Gurth, whose occupation, though now held so mean, gave him as much consequence in Saxon England as that of Eumaeus in Ithaca, was offended at the familiar and commanding tone assumed by the Palmer.
Ám Gurth a szász Angliában éppen olyan fontos személy volt, mint Eumaiosz13 a régi Ithakában. Meg is sértődött a zarándok bizalmas és parancsoló hangjától.