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Nicolete�察�my sweet lady�察�whom I love so well。;
; Son�察─�quoth his father�察 �this may never be�此 �rather would I be quite
disinherited and lose all that is mine�察�than that thou shouldst have her to
thy wife�察�or to love par amours。;
So he turned him about。 But when Aucassin saw him going he called
to him again�察�saying�察�
;Father�察�go to now�察�I will make with thee fair covenant。;
;What covenant�察�fair son�拭─�
;I will take up arms�察�and go into the stour�察�on this covenant�察�that�察 �if
God bring me back sound and safe�察�thou wilt let me see Nicolete my sweet
lady�察 �even so long that I may have of her two words or three�察 �and one
kiss。;
;That will I grant�察─�said his father。
At this was Aucassin glad。
Here one singeth�此�
Of the kiss heard Aucassin That returning he shall win。 None so glad
would he have been Of a myriad marks of gold Of a hundred thousand
told。 Called for raiment brave of steel�察�Then they clad him�察�head to heel�察�
Twyfold hauberk doth he don�察�Firmly braced the helmet on。 Girt the sword
with hilt of gold�察 �Horse doth mount�察 �and lance doth wield�察 �Looks to
stirrups and to shield�察�Wondrous brave he rode to field。 Dreaming of his
lady dear Setteth spurs to the destrere�察 �Rideth forward without fear�察�
Through the gate and forth away To the fray。
So speak they�察�say they�察�tell they the Tale�此�
Aucassin was armed and mounted as ye have heard tell。 God� �how
goodly sat the shield on his shoulder�察�the helm on his head�察�and the baldric
on his left haunch� �And the damoiseau was tall�察 �fair�察 �featly fashioned�察�
and hardy of his hands�察�and the horse whereon he rode swift and keen�察�and
straight had he spurred him forth of the gate。 Now believe ye not that his
mind was on kine�察�nor cattle of the booty�察�nor thought he how he might
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strike a knight�察 �nor be stricken again�此 �nor no such thing。 Nay�察 �no
memory had Aucassin of aught of these�察�rather he so dreamed of Nicolete�察�
his sweet lady�察�that he dropped his reins�察�forgetting all there was to do�察�and
his horse that had felt the spur�察�bore him into the press and hurled among
the foe�察�and they laid hands on him all about�察�and took him captive�察�and
seized away his spear and shield�察 �and straightway they led him off a
prisoner�察�and were even now discoursing of what death he should die。
And when Aucassin heard them�察�
;Ha� �God�察─�said he�察 �sweet Saviour。 Be these my deadly enemies that
have taken me�察�and will soon cut off my head�拭 �And once my head is off�察�
no more shall I speak with Nicolete�察�my sweet lady�察�that I love so well。
Natheless have I here a good sword�察�and sit a good horse unwearied。 If
now I keep not my head for her sake�察�God help her never�察�if she love me
more� ─�
The damoiseau was tall and strong�察�and the horse whereon he sat was
right eager。 And he laid hand to sword�察�and fell a´smiting to right and
left�察 �and smote through helm and nasal�察 �and arm and clenched hand�察�
making a murder about him�察�like a wild boar when hounds fall on him in
the forest�察 �even till he struck down ten knights�察 �and seven be hurt�察 �and
straightway he hurled out of the press�察�and rode back again at full speed�察�
sword in hand。 The Count Bougars de Valence heard say they were
about hanging Aucassin�察 �his enemy�察 �so he came into that place�察 �and
Aucassin was ware of him�察�and gat his sword into his hand�察�and lashed at
his helm with such a stroke that he drave it down on his head�察 �and he
being stunned�察 �fell grovelling。 And Aucassin laid hands on him�察 �and
caught him by the nasal of his helmet�察�and gave him to his father。
;Father�察─ �quoth Aucassin�察 �lo here is your mortal foe�察 �who hath so
warred on you with all malengin。 Full twenty years did this war endure�察�
and might not be ended by man。;
;Fair son�察─�said his father�察 �thy feats of youth shouldst thou do�察�and not
seek after folly。;
;Father�察─ �saith Aucassin�察 �sermon me no sermons�察 �but fulfil my
covenant。;
;Ha� �what covenant�察�fair son�拭─�
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;What�察�father�察�hast thou forgotten it�拭 �By mine own head�察�whosoever
forgets�察�will I not forget it�察�so much it hath me at heart。 Didst thou not
covenant with me when I took up arms�察 �and went into the stour�察 �that if
