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To all this, Prince Benlli agreed, making solemn promise. Then the monk Wyland took his book, leather bound, and kept shut by means of metal clasps, and hid himself in the cranny of a rock near the Giant's Cave, from which there was entrance down into Fairyland. TO ALL THIS PRINCE BENTLEY AGREED MAKING A SOLEMN PROMISE THEN THE MONK VIOLEN TOOK HIS BOOK LEATHER BOUND AND KEPT SHUT BY MEANS OF METAL CLASPS AND HID HIMSELF IN THE CRANNY OF A ROCK NEAR THE GIANT'S CAVE FROM WHICH THERE IS ENTRANCE DOWN INTO FAIRYLAND
d, and until the daystar appears, I lie alone, torn with curiosity, to know where she is, and what she is doing. I fall again into heavy sleep, and do not awake until sunrise, when I find her by my side again. It is all such a mystery, that the secret lies heavy on my soul. Despite all my wealth, and my strong castle, with feasting and music by night and hunting by day, I am the most miserable man in Cymric land. No beggar is more wretched than I." Wyland, the monk, listened and his eyes glittered. There came into his head the idea of enriching the monastery. He saw his chance, and improved it at once. He could make money by solving the secret for a troubled soul. "Prince Benlli," said he, "if you will bestow upon the monks of the White Minster, one tenth of all the flocks that feed within your domain, and one tenth of all that flows into the vaults of your palace, and hand over the Maiden of the Green Forest to me, I shall warrant that your soul will be at peace and your troubles end. ND THE CRICKET'S CHIRP MY WIFE LEAVES MY BED AND UNTIL THE DAY STAR PEERS I LIE ALONE TORN WITH CURIOSITY TO KNOW WHERE SHE IS AND WHAT SHE IS DOING I FALL AGAIN INTO A HEAVY SLEEP AND DO NOT AWAKE UNTIL SUNRISE WHEN I FIND HER BY MY SIDE AGAIN IT IS ALL SUCH A MYSTERY THAT THE SECRET LIES HEAVY ON MY SOUL DESPITE ALL MY WEALTH AND MY STRONG CASTLE WITH FEASTING AND MUSIC BY NIGHT AND HUNTING BY DAY I AM THE MOST MISERABLE MAN IN THE COMIC LAND NO BEGGAR IS MORE WRETCHED THAN I WHYLAND THE MONK LISTENED AND HIS EYES GLITTERED THERE CAME INTO HIS HEAD THE IDEA OF ENRICHING THE MONASTERY HE SAW HIS CHANCE AND IMPROVED IT AT ONCE HE COULD MAKE MONEY BY SOLVING THE SECRET FOR A TROUBLED SOUL PRINCE BENTLEY SAID HE IF YOU BESTOW UPON THE MONKS OF THE WHITE MINSTER ONE TENTH OF THE FLOCKS THAT FEED WITHIN YOUR DOMAIN AND ONE TENTH OF ALL THAT FLOWS INTO THE VAULT OF YOUR PALACE AND HAND OVER THE MAIDEN OF THE GREEN FOREST TO ME I SHALL WARRANT YOUR SOUL WILL BE AT PEACE AND YOUR TROUBLES END
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