheldinhishand，withapurposeofchastisingwhatheconsideredastheinsolenceofthepeasant。
Gurthdartedathimasavageandrevengefulscowl，andwithafierce，yethesitatingmotion，laidhishandonthehaftofhisknife；buttheinterferenceofPriorAymer，whopushedhismulebetwixthiscompanionandtheswineherd，preventedthemeditatedviolence。
``Nay，byStMary，brotherBrian，youmustnotthinkyouarenowinPalestine，predominatingoverheathenTurksandinfidelSaracens；weislanderslovenotblows，savethoseofholyChurch，whochastenethwhomsheloveth——Tellme，goodfellow，’’
saidhetoWamba，andsecondedhisspeechbyasmallpieceofsilvercoin，``thewaytoCedrictheSaxon’s；youcannotbeignorantofit，anditisyourdutytodirectthewandererevenwhenhischaracterislesssanctifiedthanours。’’
``Intruth，venerablefather，’’answeredtheJester，``theSaracenheadofyourrightreverendcompanionhasfrightenedoutofminethewayhome——I