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And smouldered wrong that burnt him all within��
But evermore it seemed an easier thing
At once without remorse to strike her dead��
Than to cry 'Halt��' and to her own bright face
Accuse her of the least immodesty��
And thus tongue´tied�察�it made him wroth the more
That she could speak whom his own ear had heard
Call herself false�此 �and suffering thus he made
Minutes an age�此 �but in scarce longer time
Than at Caerleon the full´tided Usk��
Before he turn to fall seaward again��
Pauses�察�did Enid�察�keeping watch�察�behold
In the first shallow shade of a deep wood��
Before a gloom of stubborn´shafted oaks��
Three other horsemen waiting�察�wholly armed��
Whereof one seemed far larger than her lord��
And shook her pulses�察�crying�察�'Look�察�a prize��
Three horses and three goodly suits of arms��
And all in charge of whom�拭�a girl�此 �set on。'
'Nay��' said the second�察�'yonder comes a knight。'
The third�察�'A craven�察�how he hangs his head。'
The giant answered merrily�察�'Yea�察�but one��
Wait here�察�and when he passes fall upon him。'
And Enid pondered in her heart and said��
'I will abide the coming of my lord��
And I will tell him all their villainy。
My lord is weary with the fight before��
And they will fall upon him unawares。
I needs must disobey him for his good��
How should I dare obey him to his harm��
Needs must I speak�察�and though he kill me for it��
I save a life dearer to me than mine。'
And she abode his coming�察�and said to him
With timid firmness�察�'Have I leave to speak��'
He said�察�'Ye take it�察�speaking��' and she spoke。
'There lurk three villains yonder in the wood��
And each of them is wholly armed�察�and one
Is larger´limbed than you are�察�and they say
That they will fall upon you while ye pass。'
To which he flung a wrathful answer back��
'And if there were an hundred in the wood��
And every man were larger´limbed than I��
And all at once should sally out upon me��
I swear it would not ruffle me so much
As you that not obey me。 Stand aside��
And if I fall�察�cleave to the better man。'
And Enid stood aside to wait the event��
Not dare to watch the combat�察�only breathe
Short fits of prayer�察�at every stroke a breath。
And he�察�she dreaded most�察�bare down upon him。
Aimed at the helm�察�his lance erred�察�but Geraint's��
A little in the late encounter strained��
Struck through the bulky bandit's corselet home��
And then brake short�察�and down his enemy rolled��
And there lay still�察�as he that tells the tale
Saw once a great piece of a promontory��
That had a sapling growing on it�察�slide
From the long shore´cliff's windy walls to the beach��
And there lie still�察�and yet the sapling grew��
So lay the man transfixt。 His craven pair
Of comrades making slowlier at the Prince��
When now they saw their bulwark fallen�察�stood��
On whom the victor�察�to confound them more��
Spurred with his terrible war´cry�察�for as one��
That listens near a torrent mountain´brook��
All through the crash of the near cataract hears
The drumming thunder of the huger fall
At distance�察�were the soldiers wont to hear
His voice in battle�察�and be kindled by it��
And foemen scared�察�like that false pair who turned
Flying�察�but�察�overtaken�察�died the death
Themselves had wrought on many an innocent。
Thereon Geraint�察�dismounting�察�picked the lance
That pleased him best�察�and drew from those dead wolves
Their three gay suits of armour�察�each from each��
And bound them on their horses�察�each on each��
And tied the bridle´reins of all the three
Together�察�and said to her�察�'Drive them on
Before you��' and she drove them through the wood。
He followed nearer still�此 �the pain she had
To keep them in the wild ways of the wood��
Two sets of three laden with jingling arms��
Together�察�served a little to disedge
The sharpness of that pain about her heart��
And they themselves�察�like creatures gently born
But into bad hands fallen�察�and now so long
By bandits groomed�察�pricked their light ears�察�and felt
Her low firm voice and tender government。
So through the green gloom of the wood they past��
And issuing under open heavens beheld
A little town with towers�察�upon a rock��
And close beneath�察�a meadow gemlike chased
In the brown wild�察�and mowers mowing in it��
And down a rocky pathway from the place
There came a fair´haired youth�察�that in his hand
Bare victual for the mowers�此 �and Geraint
Had ruth again on Enid looking pale��
Then�察�moving downward to the meadow ground��
He�察�when the fair´haired youth came by him�察�said��
'Friend�察�let her eat�察�the damsel is so faint。'
'Yea�察�willingly��' replied the youth�察�'and thou��
My lord�察�eat also�察�though the fare is coarse��
And only meet for mowers��' then set down
His basket�察�and dismounting on the sward
They let the horses graze�察�and ate themselves。
And Enid took a little delicately��
Less having stomach for it than desire
To close with her lord's pleasure�察�but Geraint
Ate all the mowers' victual unawares��
And when he found all empty�察�was amazed��
And 'Boy��' said he�察�'I have eaten all�察�but take
A horse and arms for guerdon�察�choose the best。'
He�察�reddening in extremity of delight��
'My lord�察�you overpay me fifty´fold。'
