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Chapter 1

           Themanhadnocoveringuponhishead,whichwasonlydefendedbyhisownthickhair,mattedandtwistedtogether,andscorchedbytheinfluenceofthesunintoarustydark-redcolour,formingacontrastwiththeovergrownbearduponhischeeks,whichwasratherofayelloworamberhue.Onepartofhisdressonlyremains,butitistooremarkabletobesuppressed;itwasabrassring,resemblingadog’scollar,butwithoutanyopening,andsolderedfastroundhisneck,solooseastoformnoimpedimenttohisbreathing,yetsotightastobeincapableofbeingremoved,exceptingbytheuseofthefile.Onthissingulargorgetwasengraved,inSaxoncharacters,aninscriptionofthefollowingpurport:"Gurth,thesonofBeowulph,isthebornthrallofCedricofRotherwood."

           Besidetheswine-herd,forsuchwasGurth’soccupation,wasseated,upononeofthefallenDruidicalmonuments,apersonabouttenyearsyoungerinappearance,andwhosedress,thoughresemblinghiscompanion’sinform,wasofbettermaterials,andofamorefantasticappearance.Hisjackethadbeenstainedofabrightpurplehue,uponwhichtherehadbeensomeattempttopaintgrotesqueornamentsindifferentcolours.Tothejacketheaddedashortcloak,whichscarcelyreachedhalfwaydownhisthigh;itwasofcrimsoncloth,thoughagooddealsoiled,linedwithbrightyellow;andashecouldtransferitfromoneshouldertotheother,orathispleasuredrawitallaroundhim,itswidth,contrastedwithitswantoflongitude,formedafantasticpieceofdrapery.

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