Now, let us waste no time in talk, but, keeping to the foot of this mountain, make along as far as we can to the west.

We must cling to the hills for many days' march before we venture again to try to cross the plains.

If possible, we will keep on this way until we reach the confines of the country of the Swiss, who will assuredly give us hospitality, and who will care little for any threats of these German barons, should they hear that we have reached their asylum." By nightfall they had already travelled many leagues, and making a fire in the wood, Cuthbert asked Cnut for an account of what had taken place on the previous day.
"We ran for life, Sir Cuthbert, and had not noticed that you had been drawn into the fray.

Had we done so, we would have remained, and sold our lives with yours; but hoping that you had passed unnoticed in the crowd, and that you would find some means to rejoin us, we kept upon our way.
After running down three streets, we passed a place where a courtyard with stables ranged round it was open.

There were none about, and we entered, and, taking refuge in a loft, hid ourselves beneath some provender.