But the wind held in the east, and kept us for a while.
Wulfnoth was not sorry for this, for it was full harvest time, and he sent his housecarles out to his other manors to gather it, so that he had few folk about him.

Godwine went with them to a place on the downs called Chancton, where was a great house of the earl.
We parted unwillingly; but we might sail at any time if the wind shifted, and the earl would have him go.
"When you have done with fighting for Ethelred the Unredy," said the boy to me, "bring Olaf back here, and you and I, friend Redwald, will go a-viking with him.

He says he wants to go to Jerusalem Land some day--and that would be a good cruise." Now the day after the housecarles left Pevensea, there befell a matter which would have brought them back hastily had we not been in the haven.

There was always a beacon fire ready to recall them, and they watched for it even as they wrought in the upland fields, or if they were among the woods.

Turn by turn one would climb to a place whence it could be seen, for one may never know what need shall be on our English shores, and I was to learn that need for arms might be in a forest-girt land also, from foes at home.
Olaf and I were in the ships.