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For this dear child�察�because I never saw��
Though having seen all beauties of our time��
Nor can see elsewhere�察�anything so fair。
And if I fall her name will yet remain
Untarnished as before�察�but if I live��
So aid me Heaven when at mine uttermost��
As I will make her truly my true wife。'
Then�察�howsoever patient�察�Yniol's heart
Danced in his bosom�察�seeing better days��
And looking round he saw not Enid there��
��Who hearing her own name had stolen away��
But that old dame�察�to whom full tenderly
And folding all her hand in his he said��
'Mother�察�a maiden is a tender thing��
And best by her that bore her understood。
Go thou to rest�察�but ere thou go to rest
Tell her�察�and prove her heart toward the Prince。'
So spake the kindly´hearted Earl�察�and she
With frequent smile and nod departing found��
Half disarrayed as to her rest�察�the girl��
Whom first she kissed on either cheek�察�and then
On either shining shoulder laid a hand��
And kept her off and gazed upon her face��
And told them all their converse in the hall��
Proving her heart�此 �but never light and shade
Coursed one another more on open ground
Beneath a troubled heaven�察�than red and pale
Across the face of Enid hearing her��
While slowly falling as a scale that falls��
When weight is added only grain by grain��
Sank her sweet head upon her gentle breast��
Nor did she lift an eye nor speak a word��
Rapt in the fear and in the wonder of it��
So moving without answer to her rest
She found no rest�察�and ever failed to draw
The quiet night into her blood�察�but lay
Contemplating her own unworthiness��
And when the pale and bloodless east began
To quicken to the sun�察�arose�察�and raised
Her mother too�察�and hand in hand they moved
Down to the meadow where the jousts were held��
And waited there for Yniol and Geraint。
And thither came the twain�察�and when Geraint
Beheld her first in field�察�awaiting him��
He felt�察�were she the prize of bodily force��
Himself beyond the rest pushing could move
The chair of Idris。 Yniol's rusted arms
Were on his princely person�察�but through these
Princelike his bearing shone�察�and errant knights
And ladies came�察�and by and by the town
Flowed in�察�and settling circled all the lists。
And there they fixt the forks into the ground��
And over these they placed the silver wand��
And over that the golden sparrow´hawk。
Then Yniol's nephew�察�after trumpet blown��
Spake to the lady with him and proclaimed��
'Advance and take�察�as fairest of the fair��
What I these two years past have won for thee��
The prize of beauty。' Loudly spake the Prince��
'Forbear�此 �there is a worthier��' and the knight
With some surprise and thrice as much disdain
Turned�察�and beheld the four�察�and all his face
Glowed like the heart of a great fire at Yule��
So burnt he was with passion�察�crying out��
'Do battle for it then��' no more�察�and thrice
They clashed together�察�and thrice they brake their spears。
Then each�察�dishorsed and drawing�察�lashed at each
So often and with such blows�察�that all the crowd
Wondered�察�and now and then from distant walls
There came a clapping as of phantom hands。
So twice they fought�察�and twice they breathed�察�and still
The dew of their great labour�察�and the blood
Of their strong bodies�察�flowing�察�drained their force。
But either's force was matched till Yniol's cry��
'Remember that great insult done the Queen��'
Increased Geraint's�察�who heaved his blade aloft��
And cracked the helmet through�察�and bit the bone��
And felled him�察�and set foot upon his breast��
And said�察�'Thy name��' To whom the fallen man
Made answer�察�groaning�察�'Edyrn�察�son of Nudd��
Ashamed am I that I should tell it thee。
My pride is broken�此 �men have seen my fall。'
'Then�察�Edyrn�察�son of Nudd��' replied Geraint��
'These two things shalt thou do�察�or else thou diest。
First�察�thou thyself�察�with damsel and with dwarf��
Shalt ride to Arthur's court�察�and coming there��
Crave pardon for that insult done the Queen��
And shalt abide her judgment on it�察�next��
Thou shalt give back their earldom to thy kin。
These two things shalt thou do�察�or thou shalt die。'
And Edyrn answered�察�'These things will I do��
For I have never yet been overthrown��
And thou hast overthrown me�察�and my pride
Is broken down�察�for Enid sees my fall��'
And rising up�察�he rode to Arthur's court��
And there the Queen forgave him easily。
And being young�察�he changed and came to loathe
His crime of traitor�察�slowly drew himself
Bright from his old dark life�察�and fell at last
In the great battle fighting for the King。
But when the third day from the hunting´morn
Made a low splendour in the world�察�and wings
Moved in her ivy�察�Enid�察�for she lay
With her fair head in the dim´yellow light��
Among the dancing shadows of the birds��
Woke and bethought her of her promise given
No later than last eve to Prince Geraint
So bent he seemed on going the third day��
He would not leave her�察�till her promise given
To ride with him this morning to the court��
And there be made known to the stately Queen��
And there be wedded with all ceremony。
At this she cast her eyes upon her dress��
And thought it never yet had looked so mean。
