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But she flitted away, as she had done before from the knights. Again and again, though he could get nearer and nearer to her, he failed. Then the baffled king cried out, in despair, "O maiden fair, for the sake of him whom thou lovest, stay for me." BUT SHE FLITTED AWAY AS SHE HAD DONE BEFORE FROM THE KNIGHTS AGAIN AND AGAIN THOUGH HE COULD GET NEARER AND NEARER TO HER HE FAILED THEN THE BAFFLED KING CRIED OUT IN DESPAIR O MAIDEN FAIR FOR THE SAKE OF HIM WHOM THOU LOVEST STAY FOR ME
y near. "Does anyone among you know who this lady is?" asked Powell of his chieftains. "Not one of us," was the answer. Thereupon Powell ordered his vassals to ride forward. They were to greet her courteously, and inquire who she was. But now the predicted wonder took place. She moved away from them, yet at a quiet pace that suited her. Though the knights spurred their horses, and rode fast and furiously, they could not come any nearer to her. They galloped back, and reported their failure to reach the lady. Then Powell picked out others and sent them riding after the lady, but each time, one and all returned, chagrined with failure. A woman had beaten them. So the day closed with silence in the castle hall. There was no merry making or story telling that night. The next day, Powell sat again on the mound and once more the golden lady came near. This time, Powell himself left his seat on the mound, leaped on his fleetest horse, and pursued the maiden, robed in gold, on the white horse. ENTLY SHE WAS A PRINCESS YET SHE CAME NOT VERY NEAR DOES ANY ONE AMONG YOU KNOW WHO THIS LADY IS ASKED PAUL OF HIS CHIEFTAINS NOT ONE OF US WAS THE ANSWER THEREUPON PAUL ORDERED HIS VASSALS TO RIDE FORWARD THEY WERE TO GREET HER COURTEOUSLY AND INQUIRE WHO SHE WAS BUT NOW THE PREDICTED WONDER TOOK PLACE SHE MOVED AWAY FROM THEM YET AT A QUIET PACE THAT SUITED HER THOUGH THE KNIGHTS SPURRED THEIR HORSES AND RODE FAST AND FURIOUSLY THEY COULD NOT COME ANY NEARER TO HER THEY GALLOPED BACK AND REPORTED THEIR FAILURE TO REACH THE LADY THEN PAUL PICKED OUT OTHERS AND SENT THEM WRITING AFTER LADY BUT EACH TIME ONE AND ALL RETURNED SHE GRINNED WITH FAILURE A WOMAN HAD BEATEN THEM SO THE DAY CLOSED WITH SILENCE IN THE CASTLE HALL THERE WAS NO MERRY MAKING OR STORY TELLING THAT NIGHT THE NEXT DAY PAUL SAT AGAIN ON THE MOUND AND ONCE MORE THE GOLDEN LADY CAME NEAR THIS TIME PAUL HIMSELF LEFT HIS SEAT ON THE MOUND LEAPED ON HIS FLEETEST HORSE AND PURSUED THE MAIDEN ROBED IN GOLD ON THE WHITE HORSE
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