Whereat the men growled fiercely.
The goldsmith came in with the last of my men, and heard me say this, and now looked in the face of him whom I had slain.
"This is the man who brought the like message to our earls," he said.

"I was at Oxford, and saw him come.

And the street then was full of armed men, as is ours tonight.

Better go hence, lord, else you will be burnt out, as our men were when they went to avenge our lords' deaths, and were driven into St.Frideswide's Church." Now it seemed to me also that we had better hasten, or we should have a strong force down on us.

Then if we fought, Edric would have occasion against me, and if not, I was lost.
"To horse, men!" I said.