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Now it seemed to me that Wulfnoth was eager to get our men back to the ships outside of the walls again, for there is no doubt that had Olaf chosen to take the place for Ethelred it was already done. But such thought of treachery to his host could never be in Olaf's mind, and it was the last time that he tried to win the earl over.
No need of you, witch as you are, to tell me that!" "Maybe not," answered the old woman. "Why, then, Earl Wulfnoth, come here to ask me to tell you things you know?" and she turned away towards the fire again as if uncaring. Then the earl changed his tone, saying: "Nay, good dame, but I would know if I shall take up arms at all at this time, and what shall befall if I must do so."
Then I said frankly, knowing what he meant: "And I in her. That is partly the reason why I must go with Wulfnoth and Godwine westward. And the rest of the reason is this, that I would be near Eadmund. And maybe if I looked to find more reason yet it would be to leave Sexberga to work out matters without having me to fall back on when Eldred is to be made jealous." Thereat Olaf laughed long.
He seemed in no wise angry, but rather wishful that I should be with him, and so I got off my horse and went. But it crossed my mind that Wulfnoth the earl liked not to be alone, and suddenly I remembered the way in which two of our Bures franklins had spoken to each other when they would see Dame Gunnhild, Hertha's nurse. It was just in this same wise.
That pleased not Olaf altogether, for there seemed to be a little slight in the words as though he had come to the earl to be fed only. And he made a sign to me that I knew well; and I thought to myself that Wulfnoth of Sussex was likely to wish that he had seen our warriors in their war gear before. Olaf paid no heed to me as I went quickly down to the ships.
But Olaf, though he blamed our king for this, in all singleness of purpose went on with the task that he had undertaken. And now the next thing was to gather a fleet. "If we could win Wulfnoth of Sussex to help his king, we have a fleet ready made," he said. "Let us sail to his place and speak with him." That was true, and the ships that Wulfnoth had were the king's by right.
So Wulfnoth went quickly down the ranks and noted all things as a chief such as he will. But now and then he waxed moody, and growled in his thick beard, "Scatt, forsooth!" So presently he asked Olaf to bring two ship's crews about eight-score men in all against the outlaws. Fifty of his own housecarles would go, and Relf's twenty.
'I ask you now, in presence of the barons and knights of my dukedom, to swear to support my just claim. Harold looked at the Duke with a dark and angry face. William was taking a dishonourable advantage of him. 'Swear, said the Norman knight, his friend, in his ear. 'If you do not, you will never see England again. 'Swear, Harold, whispered Wulfnoth; 'the oubliettes!
You slew me not, because I had fallen more or less by chance. Therefore I will let you go because you have fallen into my hands by chance. I will only lay this on you, that you shall bide with Earl Wulfnoth for two months before you fight against us again."
So by daylight we led the fleet, or nearly, and when the next night came we stood away from it, going across Channel. Then I came here to see if Wulfnoth or Godwine would cruise with me on some other shore, as I promised." Then I asked him what I had better do, for with the sight of his face came the longing to be free again. "Come with me," he said.
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