Reedle Откройте в мобильном приложении
Понятно
Понятно
Для того чтобы воспользоваться закладками, необходимо
Войти или зарегистрироваться
Отмена
Для того чтобы воспользоваться озвучкой предложений, необходимо
Войти или зарегистрироваться
Отмена
Озвучка предложений доступна при наличии PRO-доступа
Купить PRO-доступ
Отмена
721
Gurth
accordingly
hastened
his
pace
,
in
order
to
gain
the
open
common
to
which
the
lane
led
,
but
was
not
so
fortunate
as
to
accomplish
his
object
.
Just
as
he
had
attained
the
upper
end
of
the
lane
,
where
the
underwood
was
thickest
,
four
men
sprung
upon
him
,
even
as
his
fears
anticipated
,
two
from
each
side
of
the
road
,
and
seized
him
so
fast
,
that
resistance
,
if
at
first
practicable
,
would
have
been
now
too
late
.
--
"
Surrender
your
charge
,
"
said
one
of
them
;
"
we
are
the
deliverers
of
the
commonwealth
,
who
ease
every
man
of
his
burden
.
"
722
"
You
should
not
ease
me
of
mine
so
lightly
,
"
muttered
Gurth
,
whose
surly
honesty
could
not
be
tamed
even
by
the
pressure
of
immediate
violence
,
--
"
had
I
it
but
in
my
power
to
give
three
strokes
in
its
defence
.
"
723
"
We
shall
see
that
presently
,
"
said
the
robber
;
and
,
speaking
to
his
companions
,
he
added
,
"
bring
along
the
knave
.
I
see
he
would
have
his
head
broken
,
as
well
as
his
purse
cut
,
and
so
be
let
blood
in
two
veins
at
once
.
"
Отключить рекламу
724
Gurth
was
hurried
along
agreeably
to
this
mandate
,
and
having
been
dragged
somewhat
roughly
over
the
bank
,
on
the
left-hand
side
of
the
lane
,
found
himself
in
a
straggling
thicket
,
which
lay
betwixt
it
and
the
open
common
.
He
was
compelled
to
follow
his
rough
conductors
into
the
very
depth
of
this
cover
,
where
they
stopt
unexpectedly
in
an
irregular
open
space
,
free
in
a
great
measure
from
trees
,
and
on
which
,
therefore
,
the
beams
of
the
moon
fell
without
much
interruption
from
boughs
and
leaves
.
Here
his
captors
were
joined
by
two
other
persons
,
apparently
belonging
to
the
gang
.
They
had
short
swords
by
their
sides
,
and
quarter-staves
in
their
hands
,
and
Gurth
could
now
observe
that
all
six
wore
visors
,
which
rendered
their
occupation
a
matter
of
no
question
,
even
had
their
former
proceedings
left
it
in
doubt
.
725
"
What
money
hast
thou
,
churl
?
"
said
one
of
the
thieves
.
726
"
Thirty
zecchins
of
my
own
property
,
"
answered
Gurth
,
doggedly
.
727
"
A
forfeit
--
a
forfeit
,
"
shouted
the
robbers
;
"
a
Saxon
hath
thirty
zecchins
,
and
returns
sober
from
a
village
!
An
undeniable
and
unredeemable
forfeit
of
all
he
hath
about
him
.
"
Отключить рекламу
728
"
I
hoarded
it
to
purchase
my
freedom
,
"
said
Gurth
.
729
"
Thou
art
an
ass
,
"
replied
one
of
the
thieves
"
three
quarts
of
double
ale
had
rendered
thee
as
free
as
thy
master
,
ay
,
and
freer
too
,
if
he
be
a
Saxon
like
thyself
.
"
730
"
A
sad
truth
,
"
replied
Gurth
;
"
but
if
these
same
thirty
zecchins
will
buy
my
freedom
from
you
,
unloose
my
hands
,
and
I
will
pay
them
to
you
.
"