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My aunts and uncles tried to make me marry against my will a chieftain named Gwawl, an auburn haired youth, son of Clud, but, because of my love to thee, would I have no husband, and if you reject me, I will never marry any man." MY AUNTS AND UNCLES TRIED TO MAKE ME MERRY AGAINST MY WILL A CHIEFTAIN NAMED GAWAWAL AN AUBURN HAIRED YOUTH SON OF CLUD BUT BECAUSE MY LOVE TO THEE WOULD I HAVE NO HUSBAND AND IF YOU REJECT ME I WILL NEVER MARRY ANY MAN
lady came near. This time, Powell himself left his seat on the mound, leaped on his fleetest horse, and pursued the maiden, robed in gold, on the white horse. But she flitted away, as she had done before from the knights. Again and again, though he could get nearer and nearer to her, he failed. Then the baffled king cried out, in despair, "O maiden fair, for the sake of him whom thou lovest, stay for me." Evidently the lady, who lived in the time of castles and courts, did not care to be wooed in the style of the cave men. Such manners did not suit her, but with a change of method of making love, her heart melted. Besides, she was a kind woman. She took pity on horses, as well as on men. Sweet was her voice, as she answered most graciously: "I will stay gladly, and it were better for thy horses, hadst thou asked me properly, long ago." To his questions, as to how and why she came to him, she told her story, as follows: "I am Rhiannon, descended from the August and Venerable One of old. PAUL SAT AGAIN ON THE MOUND AND ONCE MORE THE GOLDEN LADY CAME NEAR THIS TIME PAUL HIMSELF LEFT HIS SEAT ON THE MOUND LEAPED ON HIS FLEETEST HORSE AND PURSUED THE MAIDEN ROBED IN GOLD ON THE WHITE HORSE BUT SHE FLITTED AWAY AS SHE HAD DONE BEFORE FROM THE KNIGHTS AGAIN AND AGAIN THOUGH HE COULD GET NEARER AND NEARER TO HER HE FAILED THEN THE BAFFLED KING CRIED OUT IN DESPAIR O MAIDEN FAIR FOR THE SAKE OF HIM WHOM THOU LOVEST STAY FOR ME EVIDENTLY THE LADY WHO LIVED IN A TIME OF CASTLES AND COURTS DID NOT CARE TO BE WOOED IN THE STYLE OF THE CAVE MAN SUCH MANNERS DID NOT SUIT HER BUT A CHANGE OF METHOD OF MAKING LOVE HER HEART MELTED BESIDES SHE WAS A KIND WOMAN SHE TOOK PITY ON HORSES AS WELL AS ON MEN SWEET WAS HER VOICE AS SHE ANSWERED MOST GRACIOUSLY I WILL STAY GLADLY AND IT WERE BETTER FOR THY HORSES HADST THOU ASKED ME PROPERLY LONG AGO TO HIS QUESTIONS AS TO HOW AND WHY SHE CAME TO HIM SHE TOLD HER STORY AS FOLLOWS I AM RHIANNON DESCENDED FROM THE AUGUST AND VENERABLE ONE OF OLD
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