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Chapter 10

           "Tush!"saidGurth,"Ifeardiscoveryfromnone,savingmyplayfellow,WambatheJester,ofwhomIcouldneverdiscoverwhetherheweremostknaveorfool.YetIcouldscarcechoosebutlaugh,whenmyoldmasterpassedsoneartome,dreamingallthewhilethatGurthwaskeepinghisporkersmanyamileoff,inthethicketsandswampsofRotherwood.IfIamdiscovered"

           "Enough,"saidtheDisinheritedKnight,"thouknowestmypromise."

           "Nay,forthatmatter,"saidGurth,"Iwillneverfailmyfriendforfearofmyskin-cutting.Ihaveatoughhide,thatwillbearknifeorscourgeaswellasanyboar’shideinmyherd."

           "Trustme,Iwillrequitetheriskyourunformylove,Gurth,"saidtheKnight."Meanwhile,Iprayyoutoacceptthesetenpiecesofgold."

           "Iamricher,"saidGurth,puttingthemintohispouch,"thaneverwasswineherdorbondsman."

           "TakethisbagofgoldtoAshby,"continuedhismaster,"andfindoutIsaactheJewofYork,andlethimpayhimselfforthehorseandarmswithwhichhiscreditsuppliedme."

           "Nay,byStDunstan,"repliedGurth,"thatIwillnotdo."

           "How,knave,"repliedhismaster,"wiltthounotobeymycommands?"

           "Sotheybehonest,reasonable,andChristiancommands,"repliedGurth;"butthisisnoneofthese.TosuffertheJewtopayhimselfwouldbedishonest,foritwouldbecheatingmymaster;andunreasonable,foritwerethepartofafool;andunchristian,sinceitwouldbeplunderingabelievertoenrichaninfidel."

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