For as a leaf in mid´November is
To what it is in mid´October�察�seemed
The dress that now she looked on to the dress
She looked on ere the coming of Geraint。
And still she looked�察�and still the terror grew
Of that strange bright and dreadful thing�察�a court��
All staring at her in her faded silk��
And softly to her own sweet heart she said��
'This noble prince who won our earldom back��
So splendid in his acts and his attire��
Sweet heaven�察�how much I shall discredit him��
Would he could tarry with us here awhile��
But being so beholden to the Prince��
It were but little grace in any of us��
Bent as he seemed on going this third day��
To seek a second favour at his hands。
Yet if he could but tarry a day or two��
Myself would work eye dim�察�and finger lame��
Far liefer than so much discredit him。'
And Enid fell in longing for a dress
All branched and flowered with gold�察�a costly gift
Of her good mother�察�given her on the night
Before her birthday�察�three sad years ago��
That night of fire�察�when Edyrn sacked their house��
And scattered all they had to all the winds��
For while the mother showed it�察�and the two
Were turning and admiring it�察�the work
To both appeared so costly�察�rose a cry
That Edyrn's men were on them�察�and they fled
With little save the jewels they had on��
Which being sold and sold had bought them bread��
And Edyrn's men had caught them in their flight��
And placed them in this ruin�察�and she wished
The Prince had found her in her ancient home��
Then let her fancy flit across the past��
And roam the goodly places that she knew��
And last bethought her how she used to watch��
Near that old home�察�a pool of golden carp��
And one was patched and blurred and lustreless
Among his burnished brethren of the pool��
And half asleep she made comparison
Of that and these to her own faded self
And the gay court�察�and fell asleep again��
And dreamt herself was such a faded form
Among her burnished sisters of the pool��
But this was in the garden of a king��
And though she lay dark in the pool�察�she knew
That all was bright�察�that all about were birds
Of sunny plume in gilded trellis´work��
That all the turf was rich in plots that looked
Each like a garnet or a turkis in it��
And lords and ladies of the high court went
In silver tissue talking things of state��
And children of the King in cloth of gold
Glanced at the doors or gamboled down the walks��
And while she thought 'They will not see me��' came
A stately queen whose name was Guinevere��
And all the children in their cloth of gold
Ran to her�察�crying�察�'If we have fish at all
Let them be gold�察�and charge the gardeners now
To pick the faded creature from the pool��
And cast it on the mixen that it die。'
And therewithal one came and seized on her��
And Enid started waking�察�with her heart
All overshadowed by the foolish dream��
And lo� �it was her mother grasping her
To get her well awake�察�and in her hand
A suit of bright apparel�察�which she laid
Flat on the couch�察�and spoke exultingly��
'See here�察�my child�察�how fresh the colours look��
How fast they hold like colours of a shell
That keeps the wear and polish of the wave。
Why not�拭 �It never yet was worn�察�I trow��
Look on it�察�child�察�and tell me if ye know it。'
And Enid looked�察�but all confused at first��
Could scarce divide it from her foolish dream��
Then suddenly she knew it and rejoiced��
And answered�察�'Yea�察�I know it�察�your good gift��
So sadly lost on that unhappy night��
Your own good gift��' 'Yea�察�surely��' said the dame��
'And gladly given again this happy morn。
For when the jousts were ended yesterday��
Went Yniol through the town�察�and everywhere
He found the sack and plunder of our house
All scattered through the houses of the town��
And gave command that all which once was ours
Should now be ours again�此 �and yester´eve��
While ye were talking sweetly with your Prince��
Came one with this and laid it in my hand��
For love or fear�察�or seeking favour of us��
Because we have our earldom back again。
And yester´eve I would not tell you of it��
But kept it for a sweet surprise at morn。
Yea�察�truly is it not a sweet surprise��
For I myself unwillingly have worn
My faded suit�察�as you�察�my child�察�have yours��
And howsoever patient�察�Yniol his。
Ah�察�dear�察�he took me from a goodly house��
With store of rich apparel�察�sumptuous fare��
And page�察�and maid�察�and squire�察�and seneschal��
And pastime both of hawk and hound�察�and all
That appertains to noble maintenance。
Yea�察�and he brought me to a goodly house��
But since our fortune swerved from sun to shade��
And all through that young traitor�察�cruel need
Constrained us�察�but a better time has come��
So clothe yourself in this�察�that better fits
Our mended fortunes and a Prince's bride��
For though ye won the prize of fairest fair��
And though I heard him call you fairest fair��
Let never maiden think�察�however fair��
She is not fairer in new clothes than old。
And should some great court´lady say�察�the Prince
Hath picked a ragged´robin from the hedge��
And like a madman brought her to the court��
Then were ye shamed�察�and�察�worse�察�might shame the Prince
To whom we are beholden�察�but I know��
That when my dear chi