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Days and years passed away so happily, that the husband and father never again had to recall the promise given to his wife and her father. DAYS AND YEARS PASSED AWAY SO HAPPILY THAT THE HUSBAND AND FATHER NEVER AGAIN HAD TO RECALL THE PROMISE GIVEN TO HIS WIFE AND HER FATHER
y boy. Eight long and happy years followed. They loved each other so dearly and were so happy together, that Gwyn's vow passed entirely out of his mind, and he thought no more of it. On the seventh birthday of the oldest boy, there was a wedding at some distance away, and the father and mother walked through a field where their horses were grazing. As it was too far for Lady Nelferch to walk all the way, her husband went back to the house, for saddle and bridle, while she should catch the horse. "Please do, and bring me my gloves from off the table," she called, as he turned towards the house. But when he returned to the field, he saw that she had not stirred. So, before handing his wife her gloves and pointing playfully to the horses, he gave her a little flick with the gloves. Instead of moving, instantly, she heaved a deep sigh. Then looking up at him with sorrowful and reproachful eyes, she said: "Remember our vow, Gwyn. This is the first causeless blow. May there never be another. CRADLE WAS FILLED EACH TIME WITH A BABY BOY EIGHT LONG AND HAPPY YEARS FOLLOWED THEY LOVED EACH OTHER SO DEARLY AND WERE SO HAPPY TOGETHER THAT GWEN'S VOW PASSED ENTIRELY OUT OF HIS MIND AND HE THOUGHT OF IT NO MORE ON THE SEVENTH BIRTHDAY OF THE OLDEST BOY THERE WAS A WEDDING AT SOME DISTANCE AWAY AND THE FATHER AND MOTHER WALKED THROUGH THE FIELD WHERE THEIR HORSES WERE GRAZING AS IT WAS TOO FAR FOR LADY NELFURCH TO WALK ALL THE WAY HER HUSBAND WENT BACK TO THE HOUSE FOR SADDLE AND BRIDLE WHILE SHE WOULD CATCH THE HORSE PLEASE DO AND BRING ME MY GLOVES OFF THE TABLE SHE CALLED AS HE TURNED TOWARDS THE HOUSE BUT WHEN HE RETURNED TO THE FIELD HE SAW THAT SHE HAD NOT STIRRED SO BEFORE HANDING HIS WIFE HER GLOVES AND POINTING PLAYFULLY TO THE HORSES HE GAVE HER A LITTLE FLICK WITH THE GLOVES INSTEAD OF MOVING INSTANTLY SHE HEAVED A DEEP SIGH THEN LOOKING UP AT HIM WITH SORROWFUL AND REPROACHFUL EYES SHE SAID REMEMBER OUR VOW GWEN THIS IS THE FIRST CARELESS BLOW MAY THERE NEVER BE ANOTHER
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