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Without
daring
to
remonstrate
,
the
companions
of
Gurth
bound
him
with
a
halter
,
as
the
readiest
cord
which
occurred
.
He
submitted
to
the
operation
without
remonstrance
,
except
that
,
darting
a
reproachful
look
at
his
master
,
he
said
,
"
This
comes
of
loving
your
flesh
and
blood
better
than
mine
own
.
"
"
To
horse
,
and
forward
!
"
said
Cedric
.
"
It
is
indeed
full
time
,
"
said
the
noble
Athelstane
;
"
for
,
if
we
ride
not
the
faster
,
the
worthy
Abbot
Waltheoff
's
preparations
for
a
rere-supper
will
be
altogether
spoiled
.
"
The
travellers
,
however
,
used
such
speed
as
to
reach
the
convent
of
St
Withold
's
before
the
apprehended
evil
took
place
.
The
Abbot
,
himself
of
ancient
Saxon
descent
,
received
the
noble
Saxons
with
the
profuse
and
exuberant
hospitality
of
their
nation
,
wherein
they
indulged
to
a
late
,
or
rather
an
early
hour
;
nor
did
they
take
leave
of
their
reverend
host
the
next
morning
until
they
had
shared
with
him
a
sumptuous
refection
.
As
the
cavalcade
left
the
court
of
the
monastery
,
an
incident
happened
somewhat
alarming
to
the
Saxons
,
who
,
of
all
people
of
Europe
,
were
most
addicted
to
a
superstitious
observance
of
omens
,
and
to
whose
opinions
can
be
traced
most
of
those
notions
upon
such
subjects
,
still
to
be
found
among
our
popular
antiquities
.
For
the
Normans
being
a
mixed
race
,
and
better
informed
according
to
the
information
of
the
times
,
had
lost
most
of
the
superstitious
prejudices
which
their
ancestors
had
brought
from
Scandinavia
,
and
piqued
themselves
upon
thinking
freely
on
such
topics
.
In
the
present
instance
,
the
apprehension
of
impending
evil
was
inspired
by
no
less
respectable
a
prophet
than
a
large
lean
black
dog
,
which
,
sitting
upright
,
howled
most
piteously
as
the
foremost
riders
left
the
gate
,
and
presently
afterwards
,
barking
wildly
,
and
jumping
to
and
fro
,
seemed
bent
upon
attaching
itself
to
the
party
.
"
I
like
not
that
music
,
father
Cedric
,
"
said
Athelstane
;
for
by
this
title
of
respect
he
was
accustomed
to
address
him
.
"
Nor
I
either
,
uncle
,
"
said
Wamba
;
"
I
greatly
fear
we
shall
have
to
pay
the
piper
.
"
"
In
my
mind
,
"
said
Athelstane
,
upon
whose
memory
the
Abbot
's
good
ale
(
for
Burton
was
already
famous
for
that
genial
liquor
)
had
made
a
favourable
impression
,
--
"
in
my
mind
we
had
better
turn
back
,
and
abide
with
the
Abbot
until
the
afternoon
.
It
is
unlucky
to
travel
where
your
path
is
crossed
by
a
monk
,
a
hare
,
or
a
howling
dog
,
until
you
have
eaten
your
next
meal
.
"
"
Away
!
"
said
Cedric
,
impatiently
;
"
the
day
is
already
too
short
for
our
journey
.
