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So Hargan, knowing his end had come, bade his nobles bear him away from the river shore. Then Powell, with his armies, overran the two kingdoms of Fairy Land and made himself master of all. SO HARGON KNOWING HIS END HAD COME BADE HIS NOBLES BEAR HIM AWAY FROM THE RIVER SHORE THEN PAUL WITH HIS ARMIES OVERRAN THE TWO KINGDOMS OF FAIRYLAND AND MADE HIMSELF MASTER OF ALL
gs as matter of course. Yet, however polite or gracious he might be to the queen during the day, in the evening, he spoke not a word, and passed every night as at the first. The twelve months soon sped along, and now the time for the battle in single combat between Powell and Hargan had fully come. The two warriors met in the middle of a river ford, and backed their horses for a charge. Then they rushed furiously at the other. Powell's spear struck Hargan so hard, that he was knocked out of the saddle and hurled, the length of a lance, over and beyond the crupper, or tail strap of his horse. He fell mortally wounded upon the ground. Now came the moment of danger and temptation to Powell, for Hargan cried out: "For the love of Heaven, finish your work on me. Slay me with your sword." But Powell was wise and his head was cool. He had kept in mind the warning to strike only one blow. He called out loudly, so that all could hear him: "I will not repeat that. Slay thee who may, I shall not. ANY TALK MADE ON THE SUBJECT EVERY ONE TOOK THINGS AS MATTER OF COURSE YET HOWEVER POLITE OR GRACIOUS HE MIGHT BE TO THE QUEEN DURING THE DAY IN THE EVENING HE SPOKE NOT A WORD AND PASSED EVERY NIGHT AS AT THE FIRST THE TWELVE MONTHS SOON SPED ALONG AND NOW THE TIME FOR BATTLE IN SINGLE COMBAT BETWEEN PAUL AND HAGEN HAD FULLY COME THE TWO WARRIORS MET IN THE MIDDLE OF A RIVER FORD AND BACKED THEIR HORSES FOR A CHARGE THEN THEY RUSHED FURIOUSLY AT EACH OTHER PAUL'S SPEAR STRUCK HARGAN SO HARD THAT HE WAS KNOCKED OUT OF THE SADDLE AND HURLED THE LENGTH OF A LANCE OVER AND BEYOND THE CRUPPER OR TAIL STRAP OF HIS HORSE HE FELL MORTALLY WOUNDED UPON THE GROUND NOW CAME THE MOMENT OF DANGER AND TEMPTATION TO PAUL FOR HARGAN CRIED OUT FOR THE LOVE OF HEAVEN FINISH YOUR WORK ON ME SLAY ME WITH YOUR SWORD BUT PAUL WAS WISE AND HIS HEAD WAS COOL HE KEPT IN MIND THE WARNING TO STRIKE ONLY ONE BLOW HE CALLED OUT LOUDLY SO THAT ALL COULD HEAR HIM I WILL NOT REPEAT THAT SLAY THEE WHO MAY I SHALL NOT
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