'Ye will be all the wealthier��' cried the Prince。
'I take it as free gift�察�then��' said the boy��
'Not guerdon�察�for myself can easily��
While your good damsel rests�察�return�察�and fetch
Fresh victual for these mowers of our Earl��
For these are his�察�and all the field is his��
And I myself am his�察�and I will tell him
How great a man thou art�此 �he loves to know
When men of mark are in his territory��
And he will have thee to his palace here��
And serve thee costlier than with mowers' fare。'
Then said Geraint�察�'I wish no better fare��
I never ate with angrier appetite
Than when I left your mowers dinnerless。
And into no Earl's palace will I go。
I know�察�God knows�察�too much of palaces��
And if he want me�察�let him come to me。
But hire us some fair chamber for the night��
And stalling for the horses�察�and return
With victual for these men�察�and let us know。'
'Yea�察�my kind lord��' said the glad youth�察�and went��
Held his head high�察�and thought himself a knight��
And up the rocky pathway disappeared��
Leading the horse�察�and they were left alone。
But when the Prince had brought his errant eyes
Home from the rock�察�sideways he let them glance
At Enid�察�where she droopt�此 �his own false doom��
That shadow of mistrust should never cross
Betwixt them�察�came upon him�察�and he sighed��
Then with another humorous ruth remarked
The lusty mowers labouring dinnerless��
And watched the sun blaze on the turning scythe��
And after nodded sleepily in the heat。
But she�察�remembering her old ruined hall��
And all the windy clamour of the daws
About her hollow turret�察�plucked the grass
There growing longest by the meadow's edge��
And into many a listless annulet��
Now over�察�now beneath her marriage ring��
Wove and unwove it�察�till the boy returned
And told them of a chamber�察�and they went��
Where�察�after saying to her�察�'If ye will��
Call for the woman of the house��' to which
She answered�察�'Thanks�察�my lord��' the two remained
Apart by all the chamber's width�察�and mute
As two creatures voiceless through the fault of birth��
Or two wild men supporters of a shield��
Painted�察�who stare at open space�察�nor glance
The one at other�察�parted by the shield。
On a sudden�察�many a voice along the street��
And heel against the pavement echoing�察�burst
Their drowse�察�and either started while the door��
Pushed from without�察�drave backward to the wall��
And midmost of a rout of roisterers��
Femininely fair and dissolutely pale��
Her suitor in old years before Geraint��
Entered�察�the wild lord of the place�察�Limours。
He moving up with pliant courtliness��
Greeted Geraint full face�察�but stealthily��
In the mid´warmth of welcome and graspt hand��
Found Enid with the corner of his eye��
And knew her sitting sad and solitary。
Then cried Geraint for wine and goodly cheer
To feed the sudden guest�察�and sumptuously
According to his fashion�察�bad the host
Call in what men soever were his friends��
And feast with these in honour of their Earl��
'And care not for the cost�察�the cost is mine。'
And wine and food were brought�察�and Earl Limours
Drank till he jested with all ease�察�and told
Free tales�察�and took the word and played upon it��
And made it of two colours�察�for his talk��
When wine and free companions kindled him��
Was wont to glance and sparkle like a gem
Of fifty facets�察�thus he moved the Prince
To laughter and his comrades to applause。
Then�察�when the Prince was merry�察�asked Limours��
'Your leave�察�my lord�察�to cross the room�察�and speak
To your good damsel there who sits apart��
And seems so lonely��' 'My free leave��' he said��
'Get her to speak�此 �she doth not speak to me。'
Then rose Limours�察�and looking at his feet��
Like him who tries the bridge he fears may fail��
Crost and came near�察�lifted adoring eyes��
Bowed at her side and uttered whisperingly��
'Enid�察�the pilot star of my lone life��
Enid�察�my early and my only love��
Enid�察�the loss of whom hath turned me wild
What chance is this�拭�how is it I see you here��
Ye are in my power at last�察�are in my power。
Yet fear me not�此 �I call mine own self wild��
But keep a touch of sweet civility
Here in the heart of waste and wilderness。
I thought�察�but that your father came between��
In former days you saw me favourably。
And if it were so do not keep it back��
Make me a little happier�此 �let me know it��
Owe you me nothing for a life half´lost��
Yea�察�yea�察�the whole dear debt of all you are。
And�察�Enid�察�you and he�察�I see with joy��
Ye sit apart�察�you do not speak to him��
You come with no attendance�察�page or maid��
To serve youdoth he love you as of old��
For�察�call it lovers' quarrels�察�yet I know
Though men may bicker with the things they love��
They would not make them laughable in all eyes��
Not while they loved them�察�and your wretched dress��
A wretched insult on you�察�dumbly speaks
Your story�察�that this man loves you no more。
Your beauty is no beauty to him now��
A common chanceright well I know itpalled
For I know men�此 �nor will ye win him back��
For the man's love once gone never returns。
But here is one who loves you as of old��
With more exceeding passion than of old��
Good�察�speak the word�此 �my followers ring him round��
He sits unarmed�察�I