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That night they had full compensation for their long delay. THAT NIGHT THEY HAD FULL COMPENSATION FOR THEIR LONG DELAY
ket or a gate kept closed; but the exits and entrances all stood ajar, so that no one, poor or rich, was turned away. King Arthur was not miserly, but gave orders to the bakers, the cooks, and the butlers that they should serve every one generously with bread, wine, and venison. No one asked anything whatever to be passed to him without getting all he desired. (Vv. 2069-2134.) There was great merriment in the palace. But I will pass over the rest, and you shall hear of the joy and pleasure in the bridal chamber. Bishops and archbishops were there on the night when the bride and groom retired. At this their first meeting, Iseut was not filched away, nor was Brangien put in her place. [123] The Queen herself took charge of their preparations for the night; for both of them were dear to her. The hunted stag which pants for thirst does not so long for the spring, nor does the hungry sparrow-hawk return so quickly when he is called, as did these two come to hold each other in close embrace. S WHAT MORE SHALL I SAY THERE WAS NOT A THICKET OR A GATE KEPT CLOSED BUT THE EXITS AND ENTRANCES ALL STOOD AJAR SO THAT NO ONE POOR OR RICH WAS TURNED AWAY KING ARTHUR WAS NOT MISERLY BUT GAVE ORDERS TO THE BAKERS THE COOKS AND THE BUTLERS THAT THEY SHOULD SERVE EVERYONE GENEROUSLY WITH BREAD WINE AND VENISON NO ONE ASKED ANYTHING THING WHATEVER TO BE PASSED TO HIM WITHOUT GETTING ALL HE DESIRED THERE WAS GREAT MERRIMENT IN THE PALACE BUT I WILL PASS OVER THE REST AND YOU SHALL HEAR OF THE JOY AND PLEASURE IN THE BRIDAL CHAMBER BISHOPS AND ARCHBISHOPS WERE THERE IN THE NIGHT WHEN THE BRIDE AND GROOM RETIRED AT THIS THEIR FIRST MEETING ISOU WAS NOT FILCHED AWAY NOR WAS BRANGIN PUT IN HER PLACE THE QUEEN HERSELF TOOK CHARGE OF THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR THE NIGHT FOR BOTH OF THEM WERE DEAR TO HER THE HUNTED STAG WHICH PANTS FOR THIRST DOES NOT SO LONG FOR THE SPRING NOR DOES THE HUNGRY SPARROW HAWK RETURN SO QUICKLY WHEN HE IS CALLED AS DID THESE TWO COME TO HOLD EACH OTHER IN CLOSE EMBRACE
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