The bustle had been considerable, and it was some time before Gurth was missed; for, as he was to be placed for the rest of the journey behind a servant, every one supposed that some other of his companions had him under his custody, and when it began to be whispered among them that Gurth had actually disappeared, they were under such immediate expectation of an attack from the outlaws, that it was not held convenient to pay much attention to the circumstance.
Mivel hátraküldték, mindegyik szolga azt hitte, hogy a másik vigyáz rá. Mire suttogni kezdték, hogy Gurth eltűnt, már nem sokat törődtek vele, mert más gondjuk volt - inkább azt lesték, hogy melyik pillanatban törnek rájuk a szegénylegények.