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When he ceased, all the vassals showed their approval of this speech. WHEN HE CEASED ALL THE VASSALS SHOWED THEIR APPROVAL OF THIS SPEECH
so silent. She made an answer that, for a whole year, no word had been spoken in their bedroom. "What?" said he, "did we not talk together, as always before?" "No," said she, "not for a year has there been talk or caress between us." At this answer, Arawn was overcome with surprise, and as struck with admiration at having so good a friend. He burst out first in praise of Powell, and then told his wife all that had happened during the past twelve months. She, too, was full of admiration, and told her husband that in Powell he had certainly found a true friend. In Dyfed, when Powell had returned to his own land and castle, he called his lords together. Then he asked them to be perfectly frank and free to speak. They must tell him whether they thought him a good king during the year past. All shouted in chorus of approval. Then their spokesman addressed Powell thus: "My lord, never was thy wisdom so great, thy generosity more free, nor thy justice more manifest, than during the past year. O REPLY THEN HE ASKED DIRECTLY OF HER WHY SHE WAS SO SILENT SHE MADE AN ANSWER THAT FOR A WHOLE YEAR NO WORD HAD BEEN SPOKEN IN THEIR BEDROOM WHAT HE SAID DID WE NOT TALK TOGETHER AS ALWAYS BEFORE NO SHE SAID NOT FOR A YEAR HAS THERE BEEN TALK OR CARESSES BETWEEN US AT THIS ANSWER EREWHON WAS OVERCOME WITH SURPRISE AND STRUCK WITH ADMIRATION AT HAVING SO GOOD A FRIEND HE BURST OUT FIRST IN PRAISE OF PAUL AND THEN TOLD HIS WIFE ALL THAT HAD HAPPENED DURING THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS SHE TOO WAS FULL OF ADMIRATION AND TOLD HER HUSBAND THAT IN PAUL HE HAD CERTAINLY FOUND A TRUE FRIEND IN DIIPHET WHEN PAUL HAD RETURNED TO HIS OWN LAND AND CASTLE HE CALLED HIS LORD TOGETHER THEN HE ASKED THEM TO BE PERFECTLY FRANK AND FREE TO SPEAK THEY MUST TELL HIM WHETHER THEY THOUGHT HIM A GOOD KING DURING THE YEAR PAST ALL SHOUTED IN CHORUS OF APPROVAL THEN AS SPOKESMAN ADDRESSED PAUL THUS MY LORD NEVER WAS THY WISDOM SO GREAT THY GENEROSITY MORE FREE NOR THY JUSTICE MORE MANIFEST THAN DURING THE PAST YEAR
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