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To this, the prince in admiration replied: "O most worthy Melangell [which is the way the Welsh pronounce Monacella], because, on account of thy merits, it has pleased God to shelter and save this little, wild hare, I, on my part, herewith present thee with this land, to be for the service of God and an asylum for all men and women, who seek thy protection. TO THIS THE PRINCE IN ADMIRATION REPLIED O MOST WORTHY MERNGASH WHICH IS THE WAY THAT THE WELSH PRONOUNCE MONICELLA BECAUSE ON ACCOUNT OF THY MERITS IT HAS PLEASED GOD TO SHELTER AND SAVE THIS LITTLE WILD HARE I ON MY PART HERE PRESENT THEE WITH THIS LAND TO BE FOR THE SERVICE OF GOD AND AN ASYLUM FOR ALL MEN AND WOMEN WHO SEEK THY PROTECTION
r with the horn came up, a strange sight met his eyes. There he saw a lovely maiden. She was kneeling on the ground and devoutly praying. Though surprised at this, the prince was anxious to secure his game. He hissed on the hounds and ordered the horn to be blown, for the dogs to charge on their prey, expecting them to bring him the game at once. Instead of this, though they were trained dogs and would fight even a wolf, they slunk away howling, and frightened, as if in pain, while the horn stuck fast to the lips of the blower and he was silent. Meanwhile, the hare nestled under the maiden's dress and seemed not in the least disturbed. Amazed at this, the prince turned to the fair lady and asked: "Who are you?" She answered, "My mother named me Monacella. I have fled from Ireland, where my father wished to marry me to one of his chief men, whom I did not love. Under God's guidance, I came to this secret desert place, where I have lived for fifteen years, without seeing the face of man. UED HIM INTO A DENSE THICKET WHEN THE HUNTER WITH THE HORNS CAME UP A STRANGE SIGHT MET HIS EYES THERE HE SAW A LOVELY MAIDEN SHE WAS KNEELING ON THE GROUND AND DEVOUTLY PRAYING THOUGH SURPRISED AT THIS THE PRINCE WAS ANXIOUS TO SECURE HIS GAME HE HISSED ON THE HOUNDS AND ORDERED THE HORN TO BE BLOWN FOR THE DOGS TO CHARGE ON THEIR PREY EXPECTING THEM TO BRING HIM GAME AT ONCE INSTEAD OF THIS THOUGH THEY WERE TRAINED DOGS AND WOULD FIGHT EVEN A WOLF THEY SLUNK AWAY HOWLING AND FRIGHTENED AS IF IN PAIN WHILE THE HORN STUCK FAST TO THE LIPS OF THE BLOWER AND HE WAS SILENT MEANWHILE THE HAIRS NESTLED UNDER THE MAIDEN'S DRESS AND SEEMED NOT THE LEAST DISTURBED AMAZED AT THIS THE PRINCE TURNED TO THE FAIR LADY AND ASKED WHO ARE YOU SHE ANSWERED MY MOTHER NAMED ME MONICELLA I WAS FLED FROM IRELAND WHERE MY FATHER WISHED ME TO MARRY ONE OF HIS CHIEF MEN WHOM I DID NOT LOVE UNDER GOD'S GUIDANCE I CAME TO THIS SECRET DESERT PLACE WHERE I HAVE LIVED FIFTEEN YEARS WITHOUT SEEING THE FACE OF A MAN
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