"Truly," said Wamba, without stirring from the spot, "I have consulted my legs upon this matter, and they are altogether of opinion, that to carry my gay garments through these sloughs, would be an act of unfriendship to my sovereign person and royal wardrobe; wherefore, Gurth, I advise thee to call off Fangs, and leave the herd to their destiny, which, whether they meet with bands of travelling soldiers, or of outlaws, or of wandering pilgrims, can be little else than to be converted into Normans before morning, to thy no small ease and comfort."
Ám Wamba meg se moccant ültő helyéből. - Ha éppen tudni akarod - felelte -, most kértem tanácsot a lábaimtól ebben a dologban. Mindketten úgy vélekednek, hogy felségsértést követnék el magasztos személyem és királyi öltözékem ellen, ha begázolnék ebbe a latyakba.