Note 10-10 — Footnotes.

10Then Etarcumul's charioteer went his way after Fergus,10 and Fergus knew not that the combat had been. For thus was his wont: 11From the day Fergus took warrior's arms in hand,11 he never for aught looked back, whether at W. 1904. sitting or at rising or when travelling or walking, in battle or fight or combat, lest some one might say it was out of fear he looked back, but ever he looked at the thing that was before and beside him. 1Fergus saw the chariot go past him and a single man in it.1 2And when2 Etarcumul's squire came up abreast of Fergus, Fergus asked, "But, where is thy lord, gilla?" "He fell a while since at the ford by the hand of Cuchulain," the gilla made answer. "That indeed was not fair!" exclaimed Fergus, "for that elf-like sprite to wrong me in him that came under my safeguard 3and protection3 4from the camp and fort of the men of Erin.4 Turn the chariot for us, gilla," cried Fergus, "that we may go to 5the ford of fight and combat5 for a parley with Cuchulain."