But he pretended not to do so.
"Your Frankish tongue is a strange one," he said.

"What does the man want ?" "I think that he means that outside the tent is as pleasant as in, as you hint," I said.

"But he will bide here across my door, as is his wont." "Outside, I suppose ?" said Gymbert, with a laugh.

"Well, as you like." He rode away, and I looked at Erling wonderingly.

The Dane was watching him with a black scowl on his face.
"Where on earth did you learn the British tongue ?" I said; "and what know you of Gymbert ?" "I learned the Welsh yonder," Erling answered, nodding westward.