God brought me back safe and sound�察�thou wouldst let me see Nicolete�察�
my sweet lady�察�even so long that I may have of her two words or three�察�
and one kiss�拭 �So didst thou covenant�察�and my mind is that thou keep thy
word。;
;I� ─�quoth the father�察 �God forsake me when I keep this covenant� �Nay�察�
if she were here�察�I would let burn her in the fire�察�and thyself shouldst be
sore adread。;
;Is this thy last word�拭─�quoth Aucassin。
;So help me God�察─�quoth his father�察 �yea� ─�
;Certes�察─�quoth Aucassin�察 �this is a sorry thing meseems�察�when a man
of thine age lies� ─�
;Count of Valence�察─�quoth Aucassin�察 �I took thee�拭─�
;In sooth�察�Sir�察�didst thou�察─�saith the Count。
;Give me thy hand�察─�saith Aucassin。
;Sir�察�with good will。;
So he set his hand in the other's。
;Now givest thou me thy word�察─ �saith Aucassin�察 �that never whiles
thou art living man wilt thou avail to do my father dishonour�察�or harm him
in body�察�or in goods�察�but do it thou wilt�拭─�
;Sir�察�in God's name�察─�saith he�察 �mock me not�察�but put me to my ransom�察�
ye cannot ask of me gold nor silver�察 �horses nor palfreys�察 �vair nor gris�察�
hawks nor hounds�察�but I will give you them。;
;What�拭─ �quoth Aucassin。 ;Ha�察 �knowest thou not it was I that took
thee�拭─�
;Yea�察�sir�察─�quoth the Count Bougars。
;God help me never�察�but I will make thy head fly from thy shoulders�察�
if thou makest not troth�察─�said Aucassin。
;In God's name�察─�said he�察 �I make what promise thou wilt。;
So they did the oath�察�and Aucassin let mount him on a horse�察�and took
another and so led him back till he was all in safety。
Here one singeth�此�
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When the Count Garin doth know That his child would ne'er forego
Love of her that loved him so�察�Nicolete�察�the bright of brow�察�In a dungeon
deep below Childe Aucassin did he throw。 Even there the Childe must
dwell In a dun´walled marble cell。 There he waileth in his woe Crying thus
as ye shall know。
;Nicolete�察�thou lily white�察�My sweet lady�察�bright of brow�察�Sweeter than
the grape art thou�察�Sweeter than sack posset good In a cup of maple wood� �
Was it not but yesterday That a palmer came this way�察�Out of Limousin
came he�察�And at ease he might not be�察�For a passion him possessed That
upon his bed he lay�察 �Lay�察 �and tossed�察 �and knew not rest In his pain
discomforted。 But thou camest by the bed�察�Where he tossed amid his pain�察�
Holding high thy sweeping train�察�And thy kirtle of ermine�察�And thy smock
of linen fine�察�Then these fair white limbs of thine�察�Did he look on�察�and it
fell That the palmer straight was well�察�Straight was haleand comforted�察�
And he rose up from his bed�察�And went back to his own place�察�Sound and
strong�察 �and full of face� �My sweet lady�察 �lily white�察 �Sweet thy footfall�察�
sweet thine eyes�察�And the mirth of thy replies。 Sweet thy laughter�察�sweet
thy face�察 �Sweet thy lips and sweet thy brow�察 �And the touch of thine
embrace。 Who but doth in thee delight�拭�I for love of thee am bound In this
dungeon underground�察�All for loving thee must lie Here where loud on
thee I cry�察�Here for loving thee must die For thee�察�my love。;
Then say they�察�speak they�察�tell they the Tale�此�
Aucassin was cast into prison as ye have heard tell�察�and Nicolete�察�of
her part�察 �was in the chamber。 Now it was summer time�察 �the month of
May�察 �when days are warm�察 �and long�察 �and clear�察 �and the night still and
serene。 Nicolete lay one night on her bed�察�and saw the moon shine clear
through a window�察 �yea�察�and heard the nightingale sing in the garden�察�so
she minded her of Aucassin her lover whom she loved so well。 Then fell
she to thoughts of Count Garin de Biaucaire�察�that hated her to the death�察�
therefore deemed she that there she would no longer abide�察�for that�察�if she
were told of�察�and the Count knew whereas she lay�察�an ill death would he
make her die。 Now she knew that the old woman slept who held her
company。 Then she arose�察�and clad her in a mantle of silk she had by her�察�
very goodly�察�and took napkins�察�and sheets of the bed�察�and knotted one to
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the other�察�and made therewith a cord as long as she might�察�so knitted it to a
pillar in the window�察�and let herself slip down into the garden�察�then caught
up her raiment in both hands�察�behind and before�察�and kilted up her kirtle�察