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The Count then dismounted from his horse and began to inquire of her concerning the knight, and whether she was his wife or his lady love. THE COUNT THEN DISMOUNTED FROM HIS HORSE AND BEGAN TO INQUIRE OF HER CONCERNING THE KNIGHT AND WHETHER SHE WAS HIS WIFE OR HIS LADY LOVE
ve on? Why does Death delay and hesitate to come and seize me without respite? Truly, Death holds me in great contempt! Since Death does not deign to take my life, I must myself perforce achieve the vengeance for my sinful deed. Thus shall I die in spite of Death, who will not heed my call for aid. Yet, I cannot die through mere desire, nor would complaining avail me aught. The sword, which my lord had gilded on, ought by right to avenge his death. I will not longer consume myself in distress, in prayer, and vain desire." She draws the sword forth from its sheath and begins to consider it. God, who is full of mercy, caused her to delay a little; and while she passes in review her sorrow and her misfortune, behold there comes riding apace a Count with numerous suite, who from afar had heard the lady's loud outcry. God did not wish to desert her; for now she would have killed herself, had she not been surprised by those who took away from her the sword and thrust it back into its sheath. D WHAT SHALL I DO AND WHY LIVE ON WHY DOES DEATH DELAY AND HESITATE TO COME AND SEIZE ME WITHOUT RESPITE TRULY DEATH HOLDS ME IN GREAT CONTEMPT SINCE DEATH DOES NOT DEIGN TO TAKE MY LIFE I MUST MYSELF PERFORCE ACHIEVE THE VENGEANCE FOR MY SINFUL DEED THUS SHALL I DIE IN SPITE OF DEATH WHO WILL NOT HEED MY CALL FOR AID YET I CANNOT DIE THROUGH MERE DESIRE NOR WOULD COMPLAINING AVAIL ME AUGHT THE SWORD WHICH MY LORD HAD GILDED ON OUGHT BY RIGHT TO AVENGE HIS DEATH I WILL NOT LONGER CONSUME MYSELF IN DISTRESS IN PRAYER AND VAIN DESIRE SHE DRAWS THE SWORD FORTH FROM ITS SHEATH AND BEGINS TO CONSIDER IT GOD WHO IS FULL OF MERCY CAUSED HER TO DELAY A LITTLE AND WHILE SHE PAUSES IN REVIEW HER SORROW AND HER MISFORTUNE BEHOLD THERE COMES RIDING APACE A COUNT WITH NUMEROUS SWEET WHO FROM AFAR HAS HEARD THE LADY'S LOUD OUTCRY GOD DID NOT WISH TO DESERT HER FOR NOW SHE WOULD HAVE KILLED HERSELF HAD SHE NOT BEEN SURPRISED BY THOSE WHO TOOK AWAY FROM HER THE SWORD AND THRUST IT BACK INTO ITS SHEATH
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