Notwithstanding the occasional exhortation and chiding of his companion, the noise of the horsemen's feet continuing to approach, Wamba could not be prevented from lingering occasionally on the road, upon every pretence which occurred; now catching from the hazel a cluster of half-ripe nuts, and now turning his head to leer after a cottage maiden who crossed their path.
A lovasok közeledő lármája annyira fokozta Wamba kíváncsiságát, hogy minduntalan hátra­nézett. Gurth hiába nógatta és szidta, Wamba meg-megállt, és mindenféle ürüggyel hátra­ma­radt.