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These words stuck in his mind, and he inwardly made a vow never to give his lovely wife cause to leave him. But not yet did happiness come, for, even while he took oath that he would rather cut off his right hand, than offend her, she darted away like an arrow, and, diving in the lake, disappeared. At this sudden blow to his hopes and joy, Gwyn was so sorely depressed, as to wish to take his own life. THESE WORDS STUCK IN HIS MIND AND HE INWARDLY MADE A BOW NEVER TO GIVE HIS LOVELY WIFE CAUSE TO LEAVE HIM BUT NOT YET DID HAPPINESS COME FOR EVEN AS HE TOOK THE OATH THAT HE WOULD RATHER CUT OFF HIS OWN RIGHT HAND THAN OFFEND HER SHE DARTED AWAY LIKE AN ARROW AND DIVING INTO THE LAKE DISAPPEARED AT THIS SUDDEN BLOW TO HIS HOPES AND JOY GWEN WAS SO SORELY DEPRESSED AS TO WISH TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE
 what should he see, but some cows walking on the surface of the water! In a few minutes, the lady herself, lovelier than ever, rose up and moved towards the shore. Gwyn rushed out to meet her, with beseeching looks and holding the half baked bread in his hand. This time, she graciously took the gift, placed her other hand in his, and he led her to the shore. Standing with her on land, he could not speak for many seconds. He noticed that she had sandals on her feet, and the one on the right foot was tied in a way rather unusual. Under her winsome smile, at last, he regained the use of his tongue. Then he burst out: "Lady I love you, more than all the world besides. Will you be my wife?" She did not seem at all willing at first, but love begets love. Finally yielding to his pleadings, she said, rather solemnly: "I will be your bride but only on this condition, that if you strike me three times, without cause, I will leave your house and you only will be to blame, and it will be forever. HOMEWARD TO EASE HIS MOTHER'S ANXIETY WHAT SHOULD HE SEE BUT SOME COWS WALKING ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER IN A FEW MINUTES THE LADY HERSELF LOVELIER THAN EVER ROSE UP AND MOVED TOWARDS THE SHORE GWEN RUSHED OUT TO MEET HER WITH BESEECHING LOOKS AND HOLDING THE HALF BAKED BREAD IN HIS HAND THIS TIME SHE GRACIOUSLY TOOK TO GIFT PLACED HER OTHER HAND IN HIS AND HE LED HER TO THE SHORE STANDING WITH HER ON LAND HE COULD NOT SPEAK FOR MANY SECONDS HE NOTICED THAT SHE HAD SANDALS ON HER FEET AND THE ONE ON HER RIGHT FOOT WAS TIED IN A WAY RATHER UNUSUAL UNDER HER WINSOME SMILE AT LAST HE REGAINED THE USE OF HIS TONGUE THEN HE BURST OUT LADY I LOVE YOU MORE THAN ALL THE WORLD BESIDE WILL YOU BE MY WIFE SHE DID NOT SEEM AT ALL WILLING AT FIRST BUT LOVE BEGETS LOVE FINALLY YIELDING TO HIS PLEADINGS SHE SAID RATHER SOLEMNLY I WILL BE YOUR BRIDE BUT ONLY ON THIS CONDITION THAT IF YOU STRIKE ME THREE TIMES WITHOUT CAUSE I WILL LEAVE YOUR HOUSE AND YOU WILL ONLY BE TO BLAME AND IT WILL BE FOR EVER
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