Ay?whythisisbetterandbetter！heiscarriedofftoo，theSaxonfool，toservetheNormanlord。Foolsareweallindeedthatservethem，andfittersubjectsfortheirscornandlaughter，thanifwewerebornwithbuthalfourwits。ButIwillbeavenged，’’headded，startingfromhischarinimpatienceatthesupposedinjury，andcatchingholdofhisboar-spear；``Iwillgowithmycomplainttothegreatcouncil；Ihavefriends，Ihavefollowers——mantomanwillIappealtheNormantothelists；lethimcomeinhisplateandhismail，andallthatcanrendercowardicebold；Ihavesentsuchajavelinasthisthroughastrongerfencethanthreeoftheirwarshields！——Haplytheythinkmeold；buttheyshallfind，aloneandchildlessasI
am，thebloodofHerewardisintheveinsofCedric——
Ah，Wilfred，Wilfred！’’heexclaimedinalowertone，``couldstthouhaveruledthineunreasonablepassion，thyfatherhadnotbeenleftinhisagelikethesolitaryoakthatthrowsoutitsshatteredandunprotectedbranchesagainstthefullsweepofthetempest！’’Thereflectionseemedtoconjureintosadnesshisirritatedfeelings。Replacinghisjavelin，heresumedhisseat，benthislooksdownward，andappearedtobeabsorbedinmelancholyreflection。
Fromhismusing，Cedricwassuddenlyawakenedbytheblastofaborn，whichwasrepliedtobytheclamorousyellsandbarkingofallthedogsinthehall，andsometwentyorthirtywhichwerequarteredinotherpartsofthebuilding。Itcostsomeexerciseofthewhitetruncheon，wellsecondedbytheexertionsofthedomestics，tosilencethiscanineclamour。
``Tothegate，knaves！’’saidtheSaxon，hastily，assoonasthetumultwassomuchappeasedthatthedependantscouldhearhisvoice。``Seewhattidingsthathorntellsusof——toannounce，Iween，somehership*androbberywhichhasbeendone*Pillage。