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And when he had married her, the constable at once had the tables set in the palace, and had the food prepared; for already it was time for the evening meal. (Vv. 4779 4852.) After vespers, that day in May, Enide was in sore distress, nor did her grief cease to trouble her. And the Count urged her mildly by prayer and threat to make her peace and be consoled, and he made her sit down upon a chair, though it was against her will. AND WHEN HE HAD MARRIED HER THE CONSTABLE AT ONCE HAD THE TABLE SET IN THE PALACE AND HAD THE FOOD PREPARED WHILE ALREADY IT WAS TIME FOR THE EVENING MEAL AFTER VESPERS THAT DAY IN MAY ANNE WAS IN SORE DISTRESS NOR DID HER GRIEF CEASE TO TROUBLE HER AND THE COUNT URGED HER MILDLY BY PRAYER AND THREAT TO MAKE HER PEACE AND BE CONSOLED AND HE MADE HER SIT DOWN UPON A CHAIR THOUGH IT WAS AGAINST HER WILL
dais they stretched the body out full length, with his lance and shield alongside. The hall is full, the crowd is dense. Each one is anxious to inquire what is this trouble, what marvel here. Meanwhile the Count takes counsel with his barons privily. "My lords," he says, "upon the spot I wish to espouse this lady here. We can plainly judge by her beauty and prudent mien that she is of very gentle rank. Her beauty and noble bearing show that the honour of a kingdom or empire might well be bestowed upon her. I shall never suffer disgrace through her; rather I think to win more honour. Have my chaplain summoned now, and do you go and fetch the lady. The half of all my land I will give her as her dower if she will comply with my desire." Then they bade the chaplain come, in accordance with the Count's command, and the dame they brought there, too, and made her marry him perforce; for she flatly refused to give consent. But in spite of all, the Count married her in accordance with his wish. HE MIDDLE OFF THE HALL UPON A DAZE THEY STRETCH THE BODY OUT FULL LENGTH WITH HIS LANCE AND SHIELD ALONGSIDE THE HALL IS FULL THE CROWD IS DENSE EACH ONE IS ANXIOUS TO INQUIRE WHAT IS THIS TROUBLE WHAT MARVEL HERE MEANWHILE THE COUNT TAKES COUNSEL WITH HIS BARONS PRIVILY MY LORDS HE SAYS UPON THE SPOT I WISH TO ESPOUSE THIS LADY HERE WE CAN PLAINLY JUDGE BY HER BEAUTY AND PRUDENT MEANING THAT SHE IS OF VERY GENTLE RANK HER BEAUTY AND NOBLE BEARING SHOW THAT THE HONOR OF A KINGDOM OR EMPIRE MIGHT WELL BE BESTOWED UPON HER I SHALL NEVER SUFFER DISGRACE THROUGH HER RATHER I THINK TO WIN MORE HONOR HAVE MY CHAPLAIN SUMMONED NOW AND DO YOU GO AND FETCH THE LADY THE HALF OF ALL MY LAND I WILL GIVE HER AS HER DOWER IF SHE WILL COMPLY WITH MY DESIRE THEN THEY BADE THE CHAPLAIN COME IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COUNT'S COMMAND AND THE DAME THEY BROUGHT THERE TOO AND MADE HER MARRY HIM PERFORCE FOR SHE FLATLY REFUSED TO GIVE CONSENT BUT IN SPITE OF ALL THE COUNT MARRIED HER IN ACCORDANCE WITH HIS WISH
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