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As, however, you have used your influence to persuade your people to submit, I shall do my best to induce him to take a favourable view of your case." The next day the main body of Gurth's force arrived, and encamped in the valley. Llewellyn's chiefs all came in and made their submission, but the people for the most part took to the hills.
And lo! Gurth's cheek was pale, his eye wide and vacant, and his soul sat numbed within him. So Beltane took him by the throat, and, laughing fierce, shook him to and fro. "Beast!" said he, "unfit art thou to march with these my comrades. Now therefore do I cast thee out. Take thy life and go, and let any follow thee that will Pentavalon needeth not thy kind.
And granting even that Gurth were safe from whatever danger he individually might incur, did it become him to accept the proxy? Would Gurth's voice, too, be as potent as his own in effecting the return of the hostages? The next reasons that swayed him were those he could not avow.
Were it not better to fly to York, or seek refuge with Malcolm the Scot?" "Within three days at the farthest," answered Harold, "thy brothers will be in London. Abide by their counsel; act as they advise at the news of my victory or my fall." He paused abruptly, for he heard close beside him the broken voice of Gurth's bride, in answer to her lord.
But Gurth's arguments were stronger than those of Harold, and the Earl was driven to rest his persistence on his own special pledge to Githa.
The larger division is more likely to be seen than ours, and to be attacked, and we shall have all the more chance of getting up unobserved. I sincerely trust that the thanes, when they discover that they have lost us, will at once lead their men back to Gurth's camp.
The javelin inflicted a wound upon the animal's shoulder, and narrowly missed pinning him to the earth; and Fangs fled howling from the presence of the enraged thane. Gurth's heart swelled within him; for he felt this meditated slaughter of his faithful adherent in a degree much deeper than the harsh treatment he had himself received.
And I would laugh at it," said the honest Jester, "if I could for weeping." And he shed tears of unfeigned sorrow. Gurth's countenance kindled "Wamba," he said, "thou hast a weapon, and thy heart was ever stronger than thy brain, we are only two but a sudden attack from men of resolution will do much follow me!" "Whither? and for what purpose?" said the Jester. "To rescue Cedric."
Get thee from among us, empty-handed as I found thee thy share of treasure shall go to better men!" Now even as Beltane spake, Gurth's red head sank until his face was hidden within his hands; strong hands, that slowly clenched themselves into anger-trembling fists.
I myself think that Gurth's counsel was good, and that it were best for England that he remained at Westminster; and yet I can understand well that he himself would feel it a shame did he remain behind." "I feel sore misgivings," Edith said, bursting into tears.
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