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While the old man smiled, and Gwyn renewed his vow, the new wife began to count by fives  one, two, three, four, five. WHILE THE OLD MAN SMILED AND GWEN RENEWED HIS VOW THE NEW WIFE BEGAN TO COUNT BY FIVE ONE TWO THREE FOUR FIVE
 other, and I will consent." Now the two maidens were so beautiful, yet so exactly alike, that Gwyn could not note any difference. As he looked, he began to wonder whether it had been a different lady, in each case, that rose out of the water. He looked beyond the old man, to see if there were a third lady. When he saw none more, he became more distracted. He feared lest he might choose the wrong one, who had not promised to love him. Almost in despair, he was about to run home, when he noticed that one of the maidens put forward her right foot. Then he saw that her sandal was tied in the way he had already wondered at. So he boldly went forward and took her by the hand. "This one is mine," said he to the father. "You are right," answered the old man. "This is my daughter Nelferch. Take her and you shall have as many cattle, sheep, horses, hogs, and goats, as she can count, of each, without drawing in her breath. But I warn you that three blows, without cause, will send her back to me. UGHTERS SHOW ME THE ONE YOU LOVE MORE THAN THE OTHER AND I WILL CONSENT NOW THE TWO MAIDENS WERE SO BEAUTIFUL YET SO EXACTLY ALIKE THAT GWEN COULD NOT NOTE ANY DIFFERENCE AS HE LOOKED HE BEGAN TO WONDER WHETHER HAD BEEN A DIFFERENT LADY IN EACH CASE THAT ROSE OUT OF THE WATER HE LOOKED BEYOND THE OLD MAN TO SEE IF THERE WERE A THIRD LADY WHEN HE SAW NONE MORE HE BECAME MORE DISTRACTED HE FEARED LEST HE MIGHT CHOOSE THE WRONG ONE WHO WOULD NOT PROMISED TO LOVE HIM ALMOST IN DESPAIR HE WAS ABOUT TO RUN HOME WHEN HE NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE MAIDENS PUT FORWARD HER RIGHT FOOT THEN HE SAW THAT HER SANDAL WAS TIED IN A WAY HE HAD ALWAYS WONDERED AT SO HE BOLDLY WENT FORWARD AND TOOK HER BY THE HAND THIS ONE IS MINE SAID HE TO THE FATHER YOU ARE RIGHT ANSWERED THE OLD MAN THIS IS MY DAUGHTER NELFRICH TAKE HER AND YOU SHALL HAVE AS MANY CATTLE SHEEP HORSES HOGS AND GOATS AS SHE CAN COUNT OF EACH WITHOUT DRAWING IN HER BREATH BUT I WARN YOU THAT THREE BLOWS WITHOUT CAUSE WILL SEND HER BACK TO ME
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