ThoseTwoAreLearnedLorebytheSageofSwevenhamNowtheSageledthemthroughthewoodtilltheycametoagrassylawnamidstofwhichwasatableofstone，whichitseemedtoRalphmustbeliketothatwhereonthewitch-wifehadofferedupthegoattoherdevilsastheLadyofAbundancehadtoldhim；
andhechangedcountenanceasthethoughtcameintohismind。
ButtheSagelookedonhimandshookhisheadandspakesoftly：
“Inthesewastesandwildsaremanysuch-likeplaces，whereofoldtimetheancientfolksdidworshiptotheGodsoftheEarthastheyimaginedthem：andwhereastheloreinthisbookcomethofsuchfolk，thisisnoillplaceforthereadingthereof。
Butifyefearthebookanditswriters，whoaredeadlongago，thereisyettimetogobackandseektheWellwithoutmyhelping；andIsaynotbutthatyemayfinditeventhus。