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It is all such a mystery, that the secret lies heavy on my soul. Despite all my wealth, and my strong castle, with feasting and music by night and hunting by day, I am the most miserable man in Cymric land. No beggar is more wretched than I." IT IS ALL SUCH A MYSTERY THAT THE SECRET LIES HEAVY ON MY SOUL DESPITE ALL MY WEALTH AND MY STRONG CASTLE WITH FEASTING AND MUSIC BY NIGHT AND HUNTING BY DAY I AM THE MOST MISERABLE MAN IN THE COMIC LAND NO BEGGAR IS MORE WRETCHED THAN I
icious viands, the lights were magnificent, and the music gay. But Wyland, the monk, was a man of magic and could see through things. He noticed that some secret grief was preying upon the Prince's mind. He discerned that, amidst all this splendor, he, Benlli, the lord of the castle, was the most miserable person within its walls. So Wyland went home, resolved to call again and find out what was the trouble. When they met, some days later, Wyland's greeting was this: "Christ save thee, Benlli! What secret sorrow clouds thy brow? Why so gloomy?" Benlli at once burst out with the story of how he met the Maid of the Green Forest, and how she became his wife on three conditions. "Think of it," said Benlli, groaning aloud. "When the owls cry and the crickets chirp, my wife leaves my bed, and until the daystar appears, I lie alone, torn with curiosity, to know where she is, and what she is doing. I fall again into heavy sleep, and do not awake until sunrise, when I find her by my side again. T BANQUETING HALL WAS SPREAD WITH THE MOST DELICIOUS VIANDS THE LIGHTS WERE MAGNIFICENT AND THE MUSIC GAY BUT WHILEEN THE MONK WAS A MAN OF MAGIC AND COULD SEE THROUGH THINGS HE NOTICED SOME SECRET GRIEF WAS PREYING UPON THE PRINCE'S MIND HE DISCERNED THAT AMIDST ALL THE SPLENDOUR HE BENLY THE LORD OF THE CASTLE WAS THE MOST MISERABLE PERSON WITHIN ITS WALLS SO WHILEEN WENT HOME RESOLVED TO CALL AGAIN AND FIND OUT WHAT WAS THE TROUBLE WHEN THEY MET SOME DAYS LATER WHILE'S GREETING WAS THIS CHRIST SAY THEE BENLY WHAT SECRET SORROW CLOUDS THY BROW WHY SO GLOOMY BANLEY AT ONCE BURST OUT WITH THE STORY OF HOW HE MET THE MAID OF THE GREEN FOREST AND HOW SHE BECAME HIS WIFE ON THREE CONDITIONS THINK OF IT SAID BENTLEY GROANING ALOUD WHEN THE OWLS CRY AND THE CRICKET'S CHIRP MY WIFE LEAVES MY BED AND UNTIL THE DAY STAR PEERS I LIE ALONE TORN WITH CURIOSITY TO KNOW WHERE SHE IS AND WHAT SHE IS DOING I FALL AGAIN INTO A HEAVY SLEEP AND DO NOT AWAKE UNTIL SUNRISE WHEN I FIND HER BY MY SIDE AGAIN
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