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Chapter 19

           "Whatisthemeaningofallthis,"saidhe,"orwhoisitthatrifle,andransom,andmakeprisoners,intheseforests?"

           "Youmaylookattheircassockscloseby,"saidWamba,"andseewhethertheybethychildren’scoatsornofortheyareaslikethineown,asonegreenpea-codistoanother."

           "Iwilllearnthatpresently,"answeredLocksley;"andIchargeye,onperilofyourlives,nottostirfromtheplacewhereyestand,untilIhavereturned.Obeyme,anditshallbethebetterforyouandyourmasters.Yetstay,Imustrendermyselfaslikethesemenaspossible."

           Sosayingheunbuckledhisbaldricwiththebugle,tookafeatherfromhiscap,andgavethemtoWamba;thendrewavizardfromhispouch,and,repeatinghischargestothemtostandfast,wenttoexecutehispurposesofreconnoitring.

           "Shallwestandfast,Gurth?"saidWamba;"orshallwee’engivehimleg-bail?Inmyfoolishmind,hehadalltheequipageofathieftoomuchinreadiness,tobehimselfatrueman."

           "Lethimbethedevil,"saidGurth,"anhewill.Wecanbenoworseofwaitinghisreturn.Ifhebelongtothatparty,hemustalreadyhavegiventhemthealarm,anditwillavailnothingeithertofightorfly.Besides,Ihavelateexperience,thaterrantthievesarenottheworstmenintheworldtohavetodealwith."

           Theyeomanreturnedinthecourseofafewminutes.

           "FriendGurth,"hesaid,"Ihavemingledamongyonmen,andhavelearnttowhomtheybelong,andwhithertheyarebound.

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