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How came he to know of that land I cannot say, for I do not know; but I am fain to believe that, as he said, the exceeding fair angels told him thereof when by night, as he lay sleeping, they came singing and with caresses to his bedside. HOW CAME HE TO KNOW OF THAT LAND I CANNOT SAY FOR I DO NOT KNOW BUT I AM FAIN TO BELIEVE THAT AS HE SAID THE EXCEEDING FAIR ANGELS TOLD HIM THEREOF WHEN BY NIGHT AS HE LAY SLEEPING THEY CAME SINGING AND WITH CARESSES TO HIS BEDSIDE
reature had not a mind above the artless prattle of childhood, and the strange allegory of the lame boy's speech filled her with awe, even as the innocent lisping of our little Mistress Merciless delighted her heart and came within the comprehension of her limited understanding. So each day, when it was fair, these three came into the full fair garden, and rambled there together; and when they were weary they entered into the arbor and sate together upon the Siege of Restfulness. Wit ye well there was not a flower or a tree or a shrub or a bird in all that full fair garden which they did not know and love, and in very sooth every flower and tree and shrub and bird therein did know and love them. When they entered into the arbor, and sate together upon the Siege of Restfulness, it was Master Sweetheart's wont to tell them of the land of Ever-Plaisance, for it was a conceit of his that he journeyed each day nearer and nearer to that land, and that his journey thitherward was nearly done. E SIMPLE LOYAL CREATURE HAD NOT A MIND ABOVE THE ARTLESS PRATTLE OF CHILDHOOD AND THE STRANGE ALLEGORY OF THE LAME BOY'S SPEECH FILLED HER WITH AWE EVEN AS THE INNOCENT LISPING OF OUR LITTLE MISTRESS MERCILESS DELIGHTED HER HEART AND CAME WITHIN THE COMPREHENSION OF HER LIMITED UNDERSTANDING SO EACH DAY WHEN IT WAS FAIR THESE THREE CAME INTO THE FULL FAIR GARDEN AND RAMBLED THERE TOGETHER AND WHEN THEY WERE WEARY THEY ENTERED INTO THE ARBOUR AND SATE TOGETHER UPON THE SIEGE OF RESTFULNESS WIT YE WELL THERE WAS NOT A FLOWER OR A TREE OR A SHRUB OR A BIRD IN ALL THAT FULL FAIR GARDEN WHICH THEY DID NOT KNOW AND LOVE AND IN VERY SOOTH EVERY FLOWER AND TREE AND SHRUB AND BIRD THEREIN DID NO ONE LOVE THEM WHEN THEY ENTERED INTO THE ARBOUR AND SATE TOGETHER UPON THE SIEGE OF RESTFULNESS IT WAS MASTER SWEETHEART'S WONT TO TELL THEM OF THE LAND OF EVER PLACENCE FOR IT WAS A CONCEIT OF HIS THAT HE JOURNEYED EACH DAY NEARER AND NEARER TO THAT LAND AND THAT HIS JOURNEY THITHERWARD WAS NEARLY DONE
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