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Now came a battle of magic and spells, as between the monk's own and those of the Green Forest Maiden. NOW CAME A BATTLE OF MAGIC AND SPELLS AS BETWEEN THE MONK'S OWN AND THOSE OF THE GREEN FOREST MAIDEN
 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." 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. He had not long to wait, for soon, with a crown on her head, a lady, royally arrayed, passed by out of the silvery moonlight into the dark cave. It was none other than the Maiden of the Green Forest.  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 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 HE HAD NOT LONG TO WAIT FOR SOON WITH A CROWN ON HER HEAD A LADY ROYALLY ARRAYED PASSED OUT OF THE SILVERLY MOONLIGHT INTO THE DARK CAVE IT WAS NONE OTHER THAN THE MAIDEN OF THE GREEN FOREST
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