He can see that he must needs lose heavily in boarding, for you have the advantage in height of side.

I doubt if he will chance it.

There is an Irish levy waiting ashore for him, and he has not faced that--or has been driven off." "Rid the seas of him," growled Earl Osric.

"Get to windward of him and run his ships down, and have done." "There is not a seaman in the North Sea who will not thank you if you do so," said Bertric.

"Those two ships are a pest." "See to it, Osric," answered Hakon.
Then he glanced at us and saw our arms lying at our feet, for his men had brought them from the boat.
"I was going to offer to arm you, but there is no need.