Whiletheywerethusspeaking，Locksley’sloudandrepeatedknockshadatlengthdisturbedtheanchoriteandhisguest。``Bymybeads，’’saidthehermit，stoppingshortinagrandflourish，``herecomemorebenightedguests。Iwouldnotformycowlthattheyfoundusinthisgoodlyexercise。
Allmenhavetheirenemies，goodSirSluggard；
andtherebethosemalignantenoughtoconstruethehospitablerefreshmentwhichIhavebeenofferingtoyou，awearytraveller，forthematterofthreeshorthours，intosheerdrunkennessanddebauchery，vicesalikealientomyprofessionandmydisposition。’’
``Basecalumniators！’’repliedtheknight；``I
wouldIhadthechastisingofthem。Nevertheless，HolyClerk，itistruethatallhavetheirenemies；