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Earl Wulfnoth grasped the bridle of the pack horse, and the man Spray lashed it, shouting aloud to us to hasten. And Olaf turned in his saddle and saw me, and reined up until I grasped his stirrup leather, and ran on beside him. And our men broke and ran, some following us, and some going back to the hill whence we came.
"I would that I had somewhat on hand that was worthy to be counted as another battle of yours, instead of a hunting of these forest wolves," answered Wulfnoth, seeming to grow less angry. "Supposing that you and I were to fight for the crown of England for ourselves either of us has as much right thereto as Cnut."
The earl glanced at me, and so plainly was it written in my face that I had seen somewhat awesome, that he gazed at me in amaze. And I rose up and said: "Let me go hence I will see no more." And I was staggering to the doorway; but Wulfnoth grasped my arm and stayed me, saying: "Bide here and say what you have seen if it is aught." "Ask me not, earl," I answered.
It was midday when we passed the last hill of the Downs where the mighty giant lies like a shadow on the grass by Wilmington; then we saw the gray castle where Wulfnoth bided, away to our right; and then along the steep ridge inland and down to Boreham, where I must tell the maiden of the great sea wave, and how Olaf saved me.
You are alone, it is useless to resist; and he will find a means of putting you to silence if you oppose him. Harold's young brother, Wulfnoth, came to him next 'Do not refuse to give the duke the promise he asks of you, implored the boy with a pale face.
It was the fault of Brihtric, Edric Streone's brother, who had some private grudge against him, and would ruin him if possible. So he accused Wulfnoth of treachery to Ethelred, and that being the thing that the king always dreaded from day to day seeing maybe that he was not free from blame in that matter himself so prevailed that the earl was outlawed.
"Gold enough for you and me to win England for ourselves withal," said the earl in a low voice. "You take the Danelagh, and I the rest, and we will keep Ethelred for a puppet overlord." "If Cnut wins there will be time enough to think of that," answered Olaf coldly. "Eadmund is my friend." "Not Ethelred?" said Wulfnoth eagerly. "I fight for him," answered Olaf. "Well, well.
Another version makes Harold go, against the King's warnings, to bring back his brother Wulfnoth and his nephew Hakon, who had been given as hostages on the return of Godwine, and had been entrusted by the King to the keeping of Duke William.
"They are coins of the Welsh folk whom we conquered," said Wulfnoth. "I have seen the like before. They made them at Selsea, and we find many there on the shore after storms."
So it seemed that our journey was lost; and Olaf began to be anxious to return to the Thames, where our ships should go into winter quarters. But the wind held in the east, and kept us for a while. Wulfnoth was not sorry for this, for it was full harvest time, and he sent his housecarles out to his other manors to gather it, so that he had few folk about him.
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