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A grievous mistake I made in uttering the word which has killed my lord  that fatal poisoned word for which I must justly be reproached; and I recognise and admit that no one is guilty but myself; I alone must be blamed for this." A GRIEVOUS MISTAKE I MADE IN UTTERING THE WORD WHICH HAS KILLED MY LORD THAT FATAL POISONED WORD FOR WHICH I MUST JUSTLY BE REPROACHED AND I RECOGNIZE AND ADMIT THAT NO ONE IS GUILTY BUT MYSELF I ALONE MUST BE BLAMED FOR THIS
 robe remains untorn across her breast. She begins to tear her hair and lacerate her tender face. [133] "Ah God!" she cries, "fair gentle Lord, why dost Thou let me thus live on? Come Death, and kill me hastily!" With these words she faints upon his body. When she recovered, she said to herself reproachfully: "Woe is me, wretched Enide; I am the murderer of my lord, in having killed him by my speech. My lord would still be now alive, if I in my mad presumption had not spoken the word which engaged him in this adventure. Silence never harmed any one, but speech often worketh woe. The truth of this I have tried and proved in more ways than one." Beside her lord she took her seat, holding his head upon her lap. Then she begins her dole anew. "Alas," she says, "my lord, unhappy thou, thou who never hadst a peer; for in thee was beauty seen and prowess was made manifest; wisdom had given thee its heart, and largess set a crown upon thee, without which no one is esteemed. But what did I say? IES AND WRINGS HER HANDS NOT A SHRED OF HER ROBE REMAINS UNTOORN ACROSS HER BREAST SHE BEGINS TO TEAR HER HAIR AND LACERATE HER TENDER FACE AH GOD SHE CRIES FAIR GENTLE LORD WHY DOST THOU LET ME THUS LIVE ON COME DEATH AND KILL ME HASTILY WITH THESE WORDS SHE FAINTS UPON HIS BODY WHEN SHE RECOVERED SHE SAID TO HERSELF REPROACHFULLY WOE IS ME WRETCHED IN NEED I AM THE MURDERER OF MY LORD IN HAVING KILLED HIM BY MY SPEECH MY LORD WOULD STILL BE NOW ALIVE IF I IN MY MAD PRESUMPTION HAD NOT SPOKEN THE WORD WHICH ENGAGED HIM IN THIS ADVENTURE SILENCE NEVER HARMED ANY ONE BUT SPEECH OFTEN WORKETH WOE THE TRUTH OF THIS I HAVE TRIED AND PROVED IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE BESIDE HER LORD SHE TOOK HER SEAT HOLDING HIS HEAD UPON HER LAP THEN SHE BEGINS HER DOLE ANEW ALAS SHE SAYS MY LORD UNHAPPY THOU THOU WHO NEVER HAST APPEARED FOR IN THEE WAS BEAUTY SEEN AND PROWESS WAS MADE MANIFEST WISDOM HAD GIVEN THEE ITS HEART AND LARGESSE SET A CROWN UPON THEE WITHOUT WHICH NO ONE IS ESTEEMED BUT WHAT DID I SAY
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