In In the the meantime meantime a a whisper whisper had had gone gone around around from from those those that stood stood nearest nearest that that this this was was none none other other than than the the great great David David of of Doncaster Doncaster , the the best best wrestler wrestler in in all all the the mid-country mid-country , , who who only only last last spring spring had had cast cast stout stout Adam o o ' ' Lincoln Lincoln in in the the ring ring at at Selby Selby , , in in Yorkshire Yorkshire , , and and now now held held the the mid-country mid-country champion belt , , Thus Thus it it happened happened that that when when young young David David came came forth forth from from the the tent tent along along with with Sir Sir Richard Richard , , the the blood blood all all washed washed from from his his face face , , and and his his soiled soiled jerkin jerkin changed changed for for a a clean clean one one , , no no sounds sounds of of anger anger were were heard , , but but all all pressed pressed forward forward to to see see the the young young man man , , feeling feeling proud proud that that one one of of the the great great wrestlers of of England England should should have have entered entered the the ring ring at Denby Denby fair fair . . For thus fickle is a mass of men .
Тем временем от тех, кто стоял ближе всех, прошел шепот, что это был не кто иной, как великий Дэвид из Донкастера, лучший борец во всей средней стране, который только прошлой весной бросил на ринге в Селби, в Йоркшире, крепкого Адама о'Линкольна и теперь держал пояс чемпиона средней страны, Поэтому, когда молодой Дэвид вышел из палатки вместе с сэром Ричардом, вся кровь смылась с его лица, и его грязная куртка сменилась на чистую, не было слышно никаких звуков гнева, но все устремились вперед, чтобы увидеть молодого человека, испытывая гордость за то, что один из величайших борцов Англии вышел на ринг на ярмарке Денби. Ибо так непостоянна масса людей.
