contemptuousnames，buttheirgreatpeoplealso。Theydidn’tcallyouthematchlessHurler，because，bydoingso，theywouldhavepaidyouacompliment，butHullovertheHeadJack，asmuchastosaythatafterallyouwereascrub；so，inancienttime，insteadofcallingRegnerthegreatconqueror，theNationTamer，theysurnamedhimLodbrog，whichsignifiesRoughorHairyBreeks—lodorloddinsignifyingroughorhairy；andinsteadofcomplimentingHalgerdr，thewifeofGunnarofHlitharend，thegreatchampionofIceland，uponhermajesticpresence，bycallingherHalgerdr，thestatelyortall；whatmusttheydobuttermherHa—brokr，orHighbreeks，itbeingthefashioninoldtimesforNorthernladiestowearbreeks，orbreeches，whichEnglishladiesofthepresentdayneverthinkofdoing；andjust，asofold，theycalledHalgerdrLong—breeks，sothisverydayafellowofHorncastlecalled，inmyhearing，ournoble—lookingHungarianfriendhere，Long—
stockings。Oh，Icouldgiveyouahundredinstances，bothancientandmodern，ofthisunseemlypropensityofourillustriousrace，thoughIwillonlytroubleyouwithafewmoreancientones；theynotonlynicknamedRegner，buthissonsalso，whowereallkings，anddistinguishedmen：one，whosenamewasBiorn，theynicknamedIronsides；another，Sigurd，SnakeintheEye；another，WhiteSark，orWhiteShirt—IwondertheydidnotcallhimDirtyShirt；andIvarr，another，whowaskingofNorthumberland，theycalledBienlausi，ortheLegless，becausehewasspindle—shanked，hadnosapinhisbones，andconsequentlynochildren。Hewasagreatking，itistrue，andverywise，neverthelesshisblackguardcountrymen，alwaysaverse，astheirdescendantsare，togivecredittoanybody，foranyvaluablequalityorpossession，mustneedslayhold，doyousee—\"
ButbeforeIcouldsayanymore，thejockey，havinglaiddownhispipe，rose，andhavingtakenoffhiscoat，advancedtowardsme。
CHAPTERXLII
AShort—temperedPerson—Gravitation—TheBestEndowment—