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Chapter 3

           "Thefoulfiend,"exclaimedCedric,"takethecurfew-bell,andthetyrannicalbastardbywhomitwasdevised,andtheheartlessslavewhonamesitwithaSaxontonguetoaSaxonear!Thecurfew!"headded,pausing,"ay,thecurfew;whichcompelstruementoextinguishtheirlights,thatthievesandrobbersmayworktheirdeedsindarkness!Ay,thecurfew;ReginaldFront-de-BoeufandPhilipdeMalvoisinknowtheuseofthecurfewaswellasWilliamtheBastardhimself,ore’eraNormanadventurerthatfoughtatHastings.Ishallhear,Iguess,thatmypropertyhasbeensweptofftosavefromstarvingthehungrybanditti,whomtheycannotsupportbutbytheftandrobbery.Myfaithfulslaveismurdered,andmygoodsaretakenforapreyandWambawhereisWamba?SaidnotsomeonehehadgoneforthwithGurth?"

           Oswaldrepliedintheaffirmative.

           "Ay?whythisisbetterandbetter!heiscarriedofftoo,theSaxonfool,toservetheNormanlord.Foolsareweallindeedthatservethem,andfittersubjectsfortheirscornandlaughter,thanifwewerebornwithbuthalfourwits.

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