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The mantle was very rich and fine: laid about the neck were two sable skins, and in the tassels there was more than an ounce of gold; on one a hyacinth, and on the other a ruby flashed more bright than burning candle. The fur lining was of white ermine; never was finer seen or found. The cloth was skilfully embroidered with little crosses, all different, indigo, vermilion, dark blue, white, green, blue, and yellow. THE MANTLE WAS VERY RICH AND FINE LAID ABOUT THE NECK WERE TWO SABLE SKINS AND IN THE TASSELS THERE WAS MORE THAN AN OUNCE OF GOLD ON ONE A HYACINTH AND ON THE OTHER A RUBY FLASHED MORE BRIGHT THAN BURNING CANDLE THE FUR LINING WAS OF WHITE ERMINE NEVER WAS FINER SEEN NOR FOUND THE CLOTH WAS SKILFULLY EMBROIDERED WITH LITTLE CROSSES ALL DIFFERENT INDIGO VERMILION DARK BLUE WHITE GREEN BLUE AND YELLOW
een her. Gentle lady, consider the matter now and see what need she has of a fine becoming gown." And the Queen at once replies: "You have done quite right; it is fitting that she should have one of my gowns, and I will give her straightway a rich, fair gown, both fresh and new." The Queen then hastily took her off to her own private room, and gave orders to bring quickly the fresh tunic and the greenish-purple mantle, embroidered with little crosses, which had been made for herself. The one who went at her behest came bringing to her the mantle and the tunic, which was lined with white ermine even to the sleeves. At the wrists and on the neck-band there was in truth more than half a mark's weight of beaten gold, and everywhere set in the gold there were precious stones of divers colours, indigo and green, blue and dark brown. This tunic was very rich, but not a writ less precious, I trow, was the mantle. As yet, there were no ribbons on it; for the mantle like the tunic was brand new. HER ROBE UNTIL YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN HER GENTLE LADY CONSIDER THE MATTER NOW AND SEE WHAT NEED SHE HAS OF A FINE BECOMING GOWN AND THE QUEEN AT ONCE REPLIES YOU HAVE DONE QUITE RIGHT IT IS FITTING THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE ONE OF MY GOWNS AND I WILL GIVE HER STRAIGHTWAY A RICH FAIR GOWN BOTH FRESH AND NEW THE QUEEN THEN HASTILY TOOK HER OFF TO HER OWN PRIVATE ROOM AND GAVE ORDERS TO BRING QUICKLY THE FRESH TUNIC AND THE GREENISH PURPLE MANTLE EMBROIDERED WITH LITTLE CROSSES THAT HAD BEEN MADE FOR HERSELF THE ONE WHO WENT AT HER BEHEST CAME BRINGING TO HER THE MANTLE AND THE TUNIC WHICH WAS LINED WITH WHITE ERMINE EVEN TO THE SLEEVES AT THE WRISTS AND ON THE NECKBAND THERE WAS IN TRUTH MORE THAN HALF A MARK'S WEIGHT OF BEATEN GOLD AND EVERYWHERE SET IN THE GOLD THERE WERE PRECIOUS STONES OF DIVERS COLORS INDIGO AND GREEN BLUE AND DARK BROWN THIS TUNIC WAS VERY RICH BUT NOT A WHIT LESS PRECIOUS I TROW WAS THE MANTLE AND YET THERE WERE NO RIBBONS ON IT FOR THE MANTLE LIKE THE TUNIC WAS BRAN NEW
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