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He looked and there down on the shore of the lake, stood a grand looking old man, with a long white beard. On either side of him was a lovely maiden. These were his daughters. HE LOOKED AND THERE DOWN ON THE SHORE OF THE LAKE STOOD A GRAND LOOKING OLD MAN WITH A LONG WHITE BEARD ON EITHER SIDE OF HIM WAS A LOVELY MAIDEN THESE WERE HIS DAUGHTERS
e burst out: "Lady I love you, more than all the world besides. Will you be my wife?" She did not seem at all willing at first, but love begets love. Finally yielding to his pleadings, she said, rather solemnly: "I will be your bride but only on this condition, that if you strike me three times, without cause, I will leave your house and you only will be to blame, and it will be forever." These words stuck in his mind, and he inwardly made a vow never to give his lovely wife cause to leave him. But not yet did happiness come, for, even while he took oath that he would rather cut off his right hand, than offend her, she darted away like an arrow, and, diving in the lake, disappeared. At this sudden blow to his hopes and joy, Gwyn was so sorely depressed, as to wish to take his own life. Rushing up to the top of a rock, overhanging the deepest part of the lake, he was just about to leap into the water and drown himself, when he heard a voice behind him, saying: "Hold rash lad, come here! AINED THE USE OF HIS TONGUE THEN HE BURST OUT LADY I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ALL THE WORLD BESIDE WILL YOU BE MY WIFE SHE DID NOT SEEM AT ALL WILLING AT FIRST BUT LOVE BEGETS LOVE FINALLY YIELDING TO HIS PLEADINGS SHE SAID RATHER SOLEMNLY I WILL BE YOUR BRIDE BUT ONLY ON THIS CONDITION THAT IF YOU STRIKE ME THREE TIMES WITHOUT CAUSE I WILL LEAVE YOUR HOUSE AND YOU WILL ONLY BE TO BLAME AND IT WILL BE FOR EVER THESE WORDS STUCK IN HIS MIND AND HE INWARDLY MADE A BOW NEVER TO GIVE HIS LOVELY WIFE CAUSE TO LEAVE HIM BUT NOT YET DID HAPPINESS COME FOR EVEN AS HE TOOK THE OATH THAT HE WOULD RATHER CUT OFF HIS OWN RIGHT HAND THAN OFFEND HER SHE DARTED AWAY LIKE AN ARROW AND DIVING INTO THE LAKE DISAPPEARED AT THIS SUDDEN BLOW TO HIS HOPES AND JOY GWEN WAS SO SORELY DEPRESSED AS TO WISH TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE RUSHING UP TO THE TOP OF A ROCK OVERHANGING THE DEEPEST PART OF A LAKE HE WAS JUST ABOUT TO LEAP INTO THE WATER AND DROWN HIMSELF WHEN HE HEARD A VOICE BEHIND HIM SAYING HOLD RASH LAD COME HERE
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