He had not the courage to tell the thing that had happened.

He feared Garnache would strike him dead.
And then out of his terror he gathered an odd daring.

He spoke to Garnache as never he had dreamt to speak to him, and it may well be that by his tone and by what he said he saved his life just then.
"You fool," he cried to him.

"I told you to be on your guard.

I warned you to go warily.