“Well，withinawhiletheWheat-wearersweregrownsofullofhopethattheybadethemenoftheDryTreeleadthemagainsttheBurgoftheFourFriths，andtheChampionswerereadythereto；becausetheywottedwell，that，Hamptonbeingdisgarnishedofmen，themenoftheBurgmightfallonit；
andeveniftheytookitnot，theywouldbesetallwaysandmakeridingahardmatterfortheirfellowship。
Sotheyfellto，wiselyanddeliberately，andledanhostofthebestofthecarleswiththem，andbadethewomenkeeptheirlandsurely，sothattheirhostwasnotagreatmany。
ButsowiselytheyledthemthattheycamebeforetheBurgwell-nighunawares；andthoughitseemedlittlelikelythattheyshouldtakesostrongaplace，yetnoughtlessbefell。
FortheBurg-dwellersbesetwithcrueltyandbitterangercriedoutthatnowatlasttheywouldmakeanendofthiscursedpeople，andthewhoresonstrong-thievestheirfriends：