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"Ah, sire," says Enide, "there is a better way than that you say. You would commit a wicked and treacherous deed if you killed him thus. Calm yourself again, I pray; for I will do your pleasure. You may regard me as all your own, for I am yours and wish to be. I did not speak as I did from pride, but to learn and prove if I could find in you the true love of a sincere heart. But I would not at any price have you commit an act of treason. AH SIRE SAYS THE NEED THERE IS A BETTER WAY THAN THAT YOU SAY YOU WOULD COMMIT A WICKED AND TREACHEROUS DEED IF YOU KILLED HIM THUS CALM YOURSELF AGAIN I PRAY FOR I I WILL TO YOUR PLEASURE YOU MAY REGARD ME AS ALL YOUR OWN FOR I AM YOURS AND WISH TO BE I DID NOT SPEAK AS I DID FROM PRIDE BUT TO LEARN AND PROVE IF I COULD FIND IN YOU THE TRUE LOVE OF A SINCERE HEART BUT I WOULD NOT AT ANY PRICE HAVE YOU COMMIT AN ACT OF TREASON
to disdain my suit. I know and perceive that your lord does not love and esteem you. If you will remain with me, you would be mated with a worthy lord." "Sire," says Enide, "your proposal is vain. It cannot be. Ah! better that I were yet unborn, or burnt upon a fire of thorns and my ashes scattered abroad than that I should ever in any wise be false to my lord, or conceive any felony or treachery toward him. You have made a great mistake in making such a proposal to me. I shall not agree to it in any wise." The Count's ire began to rise. "You disdain to love me, lady?" says he; "upon my word, you are too proud. Neither for flattery nor for prayer you will do my will? It is surely true that a woman's pride mounts the more one prays and flatters her; but whoever insults and dishonours her will often find her more tractable. I give you my word that if you do not do my will there soon will be some sword-play here. Rightly or wrongly, I will have your lord slain right here before your eyes. IGN TO WOO YOU THUS YOU OUGHT NOT TO DISDAIN MY SUIT I KNOW AND PERCEIVE THAT YOUR LORD DOES NOT LOVE AND ESTEEM YOU IF YOU WILL REMAIN WITH ME YOU WOULD BE MATED WITH A WORTHY LORD SIRE SAYS ANID YOUR PROPOSAL IS VAIN IT CANNOT BE AH BETTER THAT I WERE YET UNBORN OR BURNED UPON A FIRE OF THORNS AND MY ASHES SCATTERED ABROAD THAN THAT I SHOULD EVER IN ANY WISE BE FALSE TO MY LORD OR CONCEIVE ANY FELONY OR TREACHERY TOWARD HIM YOU HAVE MADE A GREAT MISTAKE IN MAKING SUCH A PROPOSAL TO ME I SHALL NOT AGREE TO IT IN ANY WISE THE COUNT'S IRE BEGAN TO RISE YOU DISDAIN TO LOVE ME LADY SAYS HE UPON MY WORD YOU ARE TOO PROUD NEITHER FOR FLATTERY NOR FOR PRAYER YOU WILL DO MY WILL IT IS SURELY TRUE THAT A WOMAN'S PRIDE MOUNTS THE MORE ONE PRAYS AND FLATTERS HER BUT WHOEVER INSULTS AND DISHONOURS HER WILL OFTEN FIND HER MORE TRACTABLE I GIVE YOU MY WORD THAT IF YOU DO NOT DO MY WILL THERE SOON WILL BE SOME SWORD PLAY HERE RIGHTLY OR WRONGLY I WILL HAVE YOUR LORD SLAIN RIGHT HERE BEFORE YOUR EYES
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