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Now, out of such trouble, how should the maiden, promised to two men, be delivered? Her wit saved her for the nonce. Powell was bound to keep his word; but Rhiannon explained to Gwawl, that it was not his castle or hall. NOW OUT OF SUCH TROUBLE HOW SHOULD THE MAIDEN PROMISE TO TWO MEN BE DELIVERED HER WIT SAVED HER FOR THE NONCE PAUL WAS BOUND TO KEEP HIS WORD BUT RHIANNON EXPLAINED TO GWALL THAT IT WAS NOT HIS CASTLE OR HALL
m a suitor, and have come to crave a boon of thee." Without guile or suspicion, Powell replied innocently. "Ask what you will. If in my power, it shall be yours." But Rhiannon chided Powell. She asked, "Oh, why did you give him such an answer?" "But he did give it," cried the auburn haired youth. Then turning to the whole company of nobles, he appealed to them: "Did he not pledge his word, before you all, to give me what I asked?" Then, turning to Powell, he said: "The boon I ask is this, to have thy bride, Rhiannon. Further, I want this feast and banquet to celebrate, in this place, our wedding." At this demand, Powell seemed to have been struck dumb. He did not speak, but Rhiannon did. "Be silent, as long as thou wilt," she cried, "but surely no man ever made worse use of his wits than thou hast done; for this man, to whom thou gavest thy oath of promise, is none other than Gwawl, the son of Clud. He is the suitor, from whom I fled to come to you, while you sat on the Narberth mound.  AND SIT DOWN AS A GUEST BESIDE HIM NOT SO REPLIED THE YOUTH I AM A SUITOR AND HAVE COME TO CRAVE A BOON FROM THEE WITHOUT GUILE OR SUSPICION PAUL REPLIED INNOCENTLY ASK WHAT YOU WILL IF IN MY POWER IT SHALL BE YOURS VARRIANNON CHIDED PAUL SHE ASKED OH WHY DID YOU GIVE HIM SUCH AN ANSWER BUT HE DID GIVE IT CRIED THE AUBURN HAIRED YOUTH THEN TURNING TO THE WHOLE COMPANY OF NOBLES HE APPEALED TO THEM DID HE NOT PLEDGE HIS WORD BEFORE YOU ALL TO GIVE ME WHAT I ASKED THEN TURNING TO PAUL HE SAID THE BOON I ASK IS THIS TO HEAD THY BRIDE RHIANNON FURTHER I WANT THIS FEAST AND BANQUET TO CELEBRATE IN THIS PLACE OUR WEDDING AT THIS DEMAND PAUL SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN STRUCK DUMB HE DID NOT SPEAK BUT RHIANNON DID BE SILENT AS LONG AS THOU WILT SHE CRIED BUT SURELY NO MAN EVER MADE WORSE USE OF HIS WITS THAN THOU HAST DONE FOR THIS MAN TO WHOM THOU GAVEST THY OATH OF PROMISE IS NONE OTHER THAN GWAWAL THE SON OF CLUD HE IS THE SUITOR FROM WHOM I FLED TO COME TO YOU WHILST YOU SAT ON THE NARBETH MOUND
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