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They took each other by the hand and passed into the King's presence. And when the King saw them, he got up to meet them. THEY TOOK EACH OTHER BY THE HAND AND PASSED INTO THE KING'S PRESENCE AND WHEN THE KING SAW THEM HE GOT UP TO MEET THEM
. Then she dons the tunic, and girds herself, binding on tightly a golden belt, and afterwards puts on the mantle. Now she looked by no means ill; for the dress became her so well that it made her look more beautiful than ever. The two maids wove a gold thread in amongst her golden hair: but her tresses were more radiant than the thread of gold, fine though it was. The maids, moreover, wove a fillet of flowers of many various colours and placed it upon her head. They strove as best they might to adorn her in such wise that no fault should be found with her attire. Strung upon a ribbon around her neck, a damsel hung two brooches of enamelled gold. Now she looked so charming and fair that I do not believe that you could find her equal in any land, search as you might, so skilfully had Nature wrought in her. Then she stepped out of the dressing-room into the Queen's presence. The Queen made much of her, because she liked her and was glad that she was beautiful and had such gentle manners. OR WOMAN FOR THE LOVE OF GOD THEN SHE DONS THE TUNIC AND GIRDS HERSELF BINDING ON TIGHTLY A GOLDEN BELT AND AFTERWARDS PUTS ON THE MANTLE NOW SHE LOOKED BY NO MEANS ILL FOR THE DRESS BECAME HER SO WELL THAT IT MADE HER LOOK MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN EVER THE TWO MAIDS WOVE A GOLD THREAD IN AMONGST HER GOLDEN HAIR BUT HER TRESSES WERE MORE RADIANT THAN THE THREAD OF GOLD LYING THOUGH IT WAS THE MAIDS MOREOVER WOVE A FILLET OF FLOWERS OF MANY VARIOUS COLOURS AND PLACED IT UPON HER HEAD THEY STROVE AS BEST THEY MIGHT TO ADORN HER IN SUCH WISE THAT NO FAULT SHOULD BE FOUND WITH HER ATTIRE STRUNG UPON A RIBBON AROUND HER NECK A DAMSEL HUNG TWO BROOCHES OF ENAMELLED GOLD NOW SHE LOOKED SO CHARMING AND FAIR THAT I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU COULD FIND HER EQUAL IN ANY LAND SUCH AS YOU MIGHT SO SKILFULLY HAD NATURE WROUGHT IN HER THEN SHE STEPPED OUT OF THE DRESSING ROOM INTO THE QUEEN'S PRESENCE THE QUEEN MADE MUCH OF HER BECAUSE SHE LIKED HER AND WAS GLAD THAT SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL AND HAD SUCH GENTLE MANNERS
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