Nowlooktoseethemshortly；forwornarefifteendaysSinceinthegarthoftheHundingsIsawthemdightforwar，Andahardyfolkandreadyandaswift-foothosttheyare。\"
TherewithGeirmundwentdownclatteringfromtheHillandstoodwithhiscompany。Butamancameforthfromtheothersideofthering，andclombtheHill:hewasared-hairedman，ratherbig，cladinaskincoat，andbearingabowinhishandandaquiverofarrowsathisback，andalittleaxehungbyhisside。Hesaid:
\"IdwellintheHouseoftheHrossingsoftheMid-mark，andIamnowmadeamanofthekindred:howbeitIwasnotbornintoit；forIamthesonofafairandmightywomanofafolkoftheKymry，whowastakeninwarwhileshewentbigwithme；IamcalledFoxtheRed。
\"TheseRomanshaveIseen，andhavenotdied:sohearken！formytaleshallbeshortforwhatthereisinit。
\"Iam，asmanyknow，ahunterofMirkwood，andIknowallitswaysandthepassesthroughthethicketsomewhatbetterthanmost。