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There he found his fair lady and a feast already prepared at which he sat with her. On the other side of the table, were her father and mother. In the midst of this joyous occasion, when all was gayety, and they talked together, in strode a youth clad in sheeny satin. THERE HE FOUND HIS FAIR LADY AND A FEAST ALREADY PREPARED AT WHICH HE SAT WITH HER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TABLE WERE HER FATHER AND MOTHER IN THE MIDST OF THIS JOYOUS OCCASION WHEN ALL WAS GAYETY AND THEY TALKED TOGETHER IN STRODE A YOUTH CLAD IN SHEENY SATIN
rses, 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. 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." "As Heaven is my witness, were I to choose among all the damsels and ladies of the world, thee would I choose," cried Powell. After that, it was agreed that, when a year had sped, Powell should go to the Palace of the August and Venerable One of old, and claim her for his bride. So, when twelve months had passed, Powell with his retinue of a hundred knights, all splendidly horsed and finely appareled, presented himself before the castle. SIDES 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 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 AS HEAVEN IS MY WITNESS WERE I TO CHOOSE AMONGST ALL THE DAMSELS AND LADIES OF THE WORLD THEE I WOULD CHOOSE CRIED PAUL AFTER THAT IT WAS AGREED THAT WHEN A YEAR HAD SPED PAUL SHOULD GO TO THE PALACE OF THE AUGUST AND VENERABLE ONE OF OLD AND CLAIM HER FOR HIS BRIDE SO WHEN TWELVE MONTHS HAD PASSED PAUL WITH HIS RETINUE OF A HUNDRED KNIGHTS ALL SPLENDIDLY HORSED AND FINELY APPARELLED PRESENTED HIMSELF BEFORE THE CASTLE
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